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FEET on the FOOTHILLS
The view from Table Rock Mountain along the Foothills Trail.
By CHARLES SOWELL | staff
The Foothills Trail, ranked in 2010 as one of the top 10 distance trails in the country, is considered by many to be the crown jewel of the Upstate’s growing hiking trail system. Thousands use part, or all, of the Foothills every year. Greenville plans to capitalize on the unique character of the trail to promote tourism with attractions like the Reedy Center in downtown Greenville and the Blue Wall Center to be located at Old Camp Spearhead just off Highway 11. This snaking, 77-mile-long footpath,
Thousands of hikers every year are discovering the crown jewel in the Upstate’s trail system
which meanders along that part of the Blue Ridge Escarpment known as the Blue Wall, was started in 1975 to link Table Rock and Oconee state parks. Today it is possible to walk from Jones Gap to Mt. Katahdin in Maine using the Foothills Trail as a major link to the legendary Appalachian Trail, said
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John Park, chairman of the Board of the Foothills Trail Conference. Eventually, when the Palmetto Trail system is finished, it will be possible to hike from the South Carolina coast to Canada using a growing web of trails that reflect hiking’s exploding popularity. It is one of the great paradoxes of hiking that both the Foothills and Appalachian trails are maintained and run by conferences of volunteers who do the heavy lifting in keeping the trails open. There is no corporate sponsorship: TRAIL continued on PAGE 8
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SC Breakfast Club flying high after 74 years By SHELBY LIVINGSTON | contributor
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Every two weeks, a hodgepodge of aviation enthusiasts and pilots fly in to a pre-chosen South Carolina airport to fraternize over an ordinary breakfast. Ordinary, however, is one thing this club is not. As the largest, oldest club of its kind in the nation, the South Carolina Breakfast Club also boasts the most quirks. There are no dues, no bylaws and lifetime membership is earned simply by showing up. It operates under one critical rule: safety first. The South Carolina Breakfast Club is a family 8,000 members deep, each harboring a shared interest for all things plane-related. It is frequented by a diverse group: commercial, business and recreational flyers along with aircraft lovers and those who simply want a place to socialize over planes, bacon and eggs. Attendance sometimes reaches between 300 and 400, with aircraft totaling 100. The Breakfast Club has acted as the
Members of the South Carolina Breakfast Club talk with one another during their fly-in to the Greenville Downtown Airport.
prototype for many flying clubs in the nation, but none have seen such success. Begun in 1938 by Orangeburg jeweler Thomas S. Summers, biweekly Sunday meetings have ceased only once, during World War II when restrictions were
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placed on aviation fuel. The Breakfast Club provided a way for friends to get together and practice flying. Since then, the club has become so much more than a social date. It is a wealth of history and tradition that has persevered even in the face of rising gas prices, war, dwindling attendance counts and the deaths of aging members. The reason for its longevity is in its nature, said Breakfast Club president Gerald Ballard. “The Breakfast Club doesn’t belong to anybody. It belongs only to the people. There’s nothing like it.” Ballard, a resident of Twin Lakes, S.C., has been president and spokesperson for the Breakfast Club since 1979. “My job is to promote the safety aspect of flying,” he said. “(Attendees) have to make good landings; they have to check the weather.” Stoney Truett, a regular attendee for 25 years, insists the social aspect is just one side of the Breakfast Club. “The excuse is to get together with friends, but the reality is the more you fly, the safer it becomes. (Members) will prac-
tice with different environments and surfaces.” Ballard agrees: “It keeps you current. If you fly every two weeks, you won’t be rusty.” Sunday mornings with the Breakfast Club are chock full of traditions. The notorious “bouncy ball” carried in Ballard’s bowling bag inspires the most excitement. At each meeting, the attendee with the worst landing must add his signature to the ball’s collection. Hank Brown, owner of Greenville Jet Center, attended his first meeting in 1962 and was awarded the ball on the same day. Peculiarly enough, he drove his car to the meeting due to bad weather. “I must’ve parked really badly,” he said. Members also relate the story of the couple from Broxton Bridge that flew their plane straight into the trees, bending the wings in the process, but who still came in for breakfast. Needless to say, the ball was theirs by unanimous decision. The Breakfast Club’s success is as unique as South Carolinian priorities. Ballard attempted to create a similar club in both North Carolina and Georgia, but neither took off. “Nobody wants to lose money except people in South Carolina,” he said. “In South Carolina, they’d rather socialize and make friends. They don’t care about no money.” The club visited Greenville’s Downtown Airport in late September and is scheduled to return there on Dec. 9. The Breakfast Club shows no signs of slowing down. New members are added every other Sunday, and it’s a wonder membership counts don’t show higher numbers than they do. But as one grinning regular, Larry Cayce, pointed out, “We do die off, now. Here, we call that going south.” Contact Shelby Livingston at slivingston @thespartanburgjournal.com.
Planes belonging to members of the South Carolina Breakfast Club are parked at the Greenville Downtown Airport.
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Family sues Wofford over student choking death By CHARLES SOWELL | staff
Wofford is being sued by the family of a student who choked to death on a slice of pizza last year, court documents show. Also named in the suit were two campus security officers. The legal action was filed in the Spartanburg County Clerk of Court’s office last month. It alleges gross negligence and recklessness on the part of the defendants in the death of 20-year-old Randall Heffron of Charleston. Heffron was a sophomore at Wofford and died Sept. 10, 2011, after choking on pizza in his dorm. The suit names Heffron’s estate and his grandfather, Howard Walker, as plaintiffs. The suit alleges Heffron was eating pizza with friends inside Shipp Residence Hall when he began choking. His friends called a Wofford resident advis-
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er, who then called campus safety. Campus Safety Officer Matt Gibson arrived at the dormitory shortly before 12:30 a.m. and called 911. When Heffron stopped breathing a few minutes later, the narrative states that Gibson began performing CPR. Another campus safety officer, Stan Corn, arrived at the dorm to assist. EMS arrived at 12:32 a.m., the document states, and Heffron was transported to the hospital at 12:55 a.m. He was pronounced dead at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center at 1:15 a.m. Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger said Heffron’s elevated blood alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit could have contributed to a vomiting episode which led to extensive aspiration, or ingestion, of food into his lungs. Clevenger ruled the death an accident. Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@ thespartanburgjournal.com.
Best Buyers beware: Scams are afoot By CHARLES SOWELL | staff
Scammers with plots new and old crop up every year as the Upstate transitions from summer to the pre-holiday season. The latest reported is the Best Buy gift card scam where consumers are reporting getting a text message that claims they have won a $1,000 gift card. The retailer warns this is a scam intended to provide criminals with personal information and those who receive such a text should not respond. The text reads: “Your entry last month has won! Go to BestBuyWin. net and enter your winning code 5555 to claim your FREE $1,000 Best Buy gift card within 24 hours.” Best Buy says they’re still trying to figure out who’s sending the messages and how consumer cell numbers got out. Best Buy stores in the Upstate are getting flooded with questions about these messages. Consumers are being told if they get
a text message, email or website advertisement, Best Buy wants to be contacted at 1-888-BEST BUY or at abuse@ bestbuy.com. Another scam that has been making the rounds in the Upstate targets grandparents, police officials say. The FBI reports versions of the “Grandparent Scam” have been around since 2008, but there has been a recent surge in the Upstate. Retirees are a favorite target for financial scammers, the Better Business Bureau said. Emergency scams play off emotions and strong desire to help others in need. Scammers impersonate their victims and make up an urgent situation, such as having been arrested, mugged or being hurt and ending up in the hospital, often in a country overseas, and target friends and family with urgent pleas for help and money. Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@thespartanburgjournal.com.
