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A Child’s VOICE Kathryn Martin and her family are on a mission to improve child care in South Carolina

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athryn Martin didn’t have a choice whether to go back to work after the birth of her daughter, Kellie Rynn. She carried the insurance for her family.

Likewise, she saw no other choice but to advocate for stricter state laws that might save another mother from the loss she still grieves. Kellie Rynn was found unresponsive in February in a bassinet at a home day care center that was registered with the state to care for no more than six children – but had 23 on site.

“Kellie Rynn… was put in harm’s way for profit,” Martin told a state Senate panel Tuesday at the latest in a series of hearings investigating charges that the state Department of Social Services neglects and endangers children.

Martin told the Senate panel she did not know the day care center had previous complaints against it – including for having too many children – and was not licensed or inspected by the state.

When Kellie Rynn’s death was discovered, authorities found 14 children hiding in a basement with the day care operator’s daughter and another child unattended in the yard.

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Martin said she feels driven to try to raise the $3 million necessary to open Kellie Rynn Academy – a state-of-theart nonprofit child care center near downtown Greenville she says will provide safe and affordable child care and serve as a “lab school” to offer training opportunities for other child care providers.

“It is just something I have to do,” Martin said. “Many of us will live our entire lives without discovering our real purpose. We know Kellie Rynn’s purpose. She fulfilled her purpose in three and a half months and I’m going to continue it.”

GREATER DANGER FOR INFANTS AT IN-HOME CENTERS

On Tuesday morning, Martin and her lawyer, Michael Spears, told a state Senate panel charged with investigating the state Department of Social Services that all paid in-home child care providers should be licensed and subject to unannounced inspections and the same safety training as required of licensed child care facilities.

Kathryn Martin holds a photo of her daughter, Kellie Rynn Martin, who died at 3 months old.

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bjeffers@communityjournals.com Recently discovered evidence suggests the formation of a new planet big enough to fit at least 1,000 planet Earths inside.

Clemson University astrophysicist Sean Brittain is leading an international team of scientists in a study of what they believe is a new planet – orbiting a star more than twice the size of the Sun and 335 light years from Earth.

Brittain and his team published their latest findings in the Astrophysical Journal.

Observing this developing planet is part of a multi-year, long-term project, Brittain said. When comparing data from 2006 and 2003, the team detected consistent movement of a form around the star HD100546. The scientists continued observing the form, and

in 2010 made a prediction of where it would be in 2013.

The results matched the prediction and presented strong evidence of a new planet.

“The possibility that we have caught a planet in the act of formation is an exciting result,” said John Carr, a coauthor of the research. “An important point in this research is that we were able to track the object over a period of several years and show that it is indeed orbiting around the star as expected for a planet.”

An artist’s conception of the candidate planet.

The planet grows by feeding off a disk of gas and particles circling it, can observe the formation process in Carr said. Studying this circumplanetary better detail than the seven other plandisk is important to the scientists to bet- etary systems they are also monitoring.

Using a highly precise technique of ter understand how new planets form.

“One of the challenges we face is the spectro-astometry, the scientists observe physics is highly complicated,” Brittain said. changes in the planet by dividing light Once the planet has fully formed, the along a spectrum and matching the light scientists believe it will be at least three wavelengths with the materials emitting times the size of Jupiter. Brittain said them. This process helped them detect the new planet could be closer to 50 carbon monoxide emissions emanating from the new planet, Brittain said. times the size of Jupiter.

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Brittain has traveled to Chile three times to use the telescopes at the Gemini Observatory and the European Southern Observatory. He said one of the telescopes collects light with a primary mirror of 35 feet in diameter.

“This is curiosity-driven research,” Brittain said, but his team’s research is driving innovation within the scientific community.

“Once we really understand what’s going on, the tools that we are developing can then be applied to a larger number of systems that are more distant and harder to see.”

As observation continues, scientists are developing new technology to aid in more precise study.

Brittain and his team plan to use telescopes that use new high-contrast imagers to take detailed pictures.

By observing this comparatively young system, the team hopes to validate finding of planet formations in older systems.

“I congratulate Dr. Brittain and his team on their excellent work,” said Mark Leising, chairman of Clemson’s astronomy and astrophysics department, in a release. “Astronomers are now very good at finding already-formed planets around many nearby stars, but it has been difficult to watch the planets in the process of forming.”

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Health Partners Get Upstate Moving 80% of U.S. adults don’t get enough exercise—67% are overweight. GHS and community partners are on the move to activate people for a healthy lifestyle.

A sedentary lifestyle doesn’t sit well when it comes to leading a longer, healthier life. That’s why a pool of partners has teamed with Greenville Health System (GHS) to work out affordable, innovative ways to get the Upstate fit and active:

Besides GHS and the groups already noted, partners are Clemson University, Pickens County School District, Run In, Greenville Evening Rotary Club, Greenville Track Club, Snip Its, Payless Shoes Greenville and Atlanta Bread Company.

l Now 17+ miles long, the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail is a partnership with Greenville County Recreation District that serves as a national model. The paved trail, used by 1,400 people a day, offers families fun, non-motorized ways to exercise and explore Greater Greenville.

l Children’s Advocacy, led by GHS Children’s Hospital, works with SHARE Head Start child development centers in Greenville, Pickens and Oconee counties to promote healthy eating and exercise through the Choosy Rx program.

l YMCA of Greenville and GHS created PATH (Partners Achieving Total Health) to increase health and wellness services, thereby expanding affordable, accessible fitness and preventive care opportunities county-wide. YMCA wellness coaches also work with New Impact, GHS’ healthy lifestyle program for children. Coaches develop nutrition and exercise goals to fit each family’s lifestyle in hopes of establishing healthy habits for all family members.

l Upstate Forever and GHS support Greenville B-cycle. This bike share venture is transforming the way to navigate downtown.

l Monarch Elementary School is one of the few in the nation with a focus on health sciences. A part of Greenville County Schools, its mission includes encouraging students and staff to adopt a healthy lifestyle. GHS takes part in several Monarch initiatives.

l GHS’ Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital sponsors a para-cycling team in partnership with Greenville Cycling & Multi-Sport. Using adaptive sports equipment, the hospital also works with the Keowee Key community and Furman University to offer activities for the disabled to enjoy.

l Girls on the Run®, a nonprofit program for girls ages 8-15, integrates running to nurture physical, social, spiritual and mental health. Over 260 upstate girls are taking part this fall.

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OPINION VOICES FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, HEARD HERE

The race goes on Six years ago, I joined the Komen Race for the Cure through my sheer desire to do something. That’s when my mother, Sammie Ferrigan, was diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer and bone cancer.

Feeling powerless to help Mom in her fight against cancer, Komen became an outlet for my fear, anger and disdain against this dreaded disease. I had become a part of something larger than myself. Through Komen, I’ve met so many inspiring women, survivors, co-survivors, volunteers and advocates who share a common passion – to end breast cancer.

This will be my third year serving as the Race for the Cure co-chair, and as I stand on the stage to kick off the race, it will be bittersweet. This year, my mother will not be there. Just a few short weeks ago, she lost her long and hard-fought battle with cancer. But I know she will be there in spirit, cheering us on and celebrating our 20th year raising funds in the Upstate for breast cancer treatment and research.

For six long years, my mom underwent countless types of chemotherapy and radiation, thanks in part to the research and funding of Susan G. Komen. These treatments extended her life, and gave us more precious moments to spend with her.

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I will always treasure presenting her with a pink carnation on Fluor Field with my sister and our families last year to celebrate her being a five-year survivor. This year, the race takes on a new meaning for us. Now it’s about honoring her memory and continuing Komen’s mission to END BREAST CANCER. The Race for the Cure, which attracts 5,000 participants from across the region, is a major fundraising event for breast health screenings, treatment, support and research programs. Over the past 20 years, Komen has invested nearly $6 million in local breast cancer awareness, education, treatment and preven-

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Seeding the future

IN MY OWN WORDS by MELISSA MORRELL

tion programs and national research to find a cure for this horrible disease. Of that $6 million, some $4.4 million has remained in our 22-county service area – local support making a local impact.

Melissa Morrell (right) with her mother, Sammie Ferrigan

When you support the Race for the Cure, you can know your efforts and donations are staying and working locally, helping to fund essential breast health programs and protecting the health of your friends and loved ones. Just imagine how much more we can do together.

I hope you will come out to Fluor Field next Saturday, Sept. 27, for this beautiful and inspirational event. Whether you come to remember someone who, like my mom, lost her battle to breast cancer, to support a friend or loved one who’s currently battling cancer, or to be a part of this community-wide event to end breast cancer, please join us at our 20th anniversary Race for the Cure. Together, we can stop breast cancer.

Please register or donate today at komenscmm.org.

Melissa Morrell is the co-chair of the 2014 S.C. Mountains to Midlands Komen Race for the Cure. She has been involved with Komen since 2008, when her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. Her mother lost her battle with cancer on July 26, 2014.

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As a father, grandfather and businessman, I have seen personally what a wonderful asset the Greenville Health System Children’s Hospital is to our community and the entire Upstate.

For more than 10 years, we at Bradshaw Automotive have partnered with Children’s Hospital to create and support permanent car seat stations throughout the area as part of the Safe Kids Upstate program. It seemed a natural fit for us, and we are honored to have the opportunity to have a direct impact on keeping children safe.

GHS Children’s Hospital offers leading-edge therapies while also promoting patient and family-centered care that personalizes and humanizes the health care experience. Its advocacy efforts – such as car safety initiatives – have made it a national leader.

As a businessman, I know how important having a top-notch hospital such as Greenville Health System and the Children’s Hospital is to companies that are looking to locate in our area, bringing with them new jobs and new opportunities.

When Children’s Hospital medical director Dr. Bill Schmidt was recruited to GHS in 1990 to develop the Upstate’s first Children’s Hospital, GHS had a small number of general pediatricians and a handful of specialists.

Today, GHS Children’s Hospital has 185 primary and specialty physicians and features nearly 40 pediatric specialties.

In 2007, my oldest granddaughter, Caroline, began a long journey battling chronic pancreatitis. I saw in a painfully personal way how critical it is to have an outstanding pediatric program right here at home. She spent many weeks in the Children’s Hospital and received outstanding care. Children’s Hospital worked alongside the national leader in pancreatectomy and autologous islet cell transplant surgery, and today Caroline is doing very well. Our family is so thankful.

This kind of nationally recognized gastroenterology program is a godsend to parents. But what’s the next new breakthrough on the distant horizon

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– and how will Children’s Hospital be able to bring it to us?

One answer will be through innovative thinking like the GHS Children’s Hospital Seed Fund for Advanced Pediatrics, an endowment that will support what its founders call “big-leapforward” pediatric innovations. The fund was announced last week with a $1 million gift from Dr. Schmidt, his wife Jean, and their children. Bill’s visionary gift inspired another Greenville family to match their gift, doubling the seed fund to $2 million within its first week of existence.

This fund is intended to ensure that the vision of Greenville Health System Children’s Hospital to transform health care becomes a reality, today and tomorrow. As Jean Schmidt said, “We want our gift to be future focused – not about the status quo, but about what needs to come next.”

Now is the time for continued community support. Without philanthropy, we would not be where we are today.

Through the fund and its flourishing support, we hope to ensure Children’s Hospital’s reputation as a leader in advanced pediatric care.

William Bradshaw is the founder of the Bradshaw Automotive Group and a leading advocate of child passenger safety initiatives through Safe Kids Upstate. He William Bradshaw is past chairman of the National Automobile Dealers Association, a national organization composed of more than 17,000 new car dealers. For more information on the Children’s Hospital Seed Fund for Advanced Pediatrics, visit ghsgiving.org.

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“YOU FELT LIKE SHE WAS SAFE”

Martin said she was hesitant to put her daughter in child care. Martin was 25 years old and wanted to be a stayat-home mom like her mother was, but she had to go back to work because she carried the insurance for the family.

When Martin and her husband, Ashley, a second-grade teacher at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School, began looking for a child care provider for Kellie Rynn, they asked all the right questions. The in-home provider they chose gave all the right answers.

Martin said she didn’t learn until after Kelly Rynn’s death that those answers weren’t true.

The provider sent Martin 12 pictures of Kellie Rynn the first day in her care.

“You felt like she was safe,” Martin said.

Martin said she, like many parents, didn’t know South Carolina law differentiates between licensed and registered day care providers. She didn’t know that the state’s only requirement for family home child care providers to care for up to six children is to pass a background check and register by mail every year.

By law, DSS is only allowed to inspect registered day care centers if a complaint is filed. Once the issue is resolved, DSS can’t drop back in without consent.

“The fire marshal inspects businesses to make sure they comply with the law.

