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No tax increase in proposed city budget But it will cost more for wastewater, stormwater fees CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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Greenville residents won’t pay higher property taxes under a proposed 2016-17 budget, but they will pay more for wastewater and stormwater collection.

The Greenville City Council got its first official look at the budget at a work session Monday.

The $170.7 million budget proposal includes a 5 percent wastewater fee increase and a 2.2 percent stormwater fee increase. The city’s solid waste collection and parking fees stay the same under the proposed budget.

The budget emphasizes infrastructure improvements, including an additional $1.1 million in funding for street paving, new sidewalks and commercial corridor improvements; $625,000 for parking garage rehabilitation; and $2 million for sewer basin work.

In addition, the budget calls for a $1 million contribution towards the new zoo master plan, another $100,000 for Village of West Greenville streetscaping, $450,000

for improvements at the TD Convention Center, $275,000 for Reedy River watershed planning and $100,000 for a wastewater system survey.

The budget also includes $10 million in economic development projects, including: • $1.9 million for Fluor Field Stadium improvements. The Greenville Drive are expected to announce details in June. The city is expected to contribute $5 million toward the $12 million project.

• $350,000 for neighborhood park improvements.

• $303,072 for police body cameras.

• $159,792 in personal protective equipment for the fire department. This is the first year of a three-year project to bring the department’s equipment up to National Fire Protection Association standards.

• $92,000 in improvements to the city’s Community Centers, including playground equipment for West

Greenville, roof repairs at the Sears Recreation Center and refinishing the floor at the Park Avenue gym.

Kai Nelson, the director of the city’s Office of Budget and Management, told council members that property tax generates 44.7 percent of the city’s general fund revenues.

For 2016-17, the budget calls for $80.16 million in general fund revenue.

Licenses and permits generate 43.4 percent of the city’s general fund revenue. The proposed budget calls for nearly $15.3 million in business license fees, but Nelson warned Council that it is one of the most economically sensitive revenues. He said business license fees have improved with the economic conditions.

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ing permit collections in 2014-15. That’s because Nelson said it is unlikely building permit levels seen in Greenville’s building boom over the past two years will continue at the same level.

While the city is adding public safety personnel, the budget shows a net decrease of one position as parking, solid waste and transit departments will have fewer employees.

The Council will have a second budget work session on Monday.

A public hearing and first reading of the budget is set for June 6 at 5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers in City Hall. Final reading of the budget is June 13.

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Working together to combat homelessness IN MY OWN WORDS

and meals for homeless families with children, creating a situation stable enough to enable participants to think beyond their current circumstances and focus on working toward a long-term solution. United Ministries provides emergency assistance, a homeless day shelter, and an avenue through which people may earn their GED, as well as valuable assistance with improving job skills and finding employment that can support their transition into more permanent housing.

Following a long history of working together as partners, the leadership of the interfaith network and United Ministries has determined that by formally teaming up we can do more, increasing our capacity and expanding our reach. On July 1, United Ministries and the network will merge, and we are certain our community will be better for it.

Those among us who are striving to achieve self-sufficiency will find that our services are more easily accessible.

Those who support our efforts though gifts of their time or resources will have their support maximized as together we deliver our services in the most efficient and least costly manner possible.

The joining of the two agencies will offer opportunities for program integrations. The new organization will be well positioned to explore program expansions as it continues to focus on discovering the root causes of homelessness and poverty and equipping individuals for a financially stable future.

Coordination across all agencies involved in this important work must continue to increase. The formation of

By Alan Marshall

Ending homelessness in Greenville will require all of us.

All of us, working together.

Because homelessness is typically a temporary circumstance, it is challenging to accurately quantify those affected.

However, we know it is a significant issue in our community and that it is an economic consequence of poverty. Addressing it will take all of us, standing up – and standing together – to say we will do what it takes to ensure that no one among us is marginalized and every one of us is provided the opportunity to thrive in a prosperous Greenville.

Last spring, many of the leaders of agencies that work with the homeless in Greenville came together to identify and prioritize recommendations for strengthening Greenville’s homeless response system. The result was the “Homelessness White Paper – a Collective Approach to Reduce Homelessness in Greenville County.” It’s important to note that the key word here is “collective.” Addressing homelessness effectively requires a unified effort. The white paper helped to bring focus to what is clearly a complex issue and it has spurred some valuable discussions in our community.

Staff leaders from the Greenville Area Interfaith Hospitality Network and United Ministries were both a part of the homelessness leadership task force that crafted the white paper. The network offers temporary housing

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Even if your dismissed pet does get adopted, there is a fair chance it won’t get out of the shelter without suffering a bad cold, as well experiencing anxiety and fear. We see it all.

Please make every effort to rehome your pet. There is financial help available for your pet if you need it. But if your pet is just an inconvenience in your new life, remember your dog may pay with its life.

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Mental health stigma in the workplace comes at a high cost

Letter Thank you so much for covering this uplifting opportunity for local dogs to find their forever homes (“Aloft Hotel helps dogs find fur-ever homes,” April 29). These sweet beings need every chance to meet their potential new families.

strategic partnerships among service providers, advocates, funders and policy makers should be encouraged and celebrated by all in our community.

We believe that joining together will create an entity that is uniquely positioned to serve as a leading organization on issues related to poverty and homelessness in Greenville. We want to play a key role in facilitating collaboration among all stakeholders who are working on these issues so that together we can identify and tackle communitywide goals.

The vision for our blended organization is a community working together to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to thrive in Greenville. Won’t you share our vision and be a part of the solution?

The one in five Americans and South Carolinians living with a mental illness are a diverse group of people, with a wide range of talents and abilities.

They work in all sectors of the U.S. economy, from the boardroom to the factory floor, from academia to art. Employment not only provides a paycheck, but also a sense of purpose, opportunities to learn and a chance to work with others. Most importantly, work offers hope, which is vital as part of recovery from mental illness.

Negative stereotypes of mental illness are rampant in the workplace. Many people find that disclosing their mental illness has a chilling effect on hiring and career advancement, even though workplace accommodations for mental illness are lowcost and easy to implement.

Serious mental illness costs America $193.2 billion in lost earnings every year in America. The price of this unmet need is exorbitant in human costs of wasted talent, derailed lives, broken families, lost productivity and increased public spending on disability income and health care. The people living with mental illness are the largest and fastest-growing group of public disability income.

Individuals with mental illness deserve fair and equal treatment in the workplace. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are two federal laws designed to protect individuals with disabilities from employment discrimination. These federal laws help to ensure that employees with disabilities receive the reasonable accommodations they need to perform their jobs.

Despite these protections, workers report that disclosure of mental illness discourages hiring and career advancement and interferes with work-

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place relations. Because co-workers who lack information or sensitivity may contribute to stigma, it is important for supervisors to address the issue through in-service training or individual supervision.

Many challenges associated with mental illness can easily be overcome through simple, low-cost adaptations, such as a quiet workspace, use of a job coach, telecommuting options, flexible work schedules, and written instructions. CEOs, chief human resource officers and top community leaders are in a unique position to drive change in their corporate culture for employees and their families by identifying and filling unmet employee needs related to mental health and wellness.

Modeled after a successful initiative launched by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Michelin North America and NAMI Greenville are hosting a private luncheon for selected corporate and community leaders in the Upstate. Mary Giliberti, J.D., CEO of NAMI national, is presenting “Working Well: Principles for Leading a Mentally Healthy Business” on May 6 during the Southeastern Symposium of Mental Health at the Hyatt.

Michelin North America follows a holistic approach to its Employee Assistance Program that includes stigma-free mental wellness as a critical component of overall wellness. As a corporate leader in our community, Michelin is inviting our other major employers to join them in changing the conversation about men-

tal illness in the workplace and in the community. NAMI Greenville is planning a Working Well event in the fall with an expanded program and additional guest speakers.

For every dollar spent on anxiety and depression, the return on investment is fourfold.

I hope you will join Michelin and NAMI Greenville’s commitment to discourage workplace stigma and embrace mental wellness in your workplace.

On May 21, you can participate in our NamiWalks fundraiser. Register your team and publicly display your support while you help us fund our mission. Sponsorships are still available. Visit namiwalks.org/upstatesouthcarolina or call 864-331-3300 and register your team for NAMIWalks Upstate South Carolina.

Robin Applewhite is a full-time NAMI Greenville volunteer. For more information about Working Well and NAMI Greenville’s free education and support programs, visit namigreenvillesc.org.

Walk for wellness Help raise awareness of mental illness in the workplace and fund the mission to remove stigmas and encourage treatment. NAMIWalks is May 21. Learn more and register your team by visiting namiwalks.org/upstatesouthcarolina.

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National parks and the history they’ve preserved are just a drive away MELINDA YOUNG | CONTRIBUTOR

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The National Parks Service is celebrating its 100th birthday this year, and federal park rangers and officials want everyone to visit and have fun with the yearlong celebration.

South Carolina has six official national parks, including Fort Sumter National Monument, Charles Pinckney National Historic Site, Congaree National Park, Cowpens National Battlefield, Kings Mountain National Military Park and Ninety Six National Historic Site.

Together, they had more than 1.5 million visitors, who spent more than $82 million in 2015.

South Carolina’s Fort Moultrie, which is part of the Fort Sumter National Monument, will be honored by having a quarter issued this centennial year as part of the National Parks Quarters program, which began in 2010 and continues through 2021. According to the park service, the quarter will honor the site where American Revolutionary War forces successfully defended the port of Charleston from a British attack on June 28, 1776. British cannonballs bounced off the soft Palmetto log fort.

Also, South Carolina’s Congaree National Park is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, says Scott Teodorski, chief of interpretation.

“Congaree originally started in 1976 as Congaree Swamp National Monument, locally known as Congaree Swamp,” Teodorski says. “In 2003, it was formally changed to Congaree National Park.”

Take a park trip this summer Looking for fun and educational trips for the summer? The Greenville Journal has put together a vacation guide that directs families to day or half-day excursions, points out the most interesting destinations for military history buffs, and highlights special events at national parks throughout the Carolinas and Georgia, including a “Meet George Washington” picnic day at Charles Pinckney National Historic Site on Saturday, May 7, and the “Wings Across South Carolina Bird Bioblitz” at several national parks, May 20-21.

The park service has a special program for all fourth-graders, Every Kid in a Park. Fourth-graders can complete a special activity to get a pass that covers entrance fees.

CHEAP DAY TRIPS – $20-$35 A family of four, packing a picnic lunch, could have a very affordable day trip at a number of national parks near Greenville. Here’s our list, starting with the closest. There’s an estimated trip cost that includes the cost of gas and entrance fees for two adults and two children. Other meals or listed must-see attractions are not included in the estimate.

Wondering how much fun a national park can be? Ask Dawn Davis, park ranger for South Carolina’s Fort Sumter National Monument and Charles Pinckney Historic Site, both near Charleston. “I have been at the Fort Sumter National Monument for 26 years, and it doesn’t feel like a job,” Davis says.

“It’s an incredible place to work; I can’t imagine doing anything else.”

Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site

As Greenville’s nearest national park site, this 264-acre Flat Rock, N.C., gem is perfect for a half-day excursion. It has a wooded and farmland setting that includes a pond, mountain views, friendly goats and poet Carl Sandburg’s house, which was frozen in time two years after Sandburg’s 1967 death. For more: bit.ly/carl-sandburg.

Fee: House tour is $5 for ages 16-61; $3 for 62 and older (cash/checks only).

Must see: Chikaming Goat Dairy barn; video of Sandburg and journalist Edward R. Murrow; Connemara hiking trails.

Bonus find: Those touring the home will see more than 320,000 museum objects and over 800 feet of books, documents, etc. A favorite is the living room with Sandburg’s 1960s-era reading material, including a “Life” magazine on a side table.

Special events: Carl Sandburg Folk Music

Festival, May 30, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sandburg Summer Stage with Rootabaga Stories and Sandburg-inspired plays, June 15-Aug. 13, 10:15 a.m., every Wednesday through Saturday.

Round-trip travel time: Less than 2 hours Trip cost: $22 A little extra: Near the site, The Wrinkled Egg and adjoining Flat Rock Village Bakery have “meltin-your-mouth delicious” blueberry and cream cookies, according to one TripAdvisor review.

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NEWS Blue Ridge National Parkway The Blue Ridge Parkway is 469 miles long, but even visiting a small portion of it outside of Asheville, N.C., is to the typical Sunday drive what Little League is to Major League Baseball. Along the parkway, which has no trucks or commercial traffic, there are panoramic mountain and valley vistas, wildlife, camping sites, visitor centers, waterfalls, gardens and museums. More: bit.ly/blue-ridge-pkwy.

Fee: None Must see: Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center, which has a 22-foot map of the entire Parkway and a free, award-winning, high-definition movie; also, the Folk Art Center, near Asheville, showcases traditional and contemporary crafts of the Southern Appalachians.

Bonus find: Linville Falls at Milepost 316 has four overlooks and two main hiking trails, both beginning at the Linville Falls visitor center. They pass through a virgin hemlock forest and are filled with wildflowers.

Special events: Blue Ridge Boxster Summit, June 2, 9:30 a.m., to June 5, 10 a.m. The summit brings Porsche aficionados together for three days of driving and adventures on the parkway.

Round-trip travel time: Starts at 3 hours Trip cost: $25 A little extra: Chimney Rock State Park is a short drive, and a beautiful mountain and waterfall climb, off the parkway. Day tickets cost $7 to $15.

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Congaree National Park South Carolina’s largest national park, with more than 85,000 visitors last year, is 30 minutes outside the state’s capital and 1,000 years away.

Its 21,700 acres of wilderness include the biggest tract of old-growth, bottomland hardwood forest in the Southeast. Some trees are a thousand years old and can be viewed from 35 miles of trails. “By the early 1900s, a lot of Southeastern forests had been cut, but the forest in Congaree National Park had a section that had never been cut,” says Scott Teodorski, chief of interpretation. “The largest trees are the loblolly pine and bald cypress, and the tallest are 160 feet.” More: bit.ly/congaree.

Fee: None Must see: Kayaking or canoeing on Cedar Creek Canoe Trail takes people through 15 miles of the Congaree Wilderness, continuing to the Congaree River; camping also is available for $5 per night.

Bonus find: Bates Ferry Trail, which is a two-mile walk, follows a 1920s ferry road south to the Congaree; it’s where colonial era ferries once crossed.

Special events: The park is participating in the

nationwide Bioblitz “Wings Across South Carolina” event, in which citizen scientists collect data via tablets and cellphones about birds they observe at the park, Teodorski says. The Bioblitz begins on Friday, May 20, with special exhibits, an owl prowl and a screening of “The Messenger.” It concludes on Saturday, May 21.

