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Finalists named for Greenville police chief CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com The six finalists for Greenville police chief were announced Monday by Greenville City Manager John Castile.

Castile expects to select the new chief by the end of July.

Eighty-seven candidates from

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26 states applied to replace former chief Terri Wilfong, who retired in April to move back to Louisville, Kentucky.

The finalists will undergo interviews in the coming weeks, including meetings with elected officials, community stakeholders and Greenville Police Department personnel.

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Mike Gambrell

Mike Harmon

Gerald Hunt

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• 30-year veteran • Previously a major with the Greenville Police Department • Responsibilities included management and budgetary oversight of the operations division, including SWAT, the crisis negotiation team, the dignitary protection team and emergency management functions

• 27-year veteran • Commander of the department’s operations division • Manages five platoons and the K9, SWAT and crisis negotiations teams • Marine Corps veteran

• 23-year veteran • Commander of the department’s support division • Manages criminal investigations, communications, traffic, animal control, warrant and vice and narcotics divisions • Marine Corps veteran

• Bachelor’s degree in business management from Southern Wesleyan University • Master’s degree in management science from Southern Wesleyan University

• Bachelor’s degree in sociology and criminal justice from Lander University • Master’s degree in criminal justice from Anderson University

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• Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Charleston Southern University • Master’s degree in criminal justice from American Military University

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Brian Harris

Steven Henry

Kenneth Miller

DeKalb County (Ga.) Police Department

Pinal County (Ariz.) Sheriff’s Department

Greensboro (N.C.) Police

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• 21-year veteran with department of 950 sworn officers • Division chief for special operations and manages its specialized units, including aerial support, bomb, K9, SWAT, traffic and building security • Brigadier general in the Army National Guard

• Sheriff’s senior executive and administrator and oversees a $58 million budget for the department with 228 sworn officers, 270 uniformed detention staff and 141 civilian support staff • Also worked for the Chandler (Ariz.) Police Department

• Master’s degree in military history from American Military University • Master’s degree in strategic studies from United States Army War College

• Bachelor’s degree in history from Arizona State University • Master’s degree in educational leadership from Northern Arizona University

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Chief since 2010

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• Oversees a $66 million budget and a staff of 783, including 673 sworn officers • Previously with the CharlotteMecklenburg Police Department for 21 years • A veteran of the U.S. Air Force

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• Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and political science from East Tennessee State University • Master’s degree in public administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Changing health care one nurse at a time The 21st century is a pivotal and exciting time for nurses and the nursing profession.

Nurses make up the single largest segment of the health care workforce and spend more time delivering patient care than any other health care profession. Nursing’s unique ability to meet patient needs at the bedside and beyond puts us in a critical position to transform health care.

Patients and families have come to expect nursing care that provides exceptional care, competence and advocacy.

Will this change in the changing health care environment? No – but also yes.

Nurses are being called upon to manage an increasingly complex health care environment that includes an aging demographic that brings with it record numbers of potential patients but also increased disease complexities. Nurses must fill expanding roles, master technological tools and navigate information management systems while also leading, coordinating and collaborating care across teams of health professionals.

A study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, recommends that nurses achieve higher levels of education, become more technologically proficient and become full partners with physicians and other health care professionals to maximize the quality of patient care. The study recommends that 80 percent of nurses hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree by 2020.

Approximately 60 percent of registered nurses in the U.S. hold associate degrees in nursing. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program includes the same information as the associate degree, but also includes education about population and managed care settings, technology, disease prevention and health promotion theories.

While controversial, the recommendation for a higher percentage of baccalaureate-prepared nurses is supported by research that shows that a richer mix of BSN-prepared nurses

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IN MY OWN WORDS by MICHELLE TAYLOR SMITH, RN

leads to better patient outcomes.

Greenville Health System is transitioning workforces and hiring practices to meet the recommended education requirements for the benefit of patient care. Effective July 1, GHS will begin requiring a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree for the majority of acute-care inpatient nursing positions.

Affected nurses without an accredited BSN degree will be required to obtain one. New nursing hires without a BSN will be required to pursue one if they accept a position that requires the degree.

GHS already provides tuition assistance to full- and part-time employees. The same assistance will be available to those who pursue this degree.

Nurses are in a critical position to transform health care via their ability to meet diverse patients’ needs at the bedside, but also through leadership, evidence-based practices and educational advances in community, public health, research and health policy arenas.

The broadest health care overhaul in 50 years is now unfolding on a national scale. Safe, quality, patient-centered, affordable and accessible care should always be at its center.

We have a unique opportunity before us, and I am confident that the nursing profession will continue to advance and evolve as it always has to ensure the delivery of safe, quality, patient-centered care.

Michelle Taylor Smith is vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer at Greenville Health System. With more than 30 years’ experience in the nursing field, she is a board-certified nurse administrator, a practicing fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and an active member of Sigma Theta Tau, the national honor society for nursing practice and research.

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South Carolina’s nonprofits – universities, medical providers, human service agencies, the arts – are some of our state’s best resources. Donations provide their operating support, reflecting the trust and hope the community places in the good work they do.

Without effective nonprofits, the quality of life in the Upstate would diminish. Children would fail to develop to their potential, and many adults who have suffered setbacks would not receive a second chance.

With so much at stake, it continues to amaze me that many governing boards – nonprofits’ top leaders – fail to take their jobs seriously. The nominating process is haphazard; board member expectations are undefined or set low, and even when set, go unenforced. Board meetings are led poorly, and agendas look backward, approving what has already happened, rather than looking to the future.

Greenville is known for its strong, vibrant nonprofit community. More than 550 Greenville County nonprofits file an annual 990. We easily assume each nonprofit has integrity, is effective, well led and appropriately staffed.

Although true in many cases, it should never be taken for granted. Governing boards must ensure each organization stays focused on a compelling mission with metrics that measure success, has the right staff leadership, and daily operations remain solvent within the boundaries of acceptable behavior.

Years ago a generous business owner joined Miracle Hill’s board, attending only two meeting in six years. We found a face-saving way to ease him off, and to our relief he continued giving.

“If he likes us,” I wondered, “why doesn’t he attend board meetings?” I now realize most MHM board meetings wasted time. Agendas were staffcontrolled and contained few major decisions for the board to make. Board members found little fulfillment in a monthly meeting that accomplished little. Training and effective facilitation transformed Miracle Hill’s board and launched the organization forward.

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something more for your board, consider attending Shine the Light’s “Developing and Engaging a High Performing Board” on July 16 from 8 a.m.-noon at the Kroc Center. Keynote speaker Susan Meier, principal of Meier and Associates in Washington, D.C., will bring over 26 years of governance and nonprofit experience to her address.

Now in its fifth year, DNA Creative Communications’ Shine the Light Nonprofit Forums were developed in partnership with United Way of Greenville County, the Community Foundation of Greenville and the Hollingsworth Funds. This year’s four half sessions, targeted at nonprofit executive directors and board leaders, will focus on leadership. Subsequent sessions will focus on expanding leadership (Sept. 9) and leading for sustainability (Nov. 19). Each session will include a nationally known keynote speaker and a panel of local leaders.

Hundreds of organizations that form Greenville’s nonprofit and philanthropic community spend their days tackling tough issues and enhancing quality of life. We couldn’t do it without the unwavering support of many thousands of Greenville residents who give their time, talents and resources to the causes about which they care.

Leadership development through DNA’s Shine the Light Nonprofit Forums will enhance the value of those investments and increase the chance that together, we can create the Greenville County to which we all aspire.

For information about DNA’s Shine the Light Nonprofit Forums, visit nonprofitforms.org or call 864-235-0959.

Reid Lehman has served for 29 years as president and CEO at Miracle Hill Ministries, a nonprofit that provides housing and other vital services for up to 600 homeless men, women and children daily in the Upstate.

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Report: More in county and state living in poverty areas

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clandrum@communityjournals.com More South Carolina residents – and those who live in Greenville County – are calling poverty their neighbor.