Restaurants are rated. Somebody comes in and checks those businesses. Wouldn’t you think it’d be a good plan for child care providers as well?” Martin said.

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In the seven months since Kellie Rynn’s death, Martin has pushed for stronger inhome child care center laws. She’s met with DSS to try to make the agency’s website more parent-friendly. Later this month, she’ll attend training for Child Care Aware, a national organization that works to ensure all families have access to quality, affordable child care.

She’s also been nominated to serve on the governor’s advisory panel on child care, she said.

“I don’t want another parent to have to go through what my family has had to go through,” Martin said. “Parents shouldn’t have to worry about the safety of their children while they work.”

Martin, friends, family and supporters must raise $3 million to open Kellie Rynn Academy. Half will pay to renovate the building. The other half will pay for running the facility for the first three years, said Martin’s mother, Kitzi Craig, who is also heavily involved in the project.

Supporters have applied for nonprofit status and architects are working on renderings.

SIGNS OF HOPE

Kellie Rynn Academy would offer student and working parents a safe and affordable place to leave their children, Martin says. The center would be Quality Five Star-certified, meaning it would meet the requirements to be National Association for the Education of Young Children-certified, the highest ranking a child development center can achieve.

Plans are for the three-classroom school to be housed in a renovated building that formerly housed St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School. Thirty children could be served by the academy, which would be divided by developmental level, not age.

The center would be a “lab school” where other child care providers, including in-home providers, could go for development and training.

Martin said there’s a reason the academy’s logo is a cardinal. After Kellie Rynn’s death, the Martins began seeing cardinals on a daily basis. A friend told her that cardinals were representative of a lost loved one. When you see one, the friend said, it is the loved one letting you know they’re OK. “They come at difficult times to let you know they’ll always be there, but they come during happy times, too,” Martin said.

Two fundraisers are currently planned. A family fun run and 5K will be held Nov. 15. Registration for the run closes on Sept. 30. A silent auction is planned for Nov. 14 – a week after what would have been Kellie Rynn’s first birthday.

The former home of Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic School may be the home of a new preschool child care facility.

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Despite the previous complaints, she said her daughter’s in-home child care provider was listed as “highly recommended” on a DSS website that has since been taken down.

Infants are the most vulnerable children in child care – and the fatality rate for infants in family, in-home day care centers is seven times higher than in child care facilities, Spears told the panel, citing research by the City University of New York Graduate Center.

He said child care quality is related to family income, but that, surprisingly, middle-income families have the greatest experience with poor quality care.

That’s because high-income families can afford more expensive, high-quality care and low-income families often qualify for subsidies to make better quality care affordable.

“We’re not talking the economically deprived. This is the middle class, quintessential case of a worker family,” Spears said.

PUSHING FOR CHANGE

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Senators: DSS needs to hire more caseworkers now The Senate panel had planned to question DSS officials about the case on Tuesday but agreed to hold off at the reMembers of a Senate panel said on quest of law enforcement officials.

Tuesday the South Carolina Department Agency officials have said they plan of Social Services needs to hire more to ask for 202 additional employees caseworkers now and not in the 2015-16 budget. wait until legislators pass Tom Young, R-Ai“We’ve got children Sen. a budget next year. ken, asked Gillum why Sen. Joel Lourie, D- that are dying. We former director Lillian Columbia, a panel mem- need an executive Koller didn’t ask for the ber and a critic of the additional caseworkers plan of action agency, told DSS Acting before. Koller resigned today. We can’t Director Amber Gillum in June amid questions to produce within two about workloads for wait two years.” weeks a plan that outcaseworkers and chilSen. Joel Lourie lines how the agency can dren who have died. Gilget more caseworkers on lam said she couldn’t anthe job as soon as possible. swer questions about Koller’s thinking “We’ve got children that are dying,” he but said the agency realizes that casesaid. “We need an executive plan of ac- loads are a problem. tion today. We can’t wait two years.”

Lawmakers said some caseworkers are The hearing came a week after five responsible for more than 100 children.

Lexington County children were killed The senators told the agency to deand their bodies found in an Alabama termine how much money it has in refield wrapped inbusiness garbage bags. journal DSS had serves and request an journal: emergency alloupstate & greenville prior dealings with the father. cation if needed.

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Jane Daniel was appointed to the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission. New member Veronica Knack was appointed to the Board of Tax Assessment and Appeals, along with incumbents Jud Blackwell and Geoffrey Hill.

The Human Relations Commission had three new appointees, Rosalind Banks, Ethan Johnstone and Gregory Williams, along with incumbent Roberta Evans. In addition, the Greenville County Redevelopment Authority appointees included Barry Coleman, Richard Davis, David Doser and Derrick Gambrell.

In other business, the council directed its Planning and Development Committee to begin the process of amending the ordinance to include data centers in the S-1 (service), I-1 and I-2 (industrial) zoning districts. The county’s current zoning ordinance does not include uses for data centers.

Council also approved millage continuations for the Lake Cunningham, Boiling Springs, South Greenville and Dunklin fire districts, and a millage increase for the Foothills Fire Service Area. Referendum results for the Duncan Chapel Fire District vote on a $1.5 million bond were also ap-

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South Carolina maintains the fourth-largest road system in the nation, Pleasant said. One of the plan’s goals is to transfer ownership of 25 percent of the roads that are ineligible for federal aid to counties and municipalities. Roughly half of state roads are ineligible for federal funds, he said.

This is the first year freight mobility has been included in the plan – which outlines bottlenecks in all transportation areas – and the I-85 corridor stands out in the Upstate, Pleasant said.

In a local effort to address Greenville’s crumbling roads, Greenville County voters will consider a 1 percent local option sales tax referendum in November. Pleasant said DOT incorporates those funds into its revenue projections, with up to 15 percent in 2040 coming from local option sales taxes.

Local sales tax supporters argue the state government lacks the funding to fix Greenville’s roads problems, which can be addressed faster locally through the funds raised by a sales tax, estimated at $65 million annually. Opponents say local government should leave the maintenance of state roads to the state.

Last week, acting S.C. House Speaker Jay Lucas announced he was creating the Special Infrastructure and Management Committee to examine how to address transportation funding shortfalls statewide.

The public can view the Multimodal Transportation Plan and comment online through Sept. 25 at www.scdot.org/multimodal. proved. The vote was 294 in favor and 112 opposed.

During the public input period, several residents voiced strong support for a public referendum regarding Sunday alcohol sales in the county. All six municipalities in Greenville County have won voter approval to allow Sunday alcohol sales, but County Council refused to put the question on the November ballot for unincorporated areas.

This summer, business owner David McCraw collected signatures to get the issue on the ballot in November, but fell short of the required number of certified signatures by the August deadline.

Greenville County Council is scheduled to meet again on Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. at County Square, 301 University Ridge, Greenville.

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Berry The Greenville County Sheriff ’s Office reports that five auto break-ins occurred Sept. 15-16 between 10:30 p.m. and 6:45 a.m. along Wild Dogwood Way in Greenville. Most of the vehicles were locked and the suspect(s) forced entry by breaking the glass on the vehicles. Various items were reported stolen, including GPS units, wallets, debit cards and other electronics.

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Six other states – Arizona, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri, South Dakota and Utah – also introduced similar state legislative efforts on Wednesday.

The Civics Education Initiative hopes the legislation will pass in every state

by Sept. 17, 2017, the 230th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution, said Shell Suber of the Felkel Group.

To receive credit for passing the test, students would have to score a 60 on the 100-question test, Suber said.

According to the Annenberg Public Policy Center, only about one-third of Americans can name the three branches of the United States government, much less say what each does. The lack of civics knowl-

To become U.S. citizens, immigrants must pass a test proving they have a basic knowledge of American civics and history.

But recent studies in two states – Arizona and Oklahoma – revealed that less than four percent of high school students could pass the same test.

On Wednesday – a symbolic choice of date, as the U.S. Constitution was signed on Sept. 17, 1787 – state business leaders joined three former South Carolina governors to announce the South Carolina Civics Education Initiative, a legislative effort designed to reward South Carolina high school students who demonstrate a basic knowledge of American civics and history.

“Civics education is extraordinarily important,” said former S.C. governor and U.S. Secretary of Education Dick Riley. “All of us SOME OF THE 100 QUESTIONS ON THE TEST need to move it up in terms of importance. It’s impor- • What is the supreme law of the land? tant to our country and our • What do we call the first 10 amendments to the constitution? country’s future.”

Greenville political con- • Name one branch or part of the government. sultant Chip Felkel said the • Who makes federal laws? group wants to get bipartisan • How many U.S. senators are there? legislation introduced that would grant high school stu- • We elect a president for how many years? dents who pass the United • What is the highest court in the United States?

States Citizenship Civics test • What is the capital of your state? “extra credit” toward their fi- • There were 13 original states. Name three. nal grade point average.

• Name one problem that led to the Civil War. The test would not be For answers and further study mandatory and passing it materials, visit bit.ly/US-civics-test. would not be required for graduation, he said.

The initiative will require no startup edge has been fodder for comedians such costs, as the test is already developed as former “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno. and free study materials are already “We hope it’s not as bad as it seems,” available online, Felkel said. Advocates Suber said. “Any educated citizen needs also expect minimal administrative to know these answers.”

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Are pirates real?

That’s the question Melinda Long, author of the best-selling book “How I Became a Pirate,” says she gets most often from children.

Her book became a New York Times best-seller, and now Long spends much of her time traveling

and reading “How I Became a Pirate” to elementary schools across the country.

“I love being able to play pirate as a professional,” said Long, who makes her living by writing and talking like a pirate in front of hundreds of children a week.

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Long reads certain parts in the book, students shout back phrases such as “Shiver me timbers” and “A good one to boot!”

After each reading she has a Q&A session about her books and the writing process. When asked if pirates are real, Long said she has to distinguish between fantasy characters and pirates such as those in Somalia.

Long says fantasy pirates have a mass appeal because of their carefree lifestyle.

“Who wouldn’t want to act like that?” she said. “You can throw all the rules to the wind – do whatever you want to do.”

The pirate vocabulary appeals to Long, and she even has “AARGH” on her license plate.

Long’s love for pirates developed as a child when she would bury “treasure” like her mom’s earrings in the backyard. Her love for writing started around the same time.

“My mother one rainy day decided she had to get me off her back,” she said.

Pulling some rubber stamps of Yogi Bear characters out of a drawer, Long’s mother told her to write a story. Because holding a pencil hurt her hand, her mother had Long use an Underwood typewriter to create the story. She loved using the typewriter and has continued writing ever since.

Long taught middle school before her first book, “When Papa Snores,” was published in 1997, but said her husband always encouraged her to write. He even bought her an electric typewriter. “I was in heaven,” she said, and the ability to make corrections on the typewriter amazed her.

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The pirate theme grew out of a chance conversation when Long was visiting Barnes & Noble on Haywood Road in 1997. The kids’ room supervisor at the store, Helen Fellers, suggested that Long write about pirates because it was not a common topic for children’s books.

Long took Fellers’ advice and “How I Became a Pirate” was published six years later. At a book signing in Columbia in 2003, Long again saw Fellers, who had taken a new job there. Long recognized Fellers and told her their conversation was the impetus for her pirate books.

Fellers said she felt like crying from happiness when they realized the connection. Now the University of South Carolina coordinator for the S.C. Center for Children’s Books and Literacy, Fellers teaches a course on children’s literature.

Books like those Long writes about pirates help stretch children’s imagina-

JOURNAL COMMUNITY tions to see the world differently, Fellers said. “If we foster creativity now, we’re opening up doors for children.”

Fellers regularly invites Long as a guest at the South Carolina Book Festival, and will use “How I Became a Pirate” as teaching material in her class this year.

Long says she keeps busy with all the pirate activities in her life. “How I Became a Pirate” was adapted as a musical

play (her son played the lead pirate role in college) and was released as an interactive app this summer.

She is now waiting the publication of her third pirate book and will begin traveling to do school readings again starting in October.

And who might Long’s favorite pirates be? Why, “Blackbeard, Mary Read and Anne Bonny,” says she. Savvy, me hearties?

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clandrum@communityjournals.com Chef David Guas, host of the Travel Channel’s “American Grilled” and Euphoria regular, says he knows why competition-style reality cooking shows are growing in popularity on television.

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And because getting in the kitchen is something to which most people can relate, the show is accessible (unlike some of the other settings used in reality TV). Throw in some obstacles – putting contestants under a time clock, forcing chefs to pluck totally disparate food items from a basket and create a cohesive dish, giving teams of cooks a food truck and sending them across the country on a race – and you never know what can happen.

“It’s good entertainment,” Guas said.

