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Twenty-five people representing 16 countries were granted United States citizenship last
Friday at a naturalization ceremony at Buena Vista Elementary School in Greer.
Buena Vista
hosts new citizens
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Alternative rock band
Sister Hazel will headline
the 31st annual Pelham
Medical Center Greer Family Fest, slated for May 12.
The Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce the first
details about this years
Family Fest at a press conference on Tuesday.
We think Sister Hazel will bring and attract
young families, Greer
Chamber President and
CEO Mark Owens said.
Were really looking at
reconnecting with the entire family sector of Greer
and we think this will provide a great time for us to
showcase what Greer has
to offer.
Owens also said the Family Fest golf tournament
would return two weeks
prior to the event.
Family Fest is probably
our biggest downtown festival in Greer, so the planning is really year-round
Owens said. It takes a
long time, but we have
great volunteer leadership
and a huge commitment
from the City of Greer and
Pelham Medical Center.
Were excited to be
able to offer quality rides,
art shows, vendors, great
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
Twenty-five men and
women from 16 different
countries achieved a common dream of becoming
United State citizens last
Friday afternoon, and a
group of Buena Vista Elementary School students
were there to help celebrate.
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$78,277.95 in hospitality
funds to construct a kitchen and purchase kitchen
equipment for Pacific
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Road, allowing the venue
to better serve potential
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Rita Owens.
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taken, Andrea Moore, di-
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submit information about
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to Amanda Irwin at 8772076, email to airwin@
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Box 70 Greer, SC 29652.
TODAY, MARCH 11
GRACE 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.
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
MTCC TOUR MEETS at the
MTCC, at 84 Groce Road in
Lyman at 10 a.m. Potential
volunteers and interested
parties can tour the facility.
LEAGUE OF WOMEN Voters
of Greenville County meet at
1 p.m. at University Center,
McAlister Square, 225 S.
Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville. Ages 18 and older, men
and women, are invited to
join. Visit the information
monitor at University Center
for the room number.
THURSDAY, MARCH 12
KIWANIS CLUB AT 6:30 p.m.
at Laurendas Family Restaurant. Call Charmaine Helfrich
at 349-1707.
TRADITIONAL RUG HOOKING guild meet at Spalding
Farm Clubhouse off Highway
14 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Contact Betsy McLeod at
270-1164 or email Patty Yoder
at scupstatehooking@gmail.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 14
GRACE PLACE in Greer will
have its mini-mall open from
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Grace Place
is located at 407 Ridgewood
Drive. I.D. required.
COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
10 -11:30 a.m. at Calvary
Christian Fellowship, 2455
Locust Hill Road, Taylors.
Limited supplies available on
a first come, first serve basis.
MONDAY, MARCH 16
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center.
GRACE 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.
TUESDAY, MARCH 17
GRACE 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.
GAP CREEK SINGERS will
rehearse from 7:30-9 p.m.
at The Church of the Good
Shepherd, 200 Jason St.,
Greer. For further information contact Wesley Welsh,
President, at 877-5955.
BARBERSHOP HARMONY
CHAPTER at 7 p.m. at Memorial United Methodist Church,
201 N. Main St., Greer. Call
877-1352.
DISABLED AMERICAN
VETERANS and Auxiliary
at 7 p.m., 721 E. Poinsett St.,
Woodmen of the World. Call
Preston Johnson at 979-7758.
THE NEVER ALONE GROUP
OF NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
at 7 p.m. at the Greer Recreational Center.
THE LIONS CLUB at Lake
View Steak House, Higway 14
at 5:30 p.m.
THE SOAR LUNCHEON from
11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Victor Gym.
Bring a covered dish and/or
dessert.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
GRACE 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.
THE AWANAS CLUB at El
Bethel Baptist Church, 313
Jones Ave., Greer, from 6:30
- 8:15 p.m. Kids ages 3-12 are
invited. Call 877-4021.
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
THE TAYLORS LIONS Club
at 6 p.m. at the Clubhouse,
500 East Main St., Taylors. Call
Allen Culver at 350-6939.
THE TAYLORS LIONS Club
at noon at the Taylors First
Baptist Church Ministry Center (old Post Office) on Main
Street, Taylors. The meeting
will last approximately one
hour. Call Jerry Hatley at
268-0567.
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The Middle Tyger Community Clinic is accepting new patients. The Free
clinic for uninsured patients is open Friday mornings, Monday afternoons
and Thursday mornings .
Insured patients and pediatric patients are welcome.
