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More than 1,000 apply for Save a Lot jobs
Store to hold orientation for new employees Sunday
Charles Warner
Editor
The new Save a Lot
store will hold orientation for its new employees Sunday afternoon
after receiving approximately 1,100 applications
for the 30 jobs the store’s
opening will create.
Dwayne
Goodwin,
president and CEO of
The Goodwin Holdings
Group, LLC, said Friday
that approximately 650
people applied during a
job fair the company held
Wednesday afternoon at
the Quality Inn to interview potential employees. Even before the job
fair was held, Goodwin
said some 350 people
had applied to work at
the store through the
Union office of SC Works
Upstate. He said another
100 had applied at the
store itself which is located at 410E N. Duncan
Bypass in the Merchants
Walk Shopping Center.
“I’m very surprised at
the number of people
who applied, but very
pleased with the quality
of the team we’ll have,”
Goodwin said.
Of the 1,100 who
applied, Goodwin said 27
had been offered jobs and
are scheduled to attend
an orientation session
at the store at 2 p.m.
Sunday afternoon. The
positions already filled
include daytime and evening cashiers, grocery
stockers, produce stockers, and some positions
in the meat department.
Goodwin said he was still
in the process of interviewing candidates for
the remaining positions
in the meat department
but expects them to be
filled soon.
The store is scheduled
to open at 9 a.m. Dec.
14 and Goodwin said
the store will receive its
first two shipments of
groceries Monday and
Charles Warner|Daily Times
that some of the staff will Dwayne Goodwin, president and CEO of The Goodwin Group Holdings, LLC, addresses a job fair his
begin work at that time. company held Wednesday at Quality Inn to interview potential employees for the new Save a Lot
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store. Approximately 1,100 people applied for the 30 positions at the store which is scheduled to
open Dec. 14.
‘How to Eat Like a Child’
Merritt elected
to three health
care boards
Charles Warner
Editor
COLUMBIA — The
CEO of the Union
Hospital District is the
newest member of the
boards of three health
care organizations.
Tim Merritt has been
elected to a three-year
term on the board of the
Palmetto Hospital Trust Merritt
(PHT), PHT
Powell-Baker
Powell-Baker
completes economic
developer program
COLUMBIA — The
executive
director
of the Union County
Development
Board
is now one of only 78
South Carolina Certified
Economic Developers.
The South Carolina
Economic Development
Advanced Symposium
is South Carolina’s premiere economic development training program. The Symposium is
an accelerated level of
economic development
training taught by highly
qualified professionals
who have been acknowledged as the “top producers” in the field of
economic development.
Persons who successfully
completed the program
receive their certification as a South Carolina
Certified
Economic
Developer
(SCCED).
Since the program’s
inception in 2001, 78
individuals have received
their SCCED certification.
Andrena Powell-Baker
is one of them.
The
Symposium
announced
Thursday
that Powell-Baker had
competed the requirements for SCCED certification. Her successful
completion of the program drew praise from
Secretary of Commerce
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Benjamin Byrd, left, dialogues with an animated Matthew Turner, right.
Derik Vanderford|Staff Writer
UCHS GT Drama program to
present musical production
Derik Vanderford
Staff Writer
The Union County High School
GT Drama program is currently in
rehearsal for a production guaranteed
to bring out the kid in everyone.
The program will host public performances of “How to Eat Like a Child:
And Other Lessons in Not Being a
Grown-up” at UCHS Dec. 9-10.
The show features a cast of 20 with
music performed by Stephen Jennings
and Ryan West and choreography by
Kayla Cody, Bess Lawson and Brittany
Moore.
Director Ralph Lawson said the
show is a series of sketches and songs
which revolve around the theme of
being a child.
“You get the good, the bad and the
ugly,” Lawson laughed, mentioning
some of the characters’ mischief such
as telephone pranks.
Katie Morris playfully introduces an upcoming scene.
The spotlight
shines on
Alexus Jeter at
Wednesday’s
rehearsal.
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Wilson also completes economic
development program
COLUMBIA — The administrative
assistant to the executive director of the
Union County Development Board is
also a graduate of a statewide economic
development training program.
Jami Trammell, along with 38 other
local leaders and development professionals from across South Carolina, completed the 2011 South Carolina Economic
Development Institute on Friday, Nov.
11. Institute attendees received their
Certificates of Completion during the
final day of the 2011 Institute held at
BMW’s Zentrum located in Greer.
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Development Board, and Doug Wilson, development board member and senior executive
of Broad River Electric Cooperative, recently
completed the 2011 South Carolina Economic
Development Institute.
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Obituaries
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• Martha Virginia Camby Goings
JONESVILLE
12/01/2011
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important to share my perspective on it as a student who lived through these
unbelievable events as they unfolded.
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OBITUARIES
Martha Virginia
Camby Goings
Retired From The Union
County School System
PRAYER
Read 1 John 1:5-22
Search me, O God, and
know my heart; test me
and know my anxious
thoughts. See if there is
any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way
everlasting.
— Psalm 139:23-24
(NIV)
PRAYER: Thank you,
O God, for being gentle
when you search us for
sin so that we are not
humiliated but forgiven
and purified. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE
DAY: God is always
ready to forgive our sin
and set us right.
TODAY IN HISTORY
By The Associated Press
Today is Saturday,
Dec. 3, the 337th day of
2011. There are 28 days
left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in
History:
On Dec. 3, 1911,
Italian film composer
Nino Rota, known for
scoring works by such
directors as Federico
Fellini and Luchino
Visconti, as well as the
first two “Godfather”
movies, was born in
Milan.
On this date:
In 1810, British forces captured Mauritius
from the French, who
had renamed the island
nation off southeast
Africa “Ile de France.”
In 1818, Illinois was
admitted as the 21st
state.
In 1828, Andrew
Jackson was elected
president of the United
States by the Electoral
College.
In 1833, Oberlin
College in Ohio — the
first truly coeducational
school of higher learning
in the United States —
began holding classes.
In
1925,
George
Gershwin’s Concerto in
F had its world premiere
at New York’s Carnegie
Hall, with Gershwin at
the piano.
In
1947,
the
Tennessee Williams play
“A Streetcar Named
Desire” opened on
Broadway.
In 1967, surgeons in
Cape Town, South Africa
led by Dr. Christiaan
Barnard
performed
the first human heart
transplant on Louis
Washkansky, who lived
18 days with the new
heart. The 20th Century
Limited, the famed luxury train, completed its
final run from New York
to Chicago.
