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Greer Idol returns this Friday

Greer Idol and Greer Idol Teen return this Friday at Tunes in the Park.

The event will begin at 6 p.m. at the Greer City Park Amphitheatre.

For more information, visit greercultur-alarts.com.

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Greer State CEO steps downBY BILLY CANNADA EDITOR

Greer State Bank Presi-dent and CEO George Bur-dette stepped down last week, ending a three-year stint with the company.

He is replaced by interim president Rick Medlock, who previously served with the bank as executive vice president and chief fi-nancial officer.

According to a release from Greer State Bank, Burdette opted to forego the renewal of his employ-ment contract, a surprise to Medlock.

SEE BANK | A3

Addresses run for White HouseBY BILLY CANNADAEDITOR

The race for 2016 is on and South Carolinas se-nior senator is spending the early part of his presi-dential campaign spread-ing his message in Greer.

Lindsey Graham made a stop at Honeywell, located on South Buncombe Road, Monday afternoon to tour the plants facilities and speak to employees re-garding state and national issues.

The next president

needs to bring us together and deal with problems like the mass baby boomer retirement and getting an immigration system thats broken fixed. Ill be willing to do that. As president, I could close the deal on some of these big things, Graham told the group of workers. The best indica-tion about what kind of president Id be is what kind of senator Ive been. If theres an audition for Commander in Chief, I should win the part.

Graham touched on sev-eral key issues such as entitlement reform, strat-egies for defeating terror-ism and immigration.

Im the best person to lead this nation in a fight against radical Islam where

we cannot afford to lose, Graham said. Ive been more right than wrong on our national security and Id be a president that would get things done, un-like president Obama.

The senior senator em-phasized his ability to work with democrats.

I will fight the other side when I think theyre wrong, and I love a good fight, but somebodys got to stop fighting and start solving problems, Gra-ham said. The reason Im working very hard and putting myself out there in a very exposed way is because I want to be presi-dent. I want to be presi-dent of an entire country, not just a single party.

SEE GRAHAM | A6

Duncan elects Cowen in landslide BY BILLY CANNADAEDITOR

Duncan voters chose a new direction last week, electing Calvin Cowen to city council to represent District 1.

Cowen received more than 71 percent of the vote, ousting Jason Shuler for the seat.

Im very happy with the way things went, Cowen said. This is the first time Ive ever run for office

and I worked really hard. I walked a lot of streets and knocked on a lot of doors, but I really had no idea which way the election was going to go.

Cowen received 93 total votes to Shulers 35. James Waddell was elected to the District 3 seat, running unopposed.

The country is very di-vided, but in Duncan, I think we all have the same goal, Cowen said. If we all have the same goal, which is to do the best for Duncan, I think we should have no problem working together. Im the kind of person that asks lots of

SEE COWEN | A6

BY BILLY CANNADAEDITOR

Wild Ace Pizza & Pub has changed the complexion of downtown Greer.

The restaurant opened the doors of its new, 3,200-square-foot Depot Street facility at the end of April, bringing new life to a street that had yet to be fully developed.

I think we envisioned how good it was going to be once we moved here, but I dont think we realized just how important the location actually was. This has become the premium spot in downtown Greer, said Wild Ace co-owner Denise Van-denBerghe.

It is the best location I could have possibly chosen and I dont even think I knew that at the time, she said.

Denise and Chris VandenBerghe juggle two locations, the other re-siding in downtown Spartanburg. Although the popular pizza joint has only moved a few hundred feet from its old Trade Street location, so much has changed.

Weve been a staple part of Greer. We didnt know it was going to ex-pand to where we were almost the core in some ways, Denise said. Weve gained so many new cus-

tomers and our old customers, who had stopped coming because they couldnt get on Friday and Saturday, came right back. Selfishly, thats great for us and great for business.

The new facility features a roomy outdoor patio, which has already played host to a business meeting of more than 100 people.

Thats never been possible any-where in Greer, unless you rent an event hall, Denise said.

The maximum occupancy of the former Wild Ace location was 130.

On the best possible day, we could maybe fit 130 people, De-nise said. That was inside, outside fully packed. This establishment can seat well over 300. Its designed in

such a way to where we can even have multiple events going on at the same time. If I had to build another one tomorrow, Id still change a few things, but thats part of the growing process.

Since adjusting to the new space, business has been booming.

The people in Greenville and the surrounding cities are coming back to Greer, Denise said. They dont just come to eat at Wild Ace, either. Theyll eat at the Strip Club for lunch or somewhere else for din-nertheyre just starting to frequent Greer more.

I think were a driving force, now, for bringing tourism to Greer, she

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Council approves budgetBY BILLY CANNADAEDITOR

Greer City Council unan-imously approved a $20 million 2015-2016 fiscal year city budget last week, avoiding a tax increase.

We have a rich history and tradition here of not raising our taxes, City Administrator Ed Drig-gers said previously. We can look at other govern-mental entities and thats just not the case. We have a long history of maintain-ing that.

Budget finalization came after a public hearing on the matter, during which no resident requested to speak.

SEE COUNCIL | A6

WILLIAM BUCHHEIT | THE GREER CITIZEN

South Carolinas senior senator elded questions on nance, immigration and terrorism.

Graham makes campaign stop at Honeywell plant

LOCATION. LOCATION. LOCATION.

MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN

The new Wild Ace Pizza & Pub restaurant on Depot Street in downtown Greer can now accommodate more than 300 people. The business has a second location in downtown Spartanburg.

Wild Ace transforming townWeve been a staple part of Greer. We didnt know

it was going to expand to

where we were almost the

core in some ways.

Denise VandenBurgheCo-owner, Wild Ace Pizza & Pub

Since I dont plan to go anywhere,

I saw this as an

opportunity to do

something for my

neighbors.

Calvin CowenIncoming council

member

SEASON SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR GLT

Subscriptions for Green-ville Little Theatres (GLT) 2015-16 Season are on sale. The seasons offer-ings are Little Women: The Musical Sept 18 - Oct 3; Alfred Hitchcocks The 39 Steps Oct 30 - Nov 14; Ag-atha Christies And Then There Were None Feb 19 - Mar 6, 2016; A Visit From Scarface Apr 8-23, 2016; and Mary Poppins June 3-26, 2016. The theatre will also offer four special events this season: The Return: A Spectacular Beatles Tribute August 13-16; A Christmas Carol, Dec 11-20; Emile Pandolfi in Concert, Feb 14-15, 2016; and The First 90 Years: A Musical Celebration of GLTs 90th Anniversary May 6-8,2016. Call (864) 233-6238or visit our web-site, www.greenvillelittle-theatre.org for exact show dates, times, and ticket prices. GLT is located on Heritage Green at 444 Col-lege Street, Greenville, and is open Monday through Friday from 10-5

AMERICAN SECURITYPARTICIPATES IN JOB FAIR

American Security of Greenville is participat-ing in a job fair at the McAlister Square location of SC Works in Green-ville. The event will be held on June 24 and run from 9 AM-2 PM. To ap-ply today for immediate openings in healthcare in corporate security, visit 1300 Rutherford Road, Greenville, SC 29609.

GCM NEEDSMENS T-SHIRTS

Greer Community Min-istries is in need of spring and summer clothing for the entire family, espe-cially mens t-shirts. The Food Pantry is low on 1 lb. bags of dried beans and canned fruit. Please donate items Monday-Fri-day between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. All donations are tax deductible. Donations may be dropped off from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday at

738 S. Line St. Ext., Greer. Visit gcminc.org for more information.

MOW WEEKLYVOLUNTEER ORIENTATION

Meals on Wheels needs volunteer orientation is held every Thursday from 9:30 11 a.m. at 15 Or-egon St., Greenville. MOW is in need of regular on-call volunteers to pick up and deliver meals to homebound neighbors throughout Greenville County. Volunteers pick up meals Monday Friday between 10 a.m. noon at the MOW office at one of the drop off points or at a Corporate Route Partner location, depending which route the volunteer choos-es. Deliveries take 1 1.5 hours. For more informa-tion, visit mealsonwheels-greenville.org or contact MOW at 233-6565 or vol-unteer @ mowgvl.org.

SENIOR CITIZENS LEADER APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Fur-man is accepting applica-tions for Senior Leaders Greenville through July 1. Senior Leaders Greenville is a program designed for adults 55 and up to build awareness of the essential role seniors play in the community and the criti-cal issues they face, em-powering participants to become active in fostering better lives for seniors.

