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November Is a Month to

Be Thankful

By Christopher Lane

With Veterans Day and Thanksgiving both celebrated in November, it’s certainly a month to pause in gratitude and thankful-ness for our many blessings, even as we may face any number of potential hard-ships.

While homelessness and hunger are still major poverty concerns in both Greenville and throughout our country, most of us are fortunate to have safe shelter and enough to eat.

As competition continues to be fierce for various career positions and many still seek a satisfying job, unemployment has been decreasing and the majority of us who wish to work are doing so.

Crime has and always will exist every-where in our country, but most of us live freely and in relative safety.

While health concerns affect all of us at one time or another, most of us are reason-ably healthy...though perhaps we could do a little better job of taking care of our-selves.

Veterans Day is a time to be grateful for the service and sacrifice of the men and

women of our armed forces, who have protected and defended the freedoms we enjoy, as well as the freedoms and rights of our friends and allies around the world. Despite our political divisiveness, we are thankful to live in a country that defends our right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, as opposed to countries whose leaders willingly choose policies of op-pression.

Thanksgiving Day gives us a chance to further express our gratitude for peaceful times, for our everyday abundances and for the precious company of our loved ones, past and present.

Remembering to be thankful, not only on these two holidays, but throughout the year, is important. It helps us keep things in perspective and to gather strength to deal with those difficult times that we all experience from time to time. It allows us to reflect on what freedom and abundance really means and what counts as being truly meaningful in our lives. Living a thankful life is a choice…and an oppor-tunity to count our blessings. It may not always be easy, but the efforts are usually rewarded.

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Whether you only recently took that great life leap and purchased your first home, or are an old pro, it never hurts to do a check to make sure are you being the best homeowner you can be. Follow these tips and you could prevent expensive problems and increase the value of your home throughout the years of your homeownership. And wouldn’t that be awe-some?

Home, awesome home

Even if you are a brand new homeowner, you’ve probably already come up against some maintenance issues. Maintaining your home could mean frequent and multiple trips to the big box stores for hand tools, power tools, appliances, lawn equipment and supplies, cleaning supplies, light bulbs—well—you name it. Start a list to keep from overbuying, try to consolidate your trips, and give everything its “place” once you get home, to stay organized and keep it all together when homeowner duty calls.

Regular maintenance honey-dos include: Cleaning the gutters, checking exposed wiring for wear or damage, scheduling a furnace checkup twice a year to prevent expensive problems, changing furnace filters, checking caulking for decay, checking the foundation for cracks or crumbling, and checking the roof for damage or overhanging limbs

And homeowner beware: Peeling paint or rotting siding can lead to water damage and mold growth—which are expensive to repair and remedy. Take care of it when you see it. This calls for a professional.

It’s important to prioritize your home projects vs. maintenance. You’re going to want to replace that old, inefficient HVAC before you replace the bedroom carpet (although you may have a debate in your house about which would be more fun, and I think we know the answer to that).

Don’t try to save money by making improvements, repairs and going all DIY if you really are clueless. You wouldn’t work on your car unless you knew what you were doing, so give your home the same

consideration. For example, it’s okay to try your hand at painting, but don’t start wondering if you could use that exposed wire to install an overhead chandelier. Playing with electricity is not advisable. Also, if your water and sewer pipes are past their prime (or approaching retire-ment age) it’s a good idea to hire a professional to do an inspection and replace where needed. So, ask for references, look online, and find the most awesome professionals available to do work you don’t know how to do. There’s no shame in it.

Money matters

It’s good to keep an emergency fund, too, for unexpected, necessary re-pairs not covered by insurance. A reserve fund helps ensure you can make payments in the unfortunate event of a layoff, illness, etc. Money and finance experts recommend building a reserve fund of three to six months of living expenses. In the event of unexpected financial difficulty you can’t cover, the best thing to do is go ahead and contact your lender for options and solutions.

And, even though you want to make your home as awesome as possible, hold back on the massive spending spree you would need to do every-thing all at once. Think about buying furniture room by room instead of for the whole house at once. Keep in mind that you may really, really want a new kitchen, but if it’s functional, it could be a good idea to get your financial house in order first if you have your doubts.

