Living Here

Hollywild Animal Park has announced two rare events being offered to the public. Those include a public appearance for the park’s bear cub on July 3 and a fishing event at the park on July 4.

When you read this, the students from the J. Harley Bonds Career Center will be in Kansas City competing with students from across the country in their respective fields.

Inflatables — they can be seen at festivals, birthday parties and fairs, but the process of managing them can be a physically tolling one.

Typically, one unit requires two people to setup and take down a unit. The units roll up like sleeping bags and can weigh 200 to 1,000 pounds.

By Sam Mazzotta
For The Greer Citizen

Q: I cannot keep my cat “Jess” out of the closet! Even though I keep the sliding doors closed, as soon as I open them to get something, she jumps right in and hides in the very back corner. How can I stop this?

Gardening is in the Schmals’ blood, said Kimberly and daughter Olivia.

Kimberly grew up doing it. Olivia, a 21-year-old North Greenville biology senior, has too. They have a garden at home where they grow their own food. They also volunteer in the garden at the Greer Soup Kitchen.

Cliff Harspt is something of a Greer celebrity.

He’s an honorary Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce member. He has a sandwich named after him at Stomping Grounds, where he frequents. He has even made an appearance in the City of Greer’s selfie contest.

So it should come as no surprise that Senator Tim Scott seems to be a fan.

After what feels like 100 years, we are finally scheduled to close on our house this week. This process has taken forever. We even had to file an extension. I’m still not clear why, but that’s a story for another day.

Here’s how to brew the clearest and most sparkling iced tea ever.

8 cups cold water
8 tea bags of choice
Ice cubes
Granulated or superfine sugar
Thin lemon slices