For appointments call 4397760.
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denim-chested farm hand was only
something of which I became recently
aware. She was one of the models at the
fashion show.
Like me, she was tall and pretty fit, but
unlike me, she got to wear long, black,
flowing trousers of which I was exceedingly jealous. PJ, the coordinator, always
likes to put me in one of her dresses
because Im built like Twiggy, only not
as buxom, so unlike my brunette doppleganger, I had to worry about extensive
grooming the evening before the big
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The
problem
with being
impulsive
Doing without
Q: In your mind, whats
the biggest thing a family
can live without when it
comes to getting control
of your money and living
on a budget?
DR: On a regular, dayto-day basis, I think maybe the biggest and best
thing you can eliminate
is eating out. There are
always the shiny things
people can do without.
But its really not a good
idea to be eating out when
youre broke. It really
adds up.
I love a good restaurant, and Ive got nothing
against the industry. The
problem, though, is that
lots of people are struggling to pay their bills
or set aside something
for retirement because
theyre eating out all the
time. Most folks simply
dont realize how much
money they throw away
by heading to the drivethrough for lunch or
going out to dinner once
in a while.
I want people to enjoy
life, and a great part of
that can be going out and
having a meal with your
family and friends. But if
youre experiencing financial issues, the only time
you should see the inside
of a restaurant is if youre
working there!
Culpepper Designs, a wedding and event planning shop, cut the ribbon on its new
location in downtown Taylors last Thursday. The Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce
was on hand to award the business its ceremonial first dollar of profit.
R. Kinard
Johnson, Jr.
has been reappointed to
the Greenville Airport
Commission by the Johnson, Jr.
Greenville
City Council to serve
an additional three-year
term.
The Greenville Airport
Commission is the owner
and operator of the Greenville Downtown Airport
(GMU).
Annual report
available online
The City of Greers
2014 Annual Report is
now available online, giving local residents an opportunity to receive news
and features in flipbook
format.
The report, titled Team
Greer and produced by
the citys communications
office, includes information about programs and
highlights from city news
from the calendar year. It
includes mini-features on
the Greer Police Department equipping patrol
officers with body worn
cameras, Partnership for
Tomorrows community
master plan, and the Greer
Fire Departments 100th
anniversary. Greer Fire
Captain Paul Brown is
featured on the cover in
recognition of the anniversary.
Also included are a financial report and annual recaps for each of
the citys departments,
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Greenville Airport
Commission
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Should I stop using the
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First Presbyterian Church in Greer, located at 100 School St., recently annouced it would
make improvements to its sanctuary.
capped.
We had thought we
were going to rebuild, but
we are renovating instead,
said Williams. One-third
of the money is going to
just make everything more
accessible.
The church is planning
to renovate all of the areas
of the church to be more
handicap-accessible. And
the current elevator is going to be replaced with a
three-level elevator that
will be accessible to all the
levels. In addition, the current sanctuary will be connected by a bridge to the
Fellowship Hall with a covering and accessibility to
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Springwell offers
community assistance
BY KATIE CRUICE SMITH
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
Springwell Church is
putting their feet to their
message and stepping out
to serve in the Greer community.
During the month of
February, Springwell led
their bi-annual event, Feed
the Need, a month-long
attempt to receive food
items for Greer Reliefs
food pantry.
We usually do okay,
bringing in about 1,000
food items, said Brandon
Higginbotham, who is the
churchs communication
pastor. But this time, we
brought in over 2,000 food
items, completely filling
the Greer Relief food trailer.
The difference this time
is that the church was able
to partner with His Radio,
89.3FM, to be a venue for
a free concert featuring
Christian recording artist,
Brandon Heath.
His Radio came to us
and said they needed a
venue, said Higginbotham. We asked them if
we could do it in conjunction with Feed the Need,
and they were excited to
partner with a community
ministry.
Although the concert
was free, the church asked
the community to bring
a food item with them to
the concert. With over 600
people in attendance on
Feb. 13, it was easy for the
church to be able to fill the
needs of Greer Relief.
Higginbotham realized
that Greer Relief especially
had a need in the non-food
months. It all began when
his daughter came to him
to do a neighborhood food
drive. They were trying to
find a place that needed
donations
and
found
that Greer Relief could
use the help. Ever since,
the church has gotten on
board with the project and
is planning another food
drive in June.
But Feed the Need is not
the only event the church
does to help the community. Next week, Springwell
will be reaching out with
One Loaf, a ministry that
is as simple as making
sandwiches from a loaf of
bread.