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We watch to see if something’s going to go wrong. It’s hard to change the channel.”

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Shared vision, collective impact Sydney Rogers explains how sometimes, working together gets more results than working harder EVENT: Shine the Light Nonprofit Forum TITLE: Expanding Leadership Beyond Your Walls DATE: Sept. 9 Sydney Rogers KEYNOTE: Sydney Rogers, executive director of Alignment Nashville

PANEL: • Liberty Canzater, The Butterfly Foundation • Susan Sachs, Project HOPE Foundation • Tony McDade, GAIHN • Sean Dogan, Long Branch Baptist Church WHO WAS THERE: More than 100 nonprofit leaders from around the state TOPIC: Collective impact for nonprofit organizations LOCATION: Kroc Community Center

Sydney Rogers is the founding executive director of Alignment Nashville, a 501C(3) collective impact organization whose purpose is to strategically and systemically align community organizations in support of public education and children’s health. Rogers is currently developing Alignment USA, a national network of collective impact organizations.

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ALIGNED AGENDA An aligned agenda includes several elements. Once a group has gone through the steps together to be strategically aligned, they will have a shared agenda.

Steps to having an aligned agenda: • Analyze relevant data • Convene stakeholders •Craft a common vision • Define the desired outcomes and assessments • Select a strategy and tactics

INTRODUCTION The right people need to be at the table. You’re either at the table or on the table.

SYSTEMS AND SYSTEMIC CHANGE A system is a group of related parts that move or work together. Like an orchestra, each member of a nonprofit organization must

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play their own instrument, adding their unique “sound,” but staying in tune and keeping the beat with all others. It’s important that all members of a nonprofit bring their own attributes to the table and work collaboratively to a shared goal.

Systemic change is any kind of change that pervades all parts of a system, taking into account the interrelationships and interdependencies among those parts. Incremental change, which focuses on problem-solving, is often contrasted to systemic change, which focuses on the vision and strategy of an organization. Anyone who understands systems will know immediately that optimizing parts is not a good route to system excellence. This can be compared to nonprofit organizations as well. Working harder, better or faster is NOT enough.

COLLECTIVE IMPACT Collective impact is the commitment of a group of important actors from different sec-

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tors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem. Collaboration is associated with systemic change, which is focused on a shared vision and strategy, not problem-solving and program delivery.

Conditions for collective impact: • Aligned agenda •Shared measurements and systems • Mutually reinforcing activities • Trust and continuous communication • Backbone and intermediary organizations BACKBONE ORGANIZATIONS These organizations support and protect the collaborative impact activities as a spine and ribs protect internal organs. Going back to the musical reference, the conductor is the backbone to the orchestra. Backbone organizations act as process experts and adaptive leaders, moving collaborators from advocacy to collective impact. They do not deliver direct services; they don’t feed the hungry or clothe the naked. Implementing collective impact without backbone organizations can lead to loss of diversity and balance, strategic focus, process expertise, communication and data/assessment.

FINAL THOUGHTS A culture of communication will develop in every organization, or around every movement. The question is if you craft that culture of communication to build trust and credibility… or if you just let the culture take on its own flavor.

– By Katie Ward, DNA Creative Communications Shine the Light Nonprofit Forums is an annual series of workshops presented by DNA Creative Communications in Greenville. The sessions target nonprofit professionals, executive directors and board members to provide insight and training in operating a successful nonprofit organization.

Since its launch in 2010, more than 1,300 participants and 375 nonprofit organizations have attended a Shine the Light Nonprofit Forum.

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The University of South Carolina Upstate’s World Languages Institute will offer instruction in 11 foreign languages this fall in non-credit, evening courses. Classes start the week of Oct. 6 and run through the week of Nov. 10. Registration deadline is Oct. 2 and the cost is $75 per class, plus books and study materials. For more information, call 864-503-5661 and download a registration form at uscupstate.edu.

Chandler Creek Elementary has launched a Backpack Buddies food drive to benefit at-risk families. In the spirit of football season, there will be two boxes outside of the main office, one decorated for Clemson fans and one decorated for USC fans.

Donors can place non-perishable food in the box of their favorite team. Contact school counselor Margo Herbert for more information at 864-355-2416.

Brashier Middle College Charter High School Open House and Information Night for rising ninth-graders for 2015-2016 is scheduled for Sept. 25 at 6:30 p.m. in the gym. Open enrollment applications will be available online at bmcchs.org starting Sept. 25 and will only be accepted Oct. 1-31. The lottery is scheduled for Nov. 13.

Sara Collins Elementary School will host its 50th Annual Freaky Friday on Oct. 3, 3:30-7:30 p.m., at Greenville Tech Campus. The event features games, food and rides. All profits will support technology and wellness enrichment programs at Sara Collins. Admission is free and the event is open to all ages. There will be a silent auction and a raffle drawing for an iPad Mini and a golf cart.

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The Chandler School students recently learned about how dogs read body language, commands for dogs and how to present themselves when around dogs with the help of headmaster Dana Blackhurst’s canines, Gus and Wilson. All students had an opportunity to lead the dogs while getting the trainers’ input and suggestions.

Bob Jones University has been named the 15th Best Value College in the nation by the Educate to Career College Ranking Index–2014. The index analyzes the quality of students when they enter a given college, the total costs related to attending the college and the outcomes of the students when they enter the labor market.

Greenville Technical College recently launched a club sports program that currently includes soccer, basketball, flag football, tennis and volleyball. Athletes will compete with club teams from two-year and fouryear colleges as well as JV teams from other institutions. The college also introduced a mascot: the GTC hornets, selected

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by a student vote. It is expected that softball, baseball and swimming will be part of the program for 2015. For more information, visit gvltec.edu/athletics.

Greenville County Schools has maintained the highest credit ratings for South Carolina school districts based on statements released by Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s rating agencies. Greenville County Schools is one of two school districts in South Carolina with an AA+ credit rating from Standard and Poor’s. The rating was initially awarded in 2008 and has been maintained each year. The district is one of three in South Carolina to receive an Aa1 rating from Moody’s.

Chandler Creek Elementary families enjoyed a scavenger hunt tour of the school during PTA Open House. The PTA served a healthy ice cream and fruit snack after the activity.

The Hargroves posed during their tour of Chandler Creek Elementary’s guidance suite. Pictured are JaToria and Erykah (front), Erica and Ja’Rori Hargrove (back).

Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation recently announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program to compete for about 7,600 scholarships worth about $33 million. Local semifinalists include Ben Norwood, Alex Goldsmith, Kelly Yoon, Parker Baker and Miles Hauser of Christ Church Episcopal School; Philip Coburn, Keyes Gilmer, Paul List, Patrick McLear and William Tierney of St. Joseph’s Catholic School; Colin Rodwell of Greenville Technical Charter High School; Hunter Strasser, Micah Tan and Keegan Trofatter of Wade Hampton High School; Billy Gist of J.L. Mann High School; Madeline Edwards, Wanda Felsenhardt, Savanna Groft, Cameron Messinides, Reagan Smith and Xavier Wester-

gaard of South Carolina Governor’s School; Nathaniel Brown, Christopher Hood, Eric Johnson, Venkatraman Kothandaraman, Carolyn Liu, Amil Merchant, Prateek Shah of Southside High School; Joshua Harvey of Blue Ridge High School; Alison Westberry of Greer Homeschool; John Freeman, Stephanie Hong, Philip Gheorghiu and Elliot Lin of Riverside High School; Sebastian Bedoya, Charissa Pichai and William Randall of Mauldin High School; Stephen Leung of Simpsonville Homeschool; Mary Phillips of Southside Christian School; Daniel Fox of Eastside High School; and Tyler Brown, Sean Conway, Katie Duchinski, Hansen Mou, Jack Runge and Sara Watson of the SC Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics.

Greenville Technical College has been named a South Carolina Governor’s Quality Award Bronze Achiever, becoming the only educational institution in South Carolina to win at any level. This award, sponsored and administered by the South Carolina Quality Forum is designed to promote performance excellence. Organizations submit a written application that includes a business overview and a description of the their quality management system. Recipients at all levels will be recognized at this year’s Governor’s Quality Award Conference on Oct. 15 in Columbia.

Sterling School/Charles Townes Center eighth-grader Andy Xu has been selected as one of 30 national 2014 Caroline D. Bradley Scholars. The scholarship is merit-based and will fund four years of private or alternative high school tuition, providing support to discover the optimal high school match and placement and ongoing guidance throughout high school and beyond.

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REMEMBER Led by bagpiper Al Geiger, a joint color guard made up of city police and fire department members walks down North Main Street during the 9/11 Remembrance March on its way to the 2014 Greenville Heroes: Serve & Protect Awards Luncheon.

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TEDxGreenville is accepting nominations for its annual conference. Anyone wishing to make a nomination should visit tedxgreenville.com/nominate by Oct. 10.

The Southeast Chapter of the American Bamboo Society will hold its 8th annual Fall Bamboo Festival on the campus of Furman University Sept. 20, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. in the Trone Student Center and the Asian Garden. For more information, email Michelle Tkach at jtkach1@gmail.com or visit sec-bamboo.org, or facebook.com/SoutheastBamboo. The festival is free and open to the public.

Fiction Addiction will celebrate Banned Books Week with Greenville author and former school librarian Pat Scales at her book launch for “Books Under Fire: A Hit List of Banned and Challenged Children’s Books” on Sept. 25, 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Those unable to attend can reserve a personalized book by calling 864-675-0540 or emailing info@fiction-addiction.com.

Greenville Health System invites interested citizens to learn about its nurse-midwifery program and how a midwife can enhance the birthing process on Sept. 23, 6-8 p.m., at Greenville Midwifery Care. The informational program is free, but registration is required. To register, call 877-447-4636 or visit ghs.org/healthevents.

The Camperdown Reunion will be held Sept. 21, beginning at noon, at St. Paul’s Church, 204 E. Camperdown Way, Greenville. Guests are asked to bring vegetables, breads or dessert; meat will be provided. Lunch begins at 1 p.m. The Camperdown Mills Historical Society Museum will be open during the event.

The Farm at Rabon Creek will host the Farm Fresh Fair on Sept. 20, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., at 125 Phillips Lane, Fountain Inn. The event features local artisans, farmfresh foods, more than 100 vendors and live music. For a full lineup of musicians and vendors, visit farmfreshfair.com. The fair benefits Mill Village Farms, a nonprofit dedicated to transforming communities by growing fresh foods and developing successful youth. Admission is $5 for adults and $1 for children.

This month, USC Upstate will embark on a five-year commemoration of World War I. On Sept. 23, 6 p.m., Dr. Robert McCormick will present How It All Began: Causes of World War I. On Sept. 24, noon, Frieda Davison will present Spartanburg WWI Veterans. Selected Views of WWI will be presented by Tammy Pike and USC Upstate students on Sept. 26 at noon. Additionally, on Oct. 2 at 12:15 p.m., Women and Warfare: The Experience of American Women during WWI will be presented by Dr. Carmen Harris. All events are open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Catherine Canino at ccanino@uscupstate.edu or 864-503-5657; or Dr. Araceli Hernández-Laroche at ahernandez-laroche@uscupstate.edu or 864-503-5221.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra will perform their rock opera “The Christmas Attic” at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Nov. 23. Tickets go on sale Sept. 19 with a portion of the proceeds benefitting Toys for Tots and The Children’s Hospital. To purchase tickets, visit ticketmaster.com, the Bon Secours Wellness Arena ticket office, all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

Taylors First Baptist Church will spearhead the construction of a disc golf park at Taylors Mill Park during a Community Workday on Sept. 20, 8 a.m. Volunteers will focus on improving the park’s entryway and planting trees. Also involved are Greenville County Planning, Arbor Engineering, Greenville Technical College, TreesGreenville and others. Visit taylorsfbc.org for more information and to sign up.

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Greenville teacher and author John Mark Sibley-Jones will be celebrating the launch of his debut novel, “By the Red Glare,” at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities on Sept. 25, 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information or to pre-order the book, visit fiction-addiction.com, email info@fiction-addiction.com or call 864-675-0540.

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Marc Wilson and friends. The services will be celebrated at 9 a.m. on Sept. 2526 at Pelham Road Baptist Church, 1108 Pelham Road, Greenville. There is no cost to participate. Reservations are required and are made by contacting torahchayim@aol.com and 864-271-3715.

The Greenville Garden Club will host an ikebana demonstration on Oct. 1, 10:30 a.m., at the Upcountry History Museum, 540 Buncombe St., Greenville.

The program, Using God’s Bounty in Design, will be presented by Dianne Harker, Ikebana O’Hara School Representative, and is open to public. Admission is $5 for non-museum members. For more information and to RSVP by Sept. 24, contact Debbie Crawley at 864-352-2559 or debra.crawley@gmail.com.

