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Shaggin’ on Trade St.this Friday

“Shaggin’ on Trade St.” will be held this Fri-day, Feb. 13 at Grace Hall at 6:30 p.m. Thecost is $10 per person and table reserva-tions are encouraged.

Basic shag lessons will be held from 6:30-7 p.m. The band will start playing at 7 p.m.

For more information, visit greerstation.com or call 848-7212.

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WEDN ESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 102 NO. 6 75 CENTS

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

BY AMANDA IRWIN

STAFF WRITER

Editors note: This isthe second of a four partseries that will run eachweek in February in honorof Black History Month.

ames Carter grew upin Cleveland, Ohio, andhe will be the first to

tell you that, as a result,his views on Black Historymonth are different.

“I guess what sets meapart is I grew up in anenvironment where therewere no limitations...,” hesaid. “I generally didn’thave any type of idea ofracism existing until Igot into the workplacebecause I was so sur-rounded by family andfriends and people likemyself who owned gro-cery stores, gas stations,who were bus drivers,who were the mailman,the shop keepers thatdid hair, the candy store,the bakery…Those werecompletely black eastside(individuals).

“I have some differentthoughts about Black His-tory Month,” Carter said.“It’s kind of like the samething as Valentine’s Dayand Mother’s Day. Arethose people just relevantfor that day? I mean, are

we just saying here’sa day for you?... EvenChristmas is so commer-cialized it doesn’t havethe same connotation.Are people, especially inFebruary, just waking upand going, ‘Oh, it’s Black

History month?’ I don’tnecessarily think that theentire society has forgot-ten about the history ofthe black experience.”

Carter, a 1984 graduateof Cleveland State, and his

SEE CARTER | A5

In Town

of LymanBY AMANDA IRWINSTAFF WRITER

GPS units were installedin at least two Lyman pa-trol vehicles without theknowledge of the policedepartment, according toemails.

They were only discov-ered after the trackingdevices’ improper instal-lations prevented the cam-eras in the vehicles fromfunctioning correctly.

Emails obtained by TheGreer Citizen throughFreedom of InformationAct (FOIA) requests in-

dicate the devices wereinstalled in December of2013 by former LymanFirst Sgt. Michael Hamesand Danny Miller.

According to LymanMayor Rodney Turner,they were used for a 45-day trial period.

“Due to the volume ofcomplaints being receivedagainst the Police Dept.and Public Works Dept.

Dennis Drozdak ex-pressed his concern aboutthe operating efficienciesof those two departments,”Turner said via email.

“During his originaldiscussion with me anda later discussion withmyself and Alan John-son, Dennis proposed

SEE GPS | A8

BY BILLY CANNADA

EDITOR

Town officials couldmake changes to LymanFest this spring, incorpo-rating a theme to honormilitary service.

Members of council dis-cussed a number of possi- ble alterations to the eventthis week, including a po-tential name change.

“I think anything patri-otic will bring in positivethings,” Councilmember

Rita Owens said. “Ourarmed forces need to becommended every day.They need to be honoredevery day, so we’re excitedto be able to do that.”

In addition to addingmilitary service-themedevents to Lyman Fest, townofficials are also discuss-ing a fundraiser benefit-ing the Wounded WarriorProject.

“March of Dimes hastheir march, so why can’t

SEE LYMAN | A8

To Partnershipfor TomorrowBY BILLY CANNADA

EDITOR

The City of Greerpledged a $1 million com-mitment to The Partner-ship for Tomorrow (PFT)last Friday, hoping to groweconomic developmentover the course of the nextfive years.

Greer Mayor Rick Dannersaid the contribution so-lidifies an already success-ful relationship betweenthe city and developmentgroups in the area.

“The city has been com-mitted to the Partnership

for Tomorrow since itsinception,” Danner said.“We’ve honored that obli-gation in a variety of dif-ferent fashions that mightor might not have been acheck, so to speak. We’dgotten to the point, withthis particular effort, tosay maybe it’s time welook at formalizing thisrelationship in some formor fashion. This just kindof takes it to a differentlevel.”

The city will give$200,000 to the organi-zation each year for fiveyears, Danner said.

“Before 2000 and in ear-ly 2000, we were dealingwith some pretty substan-tial budget deficits, so to

help get that partnershipup and off the ground, itwas critical that the city beinvolved, but we had to becreative with how we wereinvolved,” he said. “We’ve been finding our place in(the Partnership for To-morrow) and understand-ing our role.

“Hopefully it will inspireothers to consider a gift

if they haven’t, or makea larger donation thanthey’ve already commit-ted,” he said.

Greer DevelopmentCorporation (GDC) Execu-tive Director Reno Deatonsaid the funding will helpPartnership for Tomorrowaccomplish a number oftasks.

SEE DONATION | A8

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

Carter moved to South Carolina in 1997 and has beenmarried to his wife Veronica for 25 years.

Black history should not be limited to a month

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

James Carter, owner of Empire Ltd. Studio on Trade Street, said he believes there shouldn’tbe a designated month for African American history.

Greer commits $1 million

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The City of Greer pledged $1 million to the Partnership for Tomorrow last Friday. Pictured are, left to right, Larry Wilson,Mark Owens, Reno Deaton, Rick Danner and Ed Driggers.

Police unawareof GPS unitson patrol cars

Lyman Fest couldsee new theme

‘Hopefully it will inspire others to consider

a gift if they haven’t, or make a larger

donation than they’ve already committed.’ 

Mayor Rick DannerCity of Greer

‘I guess what sets meapart is I grew up in an

environmentwhere therewere nolimitations...’

  James Carter

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A2 THE GREER CITIZEN  COMMUNITY   WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015

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FINANCIAL STABILITY WORKSHOP AT MTCC

A free Financial Stabil-ity Workshop series is be-ing held at the MTCC, 84Groce Road, Lyman. Theworkshop is open to vol-unteer participants andrepeat District Five Fam-ily Ministries clients. Thefour-week workshop willhold classes twice a weekand will focus on debtmanagement, setting goalsand priorities, managingincome and expenses andbudgeting and banking.

For more information,call MTCC at 439-7760.

BLUE RIDGE LIONS CLUBBEING FORMED

The Taylors Lions Clubis in the process of orga-nizing the Blue Ridge Li-ons Club. The Lions Clubis the largest service cluband the main project issight conservation.

Anyone in the BlueRidge community who isinterested may contactJerry Hatley at 268-0567or [email protected].

PROM PROJECT 2015IS TAKING DRESS NOW

District Five Family Min-istries at the Middle TygerCommunity Center andWellspring Treasures inSpartanburg are currentlytaking prom dress dona-tions for students unableto afford a prom dressotherwise.

Students in need of adress can purchase oneat the Community ChestThrift Store, in downtownLyman on Groce Road, andWellspring Treasures, atthe intersection of John. B.White Sr. Blvd. and Black-stock Road in Spartanburg,for $5 between Februaryand April.

MISS GREATER GREERFUNDRAISING BEGINS

On Thursday, Feb. 12,from 5 – 8 p.m. at PizzaInn, Anna Brown, MissGreater Greer, and EmmaKate Rhymer, Miss GreaterGreer Teen, will kick offfundraising in preparationfor the Miss South Caro-lina Pageant this summer.

SAVED BY THE HEARTMASQUERADE BALL FE B. 27

The 4th Annual Saved bythe Heart Soiree is Friday,Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. at Grace

Hall. The event featureslive entertainment, a silentauction, food and beveragestations. General admis-sion is $30 and VIP admis-sion is $45, with proceeds benefiting special-needsand rescued animals. Vis-it the Saved by the HeartFacebook page or saved-soiree2015.eventzillat.netfor more information.

A WORLD OF SENSATIONGALA IS FE B. 27

The gala, held by theInternational Center, isFeb. 27 from 7-11 p.m.at Westin Poinsett. TheCost is $75 for membersand $95 for nonmembers.The event will have a live band, international enter-tainment, hors d’oeuvres,drinks and a silent auc-tion. Visit international-upstate.org/gala2015 formore information.

