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Work begins on I-85/I-385 gateway The project will include construction of 11 bridges at the junction.

Designers have also reworked many exit ramps to improve the flow of traffic. The ramps will completely separate exiting traffic from mainline interstate traffic so cars can’t weave in and out of the exit lanes.

Crews will redo intersections on Woodruff Road at Miller Road/Garlington Road, Market Point Drive and Carolina Point Parkway.

Another change on I-85 will be widening a northbound section before the Pelham Road exit. The road goes from four lanes to three lanes for about a half-mile before the exit. Valetti said that section of road causes problems when cars must merge left and then soon merge right to get off the at the exit.

A final major part of the project will be widening a portion of I-385 north of Butler Road from two lanes to three lanes.

Crews should finish the project by winter 2018, but they will have time to conclude any final work before the con-

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The work of resurfacing parts of I-85 that started two weeks ago is a precursor to the main work on the I-85/I-385 interchange slated to begin in January 2016.

The $231 million project is the second biggest project ever done in the state by the South Carolina Department of Transportation. The biggest one was the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston.

Crews are currently resurfacing northbound lanes of I-85 from Mauldin Road to Woodruff Road. Once that work is completed, workers will address the northbound area between Pelham Road and State 14 by the Greenville-Spartanburg Airport.

The resurfacing is scheduled to end in October.

The work going on now will save workers from having to address problems like Magnolia potholes for about three years and give Park RAMP 2 them time to focus on the main project, said Jack Valetti, assistant resident construction engineer for SCDOT. The resurfacing is set to conclude RAMP 4B around October.

Construction firms Flatiron Construction Corp. and Zachary Construction BRIDGE 10 Corp. won the contract for the c the project and will begin the main work in January 2016.

“That will be when people notice that this is not a normal [construction] I-85 job,” Valetti said. Drivers will see cranes and columns for the bridges go up, Timeline of constuction work he said.

CURRENT WORK UNTIL FALL 2015 A majority of • Resurfacing I-85 northbound from Mauldin the work will be Road to Woodruff Road at night and early • Resurfacing I-85 northbound from Pelham morning to avoid Road to State 14 holding up traffic JANUARY 2016-FALL 2018 during times of heavy use.

• Construct 11 bridges at I-85/385 interchange Designs for • Redo exit ramps the project are • Redo intersections on Woodruff Road still in progress, • Widen half-mile northbound section of I-85 before Pelham Road exit and Valetti said • Add third lane to I-385 north of Butler Road they are about 60– 70 percent comSUMMER 2019 plete and should be completed by • Construction contract ends October.

tract ends in the summer of 2019.

Valetti expects the project to remain on schedule because the companies contracting with SCDOT will be fined for time they go over. “By contract it’s set

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Fresh Market launches Woodruff Road store SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF

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The Fresh Market’s newest location at 1601 Woodruff Road celebrated its grand opening earlier this week with a “Cracking of the Wheel” of Parmesan cheese instead of a traditional ribbon-cutting event.

Shoppers at the store’s opening Wednesday morning hoped to score a free sample-sized bag of coffee and a free reusable shopping bag, which were given to the first 1,000 customers. Five drawings for $100 Fresh Market gift cards will also be held for customers who register through Sunday, Aug. 16.

Located at Woodruff and Feaster roads, the 21,000-square-foot specialty grocery store is the 176th Fresh Market store – the second one in Greenville County and eighth in South Carolina. The store employs about 90 people.

“We make everyday eating extraordinary for our customers,” said Steve Schemm, regional director of operations for The Fresh Market.

The project’s challenges included multiple landowners and a public street that had to be closed, said Jackson Hughes, president of Hughes Commercial Properties, which developed the new store. “The Fresh Market had an aggressive schedule, but we got it opened on time and everyone seems to be pleased,” he said.

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OPINION VIEWS FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, HEARD HERE

Project Rx helps the community

Many flush unwanted medications down the toilet, sending them right into our waterways. But even trace amounts Is your medicine cabinet full of pre- of drugs can disrupt the balance of life in scription bottles, pain relievers, allergy our lakes, rivers and streams. Scientific medications and other pharmaceuticals? studies have found that even extremely How many of those diluted concentraare no longer needed tions of pharmaceutior have expired? cal residues can harm Certainly we need aquatic species. Curmedications. For some rent water treatment of us, our lives literally practices do not redepend on them. Yet an awful lot of the move pharmaceuticals from our drinkpills we buy go unused. ing water, and the long-term impacts on So what do we do with all these leftover human health are unknown. medications? If we hold on to them, they The first step is to reduce leftover and could be stolen and abused, particularly expired medications at the source. When by young teenagers. If we throw them in possible, wait to fill a prescription for the trash, they may end up on the streets pain relievers or other optional medicaor contaminating our environment. tions until you are sure you will need them. If you are trying Project Rx out a new medication for a chronic condition, ask WHEN: Sept. 19, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. your doctor to write two WHERE: McAlister Square, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive prescriptions: the first St. Francis Millennium near CU-ICAR, 2 Innovation Drive for just a few days’ dosGreenville Memorial Hospital, 701 Grove Road age, the second for a full Greer Memorial Hospital, 830 S. Buncombe Road 30-day supply to be filled Hillcrest Memorial Hospital, 729 SE Main St., Simpsonville only if the medication is Oconee Medical Campus, 298 Memorial Drive, Seneca effective.

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with leftover medications that require safe disposal. That is where Project Rx: A River Remedy comes in. Since 2010, this event has provided a convenient, safe and environmentally friendly solution for your unused and expired pharmaceuticals.

If you currently have medications needing disposal, use the dropbox at the Greenville County Law Enforcement Center (4 McGee St.), 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Project Rx is organized by Renewable Water Resources (ReWa), in partnership

with Bon Secours St. Francis Health System, the Carolinas Institute for Community Policing, the Greenville County Medical Society, the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, Greenville Family Partnership, Greenville Technical College, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Upstate Forever.

Nancy Eisen Fitzer is the Education Director at Upstate Forever, a nonprofit dedication to promoting sensible growth and protecting special places in the Upstate. For more information, visit safedisposalupstate.org.

Marriage and the modern General Assembly IN MY OWN WORDS

by Tommy Stringer

Having survived a semiotic debate about the Confederate flag worthy of the ancient Greeks, I finally read through the Obergefell vs. Hodges Supreme Court decision recognizing same-sex marriage.

Justice Kennedy, writing for the majority, explained how the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution establishes the right

of an individual to marry another person of the same sex.

He reasons that the court has long held that the Constitution protects an individual’s freedom to marry. Since the 14th Amendment establishes that no state shall “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law,” then no state can deny an individual the liberty to marry another person of the same sex.

The majority based their ruling on the transitory nature of what an evolving society understands to be a “right.” They argued that the courts are responsible to reflect such evolutions in their rulings.

As an elected lawmaker, I take exception to this practice of judicial activism. The demands of a changing society should be reflected in the legislative process as our state and federal constitutions intended, not through court rulings.

The simplicity of the ruling left several important questions unanswered.

Should same-sex couples that live together now be considered legally married under our state’s common-law marriage statute? Does the ruling create a constitutional requirement that South Carolina must issue marriage licenses?

Will ministers be required to officiate at marriage ceremonies that violate their religious beliefs?

Speak your mind The Journal welcomes letters to the editor and guest columns on timely public issues.

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Government involvement in marriage has a surprising history in South Carolina. Before the 20th century, our state government had no authority to establish a marriage by granting a license or end a marriage by granting a divorce.

Couples were married after having a church ceremony or by meeting certain circumstances that evolved in common law – circumstances such as the intent, declaration and actual practice of living as husband and wife. Once married, the contract was for life.

Briefly during Reconstruction, we were forced to issue marriage licenses and grant divorces by the carpetbaggercontrolled General Assembly. As Democrats regained control, these Northern marriage policies were reversed. After that, divorces were not granted in South Carolina until the law was changed in 1950.

Divorce was the center of debate when the General Assembly took up the marriage license act in 1911. Conservatives knew that allowing government to license marriage would eventually lead to the legalization of divorce. They argued that divorce would destabilize marriage and destroy the family.

The Supreme Court decision was about more than just giving same-sex couples equal access to a $35 marriage license down at County Square. The ruling added a powerful precedent that judicial perceptions of our society’s evolving rights – rights created and then ruled on by the same judges – have greater authority than traditional understandings of long-established rights or even of the Constitution itself.

In other words, the court perceived that same-sex couples were now more acceptable to our society at large. The court felt that they should not be banned from marriage. The court ruled that same-sex marriage is now legal. By doing so, they knowingly usurped the rights of the individual states as defined by the Constitution and have threatened the free exercise of religion protected by the First Amendment.

Contrary to the assurances issued from same-sex marriage supporters, government-initiated religious intolerance has CORRECTION: The Greenville Journal incorrectly stated last week that Brad Wyche retired as executive director of Upstate Forever. Wyche announced his retirement in April but will remain as executive director until October when Andrea Cooper takes over the position.

already occurred in Houston, where the mayor used the city attorney to subpoena the sermons of five Houston ministers who spoke out against same-sex marriage.

Her actions are only the beginning. The Supreme Court has set us on a course where the refusal of a minister to officiate at a same-sex marriage ceremony will deny him or her the free exercise of their religious beliefs. The restriction will not be a direct gag order issued by a federal court. That would be a First Amendment violation. The restriction will be a denial of tax-exempt status for their religious organization, the threat of concurrent investigations by other “concerned” government agencies, the bankruptcy that will come from the legal cost of defending themselves and the destruction of their reputation by a news media callously unconcerned about the First Amendment rights of whom they deem unworthy.

Though capitulation may seem the response du jour among our state Republican leadership on most issues these days, they have a responsibility to take proactive measures against any threat to our religious liberties. They could start with repealing the 1911 marriage license law that allowed the state to expropriate marriage from its religious foundation.

Such a repeal would remove our state government from the marriage creation process and eliminate any possible threat against a minister who refuses to sign a state-issued marriage license. Marriages would still be recognized, as we would retain our old common-law marriage statue that allows couples to determine their marital status rather than the government.

Some may consider repeal a radical strategy, but it is logical. The Supreme Court just ruled that the freedom to marry is a Constitutional right, so no license should be needed.

Greenville Republican Tommy Stringer represents District 18 in the S.C. Legislature.

CORRECTION: The photograph on the cover of the Aug. 7 Greenville Journal should have been credited to Wofford College/ Matthew Hammet.

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Changing classes Each new school year brings change for students, but transitions are more difficult in some grades CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com A new school year is here.

When classes start next week for more than 70,000 students in Greenville County Schools, that means new classes and new teachers. Perhaps a new school.

The transition in some years is a lot more pronounced than others.

Kindergarteners may be going to school for the first time. For those who have gone to preschool, it may be the first time they’ve been away from home for the whole day. For sixth-graders, it means having to remember how to get to classes and the combination to their locker. For ninth-graders, it’s dealing with a lot more responsibility and choices.

“A new school year can bring a lot of anxiety,” said Todd Hardy, Greenville County Schools’ director of academic support and a former high school principal.

“Sometimes it’s in the kids. Sometimes it’s in the parents.”

Even if parents have experienced the transition years before with older children, every student is different. Likely, so is the curriculum.

The key to making this year successful is preparation and communication, Hardy said.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL The first day of school is always a day of upheaval. Summer’s over and schedules are now dominated by things like school open houses and homework instead of vacations and beach trips.

It is especially true for parents whose children are entering kindergarten. Often, it’s a time for tears. But often, it’s the parents crying, not the 5-year-old.

“It’s an exciting time for students coming to the ‘big school.’ For parents, it can be a sad time because their baby is growing up,” said Nikki Andrews, principal at Greenbrier Elementary.

Andrews said she’s seeing more students – she says it’s almost a trend – coming to kindergarten with no prior

Meg Plexico, a second-grade teacher at Augusta Circle Elementary School, readies her room for the start of a new school year.

She’s been a second-grade teacher for eight years.

Elementary parents

• Establish routines such as a regular mealtime and bedtime.

• Turn car time into quality time by turning off the video games and asking your child what they want to talk about.

• Have a special place – a desk or table – for a child to do schoolwork.

• Work on your own projects (such as paying bills or writing letters) nearby as your child does homework. It sends the message that you think homework time is important.

• Know your child’s learning style.

• Help your child develop good listening skills by modeling patient listening.

• Show excitement for school.

• Communicate with your child’s teacher often, whether it is through email, text, phone calls or face-to-face.

• Don’t focus on just areas that need work. Emphasize children’s strengths and help them develop their areas of interest.

• Be a reading role model.

exposure to school. Those that do often haven’t been away from home all day.

Kindergarten has been called the new first grade. Students begin to learn to read and write. “Literacy is a huge focus,” Andrews said.

For parents, third grade is easily overlooked. But educators consider it one of the most crucial.

“Third grade is the toughest grade in elementary school,” Andrew said.

That’s when a change is made from learning to read to reading to learn.

