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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2O18 
Sunday’s storm caused power outages and school closings earlier this week, bringing
around four inches of the white stuff to Greer.
Cops
for Tots
program
set for
Saturday
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Greer PD’s Cops for Tots
program will enter its 30th
year this weekend, provid-
ing Christmas gifts for
around 200 children.
The program, which will
take place on Saturday at
the Cannon Centre, start-
ed in 1988 when officers
with the Greer Police De-
partment bought and de-
livered presents to one
family in the Sunnyside
Community. Every year
since, police have part-
nered with the community
SEE TOTS | A6
Parade
canceled
Will not be
rescheduled
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Winter weather put a
damper on Greer’s week-
end of Christmas celebra-
tions, causing the annual
Christmas parade to be
canceled on Sunday.
The parade, which ben-
efits Greer Relief, has no
reschedule date for 2018.
“With no reschedule
date, we did not want to
make that decision. But
we think it was the right
decision,” Greer Relief Ex-
ecutive Director Caroline
Robertson said. “Sunday
was not a day we would
have been able to have the
parade.”
Robertson said as the
forecast began to look
more bleak, participants
SEE PARADE | A6
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Oh, what fun it is
Nate Hoffman and Eliza Spearman take a trip down the hill during Sunday’s snow storm
in Greer. See your photos from the winter storm on B4.
Ira’s Chicken to open Thursday in Greer
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A business man, a mil-
itary college graduate, a
Bible teacher and a cook
walk into a hotel room.
“It sounds like the be-
ginning of a joke, doesn’t
it?” wrote Ira Hill, Chef
and Recipe Developer who
lives in Charleston, about
Ira’s Chicken beginnings
to his colleagues. “But it
isn’t. The story of Ira’s
Chicken is this; God uses
whomever He chooses to
use in order to accomplish
His work.”
Four came together to
open the restaurant Ira’s
Chicken at 107 S. Main
St., Greer, with the slogan:
“good food, great pur-
pose.”
“We met in a central lo-
cation in Columbia, and it
was very interesting,” said
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Johnny Augustus
Shelnut, 73
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Owner Warren Peden. “The
first hour that we spent
when we met in Columbia,
we basically just spent in
prayer.
“I put forth a vision to
them at that time that the
first thing I wanted to do
with any business that I
owned was to glorify Je-
sus Christ and the second
thing was to build families
and their ability to have
opportunity for economic
success,” he said. “Then,
SEE IRA’S | A6
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Thousands still without
power after winter storm
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Thousands are still with-
out power in Greenville
and Spartanburg Counties
following Sunday’s on-slot
of winter weather.
Duke Energy said Tues-
day morning that around
15,000 customers were
still waiting for the lights
to come back on follow-
ing outages from downed
trees and icy conditions.
“The storm impacts
were significant in North-
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Ira’s Chicken is set to open on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 107 S. Main Street in Greer.
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Springwell plans
Christmas Eve
service
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ern Greenville and Spar- people on the ground and
tanburg Counties,” said are working extremely
Ryan Mosier, spokesman hard.”
for Duke Energy. “We had In Greer, 4,200 CPW cus-
upwards of 80,000 cus- tomers lost power on Sun-
tomers without power in day.
the Upstate, primarily in “At the peak of our out-
those two counties. ages, we had 4,200 cus-
“We’ve made progress tomers that were without
and we’ve brought in re- electricity,” Greer CPW
sources to help get the job Spokesperson Alison
done. Tuesday morning, Rauch said. “The majority
we woke up with 15,000 of those outages were at
customers still without our Hammett Bridge sub-
power,” he said. “We’re go- station on Duke Energy’s
ing to keep nibbling away side, so we had to work
at that. We have a ton of SEE STORM | A6
Shootout follows
armed robbery
In Duncan
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
Spartanburg County of-
ficials say they responded
at around 4:20 a.m. to the
STAFF WRITER
The South Carolina Law
Enforcement Division is
area of Hwy. 290 and I-85
to assist Duncan Police
Department for an armed
robbery that had just oc-
investigating an officer-in- curred at the McDonald’s
volved shooting that took at 1382 E. Main St., Dun-
place early last Friday in can.
Duncan. SEE SHOOTOUT | A8
Fourth arrest made
in W.E. Willis case
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
A fourth suspect has
been charged in connec-
tion with a September
robbery and assault that
occurred at the W.E. Willis
convince store in Greer.
The Greenville County
Sheriff’s Office said 37
year-old, Jeffery Kevin
Mullins, Jr., who is cur-
rently incarcerated at the
St. Lucie County Detention
SEE ARREST | A8 Jeffery Kevin Mullins, Jr.
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Participation tripled in size from last year to this year for the free Christmas Ornament
Painting family event on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Lyman Event Center at Pacific Place with
the Town of Lyman providing the ornaments and Susan Garrison with Creative Solutions
providing the paints.
Community
News
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
FOR GREER RELIEF
Volunteers are need-
ed Thursday, Dec. 13,
at 11 a.m. to help Greer
Relief load bikes into a
U-haul and unload them
at the Christmas Morning
Shoppe at the Greer Mill.
For more information,
contact Bill Roughton at
bill.roughton@greerrelief.
org or 334-3491.
GREER CHAMBER TO HOLD
HOLIDAY DROP-IN
The Greater Greer
Chamber of Commerce is
holding its Holiday Drop-
In on Friday, Dec. 14, from
7:30-9 a.m. at The Daven-
port, located at 230 Trade
Street.
Kick off the holidays
with networking, a coffee
bar and breakfast from
Stomping Grounds.
GREER CPW TO HOST
SANTA IN THE LOBBY
The Greer Commission
of Public Works is hosting
Santa in the Lobby on Fri-
day, Dec. 14, from 12-4:30
p.m., at Greer CPW, locat-
ed at 301 McCall St, Greer.
Customers and their
children are invited to
enjoy free snacks, photos
with Santa and a goodie
bag.
Visitors are encouraged
to bring an unwrapped toy
to be distributed through
Greer Police Department’s
Cops for Tots program.
TAYLORS MILL TO HOST
SECOND FRIDAY
Taylors Mill, located at
250 Mill Street, is hosting
the final Second Friday at
the Mill for 2018 on Fri-
day, Dec. 14, from 5-8 p.m.
To help with the market,
contact Michele Becknell
at michele@taylorstown-
square.com.
To help as a guide for
Open Studios, contact Kari
Walker at info@taylors-
mill.community.
CONCERT AND TOYS FOR
TOTS RETURNING DEC. 15
Riverside Baptist
Church, located at 1249
S. Suber Road, Greer, is
hosting on Saturday, Dec.
15, the Toys for Tots Drive
starting at 6:30 p.m. and
the annual Christmas Con-
cert starting at 7:30 p.m.
The Foothills Philhar-
monic Orchestra contin-
ues its 2017-18 season
with the concert, and all of
Foothills’ concerts are free
and general admission to
the public.
Refreshments will be
provided following the
performance at the re-
ception where people can
meet and greet the per-
formers. The program in-
cludes seasonal favorites
that will be guaranteed to
help the audience get into
a festive mood for the hol-
iday season.
Performing in Greenville
since 2000, Foothills Phil-
harmonic is committed
to providing high-quality,
classical music perfor-
mances to the Upstate
community free of charge.
The orchestra is an
all-volunteer orchestra
made up of accomplished
non-professional musi-
cians from the Upstate re-
gion of South Carolina.
Deck the halls
Orchestra membership
includes individuals from
many walks of life includ-
ing part-time musicians,
teachers, lawyers, busi-
ness professionals, and
homemakers.
Kory Vrieze is the Or-
chestra’s Artistic Director
and Conductor.
Membership in the Foot-
hills Philharmonic is open
to amateur and profes-
sional musicians.
Training in youth or-
chestra, college orchestra,
or professional orchestra,
in the Greenville Concert
Band or an equivalent
band is suggested as nec-
essary experience.
For more information
about joining the or-
chestra, interested par-
ties should contact the
personnel manager at
foothillspersonnel@foot-
hillsphil.org. For more in-
formation about this con-
cert or about the Foothills
Philharmonic Orchestra,
please visit www.foothill-
sphilharmonic.org or call
the office at 326-5780.
TYGER RIVER FIRE DEPT
TO HAVE SANTA RIDE
The Tyger River Fire De-
partment is inviting citi-
zens to look out for Santa
Clause during their second
Annual Santa Ride event
set for Saturday, Dec. 22,
beginning at 10 a.m.
In the event of rain, this
event will not be resched-
uled.
HOLIDAY LIGHTS SAFARI TO
BEGIN AT HOLLYWILD
Hollywild Animal Park
will keep its Holiday
Lights Safari open through
Jan. 5 with gates opening
at 6 p.m. and closing at 9
p.m. each night.
Purchase tickets for San-
ta photos at the online
ticket booth at www.Holly-
wild.org.
SCSO CPA TO BEGIN
IN JANUARY
The Spartanburg Coun-
ty Sheriff’s Office (SCSO)
is currently taking appli-
cations for the 2019 ses-
sion of the Citizen’s Police
Academy (CPA).
The Citizen’s Police
Academy will consist of
14 sessions offered on
Thursday evenings from
6-9 p.m.
The classes will run
from Jan. 24 through May
2 and will end with a grad-
uation ceremony.
Happy
Birthday
Connie
Walden
Johnson
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
The class will be limited
to the first 25 applicants,
and applicants must suc-
cessfully pass a back-
ground investigation.
The Citizen’s Police
Academy will introduce
participants to the vari-
ous functions of the Spar-
tanburg County Sheriff’s
Office and will feature in-
struction by staff from the
different units of the Sher-
iff’s Office.
The goal of the Citi-
zen’s Police Academy, in
addition to providing an
overview of the Sheriff’s
Office, is to create mean-
ingful partnerships with
the citizens of Spartan-
burg County and give the
Sheriff’s Office the ability
to serve our citizens bet-
ter and more efficiently
through the open ex-
change of knowledge and
communication.
The Citizen Police Acad-
emy is open to adults, 18
years of age and older, and
is provided free of charge.
Applications are avail-
able at the Spartanburg
County Sheriff’s Office,
8045 Howard St., and
online at www.spartan-
burgsheriff.org.
Applications will be ac-
cepted through Dec. 31.
For more information,
contact Lt. Kevin Bobo at
503-4505 or via e-mail at
kbobo@spartanburgcoun-
ty.org. or Master Deputy
Darren Dukes at 503-4676,
or via e-mail at ddukes@
spartanburgcounty.org.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
to hold special Dec. 16 service
St. Peter’s Episcopal
Church is holding a Me-
Too-charist service on
Sunday, Dec. 16, at 4 p.m.
at 910 Hudson Road,
Greenville.
A little more than a year
ago, #MeToo became an
expression of solidarity
among the victims of sex-
ual assault and violence.
The speaking out by a
small and growing number
of victims of sexual tres-
pass by celebrities began
to embolden others who
live with the pain and—
often—shame of having
been violated in intimate
ways. What started with
a few voices grew into a
Church
News
COVENANT UMC TO HOST
BETHLEHEM REVISITED
Covenant United Meth-
odist Church is hosting
Bethlehem Revisited on
Saturday, Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday, Dec. 15-18,
from 6-8 p.m. each night.
The church is located at
1310 Old Spartanburg Rd,
Greer.
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Store Closing Dec. 31, 2018
chorus of people who said,
“Me too.”
The highly respect-
ed Centers for Disease
Control—the U.S. feder-
al government agency
responsible for public
health—estimates that
one in three women has
suffered contact sexual
violence at some point in
their lives (and one in six
men).
If this were an infec-
tious disease, it would be
described not just as an
epidemic, but as a pan-
demic—because of its
widespread effects.
In the midst of such a
widespread, debilitating,
No tickets are needed,
and admission is free to
this family-friendly event.
Every Christmas season,
Covenant members recre-
ate the town of Bethlehem
as it may have been like at
the time of Jesus’ birth.
All are invited to walk
through the streets of
first century Bethlehem,
hear the Roman guards,
sign your name to Roman
Emperor Caesar’s census
scroll, stroll through the
local shops, visit with the
storytellers, meet the Wise
Men and stand in the pres-
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018
and preventable dis-ease;
the Church has an im-
portant role to stand up
and speak out with those
who have suffered or are
suffering now. Following
in the way of Jesus, the
Church is called to align
with the vulnerable and
to firmly reject behaviors
that are evil.
Join the service to lis-
ten to what God’s Spirit
is saying through the an-
cient Scriptures and con-
temporary voices. Pray
for healing, justice, and
peace. Gather around the
Lord’s Table to receive so-
lace and strength from the
Holy Communion.
ence of Mary and Joseph
and Baby Jesus.
Guests are then invited
into the Welcome Center
for cookies, hot chocolate
and caroling.
NEW FAITH BAPTIST TO
HAVE ANNUAL CONCERT
The New Faith Baptist
Church ensemble and the
Youth Choir are having
their annual Christmas
Concert on Sunday, Dec.
16, at 4 p.m. at the New
Faith Baptist Church, lo-
cated at 901 Old Spartan-
burg Hwy, Lyman.
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ell, that was awkward...
Catholic News Service, which, as
it’s name implies, is a denomina-
tional news agency, and tweeted a rather
chirpy message of inclusion last Sunday,
reading, ‘Hanukkah begins at Sundown.
Happy Hanukkah to those who cele-
brate!’
The problem is that evidently there are
no fact checkers at CNS because while
the photo they chose to accompany
their tweet was an ancient stone relief
depicting a menorah, it was from the
from Arch of Titus— an enormous, first
century marble affair— depicting Roman
soldiers making off with the golden
menorah, as well as other spoils of war,
from the Temple of Jerusalem, which
they’d destroyed.
Which is sort of like a denominational
news agency tweeting out an illustration
of Christ being flayed with whips by Ro-
man soldiers with the greeting, “Easter
begins at sunrise. Happy Easter to all
who celebrate!”
That’s not how that works. That’s not
how any of that works.
Thinking back, no one ever taught me
about Hanukkah, growing up. From age
7 and upward on my school bus, most
of us kids would have told you, quite
THROUGH THE YEARS  | KAELYN’S
Baldwin wins
landslide
runoff
election
Editor’s Note: Walk down mem-
ory lane with us! In upcoming
editions of The Greer Citizen, we
will be taking a look at old news-
papers and bringing you stories
from the past to commemorate
our 100-year anniversary. We
hope this section gives you a bet-
ter look at the people, events and
businesses that made the Greer
area a great place to live for the
past Century.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
“Baldwin wins landslide”
In this summer edition of
The Greer Citizen, Joe Baldwin
defeated Tony Trout in a runoff
to earn his spot on Greenville
County Council.
Lee Bright, much like in 2018,
was also on the ballot, topping
Scott Talley in the runoff by
only 200 votes.
Elsewhere in the news, the
City of Greer was finishing up
installation of the clock tower
above city hall.
On the sports page, Adam
Edens claimed the Greater Greer
Open title at Greer Country
Club.
The City of Greer was also
getting ready to host its first
Freedom Blast celebration,
which celebrated its 10-year
anniversary this past summer.
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Shalom
I’M JUST
SAYING
PAM STONE
impressively, after chatting to the one
Jewish kid in our neighborhood before
linking it to what made sense to our
underfunded, public school brains, that
“Hanukkah is like Christmas for Jews.
It’s in December and, actually way better
because they get presents for eight
days!”
I certainly didn’t understand the
significance of Hanukkah until learning
from Jewish friends in my mid twenties.
There’s an awful lot of history involved,
including terrible violence and persecu-
tion before rebuilding the Temple, and
the most succinct definition I found was
from chabad.org:
‘In the second century BCE, the Holy
Land was ruled by the Seleucids (Syri-
an-Greeks), who tried to force the people
of Israel to accept Greek culture and
beliefs instead of mitzvah observance
and belief in G‑d. Against all odds, a
small band of faithful Jews, led by Ju-
GUEST EDITORIAL
State vulnerable to next
billion-dollar disaster
South Carolina’s next multibillion-dollar di-
saster could be just around the corner.
That’s especially concerning given that the
state is still reeling from the $9 billion fallout
from abandoning two nuclear reactors that