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OPINION VOICES FROM YOUR COMMUNITY, HEARD HERE
FROM THE EDITORIAL DESK
Making DOT accountable How to take the politics out of highway funding is one of those exercise-in-futility questions that citizen groups and reformist politicians engage in whenever the smell of those politics becomes especially overpowering. The futility comes at the point where reformists trace the smell-of-the-moment to its original source, which – in every case – turns out to be the state Legislature’s steadfast refusal to force an accountable chain of command on the state Department of Transportation. Why this remains so is entangled in the outsized power of the legislative branch in South Carolina, where every scrap of authority granted the governor is parceled out in crumbs. Building and maintaining state roads should be a function of the executive branch. But making DOT a Cabinet agency would give the governor authority over $1.1 billion in annual transportation spending – not to mention severely crimp the opportunities for political horse-trading on project rankings. The personal enmity between the legislative leadership and the current (and previous) governor has never helped, either. Consequently, despite countless reform bills over the years, this $1.1 billion continues to be overseen by a board of seven part-time commissioners the Legislature appoints but cannot remove – making the agency effectively accountable to no one. All of which makes solving the question of how to choose and fund highway projects in South Carolina so very difficult. The always testy debate has erupted again, with predictably unsatisfying results. Local government officials were horrified when the DOT board voted in August to cut $10 million in local funding and require area transportation groups to divert 20 percent of their state gas tax allocation for road improvement projects to resurfacing instead. The formula change also diverts half the funds set aside for sidewalks, bike lanes and crosswalks. Local planners say the cuts and formula change will gut their road programs, which until this point did not include repaving. The board blamed its actions on revenue shortfalls from a state gas tax unchanged for 25 years and the pitiful state of South Carolina’s crumbling infrastructure. Upstate tax aversion also caught the blame for a second raft of complaints – from legislators this time – about the state Transportation Infrastructure Bank, created in 1997 to finance major road and bridge projects through the sale of long-term bonds. More than half of the $4 billion allotted since the bank’s inception has gone to Charleston and Horry counties alone – a funding inequity Upstate lawmakers attribute to cronyism, and the bank’s board members blame on Upstate unwillingness to cough up the required local match. Charleston and Horry both have a 1 percent sales tax dedicated to highway projects – an idea Spartanburg voters rejected outright and Greenville elected leaders have been loath to try. Upstate legislators say the match is too steep and the project choices are based on horse-trading and patronage rather than an objective ranking system. Of course, the same can frequently be said of the DOT board’s project selections – decisions that by law should be ranked by objective formula. But as neither the governor nor the Legislature has the power to remove a commissioner short of malfeasance, there are no consequences when horse-trading prevails. Legislators routinely complain about all of the above – yet are content to play Frankenstein with DOT as their monster so long as it keeps the governor sidelined and they get that call-back when they have a pet project to promote. A horror story, it surely is; but no one can call this leadership.
More than a military fraternity In today’s uncertain economy, lots of college students are anxious about finding good jobs in their chosen career fields. That seems to have become a fact of life today even for the approximately 2,300 cadets enrolled at South Carolina’s prestigious military college, The Citadel. The armed forces offer a natural career path for Citadel cadets, yet many of them opt for civilian employment after they graduate. For them, there’s still an opportunity outside their civilian workplace to serve in uniform other than through the U.S. military reserve programs. In fact, it’s an opportunity available to most every South Carolinian. It’s called the S.C. State Guard. With origins tracing to the colonial militia, the modern-day State Guard was formally established under state law during World War II. Its purpose: to serve as a state defense force in the event of natural disasters and other emergencies. Today’s State Guard is an unpaid, allvolunteer force numbering more than 700 from all regions of the state. It adheres to military customs and mirrors the rank structure and the uniform standards of the Army, yet its members can never be called into combat or required to leave the state. As commander of the State Guard, I see firsthand the valuable role it plays in South Carolina and the opportunity it provides its members to serve their communities. When Hurricane Hugo devastated the Lowcountry in 1989, State Guardsmen with chainsaws opened some of the first passable eastbound traffic lanes within hours to begin a daunting recovery and relief effort. More recently, State Guard volunteers served in the Gulf Coast region after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. Our volunteers also served in New York City following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the governor of New York came here afterward to personally thank our members who volunteered their help. The State Guard is not well known, and some folks might perceive it as little more than a fraternity of ex-military weekend warrior types who like to hang out in uniform.
IN MY OWN WORDS by RICHARD ECKSTROM
The reality is that having prior military service is not a requirement for State Guard membership. The main quality the State Guard seeks is dedication. Our members devote some of their most precious commodity – time – to train as a team to respond to community emergencies resulting from natural or man-made causes. And most importantly, they rapidly answer the call when South Carolinians or their fellow Americans need help. On a recent Saturday (Sept. 22), the dedication of the State Guard was obvious during a training exercise in Francis Marion National Forest, where many of our members participated in a grueling 15-mile hike carrying backpacks weighing 75 pounds. The goal was to practice delivering relief supplies by the most basic of means – on foot – so that, if necessary, critical supplies can be delivered quickly even if roads become impassable for delivery vehicles. The hike was a joint exercise between the State Guard and The Citadel. Select members of the S.C. National Guard also helped plan and participate in it. More than 40 Citadel cadets, six of whom belong to the State Guard, also participated. I’m working hard with other State Guard leaders to expand our ranks among the energetic, service-oriented talent pool at The Citadel. But we also encourage other South Carolinians between the ages of 17 and 70 and from all walks of life to join our ranks to protect and serve the communities of South Carolina. If you are interested in learning more about membership, please contact us today at 803-299-4238 or toll free at 866-2383181, or visit our website at www.sg.sc.gov. Richard Eckstrom is S.C. comptroller general and commander of the State Guard.
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State road paving program on route to collapse By CHARLES SOWELL | staff
South Carolina’s penchant for building new roads has essentially gutted the state’s road maintenance system, said a former Department of Transportation planner who has conducted an independent analysis of the DOT repaving program. A major part of the problem is that new roads are engineered to standards that exceed actual needs, said John Gardner, a former state Department of Transportation planner who now works for the city of Mauldin. The state spends so much on these projects that little or nothing is left for maintenance. “It is sort of like a homeowner who knows he needs a new roof, but instead of dealing with that issue puts a three-car garage on his home,” Gardner said. Sen. Larry Grooms, chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee, agreed that maintenance has been neglected. “The problem over at DOT is that they’re trying to leverage as much federal money as possible on these new road
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projects and that’s gutted the maintenance budget,” he said. The recent decision by the DOT board to require local transportation planning agencies to divert 20 percent of their share of gas tax money to repaving instead is actually a positive step, Gardner said. The problem is that politicians aren’t remembered at election time for resurfacing roads, building sidewalks or replacing manhole covers. “You can’t cut a ribbon on a pothole,” said Garner. Gardner’s analysis of DOT repaving data shows the state’s primary and secondary roads are on a repaving schedule of once every 60 to 80 years at current funding levels. “Building more new roads just makes the situation worse,” he said. “The system will simply collapse if we keep on this path, and I mean at all levels. It will damage the state’s economy.” DOT itself estimates a $40 billion price tag to address all the state road system’s maintenance needs. Gardner said DOT adds to its money pressures by allowing engineers to design
a road first and then do a cost analysis rather than work from a budget to design the best highway they can for the price. He pointed to the improvement project DOT began on Butler Road more than three years ago, with a $1 million budget and little progress to date. The city of Mauldin started work to improve
“Building more new roads just makes the situation worse. ” John Gardner, a former state Department of Transportation planner
a stretch of roadway to lure a major industrial prospect to the city at about the same time, he said. “We raised about $450,000 for the project through various sources. When we asked a consulting engineer how much the project would cost, he estimated $1.2 million based on DOT criteria. Well, we didn’t have that kind of money, so we
consulted with different commercial engineering groups.” The city also worked with landowners in the area and got their help on right-ofway acquisition, Gardner said. The end result was Mauldin building a stretch of four-lane highway for $450,000 while DOT is still grinding out details of the Butler Road project. Gardner said the state will never have the money for road maintenance if it doesn’t first address the gasoline tax, which he believes should be replaced with a state sales tax on gas. “At six cents on the dollar, (the sales tax) would raise a lot more money for the roads. Instead of being based on a per gallon rate, it would be based in the price per gallon. We could fix our roads with an income stream like that.” Grooms said he proposed a similar change on the gasoline tax about eight years ago that quickly died in the Legislature. Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@thespartanburgjournal.com.
N E W S T H AT Y O U C A N U S E
Cancer Prevention Study The American Cancer Society® is conducting a study to learn factors that cause or prevent cancer. Men and women ages 30-65 who have never had cancer are urged to take part. To register, visit cps3upstatesc.org or call 1-888-604-5888.
Denver Downs Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch This 10-acre maze, sponsored by GHS, is cut in the shape of GHS’ logo! Families also can enjoy a giant pumpkin patch and other fall activities. Open through Nov. 4. Learn more at denverdownsfarm.com.
Light the Night Thurs., Oct. 11 • 7 p.m. • Furman University Bring hope to those battling blood cancers by participating in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society® Light the Night Walk. To register, visit lightthenight.org.
problems. Free; registration required: ghs.org/360healthed or 1-877-GHS-INFO (447-4636).
Lungs 4 Life 5K Sat., Nov. 3 • 9 a.m. • Caine Halter YMCA Help raise funds for local lung cancer research by taking part in this 5K run/walk. To register, visit lungs4life5k.com.