There’s greater responsibility put on the student, and organization is huge. Students get their first projects and in math, it’s all “multiplication, multiplication, multiplication,” Andrews said. They also start to learn to write in cursive.

MIDDLE SCHOOL Of all the school transitions, the jump from elementary school to middle school is often the scariest.

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“It really puts a lot of angst in our kids and it affects parents as well,” said Hardy.

The maze of hallways that seems never-ending can put fear in even the most confident sixth-grader. So can the wall of lockers and the dreaded combination lock, one of the top worries of incoming middle schoolers.

Organizational skills are crucial as students face for the first time multiple classes with multiple teachers. Academics become more complex.

It’s also a time when bodies are changing, emotions take a daily roller coaster ride and every problem takes on gargantuan proportions. At the same time, their predominant influences become their peers, not their parents.

Parents can help ease the transition by staying involved and interested, Hardy said.

“One thing that hasn’t changed over the years is that parents need to stay involved. They need to talk to their kids,” he said.

“A new school year can bring a lot of anxiety...

Sometimes it’s in the kids. Sometimes it’s in the parents.”

Todd Hardy, Greenville County Schools’ director of academic support and a former high school principal

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Middle school parents

• Help your child get organized. Help your child develop a system to keep track of important papers.

• Teach time-management skills.

• Be proactive. Don’t wait until the first progress report to find out how your child is doing. Keep up with a child’s grades online.

• Talk with your children about what they’re learning; not about their grades, but actual content.

• Find a niche at your child’s school.

Being in a school is a good way to get a feel for what goes on there.

• Go to school meetings, sports competitions and other events. That’s a way to meet other parents, school staff and your child’s classmates.

• Check your child’s homework, but don’t do it for him or her.

• Attend parent-teacher conferences and school open houses.

• If your child doesn’t want to go to school, find out why. Are they being bullied, having issues with a teacher, low grades, difficult assignments?

“They know the first day will go pretty well,” Warren said.

For freshmen, some of the difficulty comes because they have a lot more choices when it comes to classes. They begin taking classes that relate to a career cluster in which they indicated interest.

The stakes of those classes are higher, too, because they must accumulate credits toward graduation.

“It can be overwhelming for them,” Warren said.

In the 10th grade, students begin to narrow their focus and begin to take classes to set them up to be accepted to college.

By the 11th grade, Warren said the goal is to have all students on the path to earn more than a high school diploma through earning of college credit or a certification in a technical field.

“Freshmen, the very first day, should have a goal in mind and take their classes seriously. At Greenville High, there are enough supports in place to help them be successful,” he said.

Parental involvement is as important in high school as it is in elementary and middle school, Warren said.

“They may act like they don’t want you around, but they do,” Warren said. “They may not want you sitting at the cafeteria table, but they want you there.”

Ninth grade is the make-or-break year in high school. Research has shown that students who complete ninth grade successfully are far more likely to earn a diploma. Studies have shown if freshmen earn fewer than three credits, rather than the normal six, there’s a 90 percent probability they’ll drop out.

“It’s all about ninth grade,” said Greenville High Principal Jason Warren. “It is absolutely crucial to their success.”

Many high schools have freshmen academies to help students successfully make the transition from middle school.

The size of the school is one of several reasons educators say freshmen struggle.

Eighth-graders move from a smaller school where they were “top dogs” to a bigger school where they find themselves on the bottom of the totem pole.

At Greenville High, the first day for freshmen is Monday, a day when they’ll be the only ones there.

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In many areas of Greenville and Greenville County, art and history have collided.

The two will collide again this school year at League Academy, an arts magnet middle school that is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

Students and faculty will work this year to create an original film documentary that tells the story of League and Greenville.

“By pulling in the history of where they live, it makes it more personal for students,” said Sandra Hunt, a seventhgrade science teacher who found out about the project with the rest of League’s faculty on Tuesday, the faculty’s first day back at school. “History becomes more of a real thing to them.”

Corie Hipp, a South Carolina filmmaker and Greenville native, will work on the project.

Hipp, who lives in Charleston, worked with Trademark Properties and the television show “Flip That House” when the company bought Shoeless Joe Jackson’s home and converted it so it could be used as a museum. It is now across the street from Fluor Field.

During her involvement in the renovation of the Seashore Farmers Lodge at Sol Legare, she discovered her love of Charleston history and preservation of African-American culture.

In 2013, she teamed up with YoArt, a nonprofit arts initiative to bring digital arts into Title I schools in Charleston. She helped students create a multimedia film project about the lives of three civil rights activists in Charleston. It is archived in The Avery Center for African American Research. Last year, she continued the project with another class and focused on the history of the eastside of Charleston as compared to the present.

League’s project will be shown as part of the school’s 50th anniversary celebration in April, said Principal Mary Leslie Anderson, a longtime friend of Hipp.

“The idea is to tell the story of Greenville and how League fits in that,” Anderson said.

Students will do research, interviewing, filming and editing.

League band director Graham McBride said the project is perfectly timed with the anniversary and the blossoming of Greenville.

“It’s a moment to look back to see where we’ve come from and to look forward to where we’re going. It’s a way to look at how history foretells our future,” he said. “The way the arts is playing an integral role in the revitalization of areas such as the West End and Taylors that were so important in our history is exciting.”

Greenville to host Republican debate CBS News announced Monday that it will hold one of the Republican presidential primary debates in Greenville.

The debate will be Feb. 13, 2016, at the Peace Center. The South Carolina primary is scheduled for seven days after the debate.

“The economic impact on Greenville and the Upstate will be huge,” SCGOP Chairman Matt Moore said in a statement, “And as we saw last week, the Republican Party has the largest and most diverse field in its history. The debates will only become more important in deciding our party’s nominee.”

According to CBS, the debate will be 90 minutes long and start at 9 p.m. The format of the debate and other details will be released later, the network said.

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But after the Republican primary debates, several national and statewide polls released this week show her jumping from the bottom to among the top five candidates.

Fiorina didn’t make the cut for the prime-time debate hosted by Fox News, but her performance in the so-called “Happy Hour” debate that aired earlier stood out to many observers.

Donald Trump was still leading Republicans in all the polls.

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Riding a wave of momentum, Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina breezed into Greenville Sunday to stump at Tommy’s Ham House.

A crowd packed out the restaurant to hear the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard speak and answer questions for about an hour.

Fiorina started her speech by mentioning Hillary Clinton, the only other woman in either party to run for president so far this election cycle.

The crowd responded with cheers when Fiorina said, “Let’s just start with a simple question. How many of you would like to see me debate Hillary Clinton?”

Fiorina has been touting her record of rising from the ranks of a secretary at a small real-estate firm to the top position at HP. “Having lived and worked and traveled all over the world,” she said, “I am keenly aware that it is only in this nation that a young woman can start out typing and filing in the middle of a deep reces-

sion, go on to become the chief executive of the largest technology company of the world and run for the presidency of the United States.”

Once listed by several outlets as one of the worst CEOs in America after a controversial merger with Compaq and ousting by HP’s board, Fiorina was described by some in the crowd as “impressive.”

Fiorina said while CEO she had to make “tough calls” to help the company survive during the crash of the dot-com bubble.

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GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina spoke and greeted supporters at a packed Tommy’s Ham House in Greenville Sunday.

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Former Arkansas governor and Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee made several stops in South Carolina last week promoting his platform, including his plan to overhaul the tax system.

“We’re chumps,” he said to a group of Greenville Republicans. “We pay the taxes that are taken out of our checks.

Do you think the prostitutes, pimps, drug dealers and gamblers are filing 1040 forms and sending into the IRS an estimate of their gambling winnings or their drug sales?”

The line was similar to one he used at the debate last week to promote his plan to eliminate income tax and other types of taxes and replace them with a consumption tax. “Under a consumption tax, everybody pays,” he said. “There is no under-the-table nonsense.”

The plan, a formal proposal known as the Fair Tax, would place a 23 percent tax on all goods, Huckabee said.

The bottom third of income earners would have to the pay the tax up front, but they would be refunded the money spent on goods with what’s known as a prebate, Huckabee said.

The Fair Tax differs from a flat tax in that the Fair Tax applies to goods whereas a flat tax is a consistent tax rate across all tax brackets. According to Forbes.com, the Fair Tax is experimental and people oppose it because it hasn’t been tried in other countries.

Huckabee also talked about his plan to end abortions. He said he would invoke the Fifth and 14th Amendments because children should be given due process before being deprived of life and equal protection.

He accused Hillary Clinton and others of holding a radical position of thinking “it is okay to crush babies – to harvest their body parts and sell them like parts of a car.”

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Graham outlines his opposition to Iran deal BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

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Sen. Lindsey Graham held a “No Nukes for Iran” town hall in Greenville this week to decry the Obama Administration’s nuclear deal with Iran.

“This deal is a complete joke,” Graham said.

He said the deal will destabilize the Middle East and lead to Iran developing a nuclear bomb.

Graham said if he were president he would go to Congress to ask for more Iranian sanctions in order to give the United States more leverage in negotiations.

In addition to the U.S. deal, Graham opposes the lack of openness of a “side deal” by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). As chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, he is trying to block $88 million in funding until Congress can review the deal.

“I’m not for a side deal that I can’t look at,” Graham said. “And this is a very clever thing they did. The Iranians

At a “No Nukes for Iran” town hall in Greenville this week, GOP presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham called the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran “a complete joke.”

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After the town hall, Graham talked with the media about his presidential campaign, which has failed to gain much traction, according to polls. He said he did fine substantively at the debate last week for Republican candidates polling toward the bottom. “I thought I made a really strong case that I’m the best qualified [candidate] to take the fight to radical Islam,” he said.

But Graham said he could do better stylistically. “A lot about running for president is more about style than I thought it would be,” he said.

He said he has been frustrated during the campaign when he tries to focus on issues, and the focus usually goes to Donald Trump’s “antics.”

Trump and Graham had a high-profile feud recently when Trump gave out Graham’s private cellphone number during a speech in South Carolina.

“I think we’re talking about Mr. Trump way too much,” Graham said. “I think that the behavior he’s engaged in is hurting us.”

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Reynolds says election was between her and mayor BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com Councilwoman Susan Reynolds lost reelection to her at-large seat Tuesday, but said the election was really about Mayor Knox White’s desire to oust her.

Reynolds said, “I really wish this race had been between George [Fletcher] and me.” She said the race was about the mayor’s “desire to get me out of office” because of perceived opposition to the

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White said he and Reynolds had a “different perspective” on the Reedy River master plan for the city, and “over many years” she was not very supportive of the plan.

Retired businessman Fletcher received the public endorsement from White and soundly beat Reynolds by capturing over 60 percent of the vote.

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Fletcher received 2,211 votes; Reynolds received 1,333 votes, according to the Greenville County elections office.

The other challenger for the at-large seat, Gil Crouse, received 118 votes.

Fletcher said he “absolutely” benefitted from White’s endorsement and from County Council Chairman Bob Taylor’s endorsement.

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Doyle received 673 votes to Beam’s 491.

Beam said that his major reason for running for the District 1 seat and challenging Doyle was his disapproval of the city’s infill ordinance.

Doyle received an endorsement from the mayor, and has been a proponent of the proposed West End park.

Reynolds and Doyle faced criticism in this race over their support of ending nonpartisan elections in the city. Doyle said the move was to encourage younger residents to run for office because they increasingly didn’t identify with either party.

A petition led by both Democrats and Republicans, which got more than 6,500 signatures, caused Councilman David Sudduth to change his support of nonpartisan elections, reversing the decision. The nonpartisan election debate delayed the primary election for about two months.

About 8.6 percent of the city’s 42,938 registered voters cast ballots in the primary election. Conway Belangia, director of Greenville County elections, said, “For a special election city primary, that number’s pretty good.”

No Democrats are running against Fletcher or Doyle, so the primary will decide the winners of the general election, unless a petition candidate files by Aug. 20.

The winners will serve a four-year term starting in January.

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118 votes

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THE NEWS IN BRIEF ARTISPHERE HAD $5.6M IMPACT IN 2015 Artisphere, ranked one of the top fine-arts shows in the country, poured money into artists’ pockets and Greenville’s economy.

In 2015, the festival had an economic impact of nearly $5.6 million, according to a survey done in conjunction with Clemson University’s Real Economic Analysis Laboratory (REAL) during the festival.

Surveys indicated 26 percent of attendees were from outside of Greenville and 14 percent stayed at least one night in a hotel. Eighty-three percent said Artisphere was the primary reason for their visit downtown. Furman and Clemson universities held their graduations during festival weekend.

Artists recorded average sales of $7,300, a record and up from $6,800 in 2014.

Total art sales during the three-day festival over Mother’s Day weekend were just under $1 million, according to artist surveys. One hundred twenty-one artists participated on Artists Row. Artisphere contributed a total of $25,000 to its Arts Partners for their volunteer assistance during the festival. Art Partners were Pride of Greenville Men’s Chorus, Palmetto Statesmen Barbershop Chorus, GLOW Lyric Theatre, The Greenville Chorale, Greenville Concert Band, South Carolina Children’s Theatre, Greenville Chinese Cultural Association, Greenville in Harmony, International Ballet, South Carolina Governor’s School for Arts and Humanities and the Hispanic-American Women’s Association.