were under construction at the V.C. Summer
site. SCE&G and Santee Cooper customers could
end up paying for that debacle for decades.
Dominion Energy, which has submitted sever-
al offers to buy SCE&G parent company SCANA,
is building a natural gas pipeline from Pennsyl-
vania to southeastern North Carolina. So far,
that project is years behind schedule and at
least $1.5 billion over budget.
Dominion’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline won’t like-
ly have much of anything to do with electric
ratepayers in South Carolina — unless Domin-
ion seals a deal to buy SCANA.
Even then, Dominion executives have said
they’re not interested in expanding the Atlantic
Coast Pipeline into South Carolina, where they
already own hundreds of miles of gas lines. But
it would become much easier for them to get
regulatory approval to do so if they owned a
power company in the state.
And as The Post and Courier’s Andrew Brown
reported last week, South Carolina law doesn’t
give the state Public Service Commission, which
regulates for-profit utilities, any authority over
new pipeline projects until they’re already built.
In other words, Dominion could extend the
Atlantic Coast Pipeline into South Carolina at
tremendous cost, and the PSC wouldn’t get to
weigh in until Dominion asks to raise customer
rates to pay for it all.
It could be the V.C. Summer disaster all over
again.
Dominion’s most recent offer to buy SCANA
is imperfect to say the least. The company is
willing to give SCE&G ratepayers a small dis-
count in exchange for their agreeing to continue
paying off a portion of the nuclear debt for the
foreseeable future.
It is unclear, however, that SCE&G customers
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dah the Maccabee, defeated one of the avoidance of saying G‑d’s name extends
mightiest armies on earth, drove the to all expressions, except prayer and
Greeks from the land, reclaimed the
Holy Temple in Jerusalem and rededicat-
Torah study.’
There is actually far more than what
ed it to the service of G‑d. I’ve copied and pasted, but as I have lim-
When they sought to light the Tem- ited column space, I have to be economi-
ple’s Menorah (the seven-branched cal with explanation. 
candelabrum), they found only a single At the end of the day (coincidently,
cruse of olive oil that had escaped con- sundown), while I’m sure that Catholic
tamination by the Greeks. Miraculously, News Service had only the best of inten-
they lit the menorah and the one-day tions in tweeting out its holiday greeting,
supply of oil lasted for eight days, until it can be more than a trifle distressing if
new oil could be prepared under condi- your religion seems continually misun-
tions of ritual purity. derstood as well as targeted to this very
To commemorate and publicize these day for its insistence on merely being.
miracles, the sages instituted the festival I wanted to end this by simply writing
of Chanukah.’ ‘shalom,’ but then I thought I’d better
Indeed, the word, Chanukah, or, Ha- return to Rabbi Davidson’s tutorial as,
nukkah, is Greek for ‘dedication.’ like many Christians, I thought the word
Then, just like with Southern Baptists, simply meant ‘peace.’ 
the holiday is celebrated with special I learned that as with many Hebrew
prayers and a lot of fried food.  words, shalom has several meanings.
And if you’re puzzled by the written Shalom can mean peace, or be a greeting.
form ‘G-d,’ as opposed to ‘God,’ Rabbi Shalom is the name of G-d. It’s a name
Davidson from the same site explains, for boys, although for girls too. And
‘Our caution is founded on an under- shalom is very much, Rabbi Davidson
standing of the third of the Ten Com- writes, ‘a key:’
mandments, “You shall not take His ‘The more shalom we bring to the
name in vain.” Although this verse is world, the quicker will we attain comple-
classically interpreted as referring to tion and true, everlasting peace.’
a senseless oath using G‑d’s name, the Indeed. Shalom.
KORNER
KAELYN CASHMAN
Staff reporter
Winter
O
n Saturday, I went out with
them.
a couple of friends to a few
bookstores and had tea with
While I was driving, I began to
notice the rain becoming slush.
About mid-afternoon, I head-
ed home to my husband Brad
for a frozen pizza dinner with
frozen wings, and we watched
“It’s a Wonderful Life.”
The rain and slush continued
to turn to snow and ice Saturday
night.
As the temperatures dropped,
Brad and I found out that our
church’s Christmas program
was rescheduled and Sunday
services were cancelled.
The weather cleared our
schedule.
 | At home, Brad built a couple
of elaborate Lego houses while I
crocheted some and read one of
the new books I got.
We enjoyed each other’s com-
pany.
Brad made some delicious
crab bisque and beef stew while
I baked some yummy lemon
cookies.
Both of our parents lost power
for a time; we made our home
available to them.
Monday, I did some work from
Over the longer term, South home, and Brad caught up with
family and friends as well as
Carolina lawmakers should enact figured out what to do about his
construction site.
reforms to make the state’s power I like winter--staying warm
inside with blankets, drinking
utilities more competitive, with hot tea and eating soup.
When the snow is nice, I enjoy
less monopoly power. Doing so building snowmen, making
snow angels, throwing snow-
would give customers a better deal balls and walking in a winter
wonderland.
with less need for heavy-handed On the drive to the office
Tuesday, remnants of the winter
regulation. storm lingered.
The sides of the roads indi-
wouldn’t be better off paying the rates they do cated how the roads had been
now — a 15 percent cut over the peak nucle- plowed, and the site reminded
ar-related rate — while the utility refinances its me of my childhood in Vermont.
nuclear debt to lower its interest costs over the I have always loved the snow.
next several years. The beauty of the whiteness
Even if the Dominion deal falls through, the covering everything in sight is
state Legislature must make it a top priority to something spectacular to me.
give the PSC regulatory oversight over new pipe- Isaiah 1:18 says, “Come now,
lines before they get built. Other power utilities let us reason together, says the
have expressed an interest in pipeline projects Lord: though your sins are like
in South Carolina, so ratepayers are likely to scarlet, they shall be as white as
need protection eventually. snow…”
Over the longer term, South Carolina lawmak- Isaiah 55:10-11 says, “For as
ers should enact reforms to make the state’s the rain and the snow come
power utilities more competitive, with less mo- down from heaven and do
nopoly power. Doing so would give customers not return there but water the
a better deal with less need for heavy-handed earth, making it bring forth and
regulation. sprout, giving seed to the sower
South Carolina regulators could announce as and bread to the eater, so shall
early as Friday whether they will let the Domin- my word be that goes out from
ion deal move forward. my mouth; it shall not return to
The only consideration should be the ratepay- me empty, but it shall accom-
ers’ best interest — both now and well into the plish that which I purpose, and
future. shall succeed in the thing for
which I sent it.”
This guest editorial was published in the Post and Courier on Dec. 9.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 NEWS
Kelly’s Karpet Connection was recognized as Small Business of the Year by the Middle
Tyger Area Council at an annual banquet on Dec. 3.
Businesses awarded
for community impact
The Middle Tyger Area
Council (MTAC) of the
Spartanburg Area Cham-
ber of Commerce recent-
ly recognized businesses
and individuals for their
service to the local com-
munity in 2018.
The MTAC presented
three awards at its ban-
quet on Dec. 3, recogniz-
ing the Small Business of
the Year, Large Business
of the Year and the Marvin
C. Woodson, Jr. Citizen of
the Year.
SMALL BUSINESS OF THE
YEAR: KELLY’S KARPET
CONNECTION
Charles and Deborah
Kelly, owners of Kelly’s
Karpet Connection and
lifelong Middle Tyger
community residents, met
while attending Byrnes
High School. The couple
has been married for 48
years.
Charles has been install-
ing carpet for five decades
and Deborah has been
selling carpet for more
than 20 years. Their son,
Kevin, has been working
in the carpet business for
25 years.
Seventeen years ago,
the couple first opened in
Duncan.
LARGE BUSINESS OF THE
YEAR: DRÄXLMAIER
Since coming to Duncan
from Niagara Falls, N.Y. in
1995, DAA DRÄXLMAIER
Automotive of America
has expanded its local and
statewide footprint.
The company’s U.S. head-
quarters is in Duncan. The
facility manufactures pre-
mium interiors and plastic
components used in auto-
motive supply, primarily
at the BMW Manufacturing
Co. plant in Spartanburg
County. DRÄXLMAIER
has since expanded four
times, including adding a
184,000-square-foot pro-
duction and logistics hall
in 2016.
More than 1,200 em-
ployees work at the DRÄX-
LMAIER facility in Duncan.
The company’s skilled
workforce and corporate
social responsibility ef-
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in the field of pharmaceutical research. We are reminding our
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Ronnie Allison, former Spartanburg Chamber board
member, was recognized as Citizen of the Year.
Draxlmaier was named Large Business of the Year by the
Middle Tyger Area Council.
forts have benefited the
Duncan community. In
the past two years alone,
DRÄXLMAIER employees
have donated more than
$78,000 to local nonprofit
organizations.
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR:
RONNIE ALLISON
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ly impacting the Middle
Tyger area and his contri-
bution to civic organiza-
tions and volunteer efforts
in the area. Allison is a
past member of the Cham-
ber Executive Board and
the Spartanburg Regional
Medical Center board.
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Christmas Eve service
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Those looking for a
Christmas Eve service to
attend may want to con-
sider stopping by Sprin-
gwell Church on Wade
Hampton Blvd. in Taylors
at either 1 p.m. or 3 p.m.
to hear “The Unexpected
Story.”
This year, the church
is focusing on familiar
Christmas carols—both
secular and religious
ones—and the unusual
stories behind each one.
Kevin Duncan with Countybank (right) presented $5,000
to the Creative Advancement Center and Dan Dudley last
Friday at Greer City Hall.
Countybank gives
$5,000 to CAC
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
Countybank’s Kev-
in Duncan presented a
$5,000 check to the Cre-
ative Advancement Center
(CAC) during the cham-
ber’s First Friday event
last week.
“As a part of our mis-
sion of the bank is to look
for opportunities to serve
within those communities
that we have,” Duncan
said.
The Countybank Foun-
dation, established in
1971, contributes with-
in all four of the bank’s
markets—Greer, Ander-
son, Greenville and Green-
wood, and this year, the
foundation will give more
than $150,000 to those
communities, including
the CAC.
“Dan Dudley created
and runs the Creative Ad-
vancement afterschool
program at Victor gym,”
Duncan said. “Their mis-
sion is to provide a safe
haven for children K
through 12th grade.
“They’re there to en-
courage them, to educate
them and to provide a pos-
itive vision,” he said. “Cur-
rently, they are serving 72
children, at risk children,
inner city children, right
here.
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“Some of the stories present how Jesus’ coming
have nothing to do with was unexpected itself.
Christmas,” said Dylan This year, the church is
Arms, the church’s wor- also adding a fun element
ship director. “Some were prior to each service for
written out of brokenness. the children to enjoy, so
And then we get to the be sure to get there ear-
story of Christmas—Jesus ly in order to participate.
was the unexpected sto- And at the beginning of
ry.” each service, there will be
Some of the carols in- giveaways. There also will
clude “Joy to the World,” be childcare for children
“Silent Night,” “Let it ages three and under.
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Pastor Scott McAlister will
GSP to
welcome
Vino
Volo
The Greenville-Spartan-
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(GSP) will welcome a new
concept restaurant cre-
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ognized wine bar in the
spring of 2019.
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the first airport to have
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which will serve wine,
beer and gourmet food in
a wine country casual and
modern setting.
“We are looking forward
to giving our customers an
opportunity to experience
Vino Volo and to have an-
other choice for high-qual-
ity food and beverage at
GSP,” said Dave Edwards,
GSP’s president and CEO.
Vino Volo, founded
in 2004, has 44 compa-
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their homework as well as across the United States
other subject areas. and Canada.
“They do instructional “Vino Volo is extreme-
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of need for each individ- new concept MarketBar to
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“I have definitely seen ly-inspired products and
in my time knowing Dan; food menu items. We can’t
I’ve seen the impact,” said think of a better airport
Duncan, whose known partner to work with to
Dudley about seven years. launch our new brand in
“He was just telling me a 2019.”
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kids that went through will be in GSP’s Grand Hall
the program that are now with other restaurants and
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A6 THE GREER CITIZEN NEWS
Obits
Johnny Augustus Shelnut
Johnny Augustus Shel-
nut, 73, of Greenville,
passed away on Friday,
December 7, 2018.
Born in Greenville, he
was the son of the late
Exie James Shelnut.
“Papa John-John” loved
his grandchildren and
watching racing.
Mr. Shelnut is survived
by a daughter, Eddie Posey
(Kenneth); a son, Grego-
ry Shelnut; three grand-
children, Travis, Leam-
ber and Nikki Hendricks;
four great-grandchildren,
Zoie, Cholee, Peyten and
Brayleigh; and a brother,
Marshal Shelnut (Anna).
In addition to his moth-
er, he was preceded in
death by two brothers and
four sisters.
A visitation will be held
Thursday, December 13,
2018 at Thomas McAfee
Funeral Home, Northwest
from 11 a.m. until 11:45
a.m. with a funeral service
to follow at noon in the
Northwest Chapel.
Burial will be held in
Cherry Hill Baptist Church
Cemetery in Travelers
Rest.
In addition to flowers,
memorials may be made
to St. Jude’s Children’s Re-
search Hospital, 262 Dan-
ny Thomas Place, Mem-
phis, TN 38105.
Condolences may be
made to the family by vis-
iting www.thomasmcafee.
com.
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began to drop out. Moving
the event really wasn’t an
option, according to offi-
cials.
“It’s a logistics night-
mare,” Robertson said of
rescheduling. “We revis-
it the conversation every
year, and I’m sure we’ll do
it again this year, but each
year we have decided not
to have a reschedule date.
To try and pull all the lo-
gistics together—police,
fire, parks and rec—it’s
hard to do twice.”
Four families have joined together to launch a hot fried chicken restaurant in Greer after
meeting at a hotel in Columbia for a time of prayer this past summer.
IRA’S: Will give portion to missions
FROM PAGE ONE
thirdly also, in the way
that we treated our cus-
tomers, the service provid-
ed, the quality of the food
that we provided, the way
we treated vendors, the
way that we treated one
another, that we would
do so in an atmosphere
of love that manifested
or made known what was
most important in our
lives, and that is our re-
lationship with the Lord.
That is the great purpose
for the restaurant.”
Through Langston Black,
the four parties acquired
the Main Street site and
began the work of refur-
bishing the place with the
goal of opening for lunch
on Thursday, Dec. 13.
“We’re all dedicated to
the great purpose,” Peden
said. “We want to live that
out before people and
make everyone welcome
here to eat really good
food.”
In keeping with the pur-
pose, over 50 percent of
the profit will go to world
missions to get the Gospel
to the world.
“It’s really exciting to
join the Greer communi-
ty, especially the down-
town area, and maybe
participate in the econom-
ic development and the
community development
that’s going on down
here,” he said.
Peden has been in the
textile machinery business
since he was 23.
“Of course, the textile
industry kind of phased
out,” Peden said. “But I
have always enjoyed busi-
ness. One of the things
that I love is eating, and
the other thing that I love
to do is feed people.”
While Peden is using his
experience in finance and
Members of the commu-
nity did, however, get to
participate in the annual
tree-lighting and Breakfast
with Santa events on Fri-
day and Saturday.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPE
As for Greer Relief, the
nonprofit will miss out
on a fundraiser, but it will
continue forward with
its mission this week as
the Christmas Morning
Shoppe opens for busi-