Currently, we do this
four times a year, said
Higginbotham. But we
are trying to strategize
how to do it more often.
The idea is to make as
many sandwiches as one
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ditional $20,000, so it is
not currently in the building plan.
While the sanctuary,
which currently seats
around 300 people, will
not be expanded as originally planned, the accessibility changes will make
it much easier for many of
the congregation.
But some of the renovations will be beneficial for
the community as well.
The churchs gymnasium
and bathrooms will be renovated. Currently, many
groups in the community
use the gymnasium for
their own purposes. And
this part of the church is
where GAIHN (Greenville
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House from March 21-24.
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the church at 879-4400.
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First responders flock to the scene of a two-car collision on Wade Hampton Boulevard in
Greer last Wednesday morning. Pictured is an injured driver being attended to by police
and EMS personnel.
straps and dirty cotton,
items generally associated
with drug use, were also
found.
The crystal substance
tested positive for methamphetamine. She was arrested and transferred to
Greer City Jail.
OPEN CONTAINER
Christopher Drake
Spartanburg School District Three spokeswoman
Sherri Horton said Drake
has been a teacher assistant at the school and an
assistant coach of boys
basketball and track at
Broome
High
School.
Horton said he has not
coached or taught the vic-
tim.
Horton said Drake is currently suspended without
pay pending a dismissal,
which is expected later
Thursday.
According to Horton,
administration began an
investigation on March 2
after receiving an anonymous tip. The student was
questioned by a veteran
counselor, and the counselor immediately contacted the childs parent. Later
that day, the teacher was
questioned by the sheriffs
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Horton said there was
no information that supported the claim, but they
continued their investigation until they learned of
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Chad Lister
The North Greenville mens basketball team punched its ticket to the big dance last weekend, defeating Mt. Olive in the
Conference Carolinas final. The Crusaders will play Lincoln Memorial in Round on of the NCAA Division II tournament.
advantage at halftime.
With a six-point lead and
time dwindling away,
North Greenville managed
to hold off a late Mt. Olive
run, scoring several clutch
baskets to pull away.
Theyre terrific, Lister
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Eagles begin
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Greer Middle College students, sitting left to right, Stephen McIntee (Anderson University
soccer), Micah Williams (Clemson University track) and Caden Risen and Timothy
Holcombe (Limestone baseball) signed National Letters of Intent last week.
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The Eastside boys soccer team has opened the season 2-0
after claiming a state title in 2014.
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By Billy Cannada
Sports Editor
The Greer softball team
is hoping to pick up where
it left off last season.
The reigning region
champions began regular season play this week,
opening the schedule with
matchups against rival
Riverside and region newcomer Emerald.
We are coming off winning region last year, and
(repeating) will be a test
with our competition,
said head coach Ashleigh
Anderson. We plan on
making playoffs again this
year.
Danyale Davis and Madison Bates will lead the effort for Greer.
Returning
seniors
Danyale Davis and Madison Bates will be leading
this years team, as well as
returning junior Brooke
Wade and sophomores
Paige Clifford and Shaan
Delport, said Anderson,
who will also rely on freshmen Sydney Craig, Taylor
Hannah and Tanaya Ellis
for production.
Greer has progressed
during the off-season and
the Jackets hope a strong
defense will get the team
The Blue Ridge girls soccer team suffered a 1-0 defeat to reigning region champion
Eastside Monday night, moving to 1-1 on the season.
gion will again include
a tough Eastside squad,
which begins the season
atop the state rankings.
There are no easy wins
in our region. With the No.
2 ranked team in the state,
Eastside, and our cross
town rival, Greer, we will
have to have our A game
every night, Crist said.
We obviously would like
to compete for a region
title again.
The Tigers hope team
chemistry and speed will
prove valuable as the season goes along.
Our team chemistry is
very good and the girls
just like to play soccer
and hang out with each
Byrnes assistant coach Brett Hamilton throws pitches for the varsity boys during a recent
practice. The Rebels will face Riverside in the early going this season.
a state championship,
Maus said. If those are
not your goals, what are
you playing for? We will
need to play as a team and
put the guy beside us before ourselves. The team
first attitude will help us
accomplish everything we
are capable of.
Maus said he hopes an
experienced lineup will result in playoff success.
In order to make a deep
playoff run, we need to get
hot at the right times, he
said. It is a long season,
but we do not need to take
any game, inning, pitch for
granted. The short-term
focus will help us achieve
our long-term goals.