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Your Child’s Emotional Brain Tues., Oct. 30 • 6:30-8 p.m. • Jean M. Smith Library Branch/Greer This positive discipline workshop for parents explores ways to help your child build confidence, learn self-discipline and solve
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Coffee with Artists The Carolina Foothills Artisans Center in downtown Chesnee invites the public to enjoy coffee and conversations with its artists every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. Call 461.3050
FestiFall For three days, every year, the Spartanburg County Historical Association celebrates Spartanburg’s colonial heritage at Walnut Grove Plantation. Lantern tours, re-enactors, home life, fashion, and even kids’ games are all presented for the public’s enjoyment. Friday-Sunday, Oct. 5-7. Details: 596-3501.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Spartanburg Youth Theatre presents this American classic just in time for Halloween. The headless horseman rides again Friday, Oct. 5, at 4:30 and 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Chapman Cultural Center.
Community Dance Jam Ballet Spartanburg believes anyone can dance regardless of ability or disability. Community Dance Jam is a dance program for everyone, and it meets Saturday, Oct. 6, 2-3:15 p.m. at the Chapman Cultural Center.
Audition Workshop for Madeline’s Christmas To overcome audition jitters, the Spartanburg Youth Theatre will offer a workshop aimed at auditioning for Madeline’s Christmas. The workshop meets Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m.-noon at the Chapman Cultural Center. $25.
Auditions for Madeline’s Christmas The Spartanburg Youth Theatre will audition for parts in Madeline’s Christmas Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 8 and 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Chapman Cultural Center. Students should be in grades 3-12. Be prepared with a one-minute monologue and to sing 16 bars of a Broadwaystyle song. Dancing required, too.
Beer-Making Class The Spartanburg Science Center is once again offering a workshop on how to make beer. Class meets the week of Oct. 8 for four times. You must 21 years old. The cost is $150. Learn the history, the science, and the art of home brewing. Enroll: 583-2777.
Exhibits… • Still Life Exhibit… Spartanburg Art Museum • Secrets from the Repository… Spartanburg Regional History Museum • Guild’s 39th Annual Juried Show… Spartanburg Art Museum • Threads of Our Heritage… Carlos Dupre Moseley Building • Keith Spencer Art Exhibit… Guild Gallery • SAM is free until Nov. 3. • School Districts 1 & 7 Student Art Exhibit… Carlos Dupre Moseley Building
542-ARTS ChapmanCulturalCenter.org 200 E. Saint John St. Spartanburg
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The conference boards own no land along the path and are funded largely by donations from individuals and the proceeds from sales of trail maps. The Foothills Trail Guide, in particular, is noted as the best chronicle of the twists and turns of the trail, said Park. “We recommend that anyone who is going to spend much time on the trail get one – either from our online store or from the various outfitters who offer them.” The trail guide tells hikers where they are likely to find Oconee Bells in season. The iconic little flower blooms in April and has become something of a symbol of the region’s natural history. Major geologic features such as the Lighthouse Cave on Pinnacle Mountain are also listed. Pinnacle is one of the treasure spots on the trail with features like Lighthouse, the Bear Cave and the Petroglyph Rock all found within a few hundred yards of one another on the west face of the mountain. Bear Cave is considered dangerous to visit, with bus-sized slabs of the roof littering the floor of the large rock structure. The Petroglyph Rock is far safer, and gives the visitor a gander at hundreds of circles carved on a large rock face located fewer than 100 yards off the trail. The circles are thought to be part of a stone-age ritual among the native peoples of the region, who used stone tools to carve the rings into the exceptionally tough rock known as Table Rock gneiss. Likewise devoted to the task are the teams of volunteers who handle the bulk of trail maintenance along Foothills. “We’re got 10 to 12 team captains who are asked to walk their sections of the trail several times a year,” Park said. “Most of their work centers around removing trees that have fallen across the trail.” It is difficult work lugging a chainsaw up a mountain and clearing away the debris of what could be a considerable tree, he said. For more difficult jobs, the conference puts together work teams of five to 20 volunteers. Even bigger jobs, like rerouting a Foothills Trail spur into the Eastatoe Gorge Heritage Preserve, often require private contractors funded by the landowner – typically the state Department of Natural Resources, the state parks system, the U.S. Forest Service or Duke Energy. “The new trail into Eastatoe is extraordinary,” Park said. “It takes advantage of natural features that make the hike less difficult and helps to preserve the character of the area.”
Pausing while working along the Chattooga River on the Foothills Trail, from left to right, Jack Hudish, Les Storm, Jerry Harvey and Heyward Douglass, all with the Foothills Trail Conference.
Above: The Toxaway River footbridge on the Foothills Trail. Right: A waterfall at Laurel Creek along the Foothills Trail. TRAIL PHOTOS BY CHARLES SOWELL / STAFF
The gorge preserve is noted for its spray area ferns where the stream necks down from 20 to 30 feet wide to about two. Three rare tropical ferns grow here that are found nowhere else in North America. “The forest teems with large beech and hemlocks as well as wildflowers such as partridgeberry, trillium and jack-in-thepulpit,” the DNR said on its website. A constant worry with the conference leadership is balancing use of the trail to give maximum exposure to the public with hikers’ desire for a wilderness experience. “We do a pretty good job of both,” Park said. “The parts of the trail system that cut through state parks get a great deal of use. The wildest part of the trail runs though Jocassee Gorges State Park in the section running from the Toxaway River to White-
water Falls. Access is restricted to hiking in or by boat over Lake Jocassee. You can walk this part of the trail and not encounter anyone at certain times of year.” One issue the conference is not willing to compromise on is that Foothills be a hiking or walking trail only, Parks said. “There are a lot of people now taking up trail running,” he said. “We don’t think this is appropriate for remote areas as a matter of safety and because of the difficulty in getting help to victims.” It can take hours to get help to an accident victim, he said. “Likewise, we believe strongly that Foothills should not be used for trail biking or horseback riding.” Contact Charles Sowell at csowell@thespartanburgjournal.com.
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Upstate children need advocates more than ever Guardian ad litem program helps kids in abuse and neglect cases By APRIL A. MORRIS | staff
The number of children who have been referred to protective services due to child abuse or neglect in the Upstate has been steadily increasing over the last year, and they need advocates in their corner, said Jean Bradley, circuit coordinator for the guardian ad litem program for Spartanburg and Cherokee counties. Children involved in abuse or neglect cases in South Carolina don’t speak on their own behalf – in fact, they aren’t in the courtroom when the family court judge makes the decision regarding their futures, whether it’s a special treatment plan, return to their families or adoption, Bradley said. A guardian ad litem is literally the “guardian under the law” for children,
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birth to age 18. One does not need a special background in social service or a specific degree to volunteer as one of these child advocates, only a passion for helping the children, Bradley said. Guardian ad litem volunteers bridge the gap between the children and the courts. learning all they can about a child’s situation, listening to the child’s wishes and reporting their findings to the judge. The state program, the Cass Elias McCarter Guardian ad Litem Program, is named for the former director. “We have volunteers of all ages and backgrounds,” Bradley said. Volunteers are asked to make a minimum commitment of two years, to visit with the children assigned to them at least once a month and attend court appearances, usually several within a year. “We’ve been really fortunate to have employers who allow their employees to attend court,” Bradley said. In addition to being possibly the only stable presence in a child’s life, an advocate interviews everyone involved in the child’s life – family, teachers, doctors, so-
cial workers and others – to get the complete background of the child’s situation before reporting his conclusions to the court. In the past, children had guardian ad litem advocates who were attorneys, but that changed in 2010, when each child in South Carolina Family Court was required to have a volunteer guardian ad litem. In 2011-2012, the Spartanburg County program had approximately 120 volunteer guardians (not all are active) serving on 370 cases involving 670 children, Bradley said. In Cherokee County, there were 121 families and 230 children assigned to 35 guardian ad litem volunteers. While volunteers typically take one case at a time, “we have some volunteers who take three or four cases,” Bradley said. To avoid the burnout associated with taking on too much, Bradley would like to recruit 40 or 50 additional guardians, especially men. Training takes about three weeks, she said. Potential guardians receive a packet of information, complete paperwork
and interview with staff before or during training. New volunteers observe a family court session and several current volunteers have offered to help new ones with their first cases. And even though the guardian ad litem volunteers are not meant to be mentors, many children look up to them because they are a consistent adult presence, Bradley said. “Case workers will change, placements will change and schools will change, but the guardian ad litem will be one of the few constant people in the child’s life.” Volunteering is “quite an eye-opening process,” she said. “We sometimes live in an environment where we don’t know what abuse and neglect exists in our own county. We don’t realize what these children go through and live through.” The next training session for volunteers begins on Oct. 8 and those who are interested can apply at www.scgal.org/ spartanburg or call 864-573-5175. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@thespartanburgjournal.com.
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Dealing With Diabetes & Chronic Kidney Disease Thurs., Oct. 18 • Noon-1:30 p.m. • Kerry Ann Younts Culp Library Branch/Fountain Inn Learn how to reduce your risk of developing diabetes and chronic kidney disease from GHS internist Patricia Cheek, M.D. Lunch provided. Free; registration required.