And at tax time, even if you normally do your returns yourself, hire an accountant to make sure you complete your return correctly at least for the first year as a homeowner, and maximize that refund. Home owner-ship significantly changes most people’s tax situations and the deductions you can claim. Just getting your taxes professionally done for one year can give you a template to use in future years if you want to continue doing your taxes yourself.

Homeownership? Yeah, you got this. Chances are good you were already a pretty good homeowner, but hopefully these tips will keep you on the path of homeowner awesomeness.

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November 2017

• Nov 1st – 5th: Justus Orchard: Located in a picturesque part of Hendersonville with views of the mountains, Justus Or-chard is the perfect place to go apple pick-ing. Their apple cider donuts are also a treat not to be missed. They also offer a cow train ride through the orchard for the kids, a big bouncing pillow, farm animals and a pond with ducks (bring some coins to use to buy food to feed the animals with). 187 Garren Road; Hendersonville, NC Phone: 828-243-7235 & 828-243-2420.

• Nov 1st –24th:Grandad’s Apples N’ Such: A short drive from Greenville to Hendersonville, NC takes you to Gran-dad’s Apples N’ Such. Grandad’s is an 80-acre family farm with lots of fun activities for adults and kids alike. Featured is a 5-acre corn maze, a pumpkin patch, apple orchard, country store with bakery, and barnyard corral where you can visit and pet a variety of animals. They are open week-ends throughout the fall from August through November. 2951 Chimney Rock Road: Hendersonville, NC 28792: (828)-685-1685

• Nov 1st – 26th: Sky Top Orchard: of-fers mountain views, ponds with ducks and geese, farm animals, play structures and apple and fruit trees. Don’t miss the amaz-ing apple cider donuts: 3403 Greenville Highway; Flat Rock, NC 28731: 828-692-7930.

• Nov 3rd: First Fridays: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM: The first Friday of each month visual art galleries and venues will display and sell a wide range of art including: oils, wa-tercolors, acrylics, pottery, jewelry, glass-works, wood works, photography, and

mixed media. Be sure to check us out:http://firstfridaysgvl.com/homepage/maps/

• Nov 4th: All Saints Bazaar: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Located at 10 N Church St. Come to the annual All Saints' Bazaar at Christ Church Episcopal! Some of the new and exciting features include a Kid's Carni-val, with a bounce house, snow cones, face painting, and crafts.

• Nov 4th: JABC Craft Fair: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM: Located at 601 Ross Ave, Easley. Whether you are a seller or a buyer, this is a craft fair you must add to your fall calen-dar! All kinds of hand made products will be available. Come see some of the best vendors in the upstate and regional area show off their talents and BUY THEIR STUFF! This is a perfect time of year to prep for the holiday season with that one of a kind trinket you’ll see. Bring friends!

• Nov 4th: Mistletoe Market 2017: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM: Located at 202 E Green-ville, Anderson. Mistletoe Market is a mar-ket featuring artists and crafters from the tri-state area. Everyone is welcome to this Free event ushering in the holidays.

• Nov 4th: Greenville Craft Beer Festi-val: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Located at 945 S Main St, Greenville. We are back for the 5th Annual Greenville Craft Beer Festival. Tickets start at $40.

• Nov 4th: Foothills Philharmonic Or-chestra Masterworks Concert II: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Located at 1249 S Suber Rd, Greer. Free Concert featuring Schu-mann’s Cello Concerto in A Minor with guest soloist, Yuriy Leonovich, and Tchai-kovsky’s Symphony No. 2 “Little Rus-sian.” Also, please bring a canned food item to donate to our food drive for Greer Community Ministries.

• Nov 4th & 5th: 3rd Annual Coun-tybank Reedy Reels Film Festival: Locat-ed at 300 S Main St, Greenville. Reedy Reels Film Festival is back and better than ever! Reedy Reels 2017 promises to show-case flicks that will have you talking! From documentaries to dramas, comedies to thrillers, Reedy Reels has something for everyone who enjoys a good story! Reedy

Reels Film Festival promotes the apprecia-tion of the art of film-making while gener-ating support for independent film-makers especially in the Upstate. The festival will engage the community and create exposure for local film-making while building inspi-ration and new opportunities for local art-ists. Come feel the experience! Meet the stars! Talk to the filmmakers! For more information call 864-467-3000.