ness.
The shoppe, which pro-
vides toys for underpriv-
business administration,
his friend Steve Nuern-
berg is using his discipline
from the military and
restaurant experience to
oversee the operations, in-
cluding the hiring of about
nine employees and two
managers.
“Going into business
with friends is fun,”
said Kristina Nuernberg,
Steve’s wife and Ira’s sis-
ter-in-law. “The opportuni-
ty to be able to meet peo-
ple every day and make
an impact on others’ lives,
that’s the best part.”
Kristina is joining Ira’s
Chicken after working for
another reputable chicken
restaurant for quite a few
years.
“I decided to take what
I’ve learned there and ap-
ply it here,” Kristina said.
“It’ll be fun to work with
my husband and friends,
and our purpose is pretty
awesome.”
“I’m here for the ride; I
can do whatever,” she said.
“I’m just here to serve.”
Taft Jimmerson, Kitchen
Manager, will be prepar-
ing the food from recipes
written by Ira Hill.
“The chicken here is
phenomenal,” Jimmer-
son said. “I love chicken.
There’s just something
different about Ira’s chick-
en.”
“I’m just excited about
opening and serving it,”
he said.
Menu items include hot
chicken, deep fried grits,
sweet potato fries and
milkshakes.
“Our fries are all cut
from potatoes,” Peden
said. “Our desserts are
homemade. Everything’s
homemade.”
A large chicken plate
with two sides is around
$11, and Ira’s Chicken
also has a kid’s meal with
ileged families at a dis-
counted price, is set up at
Greer Mill this December.
Applicants earn a visit
to the store by attending
classes that will help them
with budgeting and job
searching.
“We want to keep mom
and dad from spending
money they don’t have,”
Robertson said. “It’s a
way for us to help, but it
also allows the parents to
keep some dignity in their
Christmas shopping.”
Robertson said she has
already seen the Christ-
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nuggets as well as baked
chicken as a healthier op-
tion.
“We’re just one big fami-
ly,” Peden said.
Jimmerson’s father is
good friends with Peden,
who knew of Jimmerson’s
experience managing a
pizza restaurant through
the family connection.
“Warren and my dad are
two peas in a pod,” Jim-
merson said. “This right
here’s a way for me and
my talents to give back.”
“My heart always be-
longed to the restaurant
industry,” Jimmerson
said. “I love the fast pace
of it. Days go by fast. It’s
fast-paced; it’s fun. I enjoy
that.”
Some of the food ideas
came from Peden’s son
moving to Memphis, TN.
“I really began to enjoy
food that’s cooked on the
western side of Tennes-
see, like hot chicken, good
fried chicken, barbecue,
things like that,” Peden
said.
“I’ve always loved at
church to go down the line
at a potluck and see all the
things that the older ladies
would fix, collared greens,
black-eyed peas, good mac
and cheese, corn pud-
ding,” he said. “This will
be the first taste, I believe,
for the Upstate of hot
fried chicken, and I think
we’ll fall in love with it. I
have.”
Peden’s favorite meal
is medium heat Nashville
hot chicken with mac and
cheese and collard greens.
“It’s awesome,” Peden
said.
The name of the restau-
rant came from Ira Hill,
who has a story of his own
as well as a unique name.
“It was a unique name,”
Peden said. “Ira’s an old
south name.”
mas Morning Shoppe pay
dividends for her clients.
“We had a mom this year
that just heard about our
Christmas program and
wanted to participate,”
Robertson said. “She told
us she was doing it for her
kids, but didn’t realize ev-
erything she was going to
get out of it herself. She
learned a lot and actual-
ly attended more classes
than she had to. It was re-
ally special to see.”
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TOTS: To pick out gifts
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to make the season spe-
cial.
“There’s nothing that
compares to walking
around with a child and
being able to see their
smiles and their faces light
up,” Lt. Patrick Fortenber-
ry said. “They hug you and
they thank you. It’s just
special.”
The program reached
more than 200 children
in 2017. During the visit,
children will shop along-
side an officer, picking out
their favorite gifts.
“I’ve gone with children
in the past that have been
reluctant or hesitant, but
when you start talking
with them, they’ll ask if
they can choose a gift for
their brother or sister.
That just shows you the
heart of a child. They want
to be able to give some-
thing and it will melt your
heart.”
STORM: Knocks out
power for thousands
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with them to get our cus-
tomers back up. We had
power restored to all of
our customers by 2 a.m.
Monday. Right now we’re
just monitoring spotty
outages—maybe where
trees came down on a
power line and knocked
out a few customers. But
everybody is back up.”
‘When trees go
down and things
like that happen, it
takes a while. Our
crews work around
the clock—some
of them being out
there for 18 or 19
hours. This is when
our guys shine.’
Ryan Mosier
Duke Energy
Greer first responders
saw an increase in calls as
a result of the outages.
“We did see an increase
in calls—power outages
being the biggest issue,”
Lt. Patrick Fortenberry
with the Greer Police De-
partment said. “We didn’t
have a large increase in
the number of collisions
or anything like that. We
partnered with the public
works department and the
fire department to get the
streets cleared as quick-
ly as possible, and that
helped decrease the risk.”
Fortenberry said de-
creased road traffic
helped keep many safe on
Sunday.
“The best thing was
that citizens stayed off
the roadways,” Fortenber-
ry said. “People didn’t try
to travel anywhere if they
didn’t have to, and that
really helped avoid more
accidents.”
As crews continue to
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018
Fortenberry said dona-
tions have been steady
and members of the com-
munity have been gener-
ous in their giving.
“No matter how big
our city gets, we haven’t
lost that community feel.
The community cares for
each other here,” Forten-
berry said. “Without the
members of the commu-
nity and the support of
our business partners, we
wouldn’t have been able to
have this program for 30
years.”
Donations can still be
made to support this
year’s program or the
2019 program.
“Everything that any-
one gives to Cops for Tots
goes directly to purchas-
ing toys for these kids,”
Fortenberry said. “This
city wants to take care of
its own and its an incredi-
ble feeling seeing the sup-
port.”
work to restore power,
Rauch said the effort has
been tremendous.
“It isn’t a simple flip
of the switch,” she said.
“When trees go down and
things like that happen, it
takes a while. Our crews
work around the clock—
some of them being out
there for 18 or 19 hours.
This is when our guys
shine.”
Mosier agreed.
“When you’re dealing
with a storm like this, im-
pacts come in a variety of
ways. You’ve got wind and
snow. You’ve got freezing
rain. When you combine
all of those things, it just
makes it worse,” Mosier
said. “The weather takes
down trees. The trees take
down the infrastructure. It
makes for a long few days
for a lot of folks.”
Greer CPW has taken
preventative measures in
the past to try and avoid
as many outages as possi-
ble.
“One of the things we
do year-round is identi-
fy trees close to our lines
that could cause problems
and trim them,” Rauch
said. “That way, when we
do get storms like this, we
don’t have as many prob-
lems.”
During the storm, social
media was a necessary
tool.
“Social media really
played a factor for us,”
Rauch said. “As we were
posting pictures, custom-
ers were telling us where
trees were down or where
limbs are on lines. It was
very helpful for us.”
If you’re still waiting for
power, Duke Energy is ask-
ing for patience.
“We can’t ask for
enough patience as we
work through this,” Mosi-
er said. “We’re are mak-
ing tremendous progress.
That doesn’t mean a lot
to somebody who is still
out in the cold and the
dark, and we understand
that. We’re just working
diligently to get those cus-
tomers back on.”
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on this page, 1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer • 877-1881
call 864-877-2076. First Baptist Church
202 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 877-4253
Freedom Fellowship
4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 631-1336
Friendship Baptist Church
1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman • 877-4746
Good News Baptist Church
301 McCall St. • Greer 1592 S. Highway 14, Greer • 879-2289
Grace Baptist Church
848-5500
760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3519
Grace Place
407 Ridgewood Dr., Greer
Greer Freewill Baptist Church
110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer • 968-0310
Groveland Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2913
Heritage Chapel Baptist Church
218 Alexander Rd., Greer • 989-0170
Highland Baptist Church
3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors • 895-5270
Hillcrest Baptist Church
111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer • 877-4206
Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana
DILL CREEK COMMONS 199 Hubert St., Greer • 877-3899
1379 W. Wade Hampton, Greer Holly Springs Baptist Church
864-848-5222
250 Hannon Rd., Inman • 877-6765
Locust Hill Baptist Church
5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest • 895-1771
Maple Creek Baptist Church
Greer 609 S. Main St., Greer • 877-1791
QF
Memorial Drive Baptist Church
UALITY
570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer • 877-7061
Milford Baptist Church
1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer • 895-5533
OODS Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer • 895-2334
New Hope Baptist Church
561 Gilliam Rd., Greer • 879-7080
New Jerusalem Baptist Church
508 North Main St. • 877-4043 413 E. Poinsett St., Greer • 968-9203
7 am - 10 pm Mon.-Sat. New Life Baptist Church
90 Becco Rd., Greer • 895-3224
200 W. Main Street • Taylors
Northwood Baptist Church
888 Ansel School Rd., Greer • 877-5417
O’Neal Baptist Church
3420 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-0930
Pelham First Baptist Church
2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer • 879-4032
People’s Baptist Church
310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer • 848-0449
Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church
201 Jordan Rd., Lyman • 879-2646
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer • 877-6436
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
4899 Jordan Rd., Greer • 895-3546
Providence Baptist Church
2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer • 877-3483
Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church
2375 Racing Road, Greer • 877-0449
Riverside Baptist Church
1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 879-4400
3315 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer • 877-8090
Southside Baptist Church
410 S. Main St., Greer • 421-5686
St. John’s Baptist Church
2 Groveland Rd., Taylors • 879-2904
Suber Road Baptist Church
445 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 801-0181
Taylors First Baptist Church
200 W. Main St., Taylors • 244-3535
United Family Ministries
13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer • 877-3235
Victor Baptist
121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 877-9686
Washington Baptist Church
3500 N. Highway 14, Greer • 895-1510
Welcome Home Baptist Church
1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer • 901-7674
CATHOLIC
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
901 River Rd., Greer • 879-4225
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Riverside Church of Christ
2103 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 322-6847
CHURCH OF GOD
Church of God - Greer
500 Trade St., Greer • 877-0374
Church of God of Prophecy
2416 N. Highway 14, Greer • 877-8329
Eastside Worship Center
601 Taylors Rd., Taylors • 268-0523
O’Neal Church of God
3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer • 895-4273
Pelham Church of God of Prophecy
139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 801-0528
Praise Cathedral Church of God
3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer • 879-4878
EPISCOPAL
Good Shepherd Episcopal
200 Cannon St., Greer • 877-2330
LUTHERAN
Abiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church
401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville •288-4867
Apostolic Lutheran Church
453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer • 848-4568
Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS
2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville • 297-5815
Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA
300 Oneal Rd., Greer • 877-5876
Saints Peter and Paul Ev. Lutheran
400 Parker Ivey Dr., Greenville • 551-0246
METHODIST
Bethel United Methodist Church
105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer • 879-2066
Covenant United Methodist Church
1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 244-3162
Ebenezer United Methodist Church
174 Ebenezer Road, Greer • 987-9644
Faith United Methodist Church
1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer • 877-0308
Fews Chapel United Methodist Church
4000 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-2522
Grace United Methodist Church
627 Taylor Rd., Greer • 877-7015
Lee Road United Methodist Church
1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors • 244-6427
THE GREER CITIZEN A7
Liberty Hill United Methodist Church
301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer • 968-8150
Liberty United Methodist Church
4276 Highway 414, Landrum • 292-0142
Memorial United Methodist Church
201 N. Main St., Greer • 877-0956
Mountain View UMC
6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors • 895-8532
Sharon United Methodist Church
1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer • 879-7926
St. Mark United Methodist Church
911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors • 848-7141
St. Paul United Methodist Church
3856 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-5570
Victor United Methodist Church
1 Wilson Ave., Greer • 877-5520
Woods Chapel United Methodist Church
2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer • 921-3557
Zoar United Methodist Church
1005 Highway 357, Greer • 877-0758
PRESBYTERIAN
Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church
2094 Highway 101 North, Greer • 483-2140
Devenger Road Presbyterian Church
1200 Devenger Rd., Greer • 268-7652
Fellowship Presbyterian Church
1105 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer • 877-3267
First Presbyterian Church
100 School St., Greer • 877-3612
Fulton Presbyterian Church
821 Abner Creek Rd., Greer • 879-3190
OTHER DENOMINATIONS
Agape House 900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer • 329-7491
Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr
427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville • 281-0015
Barton’s Memorial Pentacostal Holiness
Highway 101 North, Greer
Bethesda Temple 125 Broadus St., Greer • 877-8523
Beulah Christian Fellowship Church
1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville • 283-0639
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Holiday Inn, Duncan • 266-4269
Calvary Chapel of Greer
3315 Brushy Creek Rd. • Greer • 877-8090
Christ Fellowship
343 Hampton Rd., Greer • 879-8446
Christian Heritage Church
900 N. Main St., Greer • 877-2288
Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza • 322-1325
Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. • 848-0308
El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. • 968-9474
Faith Family Church
3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 244-0207
Faith Temple 5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors • 895-2524
Harmony Fellowship Church
468 S. Suber Rd., Greer • 877-8287
Harvest Christian Church
2150 Highway 417, Woodruff • 486-8877
International Cathedral of Prayer
100 Davis Avenue • Greer • 655-0009
Journey Fellowship
1846 Old Hwy. 14S • 877-2442
Lifesong Church
12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman • 439-2602
Living Way Community Church
3239 N. Highway 101, Greer • 895-0544
New Beginnings Outreach
104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer • 968-2424
New Hope Freedom
109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. • Greer • 205-8816
New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. • 346-9053
Point of Life Church
Wade Hampton Blvd. • Duncan • 426-4933
Shekhinah Kind Glory Church
600 N. Main St., Greer • 655-4545
Springwell Church
4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 268-2299
St. Andrews Anglican Church
www.standrewupstate.com
United Anglican Fellowship
1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer • 629-3350
United Christian Church
105 Daniel Ave., Greer • 895-3966
United House of Prayer
213 Oak St., Greer • 848-0727
Upstate Friends’ Meeting (Quaker)
P.O. Box 83, Lyman • 439-8788
Upstate Tree of Life
203 East Bearden St., Greer • 848-1295
Victorian Hills Community Church
209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer • 877-3981
Vine Worship Center
4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors • 244-8175