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While congressional candidates Deb Morrow and Jeff Sumerel agree in principle on many political ideals, their approaches to achieve those ideals are remarkably different. Last week, in front of an audience of about 20 people at the Hughes Main Library in downtown Greenville, the two explained why they want to unseat incumbent Republican Trey Gowdy as the U.S. representative in S.C. District 4, and what they would do if they got to Washington. Another open forum occurred last Saturday at the Headquarters Library in Spartanburg. The candidates “are both greatly in favor of grassroots candidates and taking money out of politics,” said Morrow in Greenville. “The House of Represen-
tatives should be available to regular people, rather than someone who is very wealthy or well-connected. I don’t think we can fix anything about government unless we can take the big money out of the decisions.” But while Morrow, a Democrat from Inman, would engage with the people in what she describes as “the old-fashioned way” – through dialogues and town hall meetings – Sumerel, who is on the Green Party ticket, wants to take himself out of the equation entirely, letting his constituents use the Internet to directly tell him how to vote on legislation. A political newcomer, Morrow retired to South Carolina five years ago with her husband, Robert, a disabled Vietnam veteran. She got involved with state politics due to her interest in the state’s “corridor of shame,” the neglected public schools in the Pee Dee area along I-95. “I’ve always had a lifelong interest in civil rights and social justice, and this really touched my heart,” she said Monday evening. “Traveling around the state and getting to know different people led me
Jeff Sumerel has taken his congressional campaign to the streets, holding hand-lettered cardboard signs by the sides of busy Upstate roads during rush hour.
eventually to get into politics.” On her agenda should she defeat Gowdy in November are such issues as increasing wages and benefits to workers, campaign finance reform, civil rights and protecting Medicare and Social Security. “I am a Democrat, so I believe that government has a role in making all these things work,” she said. “It can’t do everything, but it does have a role.” Sumerel, by contrast, is campaigning as a candidate with no opinions and no agenda. His goal, the Greenville resident said, is to give the power directly to the people by letting his constituents vote, through a Web interface, on issues before Congress. Whatever the majority decides on any given issue, he said, is how he’ll vote. “I don’t think everyone in Congress is bad or corrupt,” he told the audience Monday night. “I think the system just maybe needs to be upgraded.” Voters in District 4 would use LiquidFeedback, a tool that not only allows for voting through the Internet, but also allows users to delegate their votes to others, explained Sumerel campaign advisor and self-described “co-conspirator” Sam Reynolds.
The system is not perfect, Sumerel admitted, “but it’s a step toward leveling the playing field.” Direct democracy has the potential to remove big money and power elites from the political process, argued Reynolds. “Rather than influencing a few at the top with a lot of money, you have to influence those at the bottom.” While she admitted that the software could be an interesting tool, Morrow would prefer governing “the old-fashioned way, to just go out and speak to people, have town halls, and listen to people and have discussions. That’s the only way I ever thought of doing it. There needs to be give and take between the representatives and the people they represent.” Access could also be a problem, Morrow said. “I know there are an awful lot of constituents that don’t even do email. There’s a lot of people who don’t have computers and they would never go to the library to use one.” Neither Morrow nor Sumerel have accepted any campaign funds, the TaylorsWade Hampton Patch reported. Gowdy was invited to the open forum, but had another event scheduled in Spartanburg, according to the Patch. The congressman also did not appear at the event in Spartanburg. Despite their opponent’s absence, Morrow and Sumerel agreed on one other thing: They would not emulate Clint Eastwood. “We’re too polite to talk to an empty chair,” said Morrow. Contact Jerry Salley at jsalley@thespartanburgjournal.com.
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True to life Spartanburg health care providers collaborate to train emergency responders By april a. morris | staff
William Owens will introduce himself to you; however, he is not a living person. William is a life-sized simulator at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Simulation Center – and a remarkably realistic practice patient who breathes and talks. This month, Spartanburg emergency medical technicians and paramedics will participate in the last installment of a series of simulations with William that help to assess and compare their skills. The exercises are part of a research project conducted by the college, titled “EMTs and Paramedics Care: Competency Training Using Simulation Technology.” Their goal is to offer medical professionals immediate feedback on
real-world situations. A partnership between VCOM, Spartanburg Emergency Medical Services and Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, the program offers valuable information, said Tobby Bishop, quality and training coordinator at Spartanburg EMS. More than a year in the making, the partnership allows Bishop’s staff of roughly 170 emergency responders to all participate in an identical simulation, watch a video of the exercise, discuss their performance and determine areas of improvement. The crews do one simulation in their natural working environment, in the back of an ambulance, and one in a classroom, said Bishop. As far as the authenticity of the ambulance simulation, “the only thing we don’t do is drive the ambulance down the road and sling them around,” he said. Three cameras record the exercises along with the data reported by the simulation mannequin. The response times and other factors are compared between the ambulance and classroom settings. By late September, nearly 100 EMTs had participated in a cardiac scenario. Bishop says he has already learned about worthwhile changes that can be made, such as the simple rearrangement of tools. “When you run 10 crews through the same simulation, you may learn that a
piece of equipment could be better placed in their bag,” he said. Doing numerous and diverse exercises with all staff can also help to build global quality in the organization, he added. EMTs treated William, a Laerdal SimMan 3G that so closely emulates a real patient his pupils constrict. He also sweats, blinks and talk. “It’s as real as you can get,” Bishop said. “The real benefit to this type of training is that it’s so similar to what the aviation industry has had for years and their quality is top-notch. Simulation is definitely on the horizon as far as training.” A SimMan can be programmed and monitored from a nearby control room to act as a patient and react to various treatments during the exercises. The exercise also allows paramedics and EMTs to see themselves performing their jobs – an opportunity they never receive in the field, Bishop said. “This is the only opportunity I get to run multiple simulations back to back and assess multiple crews,” he said. Bishop hopes to use simulation for both training and refresher exercises and offer a different scenario each quarter. During the recent exercises, VCOM collected data from the mannequin on how each first responder performed in the clinical classroom setting as opposed
to the ambulance. “The advantage of the study is being able to see participants perform in the environment that they perform in every day,” said Christopher Martin, VCOM’s director of simulation. In addition to the data collected by the cameras and mannequin, participants were surveyed about their attitudes and perceptions on the difference in testing environments and if they felt the exercise offered a fair assessment, said Martin. This sort of partnership also offers a chance for health care providers to improve their individual performances and patient care outcomes in a short time, he said. “We can directly impact the quality of care right now.” After the first batch of 75 exercises is completed later this month, the college will present the data it accumulates to such organizations as the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Martin said the partnership is part of the college’s mission. “In addition to providing academic resources for our students, we strive to be a multi-disciplinary training center for various medical professions,” he said. Contact April A. Morris at amorris@thespartanburgjournal.com.
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Maybe Spartanburg should rename itself Lucky Town. The last three top prize-winning Palmetto Cash 5 tickets have been sold by Spartanburg retailers, the first time in South Carolina Education Lottery game history that the game’s big winners have come from the same city three times in a row. The winners also picked their own numbers – two used family birth dates and the other used license tag numbers. The winners’ take was $400,000. A Spartanburg County man playing family birthdates won $100,000 on Sept. 23. He bought the winning ticket at PSM Convenience on Sibley Street. On Sept. 5, a Gaffney man who bought a ticket at the Wilco Hess on E. Main Street won $200,000. A Spartanburg woman who played license tag numbers won the next day’s Palmetto Cash 5 drawing. Her $100,000 winning ticket was purchased from the Hot Spot on N. Blackstock Road. Spartanburg County retailers have sold 11 top prize-winning Palmetto Cash 5 tickets.
Great conversations at USC Upstate
The University of South Carolina Upstate is looking for people who like a good conversation. The school’s College of Arts and Sciences is hosting its sixth annual “An Evening of Great Conversations” on Oct. 16. The event features a dinner where diners select among 12 conversations on important topics. Each table has a specific topic. A faculty expert on the subject facilitates the conversation. This year’s topics include Germany, the Dead Sea, making first impressions, the South, the acting craft, the 1950s, the presidential election and whether 60 really is the new 40. For more information, visit www.uscupstate.edu/greatconversations.
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The Mary Black Foundation recently announced that program officer Curt McPhail has been appointed to a 2013 PLACES (Professionals Learning About Community, Equity and Smart Growth) Fellowship. PLACES is designed as a year-long fellowship program that offers tools, knowledge and best practices to enhance funder grant making decisions in ways that are responsive to the needs and assets of low-income neighborhoods and communities of color. On Oct. 9, at 7:15 p.m., St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 697 Asheville Highway, will host Talija Artistic Company, a professional folk dance group from Belgrade, Serbia. The group tours the world performing traditional eastern European folk dances. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and there is limited seating. For tickets, call or email: Mike or Jan Esakov, 864-592-9360, esakovj@ yahoo.com, or Yana Kosic, 864-569-4999, dtzkolo@gmail.com. Denver Downs Farm’s corn maze and pumpkin patch is open Wednesdays 3-9 p.m., Fridays 5-10 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-10 p.m. and Sundays 1-6 p.m. through Nov. 4. The Maze is open for field trips and groups Monday through Friday before 3 p.m. This year’s maze commemorates Greenville Hospital System’s centennial. Denver Downs Farm is located at 4915 Clemson Boulevard in Anderson, one mile north of Interstate 85. Admission is $12 per person. Children 24 months and under are free. For more information, visit www.DenverDownsFarm.com.