The cost for participat-ing is $350, with 40 spots available per year and scholarships available. For more information about the program or to apply, visit furman.edu/sites/olli/pages/default.aspx or contact director Nancy Kennedy at 294-2998 or [email protected].

ICAN BIKE CAMPAUGUST 3-7

Eastside Family YMCAs iCan Bike Camp is August 3-7 at Taylors First Bap-tist Church. The camp is to teach individuals with disabilities mobility by teaching them how to ride a bike. The cost is $50 and includes a new bike, hel-met and a week of camp. Rider registration is open and volunteers are need-ed. For more information, contact Lindsay Buckles

at [email protected] or 292-2790.

CPR SATURDAYBEGINS AUGUST 1

The Greer Fire Depart-ment is offering CPR Sat-urday to the general public beginning Aug. 1 at the de-partments headquarters, 103 W. Poinsett St. Classes

will be held on the first Saturday of each month. The four-hour class is de-signed for anyoe with lim-ited or no medical training who desires to learn in-fant, child and adult CPR and AED use, though not intended to replace health-care provider certification. GFD personnel will serve

as instructors. The GFD will cover the cost of the first class, which is limited to 12 students and begins at 9 a.m. on Aug. 1. For more information or to register, search CPR Sat-urday at eventbrite.com or email [email protected].

A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015

COMMUNITYNEWS

COMMUNITYCALENDAR

Blueberries,Fruit & Vegetables

at Competitive PricesVISIT OUR ROADSIDE STAND

Monday - Friday 10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday 10:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. We close on Sunday to attend church

Taylor Road has been resurfaced! The Ashmore Brothers did a great

job, come check it out!!!

5BZMPS3PBEt(SFFS(Midway between Memorial Drive and Hwy 14)

430-15261209 West Poinsett StGreer, SC 29650864-848-0082(Next door to Merrills pizza)

NOWOPEN

Thursday-Saturdayevenings

5:30-8:00 pm

More time to savor....

OPEN TUESDAY-FRIDAYBreakfast 9:00 am-11:00 am

Lunch 11:00-2:00 pm

OPEN SATURDAYBreakfast 8:00 am-1:00 pmLunch 11:00 am-1:00 pm

OPEN SUNDAY Lunch 11:00 am-2:00 pm

TODAY, JUNE 17GRACE PLACE in Greer will

have its clothing closet open from 6-8 p.m. Grace Place is located at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

THURSDAY, JUNE 18THE TAYLORS LIONS Club

meets at 7 p.m. at the Club-house, 500 East Main St., Taylors. Call Jerry 420-0422.

SATURDAY, JUNE 20FOOD PANTRY DEVOTION-

AL 9:30 -10 a.m. at Calvary Christian Fellowship, 2455 Locust Hill Road, Taylors. Lim-ited supplies available. First come, rst serve basis.

SUNDAY, JUNE 21THE NEVER ALONE Group

of Narcotics Anonymous meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center, 226 Oakland Ave.

MONDAY, JUNE 22GRACE PLACE in Greer will

have its mini-mall open from 10 a.m. - noon. Grace Place is located at 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

BARBERSHOP HARMONY CHAPTER meet at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial United Meth-odist Church, 201 N. Main St., Greer. Call Richard at 384-8093.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23GRACE PLACE in Greer

holds its clothing closet from 6-8 p.m. at Grace Place, 407 Ridgewood Drive. I.D. required.

THE NEVER ALONE group candlelight meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center,226 Oakland Ave.

THE ROTARY CLUB of Great-er Greer meet at 7:15 a.m. at Krumms on a Plate, 3318 Brushy Creek Road. Guests welcome. Call 630-3988.

THE GREER DAY Lions Club at noon at Mutts BBQ,, 101 West Road, Greer. Call Caro-line at 848-5355.

PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN

Keeping coolMaddie Tipton takes the plunge during a 90-degree day at Shipwreck Cove in Duncan on Tuesday. Highs in Greer will continue to reach the mid-90s this week.


Pool lessonsSAIL swimming season is back in full swing. Pictured: coach Caroline Whitaker helps Tinsley Trickett work on her backstroke at Woody Creek .

Rocky Top Barbeque claimed its second Blue Ridge BBQ & Music Festi-val Grand Championship over the weekend at the annual festival in Tryon, North Carolina.

The husband and wife duo, Walt and Rebecca Moultonalong with 15-month-old daughter Miahail from Jonesborough, Tennessee. They captured first place in two of the four required meat catego-ries. In chicken, they had a score of 180 and in Ribs, they got a perfect 180.

Walt explained that six judges score the meats and the low score is discarded so that, typically, only five judges scores are consid-

ered for the final outcome. Rocky Top got the highest possible score from all six judges.

It feels real good to win, and especially good to have the two 180s, Walt said. He added that they knew they had cooked well this weekend.

This years Reserve Grand Champion (second place) also captured the coveted Governors Cup, awarded to the highest scoring North Carolina team. Two Old Men and a Grill from Bessemer City, North Carolina, took both honors and so owns the bragging rights, which rightfully belong to the North Carolina State

Championship team. Pit-meister Bob Roberts and his wife were the Grand Champions at the Tryon event in 2012.

Third place went to The Blue Bloods from Ham-mond, Louisiana, led by David Mauro.

A Hendersonville, North Carolina, team, Midnight Burn, led by Kim Hicks, was runner-up in the North Carolina State Champion-ship rankings and was also the fourth place win-ner overall.

Approximately 80 teams competed in this 22nd an-nual Blue Ridge BBQ & Mu-sic Festival.

Grand Champion named at Blue Ridge BBQ Fest

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It was a surprise to me, Medlock said. I dont know what discus-sions had been going on between George and the board, but I do know that he accomplished a lot of good things while he was here at the bank. He de-cided it was time to make a change and move on and we appreciate all hes done.

Medlock has been with the bank since its incep-tion in 1988.

Rick Medlock has been a constant strength in our management team since 1988 and has extensive knowledge of the Banks history, culture, and ser-vice commitment to the community, said Gary Griffin, chairman of the banks Board of Directors. We have great confidence in Ricks ability to provide interim leadership while we carefully consider both internal and external can-didates for our CEO lead-ership position. Given the strength and depth of our management team, we are confident the bank will continue to serve our customers and the greater Greer community with a high level of personal and professional service.

Griffin said Burdette helped the bank through a difficult stretch.

The directors and staff of Greer State Bank extend our sincere appreciation to George Burdette for his service and contributions over the past three and one half years, he said. He came to Greer State Bank during a challenging period of time for banking in general and for Greer State Bank. We wish him the best as he pursues oth-er interests.

Medlock said he hopes to pick up where Burdette leaves off.

Weve made a lot of im-provements over the last few years since the reces-

sion, he said. Our bank is per-f o r m i n g well and it seems like things are going in the right direc-tion. Weve been able to get more involved in the com-munity and initiate things such as the Foundation. I just hope I can help (Greer State Bank) continue in the direction its going.

Weve got a lot of expe-rienced bankers in place that will continue to do their jobs well, Medlock

added. Well continue to provide the quality finan-cial services to the com-munity that weve always provided.

Bank officials say there is no immediate timeline for replacing Burdette.

Were going to go through an interim period where the board will be meeting to decide what di-rection they want the bank to go in, Medlock said. Theyll ultimately make a decision that they believe is best for the bank.

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Public Noticehearing on municipal budget

Pursuant to Section 6-1-80 of the S.C. Code of Laws,public notice is hereby given that the council for the

Town of Lyman will hold a public hearing on the municipal budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year on June 29, 2015

at 5:30 p.m. at the Town of Lyman, 81 Groce Road.

CurrentFiscal YearRevenue

$1,775,842

ProjectedRevenues2015/2016$1,854,519

PercentageChange inRevenue4.40%

CurrentFiscal Year

Millage5.46 mills

CurrentFiscal Year

Expenditures$1,562,296

ProjectedExpenditures2015/2016$1,677,358

PercentageChange in

Expenditures7.30%

EstimatedMillage

2015/20165.46 mills

*Estimated Millage Equals $2.18 per $1000 of Assessed Property Value

By Billy CannadaEditor

Local golf enthusiasts braved 90-degree weather to raise money for a local non-profit Monday after-noon at Willow Creek.