The Palmetto State had one of the biggest increases in the last decade of people living in poor neighborhoods, according to the latest statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Slightly more than 35 percent of the state’s residents lived in poor neighborhoods in 2010, up from one in five in 2000, according to a recently released Census Bureau report. The bureau defines poverty areas as census tracts with 20 percent or more of its residents living below federal poverty thresholds.

The study found residents of highpoverty neighborhoods are more demographically diverse than in the past. Researchers said living in areas with high

concentrations of poverty has adverse affects on residents, even those who aren’t considered poor themselves, due to higher crime rates, poorer housing conditions and fewer job opportunities.

In Greenville County, the percentage of residents living in poor neighborhoods is up, too, although by exactly how much was unclear because the report did not give detailed county information.

Maps included in the study show, however, that in 2010, the percentage of Greenville County residents living in poor neighborhoods was in the 25 percent to 49.9 percent range, up from the 10 percent to 24.9 percent range in 2000.

“A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE EDGE” Russell Stall, executive director of Greenville Forward, a nonprofit organization that works to improve the quality of life in Greenville, said the lower middle-income population is dwindling.

“We have a lot of people on the edge in Greenville County and it’s disturbing,” he said. “They may not be living in poverty, but they’re closer. And poverty affects everybody.”

Ginny Stroud, the city of Greenville’s community development director, said the

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city is trying to provide “a toolbox” of opportunities in its 12 special emphasis neighborhoods – areas within the city limits where at least 51 percent of the residents earn below 80 percent of the area’s median household income for a family of four.

Eighty percent of the median income is $46,550, Stroud said.

In many of the special emphasis neighborhoods, the median income is much less, she said.

Partnering with other agencies and the private sector, the city offers these neighborhoods job training and homebuyer programs, after-school help, home improvement programs for residents who can’t afford to fix their houses, micro loans for small businesses, leadership development and affordable housing programs, she said.

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JOURNAL NEWS 10 years ago in Leadership Greenville, a program to develop the area’s future leaders, the group’s Human Services Day included a tour of the city’s low-income neighborhoods.

“Ten years ago, it was doom and gloom and look how bad the conditions are,” he said. “Now, we’re seeing some high-quality low-income housing. The tour has become a celebration instead of doom and gloom. It’s become a good microcosm of how things are changing.”

But Stall has a warning: “As a community we’re only as good as how well we take care of those in need.”

Stall said one of Greenville Forward’s goals is to raise the levels of income of all residents and help people escape poverty – a condition some families have found themselves in for generations.

“Some people have been in poverty all their lives,” Stall said. “The key is how do we get people good paying jobs, and it starts with education.”

In Greenville County in 2012, 40.86 percent of residents had a two-year college degree or higher, according to the Lumina Foundation. That’s higher than the state – 34.8 percent – but way behind areas such as Raleigh and Charlotte in neighboring North Carolina. In Wake County, 58 percent of residents of work-

ing age – ages 25 to 64 – have college degrees, and more than 50 percent do in Mecklenberg County.

“It’s very easy to celebrate what we’ve done, but there are still issues in Greenville,” Stall said.

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DECREASE WAS SEEN IN: D.C.: -6.7% Louisiana: -3.6% West Virginia: -2.3% Hawaii: -1.0% Alaska: -0.4%

BIGGEST INCREASES WERE SEEN IN: North Carolina: +17.9% Tennessee: +16.0% Oregon: +16.0% Arkansas: +15.7% Georgia: +14.7% South Carolina: +14.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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POVERTY AREA: A census tract with 20 percent or more of its residents living below federal poverty thresholds.

77,000,000+

HOW POVERTY IS MEASURED

25.7% of the population lived in poor neighborhoods

The U.S. Census Bureau determines an area’s poverty status by comparing annual income to a set of dollar values called poverty thresholds that vary by family size, the number of related children and the age of the householder.

If a family’s before-tax income is less than the dollar value of the corresponding threshold, that family and every individual in it are considered to be in poverty.

For people not living in families, poverty status is determined by comparing the individual’s income to a poverty threshold for one adult.

In 2014, the poverty guideline was $23,850 for a family of four.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

“Researchers have found that living in poor neighborhoods adds burdens to low-income families, such as poor housing conditions and fewer job opportunities.”

Alemayehu Bishaw, U.S. Census Poverty Statistics Branch

people live in poverty areas nationwide

in 2010, up from 18.1% in 2000

51.1% living in poverty lived in central cities of metropolitan areas

28.6% lived in suburban areas 20.4% lived outside of metropolitan areas SOUTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY AREAS 2010 2000 CHANGE

1,579,936 (35.2%) 806,795 (20.8%) 773,141 (+14.4%)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Sunday alcohol sales could be on November ballot Business owner gathers more than 9,000 signatures in petition bid APRIL A. MORRIS | STAFF

amorris@communityjournals.com A Greenville business owner’s twoweek blitz to collect petition signatures for a ballot referendum on Sunday al-

cohol sales in the unincorporated areas of Greenville County may have paid off.

After Greenville County Council opted to delay a decision on whether to call a referendum on Sunday alcohol sales in the county, Palmetto Restaurant and Ale House owner David McCraw launched a petition drive to add the question to the November ballot.

McCraw submitted more than 9,400 signatures to county election officials by the Monday deadline, more than the

7,500 threshold required to get the issue on the ballot.

said his staff has 30 days to verify the signatures, but he anticipates a result

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there are no issues with 7,500 signatures, the referendum can be included on the November ballot.

Belangia is retaining up to six parttime workers to verify the Sunday sales petition names.

McCraw said 85 to 90 percent of the people he encountered while collecting signatures either signed the petition or voiced support for the referendum. McCraw had the help of 10 volunteers, and roughly 50 stores, businesses and restaurants across the county allowed him to put petition forms at their locations, he said.

McCraw chastised the council at Tuesday night’s formal meeting for delaying the referendum vote. The decision effectively impedes county retailers’ ability to compete with businesses in municipalities that allow Sunday alcohol sales, he said during Tuesday’s public input period.

“You’re not here to legislate morality … you’re here to make sure we have a successful county,” he said. “At this point, you’ve failed the citizens of Greenville County.”

The council’s committee of the whole voted 6-4 last month to hold the motion authorizing the alcohol referendum, thereby missing the deadline for including it on the November ballot.

If McCraw’s petition is successful, the Sunday alcohol sales referendum will join the 1 percent local option sales tax referendum for road and transportation improvements.

Councilman Fred Payne said the roads referendum is the most important issue the council has voted on in 20 years and he had wanted it to be the only referendum on the ballot this November. The state is never going to fix Greenville County’s roads, he said.

“They’ve got a 20-year track record on what they’re going to do.”

Councilman Sid Cates expressed concern that the Sunday alcohol sales referendum could hurt the chances for passage of the roads referendum. He anticipates churches will mobilize voters against the Sunday sales issue, and predicted Tuesday that those voters will vote against a potential 1 percent sales tax.

In other business, the council approved rezoning for a property at Woodruff and South Bennett Bridge roads. Developers had initially proposed a condominium project with more than 120 units, which drew vocal opposition by neighbors. Since then, developers have revised the project to align with the East Woodruff Road Area Plan (EWRAP), which recommends up to four units per acre.

Greenville County Council is scheduled to meet again on Aug. 19, 6 p.m., at County Square, University Ridge, Greenville.

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THE BLOTTER WITH JEANNE PUTNAM

A former Greenville County sheriff ’s deputy has been accused of sexually assaulting two girls.

Mark Allen Weaver was charged with 10 counts of committing or attempting a lewd act upon a child under 16 years old, and five counts of criminal sexual conduct first degree or attempt with a minor where the victim is under 11 years of age, by the Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office Crimes Against Children Unit on Wednesday.

Investigators were contacted in June

by Mauldin Middle School’s resource officer after one of the victims reported that Weaver had sexually assaulted her more than once, according to the GCSO. Investigators learned that approximately five years ago, the victims, sisters who were 7 and 5 years old at the time, were neighbors of Weaver who would visit his house to play with his children, the GCSO said.

Investigators suspect there may be additional victims, and are asking that

anyone who may have information regarding other incidents call the Crimes Against Children Unit at 864-467-4704.