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Dr. Robert Wyatt, a professor of botany and ecology at the University of Georgia, will present the program “Sex in the Garden” to the Upstate Chapter of the SC Native Plant Society on Tuesday, Oct. 16. The meeting is at 7 p.m. at Greenville Tech, University Center, 225 S. Pleasantburg Drive, Greenville. The public is invited. For more information, visit www.scnps.org. The Roadside Botanizing Field Trip led by Bill Stringer of the SC Native Plant Society is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 10, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Meet at the Pickens County Museum parking lot in Pickens. Bring water and a snack. To participate, sign up by emailing catboyz@nctv.com with your name and cell number.
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Spurred by a major terminal renovation, the arrival of Southwest Airlines and the competitive reactions of the airlines already operating out of Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, GSP’s economic impact more than doubled during the past three years. GSP’s annual economic impact is $817 million, according to a study just completed by Syneva Economics, a private economic impact analyst that specializes in major infrastructure projects, airports and industry relocations. Three years ago, when airport officials were courting Southwest Airlines, GSP’s economic impact was $377.5 million. “I think this shows how important it was to bring competitive airfares into the market,” said Dave Edwards, president of GSP. “We were pushing hard for Southwest GSP continued on PAGE 18
Next month’s conference “What’s Next? Life Sciences 2012” will let biotech professionals explore developments in the industry, areas where local companies are poised to take hold, and the public and private activities that can help that happen. Biotech continues to be a significant growth area in the Upstate, with medical devices leading for more than a decade. Jobs in the sector require education and skills across the spectrum, from lab assistants with two-year technical degrees to biochemists with Ph.D.s. The jobs tend to pay better than their counterparts in other industries, and the average annual wages for life sciences jobs is $55,233, or about 84 percent higher than the median wage statewide. Personalized medicine, especially as it relates to cancer treatment, will be a major focus of this year’s conference and an important niche for South Carolina’s biotech sector, LIFE SCIENCES continued on PAGE 19
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and we had some credibility on the line. This study validates what we said.” With the start of the airport’s $115 million terminal renovation project – the largest in the airport’s 50-year history – the airport’s land-use plan to be rolled out in November and the approval of an inland port on GSP-owned land, Edwards said the airport’s future impact looks just as bright. Edwards said GSP saw passenger traffic increase by 550,000 passengers during the first 12 months after Southwest’s arrival. Of that, 440,000 flew on Southwest. The rest flew on airlines already operating out of GSP. “Southwest created new markets and the competitive reaction of the other airlines was pretty aggressive,” Edwards said. “They really challenged Southwest on pricing.” And growth in passengers is good news for Upstate businesses. “If the airport grows positively, it’s an economic indicator itself,” he said. “It means good things are happening. It means business is doing pretty well in the Upstate.” Business travelers who fly into GSP spend an average of $246.20 per day for food, lodging, transportation, entertainment and shopping, according to the 2012 study. Their average stay is 3.1 days. On the other hand, leisure travelers spend an average of 4.8 days in the Upstate, but only spend $150.43 on average per day. Both of those figures are up from 2009, when business
travelers spent an average of $179.53 per day and leisure travelers spent an average of $126.66 per day. According to the study, GSP supported 9,528 jobs in 2012, up from 3,692 in 2009. The study also showed the airport generated nearly $170 million in income for the Upstate, compared to $112 million in 2009. GSP’s total economic impact on the Upstate in 2012 is $817 million, compared to $377.5 million in 2009. A big part of that increase is the terminal project, Edwards said. The terminal improvement program – to be built in three phases – will modernize and expand the terminal building, improve traffic flow and upgrade the facility. The project is expected to support 1,397 local jobs, increase local income by $59.6 million, raise total economic impact by $164.1 million and boost tax revenues by $16 million. Total capital improvements planned at GSP through 2025 will support 3,085 jobs, increase local income by $130.9 million, raise local output by $363.1 million and boost tax revenues by $35.3 million, according to the study. The capital improvements will allow the airport to handle an increased passenger load while keeping the reputation GSP has for simplicity of air travel, Edwards said. “We’re going to focus on the people who need to come to the area and the people who need to travel out of the area to another location,” he said. “We’re not going to try to be-
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Total capital improvements planned at GSP through 2025 will support 3,085 jobs, increase local income by $130.9 million, raise local output by $363.1 million and boost tax revenues by $35.3 million,
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GSP has an economic impact of $817 million annually, according to a study conducted by Syneva Economics.
2009
2012
% increase
Jobs
3,692
9,528
Income
$112,014,138
$170,491,491
52
Total output
$377,525,328
$817,119,411
116
158
*Total output = direct and indirect economic impact
Here’s what passengers spend while in Greenville-Spartanburg:
Business
Leisure
Visitor passengers
224 (54.6%)
186 (45.4%)
Average length of stay
3.1 days
4.8 days
Average total spending /day
$246.20
$150.43
Average lodging spending / day
$114.86
$45.49
Average food & bev. spending / day
$57.56
$33.17
Average transportation spending / day
$47.32
$27.53
Average entertainment/rec spending / day
$11.44
$19.00
Average retail spending per day
$15.01
$25.25
(Source: Syneva Economics)
come a hub like Atlanta.” The study said a 70-passenger round-trip flight out of GSP at 70 percent capacity supports one-half of a local job, adds $9,018 in additional local income, raises local output by $43,221 and generates an additional $5,953 in tax revenues. Edwards said he knows the airport will not have a major terminal renovation project to boost its economic impact next time – but it will only take adding five or six flights a day to provide the same level of impact. “Planes at GSP are flying relatively full, so the airlines will have to respond to growth by adding flights,” he said. JetBlue, which recently announced it would start flying out of Charleston, may not be the right fit for GSP, Edwards said. The airline’s three major markets are New York at JFK, Boston and Florida, especially Orlando, he said. GSP already has good service to Orlando and airlines flying out of the airport already serve the New York area through Newark and LaGuardia. Boston is a market GSP has targeted for service, but Edwards is uncertain JetBlue can come into the market only flying into Boston.
“I don’t think now is the right time,” he said. But GSP is continuing to have discussions with Canadian carriers to offer flights to Canada, Edwards said. At one time, Air Canada had announced plans to service GSP, but those plans fell through, Edwards said. Edwards said GSP would like American to add flights to Dallas-Fort Worth and to Miami, which could serve as a connecting point to South and Central America. “There’s lots of opportunity for expanded or new service,” he said. “It’s exciting.” Cargo, which has posted double-digit growth at GSP during Edwards’ tenure, is another big growth opportunity, he said. GSP is looking at scheduling international cargo service and should know whether that will work in six to 12 months. Edwards also said Amazon opening a distribution center in Spartanburg County should have a positive effect on GSP cargo numbers. “The future looks bright for GSP and the Upstate,” he said. Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@ thespartanburgjournal.com.
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said Wayne Roper, president of SCBIO, the biosciences advocacy group that is hosting the conference. Clinical genomics, which creates medicines based on people’s individual genetics rather than trying out several one-size-fits-all drugs, is a growing field with a good chance to establish a market here, he said. Greenville-based Kiyatec is positioning itself to take advantage of the trend toward personalized medicine, said chief operating officer and co-founder David Orr. The company manufactures the three-dimensional cell culture tools, and also conducts tests for medical device and pharmaceutical companies. Kiyatec is now devoting a small portion of its research and development to discovering how it can tap into the trend toward personalized medicine. “We could grow up multiple replicants of a patient’s cells or tumors, and then hit each one with a drug or combination of drugs to see which one is effective in killing that cancer,” Orr said. Treatments would be tried out in a lab, rather than in a patient’s body. The idea is still theoretical at this point, but Kiyatec wants to be ready as the technology becomes vetted. Biotech’s continued growth also depends on the region’s long-standing
manufacturing history. “I think that we’re going to see a lot of development in medical devices and biomedical manufacturing, because they bring together the strengths of South Carolina, engineering and manufacturing,” Roper said. He also expects intangibles such as “our quality of life” to attract companies looking to manufacture pharmaceuticals based on living tissues, such as vaccines. He said companies are desperate for electrical and mechanical technicians to keep their machines running, and pay salaries in the $40,000s.