OYSTER ROAST, SHRIMPBOIL AND PIG PICKIN

The Greater GreerChamber of Commerce’sOyster Roast, Shrimp Boiland Pig Pickin’ is from 6– 9 p.m. on Friday, Feb.27, at 1521 S. BuncombeRoad. The cost is $35 formembers and $40 fornonmembers. Tickets arecurrently on sale.

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TODAY, FEB. 11THE AWANAS CLUB at El

Bethel Baptist Church, 313Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 areinvited. Call 877-4021.

MTCC TOUR MEETS at theMTCC, at 84 Groce Road inLyman at 10 a.m. Interestedparties can tour the facilityand learn about programs.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN Votersof Greenville County meet at1 p.m. at University Center,225 S. Pleasantburg Drive,Greenville. Men and women18 and older are invited.

THURSDAY, FEB. 12KIWANIS CLUB AT 6:30 p.m.

at Laurenda’s Family Restau-rant. Call Charmaine Helfrichat 349-1707.

TRADITIONAL RUG HOOK

ING Guild meet at SpaldingFarm Clubhouse off Highway14 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. CallBetsy McLeod at 270-1164or email Patty Yoder at [email protected]

SATURDAY, FEB. 14GRACE PLACE in Greer will

have its mini-mall open from10 a.m. - 2 p.m. I.D. required.

COMMUNITY FOOD BANK

10 -11:30 a.m. at CalvaryChristian Fellowship, 2455 Lo-cust Hill Road, Taylors. Sup-plies first come, first serve.

MONDAY, FEB. 16THE NEVER ALONE GROUP

OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUSat 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-ational Center.

GRACE PLACE IN Greer willhave its mini-mall open from10 a.m. - noon. I.D. required.

TUESDAY, FEB. 17GRACE PLACE in Greer will

have its clothing closet openfrom 6-8 p.m.

GAP CREEK SINGERS will

rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.at The Church of the GoodShepherd, 200 Jason St.,Greer. Call Wesley Welsh,877-5955.

BARBERSHOP HARMONY

CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memo-rial United Methodist Church,201 N. Main St., Greer. Call877-1352.

DISABLED AMERICAN

VETERANS and Auxiliaryat 7 p.m., 721 E. Poinsett St.,Woodmen of the World. CallPreston Johnson at 979-7758.

THE NEVER ALONE GROUPOF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUSat 7 p.m. at the Greer Recre-ational Center.

THE LIONS CLUB at LakeView Steak House, Highway14 at 5:30 p.m.

THE SOAR LUNCHEON from11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Victor Gym.Bring covered dish or dessert.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18THE AWANAS CLUB at El

Bethel Baptist Church, 313Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 areinvited. Call 877-4021.

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RIVERSIDE BRINGS BACKJUDGEMENT HOUSE

Riverside Baptist Church,located at 1249 South Su-ber Rd., will be returningto an Ohio state prison topresent the gospel through“Judgement House” fromMarch 21-24.

Cost is $225 per person.For more information, callthe church at 879-4400.

NEW STUDY AT MEMORIALUNITED METHODIST

A study entitled, “TheEnd Times, Are We ThereYet?” will be taught by Dr.Robert McQuaid at Me-morial United MethodistChurch, located at 201 N.Main in Greer, at 5:30 p.m.

on six Sunday evenings, beginning Feb. 22.

It will be held in Fellow-ship Hall. The public iswelcome.

WOD OF DELIVERANCECELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY 

Word of Deliverance iscelebrating its 19th anni-versary on Sunday, Feb. 22at 10 a.m. at the church,located at 3324 ChesneeHwy, Gaffney. Guest Mes-

senger will be Apostle J.Q.Lockette.

For more information,contact the church at 461-7178 or [email protected].

APALACHE BAPTIST‘GOLDEN HEARTS’ EVENTS

On Feb. 26, the GoldenHearts of Apalache BaptistChurch are scheduled togo out to eat at the ClockExpress in Greer at 6 p.m.

It would be easy to de-scribe this past week asa “sprint in the midst

of a legislative marathon.”We made significantstrides in moving forwardmore ethics legislation,increasing transparencyin government, ensuringour state is adequatelyprepared to deal withnatural disasters and add-ing significant protectionsfor the unborn.

ETHICS BILLS WINHOUSE APPROVAL

As part of our larger se-ries of highly focused eth-ics legislation, this pastweek, the House passedmore important reformbills. One strengthenscampaign finance report-ing laws while anotherclarifies how campaignfunds should be attrib-uted to primaries and pri-mary run-off campaigns.

LET THE SUNSHINE INA House judiciary

panel advanced severalmore pieces of “sunshinelegislation,” aimed atincreasing governmenttransparency for citizensand the news media inobtaining public records.Most government entities(cities, counties, schoolboards, state agencies,etc.) perform admirablyat meeting FOIA requests.

However, some do not.These provisions areaimed at ending govern-mental abuses wherethey exist by requiringall government entitiesto respond more quicklyto requests, barring themfrom charging excessivefees and creating a wayto settle disputes quicklyand cheaply.

PREPARINGFOR THE WORST

We also took preemp-tive action by givinginitial approval to a billthat would guarantee theState of South Carolinais adequately equippedto deal with emergencysituations. Preparation foremergency scenarios isa vital aspect of protect-ing South Carolinians fordecades to come. We canensure by giving our statelaw enforcement agenciesthe ability to obtain nec-essary resources in timesof greatest need. It has been said that an ounceof prevention is wortha pound of cure and

emergency arrangementsshould not be made in themidst of a crisis.

CRAFTING S TATE’SSPENDING PLAN

It was also the lastweek of budget hearings,and the House Ways andMeans Committee now be-gins the mammoth task ofwriting the state budget.Unlike the legislators inWashington, D.C., we pro-duce a balanced budget inSouth Carolina each year.I’ll be sharing more onthat in the coming weeks.

DEVELOPING A ROAD PLANI want to thank the

many citizens who haveshared their ideas withme on how we shouldproceed as a state on fix-ing our roads and bridges.Your feedback is valuableand necessary as part ofour democratic processand I look forward tocontinuing these conver-sations as we carefullyexamine the best pathforward.

STATE HOUSE NEWSProtecting the Unborn:

The Pain-Capable Un- born Child ProtectionAct once again made itsway through the commit-tee approval process. Itprovides statutory protec-tions for the unborn. We

will begin debate on thisimportant issue this weekon the House floor.

OBAMACAREThe latest effort to curb

the controversial federalhealthcare insurance lawin S.C. was put on hold bya House Committee whenthey voted to shelve an‘anti-commandeering’ bill.That legislation is aimedat barring state and localgovernment employeesand money from aidingwith the Affordable CareAct. A similar bill will like-ly be filed in the Senate.

Breaking Windows: Anew bill that cleared aHouse committee wouldallow bystanders to res-cue endangered children

from hot cars without fearof the legal repercussions.Similar ‘Good Samaritan’protections already existfor rescues after accidentsor fires.

Trespasser Responsibil-ity Act: The House passedan important bill thatcodifies the traditionalcommon law rules andpreempts courts fromadopting a provisionfrom the American LawInstitute which wouldupend the longstandingapproach to trespasserresponsibility and expandthe duty on possessors toexercise reasonable careeven for trespassers.

NEWS NOTESI had the opportunity

to address the SCASA attheir annual meeting onThursday before I leftColumbia. We shared inthe future of our educa-tional system in SouthCarolina--the need for agood skilled and educatedworkforce and how weneed to get there. I waspleased to be a part ofthis meeting, along withSuperintendent MollySpearman and Superin-tendents from acrossour state. This week I amspeaking to SCBio withthe same message. OnMonday, February 23rdin Columbia at 1 p.m. thefirst meeting of the Edu-cation Policy and ReformTask Force will hold theirfirst of many meetings.