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As dominant as Austin
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XFINITY Series race at Las
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he had to give his utmost
effort in the closing laps
to hold off charging Ryan
Blaney for the victory.
Dillon led 183 of the 200
laps at the 1.5-mile speedway, but Blaney had a tire
advantage at the end of the
race, thanks to a late pit
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Jones into the outside wall
at the exit from Turn 4.
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to do, said Dillon, who
won for the third time in
the XFINITY Series and the
Kevin Harvicks pit crew worked hard Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, earning their
driver a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.
inger. Brad Keselowski,
last years Las Vegas race
winner, rallied from a
pass-through penalty for
a runaway tire on pit road
to finish seventh. Kyle
Larson, Matt Kenseth and
Joey Logano completed
the top 10.
Harvick will try to extend his string of top-two
finishes next weekend
at Phoenix International
Raceway, where the driver
of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas
Racing Chevrolet has won
four of the last five NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
races.
Its so cool to win here in
Las Vegas, and to start this
West Coast swing off this
way is pretty awesome,
Harvick said in Victory
B4
SPORTS
A SPORTING VIEW
FROM B1
Batter up!
BY MARK VASTO
FOR THE GREER CITIZEN
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Tournament title
The Riverside Middle School girls soccer team won the Lakeview Preseason Invitational
Tournament with a perfect 3-0 record recently.
SPORTS
ROUNDUP
GIRLS BASKETBALL CAMP
AT GREER FIRST BAPTIST
Greer
First
Baptist
Church will sponsor a free
Basketball Camp for girls,
ages 6-10, every Monday
for six weeks beginning
Feb. 23. The camp will run
from 6-7:30 p.m. Registration is not necessary. Call
Paul Lister at 630-6625.
Rest.
The events include road
rides through northern
Greenville County and trail
rides in on the GHS Swamp
Rabbit, the mountain bike
skills trails at Gateway
Park and the JFA Trail at
Pleasant Ridge Park.
All proceeds go to expanding greenways and
trail systems in Greenville
County. Visit greenvillerec.
com.
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LEGAL
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT
COUNTY OF GREENVILLE
IN THE FAMILY COURT
Docket No. 2015-DR-230321
SUMMONS
AFRICA T. CURETON
Plaintiff,
vs.
ABDUL HAKIM KHAN
Defendant.
TO THE DEFENDANT
ABOVE-NAMED:
ABDUL
HAKIM KHAN
2-25,3-4,11
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APPLICATION
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Notice is hereby given that
CIRCLE K STORES, INC.
intends to apply to the South
Carolina Department of Revenue for a license/permit
that will allow the sale and
on premises consumption
of BEER AND WINE at: 901
W WADE HAMPTON BLVD,
GREER SC, 29650; and
14215 E WADE HAMPTON
BLVD, GREER, SC 29651.
To object to the issuance of
this permit/license, written
3-11,18,25
NOTICE
OF
NOTICE
OF APPLICATION
APPLICATION
NOTICE OF APPLICATION.
Notice is hereby given that
BRBC, LLC dba THE BLUE
RIDGE BREWING CO. intends to apply to the South
Carolina Department of
Revenue for a license/permit
that will allow the sale and
on premises consumption of
BEER, WINE AND LIQUOR
at 308 TRADE STREET,
GREER SC 29651. To object
to the issuance of this permit/
license, written protest must
be postmarked by the S.C.
Department of Revenue no
later than March 27, 2015.
For a protest to be valid,
it must be in writing, and
should include the following
information:
(1) the name, address and
telephone number of the person ling the protest;
(2) the specic reasons why
the application should be
denied;
(3) that the person protesting
is willing to attend a hearing
(if one is requested by the
applicant);
(4) that the person protesting
resides in the same county
where the proposed place of
business is located or within
ve miles of the business;
and
(5) the name of the applicant
and the address of the premises to be licensed.
Protests must be mailed to:
S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box
125, Columbia, SC 292140907; or faxed to: (803) 8960110.
3-11,18,25
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OF
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OF APPLICATION
APPLICATION
NOTICE OF APPLICATION.
Notice is hereby given that
UPSTATE
NUTRITION
CONSULTANTS intends to
apply to the South Carolina
Department of Revenue for
a license/permit that will allow the sale and on premises
consumption of BEER/WINE
at 3318 BRUSHY CREEK
ROAD, GREER SC 29651.
To object to the issuance of
this permit/license, written
protest must be postmarked
by the S.C. Department of
Revenue no later than March
13, 2015.
