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spartanburg.com local news briefs Last Updated: 8:31 a.m., Wednesday, July 23 Current Weather Information Carolina Panthers Return to the Upstate Friday The Carolina Panthers 2008 training camp will take place at Spartanburg's Wofford College July 25 through August 13. All training camp practices are free and open to the public, with each practice session lasting between 90 minutes and two hours. More details Explore the World of Reptiles at Chimney Rock Park's Free Family Fun Series Sunday Chimney Rock Park wants to introduce you to the wonderful world of reptiles as part of the Free Family Fun Series on July 27. The program starts at 2PM. More details REMA USA to Set Up North American Operations in Greenville County, Create 15 New Jobs The Greenville Area Development Corporation and REMA USA, LLC have announced the establishment of the company's North American manufacturing and sales operations in Greenville, South Carolina, including the addition of at least 15 jobs over the next 3 years, as part of the company's strategic growth initiatives in North America. Founded in 1919 near Leipzig, Germany, REMA designs and manufactures a variety of cable terminals, cable connectors, switches and man-machine interfaces for use in demanding industrial environments. More details Wits End Poetry Anniversary Slam Set for Sunday Wits End Poetry presents In Celebration of 22nd Years of Slam on Sunday, July 27th at Coffee Underground at 7:30pm. Poetry Slam was invented by Marc Smith (So What?) in Chicago in 1986 and has since spread worldwide. More details The Chronicle of Higher Education Says Clemson is a Great Place to Work Clemson University has been recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education as a great place to work. In the inaugural “Great Colleges to Work For” list Clemson appears in the “Collaborative Governance” category for proactive involvement of faculty in decisions related to academic programs. More details Keep Food Safe During Power Outages The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing recommendations for the public to help minimize the potential for foodborne illnesses due to power outages. Steps to follow to prepare for a possible weather emergency include keeping an appliance thermometer in the refrigerator and freezer. More details Carolina Film Institute Offers Education Option in the Upstate The U.S. Department of Film Institutes of America is proud to announce that Greenville, SC has been chosen as the location of its second film institute. The Carolina Film Institute is the sister school of the acclaimed Seattle Film Institute which was founded in 1994. More details Bele Chere Celebrates 30 Years This Weekend Bele Chere is turning 30! The South’s ultimate entertainment, arts and food festival celebrates its big 3-0 July 25-27, 2008 in downtown Asheville, NC. More details 2008 SC Duck Stamp Now Available Nationally acclaimed wildlife artist Jim Killen’s print, "Blue-winged Teal at Santee Coastal Reserve," chosen by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources as the 2008 South Carolina Duck Stamp print, is now on sale. The S.C. Migratory Waterfowl Committee and DNR commissioned Killen to do a series of four originals through 2010. More details Award-Winning Journalist to Teach Media Management and Investigative Reporting at USC Upstate Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Mitch Weiss will be teaching as an adjunct journalism instructor this fall at the University of South Carolina Upstate in the Fine Arts and Communications Studies Department. A veteran writer, editor and special projects reporter, Weiss, 49, will teach Media Management, a class about the business side of media operations. More details Watermelon Field Day is the Ultimate ‘Pick Your Own’ Don Rackley traveled about 100 miles on a recent Thursday morning from his Clinton home for the chance to sink his pocket knife into watermelons so fresh they were still on the vine. Gilbert Miller, Clemson Extension area vegetable specialist, demonstrates how he uses soil samples to help determine the amount of water required to grow healthy watermelons. More details Flat Rock Playhouse Presents "All Shook Up" Through August 17 Flat Rock Playhouse, the State Theatre of North Carolina presents "All Shook Up" - a high energy show with rock n roll, romance, dancing, and a large dose of comedy. The musical features twenty-five songs made famous by Elvis as the backdrop to a sweet story that is a celebration of romance and dreams. More details Hub-Bub Hosts Poetry Slam Friday Wits End Poetry presents the Carolina Slam tour - a nationals style slam bout between Slam Charlotte, the Bull City Slam of Durham, and the Upstate Carolina Slam Team on Friday, July 25th at 7:30pm at the Hub Bub Show Room on Daniel Avenue in downtown Spartanburg. These powerful teams are preparing to compete in the National Poetry slam this August in Madison, Wisconsin. Last year Slam Charlotte took the National Poetry Slam Championship title, beating out over 84 teams from across North America. More details New Theatre To be Built as Part of Dynamic Mixed-Use Development on the Eastside Plans are underway for FRANK THEATRES® to join the Easton Marketplace on Spartanburg’s eastside. FRANK THEATRES®, one of the World’s oldest and most respected Motion Picture Theatre and Entertainment Companies (1906) announced its plans to begin construction sometime this