Round-trip travel time: 5 hours Trip cost: $35 A little extra: Mr. Bunky’s Restaurant & Market, with a meat market, store, and restaurant, is about nine miles from the national park. It has “classic country cooking set in an old-time general store,” one TripAdvisor reviewer says.

More about the National Park Service Founded: Aug. 25, 1916 How many: 407 national parks How large: 84 million acres in 50 states and six territories Who: President Woodrow Wilson signed the act creating the National Park Service; President Theodore Roosevelt protected the parks by establishing the United States Forest Service, protecting five national parks and 18 national monuments.

First park: Yellowstone National Park was founded in 1872.

More info: nationalparks.org, findyourpark.com

The math behind the numbers The trips’ cost estimates were based, conservatively, on a car’s mileage of 20 miles per gallon and a current $2.40 per gallon for unleaded gasoline, plus any park fees.

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DAY TRIPS FOR MILITARY BUFFS South Carolina has four national parks with ties to Revolutionary and Civil War history, including three that are easy half-day trips.

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The sites that are more of a weekend trip include Fort Sumter National Monument and Sullivan Island’s Fort Moultrie, which was attacked by Commodore Sir Peter Parker commanding nine warships on June 28, 1776. Built in 1829, Fort Sumter is an island fortification where the Civil War began.

Other National Park Service sites in the Carolinas and Georgia had similarly significant and historic roles in the military history.

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Cowpens National Battlefield On Jan. 17, 1781, at the Battle of Cowpens, local “backcountry” Patriots defeated the British redcoats.

British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton pursued Gen. Daniel Morgan’s army at Grindal’s Shoals, eventually meeting in battle near the Broad River in Cowpens. The British lost 110 men, with more than 200 wounded and 500 captured; the Patriot force had 12 deaths and 60 wounded. The battle was a turning point for the war in the South. More: bit.ly/cowpens.

Fee: None Must see: The 845-acre park, near Gaffney, has a museum with a reproduction of a three-pounder cannon and a laser disk presentation of the Cowpens battle.

Bonus find: The 3.8-mile, one-way Auto Loop Road travels the perimeter of the battlefield, with stopping points for picnic areas, exhibits, trails and the 1828 Robert Scruggs Log House.

Round-trip travel time: 2 hours Trip cost: $14 A little extra: Southern Barbecue, located a few miles from the park, has “hush puppies to die for,” according to a recent TripAdvisor reviewer.

Ninety Six National Historic Site Two Revolutionary War battles took place at Ninety Six National Historic Site, which is at a crossroads that was 96 miles down the Cherokee Path from the Cherokee town of Keowee. The path connected the Cherokee villages with Charles Towne on the coast.

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Must see: Star Fort at Ninety Six has earthworks still standing, and there is a restored log tavern. The site’s museum contains a cannon reproduction, battlefield artifacts and a video about the “Ninety Six Crossroads.”

Bonus find: The bones of James Birmingham, the first Patriot killed in the South, are at the site.

Birmingham was with the Long Cane Militia, and he is honored with a monument.

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Kings Mountain National Military Park Located in Blacksburg, this military park was the site of the battle of Kings Mountain, fought Oct. 7, 1780. It was the first major Patriot victory following the invasion of Charleston in May 1780. More: bit.ly/ kings-mountain.

Fee: None Must see: The park has horse trails, fishing, camping and a 19th Century Living History Farm. Bicycles are allowed on the main road.

Bonus find: On July 2 and July 3, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the park will host a “Fourth of July Encampment” in which backcountry militia will be encamped and demonstrate a variety of 18th-century skills. On July 23, a North Carolina Highland Regiment will be encamped and can instruct about the Loyalist Regiment.

Special events: On Saturday, May 28, the park will feature a “Military Through the Ages” event with living history interpreters, representing time periods from every war. Also, there will be weapons demonstrations throughout the day. On June 11, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., children can enter the park, dressed as 18th-century children, and play 18th-century games, as well as learn crafts and trades from that period.

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A little extra: Lake Greenwood State Park also is in Ninety Six. It offers boating, fishing, trails, picnic shelters, a conservation education center and access to an 11,400-acre reservoir lake. Admission is $2 for people who are 16 and older.

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Tajh Boyd to join new football academy in Greenville EMILY PIETRAS | ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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May 14 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Upward Star Center Sports Complex in Spartanburg. A second tryout will be held on May 28 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Boyd told TigerNet that 100yds will play their first season in 2017. Unlike traditional high school football schedules, 100yds will play throughout the year and compete against prep schools, high schools and junior colleges.

“We want this to be as effective as any prep school in the country,” Boyd said. “At the end of the day, college is expensive, and we want to try to limit that for these parents. We want to give them that extra step in order to get them to where they want them to go, whether it’s Clemson, whether it’s Southern Cal, whether it’s Furman. These kids just want to be looked at.

We’re going to give them that platform to be seen at a high level.”

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On Monday, former Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd announced his involvement with a new football academy opening in Greenville this fall.

100yds Academy is an extension of 22ft Academy, a basketball academy that opened in Greenville in 2013. In just three years, 22ft has competed for a national championship and seen six former students sign with Division I college basketball programs.

100yds hopes to replicate its success.

During Monday’s press conference at the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Boyd was joined by 22ft founder Mike Rawson and former Clemson running back and founder of nationalcollegepreps.com Greg Hood. According to TigerNet.com, Hood will direct recruiting and help hire a head coach.

Boyd leaves for Canada at the end of this month to join the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes, and when he returns he will assist in quarterback training.

His involvement with the academy, though, will extend beyond the football field. Boyd

will serve as a mentor and guide for students to ensure they are on the right track and have their needs met.

It’s a cause he already champions through the Tajh Boyd Foundation, which seeks to help youth in South Carolina overcome adversity through education, mentoring and character development. Boyd views his involvement with 100yds as another way he can give back to the community.

“This is much more than football. We are trying to develop good people here. We’re trying to develop good citizens,” he said.

100yds will enroll 48 high school and postgrad players this fall. Students will take online classes through South Carolina Whitmore School, a free virtual public charter school authorized by the South Carolina Public Charter School District, an extension of the South Carolina Department of Education. The school, which opened in 2011,

offers an online curriculum, and students work one-on-one with a teacher to move through their studies at an individualized pace. The online format allows students to travel and study at the same time, which helps them balance academics and athletics.

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Eyes in the sky Downtown surveillance network will soon number over 200 cameras CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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They are perched in trees, atop utility poles, on the side of City Hall and in parking garages throughout downtown.

They are not birds – they are surveillance cameras and they will number more than 200 in Greenville’s downtown area once three new parking garages in the city’s core come online, according to Mike Jann, the city’s director of information technology.

The cameras are a part of the city’s surveillance network that is being upgraded with high-definition and low-light cameras that can zoom to show a face or a license plate and track movement.

New cameras have been added or upgraded each year since 2013, when a string of robberies downtown and near the Swamp Rabbit Trail focused the city’s attention on increasing security and safety.

The cameras can deter crime in some cases, but also help police investigating crimes.

Just recently, surveillance cameras helped police pinpoint when pieces were stolen from the Dale Chihuly sculpture installed in Harriet’s Garden, a section of Greenville’s Falls Park. Police are still looking for the two suspects who vandalized the sculpture on April 4 at about 12:41 a.m. They are described as two white males with dark hair.

Do they work?

An Urban Institute study found that security cameras in urban areas can deter crime and are cost-effective if deployed the right way. The key isn’t just in having cameras, but how many cameras are used, where they are set up and whether they are actively monitored.

The city first installed cameras downtown in 2003 and 2004. The first 19 cameras were standard-definition pan, tilt and zoom cameras that often missed angles and shots while they were moving, Jann said.

The $1.5 million in upgrades are a part of the city’s Capital Improvement Program budget and is being paid for through hospitality tax revenue, the city’s parking fund and the general fund budget.

The new cameras will be fixed, and it takes four to give a 360-degree view.

One hundred twenty-eight cameras should be installed everywhere but in the new parking garages by June, Jann said.

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Camp Greenville hires Harrison as executive director YMCA Camp Greenville hired Cory Harrison as executive director. He recently served as executive director of YMCA Camp Benson in Illinois with accomplishments that include quadrupling the number of participants, increasing the annual support goal by over 90 percent, building 13 new buildings and raising over $2.4 million in gifts over five years.

National media such as Dateline NBC and the Paul Harvey radio show have recognized Harrison for innovative community initiatives and community partnerships. In 2015, he was honored as the Association of YMCA Professionals (AYP) Outstanding Leader of the Year and is an active writer for various regional and national magazines including AYP, Camp Business and multiple news outlets.

“Cory has dedicated his career to improving the lives of others through camp and outdoor experiences and brings a passionate leadership that will serve Y Camp Greenville, campers and camp alumni well into the future,” said Scot Baddley, YMCA of Greenville president and CEO. “We are happy to welcome Cory to the Greenville Y family. He brings extensive knowledge, management skills and the spirit of camp that helps us do what we do best – strengthen and serve the Y community.”

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Buying Girl Scout cookies at a 90 percent discount sounds like the stuff of dreams to anyone except for the Girl Scouts.

Recently, the Upstate affiliate of Girl Scouts of South Carolina received word that six Deal Mart stores in Greenville County were selling an undisclosed number of cases of Girl Scout cookies for $5. That’s per 12box case for what would normally cost $60 per case. This news came as a huge concern for the Girl Scout chapter. Girl Scout cookies are sold once a year and are only authorized for sale by Girl Scouts.

So how did the Deal Marts get these cookies? The National Girl Scout headquarters and ABC Bakers, one of two licensed producers of Girl Scout cookies, have concluded that the cookies came from North Carolina where “surplus product” was donated to “a domestic hunger-relief charity,” according to a statement released by the Girl Scouts’ national headquarters. This donation was “in good faith,” the release said.

After that, the situation gets murkier.

Some of the donated cookies were part of a purchase by Deal Mart, owner Don Weaver says. He says his store was trying to supply the community with reasonably priced, fresh goods and marked the cookies down significantly. ABC Bakers worked to have the cookies recovered but were unsuccessful before the store sold out of their supply the following Tuesday night.

But the damage may already have been done. Karen Kelly, director of marketing and communications for the Girl Scouts of South Carolina, notes that damage to the organization’s program funding can be a

problem long after all the cookies have been recovered. If buyers are able to purchase the cookies at wholesale prices after the official sales period ends, they will be less likely to purchase from the Girl Scouts. That can hurt the organization’s programs which rely on fundraising from cookie sales each year.

The Girl Scout cookie program was designed to teach Girl Scouts entrepreneurial skills and financial education. Proceeds from the sales give scouts the opportunities to attend camp and participate in other enrichment programs. Kelly stated the organization does not resell or distribute the overstock cookies; however, the national organization’s statement indicated a charitable donation was “consistent with best practices.”

The sale is currently under further investigation.

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City rated as a safe community with high quality of life According to results from the National Citizen Survey completed by city residents last fall, the City of Greer is a safe community with a high quality of life and excellent emergency services. Surveys were mailed to 1,400 random city households with a 20 percent return rate.

Survey results revealed that 88 percent of respondents rated the city as an excellent or good place to live, a 7 percent increase over the 2012 survey. Neighborhood safety had an 8 percent increase over previous results as 91 percent of respondents claimed they felt safe in neighborhoods. That number was 88 percent in the central business district. The fire department received 95 percent good and excellent ratings, while the police department enjoyed a 90 percent rating.

The survey provides residents’ opinions across eight central facets of community: safety, mobility, natural environment, built environment, economy, recreation and wellness, education and enrichment, and community engagement.

“The National Citizen Survey is an important part of the feedback system the city has in place,” said Mike Sell, assistant city administrator. “The best way to encourage good performance is to measure it and the best measure of government performance is citizen satisfaction.”

A copy of the National Citizen Survey results is available at cityofgreer.org.

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Getting credit High school, GFCU to launch student-run credit union in August ASHLEY BONCIMINO | STAFF

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Greenville Senior High School students will open their own in-school credit union branch this fall as part of a financial literacy and business class. Known as “The Branch,” the project is a partnership between the school and Greenville Federal Credit Union to give students real-world experience as they both manage and operate a fully functioning credit union with real accounts, members and cash.

Students will earn course credit through the class, which will be run by teacher Zackary Beach. Ten students have been interviewed and selected to participate in the class, and will complete a summer training

program before they begin handling cash, opening new accounts and producing and implementing growth strategies for the operation, said Matt Tebbetts, vice president of marketing and communications for the Greenville Federal Credit Union.

“The most important thing we are hoping

they gain from this is the real-life experience of what it’s like to run and be responsible for a branch,” said Tebbetts, who said it would be the first student-run credit union in the Upstate. Tebbetts said the instructor, Beach, worked for several years in the financial industry before joining Greenville County Schools.

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“At Greenville Senior High School we seek to provide students with authentic experiences in their classrooms and in our community so that they are receiving more than just a high school diploma,” said Principal Jason Warren in a statement. “Through this generous partnership with Greenville Federal Credit Union … we are able to provide the most authentic training experience available. The opportunity for our students to be trained as credit union employees and to gain real-world preparation in a professional environment is priceless.”

Goals for the program, such as number of accounts or total deposits, have not been set, said Tebbetts. Students were selected from the school’s Academy of Law, Finance and Business, and will operate the branch during lunch hours from a room adjacent to the cafeteria. Renovations will create a space similar to Greenville Federal Credit Union’s existing branches.

“With the operation of The Branch during the school day, our entire student body will have an opportunity to learn and practice personal financial management skills,” said Warren. “This is a perfect example of a wonderful opportunity for students that could not exist without the support of a business partner like Greenville Federal Credit Union.”

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YMCA children’s garden honors philanthropist Carol Clement was ‘a model volunteer’ LETY GOOD | STAFF

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The Caine Halter Family YMCA has broken ground for the new Carol Clement Children’s Garden and Playground. The garden, which honors late community philanthropist Carol E. Clement, will be located on the front lawn of the YMCA, adjacent to the existing playground, and is expected to be complete within several months.

The space will include a rain garden and a dry streambed, and will serve as a community gathering spot, as well as an outdoor classroom that aids in sustainability for the Reedy River. It is one of several environmental components that are part of an overall plan to protect the river, educate visitors about environmental elements and enhance the community.

The concept of the garden was created through the efforts of Clement’s friends and family working with the YMCA of Greenville, Friends of the Reedy River and Greenfields Consortium.

Clement passed away in 2015 and was very active in the YMCA, served on numerous boards, and was dedicated to the community. “Carol was a caring friend to so many of us, a model volunteer, and a constant source of inspiration through the way she loved others and supported the causes she cared most about,” said Scot Baddley, president and CEO of YMCA Greenville.

“Although Carol is greatly missed by her family and friends, her spirit will endure through the children’s garden,” said Jamie Inman, YMCA of Greenville chief mission advancement officer.