A8 THE GREER CITIZEN 
The Pelham-Batesville Fire Department celebrated 50 years of service during their annual
Christmas dinner.
PBFD celebrated 50 years
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Pelham-Batesville
Fire Department celebrat-
ed 50 years last Friday
night at the Greenville
Marriott.
Fire Chief Phill Jolley
shared the history of how
the fire department got its
name.
“The naming of the fire
district stems from two
cotton mills,” Jolley said.
The fire department was
originally organized by
state charter in March of
1968.
PELHAM MILL
“The Pelham mill site
today still contains rem-
nants of the cotton factory
that was operated by sev-
eral owners from 1820 to
1935,” Jolley said.
Situated on the Enery
River, just inside of Spar-
tanburg county, on the
county line, the Pelham
mill was a spinning or
thread mill that made yarn
from cotton to be used
weaving cloth.
“Originally, it was named
the Buena Vista factory,”
Jolley said. “In 1827, it
was bought and changed
the name to the Hutchings
factory. Later, it became
the Lester factory.”
Pelham manufacturing
bought the lester factory
in 1880 and changed the
name to Pelham mills in
1882.
“The mill was closed
Crime
Report
(Note: All information
contained in the following
was taken directly from
the official incident reports
filed by the City of Greer
Police Department. All
suspects are to be consid-
ered innocent until proven
guilty in the court of law.)
DRUGS POSSESSION
Jennifer Jennings, 37, of
Taylors has been charged
with Trespass and Posses-
sion of Schedule IV Drugs,
second, while Richard
Howard, 51, of Greer has
been charged with Posses-
Police and Fire
in 1935,” Jolley said.
“The mill buildings, the
warehouse and most all
the buildings of the mill
burned to the ground in
1941.”
“There was no fire de-
partment that responded
to that fire whatsoever,”
he said. “It just caught
on fire and burned to the
ground.”
Three days after the fire,
the City of Greenville sent
out an engine.
“They arrived to nothing
but smoldering ashes and
charred remains of a once
vibrant operating mill,”
Jolley said.
BATESVILLE MILL
The Batesville mill,
which is the other piece
of the name, was located
in the Greenville county
side of the district along
the banks of rocky creek
and was also known as the
rocky creek factory
“It was a weaving mill,”
Jolley said. “Both mills
sion of less than one gram
of Methamphetamine, sec-
ond.
According to an incident
report, on Dec. 4 around
2 p.m., two officers re-
sponded to 14055 E. Wade
Hampton Blvd. in refer-
ence to an individual who
was known to be on tres-
pass at this location.
When the officer arrived,
he met with the Walmart
Loss Prevention Officer
(LPO), who stated she saw
Jennings in the grocery
section of Walmart.
She then entered a black
pick-up truck that was still
in the parking lot.
The LPO stated that
she had knowledge of
Jennings being placed on
trespass from the incident
location from a previous
The Greer Citizen
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
made uniform material
for the confederate army
in the civil war.”
The Batesville mill, after
it was closed, later gained
recognition in the whole
area as a restaurant, and
the first recorded meet-
ing of the Pelham-Bates-
ville Fire District was held
there in 1968.
The first fire truck was a
1950 tanker, and the first
meeting in the new fire
station was June 30, 1970.
The restaurant stayed
in business until around
1988, when the building
was leased to café enter-
prises for Fatz Café; even-
tually, the owners decided
the building was too old
and cost too much.
Fatz Cafe relocated to its
current location in Greer,
and less than a year after
the restaurant closed, that
mill burned to the ground
in 1998.
“We were there this
time,” Jolley said. “That
one had some help.”
About 20-35 gallons of
gasoline had been poured
on the site.
“That’s the story of
where the name Pel-
ham-Batesville comes
from,” Jolley said.
Following the history,
guests of the fire depart-
ment ate dinner before
the rest of the program
continued with where the
fire station is today and
future plans.
incident.
he officers were able to
catch up to the truck and
make contact with the oc-
cupants of the vehicle.
In the vehicle was driver
Richard Howard and pas-
senger Jennifer Jennings.
The vehicle was
searched, and the officer
found two white rectangle
pills, two capped syringes,
and a clear crystal sub-
stance.
Howard and Jennings
were taken into custody.
Both subjects were
searched, put in an offi-
cer’s patrol car and trans-
ported to the Greer City
Jail.
The black Toyota Taco-
ma was towed by Thomp-
son’s towing.
ARREST: Fourth in W.E. Willis robbery
FROM PAGE ONE
Center in Florida on unre-
lated charges, will be ex-
tradited to face charges of
assault and battery (first
degree), burglary, attempt-
ed murder, armed rob-
bery, grand larceny, arson
and kidnapping, among
others.
Mullins marks the
fourth suspect arrested in
the robbery and shooting
incident.
Last month, investiga-
tors apprehended Jer-
maine Bernard Williams,
38, of Greer; Allen Wright,
49, of Travelers Rest; and
Jack Corris Foreman, 38,
of Pahokee, Florida on re-
lated charges.
Police also arrested Ron-
ald Edmond and Kenyatta
Foster, who were both ar-
rested for Accessory After
the Fact, authorities say.
Investigators are still
looking to identify two ad-
ditional suspects and ask
for anyone with informa-
SHOOTOUT: Suspect shot by police
FROM PAGE ONE
With officers en route,
dispatchers had provided
a description of the sus-
pect and his vehicle and
also advised that the sus-
pect had fired shots both
inside and outside the
restaurant, according to
the SCSO report.
An officer from Duncan
PD spotted the suspect
vehicle behind the McDon-
ald’s and attempted to pull
it over, but the suspect re-
fused and accelerated.
An officer from Lyman
PD also responded to as-
sist the Duncan officer
along with two of SCSO’s
deputies.
The pursuit continued
down Hwy. 290 towards
Reidville Rd., and the driv-
er fired a gun from his
vehicle in the direction of
the law enforcement vehi-
cles behind him.
The suspect vehicle then
lost two tires on his vehi-
cle, which resulted in him
tion to call Crime Stoppers
of Greenville at 23-CRIME
or leave a tip on the Sher-
iff’s Office app.
SEPT. 25 INCIDENT
Police believe that on
Sept. 25 around 4:30 a.m.
Williams, Wright, Foreman
and several other uniden-
tified suspects conspired
to commit the brutal at-
tack and robbery that
occurred with Foreman
allegedly having stolen
a truck on Sept. 18 from
Budget Tire Co. located on
Poinsett Highway.
The incident began at
the W.E. Willis store, locat-
ed at 3601 Hwy. 414; then,
the suspects kidnapped
Mr. Willis and took him
to his residence on Sweet-
gum Road, where they
encountered Mrs. Willis
inside. Once inside, the
suspects bound Mrs. Wil-
lis and continued to tor-
ture the victims for 30-40
minutes before ultimate-
‘We are sincerely
thankful that no
citizens or officers
were injured during
this incident.’
Lieutenant Kevin Bobo
Public Information Officer,
Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office
u-turning and then coming
in the direction of the of-
ficers while still firing his
weapon.
The suspect vehicle was
stopped at E. Main St. and
Commerce Ct., and when
the suspect exited his ve-
hicle, he fired more rounds
at the officers, which re-
sulted in the Duncan of-
ficer and SCSO deputies
returning fire and striking
the suspect several times.
The officers were able
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018
ly shooting and stabbing
Mrs. Willis.
The suspects ransacked
the residence and fled in
a vehicle belonging to the
Willis’ with an undisclosed
amount of cash.
Around 7 a.m. that
morning, investigators
discovered the torched ve-
hicle belonging to Mr. and
Mrs. Willis and collected a
piece of evidence that was
eventually tested for DNA.
Investigators later collect-
ed another article of evi-
dence, near Bates Crossing
Road, that also contained
DNA; leading investigators
to the names Foreman and
Wright.
“The DNA match es-
tablished a good starting
point for our investiga-
tors,” Sheriff Johnny Mack
Brown previously stat-
ed. “Working around the
clock, these investigators
were able to place these
suspects at the related
crime scenes.”
to handcuff the suspect
and render aid until EMS
arrived and transported
suspect to the hospital.
Per protocol, Duncan PD
and the SCSO immediately
notified the State Law En-
forcement Division (SLED).
“We are sincerely thank-
ful that no citizens or of-
ficers were injured during
this incident,” said Lieu-
tenant Kevin Bobo, Public
Information Officer for
the Spartanburg County
Sheriff’s Office and Deten-
tion Center.
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BLAME
CANNADA