In honor of Constitution Week, the Bart Garrison Agricultural Museum in Pendleton will host Kids Day at The AG: Framers Who Were Farmers on Sept. 20, 10 a.m.-noon. Kids Day is for students in grades 4-7, requires registration and costs $3. For more information, visit bgamsc.org/events.

Project Rx: A River Remedy will hold its drug take-back event on Sept. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., encouraging community members to properly dispose of unused medications. Drive-thru locations include: McAlister Square, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive; St. Francis Millennium, 2 Innovation Drive; and Greenville County Medical Society, 1395 S. Church St. The collection sites offer free, anonymous acceptance of unwanted or expired prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, vitamins and supplements and veterinary medications from households. Sharps or syringes will not be accepted. For more information, visit ariverremedy.org or call 864-299-4000.

Friends of Lake Robinson is holding a clean-up event at Verne Smith Park on Sept. 20, 9 a.m.-noon. Garbage bags will be provided. Interested volunteers should bring gloves and other tools to help in the clean-up effort. For more information, visit lakerobinson.org.

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Friends of the Reedy River is holding the Reedy Riversweep on Sept. 20, 9 a.m.-noon. This year’s event will focus on Cleveland Park to the area behind First Baptist Church on Faris and Cleveland. Volunteers should report to the picnic shelter behind Saint Matthews United Methodist Church, 701 Cleveland St., for specific directions. To sign up, email director@friendsofthereedyriver.org with Riversweep as the subject line.

The Growler Station will offer multiple upcoming classes. Around the World: Belgian Beers will be offered on Oct. 1 and 11. Beer 101: Part 1 will be on Nov. 5 and Beer 101: Part 2 on Nov. 12. Beer 101: Part 3 will be on Nov. 19. The classes are $10 per class or $25 for all three. In addition, Taste of Christmas will be offered Dec. 3 and 13. For more information, visit growler-station.com.

Greenville County Animal Care, 328 Furman Hall Road, is having a Puppy Palooza now through Sept. 30. The shelter usually has puppies for adoption, but now has more to choose from and is offering reduced rates on adoptions of puppies six months or younger. For $50, the puppy will be spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. For more information, visit greenvillecounty.org/acs.

City of Greenville Parks and Recreation Department hosts the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition powered by USA Football on Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. at the Greenville High School football practice field. The competition is free and open to boys and girls ages 6-15. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and children must be registered by 8:45 a.m. A release of liability form must be signed by a parent or guardian and a valid birth certificate must be presented for each child. For each age division, the top scorer from each boys’ division and the top scorer from each girls’ division at the local competition advances to the sectional competition. Participants should wear gym shoes and must use equipment provided. For more information and to register online, visit nflppk.com.

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The Greenville Humane Society’s third annual Mutt Strut drew larger crowds than last year with a total of 2,000 people, 1,500 dogs and 119 teams. The two-mile run/walk is the largest dog-friendly race in South Carolina, and the event raised more than $75,000. All proceeds from the Mutt Strut will benefit the Greenville Humane Society and the homeless pets in their care. For more information, visit greenvillehumane.org.

Mary L. Thomas, chief operating officer at The Spartanburg County Foundation, was recently named one of three finalists for The Council on Foundations’ Distinguished Service Award, the highest national honor one can receive in regard to philanthropic work. The award celebrates a visionary leader who inspires and embodies the qualities that define excellence in philanthropy, specifically focusing on commitment, courage, entrepreneurship and impact.

Architectural Digest magazine has recognized Lee III, the new Thomas Phiferdesigned expansion of Lee Hall, as one of the best in new university architecture around the world. Lee Hall is home to Clemson disciplines in architecture, art, city and regional planning, construction science and management and landscape architecture. Only two other buildings in the United States were chosen.

The Rite Aid Foundation presented a $10,000 KidCents grant to Pendleton Place this week. The grant celebrates an enhancement to the foundation’s KidCents program, an in-store round up program that supports nonprofit organizations im-

proving the health and well being of children. Members of the company’s wellness+ program can designate their rounded up change to one of the 205 approved KidCents charities at kidcents.com. Pendleton Place is a Greenville organization that provides support services to children and families dealing with abuse and neglect.​ Meals on Wheels of Greenville announced Palmetto Technology Group Inc. (PTG) is the presenting sponsor of the 2014 Fall Classic Golf Tournament to be held at the Cliffs Valley golf course on Oct. 7. Visit mealsonwheelsgreenville.org for details.

The Upstate Harvest Moon Festival announced the Golden Strip Emergency Relief & Resource Agency (GSERRA) as the event’s 2014 charitable partner on Oct. 17-18. The festival celebrates local arts and crafts, food and beverage, families and the community and is located on Main Street in Simpsonville. For more information, visit GSERRA.org or upstateharvestmoonfestival.com.

Greenville will host the Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes on Sept. 20 at the CU-ICAR Campus. For more information, call 864-609-5054, ext. 3298 or visit stepout.diabetes.org.

Hospice of the Upstate will host Rhythm and Blooms on Sept. 23, 5-7 p.m., featuring The Electric City Big Band at Sadler Center and Gardens, 1835 Rogers Road, Anderson. For more information, visit hospicehouse.net.

Safe Harbor’s True Grit Oyster Roast and Barbecue will be held Oct. 5, 4 p.m., at Runway Cafe at Greenville’s Downtown Airport, 21 Airport Road Extension, Greenville. Cost is $40 per person; $20 per student (ages 11-16); children 10 and under are free. For more information and tickets, visit safeharborsc.org.

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Retired school librarian Pat Scales says most children will reject what they’re not ready for CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com Pat Scales has made a career out of defending books and children’s right to read them.

Scales, a retired school librarian who lives in Greenville, said hundreds of attempts to remove or restrict books in school and public libraries occur every year, thanks to the popularity of computerized reading programs in schools,

“The danger is not in allowing children to read about issues. The danger is in not talking about them.”

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Internet sites that rate books according to the number of “bad” words and sexual references they contain, and an

increase in the number of elementary school teachers using novels in their classrooms.

“The danger is not in allowing children to read about issues. The danger is in not talking about them,” she said.

In 2013, the American Library Association’s Office of Intellectual Freedom reported 307 attempts to restrict or ban books. The ALA estimates for

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What: “Books Under Fire: A Hit List of Banned and Challenged Children’s Books” book launch Who: Pat Scales, Greenville Author and former school librarian Where: Fiction Addiction 1175 Woods Crossing Road #5 Greenville When: Sept. 25, 4 p.m.

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every reported challenge, four or five go unreported.

Some of the most beloved and popular children’s books are still among the most frequent targets of censorship and outright bans, Scales said. Other books are targeted because they deal with hot-button issues such as gay marriage, she said.

Scales has written a new book, “Books Under Fire: A Hit List of Banned and Challenged Children’s Books,” that required her to review challenges since 2002.

“It struck me how much we’re dealing with the same things,” she said.

Talking about young adult books with parents is actually what started Scales’ rise to becoming a national expert on free speech.

When she was at Greenville Middle School, Scales started a program called “Communicate Through Literature” to get parents and their children talking about books.

Parents would read books suggested by their kids. After both had read the book, they’d talk about it. Scales then would lead a parent discussion about what they had learned about their children through the book they had read.

“It was a proactive approach to censorship,” she said. “Parents fear the unknown.”

During the program, parents would hear others discuss the books they had read. They came to understand, she said, that while one may not want their child to read a certain book, another parent may insist that their child do so.

Parents came to learn that adolescents vary widely in maturity level and in what they needed, Scales said.

“While parents do have a right to become involved in what their kids read, they don’t have a right to decide what other kids can read,” she said.

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“Captain Underpants” (series),

by Dav Pilkey Reasons: Offensive language, unsuited for age group, violence

“A Bad Boy Can Be Good for A Girl,”

by Tanya Lee Stone Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, nudity, offensive language, sexually explicit

“The Bluest Eye,” by Toni Morrison Reasons: Offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence

“Looking for Alaska,” by John Green Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” by Sherman Alexie Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, offensive language, racism, sexually explicit, unsuited for age group

“The Perks of Being a Wallflower,”

by Stephen Chbosky Reasons: Drugs/alcohol/smoking, homosexuality, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

“Fifty Shades of Grey,” by E. L. James Reasons: Nudity, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group

“Bless Me, Ultima,” by Rudolfo Anaya Reasons: Occult/Satanism, offensive language, religious viewpoint, sexually explicit

“The Hunger Games,”

by Suzanne Collins Reasons: Religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group

“Bone” (series), by Jeff Smith Reasons: Political viewpoint, racism, violence

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Scales said she was never challenged about a book she had on her library shelves because students and their parents trusted her.

Some parents use Internet sites that rate books, an avenue that invites parents to take things out of context and not consider the book as a whole, she said.

“Some parents challenge books they haven’t even read,” she said. Sometimes books are challenged for purely political agendas.

“We just have to fight them one at a time,” she said.

Some of the problems come from computerized reading programs that have become more popular in schools, she said. Toni Morrison’s “Beloved” is listed in some of those programs at the seventh-grade reading level. But that doesn’t mean a fourth-grader who is reading three grades above her grade level is ready for the book.

“Reading level and maturity level are two different things,” Scales said.

“What one 11-year-old can handle, another might not. Most kids will reject what they’re not ready for. If they’re reading for pleasure, they should know they don’t have to finish what they start.

We’d save ourselves a lot of problems.”

Scales said she once recommended “The Language of Goldfish” to an eighth-grader. The student read it and liked it – and then told her that she had tried reading the book in seventh grade and didn’t like it.

“What she was saying to me is that she grew up,” Scales said. “Let the kid decide. Nine out of 10 will put it down when they’re not ready for it.”

Schools, she said, can’t turn decisions about which book children should read over to computers. But they also shouldn’t be afraid to use books that tackle difficult subjects as long as the books are appropriate for their students’ age and maturity level, she said.

“The problem is we win a lot of battles, but we haven’t won the war,” she said.

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‘Once’ is the story of a guy and a girl National tour opens in Greenville on Tuesday CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com “Once” is a simple love story, a story of a guy and a girl.

Guy is a Dublin busker who is about to give up his dream. Girl is a Czech immigrant who stops to hear him sing.

And, yes, the characters are really called “Guy” and “Girl” in the Broadway national touring show that opens Tuesday at the Peace Center.

The musical is based on the Academy Award-winning, low-budget 2007 Irish indie film of the same name.

Noted Irish playwright Enda Walsh was not that enthusiastic when he was asked to write a Broadway musical based on the movie. His longtime friend John Tiffany, who was tapped as the musical’s director and had his own doubts as to the viability of the material for Broadway, convinced Walsh not to reject the idea outright.

Walsh agreed to give the project two days to read the screenplay, listen to the

SO YOU KNOW WHAT: “Once” WHERE: Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville WHEN: Sept. 23, 24 and 25, 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 26 and 27, 8 p.m.

Sept. 27, 2 p.m.

Sept. 28, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

TICKETS: $45 to $75 INFORMATION: 864-467-3000 or peacecenter.org

music and talk about it.

Those two days persuaded them to do the show, which had a stay on Broadway and won eight 2012 Tony Awards, including Best Musical.

Each of the 12 adult members of the cast play at least one instrument and are onstage virtually throughout the show.

The musical stays true to the movie and at the same time offers a unique presentation of the story. The set is structured to look and feel like an Irish pub.

A coastal contest The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control invites photographers of all ages and degrees of expertise to enter their best photographs of coastal South Carolina scenes in its annual photography contest. Color photographs and digital photos are accepted with a limit of five pictures per contestant. Entries must be submitted before Oct. 15. For questions about contest rules, contact Sarah Latshaw at sarah.latshaw@dhec.sc.gov or 843-953-9237.