In 1979, 11 people
were killed in a crush
of fans at Cincinnati’s
Riverfront Coliseum,
where the British rock
group The Who was performing.
In 1984, thousands
of people died after a
cloud of methyl isocyanate gas escaped from a
pesticide plant operated
by a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, India.
In 1991, radicals
in Lebanon released
American hostage Alann
(cq) Steen, who’d been
held captive nearly five
years.
Ten years ago: In the
wake of bombings that
had killed 26 Israelis,
Prime Minister Ariel
Sharon declared a war
on terror. Homeland
Security Director Tom
Ridge asked Americans
to return to a high state
of alert, citing threats of
more terrorist attacks.
Enron took steps to bolster its weak financial
footing following its historic bankruptcy filing,
arranging $1.5 billion in
financing and slashing
4,000 jobs, or 20 percent
of its work force.
Five
years
ago:
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez (OO’goh CHAH’-vez) won
re-election, defeating
Manuel Rosales.
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JONESVILLE — Mrs.
Martha Virginia Camby
Goings, 82, widow of
Isaac Martin Goings,
Jr., 223 Hickory Ridge
Road, Jonesville, went
home to be with the Lord,
Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011.
Mrs. Goings was born
in Cherokee County, SC,
Feb. 13, 1929, a daughter of the late Oscar
Lee Camby and Mattie
Connor Camby. She
was retired from Union
County School System,
Jonesville Elementary,
and was a member of
Jonesville Baptist Church
where she was a member of the Happy Hearts
Group.
Surviving are two
daughters, Leslie Goings
of the home, and Patti
Goings
Jackson
of
Jonesville; two sons,
Robin Goings and wife
Lisa and Russell Goings
and wife Celena, all of
Jonesville; two sisters,
Elsie Harvey and husband
Willie and Doris Lamb
and husband Marshall,
all of Pacolet; four grandchildren, Shane Goings of
Union, Clint Goings of
the home, Coley Jackson
and Josie Jackson, both
of Jonesville; two greatgrandsons,
Connor
Goings and Cade Goings,
both of Union; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will
be held 2 p.m. Sunday,
Dec. 4, 2011 at Jonesville
Baptist Church conduct-
to thank Medi Home
Hospice nurses, Shannon
and Brenda, and a special
caregiver, Cigi Wynn, for
their care and concern of
Mrs. Goings during her
illness.
The family will be at
the home, 223 Hickory
Ridge Road, Jonesville.
The S.R. Holcombe
Funeral Home, Inc.
(www.holcombefuneralhomes.com)
NOTICE
Effective January 1, 2012
Sheriff’s office
investigating
property thefts
R. Brian Lutz, MD
Charles Warner
Editor
A Jonesville man turned
turned up the thermostat
in his home to get the heat
to come on only to find it
couldn’t because someone
had stolen his heating and
air conditioning unit.
The incident report filed
with the Union County
Sheriff’s Office states the
unit was stolen from a residence at 1612 Pea Ridge
Highway, Jonesville, sometime between Nov. 15 and
Nov. 30. The victim said he
hadn’t been home during
that time, but that his son
had called him and said
the heat wouldn’t come on.
He said when he returned
home he turned up the
thermostat but the heat
would not come on. A short
time later he went out to
the back porch to do some
work and discovered his
heating and air conditioning unit was gone.
The unit has an estimated value of $4,000.
Drills, Chargers,
Batteries Stolen
A renovation project hit
an unexpected snag when
some stole some of the
equipment being used in
ed by Rev. Ralph Brown.
Burial will be in Jonesville
Memorial Gardens.
Active
pallbearers
will be Chris Camby,
Brian Camby, Danny
Moore, Chuck Bennett,
Barry Harvey, and Drew
Sanders.
Visitation will be held
6-8 p.m. Saturday evening at the Holcombe’s
Jonesville Chapel.
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The UC Davis pepper spray incident
Lt. John Pike hosed down a line of silent, passive, determined, and frightened
students, as if they were nothing more than weeds he needed to kill
The video sophomore
Thomas Fowler shot
of a campus cop attacking a group of about 20
U n i v e rs i t y
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Kate
C a l i fo r n i a ,
Davis stuZarrella
Contributing dents with
p e p p e r
Columnist
spray
at
close range
during a peaceful protest
has gone viral. Although
this outrageous incident
has garnered widespread
media coverage, I think
it’s important to share my
perspective on it as a student who lived through
these unbelievable events
as they unfolded.
It
all
began
on
the Thursday before
Thanksgiving, when a
small contingent of UC
Davis students camped
on our Quad. They were
protesting recent police
brutality at UC Berkeley
and a proposal to hike
tuition by 81 percent over
the next four years, which
would increase the cost of
tuition so much that many
students would no longer
be able to attend school.
Undergraduate tuition has
already more than tripled
in the past decade.
The next morning,
campus police officers
announced that due to the
university’s no-camping
policy, they would have
to leave. In an act of civil
disobedience, the students
refused to comply.
By the time I left work
at the campus bookstore
on that afternoon, the
police and protesters were
having a standoff on the
Quad. A police megaphone blared warnings
while the students held
hands, formed a circle,
and chanted back, “We’re
doing this for your children.”
Watching the determination of those protestors
made me realize how cowardly, and perhaps selfish,
I was for not taking a
stand with them. I agreed
with everything they
stood for, but my fear of
being arrested was stron-
ger than my determination to stand and fight.
I assumed that nothing in Davis could ever
get as out of hand as the
Berkeley protest, where
police attacked students
and faculty members with
batons. Still, I felt the
need to film the standoff,
hoping the threat of having their response to the
protest publicized would
keep the police from reenacting the atrocities at UC
Berkeley.
Ten minutes later, the
tents that had sparked the
confrontation were down.
Thinking the standoff
was over, I went home. It
wasn’t till later that night
when my friend came
out of her room, sobbing
and inconsolable, that I
learned my fellow students
had been brutally peppersprayed and arrested.
I was horrified when
I saw the now-infamous
video of Lt. John Pike hosing down a line of silent,
passive, determined, and
frightened students, as if
they were nothing more
than weeds he needed to
kill.
Before, it had been
easy for me to tell myself
that police brutality was
Berkeley’s problem, and
that the new fee hikes
wouldn’t go into effect
until after I graduated.
See ZARRELLA | A8
For-profit colleges are too fixated
on the corporate bottom line
POLICIES
Crummy college,
Taught no skill;
But I still must
Pay the bill.
College isn’t just about
hitting the books in ivystrewn buildings, tailgating at football games, and
cramming
for exams
William A. anymore.