Greer Reliefs annual Golf for Relief event, spon-sored by the Greer Com-mission of Public Works (CPW), attracted 25 teams, more than 30 hole spon-sors and plenty of interest, according to the organiza-tions executive director, Caroline Robertson.

Were very happy with the number of teams we had, Robertson said. Overall, participation has been up. Weve also seen an increase in volunteers, so weve got a lot of peo-ple helping us out. This is one of our highest gross-ing events. We have a bet-ter return on golf tourna-ments and they also raise the most money. We clear close to $15,000 for this event.

Not only is the event a good way to raise money, its also a good way to raise awareness.

A lot of the golfers know who we are and are very involved with what we do, Robertson said. There are also those who come and find out who we are.

Greer Relief and Re-source Agency, located at 202 Victoria Street, offers aid to local families in des-perate situations.

Were here helping our neighbors stay neighbors, Robertson said. We want to make sure we can bring whatever services our neighbors need to stay in the community, prevent-

ing homelessness and hunger. We also want to help them with the next stepswhatever that may be. Whether its getting their GED, getting training so they can get a better job, resume writingwere just looking at things that can help people take the next step.

Greer CPW assists with the organizations Caring Neighbors Working To-gether program.

That program helps so many people pay their utility bills, Robertson said. A donation to that program is matched dollar for dollar by CPW, so $100 turns into $200, and that will help somebody keep their lights on.

Were privileged to be a part of what Greer Relief is doing and we know how important they are to the fabric of our community, said Matthew Brady, Greer CPWs public information officer. We work together closely with Greer Relief so its important that we continue to support them however we can.

For more information on Greer Relief, call 848-5355.

We really appreciate all of the support, Rob-ertson said. Greer really does take care of Greer. Our whole goal is to be re-ally friendly with our oth-

er non-profits and to try to work together for our community.

Golfing for Greer Relief

PrEston Burch | thE GrEEr citizEn

Greer Relief partnered with the Greer Commission of Public Works to put on its annual Golfing for Relief event, held Monday afternoon at Willow Creek.


More than 20 teams participated in Mondays golf tournament at Willow Creek benefiting Greer Relief.


Greer Relief received part of the proceeds from The Greer Citizens charity dunking booth at Greer Family Fest. Publisher Steve Blackwell, right, presented the check to Executive Director Caroline Robertson.


The Greer Citizens Steve Blackwell, right, presented the Greer Soup Kitchen with a check recently. The money was raised during a charity dunking booth at Greer Family Fest.


Greer Community Ministries Cindy Simpler, left, receives a check from Greer Citizen Publisher Steve Blackwell.

Dunking booth Donations

bank: Medlock is interim president

Burdette

were here helping our neighbors stay

neighbors...We

also want to help

them with the next

steps....

Caroline Robertsonexecutive director, greer relief

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THE UPPER ROOM |

Nothingis impossible

Read Luke 1:30-37

Jesus.said, Its impossible for human beings. But all things are possible for God. - Matthew 19:26 (CEB)

One of my childhood dreams was to graduate from the Uni-versity of Nigeria and become a doctor. In 2002, I completed high school but couldnt secure admission into the university. I applied again each of the next three years but to no avail. It seemed as if my dreams were shattered. As I prepared for the fourth time, something in me remembered prayer, so I decided to cast all my cares on God. As I turned over my problem to God, I had less time to worry about the outcome of my exams. That year, I was admitted, and six years later, I graduated from the University of Nigeria as a veterinary doc-tor. With Gods help, some-thing that had seemed impos-sible had become a reality.

When the angel told Mary about the birth of the Messiah, Mary asked, How will this hap-pen? The angel told her how, then added, Nothing is impos-sible for God (Luke 1:34-37). At times, each of us asks how something will be possible: How can I pay my bills? How can I prevent the foreclosure of my home? How can my child overcome addiction? The angel and Jesus reply to us: With God all things are possible, as we cast our cares on him. (See 1 Peter 5:7.)

Prayer: Heavenly Father, increase our faith as we learn to trust you more and more with our concerns and needs. In your sons name we pray. Amen.

Thought for the day: God can do anything!

This is how out of the loop I am being childless (and Porsche-less as well as gated community-less) because I was completely unaware of a cherished tradition that a friend of mine, who also happens to be a mom, posted on Facebook: the Moving On ceremony for eighth graders.

What is it? I typed, bewildered.Its a graduation ceremony for them

before they move on to high school! came the prompt reply.

Ohhhhhh, I get it. We had this, too, when I was a kid. It

was called passing 8th grade. But we didnt get a ceremony or any-

thing. Report cards were mailed out result-

ing in my mad dash to the mailbox each summer afternoon before anyone else in my family in order to snatch and stow away the small folded testament to my does not apply herself, daydreams, and draws horses instead of focusing on math problems, along with a scatter-ing of C minuses, Ds and just to mix it up, an F.

In math. Always in math.There was never a suggestion, as far as

I knew, of any public celebration that we poor, downtrodden, lily-white children from a middle class neighborhood should be celebrated for obeying state law and trudging through our studies for 8 years.

Instead my no-nonsense, self-made, German father, who left school at 16, would blithely state, I could care less if youre all too bloody stupid to make good grades. The world always needs another janitor.

Just dont expect me to help. Youre on your own.

As children learn what they live Ive always thought that was rather good

advice. Which is probably why Im rarely asked to speak to assemblies of elemen-tary or high school kids. Because Id say the same thing.

No touchy-feely, Hey, thats greaaaat! as I dole out blue ribbons to each child at a science fair, regardless if one kid cracked the security code for Chinese intelligence while another stuck an alka selter in their mouth after taking a swig of club soda.

Nope, Id look at that kid with the froth coming out of every orifice in his head and say, Youre a moron, but if Carrot Top can make millions with a prop act, so can you. Go get em, tiger.

But thats just me.Its not that Im against celebrating

achievements. I think thats a grand idea. I simply didnt realize that passing 8th

grade was an achievement. If I lived in Syria (or Chicago) where I

was being shot at, every day, on the way to school, thats one thing.

Takes a lot of guts to put your life on the line to attend classes and not even feel safe once youre inside the building,

but at a New England prep school? Or Matthews, North Carolina? Or Seattle?

Look, dont send me a bunch of irate emails explaining why Dylan and Han-nah deserve this celebration and who am I to belittle it...I just felt an old fa** rant coming on and caved to it, K?

In the meantime, Im moving on to clean up the kitchen.

But thats just me

Hardly a week goes by now without the sur-facing of a cell-phone video of police abuse, of-ten of minorities.

These private camera videos are providing the best and often only record of police confronta-tions, such as the shooting of Walter Scott in North Charleston, or the more recent incident at a pool party in Texas.

South Carolina just passed a law requiring po-lice to wear body cameras, and while they may do some internal good, dont expect to see the images in the news.

The public and the press will not have access to the images from these police cameras. Their data is now legally not a public record and not subject to release under the Freedom of Infor-mation Act.

The idea that these cameras could provide needed oversight of police actions was trumped in the Legislature by privacy concerns, real or imagined.

These cameras will cost taxpayers an estimat-ed $22 million a year. Yet these recordings are secret.

So lets look at the Walter Scott shooting. The policeman who shot Scott in the back can be seen on the privately shot video planting his Taser by Scotts body, likely to corroborate his original story that the unarmed man was shot in self-defense.

Without the private video, the truth might never have been known. This tragedy helped the body-camera bill gain traction at the State-house.

If such an incident reoccurred with a police body camera in use, would the public ever have seen it? The law now says a law enforcement agency, the State Law Enforcement Division, the Attorney General, or a circuit solicitor may re-lease data recorded by a body-worn camera at its discretion. But will they?

Even with police dash-cam videos, which are clearly open under the law, police have a poor record of releasing videos.

A suit has recently been filed in Aiken over SLEDs refusal to release the dash video from the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man in his car more than a year ago. A civil suit in the shooting has already been settled for more than a million dollars, but the public has not seen the video.

In Greenwood two years ago, the Highway Pa-trol had to be sued before they would release a video of the arrest of a city councilwoman.

Another bill, S. 647, was introduced late in the session that would make sure police cannot hinder or prevent a person taking a photograph of a law enforcement officer performing his or her official duties in a public place.