$55,233
The average annual wages for life sciences jobs, which is about 84 percent higher than the median wage statewide.
Local manufacturers are also shifting to take advantage of emerging technologies. “I see a trend where more companies that are doing traditional manufacturing are investing in transitioning into bioscience manufacturing,” Orr said. That includes making small changes in their operations, such as reducing particulates in the air or adding “clean room” capabilities. “I think that is where the most immediate growth
potential lies.” Roper points out that Clemson is home to one of the country’s oldest biomaterials programs. He said education in South Carolina is on the right track, but industry is not fulfilling the promises of a good science curriculum. As a result, interest in science tends to drop off after high school. “We have a really high core standard. The question is whether students are being inspired by the job,” Roper said. “How many people have seen a chemist or biochemist? They don’t know what these people do.” Students who do continue life sciences education leave the state when they have graduated college and start looking for jobs. Part of the problem is a continued funding gap to help companies move from startup to the more capitalintensive manufacturing phase. SCBIO is lobbying for the state to lift the credit cap on SC Launch contributions to fund a second-stage matching grant. The group is also pushing for an innovation investment job credit. The upcoming conference aims to educate biotech professionals on these and other issues. More information is available at www.scbio.org.
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After spending years as a professional on the golf course, Michael Maness and his friend Bill Silva felt they could design a simple product that would help any player improve his game. His company, CamCaddyPro, has had its first product, the CamCaddy, on the market for two months and appears to have found an eager market. “We were actually hitting balls on the range one day and I was propping my cellphone up on my golf bag to try to take video of what I had been working on,� Maness said. “We kept talking about how it would be cool if there were some way to do this better. Sure enough, there was nothing out there, so we started drawing stuff out on napkins over lunch.� The product makes it easier for golfers to use their smartphones to record themselves while they play. It aims to capitalize on the popularity of smartphone applications that let golfers compare their swings to other players, among other things. It consists of a pole and harness that adjusts to fit any phone. The one competitor that Maness is aware of is an Augusta, Ga., company that makes a similar product only for iPhones. Maness estimated that the company has sold about 800 units since its launch. He and his partners worked on developing the product for about a year and a half before debuting it. Ben Corley, owner of Dixie Rubber and Plastics, takes care of the manufacturing details. The CamCaddy is available at more than half a dozen area stores, as well as online and in some locations in Florida and California. The company is looking toward overseas distribution with the help of Dale Lynch, a former teacher with the Cliffs Communities who has golf schools in Korea and his native Australia.
“Sure enough, there was nothing out there, so we started drawing stuff out on napkins over lunch.� Michael Maness
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Maness has been a lifelong golfer. He played for the University of South Carolina, then professionally from 2004 to 2009. Afterward, he caddied on the PGA Tour for three years before returning to professional play this year on the eGolf Tour, formerly known as the Tarheel Tour. Maness said the product has already benefitted from the credibility of having some PGA Tour players use it, even if they are not official endorsements. In addition to that, much of the marketing has been through social media, which includes showing pictures of the device being used at PGA events. “As of right now we’re trying to figure out exactly what marketing direction we’re headed in,� said Maness. “We’re a small company so we don’t have a lot of marketing dollars right now.� He said being a vendor at a large PGA show in January in Orlando will be a boon. CamCaddyPro is also marketing the product to golf instructors, who could create videos for students to take home. In the meantime, the company is working on a version of the CamCaddy to be used with the iPad, capitalizing on golf teachers’ increasing use of that device. Contact Jennifer Oladipo at joladipo@thespartanburgjournal.com.
JOURNAL SKETCHBOOK Jay Adams, Ph.D., will be teaching the beer-making class at the Spartanburg Science Center in the Chapman Cultural Center, with the final part of the class held at RJ Rockers in downtown Spartanburg.
“Post Mortem” is a provocative, morbidly comic drama that begins during the onset of the bloody 1973 Chilean coup that overthrew President Salvador Allende. The film will be shown during the Spanish Film Club series at USC Upstate.
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more than 15 years, working as an assistant brewer at Wedge Bridge Brewery in Asheville for three of the 15. Adams won first and second bestof-show ribbons in an international Belgian beer contest in Washington, D.C. He’s also been named North Carolina Brewer of the Year. BEER continued on PAGE 22
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Students will learn the history, science and art of home beer brewing
Jay Adams owes his interest in beer making to a dare from his wife. As he tells it, she gave him a beermaking kit one Christmas and after he opened it, said, “You’ll never use it.” “That was all it took,” he said.
Adams, who has a doctorate in human genetics and conducted research on blood disorders for 35 years, was working at the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Md., at the time. He found a beer club there and discovered many of the other members were scientists, too. He’s been brewing his own now for
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Bringing the Spanish Film Club series to the University of South Carolina Upstate campus provides the community an experience unique not just to the Upstate, but to all of North America, said Shannon Polchow, an assistant professor of Spanish. It brings foreign films rarely seen on Spartanburg’s big screens to town and exposes students to cultures with which they may not otherwise be familiar, she said. “There is very little distribution of contemporary Spanish and Latin American films throughout North America,” Polchow said. “One of the goals of the film series is to provide people with access to materials rarely or never seen within North America.” USC Upstate was one of 43 universities nationwide to receive a grant for the Spanish Film Club from Pragda, an organization that facilitates the staging of Spanish
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“You can make beer at home that’s better than any found at any of the commercial breweries,” he said. “People who have spent their whole lives drinking Bud, Miller and Coors have been drinking bad beer all their lives.” Beginning Monday, Adams will teach a four-day “Science of Beer Making” workshop at the Spartanburg Science Center. The cost is $150, and the classes will run Oct. 8, 10 and 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. An all-day beer-brewing lab will be held on Oct. 13 at RJ Rockers Brewing Co., Adams said. Students will brew two batches of beer during the lab. Beer tasting and bottling will be scheduled for about six weeks later. People have been fermenting grains to make beer, ale and mead for more than 5,000 years. “Beer has played a big role in our history,” Adams said. The pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock in 1620, well north of the planned location, because they had run out of beer, he said. One of the first buildings built in Plymouth was a brewery. George Washington had his own brew house at Mount Vernon and a 1757 rec-
gives you such creativity and flexibility ipe written in his hand still exists. Making beer and wine at home became in how your beer will taste,” said Steve illegal during Prohibition. When Prohi- Wong, marketing director at the Chapbition came to an end in 1933, the words man Cultural Center. “People who make “and beer” were left out of the statute and drink their own almost never go back that legalized home winemaking – forc- to commercial beers, the exception being local microbreweries. There is certainly ing home brewers to wait several more decades to shed their outa science to beer making, law status, according to the as well as an art.” American HomebrewAdams will teach ers Association. two methods of home brewing Oklahoma made home brewing – the extract legal there in method and 2010, leavthe all-grain ing Alabama method. With the exand Missistract method, sippi as the the only equiponly states ment a home w h e r e brewer needs is h o m e a vessel in which brewing is to ferment the still illegal. beer, he said. “The There are an estimated outlay is not more 1 million home than 30 bucks.” brewers in the Adams likens the United States. difference between the two methods to the dif“Making your own Malted barley used in brewing beer. ference between making beer is a great AmeriGREG BECKNER / STAFF orange juice from concan tradition and it
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centrate and fresh-squeezed. Adams said there are 25 major categories of beer and each has about five subcategories. The taste varies by the combination of grains used. Commercial beers use mostly rice, not barley, he said. “They’re good beers to have after you cut the grass,” he said. “But beer is something that should have some flavor to it.” Contact Cindy Landrum at clandrum@thespartanburgjournal.com.