Consider
Collins
Contributing the increasingly popuColumnist
lar “for-profit” or commercial colleges. Given
our booming cultural and
economic demand for
higher education, business, as expected, has
jumped in to fill the void.
Unfortunately, too many
of these privately owned
outfits are sketchy. Some
provide serious courses,
but, as investigations
by the Government
Accountability
Office
(GAO) indicate, their
overall emphasis is on the
corporate bottom line.
These for-profit institutions for higher education have plenty of advantages. Their emotionally
tinged advertising, convenient locations, and
plentiful staff to assist
students with loan applications lure students who
would have trouble getting a degree somewhere
else.
Course offerings reflect
what students think they
want at the moment,
with minimal attention
to the accumulation of a
meaningful body of life
knowledge or fundamental skills for earning a
job. Tuition drives everything.
In reports released
last year and in late
November, the GAO
found that too many
of these schools accept
substandard work by
students and engage in
fraudulent practices to
boost enrollment.
Which leads us to the
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banks. They often write
those magic checks,
increasingly based upon
loans that are guaranteed
by the federal government. Like the colleges,
their main interest is
in getting paid, either
by the graduates themselves or, if they default,
by the government.
Since harassing kids for
overdue payments is an
expensive proposition,
these banks tend to call
in their guarantees from
Washington swiftly.
And now a new
gorilla has entered this
already chaotic classroom: regiments of veterans returning from
Iraq, Afghanistan, and
America’s
countless
bases worldwide. Public
conscience has provided
them a GI Bill, and with
jobs being scarce, many
thousands are opting for
college. Likewise, lowincome students find the
availability of Pell grants,
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the smooth admission
process, and the convenience of commercial colleges appealing. Not to
mention the suggestion
of a better job at the end
of the tunnel.
Colleges, especially
the for-profit ones, are
there waiting with open
arms and elaborate lures.
As usual, they’re aiming
for that government payment. Scams abound, as
do strange bedfellows.
The Washington Post Co.
for years derived robust
profits from its own
foothold in the for-profit
higher education business, the recently troubled Kaplan University.
Its flagship newspaper,
however, has consistently
racked up losses.
Meanwhile national
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what it used to be.
But chickens do come
home to roost. The
Education Department
has decided to deny forprofit schools any federal
aid unless at least 35 percent of their former students are actively paying
down their loans.
The greed of the forprofit colleges and the
banks has helped create
an unanticipated monster.
Who knew that a raft
of unemployed, debt-redden young people would
decide to occupy Wall
Street? Their movement,
sparked in a single small
corner of America’s fortress of avarice, is now
besieging the whole
structure. God Bless!
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Adult
daughter
needs to
settle down
Dear Annie: I have a
35-year-old
daughter
with two
children
(ages
13
and 2), and
they all are
living with
us. “Micki”
moved in
after leavAnnie’s ing
her
Mailbox c o m m o n law
husband a few months ago.
He was the third man in
her life.
Since Micki has been
home, she has been going
out every weekend. I am
“old school” and believe
she should come home
from work and take care
of my grandchildren. But
if I open my mouth, my
wife will toss me out.
It has already happened
once before.
This situation is slowly
killing me. My wife tells
me Micki is still young.
I say, so what? That
doesn’t mean she can go
to bed with every Tom,
Dick and Harry. I don’t
know what to do next.
Any suggestions? — One
Step from Leaving
Dear One Step: Micki
is not as young as your
wife thinks. At 35, she
is closer to middle-aged.
Unless your wife wishes
to enable her daughter
to remain irresponsible,
the two of you need to
set some ground rules
regarding Micki’s behavior. A social night out
once a week is fine. A
weekend sleeping around
is not. Encourage your
wife to put her grandchildren’s welfare first
and see if you can come
to an agreement regarding Micki’s responsibilities at home.
Dear Annie: My family is dealing with a sad
and disturbing situation.
My mother died a few
years ago, and a mentally ill sibling is still living with dad. “Joyce” is
financially and emotionally exploiting him and
is isolating dad from the
rest of the family. The
house is full of garbage
and is overrun with mice
and bugs, and yet my
father says if it weren’t
for Joyce, he would be
in a nursing home. (She
threatens him with this
every day.)
I don’t understand
how he can abandon his
children to live in this
filth, especially when my
mother kept that house
spotless. Please tell us
what our options are. —
Desperate
Dear Desperate: Your
father hasn’t abandoned
you. He is frightened and
has become dependent
on Joyce. Would you or
another sibling be willing to take dad in, at least
temporarily, until you
can straighten this out?
If you want to wean him
away from Joyce’s care,
you will need to be more
directly involved. Call
the Eldercare Locator
(eldercare.gov) at 1-800677-1116. Explain the
situation and see what
services are available in
Dad’s area.
Dear Annie: I am now
a mother-in-law and have
a wonderful relationship
with my children and
their spouses.
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Tips on buying a Christmas Tree
Oh tannenbaum, oh tannenbaum, how lovely is thy tax situation.
Less than 24 hours after the
Department of Agriculture
announced they were slapping a 15 cents per tree tax
on Christmas tree growers, the
Obama administration backed
off on the plan. The idea, hatched
by the tree growers themselves
was to fund a promotional push
similar to the successful “Got
Milk?” campaign from dairy producers.
Naturally, consumers would
get stuck paying any such tax,
bloating tree prices even further. Maybe it’s time to try that
Festivus aluminum pole from
“Seinfeld,” instead of a tree?
Or maybe it’s time to consider
these guidelines for buying thata
Christmas fir.
1. Ask Where It Came From
Some Christmas tree lots
buy trucked-in trees before
Thanksgiving, meaning they’ll
drop needles faster than airlines
can raise their baggage fees.
Weeks may have passed since
those trees were originally cut,
so always ask the vendor where
and when they buy their trees.
2. Check for Freshness
Is the tree green and healthy
with a fragrant scent and moist,
flexible needles? Does it have
damaged bark or broken branches? When you bounce it lightly
on the ground, does it shower
you with needles?
3. Weigh It
A heavy tree — proportionate
to its size — means it contains
a higher water content, and is
therefore fresh.
4. Buy Locally Grown
Is there an area farm that
sells freshly cut trees? You’ll still
want to give them the bounce
test, but just the fact they were
cut on-site means the trees are
fresher. Enter your zip code
under “Find My Tree Now” on
the National Christmas Tree
Association’s website to find
your nearest provider.
