VOL. 53 NO. 28 25 cents SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 Inside: Ballet Spartanburg presents 5 ballets for 50th anniversary season - Page 2 Community Interest: Pages 2 - 3 Walmart unveils ‘Chosen by Kids’ top toys list for 2016 - Page 3 Legals: 4 - 8 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED PRSRT STANDARD U. S. POSTAGE PAID SPARTANBURG, SC PERMIT NO. 252 Community news from Spartanburg and the surrounding upstate area Visit us online at www.spartanweeklyonline.com Finding positive RROOUUNND ways to handle AA D the loss of a job From the American TOWNTOWN Counseling Association While reports indicate the current economy is pretty good for most people, and Hollywild opens Education Center that unemployment is at its Hollywild Animal Park has lowest level in years, the announced the Grand Opening good news doesn't hold true of its new Education Center. for everybody. Every day, Windows along two sides of people across the country the building will actually serve learn that they are being let as viewing stations for animals go. where visitors can take a peek And regardless the reason from the outside when not par- Kim Bowman, CEO, GSSM Foundation and EVP Strategic Direction, GSSM for being terminated, it is ticipating in programs inside. receives a grant check from Michael Durham, Piedmont Natural Gas Community never a pleasant experience. For the remainder of the sea- Relations Manager. The financial burden of son, reptiles like an albino Burmese python and other snakes, losing a job is its most lizards (bearded dragon), and even invertebrates such as taran- noticeable effect, but there tulas will be visible behind glass. Piedmont Natural Gas invests in supporting can also be significant men- In the future, animals can be rotated in and out of the tal and emotional stress. exhibits and care spaces. Upstate science & technology camps Experts say reactions to a General Admission applies: $12 for adults, $10 for students termination are often simi- over 14 and military w/ID, and $8 for children ages 2-14. lar to what we experience Park hours on Labor Day are 9 AM - 5 PM. The Educational Columbia - The South campers created projects opment, and creating inter- upon the death of a loved Center will be open from 11 AM - 4 PM with a ribbon cutting Carolina Governor’s School that explored the various active objects using MaKey one or the end of a relation- at 11 AM. for Science & Mathematics uses of microcontrollers, MaKey. ship -- immediate reactions (GSSM) received a $5,000 analyzed how infrared “We are so grateful that of shock and denial, and of Wofford featured in Princeton Review’s investment from Piedmont remotes work and, ultimate- Piedmont Natural Gas sup- finding it difficult to accept ‘Best 381 Colleges’ Natural Gas in support of ly, built and programmed a ported our iTEAMS camps what has happened. Wofford College is one of the nation’s best institutions for GSSM’s iTEAMS Xtreme: robot. After designing and this summer,” said Kim These reactions are often undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review. Next Generation camp in testing, they presented their Bowman, CEO, GSSM followed by anger. And The education services company features Wofford in the new Greenville County and creations in an iTEAMS Foundation and EVP while those who took away 2017 edition of its flagship college guide, “The Best 381 iTEAMS Xtreme in Xtreme: Next Generation Strategic Direction, GSSM. your job may be the direct, Colleges,” released on August 30. Spartanburg County. Smart Faire. “Their investment goes a unfortunately the anger is Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year col- Piedmont Natural Gas’ Piedmont Natural Gas’ long way toward helping usually taken out on those leges are profiled in the book, one of The Princeton Review’s donation funded iTEAMS donation also supported GSSM cultivate the next closest to you. You may most popular guides. Published annually since 1992, it Xtreme: Next Generation, iTEAMS Xtreme, GSSM's generation of leaders and find yourself tense and includes detailed profiles of the colleges with rating scores for GSSM’s newest day camp computer science, technolo- innovators in South stressed, more easily upset all institutions in eight categories, plus raking lists of top 20 hosted in counties across gy and entrepreneurship day Carolina.” and quicker to react harshly schools in the book in 62 categories based on The Princeton South Carolina. The camp camp for rising seventh and This year, thanks to the sup- to family and friends. Review’s surveys of student attending the colleges. was geared to inspire rising eighth graders in Spartan- port from Piedmont Natural Some people become pre- Wofford President Nayef H. Samhat notes that Wofford has seventh and eighth graders burg County. Campers Gas and other sponsors, occupied with trying to get been included in the prestigious best