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23 CALENDAR 7–10PM S E P T . 1 9 - 2 5 Main Street Friday Underteaux Sep. 19 ~ 232-2273 Greenville Little Theatre Legally Blonde Sep. 19-Oct. 4 ~ 233-6238 Greenville Symphony Orchestra Miracle and Grandeur Sep. 20-21 ~ 467-3000 Younts Center for Performing Arts Fountain Inn Symphony Orchestra Sep. 21 ~ 409-1050 Greenville County Museum of Art Content of Our Character: From States Rights to Civil Rights Through Sep. 21 ~ 271-7570 Legacy of Impressionism: Languages of Light Through Sep. 21 ~ 271-7570 Local Talent: Judy Verhoeven Through Sep. 21 ~ 271-7570

ABOVE & BELOW: INITIAL SKETCHES OF PARTY LAYOUT

COUTURE EN PLEIN AIR A NIGHT OF FASHIONABLE INDULGENCE The Garden Terrace | 55 E. Camperdown Way, Greenville Limited tickets available at: FOTTVIP2014.eventbrite.com $100/ticket | $175/pair of tickets #FOTT2014 | fashionontheTOWN TOWN_fashion | Fashion on the TOWN

SC Children’s Theatre The Wizard of Oz Through Sep. 21 ~ 467-3000 Furman University Faculty Chamber Music Series Sep. 23 ~ 294-2086 Peace Center Once Sep. 23-28 ~ 467-3000 Furman University Theatre Book of Days Sep. 24-Oct. 4 ~ 294-2125 Centre Stage Hands on a Hardbody Through Sep. 27 ~ 233-6733 Main Street Real Estate Gallery Works by Jacki Newell Through Sep. 30 ~ 250-2580 Metropolitan Arts Council Painterly Ladies Exhibit Through Oct. 10 ~ 232-2273 Metro. Arts Council @ Centre Stage Textile Impressions: Works by Edith McBee Hardaway Through Oct. 17 ~ 233-6733 Greenville Chamber of Commerce Recent Works by Kara Bender Through Nov. 7 ~ 242-1050 Greenville County Museum of Art Works by William H. Johnson Continuing ~ 271-7570

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WITH VINCENT HARRIS

Loaves & Fishes aims to Rock Out Hunger LEE CELANO / CONTRIBUTING

Tessa May is passionate about feeding the hungry in the Upstate. The organization she serves as development coordinator for, Loaves & Fishes, has been getting food to those who need it for over 20 years using an interesting strategy: food rescue.

“Food rescue is kind of a forwardthinking way of thinking about the issue of hunger,” May says. “What WHAT: Loaves & Fishes’ Rock Out Hunger Festival we do is go around to grocery stores WHO: The Revelers & The Eric Weiler Band WHEN: Thursday, Sept. 25, 7:30-9 p.m. and restaurants and catering events and get food that would otherwise be WHERE: Larkin’s Sawmill, 22 Graves Drive, Greenville TICKETS: $15 wasted and we use that fresh food to feed people. We take it to 94 agencies INFO: loavesandfishesgreenville.com or 864-232-3595 around Greenville County that feed the hungry.”

Those 94 organizations include soup kitchens, food pantries, after-school programs for at-risk youth and programs for low-income seniors.

“We have one part-time and two full-time drivers, and they drive the refrigerated trucks,” May says. “They pick up the perishable items, and then we have about 150 volunteers who help us pick up the non-perishable items like bread, sweets, canned goods, that kind of thing.”

Loaves & Fishes has come to play a huge role in feeding the hungry in the Upstate, she says. “Some of the organizations we provide for are very small; we might provide 100 percent of the food that they’re able to give out. And we don’t charge the agencies for the food that we give to them.”

So why is this organization’s story in a music column, you ask? Because on Thursday, Sept. 25, Loaves & Fishes will put on the third annual Rock Out Hunger festival at Larkin’s Sawmill on North Main Street in Greenville, an event designed to raise money so the food can keep on being delivered to those who need it.

“We had a lot of funding coming in from a particular donor that shifted their giving focus, which gave us a deficit,” May says. “So we thought that this would be a good addition to our fundraising efforts. Fully 100 percent of the proceeds go to Loaves & Fishes.”

In addition to Cajun food from Larkin’s Sawmill, adult beverages from Quest Brewing, an auction and a raffle, two bands will be featured: The Revelers and the Eric Weiler Band.

The Revelers are a Louisiana quintet that features members of both the Red Stick Ramblers and the Pine Leaf Boys, and their music is a raucous combination of traditional Cajun and zydeco music, rock and blues.

“We were going back and forth about what type of band we wanted, and we sort of latched on to the idea of Cajun and zydeco music,” May says. “We thought it would be fun to bring something that we don’t get often in Greenville. I started doing some research and came across the Revelers; we called and asked if they would be able to do it, and out of the kindness of their hearts they agreed.”

As for the Eric Weiler Band, they were quick to offer their help. Guitarist Eric Weiler said he first became aware of Loaves & Fishes through his day job at Chiropractic of The Carolinas.

“When the Loaves & Fishes team put two and two together that I was also a musician, they asked for our help in their Rock Out Hunger event,” he said. “Being that Loaves & Fishes is a local charity and everything stays in our area, our clinic immediately jumped on board and the band did as well. Not only do we support the event, but I donate a portion of every T-shirt the band sells to Loaves & Fishes year-round.”

Weiler said right now, the band is donating 50 percent of all online T-shirt, CD and sticker sales to Loaves & Fishes leading up to the Rock Out Hunger show. “It’s my belief that no one should go hungry, and this is an organization that I truly feel needs everyone’s support.”

We’re Going Over The Edge!

Over the Edge for a Brighter Tomorrow is a partnership event benefitting non-profits within Upstate South Carolina. Led by the Goodwill Foundation, this exciting rappelling experience is a first-time opportunity for not only Greenville, but for all of SC. On October 4th, participants will rappel 15-stories from atop the Bank of America Building, located at 101 North Main Street, overlooking ONE City Plaza and all of Main Street.

Be a part of the excitement! Visit the event website and give generously to participating non-profits. Then join us on event day to watch Edgers brave the 228-foot-drop in support of their specified non-profit, all to raise funds for their cause.

Visit www.OTEgreenville.com to learn more.

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THE WEEK IN THE LOCAL ARTS WORLD 4-adult and the goal is to offer many styles of dance. The festival will offer five to six classes during each of the five one-hour sessions. Professional development for teachers with Greenville County schools is available for multiple classes. For more information, visit greenvilledancefestival.com or email Jan Woodward at jwoodwar@greenville.k12.sc.us.

The Greenville County Museum of Art is featuring an exhibit by Leo Twiggs through Nov. 16. On Nov. 5, 2 p.m., Twiggs will discuss the exhibition and how the work is rooted in his experiences growing up in South Carolina.

The Greenville County Museum of Art is located at 420 College St. It is open Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, visit gcma.org. In addition, Hampton III Gallery will host the Toward Last Flags exhibit by Twiggs, Sep. 25-Nov. 8. The gallery will hold a reception on Oct. 9, 7-9 p.m., and a Coffee and Conversation on Oct. 11, 11 a.m.-noon. Hampton III Gallery is open Tuesday-Friday, 1-5 p.m., and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information, visit hamptoniiigallery.com or call 864-268-2771.

Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery, Museum & Gallery at Heritage Greenville, Spartanburg Art Museum, Upcountry History Museum and Spartanburg Science Center will participate in Smithsonian magazine’s Museum Day Live! Day on Sept. 27. Museum visitors can get a free ticket, good for two people by visiting smithsonianmag.com/museumdaylive.

The Greenville Dance Festival will be held at the Fine Arts Center and Wade Hampton High School on Oct. 4 and is open to the community as well as students and teachers in Greenville County schools. The ages for the festival are grades

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Art & Light Gallery, 4 Aberdeen Drive, Greenville, will open two shows in one night on Sept. 19, 6-9 p.m. “Mixed Signals: An Interactive Exercise in Meaning” will feature work by Jo Carol Mitchell-Rogers and “Placing One’s Self ” will feature work by Sy Bodson. For more information, call 864-363-8172 or visit artandlightgallery.com.

Milliken and Company was recently named as one of the BCA 10: Best Businesses Partnering with the Arts in America for 2014 by Americans for the Arts.

Milliken was honored for displaying artwork and sculpture in its facilities and support of the Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg.

The Felton School, 250 Mill St., Taylors, is offering pottery classes. Beginner Pottery classes will be Sept. 22-Dec. 1 on Mondays, Basic Pottery will be Sept. 23Dec. 2 on Tuesdays, and Intermediate Pottery will be Sept. 25-Dec. 4 on Thursdays.

All three classes are $200 per person. Raku Fired Pottery will be Sept. 24-Dec. 3 on Wednesdays. All classes are 6:30-9 p.m. For more information, call 864-3254233 or email feltonschool@gmail.com.

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Away from the office, Richard remains focused on others. Outreach includes Meals on Wheels, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation SC and Meyer Center for Special Children; he’s a member of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, the Chamber’s Small Business Council and serves as a director for the Greenville Clemson Alumni Club.

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curring Oct. 8 and the partial solar eclipse occurring Oct. 23, 12:30-2 p.m. The program is free with paid admission. For more information, call 864-583-2777.

Tickets are available for the 20th annual Albino Skunk Music Festival on Oct. 2-4. This year’s lineup includes Willie Sugercapps, The Duhks, Della Mae, Shinyribs, I Draw Slow, Dangermuffin, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, I See Hawks in L.A., Foghorn Stringband, T-Bird & the Breaks, D.B. Rielly, Front Country, The Barefood Movement, Dead Winter Carpenters, Jacob Johnson, Billy Strings & Don Julin and Mipso. The weekend also includes the Tour de Skunk charity bicycle ride to benefit Musician’s Medical Relief. Three-day ticket prices are $45-$96, two-day tickets are $35-$80 and single-day tickets are $15-45. Visit albinoskunk.com.

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South Carolina Writers’ Workshop (SCWW) has announced the list of contributors for the 2014 Petigru Review, the annual SCWW member anthology.

Among the authors featured are local residents Torie Amarie Dale of Greer, Barbara V. Evers of Greer, Bob Strother of Greenville and Irena Tervo of Simpsonville.

Evers also has multiple photographs featured in the review.

Furman University Theatre will present Lanford Wilson’s “Book of Days” Sept.

24-27 and Oct. 1-4. The play is open to the public and intended for mature audiences. Tickets are $16 for adults, $13 for seniors and $8 for students. For ticket information and reservations, call 864-294-2125.

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$114,900 • 1287020 • 2 BR/ 2.5 BA • Fannie Mae Kathy Slayter | 864.982.7772 | kslayter@charter.net

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9 Sunrise Dr - Caesars Head - Cleveland $598,500 • 1283186 • 4 BR/ 4 BA

Tom Marchant | 864.449.1658 |tom@tommarchant.com

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320 Kelsey Glen Ln - Kelsey Glen - Simpsonville $259,900 • 1286444 • 4 BR/ 2.5 BA

Anne Marchant | 864.420.0009 | anne@marchantco.com Jolene Wimberly | 864.414.1688 | jolenewim@aol.com

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101 Still Creek Ct - Jericho Ridge - Easley $209,000 • 1287082 • 3 BR/ 2 BA

Anne Marchant | 864.420.0009 | anne@marchantco.com Jolene Wimberly | 864.414.1688 | jolenewim@aol.com

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15 Smythe St - Laurens $75,000 • 1287203 • 2 BR/ 2 BA

Anne Marchant | 864.420.0009 | anne@marchantco.com Jolene Wimberly | 864.414.1688 | jolenewim@aol.com

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TERRA PINES

PEBBLE CREEK

VERDMONT

10 TERRA COURT . $309,500 . MLS# 1286917

716 TANNER ROAD . $274,900 . MLS# 1284316

209 HAYWORTH DR. . $244,900 . MLS# 1287332

4BR/2.5BA Private 0.80 Acre cul-de-sac lot.

Updates! Sunroom, partially fenced Pelham Rd to Hudson Rd, 1.5 miles to Left on Terra Ct. just past St. Giles.

4BR/2.5BA Private living minutes from Downtown. Pool, covered grilling porch &more Rutherford Rd to Left on Mountain Creek Rd, Immediate Right on Tanner, Home on Left. Open House from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21.

3BR/2.5BA Village Living in Verdmont! Beautiful bungalow all tricked out with granite, hardwoods, master on main with a claw foot tub! 385 exit 27 R Fairview R Harrison Br. R Neely

Contact: Norm MacDonald | 313-7353 Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner REALTORS

Contact: Robyn Gillis | 915-5723 Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner REALTORS

Contact: JoAnn Williams | 864-420-4019 Allen Tate Realtors

204 GROVE HILL FARM RD . $148,000 . MLS# 1286611 3BR/2BA USDA approved area! Over 1/2acre corner lot.

Fenced yard w/patio. I 85 to Hwy 14 exit, left towards Greer, Right-J Verne Smith Pkwy,Left- Hammett Store, Right-Hwy 357, Left-Grove Hill Farm Contact: Lana Smith | 608-8313 Berkshire Hathaway C. Dan Joyner REALTORS

CAMERON PLACE

5218 Cambria Court 3BR/4BA • MLS#1286354 $129,000

PE OPLE , AWARDS , HONORS The Marchant Company Announces Veterans Services Division The Marchant Company announces the formation of its Veteran Services Division which was created to offer real estate services to military veterans and their families. Seabrook Marchant, President of The Marchant Company said, “As a veteran myself, I’m a big supporter of our military and the men and women who serve, and we want to assist them in this very important step in their lives. We are also proud to welcome Lee Vining a ten year Army veteran who will serve as director of this division”.