BILLY
CANNADA

Ranking
A
s a lover of all things
Christmas, I’ve decid-
ed I want to be your
guide as you sort through
all of the holiday movie

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choices. There are good
ones out there, but there
are also some really, real-

presents
ly bad ones.
So, as you get set to
spend the next few days

LAST RIDE
cooped up with family
and friends, hopefully
you’ll find this Christmas
movie list helpful. Don’t
worry, I’m not going to be
one of those silly hipsters
that names Die Hard and
Gremlins among my fa-
vorite Christmas movies.
That’s blasphemy.

Jackets fall
The good:
These “good” Christ-
mas movies are movies
you should’ve already
seen at this point in the

short in State
holiday season. They are
solid films that are good
enough to watch multiple
times, but you don’t have
to save them for peak

Championship
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
“What doesn’t kill you
makes you stronger.”
Those were the words of
coach Travis Perry as the
Yellow Jackets exited Wil-
Christmas movie watch-
ing times.
These movies include:
The Santa Clause (who
doesn’t love Tim Allen?),
way through the season. Home Alone (notice I
The Yellow Jackets had didn’t say Home Alone
every reason to throw in II—that falls under “great”
the towel. Christmas movie), Elf,
“It says a lot about our Christmas Vacation and
kids (that they got here),” Jingle All The Way.
Young said. “Our play- The bad:
ers weren’t distracted by INCOMING: I am about

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liams-Brice Stadium last outside things. It’s a hard to write some very hot

Friday with a 37-21 loss to
Myrtle Beach in the Class
AAAA State Champion-
ship.
The Jackets faced a lot
of adversity in 2018. Perry
working group. They de-
serve to be here. They de-
serve to win it. Just didn’t
happen for them today.”
Perry said the adversity
has put things into per-
Sunday, December 9
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN takes. If you don’t want to
hear me insult your favor-
Will Young’s team battled through adversity to make a state championship run in 2018. ite Christmas movie, just
skip to the next portion of
this column.
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10:30 & 3pm Myrtle Beach hit back, see if we could get around Can I just say, I have no

pr e sents
has been fighting a battle
with cancer. Head coach
Will Young has been in and
P R A I S E C AT H E D R A L C H O I P
out of treatment following
a Kidney Transplant.
On the field, Greer lost
starting quarterback Trey
Houston to a knee injury
against Union County mid-
spective.
“Things like this, of-
tentimes, teach us about
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what’s really important in SRE CCHAETSHTERD
life,” he said. “This season
presents
has given us a better per-
spective, and I’m proud of
the way our kids have han-
dled it.”
Greer’s bid for a fourth
state title win was looking
good in the first half.
AR A L C H O I R & O R C H E S T
After several early de-
fensive stops, Dre Wil-
presents
liams found the end zone
in the second quarter on
a 34-yard pass from Mat-
thew Huff.
however, knotting the
score at 7-7 on a blocked
punt/touchdown right be-
fore the half.
“The blocked kick was
pretty big for them,”
Young said. “They also did
a good job of bottling up
the run. We kept trying to
the edge, but it just never
quite worked out for us.”
The Yellow Jackets an-
swered the Seahawk’s
score on an ensuing pos-
session, as Huff found
freshman Jaleel Skinner
on a 22-yard route to go
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use for movies like It’s
a Wonderful Life, White
Christmas and Miracle on
34th Street. I know some
of your heads just explod-
ed, but for me, these films
are tedious and it feels
like more people just
watch them in the spirit
of tradition (which there’s
nothing wrong with. I love

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tradition). I’m not going
to waste an evening with

Jared Emerson
Bing Crosby or George
Bailey when I can watch
Tim Allen crankily deliver
presents as Santa Claus. If
you choose to spend your
time watching these films,
I won’t judge you, but I’ll
probably nap through it.
The great:
Only a few movies
here, but over the years
I’ve come to love films
like Home Alone II (the
rare instance where the

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Grinch Stole Christmas

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Christmas movies. With
back Dre Williams. Beach, giving up three unanswered touchdowns to start the third. the exception of Home
Alone, the films listed

Jackets press10:30
on after
& 3pm state title defeat
here have been Christmas
10:30 & 3pm staples for years. Improve
your holiday season by
watching any of these this
week.
BY BILLY CANNADA this or that? We’re just go- works, it has an impact.” The sacred:
SPORTS EDITOR ing to plug in and do what ‘The 2018 season is done. It’s over. We’re During the state title There is one more
we’ve always done.” game, however, Yellow category. Sacred Christ-
It didn’t take long for Greer does lose quite a looking forward. This isn’t the first time Jacket fans were able to mas movies. This list only
Greer to shake off its state few key seniors, such as catch a glimpse of the includes three films: A
championship loss to Myr- Dre Williams, Matthew
tle Beach. Huff, Trey Houston, Brax- Special Guest
we’ve lost a good class.’
PRAISE Artist:
CATHEDRAL Special Guest Arti future, as Jaleel Skinner
racked up 93 receiving
Christmas Story, Charlie
Brown Christmas and
Yellow Jacket head ton Collins, Ethan Alexan-
coach Will Young said his der, Jaimyahe Rice, Kyle Jared Emerson
Will Young Jared Emers yards and two touch-
downs through the air.
A Muppet’s Christmas
Carol. Watch any of these
team is getting back to Schneider.
work with plenty to look
forward to in 2019.
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But the Jackets return
plenty of talent, including:
Greer, SC 29650
Greer head coach
Most of our offensive line- leadership of the seniors.
“Watching how Jaleel
has progressed was in-
credible. He’s a tremen-
before Christmas eve and
you’re doing it wrong.
These are the best of
“It’s already started,” McZavion Holley, Jakyre men were not seniors. “They came to work ev- dous talent, but he hasn’t the best, and will fill your
Young said of the offsea- Kerns, Garrett Dill and
son. “The 2018 season Cameron Martin to name
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About half of the defen-
sive line and most of the
ery day and that work eth-
ic spread to the younger
even scratched the surface
of what he’s capable of,”
home with all the joy you
need on Dec. 24. Before
is done. It’s over. We’re a few. secondary will be back. group. They just set the Young said. “When you you start playing A Christ-
looking forward. This isn’t “If you look at our start- We’ll return two of the bar,” Young said. “When look at some of the young- mas Story on repeat, give

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the first time we’ve lost a ers, we have a mix of best defensive linemen in you have the mentality er guys we brought with the others a watch. You’ll
good class. We lost a good younger and older guys. the state and two of the that every day you’re go- us, they might not have be glad you did.