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Ilike movies set in the‘50s,’60s and ‘70s.

There are many rea-sons for this. The clothes,hair and music are usuallypretty cool. But my favor-ite thing about these retroflicks is the cars.

Watching “InherentVice” (set in 1970) severalweeks ago, it struck meyet again how cool and beautiful cars used to be.And driving home fromthe theatre reminded meyet again just how uglythey are now.

While it’s true that weidealize the past, I’vediscovered throughoutmy life that those whocame of age between theEisenhower and Carteradministrations had themost fun and pride driv-ing their cars.

Of course, back thenAmerica was practicallyself-sufficient, and mostof the gems were built ina Michigan factory.

I wish I had a dollar forevery time some old-timertold me about the musclecar he drove, raced, builtor wrecked back in the’60s and ’70s. Back then,cars were made to be fastand pretty, not practicaland safe. The steeringwheels were as big as tiresand as hard as a LouisvilleSluggers. The seatbeltswent only around thewaist and the closest yougot to an airbag was thatchick you took to thedrive-in.

But man, did the looksmake up for it. Today,your color choices for anew car are scant, but

 back then you couldget about anything youwanted. In 1969, Ford of-fered its Falcon, Fairlaneand Mustang models intwo-dozen colors withwacky names to match.There was GulfstreamAqua, Anti-Establish Mint,Thanks Vermillion, andCalypso Coral to name afew.

And then, of course, youhad the killer two-tonepaint schemes that couldmake even a big familycar look like a work of art.

I don’t know if drivershave become boring orthe car companies have, but the color offerings

today are as stale as a boxof two-year-old Saltines.The designs aren’t muchto brag about either, withmost modern cars lookingsomething akin to a giant bar of soap with wheels.

What happened to thecool looking car – TheGTO, Fury, Thunderbird,Galaxie, and Malibu? Per-haps it’s the same thingthat happened to the cool-est animals – the T-Rex,Megalodon, Sabertoothand Wooly Mammoth.Evolution took its toll.

Rising oil prices andan emphasis on safetyconspired to take thecool out of cars. The late’70s signaled the end ofAmerica’s industry domi-nance. German companiesinfiltrated the marketin the ’80s and the Japstook it over in the ’90s.This millennium, the retroredesigns of the Beetle,Mustang and Challengerwere really the only threeto get excited about.

As the sun set on the1990s, I used to wonderwhy so many more Ameri-cans were driving pick-uptrucks. Now the answerseems obvious. They’rethe only vehicles that stilllook halfway like theyused to.

Ethics bills win approval 

Whatever happened to the cool car? 

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Cars like this 1958 Plymouth Fury presented a look thatwas unique to the road.

CHURCH

NEWS

BY BILLY CANNADA

EDITOR

The fourth annual Brrrin Grrr Ice Bowl, held atCentury Park, brought inaround $2,100 in fundsand 300-400 pounds offood for Greer Relief.

The Ice Bowl takes placeeach year as part of a se-ries of national disc golftournaments held in thewinter, designed specifi-cally to raise food and re-sources for local charities.

Greer Relief officials saythe event has been ben-efitting the non-profit foryears.

“About four years ago,Greer Disc Golf approachedthe city with this Ice Bowlthey wanted to do and thecity steered them in ourdirection as a beneficiary,”Greer Relief Executive Di-rector Caroline Robertsonsaid. “We’ve been workingtogether ever since. This isthe fourth year, and I daresay this is one of the larg-est they’ve had—as far as(resources) received.”

More than 20 teams

competed for the prize of being named Brrr in GrrrIce Bowl champion onSaturday, taking part ina morning and afternoonround of disc golf.

Robertson said GreerRelief clients are the realwinners, however.

“It warms my heart be-cause, not only do thesefolks want to help us, butthey want to help beyond

 just making a donation,”Robertson said. “They’remaking a personal con-nection. They’re helping by getting other peopleinvolved. It’s just specialwhen people take thatmuch time out of theirschedule and what they’redoing to focus on an or-ganization and help makethings better for us.”

THE BUCK

STOPS HERE

WILLIAM

BUCHHEIT

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN

The annual Brrr in Grrr Ice Bowl was held Saturday at Century Park, Pictured is DavidCunningham attempting a shot.

Ice Bowl raises more than

$2,000 for Greer Relief 

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN

Area disc golfers like Scott Sittler raised money for GreerRelief during the nationally recognized tournament.

 YOUR VOICE

IN COLUMBIA

REPRESENTATIVE

RITA ALLISON

I don’t know if

drivers have

become boring or

the car companies

have, but the color

offerings today

are as stale as a

box of two-year-old

Saltines.

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There are those that say, with somevalidation, that social media, particu-larly Facebook, is notoriously narcis-

sistic: “it’s all about me, me, me- myfabulous children, our amazing skiingtrip to Aspen, my wonderful husband,our agonizing choice between the Benzand the Beemer!”

True, that. And certainly it can bedepressing to be struggling to pay one’smortgage and debate whether to crankthe heat above 62 or buy less grocer-ies all the while reading that seeminglyeveryone else on the planet is going on acruise or playing golf in Palm Springs.

But there are always going to be thosepeople who can’t wait to brag about theirvacations and new cars and to this I givesincere slobbery kisses of gratitude toMark Zuckerberg and his multi billiondollar baby because at one time, wewould all have been held captive at thosesame peoples’ homes during a dreadeddinner invitation and considering harikari with the butter knife to escape theendless pictures being handed round,plucked one by one from their photomatenvelopes:

“That’s me, behind Stan, with the Eiffel

Tower right behind us and, oh, here’s mea little closer to it and, oh, this was sofunny- here’s me and a mime standingright in front but Stan took the pictureand cut off part of the mime’s head. Buthe was walking against the wind whiletrapped in a box.”

However, with Facebook we can giveall the appearances of interest, simply byclicking, “like” and typing “Wonderful!”without even looking at any of the pho-tos before moving on to read far moreinteresting posts. The recipient feels allwarm and gooey because ‘friends’ havedutifully replied with fawning enthusi-asm over the holiday they will be payingoff for the next three years and the restof us aren’t bored to tears or chokedwith envy.

But that’s so superficial, you say! That

means you’re not interested in interact-ing in the flesh anymore! Darn tootin,’ because, frankly, there are people ineveryone’s life that are so draining thatwe pray we get their voicemail when we bite the bullet and finally return theircall. And don’t tell me you haven’t leftthat same kind of message: “Hey, Larry!Wow, I guess I just missed you. Anyway,got all your messages and, absolutely,I think it would be a blast to go Contradancing with you, it’s just that I’ve gotto work late for the next two weeks, canyou believe it? So, yeah, give me a call,say, early March? And we’ll try to hookup.”

Giving you ample time to make upanother excuse or move to Panama.

And I don’t know if social mediais destroying true intimacy betweenpeople. Yes, yes, everyone is staring atscreens, even husbands and wives in thesame room instead of speaking to eachother. But you know what? I distinctlyremember the ‘Blondie’ comic stripwhich often began with Blondie sittingin one chair, Dagwood in another, their backs to each other as Dagwood readhis paper and Blondie, her novel. Simply

replace the paper and book with an i-padand a kindle, and what’s the difference?It’s nothing more than a companionablesilence and if it goes beyond that, well,it’s simply a technological exchange forthe newspaper that the stereotypical,uninterested, spouse grunts his repliesover at the kitchen table.

So I say let’s give Facebook a break.It’s been an invaluable tool for shut-insand those who desperately need to sharegrief or a clean MRI. It can alert neigh- bors to felons in the neighborhood orhelp track down a long, lost, dog. Sure,it can be narcissistic but it can also betremendously humbling as well. Becausethere is nothing more horrifying thanpreparing to take a photo on your smart-phone of that juicy steak you’re aboutto eat to gleefully share with the worldand mistakingly hitting the ‘front facingcamera’ button by mistake, revealingyour candid expression, in all its tiredand baggy-eyed glory, with overheadfluorescent lighting to boot.