Lee will offer Veteran services and serve as the Home Solutions Specialist to former servicemen and women and their families in the Greater Greenville area. Lee believes “America’s heroes deserve the best representation to help navigate all the intricacies required to fulfill their dreams of owning their home.”

Following the terror attacks of 9/11, Lee felt compelled to join the military. At Ft. Lewis in Washington Vining state, Lee served the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3/21 Infantry, Charlie Company. It was from Ft. Lewis that Lee was deployed for the first time to Mosul, Iraq where he would spend twelve months. Upon his return, Lee was assigned to Ft. Bragg in North Carolina, where he served in the 82nd Airborne Division. With the 82nd Airborne, Lee deployed to Iraq for the second time, this time to Baghdad and then to Haiti. After serving for ten years, Lee had no choice but to leave the Army due to medical conditions, but he refused to let his injuries stand in the way of service.

Lee relocated to Greenville, where he dedicated himself to developing and implementing a justice program for Veterans at the Greenville Detention Center. Since its start, the program has offered nearly 800 veterans C O N T I N U E D… PA G E 4 3

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RIVER WALK

18 Gilderview Drive 4BR/3.5BA • MLS#1280318 $387,000

KINGSBRIDGE

201 Hemingford Circle 4BR/3BA • MLS#1287053 $629,900

ROCKWOODATAUGUSTA Lot 9 Jenkinson Court 4BR/3.5BA • MLS#1286358 $597,500

Ranked #3 again! Out of 150 agents. #12 in Greenville County!

864.419.2889 | See my listings and more at HelenHagood.com.

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$20,135,000 LOWNDES HILL REALTY CO. $3,300,000 CLIFFS@GLASSY $1,160,000

$1,099,000 CHANTICLEER $915,000 CHANTICLEER $750,000 STONEBROOK FARM $715,000 RIDGELAND@THE PARK $655,000

$522,500 LAUREL LAKE $519,000

$468,000 BERKSHIRE PARK $423,000 KELLETT PARK $416,500

$410,900 SYCAMORE RIDGE $400,000 SILVER MEADOWS $387,000

$387,000 KILGORE FARMS $375,000 WAVERLY HALL $370,000 HIGHLAND PARC $360,432 STONE LAKE HEIGHTS $360,000 STONEHAVEN $350,000 RIVER WALK $349,900

$340,000 NORTH HILLS $338,000

$330,000 STRATTON PLACE $327,900

$325,000 HOLLINGTON $316,000 HERITAGE POINT $309,900 HIGHLAND PARC $309,866 WEST FARM $308,376 REGENCY COMMONS $305,000 RICHLAND CREEK@N. MAIN $305,000 HIGHLAND PARC $301,601 PLANTATION GREENE $300,000 WINDSTONE $300,000 WEST FARM $293,372 HERITAGE POINT $292,770 FOREST HEIGHTS $289,000 SHENANDOAH FARMS $288,000

$287,500 THORNHILL PLANTATION $287,500 SHENANDOAH FARMS $285,000 OAKLAND HEIGHTS $285,000 ESTATES@GOVERNOR’S LAKE $282,000

$282,000 WEST FARM $281,470 HERITAGE POINT $280,700

$278,000 TOWNES@HIGHGROVE $276,450 ANSLEY CROSSING $275,711 BATESVILLE RIDGE $273,000 PELHAM ESTATES $270,000 KELSEY GLEN $269,975 BERKSHIRE PARK $268,000 CARILION $268,000 GREYSTONE COTTAGES $265,473 HOLLINGTON $265,000 WINDSOR CREEK $254,946 VERDMONT $254,697 VERDMONT $251,700 WINDSTONE $242,000

$240,000 CAMERON CREEK $239,962 CARSON’S POND $239,500 HAWTHORNE RIDGE $232,000 CAMERON CREEK $230,271 CREEKWOOD $229,900 PEBBLECREEK $226,000 PEBBLECREEK $226,000 GARRISON WOODS $225,000 MEADOWBROOKE $225,000 THE OAKS $223,997 CAROLINA OAKS $222,324 LISMORE PARK $222,040

$220,000 LINKSIDE GREEN $220,000 MEADOW BREEZE $219,550 LAUREL OAKS $219,000 CROSSGATE@REMINGTON $217,601 DEVENGER POINTE $217,500 BRADFORD NORTH $217,500 WETHERILL PARK $216,581 CAMERON CREEK $215,270 SUMMERFIELD $215,000 GARDENS@ROSE RESERVE $215,000 FORRESTER WOODS $213,000 BRYSON MEADOWS $210,330

$210,000 REMINGTON $209,734 FORRESTER WOODS $208,746

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AP SOUTHEAST PORTFOLIO P TSO BUTLER LP 1401 PEACHTREE ST STE 400 GREENGATE LLC GREEN GATE OFFICE PARK L 7 ORCHARD ST STE 200 CARRY WALTER T MANCINELLI MARY LYNN (JT 3224 HUDDERSFIELD LN RCH PROPERTIES LLC 85 LLC 935 S MAIN ST STE 202 MIMS MARY LOUISE G BELL NICOLE S 308 CHAPMAN RD BELL NICOLE S (JTWROS) SASSER KELLI COX (JTWROS 24 DE BRAHAM CT MCCALLUM ALEC A WILLIAMS CHARITY A (JTWR 22 NORMAN PL CERTUSBANK N A FARISH JAMES F JR 172 RIDGELAND DR UNIT 101 BLDG HOLCOMBE LORI K GHIRLANDA ROBERT J (SURV 370 BLAKELY AVE MCCARTNEY BRENDAN FRANCI BRYAN ANGELA S (JTWROS) 14 AVENS HILL DR BRASHIER SAMMY J (JTWROS PRATT JAMES R (JTWROS) 3 HEATHERBROOK RD JONES DEBRA ALTON BENTON ALISON JUNE PARKE 3 DRAY CT COLLINS JACQUELINE J ZIMMERMAN LEIGH G 4 THORNBURY CT WEBB RODNEY DOUGLAS (SUR FRANCIS WILLIAM ROBERT J 21 AUGUSTA CT PENNY LAURA B (JTWROS) DOTSON FREDRICK E 7 PLAYER WAY WALTER CHRIS A (JTWROS) MAINS MOULY 304 BROWN FARM WAY CARMAC L L C CNOW PROPERTIES LLC 601 E GEORGIA ST HARDING CAROLYN H (JTWRO AMADOR FEDERICO D (JTWRO 204 PLACID FOREST CT AVILA GABRIEL M PHILLIPS SUZANNE S (SURV 206 WAVERLY HALL LN D R HORTON - 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$205,000 TOWNES@PELHAM $203,000 WELLINGTON GREEN $200,500 FOX TRACE $199,233 VICTORIA PARK $195,550 BRYSON MEADOWS $195,265 GOVERNORS SQUARE $195,000 TWIN CREEKS $194,725 WALDEN POND $194,500 ONEAL VILLAGE $194,000 RAVINES@CREEKSIDE $192,000 COVE@SAVANNAH POINTE $191,000 AUTUMN TRACE $190,400

$189,750 SHADOW CREEK $188,300 REEDY SPRINGS $188,000 BEAVER BROOK II $187,500

$186,000 TWIN CREEKS $183,160 WOODINGTON $182,500 PEBBLECREEK $180,000 LENHARDT VILLAGE $179,900 FOX TRACE $176,777 GRESHAM WOODS $176,000 FOX TRACE $175,311 HOLLINGSWORTH PARK@VERDAE MANOR $175,000

$173,500 AVALON ESTATES $172,400 SWANSGATE $172,000 AUTUMN WOODS $170,000 PARK HILL $168,000

$167,500 AVALON ESTATES $167,228

$165,501 TANNER’S MILL $165,000

$165,000

$165,000 PARTRIDGE RIDGE $164,900 BUXTON $164,000 STALLINGS HEIGHTS $163,700 FAIRVIEW CHASE $163,550 CASTLEWOOD $163,500 HAMMETT CROSSING $163,000

$163,000 SHADOW CREEK $162,921 THE HEIGHTS $161,900 WATERMILL $161,686 RIVER MIST $161,500 FAIRVIEW MEADOWS $161,000 STALLINGS HEIGHTS $160,750 DUFFIE WOODS $160,000 SHADOW CREEK $158,831 STONE GLEN $157,900 THE RESERVE@RIVERSIDE $157,875 CANEBRAKE $157,000 BALDWIN FOREST $157,000 ENCLAVES@BRIDGES CROSSING $156,500 AUTUMN WOODS $156,000 SKYLAND PARK $155,000 WATERMILL $154,586 TOWNES@PINE GROVE $153,000

$152,500 HOLLY SPRINGS $152,000 BUTLER STATION $152,000 REEDY FALLS $149,000 CANEBRAKE $145,101 VICTORIA PARK PATIO HOMES $144,275

$144,000 THE CEDARS $143,500 CRESCENTWOOD VILLAGE $142,285 RIVERSIDE CHASE $141,500 JUNIPER RIDGE $141,000 OAK PARK $140,000 FAIRVIEW PLACE $140,000 RIVERBEND $140,000 THE RESERVE@RIVERSIDE $139,900 CROFTSTONE COMMONS $139,000 BEREA HEIGHTS ADDITION $138,900 WATERMILL $138,000 GLENDALE $136,000 E HIGHLANDS ESTATES $134,900 STONEBRIDGE $134,000

$133,700 DREXEL TERRACE $133,625 DILL CREEK CROSSING $130,000 WATERFORD PARK $130,000 RIVER RUN $129,000 DEL NORTE ESTATES $128,000

$127,500 WOLFE ACRES $127,000 DUNWOODY OAKS $127,000 SUMMERSIDE@ROLLING GREEN $127,000

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10 TERRA COURT . $309,500 . MLS# 1278684

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107 ETHELRIDGE DR. . $129,900 . MLS# 1285912

4BR/2.5BA NEW LISTING Location! .80 Lot on Cul-de-sac!

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R E A L E S TAT E N E W S Why Use a REALTOR®?

All real estate licensees are not the same. Only real estate licensees who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® are properly called REALTORS®. They proudly display the REALTOR “®” logo on the business card or other marketing and sales literature.

REALTORS® are committed to treat all parties to a transaction honestly. REALTORS® subscribe to a strict code of ethics and are expected to maintain a higher level of knowledge of the process of buying and selling real estate. An independent survey reports that 84% of home buyers would use the same REALTOR® again.

Real estate transactions involve one of the biggest financial investments most people experience in their lifetime. Transactions today usually exceed $100,000. If you had a $100,000 income tax problem, would you attempt to deal with it without the help of a CPA? If you had a $100,000 legal question, would you deal with it without the help of an attorney? Considering the small upside cost and the large downside risk, it would be foolish to consider a deal in real estate without the professional assistance of a REALTOR®.

But if you’re still not convinced of the value of a REALTOR®, here are a dozen more reasons to use one: 1. Your REALTOR® can help you determine your buying power -- that is, your financial reserves plus your borrowing capacity. If you give a REALTOR® some basic information about your available

savings, income and current debt, he or she can refer you to lenders best qualified to help you. Most lenders -- banks and mortgage companies -- offer limited choices.

2. Your REALTOR® has many resources to assist you in your home search. Sometimes the property you are seeking is available but not actively advertised in the market, and it will take some investigation by your agent to find all available properties.

3. Your REALTOR® can assist you in the selection process by providing objective information about each property. Agents who are REALTORS® have access to a variety of informational resources.

REALTORS® can provide local community information on utilities, zoning. schools, etc. There are two things you’ll want to know. First, will the property provide the environment I want for a home or investment?

Second, will the property have resale value when I am ready to sell?

4. Your REALTOR® can help you negotiate. There are myriad negotiating factors, including but not limited to price, financing, terms, date of possession and often the inclusion or exclusion of repairs and furnishings or equipment. The purchase agreement should provide a period of time for you to complete appropriate inspections and investigations of the property before you are bound to complete the purchase. Your agent can advise you as to which investigations and inspections are recommended or required.

5. Your REALTOR® provides due diligence during the evaluation of the property. Depending on the area and property, this could include inspections for termites, dry rot, asbestos, faulty structure, roof condition, septic tank and well tests, just to name a few. Your REALTOR® can assist you in finding qualified responsible professionals to do most of these investigations and provide you with written reports. You will also want to see a preliminary report on the title of the property. Title indicates ownership of property and can be mired in confusing status of past owners or rights of access. The title to most properties will have some limitations; for example, easements (access rights) for utilities. Your REALTOR®, title company or attorney can help you resolve issues that might cause problems at a later date.