Weaver served as a deputy in the Sheriff ’s Office from May 1985 to October 1986, said Master Deputy Jonathan Smith. Weaver had had no affiliation with the GCSO in the more than 25 years since, Smith said.

Greenville police released the identity of a man who was shot by an officer Saturday at Pep Boys on Laurens Road.

Steven Blair Camden was holding a knife in each hand when he was shot by a Greenville police officer inside the auto parts store, said Johnathan Bragg, police spokesman.

According to Bragg, Camden remains hospitalized and has been charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, possession of a knife during violent crime, armed robbery, kidnapping, attempted murder and resisting arrest, according to arrest warrants.

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Greenville Middle School students share their views on life’s challenges

As a writing project this past school year, Greenville Middle School seventhgraders penned essays about what they believe. The compositions cover topics important to them and today’s world – bullying, fitting in, overcoming adversity, family relationships.

Teacher Kim Townsend said the project “wasn’t about changing the world. It was about what changed them, how they got to this place in their lives.”

Here are three of those essays. (Names have been withheld due to school privacy concerns).

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‘This I believe’ FEELING SELFISH I believe selfishness is in everybody, even though nobody wants to be labeled as selfish. In my case, my problem with selfishness is very personal. Every time I’m selfish it is usually out of jealousy, and I don’t want it to be that way.

I have a sister, and her name is CJ. Before I was born, when she was about 1, my sister and my mom were in a really bad car accident. My mom had made it out fine, but my sister was ejected from her car seat and trapped under the passenger front seat. About two months later, my sister was diagnosed with brain damage.

As I was growing up I would get jealous of my sister, because she would get more attention than me. I was only about 2, so I didn’t really understand why my sister needed a little more attention. As I grew older I started realizing that my sister was a little different than me and most other kids. I realized that she

couldn’t comprehend, or do things as well as I could.

Usually when you have an older sibling, you can ask them for advice, and look up to them as a role model. For me, my older sibling, or sister, looks up to me and depends on me to help her with things and give her advice. There are a lot of days where I wish I had an older sister to talk to. I mean I have one to talk to, but she’s not the kind of sibling you can just go to for help or advice. It’s actually kind of the opposite; instead of her giving me advice, helping me with homework, helping me do things, I get to help her with all of those things because she can’t do things like that by herself.

There are days where I feel like the most selfish person in the world, even though I know she needs more from me, more from my mom, and more from the world than I do.

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I believe people come into your life for a reason. Have you ever had a special person who changed your life forever? I want to tell you how that feels.

When I was little my sister and I had no dad. My mom was working three jobs. Then one day she met my stepdad. His name is Aundray Smith. When I was little I was bad, had low grades, and didn’t listen. My stepdad always told me I would be something one day. I really didn’t believe that at the time. My stepdad said he was not going to let me waste my life. He started to punish me so I would learn to do the right things. One day he took two days off of work to help me study for a major test. My grades got better after he worked with me.

My stepdad helped me find football, which I love. In the first grade he signed me up to play for the East Side Dolphins. He comes to all my games and practices. We love to watch football games together on TV. Football is still an important part of my life today.

There are many other things my stepdad has taught me. He taught me how to plant and take care of a garden and cut grass. I can fix tires, chainsaws, lawn mowers, change a car’s oil and car spark plugs because of him. He is the smartest person I know. I have come a long way because he has taught me how to be a man. I believe my stepdad came into my life for a reason. I needed someone to show me the way. I believe now that I can do anything I put my mind to. I am so thankful for all that he has done for me.

FAMILY MATTERS I believe family is important.

I was born in Inner Mongolia, in a small town called Hohhot. My birth parents gave me up right after I was born, they left me in a train station under a chair. My birth mom watched secretly until I was found and safe.

I spent the first year and a half of my life in an orphanage, until an amazing woman felt her life was incomplete. She waited and waited, filling out forms, sitting by the phone for a call, and getting very impatient.

We don’t get to choose our destiny, we get dealt a hand of cards and there is no trading or picking new ones. Your family might not live up to what you hoped or dreamed, but you end up loving them anyway.

My mother has sacrificed so much to come get me and to be a single mom. She gave up a corporate job to teach in a bricks and mortar school. She made her schedule fit mine with snacks, naps, and getting in early. My mom made sure I had a great education. Her whole life changed and so did mine when she adopted me.

“I was adopted, therefore I was not put in a family by random; I was wanted by another then my own.” – Michael J. Baron It has taken me 12 years to realize what my mom has given me and sacrificed.

Family doesn’t necessarily mean biological, family is the people who love and care for you and who you love and care for.

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INSIDE THE OUTSIDE

WITH BRAD WYCHE

Taking nothing for granted I hope you’ve taken the hike to see Raven Cliff Falls, an iconic treasure in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area of northern Greenville County and the highest waterfall east of the Mississippi. If not, please put it on your to-do list. It’s a fairly easy hike that you can do in two or three hours.

While you’re soaking in the majestic view, think about this advertisement that was running in The New York Times and Atlanta Constitution in the late 1970s, along with a beautiful photograph of the waterfall: “Raven Cliff Falls: This property is ideally suited for development. Potential 18-hole golf course, several lake sites, inn, motel complex, condominiums and single-family residences.”

Until this ad started running, all of us had taken Raven Cliff Falls for granted. We knew it was privately owned, but we naively assumed it wouldn’t be developed or disturbed. The ad was a shocking wake-up call and galvanized conservation leaders into action.

Thank goodness, a special grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior allowed the state to acquire the property and include it in the Mountain Bridge Wilderness Area. We were lucky. If a developer had responded to the ad and accepted the owner’s offer, it would have been too late.

Fast-forward 25 years and the same scenario occurred with the Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel and Issaqueena Falls property in Oconee County.

Again, we took this special place for granted. The City of Walhalla was managing the property as a public park and Clemson had used the tunnel to store its famous blue cheese, so everything seemed fine.

But when a Florida developer arrived on the scene, we discovered that the city was only leasing the property from a private owner and the lease could be terminated on 30 days notice. With a lot of scrambling, hard work and inspiring grass-roots support from Oconee County citizens, we were able to raise over $4 million in four months and save this special place.

Again, we were lucky. If the owner hadn’t been willing to give us some time to raise the funds, there would probably be a private gate there today.

Not all the stories have happy endings like Raven Cliffs Falls and Stumphouse Mountain. Often we don’t even have a chance and the special place is lost before we know it. Often we can’t raise the funds by the deadline.

Like everyone, we prefer not to work in a crisis atmosphere. We prefer plenty of advance notice and plenty of time to find a conservation solution, especially in a region where funding for conservation is so limited.

That’s the way it worked out for the Nine Times property, a 1,648-acre tract in northern Pickens County with breathtaking beauty and exceptional habitat for plants and animals. The owner, Crescent Resources, needed to sell the property at a certain price but wanted us to succeed. Fortunately, Crescent gave us almost two years to put the pieces of the funding puzzle together and protect this extraordinary place forever.

Several years ago, the Upstate Forever Land Trust program became much more proactive. We started reaching out to the owners of special places across the Upstate to explain how conservation agreements work, the possible sources of funding, the potential tax benefits, etc.

We’re not taking any special place for granted, and we’re trying to avoid the crisis. Because in most cases, by the time the bulldozer arrives, it’s too late.

Brad Wyche is executive director of Upstate Forever, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting sensible growth and protecting special places in the Upstate region of South Carolina.

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Each year, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education and the governor jointly sponsor awards for two-year colleges and fouryear institutions to recognize a Governor’s Professor of the Year. The professors selected as Greenville Technical College’s nominees were: Mary Rock of the business/public service division; Heather Forrester of the arts and sci- Rock Robinson ences division; Sally Beth Todd from health sciences and nursing; and David Ackerman from technologies. Rock’s name will be submitted to the Commission on Higher Education for the state selection, which will take place in spring 2015. Janiece Robinson from arts and sciences was named the college’s Adjunct Professor of the Year, and she will also go on to compete at the state level. Other nominees for this honor were Lisa Riddle from business/public service and Kelly Betsill from health sciences and nursing.