5. Cut Your Own
It takes some effort and a
good axe or saw, but there’s
a great deal of satisfaction in
harvesting your own tree, from
an approved location, of course.
Finding just the right tree and
tackling the job as part of a team
also makes for a fun outing.
6. Buy Online
You can buy anything online
these days. Companies like
Christmas Trees Galore offer
free shipping and you won’t have
to cart the tree home on top of
your car. Check FreeShipping.
org for delivery deals and while
you’re there, find free shipping
offers on ornaments and other
decorations.
7. Treat It Tenderly
Keep the tree outside in a shaded, cool place for a couple days,
preferably standing in water.
Before bringing it indoors, cut
half an inch or so off the butt end
to open up its pores, much as
you would with cut roses. Once
inside, remember to keep the
tree stand topped up with water
each day. For more information
about caring for your live tree,
check out The Ohio University’s
Extension Fact Sheet.
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THE WOODMEN OF
THE WORLD Christmas
party will be held at
Woodman Park at 6 p.m.
Food will be furnished by
the camp. Santa will be
there. Bring a gift for your
child to go under the tree
and a canned good for
the Salvation Army.
BENEFIT FOR WILLIE
ALMAN will be held at
Union County Stadium
Parking Lot, noon-6 p.m.
with hot dogs, Chinese
auction, entertainment,
motorcycle/car show with
entry fee and benefit ride
at 4 p.m.
DECEMBER 4
SIMS HIGH CLASS
OF 1966 will meet at
the Municipal Building,
Herndon Street, at 6 p.m.
DECEMBER 6
THE UNION COUNTY
SENIOR CITIZENS
CLUB will meet at 6 p.m.
at MonAetna Baptist
Church Fellowship hall.
Please bring “finger
foods.” The final payment
for the New Years Myrtle
Beach trip will be due.
Ronnie Lybrand will provide entertainment.
DECEMBER 8
TORRINGTON/
TIMKEN RETIREES
will meet at Midway
Barbecue at 6 p.m. RSVP
to 426-8384 no later than
Dec. 5.
DECEMBER 12
AMERICAN LEGION
POST 22 in Union will
have its monthly meeting. The meeting will vary
in several respects, but
will still be held in Foster
Park at 120 Scenic Drive.
There will be no meal
nor guest speaker and
the business meeting will
be short. This will be a
“dessert” meeting with all
members asked to bring
some kind of Christmas
or holiday food treat,
such as cookies or cakes.
Please bring canned
goods or other nonperishable foods to help
those who are hungry.
DECEMBER 17
THE SIMS HIGH
CLASS of 1968 will have
it’s Christmas Party at
8 pm at the American
Legion Post # 22. For
additional information,
call 864-674-6799.
DECEMBER 18
A PLAY entitled “Order
My Steps” will be presented by Mary Owens
(The Chosen Few) at 5
p.m. at the Pacolet River
Association Bldg., Lovers
Lane Road.
ONGOING
A VETERANS
Staniewicz completes basic training
Air Force Reserve
Airman 1st Class Zachary
W. Staniewicz graduated
from basic military training at Lackland Air Force
Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed
an intensive, eight-week
program that included
training in military dis-
Christmas
Concert
Duncan Acres U.M. Church
Dec. 4, 2011 - 7:00 p.m.
Ronnie Lybrand - Director
Kitty Vaughan - Organist
cipline and studies, Air
Force core values, physical fitness, and basic
warfare principles and
skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn
four credits toward an
associate in applied science degree through the
Community College of the
Air Force.
Staniewicz is the son
of Cathrine Staniewicz of
East South Street, Union.
He is a 2004 graduate
of Hendrick Hudson High
School, Montrose, N.Y. He
earned a bachelor’s degree
in 2008 from Concordia
College, Bronxville, N.Y.
Born 7-7-1973 • Died 10-28-2011
We miss and love you. A card to say Thank
You for all the prayers, food, cards, flowers
and gifts during the loss of our loved one.
A special Thank you to the Rev. Ricky Cook.
The Family of
Donnie Lee Baldwin
ADVOCATE will be in
Union every third Friday
from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the
One Stop, 440 Duncan
Highway, to discuss eligibility for health care, pension, disability and more.
THE SPARTANBURG
REGIONAL HISTORY
MUSEUM at the
Chapman Cultural Center
is pleased to announce
free admission for the
first weekend (Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday) of
each month for the next
year. The museum features local history and is
normally open Tuesday
through Saturday, 10
a.m.-5 p.m. For more
information, please call
864-596-3501.
UNION COUNTY ARTS
COUNCIL sponsors
“Painting With Coffee”
each Tuesday morning
from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Local artist Betsy Skipper
leads the group in an
informal workshop setting. Artists working in all
mediums are welcome.
Call 864-429-2817 for
more information.
JAM WITH LUNCH
continues each Thursday
from 11 a.m-1 p.m. at
the Union County Arts
Council office/gallery at
116 E. Main Street in
Union. Musicians are
invited to drop by during that time and play
a few tunes with other
musicians. This event is
also open to anyone who
would like to just sit and
listen. Any instrument and
any type of music is welcome. Please call UCAC
at 864-429-2817 or email
[email protected] for
more information.
Give Yourself
TheGift of Time
If you’re responsible for the care of an adult loved one at home,
you know how every minute counts. Our holiday respite program
gives you the opportunity to give yourself the gift of time.
You’ll have the added peace of mind knowing they are in a secure
environment where they’ll feel right at home.
Whether you could use respite care on a regular basis or just for
a special occasion, call 864.427.0306 to learn about our short
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HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
HI & LOIS
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Mort Walker
Today’s Answers
Tom Batiuk
Chris Browne
Brian and Greg Walker
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Bil Keane
DENNIS THE MENACE
Hank Ketchum
Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman
CONCEPTIS SUDOKU
by Dave Green
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday,
Dec. 3, 2011:
This year you might seem more
into your personal life than in many
years. If you are single, romance could
knock on your door, and all you will
want to do is be with this person. If
you are attached, your domestic life
and personal interactions draw a lot of
happiness and focus. Creative people
in appropriate professions also seem
to excel. Excitement surrounds children and romance. Make it OK not to
be so much into your work. You recognize how much more there is to living.
ARIES encourages your impulsiveness
just by being around you.
The Stars Show the Kind of Day
You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive;
3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
HHHH You have reason to smile
from ear to ear. Understand what is
motivating you to act in such an unpredictable way. Your astute perspective
could point to a different conclusion
than the majority come to. You could
be unusually observant this morning.