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Mothers and sisters

Left: Cousins Liam Snyder and Thea Craig.

Right: From left, Nathan Craig, Chelsea Snyder, Nicole Craig and Jonathan Norris.

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On March 15, Nicole Craig, 28, had been in the hospital, in labor for about 10 hours, and the birth of her second child, a daughter, was imminent. But all she could think about was texting her mother to ask about her younger sister’s labor.

“My sister and I were across the hall from each other,” Nicole says.

Nicole and her sister, Chelsea Snyder, 23, were at Bon Secours St. Francis Eastside hospital, in labor, on the same hot and sunny Wednesday in March. They had the same obstetrician, and their nurses placed symbolic bets on which baby would be born first. Their mother, Rita Snyder, spent the day running back and forth between rooms.

Then, at 2:05 p.m., Nicole gave birth to an 8-pound girl, named Thea. Precisely two hours and 23 minutes later, Chelsea gave birth to her first child, Liam, a boy weighing in at 8 pounds, 1 ounce. Both babies measured 20 ¾ inches, and both were robust

and healthy. Thea was born at 39 weeks and two days gestation, and Liam was born at 40 weeks and 3 days.

Nicole and Chelsea note that they were not always the best of friends growing up, partially because there is a five-year age difference. But once Chelsea was in high school and Nicole was in college, they had grown closer. Nicole was about to announce to her family that she was expecting her second child when she received a text from Chelsea, who was announcing her own pregnancy.

“Once I found out Chelsea was pregnant, I held off telling people because I didn’t want to take away from Chelsea’s excitement,” Nicole says.

“A few weeks after I texted Nicole about my pregnancy, she sent me a picture of my nephew, Canon, wearing a T-shirt that said ‘Big Bro,’” Chelsea recalls. “We were excited and were pregnancy partners; we knew the whole time that it was a coincidence and we could have the babies on the same day or a day apart.”

Sharing the experience of pregnancy brought the sisters even closer together.

“I went to Nicole for everything, probably

texting her 50 times a day,” Chelsea says.

“Sometimes, Chelsea would ask the same question; it always had to do with baby products, like strollers,” Nicole says.

The sisters registered together for baby items, but had separate baby showers. Chelsea did more social media posting of ultrasounds and updates, while Nicole dealt with a toddler, who now is 21 months old.

For Mother’s Day, the sisters plan to attend a family gathering with their mother, where they’ll enjoy “very good Southern home cooking,” Nicole says.

“Our family is really close, so we tend to do everything together,” Chelsea says.

“I feel like we’ll make a tradition of spending Mother’s Day and the babies’ birthday together.”

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Words aren’t work

Nonprofit turns to Kickstarter to help kids discover the fun in writing MELINDA YOUNG | CONTRIBUTOR

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Once upon a time there was a hot dog man with laser vision….

Children’s writing should be empowering and fun, not the dreary business that some kids say they hate, says Adrienne Burris, founder of Greenville Wordsmiths, a nonprofit group dedicated to building the writing muscle in children.

“My passion is working with kids who are at that transition where writing is either going to become a chore, or it is going to become a passion,” Burris says. “I want to help them take creative risks, discover their own voices and realize they don’t have to change their own voice to please others.”

The native South Carolinian formed Greenville Wordsmiths to hold writing classes and workshops at no charge for Greenville’s public schools. Since January 2016, she’s worked with 350 children, ages 7 to 14, at local elementary and middle schools, after-school programs, and at the Roper

Mountain Science Center. She also has a free, public, twice-monthly Saturday writing class, held at local libraries and the Greenville Zoo. Her Saturday morning students will each receive a book that they helped to write.

All aboard the Wordmobile Greenville Wordsmiths soon will roll out a mobile writing classroom on a retrofitted old school bus.

The concept and some curricula are adapted from an organization called 826 National, a writing, publishing and tutoring organization, which has storefronts in urban areas and “secret” writing spaces for kids within funny storefront themes, such as “superhero supply shop” and “pirate supply store,” Burris says.

“My passion is working with kids who are at that transition where writing is either going to become a chore, or it is going to become a passion. I want to help them take creative risks, discover their own voices and realize they don’t have to change their own voice to please others.”

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At least that’s the plan if Burris’ May 10 to June 11 Kickstarter campaign, called Fire Up the Wordmobile, brings in the $17,000 she expects the bus and renovations to cost.

“One of the reasons I want to do a crowdfunding campaign is because the bus is a unique and tangible creation for and by the community, so I thought it would make sense for the community to be involved in funding it and putting it together,” Burris says.

The crowdfunding effort will be launched on Tuesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. at M. Judson Bookstore during an “open mic” storytelling night. The theme on that Tuesday will be dreams, and Burris will share her story and dream for the bus, which she will name Wordmobile.

Wordmobile will have WiFi and writing desks, creative space, a laptop, and a printer for on-the-spot publishing. “We’d pull up to the school and park outside and then run the writing workshop the same way we run our workshops now,” she says.

Each session of Saturday writing clubs also would be held on the bus, although the location of the bus would change from term to term.

Writing for writing’s sake Burris, a 2010 Clemson University English graduate, formed Greenville Wordsmiths in the fall of 2015 after spending a year in the United Kingdom, earning a master of arts in the writer-teacher program at Goldsmiths, University of London.

“I worked at the Ministry of Stories, which sounds like a Harry Potter thing,” Burris says. “I love writing, but I’m even more passionate about teaching, and I wanted a degree that would incorporate both.”

Prior to that, Burris worked as a behavioral analyst, helping students with autism.

She began teaching writing to children on occasional weekends in 2012 and continued that until her husband, Ben, whom she calls her “benefactor,” suggested she quit her day job and pursue her dream work of teaching creative writing to children.

An electrical engineer, her husband took a job in Alaska for two years so he could support her while she got started in the new venture. “It was a great sacrifice on his part,” Burris says.

Burris also received a $1,250 grant from the Metropolitan Arts Council and a

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“We’re at a critical point in terms of how writing is treated in schools,” Burris says.

“We live in a society that is so databased, and everything needs to be measurable, whether it’s for funding purposes or research purposes.”

Students are so rarely given the chance to write for writing’s sake: “Sometimes in class, kids will have only five minutes to write what they want. I know that when I write, I can spend five minutes just staring at the page,” Burris says.

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HOG Day cleans up Hands on Greenville celebrated another successful volunteer day last Saturday, April 30. Volunteers participated in 160 projects to clean up and enhance the community.

This year was the 22nd year of HOG Day and approximately 20,000 hours of work were put in for an economic impact of around $461,400.

Some of the volunteer groups and the projects they worked on this year: AmeriCorps Members participated in a Bon Secours St. Francis City View community clean up.

The Greenville Swamp Rabbits hockey team participated in a Dunean Mills Community Alliance community cleanup.

Creative Builders constructed an outdoor stairway for the YMCA Hollingsworth Outdoor Center.

Michelin North America worked on a project for an inner-city ecosystem for the Greenville County Schools.

UPS Inside Sales helped create a welcoming entrance for “Someplace Special” at Buena Vista Elementary School.

Westminster Presbyterian Church participated in a cleanup of Pleasant Valley Connections.

Allen Tate teamed up with Schneider Electric and Graybar Electric to clean up for the Greenville Free Medical Clinic.

Corley Plumbing Air Electric teamed up with Patriot Partners to participate in a campus cleanup of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Carolinas.

The Kiwanis Aktion Club of Upstate South Carolina participated in a dog and car wash at the Greenville Glen Assisted Living Center.

MAU Workforce Solutions teamed up with Smith More Leatherwood and US&S Inc. to lay mulch at Pendleton Place.

Duke Energy volunteers supported Mill Community Ministries to rehab the Village Wrench Warehouse.

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Blue Chip players develop from hardworking grinders Seth Brizek, owner of Blue Chip Professional Baseball in Anderson, likes grinders. Not the sandwich, but a hard worker who puts in 100 percent effort, regardless of their talent level.

In his view, those are the kinds of players who will excel at Blue Chip, a baseball training facility that focuses on providing technical instruction and guidance to help players (typically from 7-18 years old) develop and perfect core talents.

From Little Leaguers to professional players, their program is comprehensive in nature and strives to touch on every area of development.

And we’re not just talking about pitching and hitting. Blue Chip starts from the ground up, offering instruction from stretching to the windup to the mental preparation required to avoid injury. Brizek, himself a co-captain and shortstop for Clemson’s 1995 ACC Championship team, heads up an impressive group of instructors including former Clemson pitcher P.J. Zocchi, all-time Tigers home-run leader Andy D’Alessio, pitcher and Cleveland Indians draft pick Kevin Brady, Wren and Eastside coach Kyle Freeman, Cincinnati Reds catcher Garrett Boulware (in the off-season), and Dodgers catching coordinator Travis Barbary.

More places to train Blue Chip isn’t the only sports-training facility in the Upstate. Here’s a selection of other training facilities in the area.

STACK Velocity Sports Performance, 100 Powers Blvd., Piedmont Programs: Track and field, football, baseball.

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practice, everything’s better. The kids are happier, the parents are happier, I’m happier because then everybody asks, ‘How did little Joey get so much better? Well, he’s going to Blue Chip,’ and then my phone rings.”

As for his staff, it’s a mixture of people Brizek reached out to and those who contacted him.

“We have high school coaches and teachers who work during the summer because they really like being around the kids and teaching sports,” he says. “The harder they want to work, the more they stick around. It’s kind of hard to find someone who’s willing to grind it out, but Andy D’Alessio has been here for eight years or so. He’s a grinder. He gives good lessons.”

Over 18 years (six in Atlanta and 12 in Anderson) Brizek and his staff have helped send players to 10 different major league teams, including the Royals, the Braves, the Pirates and the Rockies, not to mention scores of minor league and college teams. And over that time, they’ve learned what to watch for. “You can tell the kids that want to be here,” he says. “We really take pride in working with kids that want the help, and working with the parents who are into getting their kids better. Work ethic is the biggest thing. There are a lot of kids who make it because they’re grinders. They get after it.

You can have a lot of talent, but you have to be a hard worker with the desire to get better.”

But whatever their skill level, they’re not going to get any kind of, ahem, pitch from these instructors. “What I take a lot of pride in is not being a salesman at all,” Brizek says. “I’ve always been very straight up about telling kids what they need to do to get better. Some parents like it, some parents don’t. It’s simple: If they

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The first step for any player who walks through the door of Blue Chip’s indoor facility is a onehour skills assessment. “After that, we tell the kid, ‘These are the things you need to work on if you want to get lessons,’” Brizek says. “We can set up a plan to go about getting better at these things.”

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Events that make our community better of Greenville. The bikers left from Furman University and chose one of five routes, including 7-, 24-, 42-, 63-, and 100-mile options. Riders celebrated completion at the Furman amphitheater with food catered by Table 301, and drinks from New Belgium Brewing Company.

Sponsorship donations and peer-to-peer fundraising supported the bikers and raised funds.

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WWII vet shows art at local ministry Greer Community Ministries (GCM) is hosting an art show featuring the colored-pencil drawings and watercolor paintings of Hal Endsley, a WWII veteran and a Meals on Wheels diner.

The artwork will be on display through the end of May at the local nonprofit’s facility and is for sale, with proceeds benefiting the Meals on Wheels program.

To view the art, visit GCM from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

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Upstate cyclists ride in the 10th annual charity event On Saturday, April 30, hundreds of cyclists participated in the 10th annual Wheels for Meals charity ride benefiting Meals on Wheels

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Camp Spearhead gains scholarship support The John Cameron Spearhead Open, presented by Carolina Holdings, generated another record year of support with more than $85,000 raised to provide scholarships for special needs campers to attend Camp Spearhead this summer. Local businesses and generous individuals sold out the event with 31 teams amassing enough funds to provide more than 200 local families with scholarships.

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Fluor Foundation scholarships help women pursue construction careers The Fluor Foundation’s Craft Education initiative awarded scholarships to Dominique Cowan and Vicki Dueck to complete the welding program at Greenville Technical College.

The initiative began to create a pipeline of skilled craft professionals to meet the company’s growing manpower needs.

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City of Mauldin announces Get Fit Mauldin initiative The City of Mauldin announced the first annual

Get Fit Mauldin initiative in partnership with the Mauldin Sports Center, which began May 1. The initiative includes monthly fitness challenges and programs, health coaching, nutritional guidance and classes. The program will last until August 6, and will cost $99 for membership.

(SCVB) to showcase the 115-acre Edwin M. Griffin Nature Preserve, all within minutes of downtown Spartanburg. The new map and guide will highlight information about nine of the most popular trails. The map was designed and produced by MoreView Media in Spartanburg. Map and guides will be available at SPACE, the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce Visitors Center.

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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalheimer assists race Cushman & Wakefield Thalhimer teamed up with Goodwill Industries of Upstate and the U.S. Marine Corps to help prepare the obstacle course for the mud run on April 30.

Associates helped clear the course, mark roots and rocks and set up the kids’ mud run in preparation for the 600 teams that participated in the 3.3 mile, 36 obstacle event.

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Wooster hired as admission counselor Joseph Wooster, a 2015 graduate of BJU with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science, was hired before graduation as an admissions counselor at Bob Jones University.

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Jones hired as ABA therapist Meagan Jones, a second year graduate student at BJU pursuing a master’s degree in theatre arts, was hired as an ABA therapist at Hope Academy in Greenville.

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plement additional faculty, a new curriculum and increased technology for the Innovations STEM Lab at Shannon Forest Christian School.

The SFCS STEM program will foster students that are problem solvers, critical thinkers and innovators.

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SCS to host open house and campus tours SCS will host an open house and campus tours for parents of students from age 12 months through 12th grade on May 6 at 8:45 a.m.

Visitors will have an opportunity to meet the superintendent and principals, and ask about the programs and curriculum.

Headmaster Dana Blackhurst eating raisins to fulfill his promise to the students for selling over 1,000 raffle tickets.

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tive region championship title, and the boys team won its second title in a row.

School hosts third annual backyard bash Families, students, staff and community members came together to celebrate the school at The Chandler School’s annual backyard bash.

The event featured a silent and live auction, a golf cart raffle, food and music.

SFCS names Bouvier Head of School The SFCS board of trustees named Craig Bouvier as the new Head of School. Bouvier most recently served as the high school principal at Fort Bend Christian Academy outside Houston. He previously served as director of Covenant Classical School and Daycare and Head of School of Westminster Christian Academy, both based in Huntsville, Ala.

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SFCS teacher named SCISA Middle School Teacher of the Year SFCS teacher Kara Wheeler was named the

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SCS orchestra wins first place in music festival The SCS high school orchestra recently competed in the Music USA Festival held in Orlando, Fla., at Universal Studios. The 20 students received the highest rating of superior and placed first among the 1A ensembles.