Guarantee you we’ve all hit that trashcan icon a time or two... Just technol-ogy’s way of reminding us all who wereally are.

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SC, Let’s do something

great with $21.5 million

Threads of loveRead Psalm 121:1-8 

esus came and stood among[the disciples] and said,“Peace be with you.” After

he said this, he showed themhis hands and his side. – John20:19-20 (NRSV)

I love to knit. So when mydear friend was battling cancer,I made her a shawl. At first, Ijust concentrated on the pat-tern, making sure to get thenumber of stitches right andkeeping the rows even. Then,as I settled into the rhythmof knitting, I began to pray. Iprayed for my friend’s comfort.I prayed that Christ would holdher in his arms. I felt my prayerbecome tangible as the shawlgrew longer.

One of the last times I sawmy friend, she was resting onher sofa, covered by the shawlI had made for her. And while Iknew that there was no earthlycure for her illness, I also feltsome measure of peace. Some-thing as commonplace as yarnhad been threaded throughwith compassion. Christ wasthere for both of us. I thinkthat is what peace is: filling thedarkness of pain and grief withlove.

Prayer: Dear Lord, we askthat you use our hands and ourhearts to bring your peace tothose who need comfort as wepray, “Our Father in heaven,Hallowed be Your name. Yourkingdom come. Your willbe done. On earth as it is inheaven. Give us day by dayour daily bread. And forgiveus our sins, for we also for-give everyone who is indebtedto us. And do not lead us intotemptation but deliver usfrom evil” (Luke 11:2-4, KJV).Amen.

Thought for the day: Christ’slove can flow through theworks of our hands.

We’ve all seen the advertisements for the TVlawyers promising big bucks if we sign up withthem on some big class-action suit for meso-thelioma or asbestos or some other product ormedical liability case.

Well, we in South Carolina just had a big pay-off on one of these big class-action lawsuits andwe now have an extra $21.5 million. The ques-tion now is, what are we going to do with it?

The specifics of the case really don’t mattermuch but in short, here’s what happened. Stan-dard and Poor’s, one of the big Wall Street heav-ies sort of cooked the books on its ratings oftoxic mortgage investments and that helped setoff the big global financial crisis we had back in2008. Nineteen states, including South Carolina, joined the suit and S&P offered a deal wherethey would not admit guilt but would pay out$1.38 billion to settle the case.

So much for the details; the important part isthat we as a state have $21.5 million we werenot counting on, and so what are we going todo with it?

Now the traditional political response would be to put it in the state’s general fund, but weshould do something else besides dumping themoney into that black hole.

Here’s how it would work. Instead of decidingthat we needed to do something – say developa better system to reduce infant mortality – andcreating a new government program with all its bureaucracy, paperwork and red tape, let’s of-fer a cash prize to anyone who can come upwith a better solution.

This idea of offering a prize to get people totry and do something big and spectacular has along and fruitful tradition throughout history.Just one example – everyone knows that CharlesLindbergh was the first person to fly across theAtlantic non-stop. But Charlie wasn’t doing this just for kicks, he was competing for the OrteigPrize, $25,000 ($350,000 in today’s money) of-fered by Raymond Orteig.

Orteig was an interesting character.

He was born in France and spent his earlyyears tending his father’s sheep in the PyreneesMountains, but he had big dreams. He emigrat-ed at age 12 to New York and started working asa bar porter at a restaurant and worked his wayup to become the owner of the Lafayette Ho-tel and restaurant. The Lafayette was a favoritehangout of World War l aviators who fascinatedOrteig with their stories of daring exploits and bravery.

Orteig offered the prize in 1919 and the goalwas to provide a boost to the nascent aviationindustry and as “a stimulus to the courageousaviators” by offering his prize for achieving this big and audacious goal. Most people thought itwas impossible. Lots of folks competed for theprize but it was only in 1927, eight years lat-er, that Lindbergh successfully completed theflight and collected the money – as well as thegreat fame and fortune that made him one ofthe first global media superstars that kids learnabout in school today.

Many years later, the Orteig prize inspired themost recent “big idea” prize competition- theXPrize Challenge. Funded by Google and othervisionary (rich) folks, the XPrize offers prizesof tens of millions of dollars focused around is-sues like global childhood learning, clean water,no-soil agriculture, space exploration and other big ideas that can have a substantial impact insolving global problems. Some of the prizesgo for big global challenges and others go forsmaller but still important issues or problems.

Another really cool feature is that they letpeople suggest what kind of problem should bethe focus of an XPrize and then anyone can voteon what’s the idea or problem the prize shouldtry to solve.

Now think about this idea and South Carolina.What big problem do we have in this state thatwe want to try to figure out and solve? Thereare lots of them.

This guest editorial was submitted by Charleston businessman Phil Noble.

Give Facebook a break 

Staggeringsuccess 

After months of prepara-tion, the results of theFeast with Friends fund-

raiser went above and be-yond anything I’d expected.When the event finally cametogether Thursday night, wehad 10 dishes of food, sevendoor prize packages acquiredthrough donations from lo-cal businesses, more than 50people in attendance and about$500 was raised in two hours.When the totals were calcu-lated, I was blown away by theamount of support, positivefeedback, interest and willing-ness to help we received from business owners, communitymembers and friends.

I would like to thank and rec-ognize the businesses that sup-ported and donated toward theevent: Whole Foods, Olive andThen Some, Refuel Wine Bar &Retail, Paisley Paw, Budweiserof Spartanburg, All About Hair,RJ Rockers and Liz RichardsonPhotography. The event trulycouldn’t have been possiblehad it not been for them.

Through my work with glo- balbike I had expected to helppeople in Tanzania and in re-sponse receive a much neededreality check about the realitiesof the humanity in third worldcountries. I expect I’ll returnfrom my trip humbled, thank-ful and with a new perspectiveon needs versus wants. But before even leaving for the tripI’ve already learned so muchabout my own community thatI hadn’t expected. The busi-nesses and individuals I’ve metthrough globalbike outreachhave made me realize how giv-ing, supportive and interestedpeople are of other humans.

Globalbike is a locallyfounded and operated bicycleadvocacy organization thatprovides bikes to rural commu-nities in the Killmanjaro regionof Tanzania where transporta-tion and resources are scarce.In rural communities in SouthAfrica and Tanzania HIV/AIDScare workers were traveling sixto 10 miles a day on foot to seepatients. Globalbike providescare workers with bikes allow-ing them to provide more peo-ple with access to medical careand in less time. The bikes alsoenable women and children tomore safely and quickly get towork and school, in addition tohelping them more efficientlyand easily access food andclean water, medical care andneeded other resources.

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wife of 25 years, Veronica,moved to South Carolina in1997. Within the last year,Carter opened Empire Ltd.Studio at 205 Trade St.

“I guess my feeling is alittle bit big picture-ish. Idon’t think like–like somesay–we’ve gotten past thetime where we need to bereminded of black accom-plishments. I think thereare certain people likeMartin Luther King andRonald Reagan who haverelevance in America. Butthe problem is, who arethey relevant to? The peo-ple with money, their rel-evance seems to get moreattention.

“If anything, black his-tory has evolved like therest of society–the restof the world–meaning it’snot been forgotten about,”Carter said. “It’s being brought to the future. Forme, it’s not burdening mykids to have to rememberwhat people have sufferedand what they sacrificedin the past. I want them tohave a relevance to it, but Idon’t want them to have tocarry that burden becausetheir burdens of today aremore than enough. Thereare people who shouldstill be honored, but Ithink that we singularlylook at black African stud-ies as putting Martin Lu-ther King as a pioneer, andhe wasn’t–he really, reallywasn’t.”

Carter’s mother was acosmetologist and his fa-ther was a professionaltailor and dry cleaner, sostyle was instilled in himat young age.