For a protest to be valid,
it must be in writing, and
should include the following
information:
(1) the name, address and
telephone number of the person ling the protest;
(2) the specic reasons why
the application should be
denied;
(3) that the person protesting
is willing to attend a hearing
(if one is requested by the
applicant);
(4) that the person protesting
resides in the same county
where the proposed place of
business is located or within
ve miles of the business;
and
(5) the name of the applicant
and the address of the premises to be licensed.
Protests must be mailed to:
S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box
125, Columbia, SC 292140907; or faxed to: (803) 8960110.
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7:00 a.m. until. Turn off
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Benson Chrysler. Antique
and Traditional furniture.
Various household items.
Clothing linens, Christmas decorations, Lionel
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LIVING HERE
The Greer Citizen
MORTON
Newlyweds
DENNIS
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
said.
This
is just a
God thing.
For things to
come together like
they did, its been
fun.
Quarles said she had a
week to help get the wedding together.
[GCM Executive Director] Cindy (Simpler)
couldnt believe I would
take it on, she said. It
just all came together. My
daughter gave me three
months notice when she
got married, and I thought
that was short. So, Ive had
some experience.
We havent purchased
a thing, Quarles said. Everybody pitched in.
Sheryl said her peers
made her big day even
more special.
They have gone so far
out of their way to help
with everything, Sheryl
said. One of the ladies
here made the cake and everyone decorated. Theyve
just gone so far out and I
cant believe it.
Although some have had
their doubts, Sheryl said
she believes the relationship was meant to be.
My son told me he
thought I was making an
irrational decision, but I
said, Gods in this and
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Lewis Dennis and Sheryl Morton exchanged vows in front of an audience at Greer
Community Ministries last Wednesday afternoon, becoming the first couple to ever be
married at the venue.
hes been it from the get
go. This time Im going to
go by what God says and
Im not going to worry
about what anybody else
thinks about it.
After a walk down the
isle at Greer Community Ministries, Sheryl
said she couldnt have
asked for anything better.
Riverside
to perform
Hello, Dolly!
BY BILLY CANNADA
EDITOR
The Riverside High fine
arts department is brining a Broadway classic to
Greer this weekend, performing Hello, Dolly! on
three consecutive nights
beginning Thursday.
WANT TO GO?
Really
Trying,
Grease,
Oklahoma,
Into the
Woods,
O n c e
U p o n Jam Troyan as
a
Mat- Dolly
tress.
I really
just talk
things over with the chorus and drama teachers
and we figure out which
students most want to audition and want to try to
be a part of the show, she
said. I just see what I have
and what kind of voices we
have and go from there.
Fowler said she believes
she has a great cast for the
show.
Several of the students
were in the show a couple
of years ago, so theyve
had some previous experience and know how it
works. Theyre working
really hard. Many of them
have been in their own
community theatres, so
that definitely helps, she
said.
There will be reserved
seating. Tickets are $10
and are on sale now. Contact Fowler at 355-7828 or
[email protected].
sc.us to purchase tickets.
A lot of people remember the main song in Hello,
Dolly! I actually graduated
from Riverside and one of
the shows that I saw while
I was in school was Hello,
Dolly! I just remember it
being a fun show with a lot
of comedy, Fowler said.
[email protected] | 877-2076
Dolly distracts Horace while Minnie and Barnaby steal away a gift in Riversides production of Hello Dolly. Pictured,
left to right, are Ben Matthews (as Horace Vandergelder), Jam Troyan (as Dolly Levi), Brittany Seebo (as Minnie Fay),
and Phillip Pagliuca (as Barnaby Tucker).
OUR SCHOOLS
The Greer Citizen
SCHOOL
NEWS
GREENVILLE COUNTY
SIRRINE SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED
DISTRICT FIVE
DISTRICT ANNOUNCES
TEACHERS OF THE YEAR
DISTRICT DECIDES
MAKEUP SNOW DAYS
BRIDWELL CROWNED
SPELLING BEE CHAMPION
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Gail Dentons English I classes performed scenes from Romeo and Juliet. They dressed for
their parts and recited full scenes in Shakespearean dialogue.
onship for the third consecutive year.
Eighth
grader Kalika
Bridwell correctly spelled
the words impregnable and pediment to
take home the top prize.
Bridwell competed against
more than 80 other students
from
Upstate
schools to win the spelling
bee, which is sponsored
by the Spartanburg Herald
Journal each year.