The Richard W. Riley Institute at Furman University has named participants for its 2014-2015 Emerging Public Leaders Program. The award-winning program is offered free and is designed for a select group of rising high school seniors who desire to get involved in their communities and make a difference.

Participants include: Luke De Mott, Westin Hardesty, Mani King, Susannah Pazdan and James Wiley.

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Shiela Miller, Erin Reid and Amy Phillips were awarded the first annual Roddey E. Gettys III Clinical Scholarships for the 2014-2015 academic year. The applicants were evaluated on their applications, essays, letters of recommendations and transcripts. The Roddey E. Gettys III Clinical Scholarship Endowment Fund offers individuals interested in pursuing a career in health care the opportunity to perpetuate Gettys’ legacy of clinical excellence and patient-focused service. It is administered through the Baptist Easley Hospital Foundation.

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Teacher and stem cell transplant recipient Dr. Cristy Kessler will talk about her book, “5 S.T.E.P.S. to Being Your Own Patient Advocate,” at Fiction Addiction on July 16, 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are requested. If you cannot make the signing, reserve a personalized copy of the book by contacting Fiction Addiction in advance at 864-675-0540 or at info@ fiction-addiction.com.

Bestselling author Suzanne Palmieri will be discussing her new book, “The Witch of Belladonna Bay,” at Fiction Addiction on July 17, 5:30 p.m. The $10 ticket includes one admission to the event and a $10 voucher that can be redeemed at the event. A $15.89 ticket includes two admission passes to the event and one copy of the book. Tickets may be purchased at fiction-addiction.com, at the store or by calling 864-675-0540.

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On July 14 at noon, S.C. Rep. Dan Hamilton and S.C. Sen. Larry Martin will be at First Monday at the Poinsett Club in Greenville. They will discuss what happened in the Legislature this past year. Reservations are needed. For more information, visit firstmondayingreenville.com.

Award-winning author Lydia Netzer will be discussing her latest book, “How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky,” at Fiction Addiction on July 18, 5:30 p.m. A $10 ticket includes one admission to the event and a $10 voucher that can be redeemed at the event. The $27.55 ticket includes two admission passes to the event and one copy of the book. Tickets may be purchased at fiction-addiction. com, at the store or by calling 864-675-0540.

The Carolina Shag Club is sponsoring a free Junior Shag Workshop on July 12, 6:30–7:30 p.m., at The Phoenix Inn, 246 N. Pleasantburg Drive. The class is for ages 8-20. A free T-shirt will be given to first-time participants.

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Hospice of the Upstate will host its Summer Grief Series on July 14, 21, 28 and Aug. 4 and 11 at 10 a.m. or 6 p.m. The series will cover: Symptoms of Grief and Common Feelings, Normal vs. Abnormal Grief, Coping Techniques for Handling Stress and Assessing the Grief Journey. All talks will be held at the Randall E. Sadler Bereavement and Education Center, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson. For more information and to register, contact Debbie Schmitz at 864-328-1950.

Charleston Cooks! will mark its second year in Greenville by hosting a birthday party at its kitchen retail shop on July 12, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. The store is located at 200 N. Main St., Greenville. The public is invited to participate in events include tastings, grilling and ice cream making demonstrations on the store’s front porch. Nearby businesses will also be offering product samples, including House of Jerky, Juice 2 Go, American Tea Plantation and The Chocolate Moose. For more information, visit charlestoncooks.com.

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NewSpring Church will host the Race Day 500 Festival on July 12, featuring a lawn mower race, live music, kids activities and a fireworks display. The free festival is family-friendly. The winner of the lawn mower race will receive a $1,000 cash prize. The event is open to the public and begins at 4 p.m. and lasts until dark at Heritage Park, 861 SE Main St., Simpsonville. For more information, visit newspring.cc/raceday500.

On July 23, Easley welcomes back the Big League Baseball World Series, a division of Little League Baseball and Softball, for its 14th season and the battle for the Big League World Series title. This year’s series opens July 22 and will include a home run derby and a Fan Fest singing act. The U.S. vs. International Championship game at 6:30 p.m. on July 30 will be aired on ESPN. For more information, visit bigleagueworldseries.com.

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A local group of Duke Energy employees recently grabbed pitchforks and hauled mulch to help support the ongoing revitalization efforts of the Brutontown community. The Duke Energy Foundation also awarded TreesGreenville a $6,500 grant to purchase 65 trees. The trees will be planted this fall in parks, schools and neighborhoods throughout Greenville County. TreesGreenville received a seed grant from the Community Duke Energy volunteers load mulch to be spread around Foundation in 2008 to launch and trees planted through the efforts of TreesGreenville and establish NeighborWoods as a perother volunteers in the Brutontown community. manent TreesGreenville planting program. Since the first NeighborWoods planting in 2008 in Brutontown, more than 300 trees have been planted in the community through the NeighborWoods program.

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Five local charities received checks totaling $70,000 from the proceeds of the 14th Annual Spinx Charity Classic Golf Tournament. More than 200 golfers participated in the annual event at Greenville Country Club’s Chanticleer and Riverside greens. The 2014 charity recipients were the American Red CrossGreenville Chapter, Greenville Tech Foundation, Harvest Hope Food Bank, Junior Achievement of Upstate SC and Pendleton Place for Children and Families.

Since its inception in 2001, the tournament has given back nearly $900,000 to local charities aligned with its corporate charitable mission.

AidJoy will hold its first annual gala on Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. at Zen, 924 S. Main St., in Greenville. For more information, visit aidjoy.org.

A Ladies Night In charity event to benefit Safe Harbor was recently hosted by Enhanced Living Chiropractic. The event’s focus was empowering women in the community. Guests had the opportunity to bid on silent auction items, visit with a variety of vendors and donate items for Safe Harbor’s shelters. Safe Harbor’s representative Julie Meredith delivered a powerful message about domestic violence within the community. The event raised $700 for Safe Harbor in addition to items for their shelters.

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pstate Shakespeare Festival artistic director John Fagan was waiting for the right time to stage “Antony and Cleopatra.”

That time is now.

The Upstate Shakespeare Festival will stage the Shakespeare tragedy on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 3 at the amphitheater in Falls Park. All performances begin at 7 p.m. “‘Antony and Cleopatra’ has everything in it – romance, history, politics, great comedic scenes, two of the best messenger scenes in Shakespeare and one of Shakespeare’s great female characters ever,” Fagan said.

So why did Fagan wait until the festival’s 20th season – and his 16th as artistic director – to stage the tragedy? Because the story about Roman General Mark Antony and Egyptian queen Cleopatra – arguably among history’s most famous lovers – is about mature love and he was too young before, Fagan said.

Plus, he had to wait until he had the right people to play the lead roles.

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Now he does. USF veteran Lynne Junker plays Cleopatra, a character Fagan calls one of Shakespeare’s best female roles ever because she is “everything.”

“She is a great queen. She’s an amazing politician; she’s an incredible seductress,” he said.

“She is as immature a woman as they come, but she can make the most mature decisions. In the same scene, she can be temptress, queen, and woman in love who feels things so deeply. It takes a

SO YOU KNOW: WHAT: “Antony and Cleopatra” WHO: Staged by The Warehouse Theatre’s Upstate Shakespeare Festival and presented by Bank of America WHEN: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sundays at 7 p.m. through Aug. 3 WHERE: Amphitheater in Falls Park COST: Free, but donations are accepted INFORMATION: warehousetheatre.com/upstateshakespeare-festival or 864-235-6948 ext. 7

mature, talented woman to be able to switch out these things” and Junker qualifies.

Christopher M. Evans plays Antony, a character trying to hang on to the hero role he earned in “Julius Caesar.”

“Lynne and Chris are the right two people,” Fagan said.

One of the challenges he faced in staging “Antony and Cleopatra” is the 52 speaking roles in the uncut script – not counting the roles that don’t have names – that he must divide among USF’s production cast of 21.

In addition, the play is set in many locations, including Rome, Alexandria, Athens and a boat in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Fagan said USF’s staging would be cinematic with one scene finishing and the next coming on stage. The cast will wear Army shorts, sandals and tank tops, adding and removing clothing pieces to differentiate the various characters each actor has to play, he said.