• Nov 10th, 12th, 13th: Greenville Open Studios: Fri: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Sat: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Sun: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Located in Greenville. Greenville Open Studios is a weekend event which opens the studios of local visual artists to the public. The event is held annually in November, and showcases artists at work in their studios. Now entering its 16th year, Greenville Open Studios began as an idea cast about during a casual conversation between a small group of artists several years ago; they discussed doing something to raise awareness in the greater communi-ty of the tremendous creative energy in the area. The idea has evolved into a full-fledged annual event

• Nov 11th: Lake Robinson Duathlon: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Located at 2544 Mays Bridge Rd, Greer. The Friends of Lake Robinson are proud to partner with Set Up Events, the Rotary Club of Greater Greer and the Greer Commission of Public Works to bring the inaugural Lake Robin-son Duathlon to the Upstate of South Caro-lina. Offering Standard and Sprint Distanc-es, this Run-Bike-Run event will give ath-letes a chance to experience the beauty that surrounds Lake Robinson. The Standard Distance will offer a 10K Run – 40K Bike – 5K Run while the Sprint Distance will offer a 2.5K Run – 20K Bike – 2.5K Run. This duathlon event will be a great way to cap off your racing season and experience all the Upstate has to offer. It will also be a great chance to learn more about Green-ville County as it prepares to host Duathlon Nationals in 2018. For more information call 864-233-5663.

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• Nov 11th: Fall Festival & Market: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM: Located at 2519 Woodruff Road, Simpsonville. First 150 families will receive a “Goodie Bag” filled with coupons, freebies and items donated by our vendors and sponsors! Featuring over 85 vendors, Food Court, and an awe-some KidZone! We are a family-friendly, community-focused event. Local artisans, craftsmen and home businesses will pro-vide our patrons with a unique holiday shopping experience that will satisfy even the pickiest person on the list!

• Nov 11th: Music on the Mountain: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Located at 158 E El-lison Ln, Pickens. Sit back and listen to BlueGrass music performed by local musi-cians at Table Rock. Family friendly at-mosphere with food and drinks available for purchase. No alcohol will be allowed at this event. Free with Park Passport Plus.

• Nov 17th: Switch’s Second Annual Freedom Gala: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Be a part of freedom and restoration for victims of human trafficking and sexual exploita-tion by joining us for our Second Annual Freedom Banquet. This event aims to raise funds to end human trafficking and sexual exploitation in the Upstate. Enjoy an even-ing of entertainment, a silent auction and dinner. Silent Auction starts at 6:30pm.

Tickets can be purchased individually or tables are available for sponsorship. For more information on table sponsorship contact zaina@switchsc.org

• Nov 18th: A Mil Town Christmas in Pelzer Holiday Fair: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Located at 122 Lebby St, Pelzer. Remi-nisce in Pelzer by browsing handmade treasures from local vendors at this year’s Mill Town Christmas in Pelzer. Get a start on your holiday lists with some shopping for arts, crafts and gifts. Be sure to grab a few tasty treats as well. Exhibitors will be able to set up at noon on Friday before the event in the Historic Pelzer Gym. Then on Saturday, come out from 8am to 5pm.

• Nov 18th: 4th Annual Laurens Holiday Fair: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM: Located at 319 Exchange Rd, Laurens. Join us for the 4th Annual Laurens Holiday Fair! We will have over 50 vendors selling homemade crafts, soaps, candles, wreaths, as well as many direct sales companies.

• Nov. 18th:Trinity United Methodist Church Holiday Bazaar. 403 S. Weston St., Fountain Inn. Our annual holiday ba-zaar will be held from 9:30-2:30 displaying items from many local vendors (jewelry, books, wreaths, floral arrangements, orna-ments, unique photos, and many more). Homemade soup luncheon and bake sale also available. Please join us for your early holiday gift shopping.

• Nov 23rd - Dec 30th: Roper Mountain Holiday Lights: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM: 2017 marks the 26th year of this great event which has become an upstate tradi-tion for many families. Roper Mountain Holiday Lights will entertain you no matter your age! Start your visit by parking the car and strolling through Winter Wonder-land. That’s where you will find lighted walking trails, Santa Claus, a balloon artist, concessions, and giant holiday greeting cards created by local area students. On selected nights, we’ll also have some of your favorite team mascots and perfor-mances by school groups. After you have visited Winter Wonderland, continue on to the 1.5 mile drive through the large dis-plays including Candy Cane Lane, Santa’s Sleigh, the Caterpillar, and many others.