“It was an absolutely amazing year,” said Charlie Mickel, Artisphere board chairman. “The success of Artisphere is a true testament to the impact the arts can have a community’s sense of connectedness and pride.”

The 2016 Artisphere will be held May 13 through May 15.

COLLEGES AWARD SUMMER COMMENCEMENT DEGREES

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As thousands of students get ready to start the school year, others have finished their educations.

Clemson University awarded degrees to 864 students last Friday during summer commencement at Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville. Furman University will award approximately 70 undergraduate and graduate degrees during its summer commencement on Aug. 15.

At Clemson’s graduation, U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., told graduates to do something significant with their lives. Significance is not necessarily about money or fame, he told them.

“Do something that matters. You can start tomorrow,” Gowdy told the graduates.

“For today, congratulations.”

Lesley Quast, professor of education emerita, will be the speaker at Furman’s graduation. Quast, who retired from the Furman faculty at the end of the 2014-15 academic year, was chair of the school’s education department.

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Council gives initial approval to fund $10M parking garage BENJAMIN JEFFERS | STAFF

bjeffers@communityjournals.com Greenville City Council unanimously approved first reading of an ordinance appropriating $10 million for a public parking garage built in conjunction with the new Erwin Penland office building.

The work has already started on the garage. According to Downtown Development Manager Mary Douglas Hirsch, the garage will add 630 parking spaces and is estimated to be completed in February 2016.

Deputy City Manager Nancy Whitworth said the garage is an investment to retain Erwin Penland in Greenville and to help it grow.

“They’re a very important business in the community” and employ 350 people, she said.

Erwin Penland will fund the construction of the office building, which was announced in April this year.

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He said the grant money will cover most, if not all, of the cost to purchase the simulator.

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Under Greenville County Schools’ current discipline policy, if a student used a cellphone at school without an approved reason, the device would be confiscated for up to two months and returned after a conference with the student’s parent. The policy was developed before cellphones became a legitimate educational tool in classrooms.

Under a new policy being recommended by a committee of principals and administrators, schools would be allowed to establish rules for student use of electronic devices.

Students who violate the policy would be disciplined under the district’s student conduct code. For example, if a student refuses to put away a cellphone when asked, the student would be disciplined for failing to follow a directive. A student who sends a threatening or demeaning text message to another would be disciplined for bullying.

The school board is scheduled to vote on the change at its Aug. 25 meeting.

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What’s NEXT in education First steps for NEXT High students: Build your own desk, then help build a community CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com NEXT High School is not your traditional high school.

In fact, the charter school’s space in the former Liberty Life building on Wade Hampton Boulevard looks more like a collaborative workspace where Greenville’s next budding entrepreneurs gather to dream up their next big thing.

That’s the point.

“We’re introducing to Greenville new ways to think about school,” said Zach Eikenberry, the school’s founding CEO and a serial entrepreneur. “We’re trying to prepare young people for life after school.”

NEXT High grew from a gathering of NEXT CEOs who were looking to get involved in education more than two years ago. Seeing a vacuum of risk-taking entrepreneurs in the Upstate, the group asked what a school would look like if they could build one from scratch. So they did.

Forget the traditional desks and 50-minute periods found in traditional high schools. Instead, students (called peers) will build their own standup desks during the school’s orientation week that begins Monday. They’ll set up collaborative workstations.

The school will use what it calls i3 impact-based learning.

“This is our evolution of project-based learning,” said Jeremy Boeh, the school’s entrepreneurship director.

“A project is just schoolwork if it doesn’t make an impact,” Eikenberry said.

Students will pursue real projects based on their own interests.

At an i3 workshop last week, students used the method to come up with ways to combat bullying. Students who were interested in engineering came up with the idea of engineering an app on student IDs that students could activate if they were being bullied. A microphone would be activated after the button is pushed.

“All students have innate value, but that value is increased exponentially as they

work with others,” said Travis Wharton, the school’s director of student needs.

“Students need to understand themselves and how they fit in their environment.”

Core subjects such as science, English, math and history and enrichment and elective courses will be available online 24-7 so students can work at times that work best for them. Time for assistance and instruction from their teachers (called pros) is built into the school’s flexible schedule.

Peers and pros will take all-school courses such as Mandarin and coding.

Three companies – Big Black Box, Greenville Goods and BOLD – will colocate in the space, giving students a chance to see entrepreneurs and creative at work.

At NEXT High, students will get the chance to create real-world value now by building businesses, nonprofits, inventions, events and intellectual property while getting as much seat time as students in traditional schools.

“The idea is to demonstrate capability.

It’s not GPA or test-based college admission test scores,” Eikenberry said. “It’s not a risk to college admission. The traditional models are becoming the risky bet.”

What is i3?

Through personal interest, individuals will look at the opportunities, challenges and questions in the community and develop solutions.

Through inquiry, teams will engage community stakeholders.

Finally, through impact, teams will develop and execute actionable plans on their ideas, develop a brand story and pitch, and present their solution to their community.

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Zach Eikenberry, NEXT High’s founding CEO and serial entrepreneur

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At the MeetingPoint Interfaith organization aims to unite believers, inspire action aream@communityjournals.com MeetingPoint: “A United Interfaith Community, drawing people together people of goodwill in prayer, study, fellowship and community impact” reads the group description. I will admit, I was skeptical. How could people from so many differing belief systems choose to lay aside their backgrounds and come together united in one common cause? But my interest was piqued; I had to see what this was all about.

So I put away my predispositions, biases and skepticism and attended MeetingPoint’s recent forum on “Getting Our Stories Straight” at Hughes Main Library.

The evening’s discussion featured guest speaker Father Patrick Tuttle, pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, and focused on how faith communities

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can better serve the community.

Upon arriving, I was warmly greeted

by Rabbi Marc Wilson, founder and director of MeetingPoint. After I took my seat, Wilson gave an explanation of the community. “We come from different walks of life, but there are points where our journeys overlap. We call the point of overlap the MeetingPoint,” Wilson said.

Tuttle then took the floor and captivatingly offered his appeal for the audience to act. He suggested that community members not merely talk about reaching out, but take the necessary steps to better understand and assist the homeless in the city of Greenville. He itemized several opportunities for community members, from getting involved in MeetingPoint projects, to providing the homeless with food or groceries.

“I have an ache in my heart about that which joins us as sisters and brothers,” Tuttle said. “This solidarity that I talk about is possible.”

As the evening progressed, I was impressed with the degree of love, consideration and compassion that filled the

Two rabbis (including Rabbi Marc Wilson, far right), a priest (Father Patrick Tuttle, second from right) and a pastor display the unification and diversity that MeetingPoint promotes.

room. I witnessed a diverse group of attendees, members of this community, joining together with one common bond: a love for others and a desire to serve.

When asked how to gauge whether evenings such as these are worth it, Wilson responded, “The first measure of success is if people come away inspired to act, to change.” Tuttle shared his passion and desire for the community: “The uniqueness of Greenville’s development ought to carry over into how we deal

with the homeless.”

I walked away moved and inspired to action by the vision of MeetingPoint.

Personal beliefs and agendas were set aside. The focus was unselfishly on serving others. The call to act could not have rung any clearer.

Learn about MeetingPoint gatherings and service opportunities at facebook. com/MeetingPointSC.

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ACTIVITIES, AWARDS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Sally and Pete Potosky have pledged $20,000 to establish an endowed scholarship through the Greenville Tech Foundation that honors the late James Curtis Harkness, once a vice president at the college and an advocate of supporting stuBob Howard of the Greenville Tech dent needs. The Foundation meets with donor Sally Potosky.

Sally and Pete Potosky Endowed Fund will be used to support Greenville Technical College students experiencing critical financial needs for textbooks, supplies, fees, licensures, transportation and other college-approved needs.

The National Forensic League Speech and Debate Honor Society (NFL) has awarded Chuck Nicholas the NFL Distinguished Service Plaque – Eighth Honors. Nicholas, a resident of Mauldin, received 400 credited citations and is one of only five out of tens of thousands of forensic coaches to earn this honor since 1925. During his 31 years at Bob Jones Academy, Chuck has taught numerous courses including Bible, speech, debate and drama. The Distinguished Service Award was initiated by Bruno E. Jacob, NFL founder, to reward exemplary coaches who sponsor new chapters, serve as a district or national officer, write for Rostrum, host and/or manage tournaments, and speak or write about speech education.

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Greenville Technical College $1.9 million in funding over a five-year period for the TRIO Student Support Services program. GTC has received this grant funding for 40 years, with the program established in 1975 under the original direction of Greenville County Councilwoman Lottie Gibson. The program focuses on removing barriers to success, offering many people who come from

low-income families as first-generation college students a greater chance of overcoming obstacles.

Melanie Schell will join the faculty of Bob Jones University as an assistant professor of nutrition in the College of Arts and Science. Schell previously served as an assistant location manager and nutrition coordinator for Aramark Food Services in the DixonMcKenzie Dining Common at Schell BJU. Schell earned a BS in Family and Consumer Science Education from BJU and a Master’s in Public Health with a concentration in nutrition from Liberty University.

Kathryn Wampole RN, MSN, will serve as an assistant professor of nursing in the College of Arts and Science at Bob Jones University this fall. Wampole previously served as an RN at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System.

Wampole earned a BS in Business Administration from Lander University, a BS in Accounting from Wampole Furman University, a BSN from the Mary Black School of Nursing at the University of South Carolina Upstate and an MSN from the College of Nursing and Allied Health at Charleston Southern University.

John Nolan will serve as an assistant professor of Studio Art in the School of Fine Arts and Communication at Bob Jones University beginning in the fall. He previously served as an adjunct professor and will continue as curator of the Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery and owner of Greenville History Tours. As a Nolan curator, Nolan has curated over

a dozen major exhibitions at the BJU Museum & Gallery. He also has lectured on art history for the Georgia Museum of Art, the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, the College of Charleston, Opportunity Greenville and Kennesaw State University.

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Emma Webb, Miss South Carolina International of Greer, recently finished as second runner-up in the Miss division at the International Pageant in Jacksonville, Fla. Madison Cox, Miss Teen South Carolina International of Duncan, finished in the Top 10, received the Teen Fitness award and earned a $70,000 scholarship to Hollins University. Webb received the Evening Gown award, and both girls received Most Photogenic awards.

Area film enthusiasts have worked together to launch a new event, Reedy Reels Film Festival.

The Oct. 16-17 event received more than 700 entries and will feature eight different blocks of films on various themes along with opportunities to meet the filmmakers. For more information and tickets, visit reedyreels.com.

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Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc. will celebrate its 75th anniversary in August and will honor 75 members of the local community during a special event called “Bolts of Brightness” on Sept. 10 at the Madren Center in Clemson. Individuals were selected through a nomination process for their community contribution, and each honoree will receive an award and $500 donation to the charity of his or her choice.

For more information, visit blueridge.coop.

The director of Upstate-based Fostering Great Ideas, David White, will be honored this October as a recipient of an Angels in Adoption Award in Washington, D.C. The award is given through the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute and “honors individuals, couples and organizaWhite tions that have made extraordinary contributions on behalf of children in need of families.” Fostering Great Ideas supports children in foster care. “The majority of domestic adoptions for 2-year-olds and up are through relationships begun while in foster care. I take great pride in knowing the charity we started, Fostering Great Ideas, provides an environment for relationships to flourish,” said White.

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Subway Restaurant owners Lewis and Desiree Ford of Greenville and Gary and Cindy Horton and their son Grayson participated an event to set a Guinness World Records title for “Most people making sandwiches simultaneously,” with 1,481 people making a sandwich at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas. The previous record was in 2014, with 254 sandwiches being made simultaneously in New York City. After the event, the sandwiches were donated to the Salvation Army.

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The Children’s Museum of the Upstate hosted Innoskate Saturday. Innoskate is a Smithsonian event that travels to a different city each year to explore the science and innovation behind skateboarding. Innoskate is indoor/outdoor with an obstacle course that features, trick contests, free skates, educational panels and workshops.

Clemson players take a kn

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The 2015 Annual Tomato Pie Contest, which took place during Summer on Augusta at The Pickwick Pharmacy and Soda Fountain, awarded first place to Liz Rhoads, second place to Mindy Hubble and third place to Colby Hubble.

Judges were WSPA’s Megan Heidlberg, Chief of Police Ken Miller, 2014 first place winner Debbi Kaplan and Jennifer Glover of Carolina Girl Cooks.

nee to hear from coach Dabo Swinney during football camp.

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Nicole Smith, teen leadership teacher at Lakeview Middle School, learned this week that she is the winner of a four-day, fivenight Caribbean cruise from Bojangles as part of its May Teacher Appreciation Month promotion.

Smith, the only South Carolina teacher to receive the prize, was awarded the cruise during a surprise ceremony at the school.