“In this play, we see Shakespeare as he inches toward his

AFTER THIS SUMMER, THE UPSTATE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL WILL HAVE STAGED 24 OF THE BARD’S 38 PLAYS.

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The set for the Upstate Shakespeare Festival’s production of “Antony and Cleopatra” in Falls Park nears completion.

romances,” Fagan said. “One of the reasons ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ is so great is it shares so much with the romances and, at the same time, it shares so much with the tragedies that came before.”

While Fagan is known to give USF’s productions his own twists, he said this one didn’t require it. “This show already has all the crazy twists in the world. Just to tell the story is twists and craziness already.”

This production moves Fagan one play closer to his goal of eventually staging all of Shakespeare’s plays. “Antony

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and Cleopatra” marks the 24th USF has staged of the 38 plays Shakespeare wrote entirely or in part.

Next season, USF will knock “Coriolanus” off the list, he said.

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Forces of Nature aren’t supposed to be mortal, and if you ever saw Linda Rodney, a.k.a. “Chocolate Thunder,” raise the roof off of any venue she played, you know that she was a natural force like no other.

She was a blues singer who radiated joy; a gritty, low-down R&B belter who praised a higher power at every opportunity; she was both glamour and sweat personified. She was a guaranteed show-stealer who owned whatever stage she occupied. She was certainly a gifted songwriter, but her true talent lay in performance, where her voice took on standards and originals like the true instrument it was, full of vigorous life.

It was quite a shock to me, then, to hear of her passing on June 30, after battling an undisclosed illness. It was all the things an unexpected passing usually seems to be: surreal, unfair, confusing – and that’s just as a bystander; someone who simply loved being in her audience.

I decided to reach out to the musicians she played with over her 57 years, and try to get a sense of what she meant to them.

“Linda was one of the most creative people I’ve ever known. She wrote lyrics 24/7, even in her sleep. She found music in everything – trees, birds, dirt roads, old broken-down barns, it didn’t matter. Whatever song she was singing, she became that song.” – Max Hightower, former bandleader, arranger, guitarist and harmonica player for Chocolate Thunder.

“One of the hottest gigs (literally) I have ever played in my life was with her band down near Charleston. It was well over 100 degrees, we were outside, and Linda was still dancing up a storm and doing her signature splits. She only had one gear when she performed: Full out, all the time! I will always cherish having played on her albums, performed onstage with her, and known her as a person. She will be celebrated, remembered and missed.” – Craig Sorrells, trumpet player, singer and bandleader.

“I’ve worked off and on with Linda since the 1990s. She tore the house down with two amazing performances at the Montreal Jazz Festival in 2009, which I believe led directly to her signing with Alligator Records. We’ll never know what might have happened from there. We were supposed to perform on Main Street in front of the Hyatt on June 13, but she was unable. We left an open mic on stage as a tribute.”

– Kym MacKinnon, guitarist for Zataban, an Upstate blues-rock band.

“Linda was an amazing performer who always demanded the crowd’s attention and didn’t mind working hard to keep it. I’m blessed to have known her and called her my friend.” -Tez Sherard, drummer for various groups including Zataban and the Craig Sorrells project.

“Linda was the epitome of rhythm and blues. Every musician who ever worked with her was blessed. She was an incredible lady and talent. She will live on in her music and our hearts.” – Frank Wilkie, former Marshall Tucker Band bassist and producer of Chocolate Thunder’s “Ear Candy” album.

“She was a dynamic performer and a beautiful, sweet person. Anyone who met her felt the love she had for people. She will never be forgotten.” – Freddie Vanderford, former harmonica player for Chocolate Thunder.

“She was a dynamic performer and an even better human being. Her presence and huge heart will be missed.” – Spartanburg blues guitarist Shane Pruitt.

And now to give Mrs. Rodney the last word with her final message to the audience at every show: “It’s time to go,” she would say. “I just want to tell you that Jesus loves you, and so do I.”

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THE WEEK IN THE LOCAL ARTS WORLD

The Artists Guild Gallery of Greenville, 200 N. Main St., Greenville, is kicking off its annual fundraiser for Foothills Search and Rescue with a silent auction of original artwork by area artists. The silent auction goes on now through July 26.

On July 26, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., the gallery will host an event which will include vendors who create one-of-a-kind gifts and treats for pets, a raffle featuring gift baskets donated by local merchants, a chance to meet the volunteer handlers, trainers and canines of Foothills Search and Rescue and members of Greenville County K9 unit. For more information, visit artistsguildgalleryofgreenville.com.

Taylors Mill artists will be featured at the Hampton III Gallery, 3110 Wade Hampton Blvd., Suite 10, Taylors, through Aug. 16. Artists in the exhibit include: Allison Brown, Mike Vatalaro, Daniel Marinelli, Bob Ripley, Michael Marks, Doug Young, Bryan Hiott and Frankie Daniels. In addition, a coffee and conversation with Ripley, Hiott, Daniels and Marinelli will be held on July 12, 10-11 a.m., at Due South Coffee in Taylors Mill, 228 Mill St., Taylors. For more information, visit hamptoniiigallery.com or call 864-268-2771.

Flat Rock Playhouse presents the Tony Award-winning classic farce “Boeing Boeing” through July 27 at The Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown. Performances will be Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m. and matinees Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. All tickets are $40 and can be purchased by calling 828-6930731, 866-732-8008 or online at flatrockplayhouse.org. The Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown is located at 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville, N.C. The Distracted Globe, theatre company in residence at The Warehouse Theatre, presents staged readings of “The Last Lynching,” a play written by local authors John Jeter and Lucy Beam Hoffman, July 25 and 26 at 8 p.m. The play focuses on the 1947 Upstate trial of 31 white men accused of murdering a black man, Willie Earle. Professional actors will present the full script of the two-act drama on the largest lynching trial

in U.S. history. The play draws primarily from British journalist Rebecca West’s June 1947 piece in The New Yorker, “Opera in Greenville.” West serves as the play’s protagonist. Admission is $8. The theater is located at 37 Augusta St., Greenville.

Distracted Globe’s Andy Croston will direct the readings. For more information, contact Andy Croston at 864-235-6948 or andycroston@warehousetheatre.com.

“Art on Record” is a community art exhibit at Earshot, located at 1417 Laurens Road, Suite A, in Greenville. The “My Chair” artists will use record albums as their Kate VanNoorden, nationally canvas. Earshot will provide artists with renowned wildlife and pet sculprecords to use for their art and works will tor, will be exhibiting and dembe for sale on a consignment basis. Artists onstrating the process of her art interested in participating may contact sculpture at The Greenville Clusthe project organizer Jane Buck at artonter Dog Show to be held at the TD record@gmail.com. Submissions to the Convention Center July 24-27. exhibit must be received by Sept. 5. The exhibit opens on Sept. 20 with a reception from 3-6 p.m. with refreshments and featuring live music by local musicians.

Pride of Greenville Men’s Chorus presents Miss Coco Peru on Sept. 12 at 1241 Pendleton St. in Greenville. For more information or tickets, visit pogmc.com.

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Contact: Ray Bergey | 757-409-4900 Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner REALTORS

Contact: Melissa Morrell | 918-1734 BHHS C Dan Joyner REALTORS

STILLWOOD @ BELLS CROSSING

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389 AMBERLEAF WAY . $259,900 . MLS# 1280395

306 WHIXLEY LANE . $215,000 . MLS# 1277022

107 ANDULUSIAN TRAIL . $159,900 . MLS# 1280481

4BR/2.5BA Stunning quality home. Upscale appointments inside & out. Woodruff Rd East @ Five Forks take Right on Scuffletown, pass Bells Crossing Elem, Right into SD, Right on Amberleaf

4BR/2.5BA Perfect home with bonus room on beautifully landscaped fenced yard. Butler Rd, to Right into Tanner Mill, 1st Left on Stapleford, Left on Whixley, home on Right.