“I had a certain sense ofetiquette and style,” Cart-

er said. “I tell the story ofhow one of the first daysof school in my first gradeclass, I wanted to ironmy own clothes. I had a brand new corduroy out-fit. This was in the 60s, soI had a corduroy vest andpant suit, and it got kindof wrinkled, so I ironed itmyself and got myself pre-pared.

“My father was very in-strumental. He led by ex-ample. There were a lotof things that he did–likewearing a tie, ironing hisclothes, making sure hehad creases in his pants–those were all importantto him.”

In step with his own fa-ther’s example, Carter hascreated a business basedon the same principles.

“The motto around myhouse is: if you look good,you feel good. If you feelgood, you do good,” hesaid.

“If [my kids] wanted togo with me, they had tohave a certain look. Theyhad to take care of them-selves. They couldn’t nottake care of themselves.They couldn’t get out of bed without fresheningup and making sure theirclothes were ironed andclean,” he said. “You haveto have a certain demean-or in public because younever know who’s going tosee you.”

Carter has three sons,ages 29, 28 and 25, and adaughter, who is 18. Hiskids grew up eating at thetable and sitting downtogether for dinner andpeople would complimentthem on how well behavedthey were, he said.

“Invest in yourself. Thinkof yourself as a business.

If you don’t invest in your-self, somebody will payyou to invest in them,” hesaid.

Carter said he believesthere is relevance in thepast, but no one day–past,present or future–is anymore important than an-other.

“I think black historyhas a relevance, but I’mmore concerned aboutthe future,” Carter said. “Ithink that these times are just as important todayas they were 10, 20, 30or 100 years ago. I don’tthink that there’s one dayin time that’s more impor-tant than another.”

Where’s the safety

factor? Q: I’m retired, and cur-

rently I have about fivepercent of my retirementsavings in gold and silverI’ve been acquiring overthe last few years. I’veseen gold prices declinesignificantly, and I’m won-dering if I should hangon to it as a safety factorin the event the economygoes bad in a hurry. Iwant to make sure I’ll stillhave a safety factor, andsomething of value, if thathappens.

DR: What’s the safetyfactor here? And ifeverything goes down-hill, why does it havevalue? Gold has this weirdallure and mythologyaround it that says, “I’vestill got something thatpeople will take when theeconomy crashes.” But thetruth is there hasn’t beenan instance when peopleused gold as a medium ofexchange in a crashed orfailed economy since theRoman Empire.

People still use goldbecause they believe in it.We also believe in greenpaper with presidents’faces on it. So, gold re-ally has no more intrinsicvalue than that greenpaper. The only reasonwe place value on it isbecause we, the society,place value on it. A failedsociety might not placevalue on it anymore.

In a completely failedeconomy, the first stepis usually a takeover bya Fascist government.After that, you get a newcolor of money – of paper– with a new leader’s faceon it. Then, the old stuffisn’t worth anything. It’svery seldom you ever seegold come to the rescue.

I don’t believe in invest-ing in gold for that rea-son. Plus, the track recordon gold, as far as a rateof return, is horrible overthe long haul. There was atime a few years ago wheneveryone went crazy on it,but other than that? Ugh!

On the roadagain?

Q: We’ve got our emer-gency fund in place, andwe’re debt-free exceptfor our home. We’d liketo have a child soon, butmy job requires frequenttravel. I don’t want to beaway most of the timewhen there’s a baby inthe house, so I’m thinkingabout opening my ownbusiness. That way, I canset my own hours. Whatdo you think of this idea?

DR: Ask yourself thisquestion: If time andmoney weren’t consider-ations, which one wouldyou rather do? You’d beon straight commissionas an entrepreneur, sothere would be no regularchecks to count on as in-come. You’d have to wakeup every single morning,go out and kill somethingand drag it home. If youdon’t, your family won’teat.

An entrepreneur is theonly person I know whocan go from sheer terrorto sheer exhilaration andback every single day.

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Greer State Bank recentlyadded two new membersto its mortgage team.

The bank hired Bill Loo- by as vice president andmortgage loan officer, andEllie Carroll as mortgageloan processor.

With over 18 years inlending and mortgagelending experience, Loobywill be responsible fordeveloping relationshipswith customers, realtors, builders and other sources

for the origination of resi-dential mortgages loans.He will serve at the bank’sBuncombe Road location.

“I am pleased to haveBill Looby join Greer StateBank Mortgage,” said Tim

Strom, Sr., vice presidentand mortgage director.“Bill’s experience in all fac-ets of mortgage lending,including conventional,government and construc-tion, will be a great assetto our team.”

Originally from St. Louis,Looby has lived in the up-state area since 1991. He,along with his wife, Lynnand their two children, re-side in Simpsonville andare members of Brook-

wood Church.Carroll has over 17 years

of banking and mortgageexperience and will servein the bank’s corporate of-fice.

“We are delighted tohave someone of Ellie’scaliber in our mortgagedepartment,” said LarryCompton, senior vicepresident and mortgageoperations manager. “Aswe continue to grow, theexpertise, dedication and

attitude she exhibits will be an integral part of oursuccess.”

Carroll previously re-ceived the 2010 CompassAward for outstandingservice from SunTrustand currently serves onthe Greer State Bank FunSeekers Committee. As alifelong resident of SouthCarolina, she, along withher husband Harris andtheir two children, residein Greer.

Passengers flying out ofGreenville-Spartanburg In-ternational Airport (GSP)continue to pay less thanthe average domestic farefrom competing airportsin the region, accordingto the US Department ofTransportation’s thirdquarter 2014 air fare re-port.

The US Department ofTransportation ranks thetop 100 airports based onaverage domestic fare.

In the third quarter, theaverage domestic fare outof GSP was 3.59 percent

lower than Charlotte and3.55 percent lower thanAtlanta. In the same re-port, GSP was creditedwith a 34.2 percent dropsince 2000.

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Three people werecharged in connectionwith a deadly shootingin Spartanburg Countyon Monday, according todeputies.

The sheriff’s office saidthe death was reported onWilkie Bridge Road.

Spartanburg Countydeputies, forensics team,violent crimes investiga-tors and the SpartanburgCounty coroner’s office re-sponded to the scene.

The coroner identifiedthe victim as 33-year-old Eddie Richards ofChesnee.

On Tuesday morning,deputies confirmed thatthree people who live atthe address where thedeath occurred were takeninto custody and chargedovernight.

Doris Angus, 18, DavidBoggs, 18, and EmmanuelGriffin were charged.

According to deputies,Boggs was charged withmurder and possession ofa weapon during the com-mission of a violent crime.Deputies said Boggs’girlfriend Angus and hisstepfather Griffin werecharged with accessory af-ter the fact.

Initially, the call was dis-patched to deputies as asuicide but once on scene,they said their investiga-tion proved otherwise.

According to the inci-dent report, respondingdeputies first encounteredGriffin who said Richardswas in a one-room barnthat he lived in as an apart-ment on the property.

Deputies said the motivebehind the shooting is stillunder investigation.

(Note: All informationcontained in the followingwas taken directly fromthe official incident reportsfiled by the Greer PoliceDepartment, The Spar- tanburg County Sheriff’sOffice or The GreenvilleCounty Sheriff’s Office Allsuspects are to be consid- ered innocent until provenguilty in the court of law.) 

CDVStacey Lynn Whitaker

and Jason Reynaldo Cas-tillo, both of 149 TurnerHill Road in Greer, havebeen charged with crimi-nal domestic violence.

According to an incidentreport supplied by theSpartanburg County Sher-iff’s Office, officers foundCastillo hiding in a nearbybar. Castillo said Whita-ker had hit and bitten himduring an argument aboutmoney. Upon arriving atthe home, Whitaker toldofficers that she had onlyfought back when Castilloattacked her during the ar-gument.

After viewing the inju-ries, officers determinedthat both parties were pri-mary aggressors.

Each was transportedseparately to SpartanburgCounty Jail.