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SFCS to expand STEM program Through a donation of $25,000 from Russell and Helen Smart, plans are underway to im-

THE CHANDLER SCHOOL Students enjoyed a hands-on approach to fractions as they bowled outside. The total number of pins was the denominator and the total number of bottles/pins knocked down was the numerator.

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Dragon Boat Upstate Festival Thanks to our supporters, the Dragon Boat Upstate Festival became the top dragon boat fundraising event in the world. Through the efforts of over 1,000 sponsors, donors, volunteers and paddlers, we raised more than $580,000!

That amount brings the total raised in the past 10 years to over $2.2 million.

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South Carolina Independent Schools Association (SCISA) 2016 Middle School Teacher of the Year. Wheeler teaches English and has been a member of the SFCS faculty since 2011.

complete in the next year. Students will continue to enroll in college classes on the Barton Campus of Greenville Tech, an eight-minute drive from the new GTCHS extension campus.

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SOUTHSIDE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL Southside Christian School’s 1A state championship football varsity team and varsity cheerleaders spent time playing with children at the Meyer Center.

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Gardening club learns about earthworms The gardening club at Our Lady of the Rosary

Catholic School planted a raised-bed vegetable garden. The students learned about the benefits of earthworms and ended the project by releasing the earthworms into the garden.

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GTCHS purchases land and building Robert Nash, board of directors chairman, announced the purchase of 10 acres of land and a 48,000 square foot building on Augusta Road. The building will be used by ninth- and 10th-grade students, and is expected to be

The OLR gardening club releases earthworms into their newly planted vegetable bed.

My favorite day of the year is coming up. This Saturday, I’ll finally get to run in the Tails & Trails 5K Run/Walk to benefit Animal Care! Not only do I get to race the nature trails side by side with my dog friends and my humans, but all the money raised is going straight to help all my friends at Animal Care who need a little extra help. There’s also a fundraising competition this year so even more money will be raised to help animals.

That means my buddy Faulk will get his heartworm treatment and the cost of my cat friend, Lulu’s spay surgery will be covered. I’m hoping my owner will win something in the raffle.

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Golfers narrowly miss $1 million hole Tony Golembesky of Simpsonville came just 6 feet from winning $1 million in Saturday’s finals of Laurens Electric Cooperative’s Million Dollar Holein-One Shootout at Eagle Zone golf center on Pelham Road in Greenville.

Golembesky won $1,000 for the closest-to-the-$1 million-hole shot. Tom McIntyre placed 2nd and won $500, followed by Brandon Fowler, who took home $250. Sponsored by Laurens Electric Cooperative, all proceeds from the Hole-in-One Shootout will benefit The Beach Ball Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to helping children in need and at risk.

Wheels for Meals Meals on Wheels of Greenville held its 10th annual Wheels for Meals Charity Ride, presented by Fluor Corporation, at Furman University on Saturday, April 30. More than 380 cyclists participated in the event’s five rides – a 7-mile Family Fun Ride, 24-mile, 42-mile, 63-mile Metric Century and 100-mile English Century – and finished the day with a Post-Ride Celebration.

The event raised enough funds to provide 28,448 meals for the homebound in Greenville County.

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The 10th annual Dragon Boat Upstate Festival raised $580,000 for research and survivorship programs at the Greenville Health System’s Cancer Institute and other partners. The festival had 27 teams racing across Lake Hartwell, and the winning team Fox Fitness/Pure Barre won in 52 seconds, an event record. This year’s funds will pay for equipment to study molecules that target cancer and other initiatives.

Last week, the Premier Foundation presented the fourth annual “Perspective: A Jared Emerson Art Show and Benefit” at Zen in Greenville. The event benefited the Premier Foundation, a nonprofit committed to serving the world’s impoverished.

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Today's new backyard is making a splash Natural stone, like travertine or Tennessee tumbled flagstone, is more of an investment but it will last the test of time. “I’ve seen decks we did over thirty-five years ago in a natural stone that look as good today as the day we installed them,” Bowers says.

Additionally, today’s pool decks often have “sun shelves or tanning ledges with umbrella holes that allow you to put chairs and large umbrellas inside the pool.” Fireplaces and fire pits that guests can swim up to and stone infinity spas that flow into the pool can also be a part of your pool deck hardscape.

As a child I remember begging – OK, nagging – my parents every year for a pool, with my mother’s mildly sarcastic pat response always being “start digging.” One year, I did. Bad idea.

She lost a prized Japanese maple, and I got a new bedtime for a couple of weeks.

Nevertheless, they eventually gave in, and the next few years were spent with a backyard full of neighborhood kids screaming “cannonball” and “Marco Polo.”

So, as the season of swimsuits, suntan lotion and water wings draws closer, I thought it might be a great time to look at what today’s backyard entertainment looks like and what your options are for your own backyard oasis, should you be contemplating throwing out the three-legged Weber grill and saying goodbye to the circa-1978 Jacuzzi.

Today’s residential pools (or as Elly May Clampett would say, “the cement pond”) look very different than the ones most of us grew up with. Today’s backyards with high-end pools, spas and gourmet kitchens can rival a five-star resort, but are as individualized as the owners themselves.

Jerry Bowers, owner of B&B Pools Inc. since 1982, describes today’s backyards as unlimited as the owner’s imagination. Bowers has three full-time crews working construction in 11 counties within the state, in addition to several service and maintenance crews. “Business is as busy as it’s ever been,” he says.

Trends Bowers sees include both free-form and angular pools – a more Southern Livingstyle look – as well as a few indoor pools.

Gunite and vinyl pools are popular, as are automatic pool covers for easier maintenance.

All surrounded by a more natural-looking deck with man-made pavers that simulate natural stone.

For the longevity of the interior of the pool, “Pebble Tec is one of the best interiors you can get and probably my favorite,” Bowers says. “It’s 80 percent natural stone material and 20 percent cement, which allows for a fifteen-year warranty, as opposed to typical 80 percent cement and 20 percent marble dust interior, allowing for only a five-year warranty.” The water color choice with Pebble Tec is also impressive – from a French Riviera deep dark blue to a Caribbean turquoise to an emerald green.

Vinyl liners, on the other hand, have changed a lot over the last 15 years. The materials that made them more desirable in the past have been removed from the market due to environmental concerns. Therefore, the current product has a warranty of seven to 10 years as opposed to the 15-year warranty of its predecessor. The higher cost of a gunite option verses a vinyl is between 40-60 percent. The decision is typically made when the potential new owner meets with Bowers during the design process and delivers a wish list for everything associated with the new backyard design.

Outdoor kitchens still boast granite countertops, natural-gas chef-grade appliances, Primo ceramic smokers, pizza ovens, kegerators with custom taps, theater-size televisions and sound systems, mood lighting and bathrooms with showers and changing rooms. Even a mini wine cellar can be incorporated into the kitchen design. The cost swings from a basic kitchen island with grille at $6,000 to a complete kitchen coming in at between $85,000 to $200,000. In one of Bowers’ recent projects, the pool decking alone was in excess of $300,000, and when the landscaping and fencing are completed, the project will top out at a half million dollars. National magazines are now lining up to photograph it when it’s completed later this year.

Bowers estimates that only about 20 percent of his business is new-construction homes, with the other 80 percent being existing homes, which suggests that families are placing more importance on the memories made in their own backyards rather than waiting to incorporate the ideal backyard escape associated with their “dream home.”

Either way, Elly May and her “critters” would be right at home.

Grab your flippers! Summer’s calling!

“An average 18-by-36-foot Pebble Tec pool with surrounding tile for the waterline and natural stone decking is around $85,000,” Bowers says. The same size in a vinyl with basic concrete will cost around $45,000.

Lighting is a major factor, becoming a more desired and customized must-have element in the pool’s overall look and feel. “We’re doing some really, really cool things with LEDs right now,” Bowers says. “The single biggest request we get right now concerns the lighting options. It’s a very important component of the pool experience. Everything from multiple lighting choices for the landscaping, the house, to the interior of the pool (below the waterline) and all can be operated by your iPhone or smartphone, allowing you to design your own light show. You can make a light face another light, you can do themes, party modes, change the color of the pool water – just about anything you can imagine.”

Kathryn Brown is a native Greenvillian and owner of Serendipity’s Cottage, a small interior design consultant business focused on residential coastal resort properties.

She lives in downtown Greenville with her husband, Greg, and one very spoiled rescued German shepherd named Boaz.

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$390,500 STONEHAVEN $390,000 HIGHLAND PARC $367,917 LANNEAU DRIVE HIGHLANDS $367,000

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$293,500 CARILION $286,250 LINDEN PARK $279,900 HOLIDAY PLACE $275,000 GLENBROOKE TOWNHOUSES $275,000 DUNEAN HEIGHTS $275,000

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Home Info Price: $799 ,000 Bedrooms: 4 Baths: 3/2 Lot Size: 2.44 Acres

MLS#: 1316090 Sq. Ft: 5300+ Built: 2007

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Stately custom home in the gated community of River Reserve!

This brick and stone home has 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths and 2 half baths. The architecture includes numerous arched openings, heavy crown moldings, wainscoting, 10’ ceilings downstairs, 9’ ceilings up. The open floor plan makes for fabulous entertaining. The great room, has a floor to ceiling stone fireplace with gas logs. Two sets of French doors lead to a stone porch and patio. There is a screened porch that opens to the patio areas, one with a retractable awning.

The gourmet kitchen includes granite countertops, tile backsplash,

under-counter lighting and large pantry. The laundry room has lots of additional storage, additional counter space, sink and a laundry chute. There are 2 powder rooms downstairs. On the second floor you will find 3 bedrooms with walk-in closets and 3 full bathrooms.

Additional features include bonus room, craft room and media/ home theater room, 2 additional porches, large patio area, and 3 car garage with golf cart bay. The community pool is across the street. The home is on three lots totaling 2.44 acres and seller is offering three combinations at different price points. Call for your private showing today!

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Flood Insurance Legislation Promises Flexibility for Consumers Property owners who opt to purchase flood insurance in the private market rather than through the National Flood Insurance Program may do so under current rules, but they risk paying higher rates if they return to the NFIP. H.R. 2901, the “Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act,” passed the U.S. House of Representatives today by a vote of 419-0 and seeks to alleviate that concern.

The National Association of Realtors® stands firmly behind the effort.

“Realtors® know that a robust National Flood Insurance Program is important for protecting consumers and ensuring property sales can move forward in 20,000 communities nationwide,” said Len Fletcher, 2016 President of The Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® and Broker Associate with RE/MAX Moves in Simpsonville, SC. “For many, the NFIP offers the only source of coverage that meets federal-

ly-related mortgage requirements and protects properties in the 100 year floodplain.

“At the same time, consumers who wish to purchase insurance in the private market should have the freedom to do so,” he said.

“This legislation will help foster a vibrant private flood insurance market while giving consumers the flexibility to return to the NFIP at a reasonable cost if they choose to.”

Under current regulations, the NFIP requires homeowners to retain a minimum amount of flood insurance coverage to maintain the lowest rates available within the NFIP. Those same regulations treat consumers who move to private insurance as having had a “break” in coverage, even if the private insurance product offers comparable coverage for the property.

Oftentimes, consumers will return to the NFIP when a private insurance product goes up in price or is no longer available. In

that instance, a homeowner can only do so in the face of a rate hike.

H.R. 2901 would change this by clarifying that private flood insurance that meets state law provides continuous coverage.

If the bill becomes law, property owners could move seamlessly between the NFIP and private insurance markets without the risk of arbitrary rate increases.

Earlier this year, NAR wrote to members of the House Financial Services Committee to ask for their support of the bill; H.R. 2901 later passed the committee by a unanimous vote, clearing the way for today’s vote on the House floor.

Additionally, last week, NAR joined members of the SmarterSafer coalition to urge House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to bring the bill up for a vote.

NAR President Tom Salomone praised the bill’s passage, calling it a step forward for reform of the broader flood insurance

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“NAR is grateful to Congressmen Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) and Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.) for their leadership on this important issue,” said Salomone. “This legislation is a step in the right direction as we work to reauthorize and modernize the NFIP.” The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing more than 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 2,300 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.

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112 Reserve Drive, Piedmont

Home Info Price: $850,000 Bedrooms: 6 Baths: 6/2 Lot Size: 1.08 Acres

MLS#: 1318526 Sq. Ft: 8172 Built: 2008

Schools: Concrete Elementary, Powdersville Middle, and Powdersville High Agent: Emily Clough | 864.430.1839 eclough@cdanjoyner.com

Best price per square foot in prestigious River Reserve gated community. This community features beautiful walking trails, pool, 23-acre common area, and river access. Perfect location along the Saluda River, located off Hwy 153 between I-85 and the connector I-185. The River Reserve is a short 5-10 min drive to Greenville and centrally located for commuting throughout the Upstate. This custom brick home sits on over an acre and looks onto the Saluda River. All appliances and fixtures are included with the purchase of this amazing home.

Stunning upgrades throughout home. Master bedrooms on main and second level with walk out balconies and gorgeous views.

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Filling up The Well “Success is not defined as only 15,000-seat sell-outs.”

Beth Paul, general manager, Bon Secours Wellness Arena

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Fresh off a sold-out concert by the iconic rock band Pearl Jam and a one-year stint as the home court for the Clemson men’s basketball team, 2016 is shaping up as one of the best years ever for the Bon Secours Wellness Arena.

Attendance during the first nine months of FY 2016 (through March) was 458,642, just under 18,000 short of the attendance for all of 2015. The 2016 figure doesn’t include the Pearl Jam concert, an event that had people from all over the country waiting in line for 18 hours before show time.

With three months left in its fiscal year, the arena, nicknamed “The Well,” has already surpassed last year’s operating profit.

Through three quarters, The Well has generated an operating profit of $2.1 million, compared to $1.5 million for the same period last year. That doesn’t mean the arena is flush with money. Out of the operating prof-

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it, the arena must pay a hefty debt service bill. For 2016, that’s $1.7 million. What’s left over will be put into a reserve fund that will serve as a cushion during down years.

“This is tracking to be one of our strongest years in terms of attendance, number of events and operating profit,” said Beth Paul, the arena’s general manager.

Concerts, comedy and Clemson This year’s increase in events and attendance can be attributed to three words: concerts, comedy and Clemson.

Serving as Clemson’s home court for men’s basketball this past season while the Littlejohn Coliseum underwent renovations

is the primary reason event and attendance numbers are up, Paul said. Clemson basketball gave The Well and Greenville national exposure and experience with hosting basketball that could help it if it puts in a bid for NCAA or college conference tournaments.

That’s a possibility now that the Confederate flag has been removed from the Statehouse grounds and an NAACP boycott of events in South Carolina has ended.

“We know that the likelihood of replacing 17 events is unrealistic, and in its absence, our programming calendar will be more like it was in 2015,” Paul said. In 2015, The Well hosted 121 events.