Tonight: All smiles.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
HHHHH Use the daylight hours
to the max, when you can zero in on
what you want. Use the support of
a meeting of like-minded people. As
the day gets older, you choose to kick
back. You might be surprised by what
comes up. Tonight: Get some extra R
and R.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
HHHH Demands hit you left and
right. You know no other solution than
to step up to the plate. By dusk, you
have reason to praise yourself for a
job well done. Your sense of liberation
can be seen in your step and spontaneity. Tonight: Share a fun evening.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
HHHH Dig into the hows and
whys of certain situations. Rather
than judge, observe. You feel unusual
pressure build. How you handle the
building demands reflects who you
are. Be willing to put in more than your
fair share of time. Tonight: Burning the
midnight oil.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
HHHH You have been playing
your cards close to the chest with a
partner and with others. You still might
not be ready to reveal what is obvious
to many. You want to be surer of your
thinking. At a certain point, you will
want to take a leap of faith. Tonight:
Go for something exciting.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
HHHH You allow many people
Horoscope
to take the wind out of your sails. It is
clear your priorities are very different
from many of the people around you.
Late today, a partnership — whether
professional or personal — tends to
dominate. Expect the unexpected.
Tonight: Go along with another person’s ideas.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
HHHH Concentrate on getting
your work and errands done. You
might not understand why you need
extra free time, but you will see. Don’t
worry — you will enjoy your weekend
a lot more if you let go and free up
some personal time. Tonight: Listen to
a suggestion.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
HHHHH Your imagination seems
to be everywhere but where you are.
Relax and work with this energy.
Stay late to clear out extra work.
Just because someone is ostracized,
don’t think that this person feels bad.
Tonight: Getting an errand done.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
HHH The good news is, once you
get going, you could go on and on into
the wee hours. Unexpected developments pop you out of your present
activities and allow greater opportunities. Though you might need to slow
down in order to grasp some of the
implications, you move quickly and
accept the surprise. Tonight: Kick up
your heels.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
HHHH Meetings might have an
unusual twist at the end. Use caution
with money, whether paying for lunch
or closing a million dollar deal. You
cannot predict certain factors. Where
there is space for rapid change, you
will see some unexpected developments. Tonight: Head home early.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
HHH Be aware of the costs behind
an idea. Ask yourself how much you
are motivated by money. You have a
lot to offer. Keep that in mind if you
are feeling insecure or worried about
a situation. Your mood will change
radically, as communication takes a
surprising turn. Tonight: Say “yes” to
living.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
HHHH Know that it is quite possible that something you do today
or a conversation could force you
to regroup and head in a new direction. Laughter surrounds a surprise.
Another person’s gesture could draw
a strong reaction. Tonight: Do some
shopping for yourself.
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TODAY
TABERNACLE
BAPTIST CHURCH
presents “For Unto Y’all,
A Wild West Christmas,”
(dinner theatre)at 6 p.m.
in the Family Life Center.
The meal will be pulled
pork, BBQ chopped
chicken, green beans,
macaroni and cheese,
BBQ bread, banana pudding, coffee, tea and
water. For cost, information and to purchase tickets, call the church office
(864) 427-9847.
ST. PAUL BAPTIST
CHURCH will sponsor a
trip to Lexington to see
“The Man Called Jesus.”
Leave the church at 10
a.m. For costs and information call 427-0581.
LOCKHART UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
will present the Southern
gospel group The
Bledsoes in concert,
along with Shon Morris,
at 6 p.m. A love offering
will be taken. We will be
selling soup and sandwiches 3-5 p.m.
FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH WMU will
sponsor a Christmas
benefit sale 8 a.m.-noon
to raise money for the
Lottie Moon Christmas
offering. Many great
selections, perfect for
Christmas decorating
and gift giving.
DECEMBER 4
PARADISE AME
CHURCH Simply
Blessed Choir will have
a Share the Gift of
Christmas Fest at 2:30
p.m. Rev. Joseph Brown,
Pastor.
FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH will have an
Alternative Christmas
Market after worship
service, noon-1:30 p.m.
This is an opportunity for
shoppers to give directly
to nonprofit organizations.
MARK HILL BAPTIST
CHURCH will celebrate
Pastor T. J. Jackson’s
25th anniversary at 2
p.m. with a guest speaker.
GRACE UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
invites the community
to celebrate the Advent
season by singing carols
around the Christmas
Tree in the churchyard
at 5:30 p.m. with the
Chancel Choir. Rev.
David Caughman will
read the Christmas scripture. A short play will be
performed in the sanctuary by the children with
cocoa, cookies and coffee afterward.
FAIR FOREST
BAPTIST CHURCH
Choir and Praise Team
will present Praise to the
King at 6 p.m.
SHILOH BAPTIST
CHURCH IN PAULIN
GLENN SPRINGS will
celebrate their 129th
anniversary at 2:30.
Pastor James Mason
along with his choirs
and congregation will
be guests. Lunch will be
served at 1.
DUNCAN ACRES
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH will present
their Christmas Concert
at 7 p.m.
BETHANY AME
CHURCH Senior Adult
the front lawn. You may
want to bring a blanket
and dress warmly for the
program.
DECEMBER 17
THE PACOLET
RIVER BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION will
host the Christian
Leaders Training
Institute at 10:30 a.m.,
at the Pacolet River
Association Center,
Lover’s Lane Road. All
pastors, ministers, deacons, church leaders
are invited. Rev. Malachi
Rodgers, Moderator.
DECEMBER 18
WEST SPRINGS
BAPTIST CHURCH
Adult Choir will present
the musical, Majesty of
Heaven at 11 a.m.
DECEMBER 24
WEST SPRINGS
BAPTIST CHURCH will
have a Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service at 6
p.m. Dr. Brent Dowis is
pastor.
Choir will celebrate their
anniversary at 2:30 pm.
Pastor Dr. Corinthea
Stack
DECEMBER 11
FOSTER’S CHAPEL
UNITED METHODIST
CHURCH, 392 Pea
Ridge Highway,
Jonesville, will host
Kelton Charge Traditional
Moravian Lovefeast and
Candlelighting service at
7 p.m.
WYATT’S CHAPEL
BAPTIST CHURCH will
dedicate the Friends and
Family and Education
wing at 3 p.m. Rev.
Jefferson N. McDowell,
Mt. Zion Baptist Church,
Laurens, will be speaker.
Rev. Elijah Ray, Pastor.
WEST SPRINGS
BAPTIST CHURCH will
present “A Christmas
Nativity” at 6 p.m. by
West Springs Children
and Youth and Trinity
Baptist Church Youth.