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The Eb and Maggie Barnes Memorial Scholarship was awarded to two students at the USC Upstate Greenville campus. The scholarship was created in celebration of the life and work of Dr. Eb Barnes, former coordinator of the USC Upstate Greenville campus, and his wife, Maggie. The $1,000 annual scholarship is awarded to a nontraditional student Abrams Wright enrolled part-time in a degree program who has demonstrated financial need. John Abrams Jr. of Greer and Shawna Wright of Taylors were the two recipients for 2012-2013. Abrams is majoring in engineering technology management and works with Volunteers of America in the National Housing Corporation as a community administrator for approximately 85 low-income subsidized elderly housing units. Wright is a nursing student and works on the third shift at Greenville Memorial Hospital as an admissions counselor in the Children’s Emergency Room. Her goal is to work as a nurse in either the emergency room or intensive care at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
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October 19 419 pm 4 pm October October 20 11 am & 2 pm October 20 11 am & 2 pm October 19 4 pm “Chico & Rita” will be shown on Tuesday, Oct. 9, during the Spanish Film Club series at USC e uR AT DOuble Fe Upstate. The animated love story tells the story of Chico, a dashing piano player, and Rita, an October20 19 11 4 am pm & 2 pm October enchanting and beautiful Havana nightclub singer. uR AT Fe le ub DO October 20 11 eam & 2 pm two women plot to escape Buenos Aires October 19e 4 pm Spanish continued from page 21 FeATuR lepm DOub4 October 19 October and live together on the remote19 shores 4 of pm uRe 11 am & 2 pm le FeAT October 20 DOub Paraguay’s Lake Ypoa. Before they canOctober car20 11 am and Latin American film festivals at uniOctober 20 11 am & 2 pm& 2 pm Carlos Agudelo, Artistic Director
ry out their plan, Lala’s father is murdered. versities and cultural institutions in North She runs away from home and heads toDO euble FeATuRe America. DOuble FeATuR ward the maid’s village in Paraguay, hopThe Spanish Film Club series features uReLila FeATthere, ubleWhile DOfollow. ™ ing her lover will films made by first-time filmmakers begins to explore Guayi’s troubled past. and established masters alike. All films The last film is “Post Mortem,” which © 2012 Hit Entertainment Limited feature English subtitles. will be shown on Oct. 30. The films will be shown on Tuesdays ™ “Post Mortem” is a provocative, morin October at 7 p.m. in the Tukey The- le FeATuRe ™ DOub bidly comic drama that begins during ater in the lower level of the USC Up™ © 2012 Hit Entertainment Limited the onset of the bloody 1973 Chilean state library. The showings are free and coup that overthrew President Salvador © 2012 Hit Entertainment Limited open to the public. ™ DOuble FeATuRe ™ Allende. Alfredo Castro is a coroner’s “Chico & Rita” will be shown on © 2012 Hit Entertainment Limited assistant who, while obsessively wooing Tuesday, Oct. 9. The animated love © 2012 Hit Entertainment Limited an erotic dancer, is caught in the ©midst 2012 Hit Entertainment Limited story tells the story of Chico, a dashing of a cataclysmic event and finds himself ™ piano player, and Rita, an enchanting with a rapidly expanding game plan. and beautiful Havana nightclub singer. “These are multi-disciplinary films,” The film was made by Oscar-winning Polchow said. “We just want to expose © 2012 Hit Entertainment Limited director Fernando Trueba and artist students to something they might not Javier Mariscal. In the epic romance, otherwise see. The film festival is a good ™ the pair travels the glamorous stages way to bring foreign culture here.” of 1940s and 1950s Havana, New York City, Las Vegas, Hollywood and Paris. Contact Cindy Landrum at ™ © 2012 Hit Entertainment Limited October 16th’s film is “Even the Rain” by clandrum@thespartanburgjournal.com. Iciar Bollain, which tells the tale of filmmaker Sebastian and his cynical producer © 2012 Hit Entertainment Limited Costa. The two men arrive in Cochabamba, Bolivia to make a film about Columbus’s voyage to the New World and the subjuga- What: Spanish Film Festival Where: University of South Carolina Upstate tion of the indigenous population. Just as filming begins, the natives face a When: Tuesdays in October, 7 p.m., Tukey Theatre crisis when the government privatizes the Oct. 9 – “Chico and Rita” David W. Reid Theater water company and prices skyrocket. DaiChapman Cultural Center Oct. 16 – “Even the Rain” ly protests erupt and the local man cast as a rebellious 16th-century Taino chief also Oct. 23 – “The Fish Child” All tickets $15 becomes a leader in the protests. Oct. 30 – “Post Mortem” Tickets: 864-542-ARTS or 864-583-0339 “The Fish Child” will be shown Oct. 23. Cost: free In this film, Lala, the privileged teenage daughter of a powerful judge, has fallen Information: 864-503-5654 or spolchow@ Ballet Spartanburg is funded in part by The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg and its donors, the County and hard for her family’s maid, La Guayi. The uscupstate.edu. City of Spartanburg, and the South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Correction: Launch parties for Deb Richardson-Moore's new book, "The Weight of Mercy," will be held on Oct. 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Triune Mercy Center, 222 Rutherford St., Greenville, and from 6 to 8 p.m. at Fiction Addiction, 1175 Woods Crossing, Greenville. The Journal reported an incorrect date in its Sept. 28 edition.
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The Spartanburg Youth Theatre will hold auditions for the holiday musical “Madeline’s Christmas” on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 8 and 9, at 5:30 p.m. at the Chapman Cultural Center. To audition, students in grades 3 through 12 will perform a one-minute monologue, which they may bring with them or choose from selections once they arrive (monologues are also available for pickup prior to auditions in the Spartanburg Little Theatre office). Memorization is encouraged but not required. Students will also need to prepare 16 bars of music from a musical theatre-type song. Students need to bring their sheet music with them, as SYT will have an accompanist available for auditions. Singers and actors of all ethnicities and backgrounds are encouraged to audition. Specific roles are listed in details at www.spartanburgyouththeatre.com. To help students prepare for the auditions, the Spartanburg Youth Theatre is offering an optional audition workshop on Saturday, Oct. 6, 9 a.m.-noon, at the Chapman Cultural Center. Students who take this workshop will come away with audition tips and a rehearsed monologue and song. Cost is $25. Call 864-585-8278 to save a spot. As part of the Contemporary Invitational Still Life exhibit, co-hosted by the Spartanburg Art Museum and USC Upstate, internationally known artist Laurin McCracken will teach a three-day workshop Oct. 9-11 at the Chapman Cultural Center. The fee is $385. To register, call 864-582-7616.
Ballet Spartanburg presents “Angelina Ballerina” and “The Elves and the Shoemaker” on Friday, Oct. 19, at 4 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. This dance doubleheader features the world-famous pink mouse in pointe shoes and a tutu, followed by the classic fairy tale of a poor cobbler who gets a little help from little men. Presented in the David W. Reid Theatre at the Chapman Cultural Center. For more information, call 542-ARTS. The art students and faculty at the Chapman Cultural Center present their work for public display in an exhibit Oct. 26-28. Showcased in the Spartanburg Art Museum, this exhibit is open and free to the public 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. A reception will be held on Sunday, Oct. 28, and the gallery will be open 1-5 p.m. For more information, call 542-ARTS. Keith Spencer, an Upstate artist with international recognition for his oil paintings, will present “Solace” in the Artists’ Guild of Spartanburg’s gallery at the Chapman Cultural Center through Oct. 28. The 20-painting show is free and open to the public, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. A reception will held on Thursday, Oct. 18, during the city’s monthly ArtWalk and is also free. For more information, call 864-764-9568. Send us your arts announcement. Email: spartanburgarts@thespartanburgjournal.com
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greenville-area artists open their studios during the premier weekend for the visual arts Presenting sPonsors november 3&4, 2012 Metropolitan Arts Council www.greenvilleArts.com self-guided tour. Free.
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A 55,000-gallon saltwater pool will be one of many unique features to be enjoyed during the 2012 Inspiration Home Tour this holiday season at Verdae.
Built by Signature Pools and Patios, an Upstate company serving Greenville, Spartanburg, and Anderson for more than 30 years, the resort-style pool is designed to accommodate a wide variety of water lovers – from a swim lane for serious swimmers to a nine-inch deep area with bubbling wands for children. “We’re excited and proud to take part in this year’s Inspiration Home Tour,” said Signature president Craig Sikkelee. “This is a unique project that showcases not only our expertise but also the highest level of quality and efficiency available.”
Working in conjunction with landscape architect Graham Kimack, Sikkelee has designed a luxurious aquatic feature that will be beautiful, fun, and functional. The pool’s features include a zero entry access, a slide, a central spa with a vanishing edges on all sides, and a sunning area – all surrounded by a large deck area accented by pavers and travertine coping. The latest technology also is being used in the Inspiration Home’s pool. For late night swims, energy-efficient LED lights will create stunning lighting effects. The pool system is designed to operate at the highest efficiency possible, keeping costs at a minimum. This pool system uses a variable speed pump that allows owners to adjust programming from their iPhones or iPads. To learn more about Signature Pools and Patios, visit www.signature-llc.com.
Tour the Home: November 29 - December 2 December 6 - December 9 To see this spectacular home within Verdae in Greenville, purchase tickets now. Visit www.ihomesc.com for details. 100% of ticket proceeds go to two deserving charities – the Greenville Humane Society and the S.C. Mountains to Midlands Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
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The 2012 Inspiration Home is a grand 11,220 square feet residence constructed by Milestone Custom Homes of Greenville in an architectural style reminiscent of the late 1800s– but with the latest in modern conveniences and technology.