In 2016, The Well has hosted 23 concerts, a bump over the typical 18 to 21 it usually has. That increase is primarily due to an increase in the number of comedy shows that BSWA classifies as concerts, Paul said. Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy and Amy Schumer performed at The Well recently, while truTV Impractical Jokers “Where’s Larry?” tour was in town recently.

“There’s been a rise in comedians playing arenas,” Paul said. “And they’ve been really successful here. We’ve seen strong ticket sales.”

Many of the comedy shows are held in a “scaled-down” arena. The Well bought a curtaining system during its recent renovation that allows it to host events with as few as 2,500 seats.

“With the curtaining system, we can have an event with 7,000 seats and it feels like a more intimate space rather than

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a 15,000-seat arena that’s half empty,” she said. “For smaller shows, it makes us more competitive in that market.”

Paul said it is important for The Well to offer a diverse lineup of entertainment.

“Success is not defined as 15,000 seat sell-outs,” she said. “Pearl Jam was a big win for us. It was a large show on a notvery-large tour. But if every show was like Pearl Jam, we’d be missing a big segment of the population.”

WWE attracts one of the most heterogeneous audiences, she said.

Country concerts do well in Greenville, but Paul said The Well doesn’t want to be known as a country market, or a rock or R&B market. “We want a variety of genres,” she said.

“The list of shows we evaluate is very long,” she said.

An experience The Well is focusing on becoming a destination and providing an experience rather than just an event.

The arena’s former designated smoking area is now an outdoor hospitality patio where guests can gather with friends, have drinks and play games such as corn hole or Jenga prior to some events.

A craft beer station and additional food selections are part of The Well’s efforts to become a “foodie arena.”

In addition, The Well is a downtown trolley stop on event nights, giving the arena greater connectivity to Main Street.

During the past year, The Well has focused more on noncommercial events such as board of director meetings for nonprofits and employee appreciation events for businesses. The arena offers items for larger corporate events that other venues can’t, such as the video board, but Paul said the arena has to make sure it doesn’t compromise its ability to book a big show.

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‘Neglected gems’ highlight kickoff of new chamber series CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

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Over the centuries, composers have written chamber music for their friends and their pleasure, says violinist Miles Hoffman, who hosts the NPR radio show “A Minute with Miles.”

They are also, he said, the reasons for the new Peace Chamber program as well.

“It’s for fun,” he said. “The whole point is delight.”

Hoffman, who is one of the Peace Center’s resident artists, said while the Peace Center has hosted classical music before and there are other chamber music series in Greenville – the Greenville Symphony Orchestra has one in the Gunter Theatre and the Temple of Israel has its “Music on Sunday” series – the new chamber series fills a niche.

Miles Hoffman

“People look at the Peace Center as a cultural hub and, in some ways, as a musical hub,” said Hoffman, who has performed at the Peace Center with a group he founded, the American Chamber Players. “I’m hoping it adds something important to the musical life of Greenville.”

The series kicks off on May 12 with a concert featuring the American Chamber Players performing one of chamber music’s most beloved pieces, the “Piano Quintet in A Major” by Antonin Dvorak, works by Darius Milhaud and Max Bruch, and a trio for flute, cello and piano by Louise Farrenc.

“In a way, it’s typical of the American Chamber Players program because it has four pieces, four different instrumental combinations and four styles,” Hoffman said. “We’ll be playing some of what I call neglected gems, those pieces we guess audiences haven’t heard before. By the end of the concert, we hope they’ll be asking why they haven’t heard them before.”

Other concerts are scheduled for Sept. 29, Nov. 3, Feb. 23, 2017 and May 11, 2017.

In addition to concerts, the Peace Chamber program features lectures by Hoffman, summer workshops, master classes and open rehearsal experiences.

The first lecture is “Catching a Fly Ball: What Goes On in the Performer’s Mind During a Performance” on Dec. 15 at 6:30 p.m.

During the lecture, Hoffman will talk about the human brain during a performance and answer the question “What is the person on stage actually thinking?”

Other lectures are scheduled for Oct. 27, March 30, 2017 and April 20, 2017.

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Master classes are set for Oct. 1, Nov. 5 and May 6, 2017.

The Peace Chamber program will also hold summer workshops for students ages 16 to 20 and adults 21 years and older.

What: “A Celebration of Chamber Music: A Peace Chamber Debut” When: May 12, 7:30 p.m.

Where: Gunter Theatre Tickets: $35 Information: peacecenter.com

The American Chamber Players

Upcoming in the series: Sept. 29: “Schubertaid” Nov. 3: “Masterpieces: Major, Minor and Modern” Feb. 23, 2017: “An Evening with Robert Blocker” May 11, 2017: “Jewels from the City of the Light”

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Pride on parade

“The Lion King Jr.” Where: Christ Church Episcopal School Performing Arts Center, 245 Cavalier Drive

Lion King Jr. ends school year with a roar CAROLINE HAFER | STAFF

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Christ Church Episcopal School ends the school year with a roar with the production of “The Lion King Jr.” Teachers and students come together in this 90-minute adaptation of one of the most popular Broadway shows of all time.

Director Danielle Knox says the production has encouraged students to grow artistically and academically. It requires them to think critically, communicate effectively and even speak in multiple African languages.

The show includes 84 middle school students and every song includes an ensemble so every student has a chance to be featured.

The theme of the show is being a part of a pride or ensemble, which becomes evident as the stage fills with students in the opening number. And this theme has carried beyond the stage at Christ Church. “This has been a schoolwide effort,” says Knox.

“Everyone wants to be a part. We even have art students making masks, rhino heads and giraffes.”

When: May 6, 7 p.m.

May 7, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

“The Lion King Jr.” is unique in that the curriculum is written as an interactive learning experience. The students are given directions on acting, design, stage management and even directing. The curriculum includes tutorials on making props and even a Pride Journal that helps the students track their progress and how to turn what they have learned through the production into practical knowledge.

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CULTURE Sound Bites “A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS,” FEATURING THE JAMIE WRIGHT BAND, LEISHA J., MRS. SHELIA ROUNDTREE, THE CRAIG SORRELLS PROJECT AND MONTY CRAIG’S FUNK JAM Rhythms on Trade, 213 Trade St., Greer Monday, May 9, 6 p.m., $10 Singer Tameka Diaz Simmons is an Upstate vocalist specializing in blurring the lines between jazz, soul and pop. She’s also a mother whose youngest daughter is suffering from heart problems. So along with some other local musicians, singer Jamie Wright (who also mixes jazz, R&B and pop in her own group) is playing a benefit show for Simmons and her family called “A Little Help From My Friends.” The show, hosted by Rhythms on Trade in Greer, will also feature saxophonist Leisha J., Shelia Roundtree, the Craig Sorrells Project and Monty Craig’s Funk Jam. “We decided to come together as local musicians and put a benefit together to help Tameka’s daughter,” Wright says. “People think there are these clubs and cliques among the musicians, but we all try to work together, and when someone needs something and we know that we can’t do it out of our pockets, we want to help with our talent.”

ALEX HUNNICUTT Blues Boulevard, 300 River St., Suite 203, Greenville Friday, May 6, 8 p.m., $5 (plus $10 food/drink minimum) Alex Hunnicutt is a soulful acoustic singer/songwriter skilled at crafting his lyrics around whatever mood the music sets. But that doesn’t mean that he’s satisfied to keep writing songs that way. “I’ve actually been experimenting with freestyle rapping lately, because it’s been helping me with my songwriting,” he says. And how does one work rapping into a folk-based writing style? “I’ve just started rapping while I’m playing and I’ve been getting ideas that way,” he says. “I’m just exploring different methods of writing.” Hunnicutt began writing songs in 2009. “I started primarily writing songs about my girlfriend at the time. I was 17,” he adds with a chuckle. He was also lucky enough to be playing bass for a band that owned a recording studio, so he could record his first songs there. “Music has been the one thing I’ve always stuck with and grown with,” he says.

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CULTURE Huangry Sensual and Not-So-Sensual Meals with Andrew Huang

The waffle truth

Is it breakfast? Or dessert?

The place // Tandem Creperie & Coffehouse The order // The Strawberry Nutella Whole-Wheat Waffle In the pantheon of breakfast foods, I have long shunned waffles. It’s not that I wanted to. As you probably can imagine, I’m pretty accepting of anything edible. However, waffles were unintended casualties of my childhood – collateral damage when expectations did not meet reality.

It all began with “Leggo my Eggo.” That expression from Eggo’s marketing campaigns really hit the mark with me, and it made their waffles seem like the coolest and most delicious thing ever. After all, as the commercials suggested, Eggos had to be incredible if you couldn’t bear to part with even one. The rhyming aspect – not lost on my childhood literary sensibilities – was just a bonus.

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I suppose there exists within the realm of possibility that there is a sublime Eggo experience, but that possibility is practically unattainable. Breakfast food shouldn’t be that hard. And so I tried to like Eggos. I really did.

After a while, I simply couldn’t reconcile the marketing promise with sad, bland reality.

But recently, Brad and Kristen Hartmann of Tandem Creperie and Coffeehouse restored my waffle faith with their strawberry-Nutella whole-wheat option. It’s a substantial Belgianstyle waffle, topped with local strawberries, house-made whipped cream, hefty smears of Nutella, and maple syrup. It’s a lot to take in, and indisputably sweet – a decadent dessert, almost.

For me, what saves this rich plate is the batter.

Rather than the coarse, hearty mouthfeel I typically associate with whole-wheat products, this waffle is smooth – attributable to whole wheat that’s finely ground in-house with a Mahlkonig coffee grinder – and there’s a delightful depth that comes from having cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and clove mixed in.

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Unfortunately, in practice, Eggos left a ton to be desired. Sleeves of frozen waffle-pucks aren’t exactly the most appealing presentation, and the preparation of these waffles required a significant amount of finesse. Toast them for too little time, and you’d get a warm outer shell with an icy interior. Toast them for too long, and you’d wind up with a crunchy grid that would invariably stab the roof of your mouth. Even microwaving these frozen waffles was a losing proposition: They’d turn into a hot, soggy, deflated grid, rescued only by the amount of maple syrup each pocket could contain.

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The waffle is also cooked to perfection: unbelievably soft and warm, but with crisp ridges ringing each pocket and impression.

Combined with the cool, airy whipped cream and strawberries, there’s just enough texture, temperature and flavor at play to keep this waffle from disappearing into a single note of over-sweetness.

I suppose the only thing to do now is to make up for years of waffle avoidance.

Pros + Whole wheat plus locally sourced or housemade toppings? That means this is healthy enough to justify all the sugar, right? + Texture and temperature elevate this waffle above average, mediocre waffles. + Tandem’s yellow-accented color scheme pretty much puts you in a great mood even before you dig in.

Cons - Definitely on the sweet side. You’ll likely want to pair this with some coffee to cut the sweetness. Luckily Tandem has a great coffee program as well.

- Seasonal and only available as long as the strawberries are.

Tandem Creperie and Coffeehouse 2 S Main St., Travelers Rest (864) 610-2245, tandemcc.com Strawberry-Nutella whole-wheat waffle, $7.50

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Picking up the sticks again Omnipresent in the ’90s music scene, drummer John Byce is back with Excons

There was a time in the 1990s when it was hard to find a band that didn’t feature Excons drummer John Byce. Moving fluidly between jazz, jam-rock and pretty much anything in between, Byce spent most of his onstage time with Rocket #9, Outer Space Ways Inc., Spigot and Byce, Berger & Hedgepath, among others.

With all that experience behind him, Byce decided to move to Chicago in the early 2000s to try to make a career out of playing full-time.

“I felt like maybe if I went to a bigger city like Chicago or New York, I might get more traction,” he says. “It was part of a big push to get out of my comfort zone and put myself in a position where I could make a career out of it.”

Byce spent some time in a relatively successful band called the Fruit Bats, but even then, making ends meet was a problem. So the Clemson graduate returned to the Upstate with his wife and put aside his musical dreams to raise his children.

“You start throwing kids into the equation and something’s got to give,” he says. “And truthfully, doing a lot pickup work, playing with different bands, didn’t interest me.”

But it turns out that putting down the drumsticks wasn’t so easy. “After I turned music into a hobby, I started to miss it,” he says. “I wanted to do it again. But what I really wanted to do was start from the ground up and gather a group of like-minded people. I wanted us to take our time and try to write and arrange music that appealed to us, and that’s what Excons became.”

The band’s sound is a blend of roots-rock in the vein of Son Volt or early Wilco, with an occasional nod to Byce’s jazz chops; the rhythms are often unpredictable, but the songs are melodic and surprisingly focused on vocal melodies.

“I didn’t want it to be the John Byce Band, and I’m sure the other guys [Taylor Vandiver, Brett

Excons, Analog Moon & Mourning Dove When: Saturday, May 7, 8 p.m.

Where: Independent Public Ale House, 110 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville Info: 552-1265; ipagreenville.com Helsel and Porter Whitmire] didn’t either,” he says. “We arrange and rearrange our songs and take them apart, and that process allowed us to deconstruct a lot of the baggage that we came in with. And we’ve kind of stumbled into this sort of twangy, rootsy sound with jazz rhythms.”

On the flip-side of that equation is the Asheville band Analog Moon, which will share a bill with the Excons and the ethereal folk duo Mourning Dove at Independent Public Ale House this Saturday. Rather than spending years refining the group’s sound, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Todd Britton has avoided sticking with one style entirely.

“It doesn’t really stay constant,” Britton says.

“What we’re working on right now sounds a lot different from what we’ve done before.”

In fact, the band’s upcoming album, “(IO),” is about as different from the catchy guitarpop of their previous album as it can be.

“It’s about Ray Kurzweil, who invented the Kurzweil synthesizer,” Hatton says. “He has a theory about when computing power will be as powerful as the human brain, that we could upload human consciousness to a computer, and leave the biological body behind. So it made sense to do an album like that with drum machines and synthesizers. So it’s really different from what we’ve done before.”

Vincent Harris covers music and sports for The Greenville Journal. Reach him at vharris@communityjournals.com

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CULTURE Must-See Movies By Eric Rogers

Page Turners

Millionaire murderer

Beyond a procedural

New Netflix documentary shows life inside “Foxcatcher”

New Cash novel is a dark road indeed THIS DARK ROAD TO MERCY

by Wiley Cash For everyone who found Cash’s novel “A Land More Kind Than Home” a captivating addition to Southern storytelling, his latest work delivers another completely engaging tale.

This week I recommend a dramatic film and a documentary on the story of John du Pont, whose obsession with Olympic wrestling ended tragically when he murdered his protégé Dave Schultz. Du Pont, convicted of the crime, died in prison in Pennsylvania at 72.