The important bill, by Sen. Gerald Malloy and others, says photographers cannot be prevent-ed from making photographs, be arrested or be intimidated. Their cameras cannot be seized without a warrant and their recordings may not be destroyed by police. Let us all hope it passes next year.

With public access to police body camera footage limited, private cell phone cameras re-main our best method of documenting police confrontations.

This guest editorial was submitted by Bill Rogers, executive director of the South Carolina Press Association.

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Some student vets due

refund checks BY FREDDY GROVES

If you were a student and had Navient (aka Sallie Mae) as your loan service provider, you might be getting a refund check in the mail.

The Department of Justice nailed Navient to the tune of $60 million in refunds and penalties after 78,000 service members were overcharged on interest for student loans. It was the first lawsuit against student loan servicers, and it sends a powerful message.

The loans in question date back to 2005, so even if youre not recently out of school, you might be in the group getting compensation.

Additionally, Navient must contact all three of the big credit bureaus to ask that nega-tive credit histories be deleted if the extra charges caused default judgments. Even more, Navient had to create an online form for service members, and make sure that there are customer-service reps who are trained in veterans rights.

This whole investigation apparently started with a service member complaint made through the Consumer Financial Protection Bureaus Office of Servicemember Af-fairs. If you think youre due some cash from this, starting in mid-June 2015, you can call 855-382-6421.

For other topics where your veteran rights were ignored, look at legalassistance.law.af.mil for Legal

Loan CompanyServices Loca-tor or see www.servicemem-bers.gov.

If you want to read about other problems the DOJ is tackling to help veterans, see www.justice.gov/crt/spec_top-ics/military. Example: A stor-age company auctioned off a veterans belongings (including rare car parts) while he was overseas, clearly against the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

Example: A company illegally repossessed vehicles belonging to over a thousand veterans. Example: Some 900 veterans had their homes illegally repos-sessed.

That link is a page to keep an eye on.

Will add jobs to workforce

Marleylilly, an e-com-merce business special-izing in monogrammed gifts, accessories, and non-monogrammed boutique apparel, is expanding its Upstate operations with new corporate operations in Greer.

The company expects to create 69 new jobs, invest-ing $10 million over the next five years.

With no physical store-fronts, the exclusively online business is man-aged and staffed out of its Greer production fa-cility. Having outgrown its existing building, Mar-leylilly is relocating with the construction of a new 72,000-square-foot facility to house its production, processing and distribu-tion operations.

The facility, located at 300 W. Phillips Road in Greer, will also feature 12,000-square-feet of of-fice space, which will be integral to the companys e-fulfillment service.

Construction will begin immediately and is expect-ed to be completed by the first quarter of 2016.

Hiring for new positions is anticipated to begin in September 2015.

When we began mono-gramming on a sewing machine in our living room five years ago we never dreamed we would be blessed with an oppor-tunity like this expansion project. Moving every six months to accommodate unexpected growth is a struggle for any growing

business, but it has been a reality for us since 2010, Marleylilly owner Chad Owens said. Our dedi-cated staff deserves this beautiful new facility, and we cannot wait to see the looks on their faces when we open the doors in 2016. We are excited for what this expansion means to the Upstate, but we are most excited to welcome new employees to the Mar-leylilly family.

Marleylilly is a great

example of how entrepre-neurs can start and grow a successful business in South Carolina, said South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. This $10 million invest-ment is a huge step for this great company and is a real reason to celebrate. We look forward to watch-ing Marleylilly continue to thrive in the Upstate for many years to come.

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said. We are bringing new audiences to downtown and hopefully theyll find this city as charming as we do and decide to move here, work here or invest here.

GREER WAS THE RIGHT FITBefore establishing two

permanent locations, Wild Ace attempted to open a business in Tigerville, near the campus of North Greenville University.

The one in Tigerville was never a true Wild Ace, Denise said. A friend of ours opened a pizza place up there and failed. He wanted us to try some-thing, but we should have never named it Wild Ace out there. We knew it was wrong once we got into it, so we kept it about a year and searched for the right location. Spartanburg was the natural fit.

Both locations have paid off, according to the Van-denBerghes, leading to a monster opening month in Greer.

The month of May was stupendous for us, com-pared to what we were, Denise said. Weve phe-nomenally increased our revenue stream and that, in itself, is going to better things for the city.

Its adding another el-ement to the excitement downtown Greer has al-ready had, said Greater Greer Chamber of Com-merce CEO Mark Owens. Their new spot is beau-tiful and having it spread out a little further really gives you more options when youre downtown. Weve got other great res-taurants on Trade and some great shopping, but the new location has made a big difference.

MASTER PLANWild Aces jump to De-

pot Street didnt just help the restaurant. It also ben-efitted aspects of the Part-nership For Tomorrows Greer Community Master Plan.

Companies like Wild Ace are so key and vital to the Master Plans success, Owens said. They are the ones that come in and open the business and do great things for our community. The chamber, the city and other public entities can help make the plan, but its really the businesses that are going to make the difference. Our goal is to support them as best as possible.

Denise said the down-town construction expe-dited the citys wishes to continue upgrading Greer Station.

There was always the vision for the infrastruc-turethe water, sewer, traffic lights, more park-ingall of it. But, what was here in downtown was 100 years old, she said. When we broke ground on this project, (the city) got involved quickly be-cause they knew that was pivotal to make this thing work. It took longer than we planned and we hit some potholes along the way, but it gave (the city) some insight as to what other problems they might run into downtown.

I hope the Master Plan will connect us to ev-erything that builds out around us, she added. I know wed love to make that arts district. Wed

love to do something with Victor Mill. We just want to expand the bookends of downtown and we have to work together to keep growing.

Owens said he expects growth in Greer, especially downtown, to continue.

Were on the cusp of another huge growth, and the great thing about it is were doing it strategi-cally, Owens said. Com-panies are going to see downtown Greer as the best option to locate.

Although no other big plans are currently in the works, local residents should expect to continue hearing from Wild Ace.

I have no interest, right now, in expanding, De-nise said. I want to stay right here and make these two the best possible they can be. I want to get back to marketing, changing our specials more often and offering more events. Theres so much we can do here and we like giving back to the community. Were hoping to get even more involved in the com-munity.

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Rebecca H. Barbrey Rebecca Howell Barbrey,

83, of 113 Pine Street, widow of John Harold Bar-brey, died June 14, 2015, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

A native of Greenville County, daughter of the late Hayden W. Howell, Sr. and Dora Lou Bomar Howell Ford, she was a retired Branch Manager for Bank of Greer and a dedicated worker with Me-morial United Methodist Church Child Enrichment Program.

She was a member of Greer First Baptist Church, where she taught 5-year-old Sunday School class for 40 years, was a mem-ber of the Sanctuary Choir and WMU.

Mrs. Barbrey was a lov-ing mother who devoted her life to her family and church.

Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Steve H. Barbrey and Nancy, of Greer; three grandchildren, Rebecca S. Barbrey, John S. Barbrey and Kristen Coster, all of Greer; great-grandson, Brock Barbrey, of Greer; sister-in-law, Barbara Howell, of Greer; niece, Kim Howell Reeve and her husband, David, of Taylors; and nephew, Mike Howell and his wife, Dana, of Taylors.

Mrs. Barbrey was pre-deceased by a brother, Hayden Howell, Jr.

Funeral services will be held 4 p.m. Wednes-day at The Wood Mortu-ary, conducted by Dr. Rick Ezell and Rev. Dave Dupree. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cem-etery.

Pallbearers will be John Barbrey, Steve Sherrill, Mike Howell, Justin How-ell, Chandler Backman and David Reeve.

Honorary escorts will be the Truthseekers Sunday School Class, Teachers of CEP at Memorial United Methodist Church and Greer First Baptist Church Choir.

Visitation was held 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday at The Wood Mortuary.

The family is at the home.

Memorials may be made to Greer First Baptist Church Choir, 202 W. Poin-sett St., Greer, SC 29650 or Memorial United Method-ist Church Child Enrich-ment Program, 201 N. Main St., Greer, SC 29650.

The family would like to especially thank the staff and nurses of Hospice of the Carolina Foothills for their loving care during their mothers final days.

Online condolences may be made at thewoodmor-tuary.com.

Jerry Lynwood Loftis

Jerry Lynwood Loftis, 75, of 387 Virginia Ave., passed away peacefully Sunday, June 14, 2015, at his home.