• Nov 23rd: Camp #Runthistown – Gob-bler Edition Launch: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Located at the Anderson Mall – 3131 N Main St, Anderson. Train with #Runthistown to waddle your way across the finish line at The Electric City Gob-bler! It’s a Thanksgiving Day Tradition! Electric City Gobbler!

• Nov 30th: Holiday Fair 2017: 10:00 AM: Located at the TD Convention Center – 1 Exposition Drive, Greenville. The Hol-iday Fair features original arts and crafts with holiday themes and many unusual gift and food items. This is a holiday tradition.

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In addition to celebrating two well-known November holidays, many of us would enthusiastically claim there are two more that happen immediately after Thanksgiving. Unless you live under a rock, most of you know these days as…Black Friday and Cyber Monday! They occur this year on November 24th and 27th and to millions of shoppers, they are the “Holy Grail” of shopping opportu-nities!

Black Friday has been kicking off the Christmas shopping season on the day after Thanksgiving since 1952, enticing holiday shoppers with great sales and extended hours of operation, including staying open all night! Having long ago worked in retail myself, I wince when the big box stores announce those long hours. Almost 16 mil-lion people who work in retail across the country will experience sore feet and a severe lack of sleep. They’ll be putting in some very long hours to help lots and lots of people go a bit crazy as they again compete in a mad early morning rush for the best shopping deals.

All that said, the day after Thanksgiving tends to be kind of special anyway, especially if we, unlike our unfortunate retail brethren, get the day off from work. If we’re not obsessed with shopping, we get to ease into a pleasant day, often by first watching NBC’s “Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade”, followed of course by the “National Dog Show”.

Having that day free also allows many of us to remember, if not re-live, childhood memories of being taken by our parents and/or grand-parents to the big department store in the city. For me, that meant traveling by train from the suburbs into downtown Chicago, where my sister and I would gaze with wonder at the amazing Christmas window displays of Marshall Field’s Department Store. Once inside, we would crane our necks upward to marvel at the beautiful giant Christmas tree, before urgently tugging at our parents’ hands to go spend some magical time with Santa! Now operating under the own-ership of Macy’s since 2005, those wonderful old traditions still con-tinue and are enjoyed by many thousands of children and adults every year.

While many of us prefer to avoid all the shopping madness of Black Friday, we’re actually just waiting for Cyber Monday! This is when we computer nerds cleverly shop online for incredible bargains, often with a greater choice of stores participating. Shopping this way can result in big savings, while avoiding the hassle of fighting traffic, unruly crowds and the need to get up at a ridiculously early hour to be one of the first in line at some store. A word of caution: be sure of your shopping source! If you don’t recognize the website or the seller’s name, it may be best to purchase from someplace else, no matter how good that low price looks.

A lot of you are waiting for these two special days. We’re fortunate to live in a country that gives us so many choices. As we enjoy the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, let’s remember to keep it spe-cial with our family and friends and to remain thankful for such abundances. And then yeah...let’s go shopping!

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• Nov 2nd: Learning Safari Thursday: 3:30 PM: Located at the

Greenville Zoo. What’s the best way to learn about your favorite

safari animal? Hands on! Bring the kids and join the knowledgea-

ble staff at the Greenville Zoo as they share interesting facts about

these animals. They might touch a lion tooth in a skull, get close to

a snake, find out what alligator skin feels like along with other

activities that they will be learning but it will be fun. The event is

free with zoo admission ($9.75 – adult / $6.50 – ages 3-15 / under

2- free) Meets in front of the Buck Mickel Education Building.

• Nov 2nd: Upcountry History Museums FREE Neighborhood

Night: 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Enjoy free admission along with free

book give-a-ways for the little ones. Also, we are excited to have

two of the Greenville Health System’s pediatric doctors (Drs. Del-

gado and Putnam) here for our story time! Take advantage of this

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• Nov 4th: Peace Voices Teen Workshop: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM:

Teen poetry workshops (ages 13-19) are designed around a variety

of topics that impact today’s youth. With sessions led by Glenis

Redmond, each workshop will explore a different type of poetry.