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best linebackers in the ing to try and show up and had as big of an impact
up being pretty good. Ev- seniors in some key spots, state, so we’ve got some get better, it pays off. Kids on the game, but that ex-
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ery year, you can ask the there’s no question about pieces.” are looking up to guys like perience will help them in
same questions. How are that. But most of our wide Young said the thing his Dre Williams and when their development.”
we going to rebuild or do receivers were not seniors. team will miss most is the they see how hard he SEE JACKETS | B2

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B2 THE GREER CITIZEN SPORTS
RIVERSIDE SIGNINGS
EMILY HOROMANSKI
Swimming - University of South Carolina
Swimming - Purdue University
Soccer - University of South Carolina Aiken
Local players will play
in Shrine Bowl, N-S Game
This
weekend
BY BILLY CANNADA
SPORTS EDITOR
Dre Williams and Quack
Cohen will represent Greer
at the 2018 Shrine Bowl of
the Carolinas this week-
end.
JACKETS: Pressing on with talent
FROM B1
Young said he was proud
of the way its team re-
sponded when Greer lost
its starting quarterback
to a knee injury against
Union.
“What’s really impres-
sive was how the other
players adapted,” Young
said. “We had Trey Hous-
MICHAEL JUENGEL
MARIANNE ROSS
ANDREW SMITH
Track and Field- The Citadel
The Greer High seniors
will be joined by Byrnes
linebacker Deandre Cor-
nish, representing South
Carolina in the All-Star
game.
The game, set for Dec.
15 at Gibbs Stadium in
Spartanburg, features 88
top high school football
players from North and
South Carolina, raising
money for Shriners Hos-
ton one minute and the
next minute he wasn’t
there. But Matthew Huff
kept us rolling. That’s just
another sign of their matu-
rity that they didn’t dwell
on it. They went back to
work and got better.”
Young believes Huff,
who filled in quite nicely
for Greer, will have a fu-
ture at the college level.
pitals around the country.
The North South All-Star
Game will feature Byrnes
wide receiver Ben Henson
and Greer’s Kyle Schnei-
der and Ethan Alexander
will represent the Upstate
in the contest, set for Sat-
urday, Dec. 15 at Coastal
Carolina’s Brooks Stadium
in Myrtle Beach.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
“Somebody is going to
take a chance on him,”
Young said. “Maybe not
as a quarterback, but as
a football player he could
still bring a lot to a team.
He’s one of those guys
that has the potential to
be highly successful.
billy@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Baseball - University of South Carolina Lancaster
Track and Field- Presbyterian College
Baseball - University of South Carolina Lancaster
FALL: Skinner shines in title loss
FROM B1
up 14-7. A field by Myr-
tle Beach just before the
break would narrow the
margin to 14-10 at the
half.
The third quarter was
all Myrtle Beach, as South
Carolina commit Luke
Doty ran and three for
a touchdown during the
Seahawk’s three-score
onslot. After three un-
answered touchdowns,
Greer got the shot in the
arm it was looking for on
a 66-yard touchdown pass
from Huff to Skinner to
bring the score to 31-21 in
the third.
“He’s been part of our
plan all year,” Young said
of Skinner.
“He’s got so much talent
and so much athletic abil-
ity. As he learns to play
the game of football, he’s
going to be an incredible
prospect. He’s a great kid
and a great student, so I’m
looking forward to seeing
what he does.”
The momentum contin-
ued for Greer on the fol-
lowing possession, with
LAUREN FALLOW
Lacrosse - Lander University
IKELLE ITURBE
Rowing - Clemson University
JP NEWTON
NELSON SENN
ANDREW VOLZ
‘I think we went out
with a bang. I wish
we could’ve come
home with that
ring, but we have
more to come.’
Jaleel Skinner
Greer wide receiver
the defensive picking off a
pass at the line of scrim-
mage. But that play was
called back for holding
and Myrtle Beach capital-
ized with a score of its
own.
Doty and the Seahawks
drained the fourth quar-
ter with short pass plays
and runs to keep the clock
moving.
Despite the loss, Young
isn’t disappointed with his
team.
“Greer is a special
place,” Young said. “We’ll
be back here again soon.
Somebody’s got to win
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018
and somebody’s got to
lose. Unfortunately, we
came up short.”
MOVING ON
The senior class, led by
Quack Cohen and others,
isn’t letting the loss get in
the way of a solid season.
“I’m glad we made it
this far,” Cohen said. “We
fought hard and it didn’t
end the way we wanted it
to, but we’re proud of the
season. We left everything
out there.”
And the Yellow Jackets
have plenty to look for-
ward to in the future.
“I think we went out
with a bang,” Skinner said.
“I wish we could’ve come
home with that ring, but
we have more to come.
We’re going to be ready to
put on a show next year.”
“We want these guys
to keep their heads up,”
Perry added. “They had a
great year. It just didn’t
turn out the way we want-
ed. The kids fought hard
all day long and we felt
like we had a chance.”
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 
BLEECKER STREET
Keira Knightly in ‘Colette’
COUCH THEATER  | A Greer native received
BY AMY ANDERSON
NEW RELEASES
FOR THE WEEK OF DEC. 10
PICKS OF THE WEEK
“The Equalizer 2” (R)
-- In the first “Equalizer,”
retired CIA agent Robert
McCall (Denzel Washing-
ton) was a level-headed
hero who calmly tried to
save a young woman from
a life of exploitation, got
driven over the edge, and
then methodically dealt
with all the riffraff -- to the
audience’s delight. This
follow-up -- again direct-
ed by Antoine Fuqua and
written by Richard Wenk
-- sees McCall driving a
Lyft while meting out part-
time justice and back in
cahoots with his old friend
Susan Plummer (Melis-
sa Leo). When the wrong
people take Plummer out,
the level-headed hero is
replaced by a cold killing
machine who’s bent on
total vengeance and has
the goods to deliver. Alas,
you can’t have everything,
kids. I had high hopes
when I heard Mr. Washing-
ton would grace us with a
sequel (something he’s not
known for), but it’s not as
good as the first one.
“Smallfoot” (PG) -- They
do exist! Channing Tatum
voices Migo, a Yeti just try-
ing to figure out life and
catch the eye of the village
leader’s daughter Meechee
(Zendaya). When he acci-
dentally discovers a Small-
foot, and eventually brings
one -- wisecracking wild-
life documentarian Percy
Patterson (James Corden)
-- back to his Yeti village
as proof, he finds out that
there’s more to human-Ye-
ti relations than existen-
tial proof. It’ll take a whole
gang to work it out. The
message, delivered sweet-
ly and with much mirth, is
tolerance and open-heart-
ed acceptance of the un-
known. It’ll have you all
warm and fuzzy despite
its frozen setting.
“Colette” (PG-13) -- The
riveting life of French
writer Sidonie-Gabrielle
Colette is under explo-
ration in this biopic by
director Wash Westmore-
land, with Keira Knightley
in the title role. As a young
country girl married to the
notorious Paris rake and
self-promotion machine
Henry Gauthier-Villars
(Dominic West), Colette
began writing under her
husband’s pen name Wil-
ly, publishing loosely au-
tobiographical stories that
took Paris by storm. Her
exploration of sexual iden-
tity and gender roles and
her struggle to claim own-
ership of her own words
are powerful material that
Knightley bears brilliantly.
She grows stronger and
more angled as Colette’s
story and personality
progress.
“Peppermint” (R) -- Jen-
nifer Garner plays Riley
North, a mother whose
young daughter and hus-
band were gunned down
by a drug cartel. Abused
by crooked police, let
down by a corrupt and
useless justice system, she
disappears broken and
disheartened -- but just
long enough to hone her-
self into a serious weapon
with a single mission: get
the justice she was de-
nied by the police and the
courts. Crazed mom goes
rogue to exact revenge for
her murdered family and
stand up for everyone who
gets screwed by the sys-
tem? There’s a lot to work
with, but it didn’t come
across compelling. There’s
killing for killings’ sake,
but not much more.
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“The Last Kingdom” Sea-
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“The Orville” Season 1
Entertainment
Greer native authors Best Children’s Book
Selected by
Equus Film
Festival
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
an early Christmas pres-
ent last week.
Joy Sullivan Hicklin
wrote the story, Sleepy
Ponies, after a few years
of photographing sleeping
horses or ponies, and the
Equus Film Festival select-
ed the story as the 2018
Best Children’s Book last
Monday night.
“My wife, Joy Sullivan
Hicklin, who grew up in
Greer and practiced phys-
ical therapy in Greer until
we married in 1992, com-
bined her love of children
and horses in Sleepy Po-
nies, a children’s bedtime
encouragement book,”
said her husband Jona-
than Hicklin.
“I loved watching the
herd at our farm resting
peacefully, and I enjoyed
their trust in allowing me
to get close to them while
sleeping,” Joy Hicklin said.
“Then, one day, the
poem just came to me,
and I thought how won-
derful it would be if hors-
es, who had been such a
blessing in my life, could
be available to children to
comfort them in the times
of transition to rest,” she
said. “My husband, Jon-
athan, encouraged me to
move forward into pub-
lishing, because he said
that the rhythmical lines
lulled him to sleep.”
Caroline Dillard of
Greenville illustrated the
book, which helps chil-
dren see bedtime in a pos-
Things
To Do
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NEW LISTINGS
THEATRE TO PRESENT
CHRISTMAS SHOW
The Spartanburg Little
Theatre will show “Every
Christmas Story Ever Told
(and then some!)” through
Dec. 15, 8 p.m., at the
Chapman Cultural Center.
Three actors decide to
perform every Christ-
mas story ever told–plus
Christmas traditions from
all around the world, sea-
sonal icons from ancient
times to topical pop-cul-
ture, and ever carol ever
sung.
The performance con-
tains mild adult language
and “The Santa Talk” and
is most recommended for
ages 14 and over.
For tickets or more in-
formation, visit spartan-
burglittletheatre.com or
call 585-8278.
SCCT TO PRESENT
‘THE LITTLEST ANGEL’
The South Carolina Chil-
dren’s Theatre will per-
form “The Littlest Angel”
Dec. 14-15.
Everyone is preparing
for the birth of Christ
but the Littlest Angel just
seems to be getting in the
way. A heavenly host of
fun abounds in this sweet
and funny musical that
celebrates childhood and
Christmas.
Suggested for ages 4 and
up. Estimated run time is
60 minutes.
Performances take place
at the Salvation Army Kroc
Center, 414 Westfield
Street in Greenville.
For showtimes and tick-
et information, visit sc-
childrenstheatre.org or
call 235-2885.
The Greer Citizen
itive way and offers a solu-
tion to the transition from
play to rest.
“My favorite part of the
book is the illustrations,”
Hicklin said. “Caroline
Dillard read my mind. I
gave her the verses with-
out further direction, and
each time she sent one, it
brought happy tears to my
eyes.”
In February, Hicklin
and a friend went to the
Equus Film Festival stop
in Camden, SC, where they
learned that the Festival
had added literary catego-
ries.
“My friends encouraged
me to enter Sleepy Ponies
in their 2018 contest,”
Hicklin said. “The Festival
promotes love and care
for horses, and I wanted to
share Sleepy Ponies with
their audience.”
“I thanked God for al-
lowing me to take part in
such a fun project and im-
mediately wanted to share
