Daily Bread Ministries now has the resources to deal with sudden cardiac arrest, thanks to donations from the Greer Rotary Club.
The club recently installed two defibrillator machines at the Greer Soup Kitchen and Greer STEP as part of a service project.
North Greenville basketball player Bryce Allen has been named to the 2017 Allstate NABC Good Works Team for his community service.
Several partners are working together to build a brewery with their own hands at the Taylors Mill, with a goal of opening in early April.
“We’ve built everything in here, except for the electrical and plumbing,” said Aaron Robinson. “There’s a lot of stuff we’ve just never done, like the glycol system or the bar top.”
It’s never too late to learn to dance.
This message is what Mary Thompson is sharing with fellow seniors at her free Senior Line Dancing Class every other Wednesday and is hoping to share at an upcoming Valentine’s Day Party.
In 1946, Robert Trias opened America’s first dojo in Phoenix, AZ. Nearly two decades later, the martial arts pioneer hosted the first national karate tournament in the continental US at the University of Chicago. It was at that tournament in the early 1980s that up-and-coming martial artist Mike Sanders met the man that would become his secon
Family and friends gathered at the Boy Scouts Distinguished Citizens Breakfast Tuesday morning to honor longtime Greer resident Keith Smith.
The Greer Commission of Public Works sponsored the breakfast at the Cannon Centre, surprising Smith with an award for his contributions to life in the community.
Doris Franchina is celebrating a century of life, with parties held in her honor at Greer Community Ministries (GCM) and the Needmore Community Center.
“This doesn’t happen very often—100 years old, wow,” said Nimfa Clauter, Senior Action Coordinator at Needmore Community Center. “It’s a great community here.”
He’s been a Green Beret in Vietnam, met Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris, and studied under the world’s most accomplished martial artists.
After a half-century in the dojo, however, the thing Mike Sanders is most proud of is helping so many students become the best people they can be.
Ann Salway’s third grade class at Abner Creek Academy is one of two grand-prize winners of the national DreamBox Learning Fall Math Challenge.
“Last year, I didn’t push dream box until the contest,” said Ann Salway, who is a second-year winner. “This year, I started dream box from day one.”
A popular music festival is making its way to downtown Greer this winter.
The Albino Skunk Music Festival will host its first-ever indoor WinterSkunk Music Fest from 2-11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11, at The Spinning Jenny, located at 107 Cannon St, Greer.