6. Your REALTOR® can help you in understanding different financing options and in identifying qualified lenders.

7. Your REALTOR® can guide you through the closing process and make sure everything flows together smoothly.

8. When selling your home, your REALTOR® can give you up-todate information on what is happening in the marketplace and the price, financing, terms and condition of competing properties. These are key factors in getting your property sold at the best price, quickly and with minimum hassle.

9. Your REALTOR® markets your property to other real estate

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10. Your REALTOR® will know when, where and how to advertise your property. There is a misconception that advertising sells real estate.

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® studies show that 82% of real estate sales are the result of agent contacts through previous clients, referrals, friends, family and personal contacts.

When a property is marketed with the help of your REALTOR®, you do not have to allow strangers into your home. Your REALTOR® will generally prescreen and accompany qualified prospects through your property.

11. Your REALTOR® can help you objectively evaluate every buyer’s proposal without compromising your marketing position. This initial agreement is only the beginning of a process of appraisals, inspections and financing -- a lot of possible pitfalls. Your REALTOR® can help you write a legally binding, win-win agreement that will be more likely to make it through the process.

12. Your REALTOR® can help close the sale of your home. Between the initial sales agreement and closing (or settlement), questions may arise.

For example, unexpected repairs are required to obtain financing or a cloud in the title is discovered.

The required paperwork alone is overwhelming for most sellers. Your REALTOR® is the best person to objectively help you resolve these issues and move the transaction to closing (or settlement).

The National Association of Realtors®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing 1.1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.

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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JOURNAL CULTURE THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014, AT 6:00 p.m. (or as soon thereafter as other public hearings are concluded), IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, SC, 29601, FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE METROPOLITAN SEWER SUBDISTRICT BOUNDARIES SHOULD BE ENLARGED TO INCLUDE REAL PROPERTY LOCATED OFF OF MORTON ROAD, EAST GEORGIA ROAD, BATSON ROAD, AND LINDSEY BRIDGE ROAD. THE NEW BOUNDARY LINES TO RESULT FOR THE METROPOLITAN SEWER SUBDISTRICT WOULD INCLUDE THOSE AREAS KNOWN AS: A. THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY MARK III PROPERTIES, INC. LOCATED OFF OF MORTON ROAD AND DESCRIBED AS GREENVILLE COUNTY TAX MAP NUMBERS (TMS#) 0559.03-01-009.00 AND 0559.03-01-009.01; B. THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY SHIRLEY L. WHITMIRE LOCATED OFF OF EAST GEORGIA ROAD AND DESCRIBED AS TMS# 0559.0201-011.00; C. THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY JOYCE C. FREELAND LOCATED OFF OF BATSON ROAD AND DESCRIBED AS TMS# 0506.07-01-028.14; and D. THAT CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY CHARLOTTE M. LINDSEY AND WILLIAM CLYDE LINDSEY, JR. LOCATED OFF OF LINDSEY BRIDGE ROAD AND DESCRIBED AS TMS# 0649.07-01-003.00.

A MAP OF THE NEW BOUNDARIES AND LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COUNTY COUNCIL OFFICE. THE REASON FOR THE PROPOSED ENLARGEMENT IS TO PROVIDE FOR THE ORDERLY COLLECTING OF SEWAGE AND WASTE. NO ADDITIONAL BONDS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE SUBDISTRICT, NOR WILL THERE BE ANY CHANGES IN THE COMMISSION OR THE PERSONNEL OF THE PRESENT COMMISSION OF THE METROPOLITAN SEWER SUBDISTRICT. BOB TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN GREENVILLE COUNTY COUNCIL

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given that on 9/27/14 at 9:00 a.m. at East North Storage, 4329 East North Street, Greenville, SC, the undersigned, East North Storage will sell at Public Sale by competitive bidding, the personal property heretofore store with the undersigned by: 1. Unit: A167, Priscilla S. Garcia, 611 Ikes Road, Taylors, SC 29687 Toys, hamper, fryer, books, misc.

2. Unit: A175, Karen Donald, 2900 East NorthSt. Apt. 94, Greenville, SC 29615 Furniture, misc.boxes and bedding.

3. Unit: A179, Brandon Zuber, 17165 Mount Woodson Rd. Ramona, CA 92065 Household items,misc.

4. Unit: A197, Shanee Norris, 4990 Old Spartanburg rd, Apt F-4, Taylors, SC 29687 Furniture, toys, boxes and bedding.

5. Unit: B067, Thomas Newton, 2123 Old Spartanburg Rd, #140, Greer, SC 29650 tn, shelves, remotes, model airplane parts 6. Unit: C006, Thomas Newton, 2123 Old Spartanburg rd, #140, Greer, SC 29650 w/d, shelves, tools, work bench, heater, sawhorses, boxes, sewing machine, misc., 7. Unit: B119, , Terri L. Butler, 151 Century Dr, Apt 101B, Greenville, SC 29607 Furniture, fishing poles, totes, luggage, misc 8. Unit: B253, Dannette H. Greene, 302 Brushy Creek Rd, Taylors, SC 29687 Furniture, totes, x-mas trees, golf bag and clubs.

9. B308, Matthew P.Hebert, 15 Greensboro Ct.Greenville, SC 29617 Furniture, tv, speakers, misc

NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Greenville County intends to file a petition pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 57-9-10, et seq., to close one end of Verner Drive in the Cedar Vale Community in Greenville County. The closing will result in Verner Drive dead-ending where it currently intersects with Overton Avenue.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a PUBLIC HEARING before the GREENVILLE COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014 AT 3:00 P.M. in CONFERENCE ROOM –D at GREENVILLE COUNTY SQUARE, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, GREENVILLE, S.C., for the purpose of hearing those persons interested in the petitions listed below.

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

BY FILING WITH THE BOARD, AT LEAST THREE (3) DAYS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED DATE SET FOR HEARING, BY WRITING THEIR ADDRESS, A STATEMENT OF THEIR POSITION AND THE REASONS WHY THE RELIEF SOUGHT WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PROPERTY SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT BE GRANTED. CB-14-32 APPLICANT: LINDA GOULART PROPERTY: Tax Map #0141.00-01-005.00; 103 SMYTHE STREET, GREENVILLE SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception to allow Massage Therapy as a Home Occupation.

CB-14-33 APPLICANT: REEDY FORK BAPTIST CHURCH/Earle Sweeney PROPERTY: Tax Map #0585.01-01-020.00; 931 SOUTH GARRISON RD, SIMPSONVILLE SC REQUEST: Use by Special Exception for construction of Restrooms at playground on church property.

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that BONEFISH GRILL, 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 1515 Woodruff Rd., Greenville, SC 29607. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than September 21, 2014. 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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COMPLAINT NOTICE A complaint has been brought before the Code Enforcement Division of a dangerous, insanitary and unsafe structure located at the following locations: 4 McArthur Street (Brandon) a.k.a. Lot 401, Section II, Abney Mills, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0118.00-11-012.00, Greenville County, SC. 123 Heatherly Drive (Judson) a.k.a. Lot 34, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0226.00-02002.00, Greenville County, SC. 7 Ridge Street (Mills Mill), a.k.a.

Lot 180, Mills Mill, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0106.00-02011.00, Greenville County, SC. 1105 McKelvey Road a.k.a. lot 25, Fork Shoals, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0577.02-01-006.00, Greenville County, SC. 301 Averill Street (Sterling)(Units A & B), a.k.a. Lot 16, J. R. Martin Plat, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0112.00-10-023.00, Greenville County, SC. 409 Lake Circle Drive (Mills Mill) a.k.a. Lot 65 Mills Mill, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0106.00-10-017.00, Greenville County, SC. Any persons having interest in these properties, or knowledge of the property owner should contact the Codes Enforcement Office at 864-467-7090 on or before September 25, 2014.

SUMMONS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE IN THE FAMILY COURT 2013-DR-23-4516 Darinka Jardinez Melo, Plaintiff, -vs- Rudolfo Lueras, Defendant.

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: 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 Complaint upon the Subscriber at 2B Cleveland Court, Greenville, SC 29607 within thirty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within that time, the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Complaint filed 10/08/2013 at 4:25 pm in Clerk of Court's Office, Greenville, SC. V. B. (TRIPP) ATKINS III (SC Bar No. 74697) Attorney for Plaintiff 2B Cleveland Court Greenville, South Carolina 29607 Telephone: 864-735-8699 Facsimile: 864-349-5054

NOTICE OF ELECTION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA GREENVILLE COUNTY The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. The ballot will feature candidates for Federal, State, County, and other local offices, and Constitutional Amendment Questions and local referendums. Any person wishing to vote in this election must register no later than Saturday, October 4.

Voters will be asked to provide one of the following Photo IDs when voting in person: • S.C. Driver's License • ID Card issued by S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles • S.C. Voter Registration Card with Photo • Federal Military ID • U.S. Passport If you have one of these Photo IDs, you are ready to vote. Voters should remember to bring one of these Photo IDs with them to the polling place. Voters without Photo ID can get one free of charge from the Department of Motor Vehicles or their county voter registration and elections office. Voters who cannot get a Photo ID should bring their paper voter registration card without a photo with them to their polling place. These voters can then sign an affidavit swearing to their reason for not being able to get a Photo ID and vote a provisional ballot. This ballot will count unless the county board of voter registration and elections has grounds to believe the affidavit is false. For more information on Photo ID, visit scVOTES. org or contact your county voter registration and elections office.

At 9:00 a.m. on election day, the county board of voter registration and elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at the County Voter Registration and Election Office, Suite 1900, County Square, 301 University Ridge, Greenville, SC 29601.

On Friday, November 7, at 12 o’clock noon, the county board of canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in this election. This hearing will be held at County Square, 301 University Ridge, Greenville, SC 29601 in County Council Chambers.

The following Constitutional Amendment Questions will be placed on the ballot: Amendment 1 Must Section 7, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to provide that a raffle is not a lottery prohibited by this section, if the raffle is conducted by a nonprofit organization for charitable, religious, fraternal, educational, or other eleemosynary purposes, and the general law defines the type of organization authorized to operate and conduct the raffles, provides standards for the operation and conduct of the raffles, provides for the use of proceeds for charitable, religious, fraternal, educational, or other eleemosynary purposes, provides penalties for violations, and provides for other laws necessary to ensure the proper functioning, honesty, and integrity of the raffles, but in the absence of any general law, then the raffle remains a prohibited lottery?

Explanation A 'Yes' vote will allow certain nonprofit organizations to conduct raffles and use the proceeds for charitable, religious, or educational purposes.

A 'No' vote maintains the current law that considers a raffle to be a lottery and is prohibited.

Amendment 2 Must Section 7, Article VI of the Constitution of this State relating to state constitutional officers and Section 4, Article XIII relating to the Adjutant General and his staff officers be amended so as to update references to his title; to provide that the position of Adjutant General is recognized as holding the rank of Major General, as opposed to Brigadier General; to provide that upon the expiration of the term of the Adjutant General serving in office on the date of the ratification of this provision, the Adjutant General must be appointed by the Governor, upon the advice and consent of the Senate; to provide that the appointed Adjutant General serve for a term not coterminous with the Governor and may be removed only for cause; and to require the General Assembly to provide by law for the term, duties, compensation, and qualifications for office, the procedures by which the appointment is made, and the procedures by which the Adjutant General may be removed from office?

Explanation A 'Yes' vote will require, beginning in 2018, the Adjutant General be appointed by the Governor with consent of the Senate. The General Assembly will set the term, duties, compensation and qualifications for office and procedures by which appointment is made and how an Adjutant General can be removed from office.

A 'No' vote maintains the current method of electing an Adjutant General.

The following local referendum will appear on the Greenville County ballot: GREENVILLE COUNTY SPECIAL SALES AND USE TAX “I approve a special sales and use tax in the amount of one percent (1%) to be imposed in Greenville County, South Carolina for not more than eight (8) years or until a total of $673,193,630 in sales tax revenue has been collected, whichever occurs first. The sales tax revenue will be used to pay the costs of the following projects including engineering, design, construction, right of way acquisition, administrative expenses, and related drainage facilities: Project 1: Improvements to highways, roads, streets, and intersections to include widening, realignment, and signalization of existing roads and construction of new roads. Amount: $297,770,000. Project 2: Improvements to bridges to include replacing, installing, constructing and rehabilitating bridges. Amount: $27,800,000. Project 3: Improvements to pedestrianrelated transportation facilities to include adding, improving and repairing sidewalks, crosswalks, trails, and bike lanes. Amount: $47,623,630. Project 4: Resurfacing of highways, roads, and streets. Amount: $300,000,000.”