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Officials at Bon Secours St. Francis Health System gathered to celebrate the 20th anniversary of LifeWise, a community program promoting physical, emotional, social and spiritual wellness. From left: Lori Center, Dan Duggan, Camilla Hertwig, Johnna Reed, Kathleen Bitsura, Bill Munley, Terri Ficicchy, Natalie Dougherty and Craig McCoy.

Dr. Hal Poe (left), professor of faith and culture at Union University of Tennessee, and Rebecca Kilby, digitization librarian for the Greenville County Library System, examine some historic material Poe has donated to the library’s South Carolina Room. Poe donated glass plate negatives taken by his grandfather, Harry Tinker Poe Jr., in the 1890s around Greenville and Clemson. Poe also donated a scrapbook created by his aunt, Isadora Rebecca Poe, with newspaper clippings and pictures of Greenville Hospital’s nursing school in the 1940s.

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Vocal range 55th Greenville Chorale season features wide repertoire

The 55th Season “SERENADE AND SONGS,” OCT. 24 This concert features Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Serenade to Music,” originally intended to feature 16 separate soloists.

The Chorale will perform this with four soloists selected from the professional Herring Chamber Ensemble. The Greenville Symphony Orchestra joins the Chorale in this concert. Chicora Voices joins in on Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” to conclude the concert.

“A GREAT SACRED SONG FEST,” APRIL 17 AND APRIL 24, 2016

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clandrum@communityjournals.com Greenville Chorale Conductor Bing Vick said the group’s upcoming concert season showcases its range.

Programs in the 2015-16 season include contemporary and century-old songs, works written for soloists and for 150 voices, and holiday-inspired shows.

“The Greenville Chorale is a great and powerful instrument of musical expression,” he said. “This season shows the Chorale’s talent and versatility.”

Season tickets are on sale now at the Peace Center box office for $125 for adults and $60 for students.

Season tickets purchased by Aug. 31 will receive a 25 percent discount.

Individual tickets are also on sale.

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

“CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHORALE,” DEC. 11 This concert, an Upstate holiday tradition, will feature the Blue Ridge High School Concert Choir.

The program features Christmas music of Greenville composer Dan Forrest, who will accompany several of the numbers. The concert features traditional Christmas music and audience singalongs.

HERRING ENSEMBLE WINTER CONCERT, FEB. 21, 2016 These great solo voices take on several major choral chamber works: Benjamin Britten’s “Hymn to St. Cecilia,” Herbert Howell’s “Requiem” and Johannes Brahms’ “Liebeslieder Walzer” Opus 52. “The rich and expressive sound of the Ensemble is quite incredible. [They] bring to the Upstate the finest in choral chamber music – from early music to today’s sounds,” Vick said. The concert will be held in the sanctuary of Westminster Presbyterian Church.

The Chorale’s usual repertoire focuses on the larger choralorchestral literature. For the spring concert, performed in two of Greenville’s most well-known churches, the Chorale singers will take on more traditional sacred music. “Particularly for church choir singers in the Upstate, this should be a concert they should not miss,” Vick said.

WOMEN OF THE CHORALE, MAY 7 AND 8, 2016 The Women of the Chorale will join the Greenville Symphony Orchestra in performances of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3.

This is the first time this symphony, including mezzo soloist and women’s chorus, will be heard in Greenville.

LAKESIDE PATRIOTIC CONCERT, JUNE 30, 2016 The Chorale joins the Furman Lakeside Band for its 12th annual Lakeside Patriotic Concert, a free concert that’s a part of the summer-long Lakeside Concert Series. The concert will feature patriotic songs and Broadway hit tunes, among other songs.

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Booking the bands Josh McGee put together Fall for Greenville’s musical lineup with an ear for the local scene VINCENT HARRIS | CONTRIBUTOR

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When the 2015 Fall For Greenville music schedule, which includes 60 bands on four stages from Oct. 9-11, was released a couple of weeks ago, it was the first look at what the City of Greenville’s Special Event Coordinator Josh McGee had spent the last five months working on. It was also McGee’s first time creating Fall for Greenville’s music lineup.

“I just started with the city in January,” McGee says. “I got to cut my teeth a little with [the music schedule for] Artisphere, but that compared to Fall for Greenville is pretty small. So going into this, there was definitely a little intimidation.”

This year’s roster of groups puts a heavy emphasis on Greenville’s own mu-

J.D. McPherson is one of the headliners for this year’s Fall For Greenville. For the full musical lineup, visit lineup.fallforgreenville.net.

sical talent; over half the scheduled performers are from the Upstate. The lineup ranges from veteran local acts, like Archer Vs. Gunman, the Greenville Jazz Collective and The Bad Popes, to newer groups like Tonight’s Noise and The Long Canes.

“Because I was dealing with other concerts, like Artisphere and our weekly downtown concert series [Downtown Alive and Main Street Fridays], those gave me a chance to get a good relationship going with a lot of local musicians,” McGee says. “And that was something we wanted to focus on, was our local music scene.”

The list of regional and national acts includes Durham, N.C.’s Bombadil, Charleston’s Dead 27s, Philadelphia’s John the Conqueror and the Oklahoma roots-rocker J.D. McPherson, who is one of the festival’s headliners.

“Once we got J.D. McPherson, things started falling into place,” McGee says of the non-local schedule. “It definitely helps when you’re dealing with the other national acts once you have that first one, because the other bands often ask, ‘Who else do you have?’, which is a perfectly logical question for a national band to

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Front Porch Arts Collective cofounders (from left) Courtney McEniry, Prentiss Standridge, Breanna Foister and Timothy Giles.

Back for a second helping Front Porch Arts Collective throws local “Potluck” CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF

clandrum@communityjournals.com All of the founders of the Front Porch Arts Collective can relate at least in some way to the plot of “Chronic Fatigue,” the centerpiece of the group’s “Potluck 2015” festival.

The new play by Southern playwright Kimberly Belflower tells the story of Gracie, a 20-something who left her small Southern family to pursue her artistic dreams in New York.

“We all have lived in Greenville and moved,” said Prentiss Standridge, who along with Breanna Foister, Tim Giles

ask, and when you start naming off people, it helps.”

McGee had some big shoes to fill when he took over his new job. “My predecessor, Will Young, had set the bar pretty high as far as the entertainment for the festival goes,” McGee says. “So there was a little pressure there, and the fans have come to expect a certain caliber of music, so I didn’t want to let anybody down.”

After nailing down the lineup, the process of deciding what stage each band should play on began. “That was actually a lot of fun,” McGee says. “I was looking at my spreadsheet of performers and deciding the way that I wanted to curate the festival. You don’t just throw bands

in slots. You want to build momentum throughout the day. So you put key people onstage at certain times during the day.”

McGee says that he’s learned in his brief time creating events for the city that you can’t please everyone. “I must admit that after doing my first lineup for the weekly series, I got a little bit of, ‘Who are these people?’ and ‘I don’t know any of these bands,’ those kinds of comments, and I had to develop a pretty thick skin,” he says. “But when we released the Fall For Greenville lineup, I was happy with the majority of the responses I saw online. A lot of people were very excited about it.”

and Cortney McEniry in 2013 founded the multidisciplinary group that promotes local performing, visual and literary artists. “It started with the question of what would it take to get artists to stay here.”

The Front Porch Arts Collective has three goals: to support emerging artists, to engage the community through accessible, affordable arts experiences and to develop and produce new work about the stories of the South.

Potluck 2015’s theme is “Coming Home.”

In Belflower’s play, Gracie does just that.

“The themes and contents of the play are so relevant,” Standridge said. “It deals with identity and contact and what it means or doesn’t mean to leave home and come back to a place.”

The playwright, who is originally from Georgia and now lives in Texas, will be in residence during the production.

The festival also includes “Homegrown Artistry,” a workshop for artists and creative thinkers designed to foster collaborative relationships as well as provide a framework for storytellers, entrepreneurs and artists looking to draw inspiration from their neighbors.

“It’s a really great way to bring artists

together and learn from each other,” she said.

The artists decided to have another Potluck after the positive response from the first one held last summer. This year’s events are different but continue with the themes of being multidisciplinary and having new works.

“Last year was a bit of an experiment,” she said. “We were overwhelmed in the most positive way.”

Front Porch Collective WHAT: “Potluck 2015” WHO: Front Porch Arts Collective WHERE: locations in the Village of West Greenville INFO: frontporchartscollective.com EVENTS: “Chronic Fatigue,” a play

by Kimberly Belflower; Aug. 14 – 16, 8 p.m.; Julie Hughes Shabkie Studio; 1272 Pendleton St.; $15, $10 for students Homegrown Artistry – A Workshop for Artists; Clemson University’s Center for Visual Arts Greenville Gallery; 1278 Pendleton St.; $20, includes materials, lunch and snacks

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The Second Civil War Local novelist imagines party-based conflict in “Proverb” ANDREW REAM | CONTRIBUTOR

aream@communityjournals.com It’s a time when America as we know it finds itself in the midst of a second Civil War, Republicans are pinned against the Democrats and the founding documents of our nation have been stolen. This is the premise of “Proverb: A Story of the Second Civil War,” the first volume in a trilogy by local author Brian McCracken.

“Proverb” follows the actions of Samir Nashwari and Olivia “Olly” Vasquez, both Special Operations leaders of their respective parties, as they seek to locate the whereabouts of the stolen Declaration of Independence and uncover a global conspiracy.

McCracken, an Anderson resident and graduate of Wofford College, initially developed the idea for “Proverb” during a Civil War reenactment. “My brother Lee and I are lovers of history and talk a lot about the

Civil War. We were sitting around a campfire at a recent reenactment talking about what another civil war would look like,” McCracken said.

The main purpose and theme of McCracken the book is unity in the face of pending danger and serious issues, McCracken said. “You have Samir and Olly, both two former enemies coming together, and by the end of the novel, they are about to do something great,” he said.

“I wouldn’t say this [novel] is a prediction,” McCracken added. “It’s a commentary on ‘what if’ this happens. It serves as a warning story.”

McCracken is currently a student at the Duke University School of Law pursuing a dual degree in international and comparative law. He hopes to continue the trilogy in the very near future, he said.

“Proverb” can be purchased as an ebook on Amazon, iBooks and Nook.

What day is it?

AUG. 16 – National Roller Coaster Day 6 – mph, the top speed of the first roller coaster. It cost 5 cents to ride.

14 – inversions on The Smiler at Alton Towers in England, the most loops on any roller coaster in the world.

149 – mph, speed of the world’s fastest roller coaster, the Formula Rossa in Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It covers 1.3 miles in 90 seconds.

456 – feet tall, height of the world’s tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey 1878 – Richard Knudsen and J.G. Taylor received a U.S. patent for the first roller coaster on Aug. 16.

1884 – LaMarcus Thompson, who is sometimes called the father of gravity rides, built the first “Switchback Railway” at Coney Island, New York.

Must-See Movies

By Eric Rogers

The Tree of Life Out of Balance a linear fashion but instead comes at you from a variety of perspectives. It’s very organic. It jumps back and forth in time abruptly. Narrative scenes are punctuated with scenes of supernovas, meteors and giant redwoods.

I’ve shown both of these movies to students and gotten mixed reviews, but you have to go into these films not expecting a standard three-act structure.

Enjoy them the way you would Holst’s “The Planets” or a Mark Rothko painting.

They’re to be absorbed in the way that you would absorb a great meal without feeling the need to know the recipe.

Remember the opening of “2001: A Space Odyssey”? There was no dialogue for 25 minutes. It didn’t need any. The 2007 film “There Will Be Blood” opened with a 15-minute dialogue-free sequence. Writing great dialogue requires a great deal of talent, no doubt, but speaking with no dialogue? That’s true art.

“Tree of Life” is available on Netflix DVD and for both rent and sale on Amazon. “Koyaanisqatsi” is currently online for free (vimeo. com/21922694). It’s also available at the Greenville County Library.

Godfrey Reggio also has a sevenminute short film on YouTube, called “Evidence,” that’s worth checking out (bit.ly/GodfreyReggio).

In 1982, a guy named Godfrey Reggio directed a film that contained no dialogue at all. The film was called “Koyaanisqatsi,” which is a Native American term meaning “life out of balance.”

Reggio presents this concept through beautiful cinematography that at first seems somewhat pointless but by the end we see that he presents a similar message that Stanley Kubrick presented in “2001.” I don’t want to give the theme away but I’ll give a hint.

Remember in “2001” how the bone discovered by the Australopithecus becomes both a tool and a weapon?

Remember what happens to HAL, the most advanced intelligence ever created by man? “Koyaanisqatsi” touches on a similar theme. There are no actors, no sets, no sound effects and no artificial lighting. The entire story is presented through the camerawork, which is accentuated through a score by Phillip Glass.

In 2011, Terrence Malick released a film called “Tree of Life,” starring Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain and Sean Penn. Although there are actors and even dialogue, the film contains a lot of similarities to “Koyaanisqatsi.” The story is not told in

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

Ron Rozzelle: Environmental Activist through September 6, 2015

Ron Rozzelle: Environmental Activist

With a deep and abiding love of the integrity and beauty of the land, Ron Rozzelle examines the impact of mankind’s actions on the planet. His apocalyptic images depict the results of a consumer-driven society fecklessly charging down an unchecked path. Rozzelle’s prophetic pictures invite viewers to ask questions and consider the consequences of their own consumption.