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESSJoseph Wayne Barbare,

38, of 209 Arrendale Ln.in Easley has been chargedwith open container andpublic drunkenness. Ac-cording to a Greer Policeincident report, an officerfound Barbare sitting in hisBuick on the shoulder ofHighway 29. Upon seeingthe officer approaching,the subject staggered outof his car and began talk-ing with slurred speech.

Detecting alcohol on his breath, the officer arrestedhim for public drunken-ness and found a partiallyfull whiskey bottle in his jacket pocket.

He was transported toGreer City Jail.

POSSESSIONDerrick Fitzgerald Rec-

tor, 33, of 121 East JamesSt. in Greer has beencharged with possessionof crack with intent to dis-tribute.

According to an inci-dent report furnished byGreer police, an officerwas patrolling the North-gate Apartment Complexin reference to an armedrobbery suspect. Uponseeing the subject exit andthen reenter a car with aN.C. rental license plate,the officer approached thevehicle. Rector did nothave a license and pro-duced a car-rental agree-ment signed by someoneelse. He was taken intocustody and asked if hehad anything in his pock-ets. He admitted he hadnarcotics in his pants andpolice found marijuana, apipe and crack rock in hispockets.

Rector was transport-ed to Greer City Jail andserved warrants for pos-session of cocaine withIntent to distribute, pos-session of marijuana andpossession of drug para-phernalia.

CDVBrandon Williams, 30,

of 11 11th St. in Greer has been charged with crimi-nal domestic violence.

According to a GreerPolice incident report, of-ficers arrived at the sceneof a domestic disturbance.After separating the twoparties, the complainantsaid that Williams hadput his hands around herthroat.

He was arrested andtransported to Greer CityJail.

SHOPLIFTINGLori Leccese, 53, of 219

Sugar Creek Ct. in Lymanhas been charged withshoplifting greater than$1,000.

According to the GreerPolice incident report, aWalmart employee report-ed he’d seen Lecesse takea rug, two pairs of socksand two bags of dog bonesfrom the store withoutpaying.

The complainant provid-ed a written statement andsurveillance footage of theincident and the subjectwas transported to GreerCity Jail.

CDVDeondre Vontavious

Whiteside, 19, of 220 Bi- blebrook Dr. in Greer has been charged with crimi-nal domestic violence (sec-ond).

According to the GreerPolice incident report, anofficer was dispatched toa domestic dispute at theabove address. There, hefound the complainantsuffering bruising andredness directly under hereye. She stated that Wh-iteside had threatened herearlier and later enteredthe vehicle and struckher. The subject had fledthe scene before police ar-rived.

An arrest warrant wasobtained, marking the sec-ond time Whiteside had been charged with CDV inthe last two weeks.

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESSZachary Aaron Collier,

33, and Kena Lenne Craig,33, both of 2504 WadeHampton Blvd 309 in Tay-lors have been chargedwith public drunkenness.

According to a reportfiled by Greer Police, anofficer arrived at the HotSpot on East Poinsett St.in response to a complaintof a drunken male drivinga moped down the wrongside of the road. The of-ficer found the moped anda very intoxicated manand woman nearby. Bothsubjects said they had been drinking at a nearbyrestaurant and were tryingto make it back home toTaylors.

They were arrested forpublic drunkenness andtransported to Greer CityJail.

UNLAWFUL CARRY David Anthony Parks,

46, of 205 Winterthur Dr.in Greer has been chargedwith open container andunlawful carrying of a fire-arm.

According to the GreerPolice incident report, anofficer was on routine pa-trol when he observed avehicle traveling without brake lights. When he is-sued a traffic stop, hefound a black pistol ontop of the center console.

Backup arrived and thefirearm was confiscated.Parks was removed fromthe vehicle and transport-ed to Greer City Jail.

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESSBrian Howell Dodds, 33,

of Sarah Elizabeth Blvd. inGreer has been chargedwith public drunkenness.

According to the inci-dent report furnished byGreer Police, an officerresponded to the area ofBrushy Creek and SuberRoad in reference to apossible drunk man. Thesubject was located stum- bling up the side of BrushyCreek Road. His speechwas slurred and his breathsmelled of alcohol.

He was placed under ar-rest for public drunken-ness and transported toGreer City Jail.

CDVDouglas Bernard Mack

Jr., 24, of 116 New Wood-ruff Rd. in Greer has beencharged with criminal do-mestic violence (high andaggravated).

According to the GreerPolice incident report, po-lice responded to a JohnSt. address in referenceto a domestic altercation.The complainant allegedthat Mack had hit her onthe wrist and caused abra-sions to her chin after anargument. She said he hadfled the scene in a LincolnTown Car.

Officers found Mack atthe above address andtook him into custody.

They discovered thatMack’s driver’s licensehad been suspended fortwo prior convictions inthe last five years.

SHOPLIFTINGSarah Meagon Ramsey,

29, of 8 Natalie Ct. inGreer has been chargedwith shoplifting greaterthan $1,000.

According to an incidentreport written by Greer Po-lice, an officer responded

to the Walmart at 14055East Wade Hampton in ref-erence to a shoplifting.

There, an employee saidRamsey had taken someitems into the clothing de-partment and concealedthem in her pocketbook.She then tried to exit with-out paying for the items.

A statement and surveil-lance video of the incidentwas submitted.

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Abner Creek Baptist Church2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 877-6604Airport Baptist Church776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer • 848-7850Apalache Baptist1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 877-6012

Bible Baptist Church6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors • 895-7003Blue Ridge Baptist Church3950 Pennington Rd., Greer • 895-5787BridgePointe600 Bridge Rd., Taylors • 244-2774Burnsview Baptist Church9690 Reidville Rd., Greer • 879-4006Calvary Baptist101 Calvary St., Greer • 877-9759

Calvary Baptist108 Forest St., Greer • 968-0092

Calvary Hill Baptist100 Edward Rd., Lyman

Calvary Road Baptist Church108 Bright Rd., Greer • 593-2643

Camp Creek Baptist Church1100 Camp Creek Rd., Taylors

Cedar Grove Baptist Church109 Elmer St., Greer • 877-6216Community Baptist Church642 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 848-3500

Double Springs Baptist Church3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors • 895-1314

Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church4005 Highway 414, Landrum • 895-1461

El Bethel Baptist Church313 Jones Ave., Greer • 877-4021

Emmanuel Baptist Church423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-2121

Enoree Fork Baptist Church100 Enoree Dr., Greer • 268-4385

Fairview Baptist Church1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer • 877-1881

First Baptist Church202 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 877-4253

Freedom Fellowship Greer High • 877-3604Friendship Baptist Church1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman • 877-4746

Good News Baptist Church1592 S. Highway 14, Greer • 879-2289

Grace Baptist Church760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3519

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Greer Freewill Baptist Church110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer • 968-0310

Heritage Chapel Baptist Church218 Alexander Rd., Greer • 989-0170

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Hillcrest Baptist Church111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer • 877-4206

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Maple Creek Baptist Church609 S. Main St., Greer • 877-1791

Milford Baptist Church1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer • 895-5533

Mount Lebanon Baptist Church572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer • 895-2334

New Hope Baptist Church561 Gilliam Rd., Greer • 879-7080

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New Life Baptist Church90 Becco Rd., Greer • 895-3224

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People’s Baptist Church310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer • 848-0449

Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church201 Jordan Rd., Lyman • 879-2646

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-6436

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church4899 Jordan Rd., Greer • 895-3546

Providence Baptist Church2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer • 877-3483

Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church2375 Racing Road, Greer • 877-0449

Riverside Baptist Church1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 879-4400

Second Baptist Church570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer • 877-7061

Southside Baptist Church410 S. Main St., Greer • 877-2672

St. John’s Baptist Church2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2904

Suber Road Baptist Church445 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 801-0181

Taylors First Baptist Church200 W. Main St., Taylors • 244-3535

United Family Ministries13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer • 877-3235

