HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: Blue Ridge students hit the stage B7 SOUTH CAROLINA’S PREMIER WEEKLY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2014 GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA VOL. 101 NO. 15 50 CENTS Lyman Wellford reaches approves deal with $66,000 SJWD bid BY AMANDA IRWIN BY AMANDA IRWIN STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER After three years of dis- Wellford Town Council cussion, the City of Lyman unanimously approved has reached a settlement going forward with a sani- with Startex-Jackson-Well- tation bid and joining the ford-Duncan Water Dis- Spartanburg County Parks trict (SJWD) through me- and Recreation District, diation. following an executive During a council meeting session at an April 1 meet- held in early March, a reso- ing. lution was passed to allow “We had three bidders. The successful bidder was ‘I’d like to stand Waste Connections. The successful bid was $66,000 here and tell you PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN a year,” said Wellford May- or Thomas Watson. that I was always A brush re that took re ghters two hours to extinguish left several local residents without homes in the Riverwood Along with approving Farms subdivision last week. the bid, council passed a nice and I always solid waste collection or- dinance, allowing services said the right to be provided to the city. Taking a step toward re- things. I also know ceiving services from the Spartanburg County Parks that would be a Community responds and Recreation District, council also unanimously lie…’ approved an ordinance to allow Watson to negotiate Outpouring of support for fire victims with the department for Mike Caston Wellford to receive parks Executive director, SJWD BY AMANDA IRWIN and recreational from STAFF WRITER Spartanburg County. A the entire council, along WANT TO HELP? | date for the second and with Mayor Rodney Turn- After a tossed cigarette started final reading for the ordi- er and Director of Public a brush fire that destroyed two Monetary donations nance has not been set. Works Alan Johnson, to structures in the Riverwood Farms Bank of America The city agreed to sell mediate with the attor- subdivision, community members, Greer city-owned property, lo- neys over the 7Q10. The several emergency response and lo- Spartanburg cated at 382 David Av- 7Q10 allows SJWD to draw cal organizations stepped up to help enue for $1,000. The move out unlimited amounts displaced individuals. Item donations frees the city from being of water, which costs the The fire took two hours to extin- Pleasant Grove Baptist responsible for potentially town money because of guish, but firefighters who respond- 1002 S. Buncombe Road more than $6,000 of work processing. Lyman hoped ed to the afternoon blaze were on needed on the property. to set a minimal amount scene well into the night, according PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN Fundraiser “This is a dilapidated of water to remain avail- to Fire Chief Chris Harvey. Harvey Pleasant Grove Baptist Ball eld piece of property owned able to the town. said cigarettes being tossed out this Jim Marshall stacks donatations for Saturday, May 10, 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. by the city. It needs to be Mike Caston, executive time of year when grass is dry is a victims of the Riverwood Farms re. demolished … It’s going director of SJWD, briefly common cause of brush fires in our John Wareham, American Red to cost us, if we choose spoke at the meeting. “In area, including the Riverwood Farms Angel Vigil, a neighbor in the Riv- Cross local chief public affairs of- as a city council to have this whole process, al- fire that destroyed a single-family erwood Farms community, said the ficer, said of the four residences it demolished and hauled though it’s been painful home and a triplex, in addition to family that resided in the single- that were completely destroyed, the away, in excess of $6,000,” I know, you all — gentle- causing minor damages to 11 other family home that burned down was organization opened cases and as- Watson said. men and ladies — have homes. No one was injured in the the Powell family, which has two in- sisted two of them. SEE LYMAN | A6 fire. fant twins and a 2-year-old. SEE FIRE | A6 SEE WELLFORD | A6 ‘Beautiful event’ raises $500,000 Saturday Nearly ‘We have a lot of passionate people who are behind our cause, and it’s because 4,000 walk of them that we are beginning to make for heart progress.’ health Luci Givens Director of development, Upstate American Heart Association BY AMANDA IRWIN STAFF WRITER According to Givens, Givens said. the majority of the money “Definitely in the South Officials estimate nearly raised goes towards re- there is a higher risk,” she 4,000 people took to the search, as well as preven- said. “There’s many as- streets for the Heart Walk tation programs and com- pects to that. I think when last Saturday in Greer, rais- munity education. The you look at it on a national ing an estimated $500,000 Heart Walk is part of the scale and the fact that the for the cause. The walk My Heart My Life platform, South does have a higher was the fourth held in the PRESTON BURCH | THE GREER CITIZEN which is a preventative instance of cardiovascular city, and the number of care platform through the disease. It’s definitely a participants and amount Nearly 4,000 people turned up to show their support in downtown Greer on Saturday, American Heart Associa- cultural thing.” raised were equivalent to celebrating an annual Heart Walk that raised $500,000. tion. The American Heart As- the results of the 2013 “Heart disease is actu- sociation strives to edu- walk. ally the number one killer cate and encourage people “We are really pleased event,” said Luci Givens, a lot of passionate people make progress. We just of both men and women, to live healthier lives to with the turn out on Sat- the Upstate’s American who are behind our cause, want to thank people for which a lot of people are prevent cardiovascular urday. It was a beautiful Heart Association director and it’s because of them what they are doing for surprised about, and it ef- disease and stroke. The day. It was a beautiful of development. “We have that we are beginning to this organization.” fects people of all ages…,” SEE WALK | A6 INDEX | DEATHS | SPORTS | NOTABLE | INSIDE | CLASSIFIEDS B6 TO SUBSCRIBE COMMUNITY CALENDAR/NEWS A23 Jincie “Jean” CRIME A11 Ballenger Davis, 95 Relay for Life ENTERTAINMENT B9 James Theron TO THE OBITUARIES A6 Hawkins, Sr., 63 OPINION A4 fundraiser Saturday OUR SCHOOLS B10 GREER CITIZEN, SPORTS B15 New Covenant Fellowship will host a WEATHER A6 hot dog, bake sale and donut sale on Saturday, April 12 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at 2425 Racing Rd. in Greer. CALL US Proceeds from the event will bene t Relay for Life. PLAY BALL For more information, contact 848- JOINING THE CONTEST TODAY AT Greer Little League 4521. Atwater will vie opening day for superintendent 8772076 B1 A8 A2 THE GREER CITIZEN COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2014 McAbee is recipient of DAR service award The Joyce Scott Chap- presented to the City of their own domain. The line ter of the National Society Greer on May 9, 1952 by to mark the boundary was Daughters of the Ameri- the Joyce Scott Chapter. not surveyed until after can Revolution (DAR) pre- Reference materials the close of the Cherokee sented Dr. Thomas McA- found at the Jean M. Smith wars in 1761. When an- bee with the community Library stated: “The most other treaty was made, a service award on April 3. momentous real estate survey [began], which was McAbee is a graduate of deal in South Carolina his- completed several years Furman University and the tory started from a meet- later.” University of South Caro- ing at Saluda Old Town in In 2000, Bobby Watson, lina as a co-director of 1755 when Governor Glen member of the Sons of the Children’s Television met Old Hop, head chief the American Revolution, Project and as an adjunct of the Cherokees and par- restored the marker us- faculty member at USC ley resulted in the Indians ing prescribed paint and Upstate. ceding to the Province all procedures. The late Mike McAbee had the old the lands compromised in Garfield supplied a new Indian Boundary Line the upper part of the Prov- post and “planted” the 80- marker moved from S.C. ince save what now com- pound marker on Highway MANDY FERGUSON | THE GREER CITIZEN Highway 29 to Greer City prises Greenville, Ander- 29 as a gift. Park, adjoining Greer City son, Oconee and Pickens The April 3 meeting was Dr. Thomas McAbee is presented with a community service award by the Daughters of Hall in 2012, which gave Counties. This area the held at Rolling Green Vil- the American Revolution during a meeting Thursday at Rolling Green Village. McAbee pedestrians access to the Cherokees reserved for lage in Greenville. was recognized for his e orts in the relocation of the Indian Line Boundary marker to marker while maintaining Greer City Park. Above, left to right: McAbee accepting a plaque from DAR State Regent a historically correct loca- Dot Lind and Chapter Regent Zoe Carlson. tion near Line Street. The original marker was Ronald McDonald Live and in Person! for best quilts and a best- GCM NEEDS valid driver’s license and COMMUNITY of-show cash prize will be CONDIMENTS, CEREAL have a heart for serving awarded.