it with my family who
have been so supportive
and with Caroline, who so
beautifully illustrated it,”
she said.
The Festival accepts film
and literary entries from
January through August;
then, a panel selects the
winners and announces
the winners in the Festival
in New York in December.
“From what I hear, it has
become quite competitive,
reaches international au-
diences, and the Festival
has thousands of avid fol-
lowers,” Hicklin said.
Hicklin lived in Greer
from birth through age
28, attending Tryon Street
Elementary, Greer Middle
School, Greer High School,
Carson-Newman College,
The Medical University
of South Carolina-B.S. in
Physical Therapy in 1987,
The Medical University of
The Gap Creek Singers performed their annual Christmas Concert on Saturday, Dec. 8, at
7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.
CHARLIE BROWN ON STAGE
IN SPARTANBURG
A Charlie Brown Christ-
mas Live On Stage will be
performed on Saturday,
Dec. 15, 4 p.m. at Spartan-
burg Memorial Auditori-
um.
This touring produc-
tion of A Charlie Brown
Christmas Live on Stage by
Charles M. Schulz features
the Peanuts gang – Linus,
Lucy, Snoopy, Sally and
more, all led by the lovable
Charlie Brown – as they
discover the true mean-
ing of Christmas. When
Charlie Brown becomes
discouraged by the mate-
rialism of the season, Lucy
convinces him to direct
the neighborhood Christ-
mas play. In typical Char-
lie Brown fashion, things
go awry when he selects
a tiny fir tree for the pro-
duction. It’s up to Linus to
save the day and remind
everyone of the real mes-
sage of the holiday.
A Charlie Brown Christ-
mas Live on Stage, Schulz’s
timeless story of the spirit
of Christmas, showcases
the unforgettable music of
Vince Guaraldi, performed
by a three-piece ensem-
ble on stage, as well as a
concert of beloved holiday
carols led by the Peanuts
characters.
For more information,
visit www.crowdpleaser.
com or www.ACharlieB-
rownChristmasLive.com.
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PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Joy Sullivan Hicklin, second from the left, wrote Sleepy Ponies, which was selected as the
2018 Best Children’s Book. Hicklin is with her son Andrew, her husband Jonathan and her
daughter Joy Caroline.
South Carolina-Masters in
Health Administration in
1992, University of Saint
Augustine-Doctor of Phys-
ical Therapy in 2006, and
Gordon Conwell Theolog-
ical Seminary-Doctor of
Ministry in 2007.
“I loved growing up in
Greer with my sisters,
brother, and friends (es-
pecially Susan Leonard
and Kim Keller), the Greer
Christmas Parade fol-
lowed by a pancake sup-
per at the First Presbyteri-
an Church of Greer, riding
horses through the drive
in at McDonalds, Greer
football games, seeing the PHOTO | SUBMITTED
mountains from Greer’s
beautiful foothills, etc.,” Caroline Dillard of Greenville illustrated the book.
Hicklin said.
“Greer is an incredible Jonathan, and their two Hardware in Greer and on
home town,” she said. “I children Joy Caroline, 24, Amazon.
am proud of Greer.” and Andrew, 21.
Hicklin now lives in Rock The book is available kaelyn@greercitizen.com | 877-2076
Hill, SC, with her husband, for sale through Dobson’s
EVENT REMINDERS  |
‘Laughing All The Way’
Through Dec. 22
Centre Stage
www.centrestage.org
233-6733
Jacob Johnson
Christmas Benefit
for Crestview Elementary
Dec. 14, 7-10 p.m.
The Spinning Jenny
www.facebook.com/
thespinningjennygreer/
Christmas Concert
and Toy Drive
Foothills Philharmonic
Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.
Riverside Baptist
foothillsphilharmonic.org
326-5780
PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN
Singers
Petey’s Holiday Party
Dec. 18, 9-11 a.m.
The Pavilion
greenvillerec.com
‘A Christmas Carol: On Air’
Dec. 18, 7 p.m.
Centre Stage
PANCAKES WITH SANTA Spartanburg. www.centrestage.org
RESCHEDULED For tickets or more in- 233-6733
Cherokee County His- formation, call 237-3214
torical and Preservation or visit iTickets.com.
Society has rescheduled
its Pancakes for Preserva-
tion breakfast with Santa
Claus for Monday, Dec. 17,
5-7:30 p.m.
For tickets or more in-
formation, call 489-3988
or visit www.cherokee-
countyhistory.org.
BREWERY TO HOLD
UGLY SWEATER PARTY
13 Stripes Brewery will
hold an Ugly Sweater Par-
ty on Friday, Dec. 21, from
6-11:59 p.m.
The event will feature
a showing of National
Lampoon’s Christmas Va-
cation at 9 p.m. and will
announce the top three
winners of the ugly sweat-
er contest before the mov-
ie starts.
13 Stripes Brewery is
located at 250 Mill Street,
Suite PW3101 in Taylors.
GOSPEL CONCERT
PLANNED FOR DEC. 29
A Pre New Years Eve
Gospel Concert will be
held Saturday, Dec. 29, 6
p.m. at the District 3 Audi-
torium in Spartanburg.
Performing will be Adam
Crabb, Tribute, Gold City,
The Griffins, Jordan Fami-
ly Band, and Gospel Truth
Trio.
Doors open at 5 p.m.
The auditorium is locat-
ed at 381 Cherry Road in
B6 THE GREER CITIZEN FUN AND GAMES
Strange ‘pimples’
are rare disease
DEAR DR. ROACH:
After having several
strange-looking “pimples”
on my thighs and one on
my face, I was told it is
lymphomatoid papulosis.
One or two people in a
million are diagnosed with
this. I know that it is not
contagious, but what is it?
What causes it, how is it
treated, and what can I do
to avoid these? They take
weeks to heal. -- R.R.
ANSWER: Lymphoma-
toid papulosis is a rare dis-
ease. It is in the category
of cutaneous lymphopro-
liferative disorders. It is a
chronic disease, and lasts
years or even decades.
The underlying cause is
not known exactly, but it
is related in many ways to
other lymphoproliferative
diseases, such as mycosis
fungoides and Hodgkin’s
lymphoma. The cells of
the skin lesions you notice
have similar genetic rear-
rangements as lymphoma
cells. Fortunately, LyP has
an excellent prognosis,
although people with LyP
are at increased risk for
developing one of these
serious conditions.
The papules of LyP can
appear on the extremities
or the hands and face, and
less commonly on other
places on the body. They
may start off as small red
papules, get larger and
then crust over. Often,
several exist at different
stages.
Diagnosis may not be
easy, as it takes an experi-
enced dermatopathologist
(pathologist with special
Soap Updates
BY DANA BLOCK
THE BOLD AND
THE BEAUTIFUL
Hope’s mom and aunts
held a baby-naming ses-
sion with her. Zoe con-
fronted her father about
his past behavior with
women and reminded
him that Taylor was her
boss’s mother. Meanwhile,
Taylor met with her spon-
sor. Hope told Brooke she
understood her position
on Taylor, but she didn’t
want to upset Steffy and
ruin the dynamic of their
extended family. Steffy
suggested to Taylor that
she move in with her and
Kelly. Wyatt and Sally
practiced yoga poses while
Sally shared her plans for
a new athletic line for For-
rester Creations. Brooke
arrived at Steffy’s and be-
came agitated when she
found Taylor alone with
the baby. Wait to See:
Steffy vehemently defends
her mother to Hope and
Liam.
DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Ted told Rafe that he
and Hope were having an
affair. Julie reminisced
about her return to Sa-
lem 50 years ago. Lucas
said goodbye to his fami-
ly. Sonny and Will made a
last-ditch effort to rebuff
Leo’s blackmail attempt.
Justin delivered a letter to
Chloe that contained some
shocking news. Sarah con-
tinued to help Eric gain
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
training in skin diseases)
and enough tissue to look
at the genetics of the cells.
Treatment is not neces-
sary for every person with
LyP. But for those who do
require it, one might be ul-
traviolet-light treatment.
More severe cases may
require methotrexate, but
this needs to be managed
by an expert.
Experts have recom-
mended six-month visits
to evaluate for early signs
of enlarging lymph nodes,
which might indicate the
development of a lymph-
oproliferative disorder.
***
DEAR DR. ROACH: I
would like your opinion,
as a noninterested par-
ty, on laser therapy. I see
many ads touting its ad-
vantages and success in
treating bone-on-bone
knee osteoarthritis.
My orthopedic doctor
recommended knee re-
placements on both my
knees. I had arthroscopic
surgery on the left knee
four years ago and was
recommended total knee
replacement on the right
knee about three years
ago. How long can I put
off surgery, and what is
the outlook if I don’t have
it done?
ABC | CRAIG SJODIN
Michelle Stafford stars as
’Nina’ on ‘General Hospital’
custody of Holly. Tripp
comforted Kayla after she
told him the news about
Steve. Abigail broke into
Kayla’s office to find proof
of Gabi’s deception. Mean-
while, Julie snuck into
Gabi’s bedroom, hoping
to get the goods on her.
Maggie and Sarah argued
about who should raise
Holly. Wait to See: Julie
uncovers Gabi’s secret.
GENERAL HOSPITAL
Ava was having a hard
time. Julian tried to
smooth things over. Car-
ly paid a visit to Morgan’s
grave. Sonny defended
his father. Laura brought
Sonny up to speed. Nina
was disappointed about
something. Anna looked
to the future. Chase felt
misunderstood. Willow
was caught off guard.
Carly confronted “Kevin.”
Ava received a surprise
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018
I am an 80-year-old fe-
male in good health, ex-
cept for the osteoarthritis.
I use naproxen when need-
ed. If it works, I think laser
therapy would be less pain
and downtime.
ANSWER: Low-level
laser therapy has been
studied in people with os-
teoarthritis, and some of
the studies have shown re-
ductions in pain and stiff-
ness. The laser is thought
to have an effect on circu-
lation. However, the laser
generally has been effec-
tive in people with mild
to moderate disease, and
bone-on-bone is severe. I
think laser may help some
people, but some of the
benefit probably is due to
placebo effect.
As far as putting off
your knee replacements,
I have been through this
many times with my own
patients. Some get it done
right away; others avoid
surgery until they can’t
take it any longer, with
worsening pain, stiffness
and inability to exercise.
Most people have told me
that they wish they had
done the surgery sooner.
By the way, I am inter-
ested in helping people,
but have no conflicts of
interest.
Dr. Roach regrets that
he is unable to answer in-
dividual letters, but will
incorporate them in the
column whenever possi-
ble. Readers may email
questions to ToYourGood-
Health@med.cornell.edu.
visit. Nina was encouraged
to give Valentin another
chance. Griffin felt lost.
Chase and Finn bonded.
Kim gave Oscar his space.
Cameron paid Julian a vis-
it. Sonny and Oscar had a
heart-to-heart talk. Stella
gained a little more in-
sight. Laura confided in
Lulu. Wait to See: Margaux
gets a new lead.
THE YOUNG AND
THE RESTLESS
Nikki found JT’s bloody
clothes displayed on
her bed. Deeply shaken,
she went to see Victoria,
only to be interrupted by
Reed’s return home for
the holiday break. Reed THE SPATS by Jeff Pickering  |
announced that he would,
once and for all, find his
father’s killer. Cane made
it clear that he didn’t want
his children hanging out
with Reed. Meanwhile, Nik-
ki booked a consultation
with Mia in an attempt to
befriend her. Abby asked
Nick to join her new proj-
ect as a consultant, but he
wasn’t willing to commit.
Abby got a different idea
after seeing Lola at her
 |
new pop-up shop inside
the coffeehouse. Jack was RFD by Mike Marland
perplexed by Kerry’s pat-
tern of missing dates and
ignoring his calls. Reed
flew into a rage, accusing
his mother of keeping se-
crets from him. Wait to
See: Victor is missing in
action.
(c) 2018 King Features Syndicate, Inc.
AMBER WAVES by Dave T. Phipps  |
OUT ON A LIMB by Gary Kopervas  |