Chairs will be set up on
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Services, Ltd. (PHTS)
and Palmetto Healthcare
Liability
Insurance
Program
(PHLIP).
Merritt was among a number of health care managerial and administrative
professionals elected or
reelected to the boards
earlier this month.
As CEO of the Union
Hospital District, Merritt
oversees the operation
of Wallace Thomson
Hospital, Ellen Sagar
Nursing Home, Union
County EMS and Carolina
Health
Associates.
Merritt has been district
CEO since April and has
more than 20 years experience as a health care
executive. His years in
health care administration including his service
as district CEO was a
factor in his being nominated and elected to the
boards.
Merritt said Friday that
being a member of the
three boards will enable
him to help set prices for
the insurance services
provided by these organizations including workmen’s compensation, liability insurance, property
and casualty, and physician malpractice.
“Along with the other
board members I will be
reviewing each one of the
programs for their operational outcomes,” Merritt
said. “This is a statewide
organization so we will
be able give input to the
hospitals participating
in the programs. Their
outcomes will allow the
board to dictate and set
rates for people in each
one of these three specific
areas the board governs.”
Merritt said the hospital district is a participant
in all three programs and
his position on the board
will allow him to have
input on policies that
affect the district directly
and keep it competitive
with other facilities.
“It will allow us to
monitor more closely the
outcomes and benchmark
ourselves to the other
facilities,” Merritt said.
“The goal is to reduce
our rates in all categories or at least keep them
stable.”
Merrit added that membership on the board also
raises the district’s profile
statewide.
“It also gives us more
recognition and exposure in the state,” Merritt
said. “We want people in
this state to know who
we are.”
Located in Columbia,
PHT Services, Ltd.
(PHTS)
provides
a
variety of risk management services to South
Carolina’s health care
industry. These include:
workers’ compensation
and liability self-insurance, medical stop-loss,
property and casualty
insurance,
employee
benefits, executive and
physician
compensation and benefits, educational and information
services, consulting services, security services,
compliance services, and
pre-employment screening and substance abuse
testing services. PHTS
serves its clients directly
and through strategic alliances with best practices
companies. The company’s quality management
system is registered to
the ISO9001:2008 standard.
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Hospital
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24 and Nov. 27, someone
entered the house he was
renovating at 5008 BuffaloWest Springs Highway,
Pauline, and stole three
drills and bits, along with
all the chargers and extra
batteries.
The equipment has an
estimated value of $2,200.
Scrap Metal Stolen
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metal dog box were the
target were the target of a
thief or thieves sometime
between Nov. 29 and Nov.
30.
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with the sheriff’s office
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someone had stolen the
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203 Hope Drive, Lockhart.
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DOCUMENTS: Specifications
and other Contract Documents
may be obtained upon request
to the Engineer and upon the
payment of $75.00 (non-refundable) per set. The deposit
shall be in check form and
shall be drawn payable to the
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
CA
No.:
2011-CP-44-0140
S U M M O N S
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF UNION
Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance,Inc.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Donna Boyter and Kimberly Ennis,
Defendants.
TO THE DEFENDANT,
DONNA
BOYTER AND KIMBERLY ENNIS:
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and
required to answer the Complaint in this
action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their
offices,1640 St. Julian Place, Post Office
Box 4216, Columbia, SC 29204, within
thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except
that the United States of America, if
named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive
of the day of such service; and if you fail
to answer the Complaint within the time
aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will
apply to the Court for a judgment by default granting the relief demanded in the
Complaint.
NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that
the Summons and Complaint in the
above-captioned action were filed on
April 13, 2011 in the Office of the Clerk of
Court for Union County, South Carolina.
TheodorevonKeller,Esquire
B.LindsayCrawford,III,Esquire
Sara Hutchins, Esquire
Attorneys for the Plaintiff
Post Office Box 4216
Columbia, SC 29240
Telephone (803)790-2626
Columbia, South Carolina
November 17, 2011
Attorneys for Plaintiff
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
R/C JOB NO. 2010-040
RECEIPT OF BIDS: Sealed
Bids on forms prepared by the
Engineer will be received from
Bidders by the City of Union,
S.C. at City Hall on Sharpe
Avenue, in Union, S.C. until
2:00 p.m. (local time) on January 10, 2012 at which time
they will be opened and read
aloud in public. All work shall
be in accordance with Specifications and other Contract
Documents prepared by the
Engineer, J. L. Rogers and
Callcott Engineers, Inc., P.O.
Box 5655, Greenville, S.C.
29606. Work includes installation of 3,191 L.F. of gravity
sewer and 23 manholes with
appurtenances at the Monarch
Mill Village east of the City of
Union, S.C.
OBTAINING CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS: Specifications
and other Contract Documents
may be obtained upon request
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payment of $75.00 (non-refundable) per set. The deposit
shall be in check form and
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Engineer. Complete sets of
Specifications are available for
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Owner, the Engineer, at the
Associated General Contractors Plan Room in Greenville,
S.C. LICENSES: Each Bidder
on work of $5,000 or more,
and each mechanical subcontractor on subcontracts of
$5,000 or more must be qualified under provisions of S.C.
Contractor's Licensing Law,
S.C. Code Section 40-11-10,
ET SEQ., 1976, as currently
amended. No Bid will be considered unless Contractor's License number is shown on the
outside of the sealed Bid, as
required by the Law.
OWNER'S RIGHTS RESERVED: City of Union, the
Owner, reserves the right to
reject any or all Bids and to
waive any formality or technicality in any bid in the interest
of the Owner. BID VALID PERIOD: No bid may be withdrawn for a period of ninety
(90) days after the scheduled
time for receiving Bids. BID
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the amount of 5% of the bid,
as described in the Information
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one side and sit down and
required her to walk past
us to her car.
So hundreds of friends
and strangers alike sat
side by side, silent with
arms linked, to show solidarity with the brutalized
peaceful protestors. As
another viral video clip
shows, our line went further than the eye could
see. Our silence clearly
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The Union Daily Times/Union, S.C., Saturday, December 3, 2011 9
Trammell
From page A1
The 2011 Institute participants traveled to different locations throughout
the state that have been
successful in community
development and attracting and expanding their
business and industrial
base. Attendees gained
insight into issues relating to: water and waste
water infrastructure, available industrial or business buildings, and other
important
community
development components
necessary to attract investment.
Trammell, who has been
the administrative assistant to Andrena PowellBaker for two years,
praised the program and
said it provided her with
a great deal information
and understanding of the
economic development
process.