Bridwell will travel to
Washington, D.C. for the
national competition later
this spring.
HIGHER EDUCATION
Gabrielle Howard, of
Greer, is among 2,725
Georgia Southern University students named to the
2014 Fall Semester Deans
List.
To be eligible for the
Deans List, a student must
have at least a 3.5 grade
point average and carry a
minimum of 12 hours for
the semester.
BJU STUDENTS
WIN NRB AWARDS
Fourteen Bob Jones University students won numerous awards during the
Intercollegiate
National
Religious
Broadcasters
(iNRB) Competition late
last month in Nashville,
Tennessee, bringing back
LUNCH
MENUS
GREENVILLE COUNTY
ELEMENTARY
MIDDLE/HIGH
Tennessee
Wesleyan
College has accepted John
McCormick, a student at
Byrnes High, of Duncan,
for the upcoming academic year.
Home of the Bulldogs,
Tennessee Wesleyan is a
private, comprehensive institution grounded in the
liberal arts and affiliated
with the United Methodist
Church. Located in Athens,
Tenn., only 45 minutes
from Knoxville, Tenn., or
Chattanooga, Tenn, TWC
offers an array of undergraduate and graduate
programs including a wellknown nursing program.
GALLAGHER NAMED TO
WASHINGTON DEANS LIST
JOHNSON NAMED
TO MUSC DEANS LIST
Kinsley Johnson, of
Greer, has been named to
the Fall 2014 Deans List at
the Medical University of
South Carolinas James B.
Edwards College of Dental
Medicine.
The Deans List recognizes students who earn
a GPA of 3.5 or better for
any given semester.
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B7
ENTERTAINMENT
The Greer Citizen
THINGS
TO DO
GREER CULTURAL ARTS
2015 SCHEDULE
Lee Pace in The Hobbit: The
Battle of the Five Armies
COUCH THEATER
DVD previews
By Sam Struckhoff
TV RELEASES
PHILHARMONIC PRESENTS
MASTERWORKS III
PHOTO | SUBMITTED
Country music star Joe Diffie performs at Newberry Opera House March 20.
ist at the Bulgarian Folk
Festival in Pittsburgh. In
2009, Demor moved to
Spartanburg to reside with
his mother and sister and
continued studying the cello at Converse College. He
played the cello for three
years at both Dorman
High School and for the
Carolina Youth Symphony
Orchestra at Furman University. Though achieving
high accolades as a cellist,
he decided to focus solely
on the accordion several
years ago. Patrons may
hear Demor playing anything from classical tunes
to modern pop.
For more information
on Sundays Unplugged,
please call 542-ARTS or
visit
ChapmanCulturalCenter.org.
WOODTURNERS HOST
DEMO MARCH 21
Vince Demor
YOUNG ACCORDIONIST
IN FREE CONCERT SUNDAY
NC WOOD CARVERS
MEET MARCH 22
The
Western
North
Carolina Carvers (WNCC)
will hold their monthly
meeting Sunday, March
22, from 1:30-4 p.m. at
Harvest House, 205 Kenilworth Road, Asheville,
North Carolina.
This months activity
will consist of a discussion and demonstrations
of sharpening techniques
used in maintaining wood
carving tools. The discus-
FURMAN MUSEUM
OPENS JOYCE EXHIBIT
STOMPING GROUNDS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Stomping
Grounds
is revamping Open Mic
Nights. Open mic night
is going to be the second
Friday of the month from
7-10 p.m. This is a family
friendly event hosted by
Danny Gray. There will be
a sign up sheet prior to the
event for those wanting to
perform.
Visit
www.stompinggroundsgreer.com
for
more information.
B9
TO YOUR
GOOD HEALTH
KEITH
ROACH, M.D.
age should be even more
careful about other risk
factors for stroke, especially smoking, blood
pressure and cholesterol.
A previous history of shingles does not guarantee
against further episodes,
so the vaccine is recommended at age 60 with or
without a history of shingles in the past. The recommendation for shingles
vaccine may change: The
vaccine has a Food and
Drug Administration indication for ages 50-59, but
is not recommended by
the Advisory Committee.
Shingles
questions
are among the most frequently asked. The booklet on the shingles virus
answers many of them.
Readers can obtain a copy
by writing: Dr. Donohue - No. 1201W, Box 536475,
Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
Enclose a check or money
order (no cash) for $4.75
U.S./$6 Canada with the
recipients printed name
and address. Please allow
four weeks for delivery.
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bad complexion, and was
told that she is stage 3 for
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