Victor Baptist121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 877-9686

Washington Baptist Church3500 N. Highway 14, Greer • 895-1510

Welcome Home Baptist Church1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer • 901-7674

CATHOLICBlessed Trinity Catholic Church901 River Rd., Greer • 879-4225

CHURCH OF CHRISTRiverside Church of Christ2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 322-6847

CHURCH OF GODChurch of God - Greer500 Trade St., Greer • 877-0374

Church of God of Prophecy2416 N. Highway 14, Greer • 877-8329

Eastside Worship Center601 Taylors Rd., Taylors • 268-0523

O’Neal Church of God3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer • 895-4273

Pelham Church of God of Prophecy139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 801-0528

Praise Cathedral Church of God3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer • 879-4878

EPISCOPALGood Shepherd Episcopal200 Cannon St., Greer • 877-2330

LUTHERANAbiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville •288-4867Apostolic Lutheran Church453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer • 848-4568Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville • 297-5815Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA300 Oneal Rd., Greer • 877-5876

METHODISTBethel United Methodist Church105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer • 879-2066

Covenant United Methodist Church1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 244-3162

Ebenezer United Methodist Church174 Ebenezer Road, Greer • 987-9644

Faith United Methodist Church1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer • 877 -0308

Fews Chapel United Methodist Church4000 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-2522

Grace United Methodist Church627 Taylor Rd., Greer • 877-7015

Lee Road United Methodist Church1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors • 244-6427

Liberty Hill United Methodist Church301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer • 968-8150

Liberty United Methodist Church4276 Highway 414, Landrum • 292-0142

Memorial United Methodist Church201 N. Main St., Greer • 877-0956

Mountain View UMC6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors • 895-8532

Sharon United Methodist Church1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer • 879-7926

St. Mark United Methodist Church911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors • 848-7141

St. Paul United Methodist Church3856 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-5570

Victor United Methodist Church1 Wilson Ave., Greer • 877-5520

Woods Chapel United Methodist Church2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer • 879-4475

Zoar United Methodist Church1005 Highway 357, Greer • 877-0758 

PRESBYTERIANBlue Ridge Presbyterian Church2094 Highway 101 North, Greer • 483-2140Devenger Road Presbyterian Church1200 Devenger Rd., Greer • 268-7652Fellowship Presbyterian Church1105 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 877-3267First Presbyterian Church100 School St., Greer • 877-3612Fulton Presbyterian Church821 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3190

OTHER DENOMINATIONSAgape House900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 329-7491Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville • 281-0015

Barton’s Memorial Pentacostal HolinessHighway 101 North, GreerBethesda Temple125 Broadus St., Greer • 877-8523Beulah Christian Fellowship Church1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville • 283-0639Calvary Bible FellowshipHoliday Inn, Duncan • 266-4269Calvary Chapel of Greer104 New Woodruff Rd. • Greer • 877-8090Christ Fellowship343 Hampton Rd., Greer • 879-8446Christian Heritage Church900 N. Main St., Greer • 877-2288Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza • 322-1325Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. • 848-0308El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. • 968-9474Faith Family Church3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 244-0207

Faith Temple5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors • 895-2524Glad Tidings Assembly of GodHighway 290, Greer • 879-3291Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer • 877-2442Harmony Fellowship Church468 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 877-8287Harvest Christian Church2150 Highway 417, Woodruff • 486-8877International Cathedral of Prayer100 Davis Avenue • Greer • 655-0009Lifesong Church12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman • 439-2602Living Way Community Church3239 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-0544Mountain Bridge Community Church1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer • 350-1051New Beginnings Outreach104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 968-2424New Covenant Fellowship2425 Racing Rd., Greer • 848-4521New Hope Freedom109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. • Greer • 205-8816New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. • 346-9053Point of Life ChurchWade Hampton Blvd. • Duncan • 426-4933Springwell Church4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 268-2299Trinity Fellowship Church3610 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer • 877-04191700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville • 244-6011United Anglican Fellowship1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 629-3350United Christian Church105 Daniel Ave., Greer • 895-3966United House of Prayer213 Oak St., Greer • 848-0727Upstate Friends’ Meeting (Quaker)P.O. Box 83, Lyman • 439-8788

Upstate Tree of Life203 East Bearden St., Greer • 848-1295

Victorian Hills Community Church209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer • 877-3981Vine Worship Center4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 244-8175

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we have people walk amile for Wounded War-riors?” Lyman Clerk/Trea-surer Dennis Drozdaksaid. “We want to see if wecan get people involvedin something like that be-cause it’s something like$20 per month to supporta Wounded Warrior.”

Drozdak, along with Ly-man Administrative As-sistant Tammy Redd cameup with the idea after at-tending the South CarolinaEvents Festival.

“Everyone has a theme,”Drozdak said. “Rock Hillhas the strawberries,Greenwood has the aza-leas—so I just thought wecould do something forour armed forces. I knewthis would mean changingeverything, but it’s a nicetheme and it really honors

our veterans.”Owens said she believes

the new take on LymanFest will draw more peo-ple in.

“I think it will draw morepeople and we can incor-porate more people,” Ow-ens said. “We just want todo something that’s reallymeaningful. We’ve alwayshad a great time at our Ly-man Fest, so we’re excitedto be able to do this. Wewant this to be the firstannual.”

Mayor Pro-tem Tony Wy-att and other members ofLyman Council agreed withthe premise of the idea, but want to make sure thename of the event doesnot lose “brand equity.”

“We have some brand

equity in the Lyman Festname,” Wyatt said. “Thatname has some history, sowe want to do what we canto keep that in there.”

A meeting to discuss thechange is set for Friday.

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George E. Hammond

George Emmett Ham-mond, 93, of Clearwater,Florida, widower of VivianJuanita Cox Hammond,died Feb. 7, 2015, in Clear-water, Florida.

A native of FranklinCounty, Georgia, he was ason of the late Clayton andAbigail Taylor Hammond,a retired employee of Ly-man Printing and Finish-ing Company, and a mem-ber of Greer First BaptistChurch.

Surviving are a son, La-mar and wife, Judy Ham-mond; one granddaughter,Kim and husband, ScottJohnson; and one great-granddaughter, Ashleyand husband, Dan Bar-row. Also surviving aretwo nephews, BernardPrice and Herbert Dicker-son and two nieces, Shir-ley Addington and LynnWydenia White.

A cryptside service willbe held 11 a.m. Saturday atHillcrest Memory Gardens

Mausoleum, conducted byRev. Kevin Lynch.

Visitation will be held 6until 7:30 p.m. Friday atthe Wood Mortuary.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be made to theAmerican Cancer Society,P.O. Box 22718, OklahomaCity, 73123-1718.

Online condolences may be made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.

Mary L. Warning

Mary Louise DutzelWarning, 75, died Feb. 9,2015 at Patewood Healthand Rehab.

A native of Bad Axe,Michigan but spent mostof his life in Missouri, shewas a daughter of the lateLeonard and Ruth DowneyDutzel, a retired employeeof IRS and a member ofO’Neal Baptist Church.

Surviving are two sons,Ralph Smith (Susan) ofHigginsville, Missouri andEd Starnes (Dorothy) ofTaylors; three brothers,

Leonard Dutzel and FredDutzel both of Indepen-dence, Missouri and RickDutzel of Odessa, Mis-souri; one sister, RuthReagan of Bates City, Mis-souri; six grandchildren,Amy Lee (Shawn), StevenSmith, Jean Starnes, AdamStarnes (Amanda), BrianSmith (Courtney) andNoah Starnes; and threegreat-grandchildren, Alex-ia Smith, Colon Lee andAvery Lee.

Funeral services will beheld 2 p.m. Thursday atWood Mortuary conducted by Rev. Wayne Davis.

Burial will follow inWood Memorial Park.

Visitation will be held12:30-1:45 p.m. Thurs-day at Wood Mortuary.The family is at the home.