“FOXCATCHER” Directed by Bennett Miller | 2014

older, more successful, brother, Dave. Mark’s behavior becomes somewhat self-destructive, while at the same time du Pont begins exhibiting some very strange behavior.

Du Pont grew up largely secluded from normal society and had poorly developed social skills. Steve Carrel portrays du Pont in the film and does a masterful job of matching the odd mannerisms of the real-life du Pont.

As a result, he was nominated for the Best Actor Oscar. Mark Ruffalo, who played Dave Schultz, was also nominated for an Academy Award. The film was nominated in three other categories as well, including Best Director.

“TEAM FOXCATCHER” Directed by John Greenhalgh | 2016

Bennett Miller has only directed three dramatic feature films, but they have all been excellent. The other two were “Capote,” starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman, and “Moneyball,” starring Brad Pitt. All three are based on real people.

“Foxcatcher” is about John du Pont, heir to the du Pont fortune. A well-respected philanthropist, du Pont had few real friends.

He had a love of sports and he spent heavily on training athletes. He became particularly intrigued by wrestling and built a training camp on his family’s estate in Pennsylvania to train Olympic wrestlers.

This film is primarily about his relationship with Olympians Dave and Mark Schultz. Du Pont provided a place for the brothers to live and train on the du Pont property. In the film, Mark often feels overshadowed by his

After watching “Foxcatcher,” I looked up the details of the story thinking that surely it was exaggerated. What I discovered is that it was not exaggerated at all and, in fact, the real-life story was far more interesting. So I was excited to see that a new Netflix original documentary is now available about John du Pont and his downward spiral. The film is pieced together with home movie footage taken by Nancy Shultz, Dave’s wife. Other parts of the film feature clips taken from a documentary that du Pont had commissioned about his wrestling team. There are also interviews with many of the other members of Team Foxcatcher who also lived on the property with the Schultz family.

I would strongly advise you to watch the dramatic film before you watch the documentary; otherwise it will spoil much of it for you, especially if you don’t remember the real-life case that was played out on national TV in the mid-’90s.

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

Cash’s rich cast of characters embedded in twist-of-fate plots is at the heart of both of his works. In “This Dark Road to Mercy,” 12-yearold Easter Quillby and younger sister, Ruby, live in a foster home in Gastonia, N.C. When the girls are kidnapped, it is their court-appointed guardian ad litem, former police detective Brady Weller, who shows the perseverance and determination to save them. But doing so involves piecing together the motives of the girls’ absent father, Wade Chesterfield, surprisingly seeking to reclaim custody, and those of a local nightclub owner, Robert Pruitt.

Add to the mix more than a million illicit dollars gone missing and you have a piece of fiction that someone somewhere has most probably labeled “Southern Gothic.”

Particular to Cash’s gift as an author is the telling of his tales through the voices of his characters. In “This Dark Road to Mercy,” the reader sees the story unfold through the alternating perspectives of Easter Quillby, Brady Weller and Robert Pruitt.

Wiley Cash, a native of North Carolina, is The New York Times best-selling author of “A Land More Kind Than Home” as well as “This Dark Road to Mercy.” He is writer-in-residence at the University of North Carolina Asheville and teaches in the low-residency MFA program in fiction and nonfiction writing at Southern New Hampshire University. He lives in Wilmington, N.C., with his wife and their young daughter.

Read more For more on the Southern Author Festival, see our preview on page 51.

Wiley Cash is one of six Southern writers participating at this years Southern Author Festival, Hughes Main Library, May 14. He will read from “This Dark Road to Mercy” in a program at 9:30 a.m. Program is free. Call 5279293 for more information.

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Help pick Artisphere’s Crowd Favorite VOTE in our annual Artisphere: Arts. Culture. Life. Artist of the Upstate Juried Exhibition “Crowd Favorite” contest.

The winning artist will be profiled in a future issue of the Greenville Journal.

Simply LIKE the individual photo of your favorite work to cast your vote, and SHARE with your friends to get them to vote for your favorite, too. Good news: You can vote for as many works as you LIKE. The “Crowd Favorite” Artist of the Upstate winner will be announced at the opening reception on Friday, May 13, at 6:30 p.m., and on our social media accounts shortly after. Voting ends at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 11.

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PREVIEW Cash said Ron Rash and George Singleton, two authors who are also in the Southern Author Festival lineup, had a huge influence on his writing.

“Ron Rash’s writing is incredibly provocative with Southern Appalachian place and season. George Singleton has an incredible use of language,” he said. “A lot of Southern fiction is marked by the innovation of place and an awareness of the style stories are told in the South.”

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Writing home 6 authors celebrate literature, beauty, humor – and quirks – of the South at festival CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com A strong sense of place is something that distinguishes Southern fiction from the rest.

For author Wiley Cash, that place is North Carolina, specifically his hometown of Gastonia, just about an hour up the road from Greenville.

Cash, a New York Times bestselling author of “A Land More Kind Than Home” and “This Dark Road to Mercy,” is one of six authors who will be featured at May 14’s Southern Author Festival at the Greenville County Library System’s Hughes Main Library. Authors Ron Rash, George Singleton, Ashley Warlick, Sue Lile Inman and Elizabeth Drewry will also be on hand to share

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Fantastic Fridays: Travel to Kentucky

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. 10-10:30 a.m.

Free with admission Churchill Downs, the world’s most legendary racetrack, has conducted thoroughbred racing and presented America’s greatest race, the Kentucky Derby, continuously since 1875. Cre-

their work and celebrate Southern fiction.

Cash’s third novel is based on the true story of a deadly textile strike in 1929 in Gastonia at the Loray Mill.

The strike was a gold mine for a writer who wanted to fictionalize a real-life event. Loray Mill was the largest in the Southeast. The strike was the only communist-led strike in the nation, the police chief was killed during an altercation at a tent city guarded by armed strikers, and Ella Mae Wiggins, a mill worker and single mother of nine, was fatally shot in the chest.

Cash, who is working on the final draft of the as-of-yet unnamed novel, said he dedicated himself not to getting the facts of the strike right, but to being true to the experience.

“Memory is murky,” he said. “But you can’t doubt it when somebody says, ‘This is what it felt like’ or ‘This is what I felt.’ You can doubt their memory of the facts, but you can’t ever doubt that somebody was scared or terrified.”

He said he created fictional characters to represent segments of the population.

“There were racial interests, political interests, financial interests,” he said. “Everyone had something to lose.” ate Kentucky Derby hats today for our Fantastic Friday. tcmupstate.org

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Sandra McCracken in Concert, with special guest Kenny Meeks Downtown Presbyterian Church 435 West Washington 7 p.m. | $13 in advance/$15 at the door Sandra McCracken is a singer/songwriter who

Learn more about all the authors participating in the event: bit.ly/southern-writers

Southern Author Festival WHERE: Hughes Main Library, Heritage Green WHEN: Saturday, May 14 9:30-11 a.m. – Wiley Cash 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – Ron Rash and George Singleton 1:30-3 p.m. – Ashley Warlick 3-3:30 p.m. – Sue Lile Inman and Elizabeth Drewry COST: Free (Books will be available for purchase and signing) INFO: greenvillelibrary.org or 527-9293

A passion for prose and poetry The five other participating Sue Lile Inman teacher, editor and frequent contributor to authors participating in the Aliterary journals and magazines. In 2015 she release her first novel, “The Year of the Snake: conference 1989,” from which she will read.

George Singleton Inducted into the Fellowship of Southern Writers in 2014. He is known for his collections of short stories, and his keen observations of the quirks of human nature.

Ron Rash A New York Times bestselling author, Rash has twice won the O. Henry Prize and was the 2010 recipient of the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award.

Ashley Warlick She has written four novels and been published in Redbook, The Oxford American and Garden and Gun. She is the editor of the food magazine Edible Upcountry.

specializes in modern-day gospel songs. Her lyrics seamlessly combine the sacred poetry of old hymns with compelling personal confessions and narratives. Largely inspired from the folk tradition, Sandra’s songs and hymn adaptations are sung in churches, conferences and schools nationwide. Following the critical acclaim of her latest release, “Psalms” (2015), Sandra will be on tour in 2016 with her band for the “Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs Tour.”

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Elizabeth Drewry Retirement from a newspaper career in Tennessee, New York and California enabled Drewry Drewry to pursue her passion of poetry. She has published several award-winning poems and will read from her work “My Wild Hair Undone.”

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Block Party in the Village Outdoor Event - Rain or Shine • Friday, May 6 • 6-10 p.m. • 1288 Pendleton St. • All you can eat oysters & BBQ - $12

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Old Crow Medicine Show with Brandi Carlile Charter Amphitheatre 861 SE Main St., Simpsonville

Rockin’ with Contra Blues Band, a local blues rock band from 8-11 p.m.

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String-band vets (and creators of smash single “Wagon Wheel”) hit the Upstate.

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Fountain Inn Natural Gas Friday Night Bandstand James Radford Band

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Commerce Park 200 Depot Street, Fountain Inn

Alex Hunnicutt Blues Boulevard (Greenville) 300 River St., Greenville Tickets: $5 (plus $10 food/drink minimum) Talented guitarist can handle jazz, funk, pop.

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Cinco de Mayo Celebration on the Seis The Irish Pub 214 N Pleasantburg Dr/Hwy 291 7-11 p.m.

FREE Get your Margarita On. Opening act at 7 - two sets with acoustic act Jack Greer & Friends.

7-9 p.m.

Fridays thru Aug. 12 FREE Bring a chair and come hear some great music at the Farmers Market Pavilion at Commerce Park in Fountain Inn. Beer and wine available for purchase with ID; snacks and soft drinks also available. May 13: Marvin King and the Blues Revival. May 20: Mac Arnold and the Plate Full O’ Blues. Visit fountaininn.org for a complete schedule of performers.

409-1050 fountaininn.org cheryl.pelicano@fountaininn.org

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ARTS EVENT

Furman University Graduating Seniors Present Art Exhibition

Furman University | 3300 Poinsett Hwy. Thompson Gallery of Roe Art Bldg.

9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Monday-Friday Free Furman University graduating seniors will present an art exhibition April 11-May 7 in Thompson Gallery of the Roe Art Building on campus.

The exhibition, “Can You Hear Me Now?” is a collection of works based on the artists’ own experiences and relationships. Using mixed media, mixed processes, and social experiments, the artists capture personal struggles, childhood memories, and challenges faced by the elder community, among other themes.

294-2074 | newspress.furman.edu/?p=21650 marta.lanier@furman.edu

FAMILY

Story Time and More: Amazing Art Sneak Peek The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. 10 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. | Free with admission

GWINN DAVIS / CONTRIBUTING

• Local green dance party to the Rolling Stones ; Darby Wilcox; Kelly Jo; Matt Fassas; John Durham; Samuel Kruer; Ryan M. • Our World Festival Drum Circle - led by ever impressive ringleaders, Jeff Holland and Lori Holland • MAYA Movement Arts, LLC Aerialists will dazzle on their portable steel outdoor aerial rig with crash mats, featuring free-style performances by Kelly VanLeeuwen and her teacher trainees; exhibitions by MAYA aerial students; and free flights for crowd members • The Artistry will bring the heat with live welding exhibitions • Carolina Dance Collaborative will bring out your inner dance lover with mini modern dance performances.

• Artisan vendors - Carolina Girl Cooks; Puro Soy Candles; Lexique Studios Jewelry; The Nomadik Few; Miss Bee Haven Honey Bones; Humble Roots LLC; Jewelry By Julia; Iviva; Oreno Hellenic Ladi; Cravings Bark LLC; Vdovichenko Bee Farm; The Painted Folk; NAVY Hammocks; Virtosha Designs, LLC; Studio Unknown Village of West Greenville; @Step Into It - Woodworking and Tree House Design • Eats & treats - Oyster Roast sponsored by Naked Pasta; Barbeque sponsered by Roots Smokehouse; Complimentary Tastings by Fireforge Crafted Beer, Golden Grove Farm & Brew and Six & Twenty Distillery Preschoolers love art. Join us this week as we read “Mouse Paint” and see how a cat tries to catch mice using paint. We will make projects using paint during our craft time. tcmupstate.org

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07

FUNDRAISER

Tails and Trails 5K Conestee Park | 840 Mauldin Road

8:30 a.m.-noon | $30 for individuals Tails and Trails 5K Walk/Run will benefit the homeless animals at Greenville Animal Care. Runners/ Walkers may participate with or without a pet.

467-3950 | greenvillepets.org pchurch@greenvillecounty.org

FAMILY

Bookmarked Greenville County Library System Simpsoniblle (Hendricks) Branch 626 NE Main Street, Simpsonville 2-3 p.m.

FREE Read the book “Wonder” by R. J. Palacio and join us for a fun discussion.

963-9031 | greenvillelibrary.org simpsonville@greenvillelibrary.org

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Wednesdays | 9-11 a.m.

Tuesdays | 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Reedy River Duck Derby

FREE Pickleball is a paddle sport created for all ages and skill levels. The rules are simple and the game is easy for beginners to learn, but can develop into a quick, fast-paced, competitive game for experienced players.

292-4060 darylh@taylorsfbc.org taylorsfbc.org/reach/taylors-rec/events/

Falls Park 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

FREE The Rotary Club of Greenville-Evening is hosting the 12th Annual Reedy River Duck Derby. Over 7,000 rubber ducks race down the Reedy River falls to raise money for local charities. Music, games for children, food and fun add to the excitement before the race. reedyriverduckderby.com

FUNDRAISER

5th Annual Race for Adoption 5K Covenant UMC 1310 Old Spartanburg Road, Greer 9-10 a.m.

Adults/$25; ages 12 and under/$12.50 Celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend by making a difference in a child’s life and allowing an adoption to be possible. All proceeds from this family friendly 5K will go towards the costs of local families adopting. Runners and walkers of all ages are welcome to this event. We encourage and support all levels of athletes. The course is designed to be a 5K for athletes while providing a safe environment for those walking for fitness and fun.

918-6543 raceforadoption5k.com/home.html schwalme@gmail.com

SAT-SUN

07-08

FAMILY

Mother’s Day Weekend

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. Saturday, 11 a.m.-noon and 2-3 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.

Free with admission Join us at the museum to make a special Mother’s Day gift for the special motherly figure in your life. tcmupstate.org

TUE-SAT hundred performers on stage at one time.

467-3000 | greenvillesymphony.org todd@greenvillesymphony.org

SAT-JUN

07-25

EDUCATION

Firearm Education Series

Cabela’s | 1025 Woodruff Rd. Ste. H101 1-2 p.m.

FREE

COMMUNITY MEETING

This series of courses is to promote and educate customers on the various aspects of responsible gun ownership. The featured seminars will offer insight and training for levels of experience. To view a complete seminar schedule visit, Cabelas.com.