Mr. Loftis was born in Inman on November 28, 1939, a son of the late Viv-ian Octavia Silver and Ar-thur Virgil Loftis. He was the beloved husband of Clara (Pritchard) Loftis for over 55 years and was the last surviving member of his immediate family.

He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church, a former deacon and main-tenance man at the church. He had retired from In-man Mills in 2000 and also worked as a lawnmower

repairman. Mr. Loftis was a member of the Inman Masonic Lodge #201, a Shriner and member of the W.O.W Lodge in Greer.

Surviving in addition to his wife is his daughter, Angela Tucker, and her husband, Barry, of Duncan; a son, Gary Loftis, of Spar-tanburg; a granddaughter, Gillian Tucker, of Aiea, Hawaii; and a number of nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by two brothers, Larry and David Loftis, and two sis-ters, Betty Norton and Nona McClure.

The family will receive friends Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at Friendship Baptist Church in Lyman from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. Ser-vices will follow at 3 p.m. in the church conducted by Rev. Steve Durham.

The Paul King Sunday School Class will serve as active pallbearers. Burial will be in Roselawn Memo-rial Gardens in Inman.

The family will be at the home of Angela and Barry Tucker, 110 Christopher St., Duncan, SC 29334.

In lieu of flowers, me-morials may be made to: Friendship Baptist Church, Family Life Center Fund, 1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman, SC 29365.

An online guest register is available at: seawright-funeralhome.com.

Gwen Howard NodineGwen Howard Nodine,

89, formerly of 214 James Road, Greer, died June 3, 2015, at The Cottages at Brushy Creek in Greer.

A native of Greenville County and the daughter of the late Myrtle Lister, she was a retired employ-ee of Michelin in Spartan-burg. She also worked at J.P. Stevens, Greer Plant for 33 years.

She was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. She had done vol-unteer work at Allen Ben-nett Hospital and Greer Community Ministries.

Gwen was a resident at The Cottages at Brushy Creek in Greer for the past six-and-a-half years. The family wishes to thank the staff for their wonderful and compassionate care of Gwen and her family dur-ing her stay.

Mrs. Nodine was prede-ceased by her first hus-band, Verner T. Howard, two brothers, Marshall Lister and Palmer Lister, step-son, Jackson C. How-ard, and second husband, Raymond Carlos Nodine.

She is survived by her sister, Dorothy Bond of Bel Air, Maryland; daugh-ter, Barbara Howard Crain (Joe), of Greer; one grandson, Joey Crain (Ma-ria), of Columbia; three step-grandchildren, Luis Salcedo, of Santa Monica, California, Geraldine Brit-ton, of Montgomery, Ala-bama and Teresa White, of Montgomery, Alabama.

Visitation was held 2:30-3:45 p.m. Sunday, June 14, 2015, at The Wood Mortu-ary in Greer with funeral services following at 4 p.m., conducted by Rev. Todd Johnson and Rev. Greg Sweet. Burial fol-lowed in Mountain View Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Sonny Howard, Theron Fowler, Danny Lister, Jim Lang-ford, Danny Downs and Terry Barnett.

Honorary pallbearers will be the Happy Hearts of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Ruth Sweet, Elvira Knighton and Jeannette Leonard.

In lieu of flowers, me-morials may be made to Greer Community Minis-tries, P.O. Box 1373, Greer, SC 29652 or Fairview Bap-tist Church Foundation for the Future, 1300 Lo-cust Hill Road, Greer, SC 29651.

Online condolences may be made at thewoodmor-tuary.com.

Frances VirginiaThomason Vick Whitmire

Frances Virginia Thoma-son Vick Whitmire, age 96, of Travelers Rest, passed away on June 9, 2015, at The Cottages at Brushy Creek in Greer where she had resided for the past five years.

Born in Lexington, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Jesse James Thomason and Carlie Bell Harrison Thomason.

Mrs. Whitmire was twice married, first to the late James E. Vick (30 years) of Vicks Jewelry, Travel-ers Rest, then to the late Wayne W. Whitmire (31 years), of Marietta.

Mrs. Whitmire was the first female County Trea-surer of Greenville Coun-ty, and served a total of 37 years in the treasurers office: 22 years as Clerk-Accountant, three years as Deputy Treasurer, and three terms (12 years) as elected County Treasurer of Greenville County. She attended business school in North Carolina and graduated from the Uni-versity of South Carolinas Institute for Finance Direc-tors, Clerks, and Treasur-ers.

Mrs. Whitmires profes-sional and other activities include: President and Sec-retary/Treasurer of SC Au-ditors, Treasurers and Tax Collectors Association, Board Member and Trea-surer of SC Association of Counties, Governor and President of Greenville Legal Secretaries Associa-tion, Greenville Legal Sec-retary of the Year, Trav-elers Rest Business and Professional Womens As-sociation Woman of the Year, Travelers Rest First Baptist Church Sunday School Teacher (23 years), Finance Committee, Adult Choir, and Chairperson of Missions Committee, Worthy Matron and Secre-tary of Travelers Rest OES #205 (15 years), Director and Treasurer of North Greenville County Food Crisis Ministry (16 years).

Family members include two daughters: Margaret Ann Vick Balding (Jerry) of Greer, and Shirley Ma-rie Vick ONeal (Marvin) of Bluffton, five grandchil-dren: Tambra Hill (Charles Cox) of Greer, H. Jerry Balding, Jr. (Marilyn) of Stephenville, Texas, Susan-Marie Balding of Green-ville, Marvin H. ONeal III (Amanda) of Patchogue, New York, and Eric Thom-ason ONeal (Katie) of Or-lando, Florida, as well as eight great-grandchildren and two sisters, Peggy Brooks of High Point, North Carolina and Sarah English (Wayne) of Minne-apolis, Minnesota.

In addition to her par-ents, Mrs. Whitmire is pre-deceased by a daughter, Margaret Ann, six brothers and two sisters.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on June 20, 2015 in the sanctu-ary of Travelers Rest First Baptist Church, Travelers Rest. Family will receive friends in the sanctuary one hour prior to the me-morial service.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be made to the Travelers Rest First Baptist Church, 20 McElhaney Rd. Travelers Rest, SC 29690.

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City council also voted unanimously to approve an ordinance accepting the Greer Community Master Plan, which lays out a path for the city for the next 15 years.

In other business, Glen-dora Massey was reap-

pointed to the Board of Zoning Appeals, Suzanne Traenkle was reappointed to the Planning Commis-sion and Brandon Price and Joada Hiatt were re-appointed to the Board of Architectural Review.


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questions, so Im excited to get started. If you want to be a part of a commu-nity, you really do have to know your neighbors and work with other people. Since I dont plan to go anywhere, I saw this as an opportunity to do some-thing for my neighbors.

Cowen said he will likely focus on practical and fis-cal issues in the coming months.

Like in most areas, peo-ple in the community are generally interested in po-lice protection, fire protec-tion and trash pickup, he said. Im a little bit wor-ried about the fiscal sol-vency of Duncan, but until I get more information, Ill

have to wait and see what the big issues might be.

Cowen, who has a back-ground in engineering, has lived in Duncan for more than six years.

I really love Duncan and I dont plan on going anywhere, Cowen said. Id like to make sure our community is doing long-term planning.

Strategies for effective long-term planning can be found in neighboring com-munities, Cowen said.

You really have to admire Greer, he said. Theyve got a Master Plan in place and they seem to look at long-term plan-ning a great deal. I dont know if were doing that in Duncan. I just want to make sure were not run-

ning into problems in the long run.


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Graham also addressed a recent national poll, which showed Dr. Benjamin Car-son leading the republican race.

Theres a poll out today (Monday) and Im at 2 per-cent, he said. Number one (Ben Carson) is 11 per-cent. Im tied with three or four people at two and there are some people be-hind us. The difference between number two and number four is probably two or three points. The margin for error is 5.2 per-cent. This is a ridiculous way to try and weed peo-ple out. We should look at how we poll in places that we all go together.

With more than 15 can-didates expected to crowd the GOP field this election season, Graham said he is confident he and his staff can get the job accom-plished.

I dont have the most

money, but the people supporting me nation-ally Im proud to have, he said. Weve got an air team and a ground team in South Carolina that is sec-ond to none. Nationally, were getting a foothold in Iowa and New Hampshire, so I feel really good about the direction were head-ing in.