Third Thursday Tour: Ron Rozzelle: Environmental Activist Thursday, August 20 Meet in front of The Salon near the front door at 11 am and join us for a free, docent-led tour of the exhibition Ron Rozzelle: Environmental Activist.

Artist Workshop: Fostering the Artist’s Environment Friday & Saturday, August 28 & 29 Friday 2 pm – 5:30 pm Saturday 11 am – 3:30 pm $90, includes lunch on Saturday Join artist Ron Rozzelle and discover new ways to revitalize your creative process, no matter what your media preference or skill level. Consider new strategies for generating ideas and explore ways to develop an idea to fruition. The first session of the workshop will encourage artists to brainstorm collaboratively. The second session will focus on developing ideas into a practical study that you can later use to create a finished work.

Register online at gcma.org/events. For more information, call 864.546.4047.

Sundays at 2: Artist Talk with Ron Rozzelle Sunday, August 30 2 pm North Carolina artist Ron Rozzelle believes that an artist is “a person who points to things.” Join us for a tour of his exhibition and insights into the creation of his apocalyptic images.

All Sundays at 2 programs are free.

Saint John in the Wilderness, 2000 - 2003

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There and back again

Justin Osborne found musical renewal in a trip to Havana

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When the Florence, S.C., indie/ folk/pop outfit Sequoyah Prep School broke up in 2013 after essentially spending six of their nine years together on the road, the band’s singer, songwriter and guitarist Justin Osborne decided it was time to leave the music business.

Osborne, who was at the time enrolled at the College of Charleston’s WHAT: SUSTO & Brave Baby anthropology program, travelled to WHEN: Saturday, Aug. 13, 9 p.m.

Havana for a semester abroad. “I was WHERE: Radio Room, 2845 N. Pleasantburg Drive very much trying to walk away from the whole thing,” Osborne says. “I TICKETS: $5 felt like we’d spun our wheels for so INFO: 263-7868; wpbrradioroom.com long, and I felt embarrassed that it didn’t go any further.”

And though he had no plans to make more music, he found himself drawn to some songs he’d completed before his departure. “I went to Cuba interested in other things, like the sociopolitical climate,” Osborne says, “but I had four or five songs that I knew at some point I wanted to finish up, if not for release then for my own personal scrapbook. And when I got to Cuba, I immediately started running into great musicians … and they were really supportive and really liked the new songs.”

The visit to Cuba recharged Osborne to the point that he formed a new band called SUSTO, and recorded and released a self-titled album. The word “susto” is Spanish in origin, and refers to an illness caused by severe emotional trauma. Osborne says that, given the uncertainty he felt after Sequoyah Prep School, the word seemed to fit his new material.

“I felt that before I even went to Cuba,” he says. “And it took a year from the time I got back from Cuba to the time the album was finished. I knew I wanted to finish the album, but I had no real plans for what I wanted to do with it. I was in a confused state. So the name SUSTO felt appropriate.”

What’s fascinating about Osborne’s work with SUSTO is how cohesive the sound of the band is, especially given its rocky foundations. The band’s gritty, acoustic-electric alt-country sound brings to mind the best work of Son Volt, or Steve Earle’s late ’80searly ’90s work on “Copperhead Road” and “The Hard Way.” It’s a terse, honky-tonkready sound, and Osborne’s passionate, almost desperate delivery heightens the impact of his confessional, evocative lyrics.

Osborne, who will play Greenville’s Radio Room with SUSTO on Saturday, worked with former Sequoyah Prep School members Jordan Hicks (who played bass) and Wolfgang Zimmerman (who produced) on the SUSTO album. Building a band, rather than a solo project, was his intention.

“I really have a lot of faith and respect for the people that I’m playing with, and my producer,” he says. “I feel like there are elements that they bring to the table that I couldn’t possibly bring. It gives me a better platform to tell stories over. I might still be able to convey the sentiment lyrically or vocally, but I couldn’t create the soundscape.”

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207 Waterford Lane, Chelsea Woods REMARKABLE VALUE on this CUSTOM home on the EASTSIDE with MASTER ON MAIN. Now ONLY $535,000! Pristine is an understatement to describe this home. This all-brick traditional beauty boasts a large foyer with hardwoods and extensive trim detailing flanked by an elegant living room with a bay window as well as a gracious dining room with access to the dry bar with its stained ceiling treatment and marble countertops. The large cased opening leads you into the Great Room with its richly stained, premium grade built-ins with a gas log fireplace with its own custom mantle and hearth. Tremendous light in this room from the rear windows as well as sky lights. The kitchen has a large sitting area which could be used as a second den. The master suite on the main level showcases plush carpeting, two walk-in closets with custom shelving plus a massive bathroom with crisp white tile, three vanity stations, a jetted tub and separate shower. Upstairs you’ll be greeted by a landing area and an upstairs guest suite with its own private bathroom plus access to an enormous walk-in attic storage. The second upstairs bedroom shares a large bathroom with the home’s bonus room which has enough square footage to double as an office and recreational space. The third upstairs bedroom (used as an upstairs den) has its own private bath. The home’s outdoor living is equally impressive with its large screen porch off the Great Room and the deck with steps to the lush rear grounds with mature trees and manicured beds. And don’t miss the large crawl space storage underneath this home.

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The Upstate’s Best Kept Secret Discover custom homes for sale in the River Reserve – a 200 acre private gated community located just minutes from downtown Greenville and Greenville Memorial.

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PE OPLE , AWA R D S , HONOR S Wilson Associates Real Estate is pleased to announce the addition of Angela Rodriguez, Realtor Associate Angela comes to us from WYFF News 4, where she was an Emmy awardwinning anchor/reporter for the past five years.

Every house has a story. Every family has a story. Angela has proven that you can trust her with your story.

All of the traits that made her an excellent journalist will make a phenomenal realtor,” said Sharon Wilson, President Wilson Associates Rodriguez Angela brings a fresh perspective to Wilson Associates, one of the most distinguished real estate firms in Greenville, SC. With her contacts and connections, sellers will benefit from the exposure that she will offer them and buyers from having a seasoned spokesperson to advocate for them in transactions.

“I think Angela is going to raise the bar when it comes to using video as a tool to sell houses.

She has some great ideas and a fresh perspective. She’s a fantastic fit for us,” said Wilson.

The Marchant Company Welcomes John Stanislawski The Marchant Company is pleased to announce that John Stanislawski has recently joined their firm.

Originally from Rosholt, Wisconsin, Stanislawski moved to Greenville after his wife, Liz, was offered a position at WYFF4 and “Greenville quickly began to feel like home.” John was struck by the optimistic atmosphere and consistent positive growth perpetuated in the Upstate, and was eager to make Greenville his lifelong home.

With a PhD in Musicology from the University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, John spent a

year commuting from Greenville to Atlanta for his teaching position as a music professor at Kennesaw State, before deciding to explore local employment opportunities. While on a cruise with his wife, Stanislawski met Realtor Susan Bracken from Naples, FL. Susan, a former educator herself, shared her story with John and explained how well teaching skill sets transfer to real estate.

Upon his return, John began searching for locally owned real estate firms Stanislawski and discovered the Marchant Company. He was especially drawn to the Marchant for its presence in the local community and casual company culture. John believed this environment would allow him to educate clientele about transactions and take extra time to truly ensure their satisfaction.

John loves working with out-of-towners (like himself), as well as first time homebuyers and young professionals. “This is a demographic I really believe that I can relate to,” said John.

“Generally speaking, these people are tuned into the local atmosphere and are putting their roots down and making daily investments in the community.”

In his spare time, John volunteers at the Greenville Public Library, creating guitar programs for teens and adults. Stanislawski also plays in three local bands: The Eric Weiler Group, The Frankness, and The Texas Exes. On occasion, you can also catch John performing on his own at various venues in the Western Carolinas. Stanislawski continues to present at academic conferences and write about pop culture and music. John lives in the Pelham Road area with his wife Liz and their rescue dog, Penguin.

Pelham Road Office Of Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices C. Dan Joyner, Realtors Welcomes Two Agents Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices C. Dan Joyner, REALTORS is pleased to announce the addition of two new Sales Associates to its Pelham Road office. Christine Cashman and

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MODEL HOME OPEN SATURDAYS, 1-5PM 1797 Altamont Road, Greenville, SC 29609 Homesites with views starting at $99,000 Agent: Stan Tzouvelekas / 864.630.5252

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100 Woodbine Road, Waterloo, SC 29384 Own your own peninsula including 55 acres, 1000’ lake frontage and a stunning, architecturally authentic, custom designed, English Tudor home.

Estate is surrounded by lushly landscaped gardens, mature trees, and open garden space. A covered boat dock, four car garage, a separate workshop, and additional outbuildings that once were home to peacocks who graced the grounds for over 20 years, complete this very special property.

No question, this is an iconic property that cannot be replicated on this large parcel of land located at the most convenient location on Lake Greenwood.

After the long, private, and peaceful drive onto the Woodbine Estate you arrive at the gated entrance to this amazing home built on the point of the peninsula.

The 5400+s/f home feels warm, comfortable, and elegant. There are four bedrooms, 4 and 1/2 baths with an additional bedroom with full bath, office, a separate den with fireplace for in-laws or guests on the terrace level You will enjoy the open floor plan main living area that overlooks the gardens and lake. If you are seeking a lake estate for your primary residence or a second home recreation property this is an investment opportunity not to be missed.

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Charles Jakubiak join the company’s largest office as its newest real estate professionals.

Cashman joins the Jim Fritzsche Team following seven years as an Account Executive in the events planning industry. A graduate of Florida Atlantic University, she holds a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. Outside of work, Cashman Jakubiak Cashman enjoys running, exercise and soccer.

Jakubiak commences his real estate career after 13 years in law enforcement in Detroit, Michigan. A native of Port Huron, Michigan, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice and psychology from Western Michigan University. An outdoorsman, Jakubiak enjoys camping, cycling and running.

“We are excited to welcome both Christine and Charles to the C. Dan Joyner family,” said Duane Bargar, Broker-In-Charge of the Pelham Road office. “Their skills, commitment and enthusiasm will serve our clients well.”

Lorne Lakin Joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Lorne Lakin as a residential sales agent to its Greenville office.

Lakin joins Coldwell Banker Caine with a background in videography. Prior to his real estate career, he worked as a Producer for Erwin Penland, Supervising Producer for HSN and Camera Operator/Editor for ESPN. continued on PAGE 39

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Mastering the mix: Colors and patterns Not sure what to do with your grandmother’s needlepoint pillow or that woven rug from your trip out West? Struggling with how to pull off the florals, geometrics and patterns in every color under the sun?

Not a problem. We are seeing beautiful blends everywhere, and I love to combine patterns and color in unexpected ways to create warmth, texture and interest in a room. Mastering this mix of the unexpected is easier than ever.

Guest columnist

DESIGN TRENDS with Barbara Dalton

Colors warming up Accent colors are shifting from cool grays to warmer palettes of orange, pink and pops of China blue.

These bright colors contrast beautifully with walls painted in shades of white, such as Farrow & Ball’s “Clunch” or Sherwin Williams’s “Portman White.”

I love to use neutral walls as a canvas to layer the patterns and color in pillows, fabric or artwork. In a recent client’s living room, I started with bright, bold artwork and then carried warm, pink tones into a decorative tape on natural linen drapes. I added colorful pillow patterns to further balance the room against light neutral walls, rug and sofa.

Florals are back Floral patterns, far from stuffy and traditional, are seen everywhere from fabrics and accessories to art. In a client’s downtown condo, I used a pair

of Mr. and Mrs. Howard slipper chairs covered in a Lee Jofa floral fabric. The neutral walls painted in “Clunch” and the subtle Oushak rug worked together as a blank canvas to anchor the bold, floral pattern. Bright teal sofas provided continuity of color.

Botanicals in artwork and fabrics provide a clean, light feel without dominating the space. Vintage blue and white porcelain patterns in collectables, as well as in fabrics and wallpaper, help create a more “collected look.”

Geometrics add interest The popular geometrics are still very relevant, adding the interest of repetition and continuity. Geometrics add texture to a tone-on-tone fabric and create a graphic note to powder room walls or other small spaces.

When paired with bright colors, these patterns can instantly give new life to an out-of-date chair and bring a sense of fun to a room. In a sunroom, we began with a coral Schumacher geometric and then used smaller-scale neutral geometrics and textures. A blend of geometrics in various scales is important to providing a well-balanced room that appears put-together.

Bold Navajos and batiks From the shelves of trendy stores to the foyer floors of high-end homes, Navajo and batik pat-

Start with a neutral canvas, then layer colors, textures and patterns. Use various scales of the patterns and create color continuity with touches here and there. terns have seen a huge resurgence. The natural, eclectic feel of these cultural patterns and bold designs in rugs, art or other textiles layers beautifully with solids or smaller patterns to bring warmth and added excitement to any space.