Teens participating in the workshops will be invited to share their

work in poetry readings, perform in a poetry slam, and attend mas-

ter classes with guest artists throughout the year. Go To Ramsaur

Studio located near The Peace Center.

• Nov 14th: Toddler Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Located at

the Kroc Center – 424 Westfield St, Greenville. We will have

crafts, gym time and swim time that you can enjoy with your tod-

dler. For ages 6 and under. $9 for the month or $5 drop in. Mem-

bers receive discounted pricing.

• Tuesdays: Tell Me About Tuesdays @ Greenville Zoo: 10:30

AM – 12:00 PM: Want to learn more about the residents of the

Greenville Zoo? You will have two chances to learn from knowl-

edgeable staff who will happily supply information about your

favorite animal. Learn what they eat, where they live, and other

fun facts. Each week we focus different friend. From the farmyard

to South America to Asia, there is always enough learning to go

around!

• Wednesdays: Wild For Reading: 2:30 PM: Bring your little

book worm to the Greenville Zoo. The education department will

start off by reading a children’s book, then have a live animal

presentation. You never know which animal friend will show up,

but you are guaranteed to learn something interesting. Come take

advantage of the opportunity to get up close and personal. Event is

included in zoo admission ($9.75 – adult / $6.50 – ages 3-15 / un-

der 2 – free) Class meets near the farmyard exhibit.

• Wednesdays & Thursdays: Table Time – Preschool Art

Class: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Located at 1711 Old Spartanburg

Rd, Greer. Bring your littlest artist to explore their creative side…

you see a mess, they see art. Class meets Wednesdays and Thurs-

days from 10 am to 11:30 am. Specially created for ages 1 and up.

Coffee and snacks will be served and the kids will have a blast!

This is a drop – in event, so no reservations are necessary. Classes

are $12 per child

• Thursdays: Fiction Addiction Storytime: 10:30 AM: Located

at 1175 Woods Crossing Road. Bring your preschool children to

Fiction Addiction for a free weekly story time reading. Call us at

864-675-0540 or email us at info@fiction-addiction.com for the

name of the book we will be reading each week. Children will also

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Alexa Miller -15, Child/Pet Sitting, Neely Farm Resident - Safe Sitter Certified 864-430-5391 ____________________________________________________________________

Elise Haupt—14, Child/Pet Sitting, Forrester Woods Resident, Safe Sitter Certified through St. Frances, 864-286-3115 or 864-438-6110

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Bailey Coleman - 14, Child/Pet Sitting, References Available , 864-982-2078

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Marielle Fallon—15, Sparrows Point Resident, Safe Sitter Certified, Young, Old, Special Needs 864-884-2674 ____________________________________________________________________

Erica Foulkes—17, Neely Farm Resident, Red Cross Certified 864-228-8833

SEVERAL ITEMS FOR SALE IN SIMPSONVILLE: Coins: Indian Head Nickels, Wheat pennies, 1/2 & Silver Dollars. Women's size small clothing, shoes, jewelry, mink coat. Wheelchair. Breathing Concentrator. Call: 561-577-6261 _____________________________________________________________________

NEW TO MEDICARE? PREMIUMS TOO HIGH? Do I need a new drug card? Can I change advantage plans? Get competent answers, call Bill Fricke @ 864-288-3546 _____________________________________________________________________

FALL LAWN AERATION—Weatherstone/Neely Farm Area: Local teacher will core aerate $60/lawn or $100/two lawns. Cheaper than renting a walk-behind. Call Dan-iel at (571) 334-4384. _____________________________________________________________________

IN HOME CARE: Retired R.N. with 33 years experience specializing in the care of the elderly, hospice patients or those that are ill and in need nursing care. Reasonable rates. Night Shifts. Call: 864-963-8145 _____________________________________________________________________

PIANO LESSONS: Neely Farm Resident, Prof. Piano Teacher w/20 years exp. Ages 6-Adult. Lessons include Classical, Popular, Sight : Reading. Call Ernest Caldwell at 864-757-9969, 240-899-2207 or caldwellpiano@aim.com _____________________________________________________________________

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