“It is a fantastic program,
it will benefit anybody in
any field,” Trammell said.
“It teaches professionalism, how to work with others regionally, and it is a
chance to step outside our
area and look at how other
counties have made strides
and accomplishments.”
Also completing the program was Doug Wilson,
a senior executive with
Broad River Electric
Cooperative and a member
of the development board.
“It was a great program,
an excellent program,”
Wilson said “I think it
will be very beneficial to
me and the community in
future development.”
The Institute is a partnership between the South
Carolina
Department
of Commerce and the
South Carolina Economic
Developers’ Association
(SCEDA). The program
emphasizes essential elements necessary to be competitive in today’s global
economy and educates
supporters of economic
development on emerging
trends in community and
economic development.
The Institute is open to
participants from a wide
variety of organizations
and entities including:
• City, town and county
councils
• Local economic development practitioners
• County economic
development boards
• County school boards
• Regional economic
development boards
• Utility companies
• Local/state government employees
The year 2012 will mark
the 22nd year for the
quarterly, two-day session
Institute. Institute sessions planned for 2012 are
as follows:
•
Session
I
—
“ L e a d e rs h i p
&
Communication Skills” —
Feb. 9-10, Mt. Pleasant/
Memorial
Waterfront
Visitors Center
•
Session
II
—
“Community
Development” — May
10-11, Greer/City Events
Complex
• Session III —
“Business & Industrial
Development” — Aug.
9-10,
Hartsville/The
Pavilion at Lawton Park
• Session IV — “Product
Development” — Nov. 8-9,
Lexington/State Farmers
Market
For more information
on the 2012 Institute,
visit the web at www.
sceda.org or contact the
South Carolina Economic
Developers’ Association at
803-929-0305.
South Carolina Theatre
Association Festival held
at Winthrop University.
The group was recognized for “Excellence in
Overall Production and
Design.”
Since the competition, students worked on
transitioning to the fulllength version, complete
with stage lighting and
sound. Members of the
tech crew said the production at UCHS will be
much bigger than the one
performed at the SCTA
Festival. The group took
only five wireless microphones to the competition, with only soloists
using microphones in
order to be heard over
music. During performances in the UCHS
cafetorium, students will
utilize 19 wireless microphones — one for every
actor who speaks.
“How to Eat Like a
Child” — written by
Delia Ephron, John
Forster and Judith Kahan
— is based on a book by
Ephron with the same
title. It presents lessons
in such subjects as “How
to Beg for a Dog,” “How
to Behave at School”
and “How to Ride in
a Car.” In addition to
the book “How to Eat
Like a Child,” Ephron is
the author of “Big City
Eyes,” “Hanging Up,”
and “Frannie in Pieces.”
Her screenwriting credits
include “The Sisterhood
of the Traveling Pants,”
“You’ve
Got
Mail,”
“Bewitched,” “Hanging
Up” and “Michael.”
Although Lawson’s GT
Drama classes don’t normally perform musicals
for their fall productions,
he said he thought this
one was a perfect fit.
“I looked at the students I have this year,
and I thought this would
be something they could
pull off pretty well,” he
said.
Cast members are:
Benjamin Byrd, Jessie
Cantrell, Kayla Cody,
Madi Gardin, Taylor
Garrett, Alexus Jeter, Lily
Kearse, Blayke Lawson,
Bess Lawson, Kelsey
Ledford, Brittany Moore,
Kristen Moorman, Katie
Morris, Connor Randall,
Trey Smith, Tayshon
Smith, Deonica Thomas,
Matthew Turner, Doyle
Wheatley,
Brittany
Williams.
Pianist:
Stephen
Jennings
Drums: Ryan West
Stage
Manager:
Carmen Gibson
Asst. Stage Managers:
Victoria
Lee,
Ada
Roberts
Stage Crew: Kelsie
Coker, Kami Edwards
Prop
Crew:
Alex
Heatherly, Kacie Faulks
Sound Crew: Evan
Haney, Taylor Peahuff,
Bailey Quinn
Lighting Crew: Jordan
Horne, Leequan Lee
Pit
Crew:
Daja
Williams,
Destinee
Wilkins, Cole Heatherly,
Jasmine Sherbert
Shows will be performed for younger
students from around
the county TuesdayThursday, and public
performances run Friday
and Saturday, Dec. 9-10
at 7 pm. Advance tickets
are available at UCHS
and at the Union County
Arts Council office.
Reach Derik Vanderford at 864-427-1234,
ext. 23, or at [email protected]
mended for completing
this rigorous economic
development curriculum,” Jones said.
Powell-Baker
said
Friday that she was
delighted to have successfully completed the
course, adding that she
feels the experience she
has gained will benefit
her efforts to promote
economic development
in Union County.
“The SC Certified
Economic Developer
certification can only
be attained by attending and successfully
completing a year-long
advanced level course
called the Advanced
Symposium,” PowellBaker said. “The course
meets two times per
quarter and it was very
intense. Only 12 can-
didates are allowed to
participate in any given
class so I was honored
to have been chosen.
On the final day, I had
to formally present a
project which was evaluated by a committee of
professional economic
developers. I was very
nervous, but thrilled to
be completing the training.
“Some of the coursework included marketing, workforce development, and negotiating
and structuring a deal
which are all critical
components of my job”
she said. “I’m confident
that the Symposium has
prepared me to represent Union County in
a more informed way
when dealing with site
consultants, when work-
ing with strategic partners, and when working
locally on projects that
will enhance and grow
our community.”
The
Advanced
Symposium is a partnership
between
the SC Department
of
Commerce
and
the South Carolina
Economic Developers’
Association. The 2012
Advanced Symposium
will begin Jan. 23 in
Mount Pleasant and
will continue in Greer
(April 23 and 24) and
Aiken (July 23 and 24)
and will conclude in
Columbia (Nov. 12).
About SC Department
of Commerce
As South Carolina’s
leading
economic
development
agency,
the
Department
of
Commerce works to
recruit new businesses
and help existing businesses grow. This year,
Commerce won the Gold
Shovel Award and the
Deal of Year Award from
Area Development magazine. Commerce has
been part of recruiting
world-class companies
to South Carolina such
as Boeing, Bridgestone,
Continental, Monster.
com, Heinz, ZF Group,
BMW and Google Inc.
Commerce also supports
small and existing business, rural development
initiatives and offers
grants for community
development. For more
information, visit www.