· Easley: Susan McCoy, Linda Cook, Melissa Hall · Greenville: Sharon Wilson, Lisa Humphreys, Jacob Mann · Greer: Charlene Panek, Linda Wood, Hilary Hurst · Seneca: Tammy Davis, Pat Loftis, Brett Smagala · Spartanburg: Judy McCravy, Kim Conn, Trish Hollon Top listing agents in each office are recognized for listing the highest total volume of residential properties last
month and include: · Easley: Susan McCoy, Carol Walsh, Heather Parlier · Greenville: Sharon Wilson, Phyllis Rawlinson, Jacob Mann · Greer: Faith Ross, David Glenn, Alicia Waynick · Seneca: Jere duBois, Pat Loftis, Connie Williams · Spartanburg: Francie Little, Kaye McIntyre, Trish Hollon As a premier provider of full-service real estate in the Upstate, Coldwell Banker Caine is a nationally competitive firm that has the highest per person productivity in the Upstate. The company offers quality residential and commercial real estate services across Greenville, Spartanburg, Oconee and Pickens counties. Family owned and operated, Coldwell Banker Caine has been providing service beyond the contract to the Upstate community since 1933.
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Wofford College students in an environmental studies class recently took a trip to the Pacolet River where they had the opportunity to learn how to operate a kayak and to paddle the river. Before entering the water, students were given instructions on kayaking.
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SPARTANBURG LOCATIONS: Broadway Bagels Chapman Cultural Arts Center Converse Deli Couture Closets Fresh Market Groucho’s Hub City Book Shop Hub City Coffee Shop Irwin Ace Marriott Panera Bread Residence Inn
A Wofford College mathematics class recently took a field trip to Lawson’s Fork Creek. The purpose of the trip was to make measurements of the stream’s velocity.
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I like to listen to Dave Ramsey on the radio and I love his common sense advice on financing. He recently told a story about an employee who said she was “burned out.” LEE YARBOROUGH He replied that there was no way she could have burned out because “she had never been on fire.” Now imagine a world where people truly are “fired up” about their work. Imagine going to a store and the service you would receive. Imagine calling a utility company and being treated as if you were the only customer. Imagine your own employees demonstrating passion for their job and the difference it would make to your business. Consider these 5 steps to FIRE UP your employees: • Communicate: Do all of employees know the vision and goals of the organization? Everyone, from the janitor to the CEO needs to know. The vision unites the team to a common goal and infuses a sense of purpose to everyone’s work. • Relationships: Know your team players. If you know that your sales manager is a competitive cyclist on the weekends and your operations manager is an avid reader, use this knowledge to motivate each. Different personalities respond to different management styles. • Incentivize: Cash and bonuses are always great, but you can motivate employees in less expensive ways. Gift certificates, casual dress days, additional time off and awards can be given as incentives for meeting goals. • FUN: If employees enjoy coming to work, they are more likely to be passionate about their work. Add elements of fun to your office such as ice cream parties, funny competitions, and themed lunches. • Recognition: no matter how it is done, a simple thank you always works wonders. When employees feel appreciated they are likely to give more.
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goods 57 Sullen look 59 Graduate’s award 61 Opulent 62 Stocking shades 64 Of the flock 65 Steinbeck title starter 66 Raise some prices in the 19th-century literature section? 70 Where Brigham Young settled 74 Bio lab gel 76 Glad alternative 77 Screen partner 78 Not even slightly different 83 New Eng. state 84 Boosters, often 85 Once in a blue moon 86 Landscaper’s purchase 88 Mine in Rome 89 Took a short trip 90 “American Psycho” author 91 Aweigh 93 NASDAQ competitor 95 “__ Grew Older”: Hughes poem 96 Vivacity 97 Revolting Oscar also-rans? 101 H.S. dropouts may earn them 103 Cat lead-in 104 School 108 Beatles hit with a four-minute coda
111 Measure that’s often square 114 Household cleanser 115 Fútbol shout 116 View from the Transamerica Tower? 118 Dairy worker 119 Quad bike, for one 120 Pigeon shelters 121 Two-time All-Star Martinez 122 Fishermen with pots 123 Raised golf course feature 124 Strengthen’s opposite 125 Film crew locales Down 1 __ sprawl 2 Wells’s partner 3 Late show hr. 4 At a standstill 5 Inflation no. 6 Dealt with 7 Cogito __ sum 8 __ gun 9 Best of the best 10 “Happily Divorced” star 11 Aggressive type 12 Part of USA: Abbr. 13 Place beside 14 German philosopher Bauer 15 Hired prankster on the set? 16 Out callers 17 Gael or Breton 18 Small diamond
24 Popular bar game 25 Busters 29 Half of XOXO 31 Sailor’s “Stop!” 35 Grim guy? 36 Open, in a way 37 “Famous” cookie creator 38 Drummer Buddy 40 Christine’s phantom
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51 Cry with a head slap 53 Spiritual leaders 55 List maker 58 Rapper __ Shakur 60 Yale Bowl rooter 63 Longtime senator Thurmond 66 Seriously impair 67 Crescent component 68 Diminishing 69 Rattles one’s cage 71 Florida city on the Gulf Coast 72 Mother Teresa’s birth name 73 “Project Runway” host Klum 75 Souped-up Pontiacs 77 __-mo 78 Following words 79 HP competitor 80 Big name in scat 81 Celestial sci. 82 Petty of “A League of Their Own” 84 Winning 87 Break up, as a union 91 Notre Dame recess 92 Red choice 94 Guided 97 118-Across targets 98 It may be given before leaving 99 Massages 100 Youngsters in uniforms 102 Swiss mathematician 105 Masters champ between Gary and Jack 106 Tease 107 Olympic Stadium team through 2004 108 Five-sided plate 109 Author Wiesel 110 Hardly one’s library voice 111 It can be cruel 112 Valentine’s Day deity 113 Good kind of guy to have around 116 Belfry denizen 117 Oakland-to-Vegas dir. Crossword answers: page 29
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Max was here – and we like what he said (and did)
The Max Heller Collection: Evidence of an Extraordinary Life is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., until December 21. It is located in the Furman Room on the second floor of the James B. Duke Library at Furman University.
Greg Beckner / Staff
Most Greenville residents are familiar with the story of Max Heller, a young Austrian Jewish man who escaped the Holocaust and came to Greenville in 1938 with $1.60 in his pocket. Max Heller Heller amassed wealth in textile manufacturing, was elected mayor, championed Greenville and helped reinvigorate downtown into the cultural heart of the city that it is today. His contributions have been honored with a bronze statue and memorial on Main Street, alongside the likes of Vardry McBee, the students of Sterling High School, Joel Poinsett, Charles Townes and Shoeless Joe Jackson. Heller’s life is an inspiration, proof that the American Dream is obtainable. But in all our talk about Max Heller the American Hero, we run the risk of forgetting about Max Heller the man. What did he love? What made him laugh? What might he have said to you if you met him on the street? A new exhibition of items donated by Heller to Furman University’s Special Collections and Archives aims to show visitors just that.
Max Heller’s contributions have been honored with a bronze statue and memorial on Main Street.
It turns out that, after a grueling day behind the mayor’s desk, Heller liked to relax with an easel and a palette of oil paints. He had no formal training, but he managed to fill his home with paintings he had done himself. His favorite style was Impressionist, and his favorite subjects landscapes and still lifes. A piece in the exhibition at Furman depicts a vase of flowers riotous in blue and yellow. Heller’s artwork was featured in two shows in the 1970s: a one-man show at Furman, and an exhibition of “Avocational Artists” at the newly-constructed Greenville County Museum of Art. A profile from the 1960s that ran in The
Greenville News suggests that Heller’s artistic talent came from his mother, an expert at needlework. Max Heller also loved children. During his time as mayor, school groups took field trips to City Hall to learn about local government. The trip’s highlight was a visit to the mayor’s office, where Mayor Heller handed out candy and encouraged the students to take turns sitting in his chair. The exhibition at Furman is full of charming thank-you notes and letters from those students – though he received hundreds of them, Heller kept them all. The photographs in the exhibition also
make it abundantly clear that, no matter how serious his work became, Max Heller always had time for a laugh. Whether he’s posing with Darth Vader, Santa Claus or his beloved wife Trude, his expression suggests he’s about two seconds away from telling a joke. Heller and Furman President John E. Johns donned Paladins football gear for one shot. In another, he and U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley have their arms around each other like brothers. Heller’s photographs show that the hand that holds the gavel doesn’t always have to pound it. Max Heller was a giver, a doer and a motivator. He lived the American dream, and he was able to do it because he was a friendly, effusive soul, with integrity, talents and ideas that people liked. So when we remember Max Heller, let’s try to remember the personality behind the public figure. As a Max Heller campaign sticker once read, “Max was here! We like what he said.” Dr. Courtney Tollison Hartness is an assistant professor of history at Furman and museum historian at the Upcountry History Museum. Celeste Brewer is a Greenville native and a 2012 graduate of Furman. She holds a yearlong internship in Furman’s Special Collections and University Archives. As a former student of Dr. Tollison’s, she was involved in the recent Jewish history exhibit at the Greenville County Library.
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