Instructions to Voters: All qualified electors desiring to vote in favor of levying the special sales and use tax shall vote YES, and, all qualified electors opposed to levying the special sales and use tax shall vote NO. The following precincts and polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

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POLLING PLACES League Academy 125 Twin Lake Rd Summit Dr Elementary School 424 Summit Dr Stone Academy 115 Randall St Sears Shelter 100 E Park Ave Mount Calvary Baptist Church 115 Cedar Lane Rd W Greenville Recreation Center 8 Rochester St West End Community Development Center 404 Vardry St Springfield Baptist Church 600 E McBee Ave Sterling School 99 John McCarroll Way Augusta Rd Baptist Church 1823 Augusta St St Matthew United Methodist Church 701 Cleveland St Augusta Circle Elementary School 100 Winyah St Pleasant Valley Connection Center 510 Old Augusta Rd Trinity United Methodist Church 2703 Augusta St Meals on Wheels 15 Oregon St Sanctuary Church 302 Parkins Mill Rd Eastlan Baptist Church 625 S Pleasantburg Dr Beck Academy 901 Woodruff Rd McCarter Presbyterian Church 2 Pelham Rd E North St Academy 1720 E North St Overbrook Baptist Church 1705 E North St Francis Asbury United Methodist Church 1800 E North St J L Mann High School 160 Fairforest Way Alexander Elementary School 1601 W Bramlett Rd Redeemer PresbyterianChurch 6150 Old Buncombe Rd Five Forks Baptist Church 112 Batesville Rd Changing Your Mind Ministries 3506 Edwards Rd Disciples Fellowship Baptist Church 105 Crestfield Rd Bells Crossing Elementary School 804 Scuffletown Rd Belmont Fire Station 701 Fork Shoals Rd Berea Elementary School 100 Berea Dr Devenger Rd Presbyterian Church 1200 Devenger Rd Lutheran Church of Our Saviour 2600 Wade Hampton Blvd Brook Glenn Elementary School 2003 E Lee Rd Buena Vista Elementary School 310 S Batesville Rd Carolina Academy 2725 Anderson Rd Dunean Baptist Church 21 Allen St - Fellowship Hall

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Fellowship Hall Mauldin, SC Mauldin 3 Mauldin First Baptist Church Mauldin 4 Mauldin United Methodist Church 100 E Butler Rd Mauldin, SC Mauldin 5 Mauldin Miller Fire Station #1 802 Miller Rd Greenville, SC Mauldin 6 Ray Hopkins Senior Center Corn Rd @ 699 E Butler Rd Mauldin, SC Mauldin 7 Mauldin Middle School 1190 Holland Rd Simpsonville, SC Mission Morningside Baptist Church 1115 Pelham Rd Greenville, SC Monaview Monaview Elementary School 10 Monaview St Greenville, SC 255 W Mountain Creek Church Rd Greenville, SC Mountain Creek Mountain Creek Baptist Church Mountain View Mountain View Elementary School 6350 Mountain View Rd Taylors, SC Neely Farms Christ Community Church 700 Harrison Bridge Rd Simpsonville, SC Northwood Northwood Middle School 710 Ikes Rd Taylors, SC Oakview Oakview Elementary School 515 Godfrey Rd Simpsonville, SC Palmetto Grace Church 2801 Pelham Rd Greenville, SC Paris Mountain Piedmont Park Fire Station Hdqt 2119 State Park Rd Greenville, SC Pebble Creek Pebble Creek Baptist Church 1300 Reid School Rd Taylors, SC Pelham Falls Cornerstone Baptist Church 8508 Pelham Rd Greenville, SC Piedmont Community Center-Beattie Hall 3 Main St Piedmont, SC Piedmont Pineview Canebrake Fire Dept 100 Hillside Church Rd Fountain Inn, SC Poinsett Duncan Chapel Elementary School 210 Duncan Chapel Rd Greenville, SC Raintree The Bridge Church 257 Harrison Bridge Rd Simpsonville, SC Reedy Fork Reedy Fork Baptist Church 3115 Fork Shoals Rd Simpsonville, SC River Walk River Walk Clubhouse 103 River Walk Blvd Simpsonville, SC Rock Hill Mitchell Rd Elementary School 4124 E North St Greenville, SC Rocky Creek Rocky Creek Baptist Church 1801 Woodruff Rd Greenville, SC Rolling Green Rolling Green Retirement Center 1 Hoke Smith Blvd Greenville, SC Royal Oaks Rock of Ages Baptist Church 105 Donaldson Rd Greenville, SC Saluda Berea Fire Station 7401 White Horse Rd Greenville, SC Sandy Flat Double Springs Baptist Church 3800 Locust Hill Rd Taylors, SC Sevier Sevier Middle School 1000 Piedmont Park Rd Greenville, SC Silverleaf Heritage Bible Church 2005 Old Spartanburg Rd Greer, SC Simpsonville 1 Simpsonville City Park Center 405 E Curtis St Simpsonville, SC Simpsonville 2 Plain Elementary School 506 Neely Ferry Rd Simpsonville, SC Simpsonville, SC Simpsonville 3 Simpsonville United Methodist Church 215 SE Main St Simpsonville 4 Westside Church 611 Richardson St Simpsonville, SC Simpsonville 5 Center for Community Services 1102 Howard Dr Simpsonville, SC Simpsonville 6 Calvary Baptist Church 207 Davenport Rd - Chapel Simpsonville, SC Skyland Skyland Elementary School 4221 N Hwy 14 Greer, SC Slater Marietta Slater Marietta Elementary School 100 Baker Cr Marietta, SC Southside Southside High School 6630 Frontage Rd Greenville, SC Spring Forest Greenville Nazarene Church 1201 Haywood Rd Greenville, SC Stone Valley Springwell Church 4369 Wade Hampton Blvd Taylors, SC Stonehaven Advent United Methodist Church 2258 Woodruff Rd Simpsonville, SC Suber Mill Praise Cathedral 3390 Brushy Creek Rd Greer, SC Sugar Creek Sugar Creek Clubhouse 103 Sugar Creek Rd Greer, SC Sulphur Springs Armstrong Elementary School 8601 White Horse Rd Greenville, SC Sycamore First Presbyterian Church 510 E Curtis St Simpsonville, SC Tanglewood Tanglewood Middle School 44 Merriwoods Dr Greenville, SC 200 W Main St - Ministry Center Taylors, SC Taylors Taylors First Baptist Church Thornblade Oakleaf Village@Thornblade 1560 Thornblade Blvd Greer, SC 25 Tigerville Elementary School Rd Taylors, SC Tigerville Tigerville Elementary School Timberlake Aldersgate United Methodist Church 7 Shannon Dr Greenville, SC Trade Needmore Recreation Center 202 Canteen Ave Greer, SC 881 Tigerville Rd - Youth Center Travelers Rest, SC Tubbs Mountain Enoree Baptist Church Wade Hampton Faith Baptist Church 500 W Lee Rd Taylors, SC Walnut Springs Clear Spring Baptist Church 301 Bethany Rd Simpsonville, SC Welcome Welcome Elementary School 36 E Welcome Rd Greenville, SC 4108 E North St - Fellowship Hall Greenville, SC Wellington LifeSong Church Westcliffe Westcliffe Elementary School 105 Eastbourne Rd Greenville, SC Westside John Calvin Presbyterian Church 1801 W Parker Rd Greenville, SC Woodmont Woodmont Middle School 325 N Flat Rock Rd Piedmont, SC Woodruff Lakes Woodruff Rd Christian Church 20 Bell Rd Greenville, SC Mt Pleasant Mt Pleasant Community Center 710 S Fairfield Rd Greenville, SC Baker Creek Valley Brook Outreach Baptist Church8323 Augusta Rd Pelzer, SC Bridge Fork City Church 416 Holland Rd Simpsonville, SC Castle Rock Washington Baptist Church 3500 N Hwy 14 Greer, SC Fox Chase Northwood Baptist Church 888 Ansel School Rd Greer, SC Frohawk Grace United Methodist Church 627 Taylor Rd Greer, SC Granite Creek Pleasant Grove Baptist Church 1002 S Buncombe Rd Greer, SC Graze Branch Holly Ridge Baptist Church 260 Adams Mill Rd Simpsonville, SC Greenbriar Messiah Lutheran Church 1100 Log Shoals Rd Mauldin, SC Hillcrest Hillcrest Middle School 510 Garrison Rd Simpsonville, SC Holly Tree Faith Baptist Church 906 Highway 14 Simpsonville, SC Kilgore Farms Gilder Creek Farm Clubhouse 404 Grimes Ave Simpsonville, SC Locust Hill Fairview Baptist Church 1300 Locust Hill Rd Greer, SC Rocky Creek Missionary Baptist Church 239 Rocky Creek Rd Simpsonville, SC Long Creek Moore Creek South Greenville Fire Station #6 1800 W Georgia Rd Simpsonville, SC Oneal Living Way Community Church 3239 N Hwy 101 Greer, SC Ranch Creek Robert E Cashion Elementary School 1500 Fork Shoals Rd Greenville, SC Riverside Riverside High School 794 Hammett Bridge Rd Greer, SC Sparrows Point Immanuel Lutheran Church 2820 Woodruff Rd Simpsonville, SC Standing Springs Standing Springs Baptist Church 1111 W Georgia Rd Simpsonville, SC Travelers Rest 1 Travelers Rest City Hall 6711 State Park Rd Travelers Rest, SC Travelers Rest 2 Renfrew Baptist Church 951 Geer Hwy Travelers Rest, SC Tyger River Chandler Creek Elementary School 301 Chandler Rd Greer, SC Verdmont Hopewell United Methodist Church 1420 Neely Ferry Rd Simpsonville, SC Ware Place Ellen Woodside Elementary School 9122 Augusta Rd Pelzer, SC

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THE CLASSROOM WINDOW WITH TREVOR BARTON

Care mail I love to receive letters. When I was a little boy, I lived on a long, straight part of East Lee Road in Taylors and I could see the mail truck coming from a long way off. After the mailman stopped in front of our house, I would run with hope in my heart down our front walkway, between our two giant maple trees and across the street to our mailbox. Would there be a letter for me? Was someone in the world thinking of me?

One day recently it was not the mailman, but a second-grader on the school playground, who handed a letter to me. I unfolded it.

Dear Mr. Barton, Hi. This is Odeth from 2nd grade. I miss you a lot. I want to know about you so much. I am being good. I am in 4th grade. Do you miss me? Can you come visit me in my new school? Ask for my name. I am 10 years old now.

Your best student, Odeth What a wonderful thing, to be remembered by a student.

Odeth was in my very first class during my very first year as an elementary school teacher. I will always remember her dimples, big enough to hold raindrops when we were caught unexpectedly by a rainstorm outside, her giggle, contagious enough to have our whole classroom rolling on the floor with laughter, her earthy brown eyes, light enough to twinkle when she knew the answer to a tough question, and her inquiring mind, sharp enough to work through two languages to understand things and make them known. She was poetry. She was life.

Later that afternoon, when my classroom was calm and quiet again, I sat down at Odeth’s old desk and wrote a letter back to her.

Dear Odeth, Hey! I miss you, too. You and your class will always be special to me because you were the first students I ever had. Do you remember a math lesson when you made a brilliant yellow flower from geometrical shapes? I still have the picture we took of that flower. Do you remember how we talked about you becoming an architect and designing beautiful buildings? Do you still enjoy designing things? Do you remember how much you liked to talk in my class? Have you ever thought about becoming a lawyer? I hope you are being the best you can be and doing the best you can do. I hope you know how much I care about you!

Your teacher, Mr. Barton As I wait for Odeth’s next letter, I wonder about her life. She and her family are first-generation immigrants from Guatemala who are trying to make a better life for themselves in South Carolina.

In their book, “Learning A New Land: Immigrant Students in American Society,” Carola Suarez-Orozco, Marcelo M. Suarez-Orozco and Irina Todorova write that children of first-generation immigrant parents work so hard to overcome so many obstacles to do well in school. My fellow teachers and I pour our lives into our students like Odeth to give them a chance to become all that they can be... to become themselves.

I worry about her life, too. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center report “Under Siege: Life for Low-Income Latinos in the South,” many Latinos in the South encounter widespread hostility, discrimination and exploitation. Because of the prejudices of people and the demagoguery of politicians, I ask myself, “Is America really a place where Odeth is wanted and welcomed, a place where she can really become an architect, a lawyer or anything she wants to become?”

I hope so. I pray and work every day to make it so.

Odeth is a living letter to me and to you. Her life asks the essential questions, “Are you here for me? Are you thinking of me?”

Let the answer be yes.

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

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