Ive got the best job in the entire world, being a senator from South Caro-lina, Graham added. I just got reelected and I love the job. The job that I

would leave this job for is a single jobto be presi-dent of the United States...I am ruling out anything other than winning.

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Hot weekend weatherAfter a hot and humid week, we will see hot weather continue into the weekend. Partly to mostly sunny skies will stay with us for the remainder of the week as temperatures stay in the middle to upper 90s with low chances for afternoon rain and thunderstorms. Highs on Saturday and Sunday will stay in the middle 90s with overnight lows in the low 70s. Have a great weekend!

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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLAT MILFORD CHURCH

Milford Baptist Church is hosting a Vacation Bible School titled Journey Off the Map! from June 15-19 from 6:15-8:30 p.m. There will be classes for all ages and adults.

Milford Baptist Church is located at 1282 Milford Church Road, Greer.

For more information, visit milfordbaptistgreer.org.

ABNER CREEK DRAMA CAMP AUG. 3-7

Abner Creek Baptist Church will host a kids summer Drama Camp Au-gust 37 from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. daily.

The cost of camp is $25 per child up to a $65 fam-ily maximum. All children ages 5-12 are welcome.

Participants will learn the musical, Splash King-dom: A Lifesaving Musical for Kids. Each day of camp, children will experience a fun-filled schedule of ac-tivities including crafts, snacks, playtime, musical rehearsals and more.

The childrens drama performance of Splash Kingdom will be held Sun-day, August 9 at 6 p.m. in the worship center.

To register your child for Drama Camp visit abner-creekbaptist.com and pay online. Camp is expected to fill up fast.

Drama Camp will be held on the church campus at 2461 Abner Creek Rd in Greer, 877-6604.

ABNER CREEK VBSWILL BE JUNE 21-25

Join Abner Creek Baptist Church for Lifeways Jour-ney Off The Map!, June 21-25 from 6:30-8:45 p.m. Children ages 4 through sixth grade will journey into uncharted territory

where they will begin to understand that obedi-ence to God can lead them beyond the expected.

A light meal will be served nightly.

Vacation Bible School will be held on the church campus at 2461 Abner Creek Rd in Greer. Regis-ter online at abnercreek-baptist.com.

LIFESONG PARTICIPATES IN MTCC POUND THE PANTRY

During the whole month of June, LifeSong Church is partnering with D5 Fam-ily Ministries at the Middle Tyger Community Center to Pound the Pantry.

The goal is to collect 12,000 pounds of non-perishable foods to help provide meals for hungry families in our commu-nity.

How can you be a part of it? Next time youre out grocery shopping, pick up

a few of these items and bring with you to church: low-sodium canned veg-etables (carrots, green beans, collards, spinach, yams, kidney beans, etc), fruits canned in natural juice (pineapple, peaches, pears), proteins (canned chicken in water, canned tuna / salmon in water, peanut butter), whole grains (brown rice, oat-meal, grits, cream of wheat), dairy (powdered or UHT milk) and snacks (dried fruits, sodium free nuts or peanuts).

SEND US YOUR CHURCH NEWS

Churches wishing to list upcoming events and programs in Church News should send information to [email protected] or call 877-2076. Deadlines for submission are Monday at noon.

Abner Creek Baptist ChurchJune 21-256:30-8:45 p.m.2461 Abner Creek Road, Greer(864) 877-6604

Covenant United MethodistJuly 6-106-8:30 p.m.1310 Old Spartanburg Road, Greer(864) 244-3162

Duncan First Baptist ChurchJuly 13-16103 E. Main St., Duncan(864) 439-7528

Friendship Baptist ChurchAug. 3-76-8:35 p.m.1600 Holly Springs Road, Lyman(864) 877-4746

Greer First Baptist ChurchJune 21-256:30-8:30 p.m.202 W. Poinsett St., Greer(864) 877-4253

Maple Creek Baptist ChurchJune 22-26609 S. Main St., Greer(864) 877-1791

Mountain Creek BaptistJune 22-266-9 p.m.255 N. Mountain Creek Road, Greenville(864) 244-4524

New Trinity Baptist ChurchJune 22-246-8 p.m.1130 Old Spartanburg Hwy., Wellford(864) 439-3527

Taylors First Baptist ChurchJune 22-269 a.m.-noon200 W. Main St., Taylors(864) 244-3535

Trinity Bible ChurchJune 22-266:15-8:30 p.m.

205 N. Suber Road, Greer(864) 877-9813

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At City Park June 21-25BY KATIE CRUICE SMITHFOR THE GREER CITIZEN

Freedom Fellowship Church is inviting fourth and fifth grade students to join them June 21-25 from 6:15-8 p.m. at Greer City Park to get up and Move.

The annual church out-reach is in its third year partnering with the City of Greer in order to bring the event to the kids, rather than have the kids come to them.

Prior to that, we had been having the event on our property, but we soon realized that only our church kids were coming, said Ashley Teems, who is the Freedom Kids pas-tor. We had done other events at the city park, like the Halloween Hoopla, so we asked if we could hold this event there as well.

When the event was held at the churchs property, which is currently a tract of land on Hwy. 290, only about 50 to 60 kids were attending. (The church currently meets at Greer High School on Sundays at 10:30 a.m.) Now the num-bers average from 85 to 100, and the church is able to meet a lot more needs in the community.

For instance, one fam-ily who attended last year was in need of school sup-plies and groceries, and the church was able to meet those needs for that family. Another family was in need of new shoes, and the church was able to minister to their needs as well.

We want to be inten-tional with these kids and reach out to them after

they leave, said Teems. One to two weeks after the event, we begin fol-lowing up with the fami-lies who came out. And we talk to the small group leaders as well to see if they noticed any needs within their groups.

The children will begin the night by meeting to-gether in a small group. Then there is a time of worship as a large group in the amphitheater. The

children will then be led to play different sports, in-cluding baseball and fish-ing, as well as other fun activities. They will also have craft time and snacks before ending the evening again as a small group to rehash what they have learned from their Bible lesson.

On Wednesday night, all of the children will be given backpacks, frisbees, and coupons from various restaurants around town, including McDonalds, Chick-fil-A, Burger King, Five Guys, Firehouse Subs, and others. On Thursday night, there will be a cel-ebration night for the kids with pizza, popcorn, sno-cones, and bounce houses.

Everything for the event is free.

We named this event Move because each night the children will be learn-ing about people in the Bi-ble who heard about Jesus and then had no choice but to do something for Him, said Teems. God moved to us first, and now its our turn.

This year will also be more interactive for the kids as they will have the chance to tell the stories and to participate with the worship time onstage.

The church is also pre-pared to make sure that the children are safe dur-ing the event. Currently, there are 85 volunteers, which includes people who will be providing se-curity and crowd control around the perimeter of the park. The church has rented the entire park (ex-cluding the pavilion ex-cept on Thursday night) for the week. It also has rented some space inside Greer City Hall in case of bad weather.

We have volunteers who will take your child from check-in and walk them to their small group, so we dont have a lot of parents coming back and forth either, said Teems. And the parents will have labels for their kids that they will have to bring with them in order to pick up their child. Our top priority is the safety of the kids. Our volunteers do an awesome job.

The kids will also receive colored bandanas for their group, so the group lead-ers can more easily keep their groups together. And each child will be giv-en a buddy, so they are not by themselves.

To register for the event, visit www.freedomfellow-shipsc.com, or registration tables will be set up at the event.

Greer City Park is locat-ed at 301 E. Poinsett St.

Freedom Fellowshipto host kids event


Hayden Poole participates in kickball at Vacation Bible School at Milford Baptist Church Monday evening. The event runs through Sunday.

Local churches hostVacation Bible Schools


Allie Batson draws a David and Goliath illustration during Northwood Baptist Churchs annual Vacation Bible School.

We named this event Move

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people in the Bible

who heard about

Jesus and then had

no choice but to do

something for Him.

