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GREER CITY PARK From May 2014


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2014 Greer Idol finalists, Tunes in the Park bands announced
MAY 30, 2014

Kieffer Mendoza won 2013 Greer Idol and $1,500.
 
 

The Greer Idol finalists have been announced with 10 vying for the Greer Idol title and 12 for Greer Idol Teen.

Kieffer Mendoza won Greer Idol and Kody Young, making his public singing debut, won Greer Idol Teen last year. They earned $1,500 and $500, respectively. The contest was shortened to three weeks when rain wiped out two of the scheduled performances.

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Community invited to participate in PFT's next master plan
MAY 29, 2014

Community invited to participate in PFT's next master plan

The Partnership for Tomorrow (PFT), a community initiative formed in 1998 for the future of Greer, is inviting participation from the greater Greer community as it works with design firm Kimley-Horn and Associates’ Charlotte office to develop a community master plan that will serve as a blueprint for Greer for the next two decades.

PFT has sponsored two five-year plans with significant results, and identifies the Greer Community Master Plan as the third installment. Engaging the community to be committed to the planning process and willing to help shape the outcomes is crucial, according to PFT officials.

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Memorial service, blood drive part of National Police Week
MAY 13, 2014

A Law Enforcement Memorial Service and Blood Drive are scheduled Thursday and Friday, respectively, as part of National Police Week.

The community is invited to the memorial service Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Greer City Amphitheater. Rev. Keith Kelly, GPD chaplain and pastor of His Vineyard in Greer, will lead the service.

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Vintage Market has festival-like turnout
MAY 10, 2014

The promenade at City Park was packed with vendors and guests perusing the vintage, handmade and repurposed items.
 

• Setting up the market

It was a festival-like atmosphere and turnout at the “Vintage Market at the Park” Saturday.

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Vintage Market challenges visitors to practice time management
MAY 7, 2014

Vintage, handmade and repurposed items will be available for purchase from 35 vendors from the Carolinas.

Warning: If you plan on attending the “Vintage Market at the Park” Saturday, plan your time wisely and drive a vehicle(s) that can handle a quantity of merchandise.

It’s the biggest market assembled in Greer – even bigger than the highly successful Vintage Market held last fall at City Park.

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Freedom Blast is next big event at City Park
MAY 5, 2014

Red was the color and strawberry the flavor for last year's pie eating contest the Freedom Blast. This year's event is scheduled for June 28.
 

Greer’s Freedom Blast is the next big event for a community-wide celebration scheduled June 28 at Greer City Hall.

The 30th Annual Family Fest broke all attendance records previously set at last year’s Freedom Blast that reportedly had 12,000 – 15,000 visitors with the Swingin’ Medallions performing. The Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce organizes the Family Fest.

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Hawkins felt the love as drummer for MTB at Family Fest
MAY 4, 2014

Scotty Hawkins of Greer performed on drums with the Marshall Tucker Band Saturday at the Family Fest.
 

By Dana Jordan

Blessed and highly favored is what Scotty Hawkins of Greer said that he felt as he took the stage at Greer Family Fest with the Marshall Tucker Band Saturday night. “It’s amazing to feel all this love,” Hawkins said.

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MTB entertains record crowd at City Park
MAY 4, 2014

The Marshall Tucker Band entertained the Family Fest crowd in a 90-minute set.

The Marshall Tucker Band entertained a record crowd at the 30th Annual Pelham Medical Center Greer Family Fest Saturday night.

The unofficial attendance was between 16,000-19,000 people. Last year's Freedom Blast at City Park drew between 12,000 - 15,000. Since the concerts are free there are no tickets to get a clear-cut count. However, some food vendors reported record sales on Saturday night and ran out of some inventory.

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Partnership for Tomorrow turns vision into Greer's future
MAY 1, 2014

The Partnership For Tomorrow supports community festivals, venues for public art and gateways to the city among other economic initiatives. The Greer Family Fest, scheduled Friday and Saturday, is a benefactor of the PFT.
 
 

Partnership for Tomorrow (PFT) is celebrating the fulfillment of a 15-year commitment to the Greer community.

That commitment, made in 1998 by a group of business and civic leaders who were determined to turn conversation and vision into action, has become reality.

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