3BR/2BA Very cute ranch home. Outstanding Simpsonville location. Well landscaped. Butler Rd to Tanner Rd, Left on Riddle Rd, Right on Harness Trail, Left Andulusian Trail, Home on Left.

Contact: Steve May | 346-2570 Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner REALTORS

Contact: The Toates Team | 360-6600 Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner REALTORS

Contact: Linda Bobo | 982-8322 Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner REALTORS

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120 BROOKBEND RD . $155,000 . MLS# 1277115 3BR/2.5BA Completely updated home. New HVAC & Granite Countertops. Fenced yard. 385 S, Right on Butler, Pass Mauldin High, Left into SD on Brookbend, Home on Right.

Contact: Ed Benton | 979-1144 Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner REALTORS

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sales agent. Her previous postions include National Sales Coordinator and Sales Assistant for Cox Radio. Carter received her B.A. in Elementary Education from Clemson University.

Active in the community, Carter attends First Presbyterian Church and is a member of the Crossroads Sunday School class. In her free time, she enjoys running, exercising, watching her children in their sporting events and spending time with family and friends. She and her husband, Ken, have a 16-yearold daughter named Adison, 14-year-old son named Gray and springer spaniel, named Maggie.

“Michelle is a great new addition to the relocation department,” said Lynne Thompson, Relocation Director of Coldwell Banker Caine. “She will be a tremendous asset to the team due to her real estate knowledge and agent experience.”

Carolinas Are Among Nation’s Top Markets for New Construction New homes create balanced inventory, said Allen Tate’s Pat Riley in Carolinas Market Update.

The Carolinas were one of the top regions in the country for the most single-family construction units in 2013, according to U.S. Census building permit data.

That’s good news for active homebuyers, said Allen Tate President and COO Pat Riley in the July-August edition of Carolinas Market Update, a bi-monthly real estate video series produced by the Allen Tate Companies.

“When existing home inventory lags, new construction offers additional options for buyers, especially those who are

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Reedy Springs, Greenville This beautiful ranch-style home sits in one of the quietest and safest communities in Greenville County and surrounding area. This is the perfect time to enjoy our brand new pool and cabana! You will have peace of mind knowing your home was built by D.R. Horton, America’s #1 Builder for 12 consecutive years. Your brand new home features 3 bedrooms/ 2 Bathrooms with a formal living and dining room. This home is an incredible value, featuring James Hardie siding and brick on the exterior, architectural shingles and almost 1800 SF of living area. Every D.R. Horton home includes incredible energy-saving features like Tech Shield radiant barrier for more efficient heating and cooling, and Silver Line, double-paned Low-E windows. Granite counter tops and backsplash are included in this home, as well as beautiful durable hardwood floors, bright and safe upgrade lighting, inside and out. This D.R. Horton home also includes a built in pest control system and much, much more.

HOME INFO Price: $177,430 plus $5,000 closing costs paid using preferred lender Directions: Take I-385 South toward Columbia to Exit 29 (West Georgia Road). Turn right onto West Georgia Road and continue on West Georgia Road for 3.5 miles. Turn right onto Holcombe Road and continue on Holcombe Road veering right onto Standing Springs Road. Reedy Springs is 1 mile on the right.

Contact: Vince Forte | 864-320-9423 drhorton.com/upstatesc To submit your Featured Home: homes@greenvillejournal.com

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ready to sell but are concerned they won’t find the right home available to buy,” said Riley. “When new construction is available, this puts more existing homes on the market, creating a more balanced inventory.”

So why the boom in building again? In recent years, homebuyers who like new construction have been limited in their options, and builders are now responding to that pent-up demand. Nationwide, the markets with the most new construction are those that saw a milder housing bust and strong recent job creation – like the Carolinas.

When newly built homes are available, 41 percent of the market prefers to buy new construction, while just 21 percent prefer an existing home and 38 percent have no preference, according to an April 2014 Harris Poll.

New homes win out because of modern features, such as an open floor plan or prewiring for technology. New homebuyers like having choices; they pick the model, décor and other amenities. Many buyers would rather not deal with maintenance and repairs (at least for a few years) or a home with outdated structures and systems.

And then there’s that “new home smell” factor.

“Many buyers simply want to live in a home that’s never been lived in by someone else,” said Riley. “They want to break it in themselves.”

Today’s new homes run about 20 percent higher than a similar, existing home in the same Zip Code. New homes usually cost less in price-per-square-foot, but tend to be larger in size than existing structures.

“One of the biggest misconceptions in buying new construction is that you don’t need a Realtor,” said Riley. “A Realtor is essential to help you find the right property, navigate the process and represent you to a satisfactory conclusion.”

“You will not save money going “direct” to a builder; the price you pay will be the same, with or without an agent,” added Riley.

Carolinas Market Update is targeted to consumers in the Charlotte, Triad, Research Triangle and Upstate S.C. regions. It is produced every other month by the Allen Tate Companies and features information, statistics, trends and predictions about the real estate market in North and South Carolina.

To access the latest Carolinas Market Update, go to the Allen Tate YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/theallentatecompany) or contact any Allen Tate Realtor®.

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ON THE MARKET KILGORE FARMS

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217 KILGORE FARMS CIRCLE, SIMPSONVILLE $369,900 . MLS# 1282683

107 GARRAUX STREET, GREENVILLE $225,000 . MLS# 1279220

4BR/3.5BA Nearly 3,000 square feet backing to 8.5 wooded acres.

Open floor plan w/ main level master, bonus room, and screened porch! Visit GreenvilleMoves.com for more info!

3BR/1.5BA Only 1 mile from the Hyatt on Main St, and a 1/2 mile from McPherson Park makes this a phenomenal value! Visit GreenvilleMoves.com for more information!

Contact: Tracy Tchirkow | 864.238.2561 RE/MAX Moves

Contact: Cameron Keegan | 864.238.7109 RE/MAX Moves

712 Austin Woods Court, Greer 3 BR/2.5 BA | 1.34 Acres | Built 2006 MLS 1282254 | $224,900

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112 ISELIN ST. • 2BR/1BA • $112,000 • MLS #1283012

304 VALHALLA LN. • 3BR/3BA • $199,999 • MLS#1281030

Absolutely charming bungalow located within walking distance of Downtown Simpsonville to enjoy shopping, dining and the movie theater.

Cute, cute, cute.....Rocking chair front porch complete with a swing.

Fenced in backyard with pecan, walnut and fig trees, and close proximity to I-385. Homes has a new hot water heater, new HVAC, new deck, new front and back doors, new front porch railings, new kitchen faucet, just to mention a few.... Owners have also refinished the hardwood floors.

Updated white kitchen and separate laundry room. This is a must see!!!

Wonderful home on cul-de-sac lot complete with a beautiful stone-scaped in-ground pool. Beautiful custom tile in foyer with an open floor plan offering a living room, dining and great room all on the main floor. Twostory great room has a soaring ceiling, wood-burning fire place w/gas starter and built-in desk alcove. The eat-in kitchen offers more custom tile, painted cabinets and new stainless appliances. All 3 bedrooms are conveniently located upstairs with the walk-in laundry room and 2 full baths. The owner s master suite has a fabulous master bath with custom tile, walk-in shower, and cabinetry with double vanities and gorgeous concrete counters. Outside you find a beautiful decorative arbor as a backdrop for the 22x11 covered Flagstone patio and walkway overlooking the nicely landscaped pool with a waterfall. Backyard is very private and fenced.

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Welcome to Cravens Creek, a delightfully sophisticated neighborhood set among mature hardwoods along the creek. Homes from the low $300’s. Cravens Creek subdivision is one of the best kept secrets but only has a few lots and homes left.

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INFORMATION Directions: I-85 S to Exit 40. Right on SC 153 towards Easley. Left on River Road. Left on Childers Circle to Cravens Creek.

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F E AT U R E D N E I G H B OR H O OD The Townes at Thornblade Enjoy the freedom of home ownership at The Townes at Thornblade, a gated, maintenance-free townhome community located just off I-85 in Greer. There are three unique two story floorplans to choose from, ranging in size from 2,450-2,740 square feet.