colleges guide since its to pursue careers in the explored the latest technolo- GSSM delivered iTEAMS that old job back, no matter inception. The Princeton Review also earlier this year recog- fields of computer science gies while engaging their Xtreme: Next Generation in how unrealistic or even nized Wofford as a “college that pays you back,” providing and technology through innovative side to develop Greenville at Fisher Middle undesirable that might be. A students a superb education and great career preparation at an hands-on, team-based proj- an idea for a new product. School June 13th-16th, and person may also experience affordable price. ects. Exploring the world of Challenges focused on 3-D iTEAMS Xtreme in sadness and depression Arduino technology, printing, mobile app devel- Spartanburg June 27th-30th. along with questioning his Disney’s Beauty and the Beast opens or her worth and abilities. September 9th Understanding that these Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation Spartan Spinners bringing modern square are all normal reactions can that has played to over 35 million people worldwide in 13 help someone get through countries, will be on stage at the Chapman Cultural Center for them quicker, accept the job 11 performances September 9th through the 25th. Based on dance to the Spartanburg area loss and start creating a new the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the classic work life. musical adventure includes all of the wonderful songs written The Spartan Spinners have Start to help yourself by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with been active in the Spartan- through the trauma of job new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice. The original burg area for over forty loss by not adding extra Broadway production ran for over thirteen years and was years. The club dances on stress to your life. It’s not a nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical. the first and third Saturday time for major life changes, Starring Spartanburg Little Theatre veterans Anna Elyse nights at Holy Communion but rather to continue living Lewis as Belle, Garrett Gibson as the Beast, and Brandon Lutheran Church at 8:00 normally. Eat healthy, exer- Gaunt as Gaston, the opening production of SLT’s 2016-2017 pm. The public is welcome cise, get plenty of rest and season is sure to have you singing all your favorites by inter- to come and observe danc- keep socially involved, mission. With spectacular costumes and an enormously tal- ing. maintaining contact with ented ensemble cast, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast promises Not only do they dance in friends and family. to delight all generations of theatre-goers and Disney fans Spartanburg, but dancers It’s also a good time to alike. attend festivals across evaluate and set future Performances are September 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, & 24 at 8:00 America in Gatlinburg, The Spartan Spinners participate in large national fes- goals. Is now a time for pm and September 11, 17, 18, 24, & 25 at 3:00 pm. Tickets Myrtle Beach, and occa- tivals in Gatlinburg, Myrtle Beach and other areas. more education, to look to a for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast can be purchased by calling sionally other countries. new career field or to sharp- the Chapman Cultural Center box office at (864) 542-2787 or Modern Square Dancing is learned the calls, they have The lessons are conducted en up your job skills? Have by ordering online at www.chapmanculturalcenter.org. relatively new on the scene. an inexpensive means of by the Spartan Spinner’s you evaluated what will Tickets are $30 for adults, $27 for seniors and $20 for stu- Modern (sometimes called exercising and partying with Caller, Tom Pustinger, who make you feel rewarded dents/youth. Western) Square Dancing friends on Saturday night. always provides easy to fol- and fulfilled in a new job? did not originate until the New dancers are able to join low instructions for the Are you using your net- Spartanburg County student begins 1950's and is now called in the regular dance on class. This is a great oppor- work of family, friends and Science & Mathematics Governor’s School’s Virtual over thirty countries world- Saturday nights after com- tunity to relax and to meet other contacts to help in Engineering Program - Accelerate wide. Today’s dancers pleting the first few weeks new friends. “Angels”, who your job search? Rather Columbia - The South Carolina Governor’s School for square up to pop, rock-n- of lessons. are current club members, than dwelling on the lost Science and Mathematics (GSSM) is pleased to welcome its roll, and bluegrass music. Each fall, the club invites will always be available to job, focus on what's to fourth cohort of students to its virtual engineering program, The club is now sponsoring new people to take lessons.