516-8100 | Cabelas.com

Hughes Public Library Downtown Greenville 25 Heritage Green Pl

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Mother’s Day Flowers The Children’s Museum 300 College St.

2-4 p.m. | Free with admission Create special flower-art for the special women in your life this week. tcmupstate.org

TUE

10

COMMUNITY MEETING

Drive Business Downtown

Fluor Field | 2 p.m.

The Peace Center Concert Hall 300 S. Main St.

Elliott Davis Decosimo and the Greenville Drive are pleased to announce the sixth annual “Drive Business Downtown: A Celebration in the Heart of Greenville,” teaming Upstate businesses together in one of the largest networking opportunities of the year. greenvilledrive.com | kerry@smoakpr.com

Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m.

EDUCATION

Tickets range from $17-$66

“Paper Tigers” Film Premiere

The Greenville Symphony Orchestra accompanied by alto soloist Stacey Rishoi, the Women of The Greenville Chorale, and Chicora Voices, present the Greenville premiere of Gustav Mahler’s Third Symphony, “Hymn to Nature.”

This spectacular concert musically portrays the vastness of nature and will feature over two

GHS Medical Auditorium | 701 Grove Road Greenville Health System Grove Road Campus, Medical Auditorium

CONCERT

Greenville Symphony Orchestra presents “Hymn to Nature”

gers.” This film is based on the “Adverse Childhood Experiences Study,” which established a link between childhood traumatic events and adverse health outcomes later in life (i.e. drug use & other at-risk behaviors). A staggering portrait of the price children pay for growing up in unsafe environments, while becoming some of society’s greatest challenges.

467-4099 gfpdrugfree.org karen@gfpdrugfree.org

2-4 p.m.

FREE GFP will host the film premiere of “Paper Ti-

Greenville County Sheriff Candidates Forum

Greenville County Sheriff candidates forum with invitations extended to Bruce Cannon, Hobart Lewis, Will Lewis, Sam Manley and incumbent Steve Loftis. Moderators are Deb Sofield and Nika White.

(844) 472-2378

CONCERT/SHOW

Blue Man Group Peace Center

Starting at $45 Blue Man Group is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment.

Performances are intensely exciting and wildly outrageous. With no spoken language, Blue Man Group is perfect for people of all ages, languages and cultures. This unique experience is a form of entertainment like nothing else; guaranteed to be an outing audiences will never forget.

467-3000 peacecenter.org boxoffice@peacecenter.org

TUE-WED

10&11

10 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Free with admission This week we will be learning about the many creatures found in the ocean. We will read a book about the ocean and make a special ocean animal craft. tcmupstate.org

TUE-SUN

FAMILY

Off the Wall: Spring Art

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St.

FREE

10-11

Story Time and More: Ocean Aquatics Sneak Peek

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St.

10-15

6:30-8 p.m.

TUE-WED

10-14

FAMILY

HEALTH/FITNESS

Pickleball

Taylors Rec Center Gymnasium 200 W. Main St., Taylors

2-4 p.m.

Free with admission Join us for special nature-based art this week. tcmupstate.org

TUE-WED

10-18

THEATER PRODUCTION

Second Chance

Centre Stage | 501 River St. 7 p.m. | Tuesdays and Wednesdays $15 Six weeks after the death of his wife, a man is visited by two beings who give him the chance to trade places with her. Does he do the swap?

The provocative Fringe Series continues at Centre Stage.

233-6733 | centrestage.org information@centrestage.org

WED

11

EDUCATION

Navy League of U.S. Upper S.C. Council Dinner Meeting

Commerce Club, Meeting Room 55 Beattie Place 6-9 p.m.

Cash bar followed by dinner at 6:45 p.m. $30 includes tax & gratuity The Navy League is a civilian organization

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whose mission is to support the sea services (Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine). Guest speaker will be Rear Admiral (Ret) Charles Young. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1970. He had a successful career in nuclear submarines and after he retired he was responsible for the Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarine Replacement program. Admiral Young will share his experiences on that program as well as a submariner.

438-4621 NavyLeague.UpperSCcouncil@yahoo.com

THU

12

EDUCATION

The Hidden Power of Film: WWII

Museum & Gallery at Heritage Green 25 Heritage Green Place noon $12 for lunch & lecture; $5 for lecture only Spice up your lunch routine and broaden your understanding of art’s impact on history, literature, and culture.

770-1331 | bjumg.org | contact@bju.edu

Join us at Fiction Addiction for an evening with John Hart, the only mystery author to win backto-back Edgar Awards for Best Mystery Novel, as he discusses his new book, “Redemption Road.” It took John five years to write “Redemption Road,” and there is quite a story behind the story, so don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet the author who wins rave reviews from both readers and authors.

675-0540 fiction-addiction.com info@fiction-addiction.com

CONCERT Downtown Alive NOMA Square, Main Street

Greenville Tea Party’s May Meeting

6:30-8 p.m.

FREE Singer/songwriter/guitarist Tyler Boone likes to get down and bluesy with pop hooks. bit.ly/downtown-alive

DINNER

Bacon Bros. Public House Reedy River Farms Dinner Reedy River Farms | 78 Mayberry St.

An Evening with Edgar award winning author John Hart

6-10 p.m.

Fiction Addiction | 1175 Woods Crossing Rd.

Join Chef Anthony Gray of Bacon Bros. Public House for a five-course, farm-to-table dinner to benefit Feed & Seed, a local nonprofit organization that connects area farmers with consum-

$30 includes copy of “Redemption Road”

COMMUNITY MEETING

Zen, The Event Center Downtown Greenville 924 S. Main St.

Tyler Boone Band

BOOK SIGNING

6:30-8 p.m.

ers and producers. Lamb is provided by Jason Ashley, produce provided by Reedy River Farms.

The menu will be written according to seasonal availability. Tickets include a curated drink pairing with each course. eventbrite.com/e/bacon-bros-publichouse-x-reedy-rivers-farm-dinner-tickets-24816725494 kcrawford@greenolivemedia.com

$85

FREE Professor C. Bradley Thompson, executive director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism, will speak. His topic will be “The Death and Rebirth of Liberty on America’s College Campuses.” Professor Thompson’s remarks are intended to inform and encourage those citizens who may have become discouraged by media reports of increasing intolerance on many college campuses.

283-6195 greenvilleteaparty.com ron.tamaccio.gtp@gmail.com

FRI

13

CONCERT

Legends of Southern Hip Hop

Bon Secours Wellness Arena 650 N Academy St. 8 p.m. $56-$107 Legends of Southern Hip Hop featuring Mystical, Juvenile and more 241-3800 | bonsecoursarena.com marketing@bswarena.com

FAMILY

Fantastic Fridays: Trivial Pursuit Favorites The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. 10-10:30 a.m.

Free with admission Our last Trivial Pursuit Fantastic Friday will be filled with our favorite state-based activities from the last three months. tcmupstate.org

CONCERT

The Reggie Sullivan Band Blues Boulevard (Greenville) 300 River St., Ste. 203 Tickets: $5 (plus $10 food/drink minimum) Upright bassist leads versatile jazz-soul

Gifts for Mom 4RoomsGreenville.com 864-241-0100 2222 Augusta Street, Unit 1 Greenville

$10 OFF

any purchase of $50 or more EXPIRES SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2016. NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER DISCOUNTS.

OPEN MOTHER’S DAY 1-5PM

RootsofGreenville.com 864-241-0100 2249 Augusta Street Greenville

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combo.

242-2583 hbluesboulevardjazzgreenville.com

SAT

14

FUNDRAISER

Symphony Guild Downtown Condo Rondo

SAT-SUN

14&15

FAMILY

Trivial Pursuit: Last Adventure

Morgan of the Pines, w/ John the Revelator & Hunger Anthem

Downtown Greenville

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St.

10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.

$20 in advance and $25 on day of tour

Free with admission

Radio Room 2845 N. Pleasantburg Drive

Five outstanding private homes available for touring, all within walking distance of each other in the Historic West End area of downtown Greenville. Each home is a distinctive reflection of Upstate urban living and uniquely decorated to reflect the owner’s interest in style, art, antiques and collectibles.

370-0965 guildGSO.org GuildGSO@bellsouth.net

Trivial Pursuit: A 50-State Adventure is finishing up this weekend. tcmupstate.org

ARTS EVENT

311 N. Main St., Fountain Inn

Southern Author Festival

6-7:30 p.m.

CONCERT

Dark Appalachian blues with a touch of goth-rock.

263-7868 radioroomgreenville.com

CONCERT

The Night Affair Band Greenville Heritage FCU Main St. Fridays NOMA Square FREE Energetic cover band mixes rock, soul classics. bit.ly/greenville-main-street-fridays

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16

FAMILY

Coloring Session for Adults

Greenville County Library System Fountain Inn (Kerry Ann Younts Culp) Branch

FREE

CONCERT

Greenville County Library System Hughes Main Library 25 Heritage Green Place

Dangerous Assumptions

9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Adults join us for the fun and calming practice of coloring. Coloring sheets and colors provided or bring your own.

Ground Zero 3052 Howard St., Spartanburg

FREE

862-2576 | greenvillelibrary.org

Home-grown Fountain Inn punk band.

948-1661; reverbnation.com/venue/groundzero2

FRI-SAT

13-14

ARTS EVENT

Copperplate Calligraphy Workshop

Greenville County Museum of Art 420 College St. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $125/class Join us for an introductory look at Copperplate calligraphy, an elegant hand frequently used for formal invitations, documents and bridal events. This pointed pen calligraphy workshop will focus on lowercase letter formation using traditional Copperplate techniques.

271-7570 bit.ly/GCMAArtWorkshops egeyer@gcma.org

FRI-SUN

13-22

THEATER PRODUCTION

FIRE Theatre Co. Presents Guys and Dolls

Meet this year’s distinguished authors at this daylong event that explores Southern fiction and poetry with moderator Dr. Randall Wilhelm.

Authors’ books will be available for purchase. – 9:30-11 a.m., Wiley Cash; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., George Singleton & Ron Rash; 1:30-3 p.m., Ashley Warlick; and 3-3:30 p.m., Sue Lile Inman and Elizabeth Drewry.

527-9293 greenvillelibrary.org explore@greenvillelibrary.org

FUNDRAISER

Can’t Catch Connor 5k and Half Marathon Gateway Park 115 Henderson Drive, Travelers Rest

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Smiley’s Acoustic Café 111 Augusta St. FREE Dazzling blues guitarist.

282-8988 smileysacousticcafe.com

Story Time and More: Insect Investigations Sneak Peek

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. 10 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Free with admission The world around us is so amazing. Everywhere we look we can find new and interesting things.

If we look down we can see so many interesting insects. Join us as we read books about insects and make a beautiful bug project. tcmupstate.org

TUE-SUN

17-22

FAMILY

Off the Wall: Messy Art

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St.

WWE Smackdown

Free with admission

Bon Secours Wellness Arena

Gear up for Mess Fest by creating messy art all week in Off the Wall. tcmupstate.org

7 p.m. $24-$108 WWE is coming back to The Well for Smackdown. See Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and AJ Styles vs Bray Wyatt, Chris Jericho and Intercontinental Champion Kevin Owens. Plus you’ll see WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day, The Divas and many more.

241-3800 bonsecoursarena.com marketing@bswarena.com

Homeschool Day: Forensic Science

7:30-10 p.m. | Friday & Saturday

17-20

FAMILY

2-4 p.m.

This race will honor the life of Connor McManus who tragically died in a plane crash in Alaska in 2013 along with the rest of his family and the Antonakos family. One of Connor’s main passions was the Boy Scouts, and all money raised will fund the construction of a prayer chapel located at his Boy Scout’s Campsite that will honor Connor and his dad, who was also very involved with the Boy Scouts. go-greenevents.com/event/id/4968 nakerhielm@yahoo.com

Marvin King

TUE-FRI

FAMILY

FAMILY

CONCERT

The season finale for FIRE Theatre Co. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 3 p.m.

409-1050 yountscenter.org cheryl.pelicano@fountaininn.org

TUE

7:30-11 a.m.

Younts Center for Performing Arts 315 N. Main Street, Fountain Inn $18/adults; $15/seniors; $10/students

fountaininn@greenvillelibrary.org

established writers.

527-9293 greenvillelibrary.org explore@greenvillelibrary.org

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Check out our website tcmupstate.org for registration and price information. tcmupstate.org

ARTS EVENT

Emrys Foundation Journal Launch Greenville County Library System Hughes Main 25 Heritage Green Place 7-8:30 p.m.

FREE Join Emrys as it releases its 2016 Journal, a collection of previously unpublished fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction by emerging and

WED

18

CONCERT

Martyn Joseph concert

Tigg’s Pond Retreat Center 212 Fiddlehead Lane, Zirconia 7-9 p.m. $20 Martyn Joseph has been a regular on the UK music festival scene for decades. Martyn’s commitment to perform at Tigg’s Pond represents a rare swing through the mountains of Western NC. Don’t miss this extraordinary opportunity to hear a celebrated international talent. With a career spanning 30 years, 32 albums, over half a million record sales and thousands of live performances, the versatility of his music touches genres of folk, rock, soul, folk-funk and Americana.

828-697-0690 tiggspond@gmail.com brownpapertickets.com/event/2499792

THU

19

CONCERT

Black River Rebels Gottrocks 200 Eisenhower Ave.

Down-and-dirty, straight-ahead rock & roll.

235-5519 reverbnation.com/venue/gottrocks

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19-22

FAMILY

Hometown Heroes Celebration

Cabela’s | 1025 Woodruff Rd. Ste. H101 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

FREE Cabela’s is honoring our Hometown Heroes by offering a discount to active military, veterans, law-enforcement, firefighters and EMS personnel.

516-8100 | Cabelas.com

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ARTS EVENT

“Kindred Spirits,” Exploring Abstract Expressionism Today

Greenville Center for Creative Arts 25 Draper St. FREE An exhibition of abstract painting by guest artists Steven Aimone, Katherine Aimone, Galen Cheney, Matthew Dibble, Margaret Glew and Jay Zerbe. Gallery hours Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

735-3948 artcentergreenville.org info@artcentergreenville.org

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THEATER PRODUCTION

A Party to Murder Centre Stage 501 River St.

8 p.m. | Thursdays-Sundays $30, $25, $10 Six people come for a weekend mystery game, but it takes a sinister turn with unexpected and terrifying conclusions.

233-6733 | centrestage.org information@centrestage.org

SAT

21

FAMILY

Story Time and More: Mess Fest

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. 10 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Free with admission It is that time of year again, time to get messy.

Our annual “MessFest” is a favorite day at TCMU. Our preschoolers will have fun making “fizzy art” using baking soda and vinegar. The results will have your child loving this fun art project. tcmupstate.org

FAMILY

Mess Fest

Children will have opportunities to play in a shaving cream room, paint with big tools, explore giant bubbles, investigate slime and oobleck, and engage in other messy activities throughout the day. tcmupstate.org

best chefs, our celebration bash will include a silent auctions, music from the Greenville Jazz Collective and a gourmet cake walk.