Ashley TeemsFreedom Kids pastor

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BAPTISTAbner Creek Baptist Church2461 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 877-6604Airport Baptist Church776 S. Batesville Rd., Greer 848-7850Apalache Baptist1915 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 877-6012Bible Baptist Church6645 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-7003Blue Ridge Baptist Church3950 Pennington Rd., Greer 895-5787BridgePointe600 Bridge Rd., Taylors 244-2774Burnsview Baptist Church9690 Reidville Rd., Greer 879-4006Calvary Baptist101 Calvary St., Greer 877-9759Calvary Baptist108 Forest St., Greer 968-0092Calvary Hill Baptist100 Edward Rd., LymanCalvary Road Baptist Church108 Bright Rd., Greer 593-2643Camp Creek Baptist Church1100 Camp Creek Rd., TaylorsCedar Grove Baptist Church109 Elmer St., Greer 877-6216Community Baptist Church642 S. Suber Rd., Greer 848-3500Double Springs Baptist Church3800 Locust Hill Rd., Taylors 895-1314Ebenezer-Welcome Baptist Church4005 Highway 414, Landrum 895-1461El Bethel Baptist Church313 Jones Ave., Greer 877-4021Emmanuel Baptist Church423 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-2121Enoree Fork Baptist Church100 Enoree Dr., Greer 268-4385Fairview Baptist Church1300 Locust Hill Rd., Greer 877-1881First Baptist Church202 W. Poinsett St., Greer 877-4253Freedom Fellowship Greer High 877-3604Friendship Baptist Church1600 Holly Springs Rd., Lyman 877-4746Good News Baptist Church1592 S. Highway 14, Greer 879-2289Grace Baptist Church760 W. Gap Creek Rd., Greer 879-3519Grace Place407 Ridgewood Dr., GreerGreer Freewill Baptist Church110 Pine Ridge Dr., Greer 968-0310Heritage Chapel Baptist Church218 Alexander Rd., Greer 989-0170Highland Baptist Church3270 Hwy. 414, Taylors 895-5270Hillcrest Baptist Church111 Biblebrook Dr., Greer 877-4206Hispanic Baptist Iglesia Bautista Hispana199 Hubert St., Greer 877-3899Holly Springs Baptist Church250 Hannon Rd., Inman 877-6765Locust Hill Baptist Church5534 Locust Hill Rd., Travelers Rest 895-1771Maple Creek Baptist Church609 S. Main St., Greer 877-1791Milford Baptist Church1282 Milford Church Rd., Greer 895-5533Mount Lebanon Baptist Church572 Mt. Lebanon Church Rd., Greer 895-2334New Hope Baptist Church561 Gilliam Rd., Greer 879-7080New Jerusalem Baptist Church413 E. Poinsett St., Greer 968-9203New Life Baptist Church90 Becco Rd., Greer 895-3224Northwood Baptist Church888 Ansel School Rd., Greer 877-5417ONeal Baptist Church3420 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0930Pelham First Baptist Church2720 S. Old Highway 14, Greer 879-4032Peoples Baptist Church310 Victor Avenue Ext., Greer 848-0449Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church201 Jordan Rd., Lyman 879-2646Pleasant Grove Baptist Church1002 S. Buncombe Rd., Greer 877-6436

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church4899 Jordan Rd., Greer 895-3546Providence Baptist Church2020 Gibbs Shoals Rd., Greer 877-3483Rebirth Missionary Baptist Church2375 Racing Road, Greer 877-0449Riverside Baptist Church1249 S. Suber Rd., Greer 879-4400Second Baptist Church570 Memorial Drive Ext., Greer 877-7061Southside Baptist Church410 S. Main St., Greer 877-2672St. Johns Baptist Church2 Groveland Rd., Taylors 879-2904Suber Road Baptist Church445 S. Suber Rd., Greer 801-0181Taylors First Baptist Church200 W. Main St., Taylors 244-3535United Family Ministries13465 E. Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 877-3235Victor Baptist121 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 877-9686Washington Baptist Church3500 N. Highway 14, Greer 895-1510Welcome Home Baptist Church1779 Pleasant Hill Rd., Greer 901-7674

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

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

CHURCH OF GODChurch of God - Greer500 Trade St., Greer 877-0374Church of God of Prophecy2416 N. Highway 14, Greer 877-8329Eastside Worship Center601 Taylors Rd., Taylors 268-0523ONeal Church of God3794 Berry Mill Rd., Greer 895-4273Pelham Church of God of Prophecy139 Abner Creek Rd., Greer 801-0528Praise Cathedral Church of God3390 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 879-4878

EPISCOPALGood Shepherd Episcopal200 Cannon St., Greer 877-2330

LUTHERANAbiding Peace Ev. Lutheran Church401 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 288-4867Apostolic Lutheran Church453 N. Rutherford Rd., Greer 848-4568Immanuel Lutheran Church & School LCMS2820 Woodruff Rd., Simpsonville 297-5815Redeemer Lutheran Church, ELCA300 Oneal Rd., Greer 877-5876Saints Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran400 Parker Ivey Dr., Greenville 551-0246

METHODISTBethel United Methodist Church105 E. Arlington Ave., Greer 879-2066Covenant United Methodist Church1310 Old Spartanburg Rd., Greer 244-3162Ebenezer United Methodist Church174 Ebenezer Road, Greer 987-9644Faith United Methodist Church1301 S. Main St. (S. Hwy. 14), Greer 877-0308Fews Chapel United Methodist Church4000 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-2522Grace United Methodist Church627 Taylor Rd., Greer 877-7015Lee Road United Methodist Church1377 East Lee Rd., Taylors 244-6427Liberty Hill United Methodist Church301 Liberty Hill Rd., Greer 968-8150Liberty United Methodist Church4276 Highway 414, Landrum 292-0142Memorial United Methodist Church201 N. Main St., Greer 877-0956Mountain View UMC6525 Mountain View Rd., Taylors 895-8532Sharon United Methodist Church1421 Reidville Sharon Rd., Greer 879-7926

St. Mark United Methodist Church911 St. Mark Rd., Taylors 848-7141St. Paul United Methodist Church3856 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-5570Victor United Methodist Church1 Wilson Ave., Greer 877-5520Woods Chapel United Methodist Church2388 Brown Wood Rd., Greer 879-4475Zoar United Methodist Church1005 Highway 357, Greer 877-0758

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

OTHER DENOMINATIONSAgape House900 Gap Creek Rd., Greer 329-7491Anglican Church of St. George the Martyr427 Batesville Rd., Simpsonville 281-0015Bartons Memorial Pentacostal HolinessHighway 101 North, GreerBethesda Temple125 Broadus St., Greer 877-8523Beulah Christian Fellowship Church1017 Mauldin Rd., Greenville 283-0639Calvary Bible FellowshipHoliday Inn, Duncan 266-4269Calvary Chapel of Greer104 New Woodruff Rd. Greer 877-8090Christ Fellowship343 Hampton Rd., Greer 879-8446Christian Heritage Church900 N. Main St., Greer 877-2288Christian Life Center 2 Country Plaza 322-1325Christian Outreach 106 West Rd. 848-0308El-Bethel Holiness 103 E. Church St. 968-9474Faith Family Church3339 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-0207Faith Temple5080 Sandy Flat Rd., Taylors 895-2524Glad Tidings Assembly of GodHighway 290, Greer 879-3291Greer Mill Church 52 Bobo St., Greer 877-2442Harmony Fellowship Church468 S. Suber Rd., Greer 877-8287Harvest Christian Church2150 Highway 417, Woodruff 486-8877International Cathedral of Prayer100 Davis Avenue Greer 655-0009Lifesong Church12481 Greenville Highway, Lyman 439-2602Living Way Community Church3239 N. Highway 101, Greer 895-0544Mountain Bridge Community Church1400B Wade Hampton Blvd., Greer 350-1051New Beginnings Outreach104 New Woodruff Rd., Greer 968-2424New Covenant Fellowship2425 Racing Rd., Greer 848-4521New Hope Freedom109 W. Wade Hampton Blvd. Greer 205-8816New Life in Christ 210 Arlington Rd. 346-9053Point of Life ChurchWade Hampton Blvd. Duncan 426-4933Springwell Church4369 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 268-2299Trinity Fellowship Church3610 Brushy Creek Rd., Greer 877-04191700 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville 244-6011United Anglican Fellowship1001 W. Poinsett St., Greer 629-3350United Christian Church105 Daniel Ave., Greer 895-3966United House of Prayer213 Oak St., Greer 848-0727Upstate Friends Meeting (Quaker)P.O. Box 83, Lyman 439-8788Upstate Tree of Life203 East Bearden St., Greer 848-1295Victorian Hills Community Church209 Victor Ave. Ext., Greer 877-3981Vine Worship Center4373 Wade Hampton Blvd., Taylors 244-8175

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Of deputy-involved crash FROM FOX CAROLINANEWS PARTNER

A local activist group said the family of a man who died after his moped was struck by a Greenville County deputy does not feel that the investiga-tion into the crash is be-ing handled properly and plans to file a wrongful death suit.