Each Townhome features high quality finishes, nine-foot ceilings, an Owner’s Suite on the main level, two-car garage, bonus room and 2 1/2 baths. The floorplans are designed to maximize usable space and offer unique features such as an additional owner’s suite, fourth bedroom and third full bath. Neighborhood amenities include landscaped and irrigated grounds, private gated access, and a community pool.

NEIGHBORHOOD INFO Priced from: $260’s | Schools: Buena Vista Elementary | Northwood Middle | Riverside High Contact: Cothran Homes | 864.214.3024 | Website: cothranhomes.com To submit your Featured Neighborhood: homes@greenvillejournal.com

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NEIGHBORHOOD INFO About Savannah Pointe: Located on Woodruff Road less than 3 miles from the Five Forks area and features easy access to all that Greenville and Spartanburg have to offer.

Savannah Pointe, Simpsonville Adams Homes is proud to present Savannah Pointe, located in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Savannah Pointe is a new home community boasting new brick homes and private, wooded home-sites near Greenville, South Carolina.

At Adams Homes we do things differently than other builders. We believe the customer always comes first! We believe in delivering real value to our customers with our reputation for Quality, Ingenuity, and Dependability with solid and sustainable brick construction. We offer our customers homes built for and designed with them in mind. Adams Homes, whose name has become synonymous with creativity, has found a way to design homes that live, look and feel far above their price range here in Savannah Pointe.

We have 2 Inventory homes that are now under construction and will be ready in soon for you to move into. Hurry in to pick your counter tops and flooring!

• The 2006 PLAN- 2006 READY NOW! Exceptional 3 bedroom, 2 bath with bonus ranch design maximizes the space of our popular 1531 floor plan by adding a bonus room! Features include large laundry/mud room, kitchen breakfast bar and dining area, large Master Suite with walk in closet and double vanity and separate garden tub and shower in Master Bath. Covered back porch.

• The 2241 PLAN- 2241 READY IN FALL Super 3 bedroom, 2 bath split ranch design with bonus media room up, includes kitchen with breakfast bar, dining with bay window and vaulted living room. Covered front porch and double vanity in Master Bath add desirable detail

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About Adams Homes: Adams Homes is the ONLY all brick new home builder in Greenville and Spartanburg, South Carolina starting in the $160’s. Brick is superior to other exterior cladding in new home construction as it is energy efficient, low to no maintenance, never needs painting and it is a green and sustainable product. The streetscape reflects the classic styling of all brick as well. Visit today and see for yourself!

Website: adamshomes.com/south-carolina/ spartanburg/savannah-pointe Available Floor Plans: Single Story - 1531, 1540, 1595, 1668, 1675, 1755, 1820, 1900, 1920, 2006, 2010, 2118, 2169, 2241, 2265, 2320, 2330, 2508, 2607, 2624, 2788, 2849, 2948, and 3104.

Two Story - 1824, 1969, 1983, 2162, 2578, 2705, 2978, 3045, 3154, 3191, 3238, 3498, 3540, 3821, and 3923.

Sales Manager: Nick Tsakanikas, SM/BIC | Adams Homes Model Phone: 864.483.4550 Sales Associate: Tom Anguish Model Address: 100 Raritan Court, Simpsonville Model Phone: 864.288.8106 After Hours Phone: 321.279.5051 Model Phone: 11-6 Tues.-Sat., and 1-6 Sun.-Mon. To submit your Featured Home: homes@greenvillejournal.com

After five years of economic growth averaging over 2.0 percent annually, the economy should accelerate to around 3.0 percent for the next couple of years, forecasts The Wells Fargo Securities Economics Real spending picked up in March, and the second quarter appears to be up a solid 3.8 percent so far. Employment conditions have improved with broad-based nonfarm payrolls growing an average 215,000 jobs per month, resulting in a 6.3 percent national unemployment rate.

The most important fundamental for healthy housing is, of course, incomes.

According to the Brookings Institute, May 2014 was the 51st consecutive month in which private payrolls increased. It’s taken six years and four months to surpass the previous peak of payrolls attained in January 2008.

Greater Greenville has also added jobs. The Greenville Area Development Corporation has announced results for 2013 – 1001 new jobs announced, an 18.1 percent increase in wages above the county average, and $238 million in new capital investment.

In 2013, it was a great year for the Greater Greenville housing industry, with 9,160 homes sold, over 23 percent more than in 2012.

For May 2014, the pace of sales was just as brisk – 923 homes sold, only three homes fewer than in 2013. The median home price also held steady at $160,000, only $50 higher than in May 2013.

As of June 10, 2014, the number of homes for sale has increased 5.6 percent over the year before. Median list prices are up 8.1 percent, from $184,900 as of June 201 3 to $199,900 in June 2014.

While more jobs is always good news, an improving economy means higher mortgage interest rates.

Freddie Mac economists expect fixed rates to rise gradually during the second half of the year. The 30- year fixed-rate mortgage should gradually rise higher, ending the year around 4.4 percent.

The Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 1,800 members in all aspects of the real estate industry. Please visit the Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® web site at www.ggar. com for real estate and consumer information.

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

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G R E E N V I L L E T R A N S AC T ION S J U N E 9 - 13, 2 014

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$2,572,000

$2,350,000

$2,271,321

$1,054,526

$1,000,000

$850,000 BRUCE FARMS $800,000 CRESCENT TERRACE $800,000 CLAREMONT $772,596 CHANTICLEER $740,000 CHANTICLEER $635,000

$601,000 PELHAM ESTATES $585,000 NORTH PARK $565,000 PARK HILL $560,000 BARRINGTON PARK $555,000 LEDGESTONE $530,900

$520,000

$519,000

$505,000 LAUREL LAKE $492,500 BROOKSIDE FOREST $470,000 MCDANIEL HEIGHTS $461,800 ASHETON $452,500 FIVE FORKS PLANTATION $452,284 VALLEY@TANNER ESTATES $430,000 FOX HOLLOW FARMS $427,500 TRAXLER PARK TOWNHOUSES $382,000 BOYCE-LAWN ADD. $363,500

$355,000 THE LOFTS@MILLS MILL $349,000 RIVERBEND ESTATES $345,000 SUGAR CREEK $340,000 HEARTHSTONE@RIVER SHOALS $336,570 MCDANIEL GREENE TOWNHOUSE $330,000 SUNSET HILLS $330,000 PARKVALE $325,000

$325,000

$320,000 SHELLSTONE PARK $318,000 SWANSGATE $305,000 WATERSTONE COTTAGES $303,850 PELHAM FALLS $301,000 WATERSTONE COTTAGES $300,280

$300,000 CARSON’S POINTE $300,000 COVE@BUTLER SPRINGS $299,900 PELHAM FALLS $289,500 STONE CREEK $285,000 SILVERLEAF $282,900 GREYSTONE@NEELY FARMS $278,500

$275,000 SAVANNAH $270,000 FORRESTER WOODS $268,500 GREYSTONE COTTAGES $265,393 SPRING FOREST ESTATES $263,000 HOLLINGSWORTH PARK@VERDAE MANOR $260,000 GLENBROOKE TOWNHOUSES $257,500 WATERS EDGE $255,000

$255,000

$255,000 CYPRESS RUN $250,000 COTTAGES@HARRISON BRIDGE $243,900 CAROLINA OAKS $243,000 CAGLE PARK $242,500 KANATENAH $241,250 WINDSOR CREEK $236,714

$232,500 WOODSTONE COTTAGES PH.II $232,000 PARKVALE $232,000

$231,000 VISTA HILLS $227,300 PARKVALE $226,000 AVALON ESTATES $222,500 FORRESTER CREEK $217,000 MERRIFIELD PARK $215,000 CREEKWOOD $215,000 ALLISON’S MEADOW $214,000

$213,000 SUMMER VALLEY $212,000 BOTANY WOODS $210,000 KELSEY GLEN $209,700 WETHERILL PARK $206,041 $199,500 TWIN CREEKS NORTHCLIFF $198,900 CLIFFS VALLEY-HIGH VISTA $197,000 FAIRVIEW POINTE $196,400 PELHAM OAKS $195,000 VERDMONT $194,000 DEVENGER PLACE $191,000 WATERTON $190,000 KELSEY GLEN $189,345

