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Non-motorized boats OK'd by CPW at lakes Robinson & Cunningham
MAR 26, 2012
Canoes, kayaks, sculls and rowboats are allowed on Lake Robinson and Lake Cunningham without regard to the boats’ length and number of people aboard as long as the craft is not motorized.
The Greer Commission of Public Works approved amending the lake’s bylaws to allow permitting the powerless craft, 3-0, at today’s monthly meeting.
Dogs get Easter Bone hunt
MAR 24, 2012
An Easter Bone Hunt fundraiser is scheduled Saturday March 31 at the WoodRUFF Pet Resort and Spa in Greer.
The small dogs event is 10 a.m. to noon and large dogs are 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. The $10 entry fee includes the Easter egg bone hunt, prizes, vendors and best dressed. Portraits are available for a fee.
Sill brings plenty of smiles to girls and boys
MAR 17, 2012
Sydney Sill, 2012 Miss Greater Greer Teen, made her first public appearance Thursday evening at The Shoppes at The Grapevine open house on Trade Street.
It was also the most relaxing week for Sill since she competed for the Miss Teen pageant last month. Consider that in the middle of February Sill was preparing for the Miss Greer pageant, practicing four hours nightly for the just completed and highly successful run of “Hairspray” and sandwiching those productions between full days at school.
Greer Idol 6 auditions at Family Fest; registration underway
MAR 16, 2012
Auditions for Greer Idol 6 are scheduled at the Village Hospital Greer Family Fest Friday May 4 from 6-6:45 p.m. and Saturday, May 5, 1-2 p.m.
Dana Jordan won the 2011 Greer Idol and the $1,500 first place prize.
Tankers on Trade auction raises $850 for museum
MAR 16, 2012
The Tankers on Trade silent auction raised $850 for the Heritage Museum, the Greer Station Association announced today.
Businesses taking home the prized tankers and the cars’ names are:
Roses for Relief helps Greer's residents
MAR 16, 2012
Roses for Relief will be held St. Patrick’s Day (Saturday) to benefit Greer Relief.
The event, catered by Greer’s Ember Restaurant, will feature an Irish menu. is 7-12 p.m. at 317 Buncombe Road. The cost is $75 per person and proceeds to Greer Relief to assist needy and indigent residents of Greenville and Spartanburg counties.
Free Foothills Philharmonic concert on St. Patrick's Day
MAR 16, 2012
The Foothills Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a free St. Patrick’s Day concert Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at the J. Harley Bonds Career Center at 505 N. Main Street.
Artistic Director Cory Vrieze will feature “Pictures at an Exhibition” Modest Mussorgsky’s 1874 composition. A complimentary reception will follow with patrons invited to meet the musicians and Vrieze.
Sugar Creek Fun Runs donate $18,000
MAR 14, 2012
Sugar Creek Fun Runs donated $18,000 to two Greer area non-profits.
The Greer Soup Kitchen (Daily Bread Ministries) and the Frazee Dream Center were each awarded checks for $9,000 with monies raised during Sugar Creek’s Youth Triathlon and Jingle Bell Jog.
Beauty queens, mascots and a fun run at Greer Middle Saturday
MAR 14, 2012
Beauty queens, mascots and a fun run is scheduled Saturday at Greer Middle School that will collect food for families in need.
Crestview Elementary School will be raising money and gathering supplies for its Backpack Buddies Program Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Pack the Pantry 5k Fun Run.
Stomping Grounds brings in more entertainment
MAR 8, 2012
Things will be hopping at the Stomping Grounds Coffee and Wine Bar with entertainment scheduled on six of the next nine evenings.
Lisa Suber, owner/operator, has scheduled Timeless Tunes on Fridays with Lacie on the piano tonight from 7:30 - 10:30 p.m. Saturday features open mic Poetry Night and Pop Cello with Sharon Gerber from 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
There's no hiding from the coach
MAR 7, 2012
Chuck is entertaining upstate listeners
MAR 4, 2012
A new radio station has been on the air in the Upstate for a few months now, and people are taking notice. It's 97.7 Chuck FM, and it "plays everything". The station is owned by Cox Media Group, which according to its website, "is an integrated broadcasting, publishing and digital media company." In Greenville, along with 97.7 Chuck, Cox also operates 107.3 JAMZ, "one of the top ranked Urban Contemporary stations in the nation…(and) one of the highest rated Adult 25-54 stations in the Greenville/Spartanburg radio market," and "HOT 98.1 WHZT-FM, ranked "consistently one of the highest rated young adult stations in the Greenville/Spartanburg radio market."
All three of these radio stations operate out of the office space in 220 North Main Street of the Hyatt Regency Greenville, owned by JHM Corporation, which has been experiencing renovations since December.
Moonlight Movies sets schedule
MAR 2, 2012
The Moonlight Movies begins its 11-week series May 24 at Greer City Park. The free outdoor schedule is launched with part two of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows followed by part one of the final Twilight film.
The Lion King will be shown on June 7, just five days before its month-long Broadway theatre run at The Peace Center.
Triplet baby cubs introduced at Hollywild
MAR 1, 2012
Meet sisters Amalia Nur, Malica Ishtar, and Samra’ May. They are 4-week old baby cubs born at Hollywild Animal Park. The cubs' photos were shared with GreerToday.com and other media to announce the park's opening weekends in March.
The huggable cubs' names are Arabic, the language spoken in Syria. Like all Syrian bears, they have gray-brown fur with white collars of fur. Their parents, mother Giza and father Ramses, are pure Syrians, but with their added size, fur and skin rolls, their collars are not as visible. The cubs own distinct personality traits.
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