Master the mix I start with a neutral canvas from which to layer colors, textures and patterns, then use various scales of the patterns and create color continuity with touches here and there. Bright, yet restrained.

Bold and varied, yet subtle. Personal, yet interesting and unexpected.

Barbara Dalton is an American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Associate Member who serves Upstate clients from her downtown Greenville office. Her passion is working with clients to create spaces that reflect their desires and personalities to produce exceptional interior environments.

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FEATURED NEIGHBORHOOD The Reserve at Asheton Lakes, Simpsonville, SC At The Reserve at Asheton Lakes you can enjoy being a homeowner, without the hassle!

These maintenance-free townhomes provide upscale living without the work, leaving your weekends open to explore the Upstate and surrounding areas. Homes at Asheton Lakes range in size from 2400-2700 square feet. All floorplans feature the master suite on the main level, three to four bedrooms, two car garages, and high quality finishes throughout.

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FO R T H E W E E K O F J U LY 13 1 7 , 2 0 1 5 TOP TRANSFERS OF THE WEEK

THORNBLADE – $720,000 9 Baronne Ct., Greer

COBBLESTONE – $655,000 108 Ramsford Ln., Simpsonville

PARIS GLEN – $617,000 132 Paris Glen Way, Greenville

HAMMETT CREEK – $570,000 209 Breton Dr., Greer

SPAULDING FARMS – $554,550 215 Northbrook Way, Greenville

HUNTINGTON – $535,000 5 Wellesley Way, Greenville

CHAUNESSY – $534,000 23 Weatherby Dr., Greenville

BRUCE FARMS – $527,000 311 Bruce Farm Cir., Simpsonville

RIVER WALK – $516,000 205 Walnut Trace Ct., Simpsonville

SPAULDING FARMS – $495,000 101 Northbrook Way, Greenville

STONEHAVEN – $484,000 106 Shillingford Ct., Simpsonville

LINKSIDE – $482,000 18 Bobby Jones Ct., Greenville

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Out of the office, Lakin enjoys photography, electronics, live concerts, theater, watching films, stand-up comedy, UConn basketball, collecting vintage stereo gear, going to yard sales, and playing with his children. He and his wife of nine years, Angela, have two children and a dog. His wife is the VP of Marketing for the Peace Center, and they reside in Simpsonville, S.C. “We are thrilled to welcome Lorne to our Greenville team,” said Stephen Lakin Edgerton, president and CEO of Coldwell Banker Caine. “He is a talented new addition, and his creative skill set will greatly enhance his marketing efforts for clients.”

Kelly Womack Joins Allen Tate Company Allen Tate Realtors® (www.allentate.com), the Carolinas’ leading real estate company, is proud to announce that Kelly Womack has joined the GreenvilleWoodruff office.

“We are excited to have agents of such high caliber as Kelly. She exemplifies professionalism in every aspect of the real estate transaction. We are pleased Womack to attract such a talented professional and know that our clients will be served well,” said Kathy Weeks, Regional Vice President and branch manager of Allen Tate Realtors Woodruff office.

Womack joins a staff of 28 licensed Realtors in the Woodruff office and a large network of licensed Realtors throughout the Carolinas.

Since 1957, Allen Tate Realtors has focused on the needs of consumers by providing one-stop shopping with choices in branches located in communities throughout the Carolinas.

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Ryan White Joins Coldwell Banker Caine in Greenville Coldwell Banker Caine recently welcomed Ryan White as a residential sales agent to its Greenville office.

Prior to joining Coldwell Banker Caine, White worked as Development Coordinator for Greenville Family Partnership and Patient Services Manager for VBS Physical Therapy. Active in the community, she has served on boards such as the 2013 and 2014 Green Valley Red Ribbon Classic, 2013 Red Ribbon White Silent Auction and the 2014 Red Ribbbon Run and Fun. Outside of the office, she enjoys reading, concerts, spending time with her children and taking them to local museums, parks and playgrounds. She and her husband, Tim White who is a local musician, have two daughters and reside in Greenville, S.C. “We are excited to welcome Ryan to our Greenville team,” said Stephen Edgerton, president and CEO of Coldwell Banker Caine. “And we are confident that she will excel in her role and provide superior service for her clients.”

Baby Boomers Are Among Today’s Top Home Buyers: Consumers 55+ will buy more than half of new U.S. homes in next 5 years The summer is shaping up to be one of the hottest on record in the Carolinas – and the real estate market is heating up as well.

One of the strongest segments of today’s home-buying public is the Baby Boomers. Born from 1946 to 1964, the Baby Boomer generation controls almost 70 percent of the disposable income in America and half of all Consumer Product Goods spending. continued on PAGE 41

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Know Before You Owe rule goes into effect Oct. 3 SHERRY JACKSON | STAFF

sjackson@communityjournals.com Planning on buying, building or refinancing a house?

Big changes are coming Oct. 3 that consumers need to be aware of.

In late 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its final rule to integrate the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and Truth in Lending Act (TILA) disclosures and regulations, commonly referred to as TRID (TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule) or the Know Before You Owe rule.

The final rule integrates existing disclosures with new requirements to improve consumer understanding of the mortgage process, aid in comparison shopping and help to prevent surprises at the closing table.

This new regulation from the CFPB is the most significant change of rules to the mortgage industry in decades, said Pat Polson, senior vice president and central division manager at SunTrust Mortgage. “It will have a significant impact on consumers, real estate agents and

lenders, as well as the entire application-to-closing process.”

The new law was supposed to go in effect in August 2015 but was delayed until October to allow those affected more time to get prepared. Polson said SunTrust Mortgage has been getting ready for the new rules for more than a year now.

It’s going to make things a lot clearer for the consumer, giving them more knowledge when they go in to sign the paperwork, Polson said. With the new rules, the closing disclosure must be presented three business days prior to closing. That is a big change from today’s rules, he said.

“The biggest challenge is going to be the awareness in the marketplace as well as the communication between clients, realtor, settlement agent and lending partner,” Polson said.

“It’s crucial that Realtors and consumers understand these new procedures so that there are no surprises at the closing table,” said Nick Kremydas, South Carolina Realtors (SCR) CEO.

Highlights of the new TRID rules

A new loan estimate document which replaces the Good Faith Estimate and the initial Truth in Lending disclosure.

A new closing disclosure document which replaces and combines the HUD-1 and final Truth in Lending disclosures.

Loan Estimates must now be given to consumers within three business days of applying for the loan.

Types of loans covered include most closed-end consumer mortgage loans.

Rule does not apply to home equity lines of credit, reverse mortgages, mortgages secured by mobile homes or by dwellings not attached to the property and creditors who make five or fewer mortgage loans in one year.

Source: South Carolina Realtors

R E A L E S TAT E N E W S Real Estate Firms Remain Confident About Future Profitability, NAR Study Shows

Real estate firms are confident in the industry’s future growth and their increasing profitability, according to the 2015 National Association of Realtors® Profile of Real Estate Firms.

“A majority of firms have a positive view of the future, with 95 percent of all firms expecting their net income to either increase or stay the same in the next year,” said Matthew Thrift, 2015 President of The Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® and Broker-in-Charge and owner of Humble Abodes Realty in Greenville, SC. “The improving economy continues to fuel job growth, and while some markets are still recovering, the demand for real property is back, and prospects are looking good for the real estate industry.”

The annual survey found that commercial firms are the most optimistic, with 75 percent expecting net income to increase, and 22 percent anticipating it to stay the same. Residential firms are only slightly less optimistic; 69 percent report that they expect to see an increase in their net income next year, 25 percent expect it to stay the same, and 6 percent predict a decrease. Only 3 percent of commercial firms predict a decrease in net income in the next year.

The typical residential firm has been operating for a median of 13 years, and the typical commercial firm has been in business for 20 years. The average firm, 79 percent, has one office and two full-time real estate licensees, while 9 percent of firms are larger with four or more offices and have a median of 125 full-time licensees.

In 2014, a typical residential real estate firm’s brokerage sales volume was $5.6 million, and the typical commercial real estate firm’s brokerage sales volume was $4.4 million.

The size of a firm has a large impact on its sales volume; firms with only one office had a median brokerage sales

volume of $4.1 million in 2014, while those with four or more offices had a median brokerage sales volume of $250 million. Correspondingly, those with one office had a total of 18 real estate transaction sides in 2014, while those with four or more offices had 900 real estate transaction sides.

According to the survey, 82 percent of firms specialize in residential brokerage, making it by far the most popular specialization. Residential property management follows at 7 percent, and commercial brokerage comes in third at 4 percent. Eighty-three percent of firms are independent, non-franchised companies, while 15 percent of firms are independent, franchised companies. The remaining firms are subsidiaries of national or regional corporations.

When asked to name the biggest challenge facing their firms in the next two years, 51 percent of firms named profitability. The second most common responses, at 46 percent each, were keeping up with technology and maintaining sufficient property inventory.

Firms were also asked to predict the effect of the different generations of homebuyers on the industry for the next two years. The most common concern named, at 54 percent, was the millennial generation’s inability to buy a home because of stagnant wage growth, a slow job market and their debt-to-income ratios. This was followed by baby boomer agents retiring from the real estate industry, and, conversely, the recruitment of millennials and Gen Xers into the real estate profession.

Forty-five percent of firms expect competition to increase over the next year (from mid-2015 to mid2016) from non-traditional market participants, while 41 percent expect to see increased competition from virtual firms. Only 16 percent expect increased competition from traditional brick-and-mortar firms.

However, these concerns are not preventing firms from growing. Forty-four percent of firms are actively recruiting new agents, with 88 percent citing business growth as their primary reason for hiring new agents.

Eighty-one percent of all firms offer errors and omissions/liability insurance to independent contractors, licensees and agents, making it the most common benefit real estate firms offer employees. More than half (55 percent) of firms either share the cost of the insurance with employees or have the employee pay the entire cost. Twenty percent of firms offer health insurance to their independent contractors, licensees and agents; in a majority of cases the employee covers the entire cost.

The most common feature (95 percent) displayed on real estate firms’ websites is property listings. Other common features are agent and staff profiles, mortgage or financial calculators, information about the home buying and selling process, and community information and demographics. Eighty-six percent of firms provide or encourage agents and brokers to use specific multiple listing services, making it the most common software used in real estate firms. Other commonly used software includes comparative market analysis, electronic contracts/ forms and e-signature.

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

Greater Greenville Association of REALTORS® represents over 2,200 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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According to a recent Metrostudy report, this group of 79 million Americans will buy more than half of new U.S. homes in the next five years.

“The Baby Boomers are no longer your Grandpa’s generation.

They are owning their freedom and their choices. They are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to real estate,” said Pat Riley, president and COO, Allen Tate Companies, in the July-August edition of Carolinas Market Update, a bi-monthly real estate video series.

And what you might believe about the real estate preferences of Baby Boomers is likely wrong. According to a Merrill Lynch/Age Wave survey: 83 percent of Baby Boomers choose to retire in the same state.

Those who move do so to be closer to family.

Half of Baby Boomers do not downsize when they move. In fact, 30 percent upsize to make room for family to visit or live with them.

Fewer than 10 percent make renovations to their home to prepare for aging. Of those who do, a third add a home office because they plan to continue working.

“Two-thirds of Baby Boomers say they are living in the best home of their lives,” said Riley. “If you’re in the market to buy a home, don’t be surprised if you find yourself competing against a determined Baby Boomer.”

Carolinas Market Update is targeted to consumers in the Charlotte, Triad, Research Triangle and Upstate S.C. regions. It is

produced every other month by the Allen Tate Companies and features information, statistics, trends and predictions about the real estate market in North and South Carolina.

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

The Marchant Company Recognizes Agents for Excellent Performance in July 2015 The Marchant Company, the Upstate’s local “Signature Agency” in Real Estate, representing buyers and sellers of residential, land, and commercial properties, is proud to recognize select REALTORS® for outstanding performance through July 2015.

Congratulated by Seabrook Marchant, broker-in-charge, agents honored included: Gordon D. Seay, Valerie Miller, & Kathy Slayter – Top Unit Listing Leaders of the Month Tom Marchant – Top Volume Listing Leader of the Month Valerie Miller – Top Unit Sales Leader of the Month Valerie Miller – Top Volume Sales Leader of the Month March to Sold: Anne Marchant, Jolene Wimberly, and Brian Marchant – Ales Unit and Volume Team of the Month Nancy McCrory and Karen Turpin – Top Listing & Highest Average Sales Price Team of the Month

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UPSTATE’S SKY TONIGHT 15 minute pre-show included in each show time. Learn what’s happening in that night’s sky including planets, constellations, moon phases and special celestial events.

TICKETS: • $5 for adults and teens • $4 for children ages 5-12 • $4 for senior citizens age

• $5 for military • Free for children ages 4 and Under, RMSCA members and GCS employees with pass • Tickets include: Feature show, “Ice slide” ride, and viewing at the Daniel Observatory (weather permitting) • bit.ly/StarryNightsTix

tional (NSAI).