Bruce Wilson, founder of Fighting Injustice Togeth-er, said family members of Alan Craig Williams con-tacted his organization and addressed their con-cerns about the SC High-way Patrols investigation into the June 13 crash.

Troopers said the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. on Poinsett Highway at Roe Ford Road.

A Greenville County deputys vehicle struck Williams moped in the left lane after the deputy passed a vehicle that was traveling in the right lane.

Williams, 48, of Travel-ers Rest was not wearing a helmet and was thrown from the moped. He was taken to the hospital where he later died.

The Greenville County Sheriffs Office said the deputy involved in the crash was placed on ad-ministrative duty and that in addition to the highway patrols investigation, the sheriffs office had also launched its own internal investigation.

Wilson said Williams family visited the crash site on Monday and dis-covered items at the crash scene that made them question the integrity of the crash investigation.

The family has be-come uneasy about the investigation, which is being conducted by The South Carolina Highway Patrols Office, after find-ing personal items of Mr. Williamss at the crash site two days after the crash, Wilson said.

Wilson said both the family and his organiza-tion feel that the inves-tigation is not being con-ducted in a professional manner, which may lead

to any potential charges for the deputy to falter.

Wilson said he and sev-eral of Williams family members planned to hold a news conference Tues-day at 3:15 p.m. at the Au-gusta Road Branch of the Greenville County Library.

Wilson said the family planned to ask both agen-cies involved to main-tain a transparent and inclusive investigation by keeping the family fully informed.

Wilson said the family also planned to announce a plan to file a wrongful death suit pending the outcome of the investiga-tion.

The Highway Patrol said the agencys MAIT team was called out to recon-struct the crash and that the investigation was on-going.

On Monday, the Green-ville County Sheriffs Of-

fice released the following statement:

On June 13, 2015, a Greenville County Deputy was involved in a vehicle collision on Hwy. 276 near Travelers Rest which resulted in the death of Alan Craig Williams. This is a tragic event for every-one involved. The family of Mr. Williams, and the deputy involved, are in the thoughts of the Green-ville County Sheriffs Of-fice during this devastat-ing time. The Greenville County Sheriffs Office is cooperating with the South Carolina Highway Patrol during the investi-gation into the collision. The Sheriffs Office is also conducting an internal in-vestigation and the deputy has been placed on Admin-istrative Duty at this time pending the conclusion of the investigation.

DEPUTIES SEEK SUSPECTIN CARD FRAUD CASE

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Deputies in Spartanburg County are asking for help identifying a suspect in two financial card-cloning investigations.

Deputies said the man is 62, approximately 300 pounds, with glasses, a beard and mustache.

The suspect used a cloned card belong to one victim at the Bi-Lo on Re-idville Road and two Bi-Lo stores in Greenville Coun-ty, deputies said.

A cloned card belong-ing to a second victim was used at the Chick-Fil-A on Asheville Highway and the Bi-Lo in Boiling Springs.

Deputies said neither victim lost their cards and have no idea how the sus-pect obtained the card in-formation.

Anyone with any infor-mation as to suspects identity is asked to contact Sgt. Tony Brown at (864) 503-4578 or Crime Stop-pers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.

(Note: All information contained in the following blotter was taken directly from the official incident reports filed by the Greer Police Department or The Spartanburg County Sher-iffs Office or The Green-ville County Sheriffs Of-fice. All suspects are to be considered innocent until proven guilty in the court of law.)

GPD SEEK ATTEMPTED ROBBERY SUSPECTS

Greer Police are looking for two black males that attempted to rob a man at the Waffle House on Highway 101 in Greer. Ac-cording to Detective Bash with the Greer Police De-partment, the victim met the two suspects on Craig-slist and arranged to meet them at the Waffle House to purchase a cell phone.

The two men pulled into the restaurant in a ma-roon Toyota Corolla with two black females. After going inside to get change, the victim returned to the parking lot. That was when one of the subjects put him in a chokehold and tried to steal his keys and other belongings.

Subject 1 (pictured above) was the primary ag-gressor and is described as 62 with a medium build. Suspect 2 was thinner, but no photo was available at press time.

BREACH OF PEACEJames Arthur Blackwell,

45, of 1296 Woods Chapel Road in Duncan has been charged with shoplifting and breach of peace.

According to an incident report supplied by Greer Police, a clerk at the Hot Spot on East Poinsett St. reported a customer had threatened her and at-tempted to shoplift some cookies. The officers lo-cated Blackwell outside the store and brought him in to sort the whole thing out. He was belligerent to-wards the clerk, throwing some cookies at her and threatening her.

He was arrested and a videotape of the incident was taken for evidence.

CDVKathy Mason Shelton,

47, of 104 Lake Ave. in Greer has been charged with criminal domestic violence.

According to the Greer Police incident report, of-ficers arrived at the above location to find Shelton and a man in a verbal ar-gument. The complainant said he had called police after Shelton sprayed him with mace inside the home following an argument outside. The mace was found in the subjects car and placed into evidence.

UNDER THE INFLUENCEKylinn Aubrey Spivey,

24, of 112 Autry Dr. in Greer has been charged with driving under the in-fluence.

According to the inci-

dent report filed by Greer Police, officers responded to a crash at Line St. and Arlington Rd. The vehicle had gone 15-feet off the road and struck a power pole before falling back to the road.

The driver, Spivey, had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol. She failed a field sobriety test and was arrested for DUI. At the police station, she provided a breath sample of .19 percent

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESSAnthony L. Ross, 64, 114

Delano Ave. in Greer has been charged with public drunkenness.

According to the Greer Police incident report, of-ficers found the subject in-side a Chevy Tahoe parked at Beverly Apartments. He was crying and his speech was slurred. He smelled of alcohol and couldnt say what day it was.

Russ admitted to drink-ing a pint of vodka and was asked to step out of his car. When he demon-strated he was unable to walk without falling, an officer arrested him for public intoxication.

OPEN CONTAINERDeborah Hucks Jefcoat

has been charged with driving under the Influ-ence and open container.

According to an incident report furnished by Greer Police, officers arrived at a car collision on West Wade Hampton Blvd. Jefcoat, the driver of one of the cars in-volved, behaved strangely when confronted by police and smelled of alcohol.

When asked for her li-cense and registration, Je-fcoat produced her debit card and credit card. She continued acting errati-cally and was arrested for DUI.

Upon inspecting the vehicle, officers found a half-full bottle of vodka in Jefcoats purse in the front seat. She refused to submit a breath sample.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCEDavina Pendergrass

Kanard, 32, of 200 South Beverly Lane C in Greer, has been charged with do-mestic violence (third).

According to an inci-dent report filed by Greer Police, officers arrived at the above address to find Kanards husband lying on the ground with others attempting to clear some burning liquid from his face.

Witnesses reported that

the subject had sprayed the victim with pepper spray.

Kanard said she acted in self-defense, spraying him when he tried to strike her. Witnesses did not corroborate this account, however, and Kanard was arrested for domestic vio-lence third degree.

HE LET THE DOGS OUTTimothy Antwain Wil-

liams, 29, of 216 Palmer St. in Greer, has been charged with allowing an animal to run free.

According to the Greer Police incident report, officers arrived at an ad-dress on Palmer St. where a man said his pit bull had been mauled by two other pit bulls while chained up in the yard.

The dog had visible trau-ma and was bleeding from its head and neck, unable to stand because of its in-juries. Williams acknowl-edged that his dogs had attacked the victims dog in the past and he would cover any veterinary ex-penses caused by the at-tack.

He was issued two cita-tions.

CDVWillard Jerome Burton

Jr., 42, of 102 Golf St. in Greer. has been charged with Criminal Domestic Violence.

According to the Greer Police incident report, officers were patrolling around Pennsylvania Ave. when they saw a woman walking down the street crying with a man about 25 yards behind her.

The officers checked on the woman and observed a round burn right below her lower lip. She said it was caused by Burton flicking a cigarette into her face during an argument.

Willard was placed un-der arrest for criminal do-mestic violence and trans-ported to jail.

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