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018 
Rhodes named SC Elementary Principal of the Year
Taylors
principal
honored
The South Carolina As-
sociation of School Ad-
ministrators (SCASA) has
named Rhonda Rhodes
of Taylors Elementary the
2019 South Carolina Ele-
mentary Principal of the
Year.
Rhodes is in her fifth
year serving as principal
at Taylors. She previous-
ly served as principal at
Wren Elementary in An-
derson County and princi-
pal at Ravenel Elementary
in Oconee County.  Rhodes
is a graduate of Clemson
University.
Beth Phibbs, Executive
Director of the South
Carolina Association of
School Administrators de-
scribed Rhodes as “a dis-
tinguished leader whose
dedication to the stu-
dents, teachers, and com-
School
News
ICE ON MAIN OFFERING
SKATE FOR STEM
Ice on Main is offering
K-12 students the oppor-
tunity to skate for free,
courtesy of the Duke Ener-
gy Foundation.
The first 50 students to
show a report card with a
B or higher in math or sci-
ence on Wednesdays can
skate for free.
For more information,
visit www.iceonmain.com.
GREENVILLE COUNTY |
COUNTY UPDATES
NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
Due to changes in tele-
communications laws,
Greenville County Schools
(GCS) is now able to send
emergency text messag-
es to parents through the
school messenger system
if their listed home phone
number is text capable.  hold its Winter Chorus
Parents who would like
to receive emergency texts
and currently have a land-
line listed are asked to fill
out the form on the GCS
website and return it to
the child’s school.
GCS does not send
phone messages to fami-
lies late at night or early in
the morning, so a last-min-
ute closing decision is
sometimes missed.  RAISES HOLIDAY FUNDS
Texting parents pro-
vides a less intrusive way
to send emergency mes-
sages during these hours.
Though GCS has been us-
ing a text message system
called @gcsalerts through
Twitter, that system has
been less than reliable and
is dependent on parents
opting in and having push
notifications set properly
on their phone.  The @gc-
salerts will continue to be
used as a communication
redundancy.  lected for Region Orches-
The GCS website, social
media platforms, and local
media will also be used to
help disseminate emer-
gency messages.  Caroline Phillips
RIVERSIDE TO PRESENT
‘YULETIDE VOICES’
Riverside High will pres-
ent “Yuletide Voices,” an
old-fashioned radio pro-
duction featuring Charles
Dickens’ A Christmas Car-
ol and other tales of the
season on Friday, Dec. 14,
at 6:30 p.m. in the school
auditorium.
Tickets are available
from speech and debate
team members or at the
door. Refreshments will
be served.
For more information,
email Ann Dods at dods-
fam@gmail.com or Amy
Devolve at amy.devolve@
yahoo.com.
RIVERSIDE COLLECTING
SOCKS, GLOVES, BLANKETS
Riverside High is col-
lecting all size socks, win-
ter hats and gloves, new
blankets, and all size new
or used jacket to donate
to Greer Relief on Friday,
Dec. 14.
Items can be dropped
off in Room H-118.
Our Schools
munity creates a climate
and culture for students
to succeed.”
“Rhonda has done an
outstanding job at Taylors
Elementary. In addition
to building a culture of
trust, collaboration, and
warmth, her students’ ac-
ademic performance con-
tinues to improve. Rhon-
da’s focus on meeting
each student’s individual
needs epitomizes the idea
of a student-centered fo-
cus,” said Greenville Coun-
ty Schools Superintendent
Burke Royster.
Rhodes was surprised
with an assembly in the
school cafeteria.
On stage she said, “Dr.
Royster is probably won-
dering how all of this
could have happened at
my school without me
knowing about it.”  • Has programs de-
Rhodes went on to say
that the award is not just
about her successes but is
a testament to faculty, stu-
dents and parents at Tay-
lors Elementary who are
committed to excellence.
TAYLORS ELEMENTARY TO
HOLD WINTER MUSICALS
Taylors Elementary has
rescheduled its fifth grade
performance of “The
North Pole Star” to coin-
cide with the chorus per-
formance of “Big Chill” on
Monday, Dec. 17.
The chorus will present
its 25-minute musical at 6
p.m. followed by the fifth-
grade musical at 6:45 p.m.
WOODLAND CONCERT
MOVED TO DEC. 17
Woodland Elementary
will hold its PTA meeting
and Chorus/Drum Con-
cert on Monday, Dec. 17,
at 6:15 p.m.
CHANDLER CREEK TO HOLD
WINTER CONCERTS
Chandler Creek Elemen-
tary will hold its Winter
Handbells and Chorus
Concert performed by
fourth and fifth grade stu-
dents on Monday, Dec. 17,
at 6:30 p.m.
NORTHWOOD TO HOLD
CHORUS CONCERT
Northwood Middle will
Concert on Tuesday, Dec.
18, at 6 p.m.
EASTSIDE HIGH WILL
COLLECT TOYS FOR TOTS
Eastside High student
government is currently
accepting new toy dona-
tions in the front office to
benefit Toys for Tots.
NORTHWOOD MIDDLE
Northwood Middle’s an-
nual Christmas Knights
“Penny Sabotage” fund-
raiser raised $3,681.38
to provide food and gifts
to the community for the
season.
Sixth graders won the
competition and received
a free dress down day.
RMS STUDENTS CHOSEN
FOR REGION ORCHESTRA
Eighteen Riverside Mid-
dle students have been se-
tra–the most students in
the Junior Region Orches-
tra.
The students are:
Nora Quebe
Graham Hodgson
Agatha Sultan
Andy Lin
Carter McCauley
Rachel Ball
Miranda Ramirez
Henry Sun
Saumya Patil
Jacob Cline
Sanjana Samuel
Nicholas Bacu
Andrea Griffith,
Alternate
Tom Bucher
Emilie Remec
Luke Hagg
Siddharth Epari
Sophia Alakbarova
Jace Logue, Alternate
TAYLORS TAKING PART IN
ENERGY KIT CHALLENGE
Taylors Elementary is
asking families to partici-
pate in the My Energy Kit
Challenge this year with
a goal of saving at least
20,000 kilowatt-hours of
energy.
To reach the goal, at
least 100 families must
sign up for a free Energy
Kit from Duke Energy and
use it to make their homes
The criteria used in the
selection of this award are
set by the National Associ-
ation of Elementary School
Principals.
Winning Principals:
• Contribute to the
well-being of the educa-
tional community.
• Contribute to a posi-
tive and motivating envi-
ronment for others.
• Have a strong record
of service (in both school
and community) and rec-
ognized as a leader
• Exhibit exceptional
leadership in a particular
school program and/or is
heavily involved in finding
a solution to a problem
faced by the school.
Winners lead a school
that:
• Is clearly committed to
excellence
signed to meet the aca-
demic and social needs of
all students
• Has firm ties to par-
ents and the community.
energy efficient. The kits
contain items like LED
bulbs, faucet aerators and
other gadgets.
When Taylors meets the
challenge, the school will
receive $250.
To sign up, visit My-
EnergyNow.org or call
1-855-386-9548.
DISTRICT FIVE  | holiday concerts.
ILIE SELECTED FOR
HONORS PERFORMANCE
She will spend six days
in Sydney, Australia, this
summer studying under
master conductors, expe-
riencing the highlights of
“The Harbour City” and
getting to know accom-
plished musicians from
around the world. She will
also perform at the Syd-
ney Opera House.
Finalists were chosen
from 49 United States,
Washington DC, three
provinces of Canada, Aus-
tralia, China, Hong Kong,
Mexico, Poland, Qatar,
South Korea, and Venezu-
ela.
RIVER RIDGE HOLDING
HOLIDAY EVENTS
River Ridge Elementa-
ry will hold it 1st Grade
Christmas Program on
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DEADL
The Greer Citizen
Rhonda Rhodes, center, is pictured with SCASA Executive Director Beth Phibbs and GCS
Superintendent Dr. Burke Royster.
Thursday, Dec. 13, from
6:30-7 p.m.
The PTO Holiday Break-
fast will be held on Sat-
urday, Dec. 15, from 9-11
a.m.
BERRY SHOALS PLANS
WINTER CONCERTS
Berry Shoals Interme-
diate has planned several
The Winter Band Con-
cert is set for Thursday,
Dec. 13, 6 p.m. at the Dis-
trict Five Fine Arts Center.
The Winter Choral and
Music Concert will be held
on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 6
p.m. in the school gymna-
sium.
LYMAN HOLDING HOLIDAY
MUSICAL DEC. 13
Lyman Elementary will
hold its Holiday Musical
on Thursday, Dec. 13,
from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
BYRNES PLANS ‘SNOW
BALL’ DEC. 15
Byrnes High will hold its
first ever Sadie Hawkins
Girl’s Choice Dance, “Snow
Ball,” on Saturday, Dec. 15,
7-10 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now
during Power Hour. (No
off-campus guests allowed
into the dance. Grades 10-
12 only.)
The Greer Citizen
DEC . 14!
DED TO
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FLORENCE CHAPEL TO HOLD
ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Florence Chapel Mid-
dle will hold its orchestra
concert on Monday, Dec.
17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Fine
Arts Center.
D.R. HILL TO HOLD
CHRISTMAS EVENTS
D.R. Hill Middle will hold
a Story Book Christmas on
Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 8 a.m.
and Wednesday, Dec. 19,
at 9 a.m.
The Winter Orchestra
Concert is set for Tues-
day, Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m. in
the District Five Fine Arts
Center.
DUNCAN TO HOLD
HOLIDAY SHOWCASE
Duncan Elementary will
hold its Holiday Show-
case on Thursday, Dec. 20,
from 9-10:30 a.m.
RIVER RIDGE STUDENT
WINS CARD CONTEST
River Ridge Elementary
4th grader Caroline Morris
has been selected as the
winner of District Five's
annual holiday card con-
test.
Morris's masterpiece, a
snowman being built by a
pair of playful penguins,
will grace the cover of the
card, which is sent to all
will express letters to Santa!
(Between the railroad tracks)
THE GREER CITIZEN B7
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
district employees, as well
as business leaders and
people throughout the
community.
Morris, and her art
teacher, Lorie Goode, were
both recognized at No-
vember's Board of Trust-
ees meeting.
In addition to a certifi-
cate marking her achieve-
ment, the 4th grader re-
ceived 50 copies of her
card to use this holiday
season.
BYRNES SENIOR PERFORMS
IN THANKSGIVING PARADE
Byrnes High senior Kate-
lyn Purvis was one of five
local dancers from Miss
Marion's School of Dance
in Spartanburg selected
to perform in the Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade. 
The girls joined a cast of
600 dancers from across
the country as part of the
"Spirit of America" act.
Purvis has been dancing
for 13 years.
The Thanksgiving Day
performance, a jazz rou-
tine that included many
"Rockette-style" moves, re-
quired months of practice
and several days of dress
rehearsals prior to the
main event.  The senior
described the experience
as the "thrill of a lifetime”.
B8 THE GREER CITIZEN LIVING HERE
New book puts the spotlight on unlikely heroes
Pastor
inspired by
his faith
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Anybody can be a hero.
That’s Rev. Paul White’s
message in his new book
“Heroes,” which highlights
the importance of doing
the right thing when no
one is watching.
White has been in minis-
try for 44 years. Growing
up at Greer First Baptist,
he became a graduate of
Southeastern Theological
Seminary and has served
at Fairview Baptist, El
Bethel Baptist, Groveland
Baptist and City View First
Baptist.
The idea to write about
his heroes came while he
was doing some spring
cleaning.
‘A hero is just
somebody that’s
not willing to back
down from what’s
right. You don’t
have to be in the
limelight.’
Rev. Paul
White Jr.
Author, Heroes
“I was cleaning out my
house and, in the process,
I found some old base-
ball and football cards. I
started thinking about all
my childhood heroes and
what they meant to me,”
White said. “A lot of them
scored the game winning
touchdown or hit lots of
home runs. But that’s not
really all of what it means
to be a hero.”
White said there are
many heroes in his own
life that will never be rec-
ognized on the big stage.
The Greer Centennial Lions Club presented Caroline
Robertson, Greer Relief Executive Director, left, with $500.
Lions Club gives
$500 check
to Greer Relief
BY KAELYN CASHMAN
STAFF WRITER
The Greer Centennial Li-
ons Club presented a $500
check to Greer Relief.
Jack Lucas with the Li-
ons Club gave the funds
to Caroline Robertson, Ex-
ecutive Director of Greer
Relief, during the annual
nonprofit highlight at the
Greater Greer Chamber of
Commerce final First Fri-
day Luncheon of 2018.
“Our real purpose as a
lions club is we help in-
dividuals who have visual
impairments,” said Jack
Lucas with the Lions Club.
“We are a really young
club, been organized less
than two years.”
“This past year, we saw
a tremendous need in the
area,” he said. “We real-
ized that a lot of individu-
als who do not do glauco-
ma screening. Glaucoma is
one of the leading causes
of blindness, so we did
some fundraising.”
Greer Relief raised
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2018
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‘Heroes’ by Rev. Paul White Jr. is now available.
“In the society we’re This is White’s second
living in now, I think it’s book. His first book, “The
pretty heroic to make a Tater Family,” was re-
stand for your convic- leased in 2016.
tions,” White said. “To “This is just a way the
see somebody stand up Lord has allowed me to
and say they won’t do express myself,” White
something because it goes said. “I just want to do the IMAGE | SUBMITTED
against their faith is in- things he wants me to do.
spiring to me. It’s a pretty I appreciate all the people The book, illustrated by Mark Garrett, is the second work written by White.
courageous act. that have influenced my
“A hero is just some- life and all of us have a or don’t see it, you can and $25 after the holi- be signing copies of his
body that’s not willing to chance to be heroic. Peo- make a difference.” days. Those interested book on Dec. 22 at Josey’s
back down from what’s ple are looking at you, and The book is available in purchasing a copy can Chuck Wagon in Greer.
right. You don’t have to be even if you don’t think so for $22 before Christmas call 908-6659. White will
in the limelight.”
White, who retired from
Groveland Baptist Church
four years ago after serv-
Merry ChristMas!
ing 14 years, said he wants
to reach a young audience
with his message.
“There are so many
young people who have
good homes and heroes
in the home, but there
are also a lot who don’t.
Those kids are going to
be looking around to see
who they should emulate,”
White said.
“Everyone’s heroics will
pale in comparison to
the heroics of Jesus,” he
said. “I wanted to find an
appealing way for people
to think about the heroes
in their own life, but also
to be challenged to think
about things that are eter-
nal.”
No
a y !
w
Give the gift
they can open all year
KAELYN CASHMAN | THE GREER CITIZEN
long!
Buy your
friends
and loved ones
a one-year
subscription
to
the funds to purchase a
$6,000 glaucoma screen- The Greer Citizen
ing machine.
“We are able to meet and save
with individuals and with-
in less than a minute, do
$5 OFF
a screening and determine
whether or not they are at
high risk for glaucoma,”
Lucas said. “This past
year, we screened 287 in-
dividuals; 43 of those indi-
viduals had high screening
ratings and were at risk,
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