(828) 729-1602 richievalentine.weebly.com rtvalentine@lycos.com

263-3550 facebook.com/moejoecoffeegreenville

CONCERT

Main Street Fridays FREE

Kate & Corey Moe Joe Coffee (Greenville) Duo plays acoustic rock, pop, folk originals.

u o Y Like It n a e M

BEAT THE HEAT!

CONCERT

Royal Scotsmen Band

Beloved band plays beach music, shag classics. bit.ly/main-street-fridays

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CONCERT

FAMILY

Chris Sanchez

CATCH: Bento Boxes

ADOPT-A-PET

Mac’s Speed Shop FREE

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College Street, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | $10 adult $9 children

Home of the Free Adoption Event Greenville County Animal Care 328 Furman Hall Road FREE Adoption fees for cats and kittens are waived all summer long at Greenville County Animal Care.

467-3950 | greenvillepets.org adoptapet@greenvillecounty.org FAMILY

Story and More: Edible Insects The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College Street 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Monday- Saturday $9 children, $10 adults, free for members and children under 1 Stop by Story Time and More to learn about an insect’s anatomy with these edible insects. Marshmallows, pretzels and icing will help us create delicious insect treats. Free with admission.

223-7755 | tcmupstate.org info@tcmupstate.org

Aug. 15 FAMILY

India Day TD Stage at the Peace Center 300 S.Main Street 9 a.m.-10 p.m. $3 per person The India Association of Greater Greenville will host India Day to coincide with India’s Independence Day celebrations.

This event will showcase the unique traditions, culture, and cuisines of modern day India, with a keen eye on its glorious heritage. Visitors will get an opportunity to experience a glimpse of India, right here in the Upstate. The objective of this event is to entertain and educate via interactive exhibits, artistic expression and performances, highlighting the diverse cultures in India. For a complete agenda, visit bit. ly/IndiaDaySchedule.

430-8888 s584653820.initial-website.com surendra@jainchem.com CONCERT

Soul Ripple Independent Public Ale House Tickets: $6 Exciting R&B-funk group breathes life into classic soul.

552-1265 ipagreenville.com

Sanchez plays fusion of blues, folk and alt-country.

239-0286 macspeedshop.com/greenville-sc CONCERT

Susto/Brave Baby Radio Room Tickets: $5/$7 Two very fast-rising and very sonically different indie bands.

263-7868 wpbrradioroom.com FAMILY

Real Tool Time The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College Street 11 a.m.-2 p.m. | $10 adult $9 children Learn basic woodworking skills and concepts by creating a finished project from scratch. This project is for children seven and up. Free with admission.

TCMUpstate.org | mbaugh@tcmupstate.org CONCERT

Rolling Waterwheel Gospel Review at Hagood Mill Hagood Mill Historic Site, 138 Hagood Mill Rd., Pickens 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $5 parking FREE The wheel will be turning and the hills resounding in song at Hagood Mill for an old-time camp-style singalong just like our forefathers had 100 years ago. Bring your lawn chair or blanket to Hagood Mill and be prepared to sing all the familiar old gospel songs with heritage singers.

Featured performers include Roosevelt Baker and the Gospel True Tones, Last Road and the Heartstrings.

898-2936 VisitPickensCounty.com BillyC@co.pickens.sc.us COMMUNITY

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet The Poinsett Club 5 p.m. $125/couple, $80/single, $15/under 12 The Upstate’s premier celebration of hunting and conservation. Tickets include dinner and an auction of experiences, artwork and outdoor gear. . tcmupstate.org mbaugh@tcmupstate.org

A bento box is a single-portion container commonly used in Japanese cuisine to make traveling easier. Children will make kawaii-inspired bento boxes to learn about healthy portions and seasonal foods in Japanese culture. Free with admission. tcmupstate.org mbaugh@tcmupstate.org CONCERT

The Gipsy Kings Peace Center 8 p.m. | $40-85 The Gipsy Kings’ influences span many different genres, from Bob Marley to The Eagles, and their performances are brilliantly infused with cues from Brazilian and Carribbean culture. Their music, described as a blend of traditional Flamenco styles with Western Pop and Latin rhythms, has earned them a Grammy and features in Toy Story 3 and Glee. They’ve played the streets of Cannes, toured in countless countries, and reached the top of American and World charts.

467-3000 peacecenter.org boxoffice@peacecenter.org

Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, with part of the route going along the Swamp Rabbit Trail and Falls Park. Register or donate today to ensure that all children in Greenville have great futures.

232-9027 bgcgreenville.org chelsia.spivey@uss.salvationarmy.org BOOK SIGNING

Redonkulary Launch Party Boardwalk 1175 Woods Crossing Rd. 1-3 p.m.

FREE Greenville entrepreneur Kristin Burrell, creator of “Redonkulary: The Game of imag-ilar-ious Words,” will sign copies of her game and explain her creative process.

“Redonkulary” is a new word game that combines the fun of making up ridiculous words and corresponding definitions with the art of persuasion. redonkulary.com info@redonkulary.com

Aug. 16

EDUCATION

The failure to provide a minimally adequate education 100 Goldenstar Lane, Greer 9-11 a.m.

FREE The Honorable Rita Allison, SC House of Representatives, will speak. Rep. Allison will discuss the lawsuit regarding the failure of South Carolina to provide a minimally adequate education for all its children. This is free and open to the public. Please RSVP by August 12th to Kathleen Kempe @ 864-213-9504 or lwvgreenville@yahoo.com. greenvilleco.sc.lwvnet.org FUNDRAISER

1St Annual Great Futures 5K Benefiting Boys And Girls Club The Salvation Army Kroc Center 424 Westfield Street 8 a.m. $25 Adult Registration $20 Youth Registration Walk or run in this 5K to help support the life changing programs of The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club. The starting and ending points for the race are at The

ARTS EVENT

The Greenville Chorale auditions Furman University FREE The Greenville Chorale, the Upstate’s Symphonic Chorus, will hold auditions for experienced singers on Sunday, August 16. Singers must be proficient in sight singing. Call to schedule your audition appointment.

235-1101 | greenvillechorale.com ac@greenvillechorale.com BOOK SIGNING

M. Judson Grand Opening 130 S. Main Street - Suite 200 5 p.m.

FREE Author and Complete Public Relations President John Boyanoski and

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Greenville Mayor Knox White will be signing copies of their book “Reimagining Greenville: Building the Best Downtown in America” next week at the grand opening of the M. Judson store on Main Street.

289-9772 jboyanoski@completepr.net

Aug. 17 PERFORMANCE

Greenville Chamber Singers Auditions John Knox Presbyterian Church Sanctuary 35 Shannon Dr., Greenville 4:30-6:30 p.m.

FREE Do you love to sing? The Greenville Chamber Singers - a four-part women’s chorus - will hold auditions for all parts.

Please fill out and submit an audition form found on the “Audition Information” page of the Chamber’s website. Call Pat Fuller at 244-3340 for questions or more information.

244-3340 greenvillechambersingers.org patfuller101@bellsouth.net HEALTH/FITNESS

Free Acupuncture For Veterans Five Shen Wellness Clinic 1320 Haywood Rd. 5-7 p.m., Mondays FREE Treatments are based on the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) ear protocol which has proven to be extremely powerful in alleviating symptoms of acute stress, pain, and trauma. During treatment, people sit fully clothed in reclining chairs, and the licensed acupuncturist places 5 tiny needles on each ear. You are invited to close your eyes and rest as the acupuncture does its work.

619-1398 fiveshen.com info@fiveshen.com

Aug. 17-22

Trio takes a unique, bass-free approach to rock & country favorites. bit.ly/downtown-alive

948-1661 reverbnation.com/venue/groundzero2

Story and More: The Very Hungry Caterpillar

FILM

My Girl, My Whiskey & Me

The Children’s Museum of the Upstate 300 College Street 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $9 children, $10 adults, free for members and children under 1 Monday-Saturday

Peace Center | Gunter Theatre 7 p.m. $10 tickets

FAMILY

Observe some real caterpillars during a reading of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

Make your own butterfly afterwards. Free with admission.

233-7755 tcmupstate.org info@tcmupstate.org

Aug. 18 CONCERT

Lynn Holcombe Gottrocks Singer takes jazzy, free-form approach to Americana 235-5519 gottrocksgreenville.com

Aug. 19 FOOD TRUCKS

Who’s Coming to the Lunchtime Pile-Up this week?

WHO: Ellada Kouzina, Greek cuisine Automatic Taco, mobile taqueria The Nomadik Few, gourmet shaved ice

Filmmaker Michael Rossato-Bennett believes in the power of music as a universal language that affects everyone.

So, Rossato-Bennett made a film about music’s capacity to awaken something important in us all. Award-winning Alive Inside follows the Music & Memory nonprofit, founded by Dan Cohen, which uses music from patients’ pasts to combat memory loss, restoring a deep sense of self. The film follows miraculous first-hand accounts and interviews with experts, including renowned neurologist Oliver Sacks.

467-3000 peacecenter.org boxoffice@peacecenter.org CONCERT

Live Music By Dan James GG’z Food & Spirits Bar 645 SE Main Street, Simpsonville 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

FREE Keyboard instrumentals and voice. James offers a variety of genres, from classic to blues and R&B, along with his originals.

Hear the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bruce Hornsby, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan and more.

529-7429 facebook.com/johnhoffmanpromotions HEALTH/FITNESS

WHEN: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday

Healthy Cooking At SC Blue

WHERE: Corner of Broad and Falls streets (lot leased by Table 301 Restaurant Group)

SC BLUE retail center 1025 Woodruff Road 6:10-7:10 p.m.

FREE

SPONSOR: Euphoria

HEALTH/FITNESS

Free Zumba At SC Blue SC BLUE retail center 1025 Woodruff Road 6:10-7:10 p.m.

FREE Zumba is the perfect way to dance yourself into shape. Burn some calories with this fun and effective workout.

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

Alive Inside

Aug. 20 CONCERT

The Swingin’ Richards Downtown Alive FREE

Learn how to bring fresh, healthy ingredients together to create meals you can feel good about. The recipes provided are quick and easy. This month’s Healthy Cooking class will cover dinner.

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

Aug. 21 CONCERT

Your Chance To Die Ground Zero Camden, S.C., melodic death-metal quintet.

CONCERT

Quest Brewing Co. Charlotte, N.C., bluegrass duo 272-6232 questbrewing.com CONCERT

Sincerely, Iris Smiley’s Acoustic Café FREE Singer/songwriter plays acoustic folk rock on unique four-string guitar 282-8988 smileysacousticcafe.com CONCERT

Live Music With Dan James Runway Cafe at the Downtown Greenville Airport 21 Airport Rd Ext. 7-10 p.m.

FREE Keyboard instrumentals and voice. James offers a variety of genres, from classic to blues and R&B, along with his originals.

Hear the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bruce Hornsby, Billy Joel, Tom Petty, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan and more.

(862) 202-1561 facebook.com/johnhoffmanpromotions

Aug. 23 ARTS

“Overhaulin’ at the GCCA” Community Day Open House Greenville Center for Creative Arts 25 Draper Street, Greenville 1-5 p.m.

FREE Visit GCCA in the Village of West Greenville where local artists will paint Ribs N’ Such food truck. Watch as artists transform a bland food truck to a community vision.Come inside the GCCA to beat the heat and participate in a free kids art activity, meet instructors and watch artists demonstrate their art. Lemonade and cookies will be served.

735-3948 artcentergreenville.org info@artcentergreenville.org

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FIGURE. THIS. OUT. SPLITTING THE LAND ACROSS 1 Bullfights 9 Taft or Tell 16 Artistic work 20 Natural balm 21 Pundit Huffington 22 One of four on a diamond 23 Lightning rod inventor 25 Partly open 26 Yoko who married John 27 Chant syllables 28 One paying dues: Abbr.

29 Photo, e.g.

30 Pop or jazz, in Germany 33 Throw with force 35 Biblical “verily” 37 Like much deep-dish pizza 40 Arctic slab 41 Pretty — picture 42 Roadwork marker 43 Morales of “Rapa Nui” 44 Name a price of 46 Shaming cluck 48 Gleeful laugh 50 Remotely 57 Old TV’s “— Na Na” 58 Zee preceder 59 City just west of Sparks 60 Former coin of Italy 61 The norm 64 Orem’s place 66 — Marcus (high-end retailer) 69 Male and female 70 Org. for cavity fixers

71 Korea, e.g. (or any of eight lands split literally in this puzzle) 74 Horace work 75 Numbers on clothing tags 77 Apprehend 78 Sub in a deli 79 Motion “yes” 80 First-time driver, often 81 SI mass unit 82 Apt., e.g.