232-3595 | tessa@loavesandfishesgreenville.org loavesandfishesgreenville.com/taste-of-theupstate

EDUCATION

FUNDRAISER

Red Ribbon Party and Auction

Hub City Railroad Museum Magnolia Street RR Depot 298 Magnolia St., Spartanburg

7-9 a.m.

FREE This celebration of railroads will feature the Hub City Railroad Museum and Caboose, an HO model railroad, an operating railroad motor car, performing artists singing railroad tunes, hot dogs and fixings for sale, a bounce house, rubber-tired train rides, a train watch on the NS main line and more.

504-5202 | hubcityrrmuseum.org dwinans4739@charter.net

FAMILY

FREE Greenville Family Partnership and Chris & Kelly’s HOPE Foundation are hosting the “Red Ribbon VIP Party” 2016. There will be heavy hors d’oeuvres, a live auction and entertainment - all for a good cause.

467-4099 | karen@gfpdrugfree.org facebook.com/RedRibbonClassic gfpdrugfree.org

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Red Ribbon Classic Golf Tournament 2016

Good News Spectacular

Green Valley Country Club | 225 Green Valley Dr.

TD Convention Center, Hall 1 1 Exponsition Drive

7 a.m.-4 p.m.

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

FREE Greenville Family Partnership and Chris and Kelly’s HOPE Foundation are sponsoring the 2016 Red Ribbon Classic Golf Tournament. Join us in the fight to end substance abuse in Greenville County through prevention, treatment and community support.

467-4099 | facebook.com/RedRibbonClassic redribbonclassic.com

FREE The Good News Spectacular is a free, one-day community event filled with games, inflatables, popcorn, live interactive shows and more fun for ages 5 - 12 and their family. The Spectacular will be held in an indoor hall at the TD Convention Center. We want to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with the community.

292-5844 | cefgreenville.com/4376-2/ alicia@cefgreenville.com

COMMUNITY MEETING

Monthly breakfast meeting of the Greenville County Democratic Party Long Branch Baptist Church | 28 Bolt St. 8:30-10 p.m. | 4th Saturday of each month Donations for breakfast are welcomed.

FREE Come and meet our democratic candidates for state and local offices. Find out how you can get involved in the Democratic Party. All are welcome.

232-5531 | greenvilledemocrats.com headquarters@greenvilledemocrats.com

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22

FUNDRAISER

Taste of the Upstate Hyatt Regency Downtown 220 N. Main St.

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St.

6:30-9:30 p.m.

11 a.m.-4 p.m.

$70

Free with admission

Join us for a very special Taste of the Upstate as we celebrate Loaves and Fishes’ 25th Anniversary. In addition to “tastes” from 10 of Greenville’s

Join as for our annual Mess Fest event today.

Green Valley Country Club | 225 Green Valley Dr.

MON

TUE-SAT

24-28

FAMILY

Story Time and More: Animal Adventures Sneak Peek

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. 10 and 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Free with admission This week we will read “Harry the Dirty Dog” as we celebrate the four-legged friends in our lives. We will make a “Harry the Dirty Dog” puppet to take home. tcmupstate.org

TUE-SUN

24-29

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Paint the Town Red Silent Auction

The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center | 424 Westfield St. 5-8 p.m. | $10

Train Day Celebration

10-4 p.m.

THU

FAMILY

Off the Wall: Game-Inspired Art

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College St. 2-4 p.m. | Free with admission Create game-inspired art in Off the Wall this week as we gear up for the opening of Fun and Games. tcmupstate.org

Break out your resort casual attire and prepare to shop and shag on the boardwalk. This silent auction will feature over 100 items. The Auxiliary Attic Pop-Up Shop will also be open, featuring “Upscale Rescale” consignment clothing items. Guests will enjoy food, a free photo booth and beach tunes provided by Beach Bob Entertainment. This event is hosted by The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary and all funds raised will benefit the Women and Children’s Refuge.

235-4803 sawagreenville.org chelsia.spivey@uss.salvationarmy.org

WANT TO SEE YOUR EVENT HERE? Complete our easy-to-use online form at www.bit.ly/GJCalendar by Monday at 5 p.m. to be considered for publication in that week’s Journal.

TICKET OFFICE – GOING ON SALE – DOLLY PARTON June 5; 7:30 p.m.

Peace Center Cost: $100-$500 On sale: May 6, 10 a.m.

To purchase tickets: 467-3000; Peace Center Box Office; peacecenter.org

BLINK-182 August 3; 7 p.m.

Bon Secours Wellness Arena Cost: $83, $72, $52, $32 On sale: May 6, 10 a.m.

To purchase tickets: 800-745-3000; GSP Box Office at The Bon Secours Wellness Arena; ticketmaster.com Info: With special guests A Day To Remember and All American Rejects

– LAST CHANCE – MAY 13, 8 P.M. LEGENDS OF SOUTHERN HIP HOP Bon Secours Wellness Arena Cost: $107, $81, $61, $56 To purchase tickets: 800-745-3000; GSP Box Office at The Bon Secours Wellness Arena; ticketmaster.com Submit your Last Minute Ticket Sales for Upstate Events at bit.ly/LastTicketsGville For Upcoming Ticket Sales, enter them at bit.ly/UpcomingTicketsGJ

THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA SOLICITATION NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: Medical Supplies and Pharmaceuticals for the Greenville County EMS Division, IFB #85-05/20/16, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org or by calling (864) 467-7200.

SUMMONS NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 2016-CP-23-01818 DH REPOP, LLC v. WILLIE FOWLER, Jr., JAMES ANDREW FOWLER, ARTHUR DONSON, et al.

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: You are hereby summoned and notified that an action has been filed against you in the Greenville County, SC court in action number 2016-CP-2301818. You have thirty (30) days from the last date of publication of this notice to answer the complaint. You must also serve a copy of your answer upon the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff’s attorney at the address shown below. If you fail to answer the Complaint, judgment by default could be rendered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C.A. No.: 2015-DR-23-3057 Jessica and Matthew Johnson, Plaintiffs, vs. Megan Mullinax, et al. Defendants.

IN THE INTEREST OF: Elisar, DOB: 08/20/2008; Katalina, DOB: 11/19/2011; and Roman, DOB: 08/13/2013, Minor children under the age of 18.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for termination of parental rights in and to the children in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Greenville, South Carolina on the 20th day of July, 2016, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiffs at 1314 E Washington Street, Greenville, South Carolina, 29607, within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, Plaintiffs will apply for judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Vanessa H. Kormylo Attorney for Plaintiffs S.C. Bar No. 12040 1314 E Washington Street Greenville, SC 29607 Telephone (864) 242-1644 ______________, 2016 Fax (864) 640-8879 Greenville, South Carolina

SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2016-CP-2300799 CONELL BENARD TERRY, Plaintiff, v. WHITEY'S AUTO AUCTION, and BLACKS AUTO AND SHIRLEY DIANN BROCK AND WEST SPECIALTY PRODUCTS OF EASLEY SOUTH CAROLINA, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the subscriber at his office at 112 Wakefield Street, P.O. Box 10496, Greenville, South Carolina 29601 within thirty days (30) after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and, if you fail to appear and defend by filing an answer to the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Respectfully submitted, FLETCHER N. SMITH, JR., Attorney at Law 112 Wakefield Street (29601) Post Office Box 10496, F.S., Greenville, SC 29603

SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C.A. NO.: 2015-DR-23-4692 Jane Doe and John Doe, Plaintiffs, vs. Abigail McKenzie and David McKenzie Defendants.

IN THE INTEREST OF: Damon, DOB: 05/29/2005; and Dawson, DOB: 06/03/2007, Minor children under the age of 18.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVENAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint for termination of parental rights in and to the children in this action, the original of which has been filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Greenville, South Carolina on the 28th day of October, 2015, a copy of which will be delivered to you upon request; to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint upon the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiffs at 1314 E Washington Street, Greenville, South Carolina, 29607, within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, Plaintiffs will apply for judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Vanessa H. Kormylo Attorney for Plaintiffs S.C. Bar No. 12040 1314 E Washington Street Greenville, South Carolina Telephone (864) 242-1644 Fax (864) 640-8879

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Silvia’s Supermarket LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and ON AND OFF premises consumption of BEER & WINE at 2516 E. North Street Suite B, Greenville, SC 29615. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 15, 2016. 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 STBT Acquisition TGR, LLC /DBA The Green Room, 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 116 N Main St., Greenville, SC 29601. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 22, 2016. 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 STBT Acquisition TGR, LLC /DBA Sip Tasting Room & Rooftop Lounge, 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 103 N Main St., Greenville, SC 29601. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 22, 2016. 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 Bon Appetit Management Co., 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 at 1 Dave Garrett Way, Greenville, SC 29613. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 22, 2016.

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 Velo Valets, LLC dba Velo Valets, 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 at 2901 Old Buncombe Rd., Greenville, SC 29609. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 15, 2016. 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 Bon Appetit Management Co., 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 at 100 Stadium Drive, Greenville, SC 29613. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 22, 2016.

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 Bon Appetit Management Co., 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 at 101 Cherrydale Road, Greenville, SC 29613. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 22, 2016. 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 Bon Appetit Management Co., 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 at 400 N Hwy 25 Bypass, Greenville, SC 29613. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 22, 2016. 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 Stone Pizza Company.

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 500 E. Park Avenue, Greenville, SC 29601. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 8, 2016. 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 Bon Appetit Management Co., 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 at 3300 Poinsett Hwy., Pearce Horton Football Complex, Greenville, SC 29613. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 22, 2016. 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 Bon Appetit Management Co., 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 at 3300 Poinsett Hwy., Greenville, SC 29613. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 22, 2016.

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 Bon Appetit Management Co., 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 at 100 N. Village Way, Bldg J 2854, Greenville, SC 29613. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 22, 2016. 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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NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that Bon Appetit Management Co., 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 1 Younts Way, Greenville, SC 29613. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 22, 2016.

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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71 Jim-dandy 73 “Mean Girls” actress Gasteyer 74 Stretches of history 75 Vigilante retribution, perhaps 81 Informant Snowden 84 Hindu belief 85 Moment 87 See 56-Down 88 China’s Sun — -sen 91 Keeping up contact 93 Bait 95 Without risk 97 Some lap dogs, briefly 99 It doesn’t stop at a lot of stations 101 Big hauler 104 Dernier — (latest thing) 106 Bad guy in “Othello” 107 Spine-chilling 108 Improv comic’s skill 113 Sail support 115 Clickable address 116 State of rage 117 Mattel man 118 “Emmy” has two 119 Had to repay 123 Element in antiseptics 125 Wish for getting better 129 Shells out 130 Australian sheepdogs 131 Skittish 132 Badger

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96 Worry about 98 — Lanka 100 Amiens’ river 101 Slogging-in-mud Sudoku answers: page 35 sound Hard

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COMMUNITYJOURNALS.COM COMMUNITY VOICES Life Lessons from a Dog Trainer with Connie Cleveland

What’s your role?

Who your pet – or your coworker, or your spouse – needs you to be can change from day to day

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The new puppy arrives and, as a dog obedience competitor excited over the arrival of my next canine partner, the instinct to nurture is unmistakable. Just as a parent with a baby, safety is the primary concern. The puppy is escorted outside, kept warm and dry, fed on a schedule, given appropriate time to exercise and to nap.

As the puppy grows, training begins. My role in the puppy’s life begins to change. I am no longer the nurturing parent, but I become the teacher as I begin to fill my new puppy’s head with verbal commands and signals and we learn to communicate with one another.

Competition brings another dimension to our relationship, as I am finished teaching and am now the canine athlete’s coach. My athlete must be coached correctly in the days prior to the event, the day of the event and during his performance in the ring. Just as a coach of human athletes, I am sometimes demanding, sometimes encouraging and sometimes admiring as performances are perfected.

Recently, I was coaching another obedience competitor who was preparing for an event. She was praising and clapping for her dog while it was moving slowly, exhibiting almost no effort.

I stopped her and said, “You need to be the coach, but you are acting like a cheerleader.

Cheerleaders are present to excite the crowd. Coaches are present to push, to admonish, to praise the players. Be clear about your role on this team.”

I do “switch roles” with my dogs when it’s needed. Recently one of my older dogs underwent a life-threatening illness, and I instantly became not the teacher or the coach but a very concerned and caretaking parent. But the lines we have in human relationships are not as easily defined or clear as those I have with my dogs. Our roles change not only year-to-year, but sometimes even day-to-day. They are ever-evolving, growing, or sometimes, tragically devolving.

Getting those roles right is an important skill for human beings to learn. It’s so easy to get it wrong, experience by experience, day by day.

A friend tells me that sometimes, late at night, she jokingly reminds her husband, who is also her business partner, that she will not enter the bedroom with a co-worker, only her husband.

During the day she needs to be his business partner, but at night, she wants to be his wife.

My cousin attempted to describe the transition to an adult relationship with his only son.

“Certainly it’s not the same as an adult friendship, because with a friend it is a given that when you offer advice, there is no demand that your advice will be taken. With your child, there is such a visceral desire for his well-being that it’s hard for me not to demand that he do the right thing as I see it. I want to be available and accessible, ready only to offer the kind of advice that was asked for. As his father, this is how I’ve learned to see it: If he asks, and I offer counsel, there is no requirement that he has to follow it. I simply appreciate having a voice with him. My greatest fear has to be that he will not seek my advice at all.”

Many parents and children never achieve this desire for a balanced and evolving role.

Another friend tells me that she had to explain to her husband, suffering from depression, that she needed to be his wife and partner, but not his mother. “Sometimes it’s hard,” she admitted.

“I want to tell him what to do, but the role of his mother is already taken.”

An addiction counselor breaks my heart with the story of the teenage addict finally considering a treatment facility. The teenager is confronted by his father, a minister, outraged at the thought that his son could need such therapy. When his sermon ended, the teenager ran into the night. Shaking with rage at the missed opportunity for the teenager, the counselor said, “His son needed a father, not a minister. He failed him.”

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How do we achieve the right role at the right time – for employees, friends, family members and peers? A part of that answer, I think, is self-awareness “in the moment.”

I constantly ask myself three questions about the relationships I have with my family members, friends and co-workers. Who am I? Who do I want to be? Who do I need to be in this instance?

May I have the grace to maintain the correct role in the relationships that I enjoy. .

Connie Cleveland, a nationally recognized dog trainer, is the founder of Dog Trainers Workshop, a training and boarding center in Fountain Inn. Visit dogtrainersworkshop.com or facebook.com/DogTrainersWorkshop.

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