Memorials may be madeto Cancer Society of Green-ville County, 113 MillsAve., Greenville, 29605.

Online condolences may be made at www.thewood-mortuary.com.

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“It really is a tremen-dous opportunity for us,”Deaton said. “It will allowus to market in ways thatwe haven’t been able to inyears past. We will increaseour activities that we em-ploy to go out and reachprospects. We’ll do sometravel to visit with siteconsultants and brokersin Atlanta and Charlottethis year. We’ll do someadditional marketing onthe retail side to includea couple of direct mailcampaigns and some addi-tional advertising to helppromote shopping, diningand living in Greer.”

According to Danner,the $1 million comes froma stream of funding sup-ported by business licensefees in Greer.

“Right now, with asmuch growth as we’vehad and new businessescoming in, there’s a prettygood revenue stream forthat effort,” Danner said.“I don’t foresee that itwould be something thatwe’ll be adding additionalfunds to. Hopefully ourbusiness environment willbuild that revenue stream

over time.”The Partnership for To-

morrow, made up current-ly of 55 contributors, fo-cuses efforts on economicdevelopment, the commu-nity master plan (outlininga direction for Greer overthe next 15 years), qualityof life issues and commu-nication, according to theorganization’s website.

“These particular fundsare earmarked for econom-ic development,” Dannersaid. “The vast majority ofthese funds are going toflow directly into the GDC.Our commitment to thepartnership has been builtaround a commitment toeconomic development, tothe GDC and to the effortsdowntown, as well as the broader community. Howthey’re spent in that realmis dictated by the GDC, forthe most part.”

Teaming up with PFThas proved beneficial forGreer in the past, Dannersaid.

“This is a unique op-portunity that has workedwell and has served Greerwell,” he said. “There have been other communitiesthat have tried to replicateit and it’s just not been

as successful. I think oursuccess has come fromthe idea that it has beena collaborative effort. Itis proven that if you havethe right leadership andyou have the right visionand you have the rightfunding source, what youcan accomplish is muchmore than any one group,individually, would have been able to do. Comingtogether has allowed us toleverage the resources ofa public/private partner-ship.

“I have no doubt that thesuccess of what we’ve seenin the downtown area, aswell as other parts of thecity, is a direct result ofthe partnership,” Danneradded.

Partnership For Tomor-row is currently in themiddle of a fundraisingcampaign.

“Before the city’s com-mitment, they were at alittle over $500,000 inpledges during this five-year period, so the city’spledge really takes thingswell beyond that level,”Deaton said.

A 15-year master planwill be released for thecity in April and Greer City

Administrator Ed Driggerssaid there has been plentyof participation in the de-sign process.

“There’s been a con-certed effort to make sureinput was solicited, sothat, as we look at the next15 years, the consultinggroup wasn’t going downa path that may have beencontrary to what local lead-ership was envisioning,”Driggers said. “Things thatmaybe we’ve expected orhave been moving toward,we’ve been able to confirmwith the data. There’s also been some new ideas in-troduced through publicinput and I think that’shelped greatly.”

The plan will likely focuson key corridor develop-ment around Wade Hamp-ton Boulevard, Interstate85 and Highway 14.

“We’re starting to under-stand that our communityis much more than ourcentral business district,which is vitally impor-tant to us,” Driggers said.“We’re concentrating onthat district, but we’re alsolooking at the areas thatwill have a major impacton us over the next 15 or20 years.”

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the free of charge trial(using GPS tracking units)with us. It was mutuallyagreed that a free trial wasa good idea. It would pro-vide us with valuable datarelative to the validity ofthe complaints being re-ceived.”

Drozdak said he recallsreading an article aboutthe issue, bringing it toTurner’s attention “sincehe had mentioned beforeabout tracking Town ve-hicles.”

“Other employees canconfirm that they heardRodney remark abouttracking Town vehiclebecause he thought theystayed in one spot toolong…,” Drozdak said.“This would confirm histhoughts about Town ve-hicles activity.”

In an email from Hamesto Turner, dated Dec. 23,2013, Hames wrote, “Didyou not tell me to connectboth wires to a constant12v source?,” indicatingthat Hames installed oneGPS device himself.

In another email fromTurner to former PublicWorks Director Alan John-son, dated Dec. 21, 2013,Turner wrote, “I want Dan-ny Miller to install the uniton my desk in that newtruck Monday morning noexception...but they needto be [installed] this pastweek now we only haveuntil Monday.”

Emails verify that Turn-er, Hames, Johnson, Droz-dak and Danny Miller wereall aware of the GPS instal-lations. Turner said “Dan-ny Miller, Officer TravisCollins and allegedly othermembers of the Police De-partment, including Chief[Terry] Richards, knew aswell,” though the depart-ment was never formallytold about them.

“Sgt. Michael Hames wasin charge of the project for

the Police Dept. Officer.Travis Collins acknowl-edged in writing that hewas aware of the AVL’s (au-tomatic vehicle locators).Allegedly, Officer Collinsinformed other membersof the Police Dept. includ-ing then Chief Richards,”said Turner.

Turner didn’t specifywhom he directly toldabout the GPS trackingunits, but he stated, “ChiefRichards was on one of hisnumerous medical leavesof absence when the AVL(automatic vehicle loca-tor) tracking device wasinstalled on [one] Townof Lyman Police vehicle.In Chief Richards absence,then Sgt. Michael Hameswas appointed by me to bein charge of this projectfor the Police Dept.”

Former Lyman PoliceChief Richards sent anemail to Tuner stating hewasn’t aware of the track-ing devices and that dam-ages caused by them willcost Lyman. In an emaildated Feb. 7, 2014, Rich-ards wrote, “We have avehicle out of service dueto someone re-wiring andtapping into wiring har-ness of car. There is noknowledge by myself orthe lieutenant that a GPSunit was installed on twoof my Officers vehicles.Which has led to one ofthe vehicles being takenout of service and damageto a camera unit that willhave to be replaced. Thecost for the [repair] will bearound $100 but the costof a new camera unit will be in thousands.” Turnerdid not respond via emailto Richards’ inquiry.

According to invoicesand checks written fromLyman’s General Fund dat-ed Feb. 27 and April 14,2014, the repairs throughDiversified ElectronicsInc. cost Lyman $124.15.Emails and receipts ob-tained do not indicate

whether another cameraunit had to be purchased,the cost for the GPS units,their intended purpose orhow the two vehicles withtracking devices were as-signed.

Emails confirm thatHames, Johnson andTurner had access to thereports generated fromthe devices, which give thevehicle’s location basedon longitude and latitude,the distance traveled, theaverage and max speeds,the land marked stops andreal-time alerts, even whenturned off.

When the vehicles weretaken to Diversified Elec-tronics for repairs, thecameras were unable to be tested “due to otherequipment tapped into thewiring harness of camera,”according to one invoicefrom the company. Anoth-er invoice stated, “camerain Unit 205 not workingdue to other equipment being tapped into wiringharness - GPS unit improp-erly installed.”

Although the invoicesstate there was damage tothe cameras from the de-vices installation, Turnersaid, “There was no dam-age caused to the dashcamera until after thenChief Richards returned towork and he claimed thatthe AVL was causing inter-ference on the dash cam-era. Richards generated anunnecessary repair by avendor who was allegedlya friend of his, when themanufacturer of the AVLstated that the AVL did notcause the interference.”

Hames has since beenindicted on charges ofmisconduct and obstruc-tion of justice and hiscourt date is pending.

The Greer Citizen isseeking more informa-tion on the matter and isawaiting FOIA request re-sponses.

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 Y ou’ve probably heardit all about DeanSmith.

He was an innovator, anadvocate for civil rights,a teacher, a mentor, atwo-time national cham-pion—a Tar Heel legend.All of that stuff is true.

But Dean was also thearchitect of “The CarolinaWay.”

On Sunday, the world ofsports said a teary good- bye to the all-time great,who passed away afterseveral years of battlingdementia.

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