84 Manet works 86 Old Brooke Shields sitcom 90 “Good goin’, kid!”

94 Egg opener?

95 R-V link 96 With 8-Down and 113-Across, big Baja resort 98 City east of Wichita 99 Peculiar 102 AFB truant 105 Earthworm 108 Verdant spot in an urban area 111 Hits hard 112 An inert gas 113 See 96-Across 114 Archaic verb suffix 115 Stifle legally 116 Back-to-sch. day 117 Kuwaiti VIP 118 Social networks or video games 125 Uncourteous 126 Virgin Mary’s mother:

by Frank A. Longo Abbr.

127 Groups of spreadsheet figures 128 Went hastily 129 Kitchen scourers 130 Kind of DOWN 1 Jitney cousin 2 Cry at 1-Across 3 Actor Palillo 4 Ones crying “Hallelujah!”

5 Daughter of Donald Trump 6 Test version 7 Onassis’ nickname 8 See 96-Across 9 In a kind way 10 Investments for later yrs.

11 Hoopster Jeremy 12 Léo Delibes opera 13 Covered with foliage 14 Creature 15 Dude 16 First lady Michelle 17 — party (sleepover) 18 Applications 19 Tennis great Williams 24 Beef up 29 That is, to Livy 30 Livy’s 1,300 31 “This looks very bad” 32 Relating to China: Prefix 33 Wash (down) 34 Uncle Sam’s land 35 Rural assent to a lady

36 “That’s a lie” 38 Italian ice creams 39 China’s — -tzu 45 Merited fate 47 Frilly veggie 49 Sounds upon impact 51 Zellweger of the screen 52 Video game losses

SUDOKU

53 Navel variety 54 Watergate president 55 Belief system 56 Simplified 58 Having rapid rotation 61 Histories 62 “Goodbye” 63 Tore down

by Myles Mellor and Susan Flannigan

2 MILE RUN/WALK WITH OR WITHOUT YOUR DOG

Easy

Sudoku answers: page 39

65 Be of help to 67 Pub. staffers 68 IV part 69 Sty noise 72 Smeltery residue 73 One elocuting 76 Within: Prefix 81 Is sure about 83 Spellbind 85 Like Keelung residents 87 Dale riding Buttermilk 88 — Reader (quarterly digest) 89 Anna of fashion 90 Basics 91 Audacious 92 Roll topping 93 Knitter’s ball 97 It spits out moola 99 Leering sorts 100 Solicit, as business 101 Opt 103 Receptive regarding 104 Café drinks 106 Adorns 107 Café lures 109 Dog- — 110 Cut-rate 115 Wedding ring 116 Prefix with carpal 118 Mag. edition 119 Virusoid material 120 Cruel Amin 121 Atlas vehicle 122 Wildcat’s lair 123 “FWIW” part 124 Enzyme ending Crossword answers: page 39

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COMMUNITY VOICES DAD, M.D. WITH JOE MAURER

Painful or not, let your kids speak for themselves At a recent birthday party, an adult, male friend said hi to my 6-year-old, Anna Jane. She responded, “Hi, Princess.”

I know. I cringe. Anna’s funny, but her filter is about as perfected as Mel Gibson’s. We’re working on it. Creating social acumen for kids is a gradual process, sometimes taking longer with certain “animated” children; and also requiring a good bit of calculated effort with “energetic” children.

My wife, Kristen, quickly intervened.

Throughout the rest of the party, I watched as Kristen hovered over our girls and manipulated conversations. She continually answered question for them, not allowing the girls to speak for themselves.

Many parents come into my office and do the same thing. I have 18-year-old patients who still defer questions to a parent. Believe me, I understand. If I’m not intentional, I still answer for my kids.

Please quit doing it.

Recent studies continue to prove that proper language development originates very early in life. Experts, for example, suggest that “baby talk” after a year of age can impair speech development. Parents should speak with children at this age in an adult conversational tone. Toddlers aged 3 to 6 are already using the same strategies as adults when identifying new facts and objects and have starting incorporating the sophistications of language with interpreting emotional cues.

Speaking for a child robs him or her of a chance to learn and practice talking and interacting properly.

For example, when the grocery store bagger asks my daughter, Lilly, if she likes Kefir, standing there for (what feels like) five minutes for a simple response (no matter how uncomfortable), it forces her brain to sort through the “uncomfortable” situation and answer appropriately. That strained moment is a valuable opportunity for her to train her mind to interpret situations and create conversation in response – as opposed to a vacant look of terror. Successfully managing similar experiences allows her to grow in both language and social acumen.

And, again, I get it. Lilly often tells me she’s shy. To which I respond, “You’re not shy. You’re acting rude and lazy.” While

conversations with adults make her uncomfortable and prompt her to act timid, “shyness” is not an acceptable reason for me to intervene. She’s using that as an excuse to avoid situations that are difficult for her. And it’s disrespectful to those who are trying to converse with her. If I speak for her, I’m encouraging her impolite behavior, deeming it acceptable, and not allowing her to mature appropriately. I want so desperately to protect her, but “fixing” the situation for her is a short-term solution with harmful long-term consequences.

My son, Jack, loves to say “butt” and “fart,” often in quick succession – like a miniature, crude vocal machine gun. If I laugh, he does it more. If I ignore him, he does it less. In this way, he’s learning how to act based off of my response. This is how a child learns to manage “bad” conversations. He develops an understanding of social responses and repercussions and adjusts accordingly in future situations. Unless it is dire, allow a child to weather situations on his own and offer further guidance later. Allow him to learn from a mistake.

If an adult friend asks Lilly where she spent her vacation and I answer, not only does it tell her that she doesn’t need to answer (because I’ll take care of it), it also tells her that I don’t trust her to answer. If I’m confident she can handle her own conversations, I wouldn’t hijack them. Kids can build self-confidence by managing conversation and social situations properly. If I’m constantly navigating her interactions for her, eventually she will assume that I don’t think she knows how to do it on her own.

It is the verbal equivalent of me doing her math homework for her every night.

I know it’s painful. I’m faced with daily awkward pauses I want to jump into, inadvertent insults I want to correct, and misplaced fart jokes I want to redirect.

Sometimes I still fail and end up intervening. But I continue to remind myself that the anxiety these situations create is my burden – and one I need to endure.

Dr. Joe Maurer is a pediatrician with The Children’s Clinic, a nine-doctor practice that is part of the Children’s Hospital of the Greenville Health System. He and his wife, Kristen, are blessed with three rowdy kids aged 7, 5 and 3.

THE DESIGNATED LEGAL PUBLICATION FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA AUCTION NOTICE The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office of Greenville SC has about 475 guns to be auctioned by open bid. The bid will be for the whole lot. To bid you must have a federal firearms license. For an appointment to view the weapons or to answer any questions please call Tim Jones at 864-467-5369.

SOLICITATIONS NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: Excavator for Greenville County, RFP #15-09/01/15, Tuesday, September 1, 2015, 3:30 PM. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty.org/ Purchasing_Dept/RFP.asp or by calling (864) 467-7200.

SOLICITATIONS NOTICE Greenville County, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601, will accept responses for the following: IFB# 10-09/03/15 Sports Lighting for MeSA Soccer Complex, September 3, 2015, 3:00 P.M. A pre-bid meeting and site visit will be held at 10:00AM, August 24, 2015 at 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601.

The site visit will be held after the meeting at 1020 Anderson Ridge Road, Greer, SC 29651.

IFB# 11-09/03/15 Construction of Restroom/Concessions Building and Access Roadway, September 3, 2015, 3:30 P.M. A pre-bid meeting and site visit will be held at 10:00AM, August 20, 2015 at 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601. The site visit will be held after the meeting at 8109 White Horse Road, Greenville, SC 29617.

IFB# 12-09/09/15 Demolition of Structures, September 9, 2015, 3:00 P.M. A pre-bid meeting will be held at 9:00 A.M., EDT, August 26, 2015 at Greenville County Procurement Services Office, County Square, 301 University Ridge, Suite 100, Greenville, SC 29601.

RFP #14-08/31/15 Immunization Administration Services, August 31, 2015, 3:00 P.M. Solicitations can be found at www.greenvillecounty. org/Purchasing_Dept or by calling (864) 467-7200.

GREENVILLE COUNTY PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE GREENVILLE COUNTY PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, HEARING OFFICER ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015 AT 10:00AM, IN ROOM 5150 OF SUITE 5100, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING THOSE PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE CASES PERTAINING TO THE HABITABILITY OF STRUCTURE(S) ON THE PROPERTY. A. CASE NO: 14-3836 PROPERTY OWNER: PAUL J WILLIAMS PROPERTY LOCATION: 128 W MARION ROAD TAX MAP NUMBER: 0133.00-05-026.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 19 B. CASE NO: 14-436 PROPERTY OWNER: WILLIAM M DICKSON III PROPERTY LOCATION: 132 CURRENT DRIVE TAX MAP NUMBER: 0246.01-01-133.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 25 C. CASE NO: 15-677 PROPERTY OWNER: RAYMOND G SOSEBEE & BARBRA J PROPERTY LOCATION: 106 GRIDLEY STREET TAX MAP NUMBER: 0155.00-10-005.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 19 D. CASE NO: 15-1518 PROPERTY OWNER: CHRISTIAN CHOLLY M HUMPHRIES, SMITH RANCE JR, ETAL PROPERTY LOCATION: 27 HARNITHA LANE TAX MAP NUMBER: T022.00-01-004.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 18

E. CASE NO: 14-1653 PROPERTY OWNER: DAVID B MANN PROPERTY LOCATION: 148 THOMPSON ROAD TAX MAP NUMBER: 0648.06-01-012.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 17

I. CASE NO: 15-125 PROPERTY OWNER: HARRY BASSON PROPERTY LOCATION: 304 FLETCHER STREET TAX MAP NUMBER: 0136.00-10-022.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 23

F. CASE NO: 12-410 PROPERTY OWNER: MARY ANN JONES KING PROPERTY LOCATION: 310 FLETCHER STREET, PT LOT 121 CITY VIEW PLAT 460-461 TAX MAP NUMBER: 0136.00-10-018.01 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 23

J. CASE NO: 12-1525 PROPERTY OWNER: JOSPEH M SNYDER PROPERTY LOCATION: 185 BATES ROAD TAX MAP NUMBER: 0513.05-01-009.03 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 17

G. CASE NO: 14-3032 PROPERTY OWNER: WALTER C CHANDLER, MARTHA C EDWARDS PROPERTY LOCATION: 1290 ANSEL SCHOOL ROAD TAX MAP NUMBER: 0537.04-01-064.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 18 THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE GREENVILLE COUNTY PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, HEARING OFFICER ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015 AT 10:00AM, IN ROOM 5150 OF SUITE 5100, 301 UNIVERSITY RIDGE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF HEARING THOSE PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE CASES PERTAINING TO THE HABITABILITY OF STRUCTURE(S) ON THE PROPERTY. H. CASE NO: 14-354 PROPERTY OWNER: EDNA S NORTON PROPERTY LOCATION: 881 FOOTHILLS ROAD TAX MAP NUMBER: 0479.00-01-007.00 COUNCIL DISTRICT: 19

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that American Food Resources DBA/ Upstate Shuckin’ Shack, 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 AND LIQUOR, at 3620 Pelham Rd. Suite 4, Greenville, SC 29615. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 16, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed.

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

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A complaint has been brought before the Code Enforcement Division of a dangerous, insanitary and unsafe structure located at the following locations: 128 W Marion Road, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0133.00-05-026.00, Greenville County, SC. 132 Current Drive, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0246.01-01-133.00, Greenville County, SC. 106 Gridley Street , Greenville County Tax Map Number 0155.00-10-005.00, Greenville County, SC. 27 Harnitha Lane, Greenville County Tax Map Number T022.00-01-004.00, Greenville County, SC. 148 Thompson Road, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0648.06-01-012.00, Greenville County, SC. 310 Fletcher Street, PT Lot 121 City View Plat 460-461, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0136.00-10-018.01, Greenville County, SC.

1290 Ansel School Road, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0537.04-01-064.00, Greenville County, SC. 881 Foothills Road, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0479.00-01-007.00, Greenville County, SC. 185 Bates Road, Greenville County Tax Map Number 0513.05-01-009.03, 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 August 27, 2015.

GREENVILLE COUNTY ROAD NAME CHANGE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE There will be a public hearing before the Greenville County Planning Commission on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 4:30 P.M. in Conference Room D, County Square; for the purpose of hearing comments from those persons interested in the following road name change: APPLICANT: Greenville County E911 Department PROPERTY LOCATION: Beginning at the intersection of S. Fairfield Road and U.S. Hwy. 25 (Augusta Road), continue on S. Fairfield Road, turn right onto Pinson Road (dead-end).

EXISTING NAME: Pinson Road (D0199) REQUESTED NAME: Moubray Lane

NOTICE OF APPLICATION Notice is hereby given that TK Liquor Store and Party Shop LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR, at 1733 Piedmont Highway, Piedmont SC 29673. To object to the issuance of this permit/license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 30, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and, (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protest must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P. O. Box 125, Columbia, SC 29214 or faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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No installation fee and a discounted rate for existing security customers.

For more information about any of these services or to upgrade an existing security system contact us at

1-800-942-3141 www.protecservice.com

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