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PARK@PENDLETON WEST $187,000 RAVINES@CREEKSIDE $187,000 PARTRIDGE RIDGE $186,000 FLAGSTONE VILLAGE $182,500 COPPER CREEK $182,500 FOX TRACE $182,465 HAMMETT CROSSING $182,000

$181,500 LAKEVIEW PLANTATION $180,000 MEADOWBROOKE $178,500 PLANTERS ROW $175,000

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$172,500 NORTHWOOD HILLS $170,000

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$152,000 TANNER’S MILL $152,000 SADDLER’S RIDGE $152,000

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$145,558 SPARROWS POINT $145,000 WADE HAMPTON GARDENS $145,000 PINE TREE $144,900 LONG CREEK PLANTATION $143,500 WINDSOR FOREST $142,900 CHATHAM WOODS $140,000 HALF MILE LAKE $139,500 TIMBER TRACE $138,000 FAIRVIEW LAKE $135,000 FAIRVIEW LAKE $135,000 SHERWOOD FOREST $134,000 VILLAGE @ GLENLEA $132,900 BURDETT ESTATES $132,000 VISTA HILLS $131,000

$130,000 WHITE OAK HILLS $128,708 EASTBROOKE VILLAS $128,000 TIMBERLAKE $125,000 HUFF EST. $120,000 SOUTHAMPTON $120,000 BONNIE VISTA $119,000 TALL PINES $119,000 DUNWOODY OAKS $118,600 MOUNTAINVIEW ACRES $118,000 ABNEY MILLS $117,061 DURBIN ESTATES $113,268 BRYSON HOLLOW $113,200 WINDSOR PARK $112,900 PLEASANT VIEW ACRES $112,500 TERRACE ACRES $110,001 $108,500 COLONIAL HILLS BEREA FOREST $107,900 VERDIN ESTATES $105,000 RICHMOND HILLS $105,000 CLAREMONT $105,000 DILL CREEK CROSSING $104,000

$101,500 PEPPERTREE $101,000 WESTWOOD $101,000 ROCKWOOD $100,000 SOUTH FORTY $100,000

$100,000 AVONDALE FOREST $99,500 SUTTON PLACE $95,000 TOWNES@EDWARDS MILL $92,500 DRUID HILLS $86,000 BILTMORE $85,850

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ACROSS 1 Get at 6 Work with ice, perhaps 12 Gossip components 19 Sierra Nevada resort 20 Pennsylvania railroad town 22 Busts a gut over 23 Tango involving gates?

25 All together 26 There’s one next to Ventnor Ave. in Monopoly

27 Musical liability 28 The ANC’s country 30 Digs of twigs 31 Outcasts 33 Most shameful nonstudio films?

37 Cue 40 Typical Popstar! reader 41 Reject 42 Peter Lorre role 45 Burning 47 Tear into

By Garry Morse

49 Tax pro, briefly 52 Opinion piece by a sot?

55 Was humbled 57 Test sites 58 Author __ Rogers St. Johns 59 Word of woe 61 Fail to keep 62 Magazine VIPs 63 Letters on a Cardinal cap 65 Jungian inner self 67 Throws out

69 Song about a guy with his jug of wine?

73 Pepperdine University site 76 Followers 77 “The X-Files” subj.

78 Red Guard leader 81 Keats works 82 “House” actor 84 Truman’s Missouri birthplace 87 The Taj Mahal, e.g.

88 Like fine wine 90 Vivaldi’s styling business?

93 Close 94 1939 Buck Rogers player 97 “Just __” 98 Not back, perhaps 99 Key letter 100 Cambodian capital 102 Loathing 104 Time for a weekly parade?

109 Symbol of love 113 Pool regimen 114 ABBA’s homeland: Abbr.

115 Saunters 118 Crafts partner 119 Former 122 Hit homers batting leftand right-handed?

125 Ice removal tool 126 Choking cause 127 London length 128 Quarterly arrivals 129 “Tristram Shandy” author 130 Creme-filled snacks DOWN 1 “__ to you” 2 Smallest European Union country 3 Singer Liz 4 Rewards for kids 5 USN clerk 6 Extreme cruelty 7 Highlands family 8 __ Reader 9 It makes all the stops 10 “Egocentric little creep” of a detective, according to the author who created him 11 Ole Opry network 12 Reward for a pet 13 K+, e.g.

14 Farm female 15 Unnamed competitor, in ads 16 Japanese immigrant 17 Café cup 18 Editorial changes of heart 21 Goes along 24 View from Portland, Ore. 29 IRS form entries 32 Comic Johnson 34 Withdraw 35 Per se 36 “Aida” backdrop 38 Slog

39 Ceramic piece, perhaps 42 Fr. miss 43 Country __ 44 Surrounds en masse 46 School severely damaged by Katrina 48 Org. with towers 49 Swamp snapper 50 Mail 51 Leaves open-mouthed 53 Relax 54 “Long Walk to Freedom” autobiographer 56 Queen of the 36-Down, familiarly 59 Five-time Oscar nominee Adams 60 Fall back 63 Cry hard 64 Wayne’s Oscar film 66 Savanna grazer 68 Self-titled best-selling album of 2001 69 It may be pumped or bumped 70 Psychic’s claim 71 Relaxed responses 72 It may be detected by a psychic 73 Relocate 74 Court advantage 75 Give conditionally 78 Like most pre-’60s recordings

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79 “The Information” author Martin 80 Slim woodwind 83 Soup veggie 85 Dance in a pit 86 “She’s a Lady” songwriter 87 Excellent 89 Sieben und eins 90 Tourney ranking 91 Beef from the weary 92 Pranked, in a way 95 Tea or coffee 96 Divide equally 99 Ristorante offerings 101 __ Cranston, a.k.a. “The Shadow” 103 “Have an hors d’oeuvre” 104 Oral-B product 105 Tilting pole 106 Dvorák’s “Rusalka,” e.g.

107 Netizens, say 108 Brooklynese pronoun 110 Declaim 111 Start to foam?

112 Assisi trio?

116 Ruin Bond’s martini 117 Jet-black, in verse 120 Newsworthy NYSE event 121 Fathers and sons 123 “__ Miz” 124 Wellness gp.

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WHERE I’VE BEEN WITH BILL KOON

Sleeping in high fashion No one but the Bride would believe this: I wore out a pair of pajamas.

I blame it on the washer, which thrashes them around now and then, but the Bride claims I sleep too much. And I don’t even wear them when I take my nap.

I haven’t paid a lot of attention to the condition of my jams. I sleep in them, and when I get up in the morning I wear them down to the street to pick up my newspapers.

There’s always a multitude of joggers out being healthy while I’m still in my bedclothes. More power to them. Generally they ignore me, but recently they have been giving me an extra look, as if maybe I don’t actually live in my own house and have been sleeping in the shrubbery.

But, answer me this: How many down-and-out characters have you seen in their pajamas? The joggers should think a little more before they jump to conclusions and look the other way.

I don’t think it’s a big issue, but the Bride argues that I should get some nice jams in case I have a heart attack and have to go to the hospital. Wouldn’t want to be in intensive care in some worn-out wear. A hospital might quit treating me for fear I wouldn’t be able

to pay the bill.

Reminds me of how my mother used to insist that we wear clean underwear when we traveled. We might look bad in an accident, bleeding by the roadside in some holey or un-ironed briefs. (Meanwhile, if you are bored with the crossword puzzle, see if you can spell “holey,” not as in church, but as in having holes in your drawers.)

I’m beginning to think that women are hung up about pajamas. I don’t want to be sexist, but have you ever heard a man complain about someone’s jams?

Please be honest about this.

I caved in, though, and set out to buy a pair of pajamas, even though I hate to shop, and I especially don’t like to try on clothes in a little cubicle that forces you to look at yourself from three different angles. More than that, I hate to think about trying on pajamas be-

hind some little curtain in a department store.

I can’t imagine needing a three-way look at a chunky guy getting ready to go to bed.

Bill Koon lives in Greenville.

He can be contacted at badk@clemson.edu.

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