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offered opportunities to
assist at his other stores
in the Upstate. He said
that employees who take
advantage of these opportunities not only get additional hours but also mileage reimbursement.
The Union Save a
Lot store is the fourth
Goodwin has opened in
the Upstate. The others
are in Laurens, Pickens
and West Union.
Another question asked
during the job fair, was
whether or not there
would be more jobs at
the Union store in the
future. Goodwin said this
will depend upon the support the store gets from
the community as determined by sales and the
number of customers.
However, he said that it
is his hope that the store
will grow and create more
jobs in the months and
years ahead.
For more information
about Save a Lot, logon at
www.save-a-lot.com
Drama
From page A1
“Some of the behavior
is not necessarily good
behavior, but it is certainly true to life.”
Lawson also described
certain moments in the
show as sweet, such as a
scene in which a girl who
celebrates her birthday
sings about the importance of her parents’ love.
“I think people who
see this show are going
to identify with what
they see, whether it be
something they’ve done
or their kids have done,”
Lawson said.
Last
month,
the
group received recognition for its trimmed
down, 45-minute version of the play at the
Program
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“Completion of the
Advanced Symposium
shows a commitment to
excellence in the economic development and
hones the skills of participants, and I congratulate Andrena PowellBaker for completion of
this course,” Hitt said.
“Creating thriving communities is key to laying the foundation for
job creation and capital
investment by companies looking to locate
throughout the state.”
S outh
Carolina
Economic Developers’
President
Heather
Simmons Jones agreed.
“South Carolina is
on the cutting edge of
economic development
training and the 2011
Advanced Symposium
class is to be com-
Jobs
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“We’ll bring in mostly
grocery stockers and a
couple of bookkeepers on
Monday,” Goodwin said.
“The remaining team will
start training daily as of
Tuesday.”
During Wednesday’s
job fair, Goodwin fielded
questions
concerning
salaries, advancement
opportunities and working conditions at the
store. He discussed the
career paths in his organization including opportunities for advancement
into managerial positions.
“Cashiers start $7.25 an
hour with opportunities
to advance to bookkeeper
positions at $8-8.50 an
hour,” Goodwin said.
“They can then advance
to what we call ‘third key
carriers’ which are managers within the store.
From there they can
advance to salaried assistant managers and store
managers long-term.”
A similar path for
advancement is available
to grocery stockers who
start out at $8 an hour
but can advance to grocery managers which are
also third key carriers
with subsequent advancement to higher-level management positions.
While hired for a specific position, Goodwin said
Save a Lot employees are
cross-trained to handle
any position in the store.
He said this creates more
opportunity for additional hours and advancement opportunities. In
addition, Goodwin said
employees interested in
getting more hours can be
Reach Charles Warner at 864-427-1234,
ext. 15, or at [email protected]
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Saturday, December 3, 2011, Union, S.C. — Page 10
Jackets rout Rebels
Tiffany Grady-Hudgins
Sports Editor
Union County welcomed the Rebels of MidCarolina to the hive on
Friday night and picked
up wins in both contests.
Girls Action
The Lady Jackets were
once again dominant in
Friday’s bout with the
Rebels, pulling out a
51-26 victory.
Ahead 17-6 after the
first quarter, Union
County took advantage
of Mid-Carolina turnovers and pressured the
Rebels into making bad
decisions offensively.
The Jackets extended
the lead to 28-10 after
Kristen Giles knocked
down a three pointer to
end the half.
Mid-Carolina struck
first in the third quarter with a jumper from
the wing. Union County
answered with a couple
of big plays courtesy of
Giles and McHale Hardy
and the Jackets broke
farther away from the
Rebels.
Union County made a
10-0 run in the fourth
quarter and never looked
back, picking up their
second home game win
this week.
“We saw good things
from McHale tonight,”
said
coach
Yoneko
Washington.
“Also,
Mauri Eison is stepping
up and I expect a lot of
her. We never trailed in
the game. And although
we didn’t have a great
second or third period,
we did work throughout the whole game and
secure the win. We play
York for the second time
on Tuesday and I know
they won’t make it easy
for us so we have to show
up prepared and ready to
play.”
Hardy and Giles put
up 17 points apiece to
lead the Jackets scoring.
Andrea Eison contributed with eight points,
Mauri Eison pitched in
with six and Cee Cee
Moorman added two.
Boys Action
Union County put on
a shooting clinic in an
89-72 win over MidCarolina.
The Yellow Jackets
were on fire in the first
half, rarely even missing
a shot and jumped out to
a 22 point lead early in
Tiffany Grady-Hudgins photo/Times
Kristin Giles drives to the basket.
the second period.
Devonte Glenn lit it up
from all over the court,
collecting 11 points in
the first two quarters.
However, Glenn had lots
of help from his teammates, with the scoring
spread out among several
players. Before the break,
the Rebels made an 8-0
run to close the gap to
44-27.
The second half featured more impressive shooting from the
Jackets. Mid-Carolina
made a run just before
the end of the third quarter but the Yellow Jackets
continued to connect on
shot after shot making it
just too difficult for the
Rebels to recover.
Not only were the
Jackets consistent in
their
shooting,
the
rebounding was also
there and turnovers
were significantly lessened from the first two
games of the week with
the Jackets out-rebounding the Rebels 38-35 and
creating 32Mid-Carolina
turnovers to their own
23.
“You could see the
excitement in the kids
and if we could get that
effort every night, we
will do well,” said coach
Will Hickson. “They got
after it and it feels good
to get a win over a quality team. We try to get
better each day and we’ll
play hard each and every
night and the wins will
come.”
Glenn led the scoring
with 21 points. Brett
Smith put up 14, followed by T.J. Jeter with
13. Recus Hughes contributed 10 points and
Victor Ruth added nine.
Kalay Jones and Keiston
Smith had six apiece
while Michael Edward
Tiffany Grady-Hudgins photo/Times
tacked on five and Quabel
Cee Cee Moorman reaches for a rebound.
Henderson added four.
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points and pulling down
10 boards for the Cougars
(6-1). Wiggins added 20
points for Charleston,
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through the first half to
put the game out of reach.
The Bulldogs led 23-22
with 7:33 left before the
break, but Wiedeman and
Anthony Stitt each hit
back-to-back jumpers to
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Cougars.
Charleston led the rest
of the way, leading 41-33
at the break and outscoring The Citadel 42-31 in
the second half to seal it.
Andrew
Lawrence
added 14 points for
Charleston, and Stitt finished with 10.
Mike Groselle notched
a double-double for the
Bulldogs (2-4), scoring 20
points and pulling down
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