year in the Easton Marketplace. More details Eat Smart - Certified SC Grown What’s your favorite color? Red, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, white? More details Military Museum Sets New Attendance Record For the fifth year in a row, the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum has set a new attendance record. Visitation for the 2007-08 year ending June 30 was the highest the museum has experienced to date, despite being closed for approximately a month and a half during renovation construction. The recently expanded museum offers plenty for visitors to see, including a new exhibit on World War I, “Forgotten Stories: SC Fights the Great War.” More details Make a `Shrink' Pledge on Paper A network of more than 50 European environmental non-governmental organizations recently launched “Shrink”, a joint project addressing the madness of over-consumption of paper. Individuals as well as corporate and institutional paper users are invited to pledge to cut their paper consumption, on the new website shrinkpaper.org. More details SC Aquarium and Riverbanks Announce the Release of a Juvenile Loggerhead Sea Turtle The South Carolina Aquarium, in partnership with Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, will release a juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) into the “nursery of the Atlantic” recently. Heading offshore, the young loggerhead will be released in floating mats of sargassum weed. More details The Nature Conservancy Adds To Hickory Nut Gorge Mosaic The Nature Conservancy is working to fill in the gaps to protect Hickory Nut Gorge, recently acquiring five important tracts that will be transferred to the state parks system as additions to Chimney Rock State Park. “This is like a mosaic,” said David Ray, the Conservancy’s Southern Blue Ridge Landscape Director. More details Youth Dove Hunt Offered in Union County September The S.C. Department of Natural Resources and the U. S. Forest Service (USFS) will co-sponsor a youth dove hunt at the USFS Sedalia Dove Field in Union County on Monday, September 1, 2008. Preregistration is required beginning July 1 and the deadline for registration is Friday, August 15. More details 63 Acres Added to Jocassee Gorges Crescent Resources has sold 63 acres of pristine land on Lake Jocassee to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The land will be managed as part of South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR)’s Jocassee Gorges, a 33,000-acre tract of Wildlife Management Area (WMA) lands around Lake Jocassee that features dozens of waterfalls, 3,000-foot peaks and lush forests inhabited by rare species of plants and animals. More details Snakes More Active in Warmer Weather Human encroachment on wildlife habitat is the number one threat to wildlife populations worldwide and snakes are no different. Snakes are most active in the spring and early summer. More details Two Spartanburg County School Leaders Receive ‘Superintendent of the Year’ Recognition Two Spartanburg County public school leaders have earned “Superintendent of the Year” honors from two different state associations for professional educators. Spartanburg District One superintendent Dr. Jimmy Littlefield was named Superintendent of the Year by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators (SCASA) and will represent South Carolina in the National Superintendent of the Year competition. More details New Litter of Lion Cubs on Display in the Bird Conservation Center at Riverbanks If you’re planning a trip to Riverbanks Zoo, you will be in for an extra-special treat! The Zoo’s four new African lion (panthera leo) cubs can be seen by the public through the viewing window in the Bird Conservation Center across from the sea lion exhibit. More details ASPCA Offers Summer Safety Tips to Help Pets Beat the Heat As the days grow longer and the sun shines brighter, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) reminds animal lovers how to keep pets safe and happy when summer arrives. “Summertime is a wonderful time for family and friends to get together and enjoy themselves, often with a beloved pet by their side,” says Dr. Steven Hansen, senior vice president of the ASPCA’s Midwest Office, which also houses the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. More details South Carolina Makes Progress, Faces Challenges on Regional Education Goals South Carolina has raised students' reading achievement in the early grades since 2005, but needs to work harder to raise college graduation rates and other measures of education progress, a new Southern Regional Education Board report shows. More details The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land to Purchase 320,000 Acres in Landmark Agreement The Nature Conservancy and The Trust for Public Land announced they have reached agreement to purchase approximately 320,000 acres of western Montana forestland from Plum Creek Timber Company (NYSE:PCL) for $510 million. The purchase is part of an effort to keep these forests in productive timber management and protect the area’s clean water and abundant fish and wildlife habitat, while promoting continued public access to these lands for fishing, hiking, hunting and other recreational pursuits. More details Osage Bio Energy Announces New Ethanol Facility, 75 New Jobs in Union County The South Carolina Department of Commerce and Union County Economic Development Board announced that Osage Bio Energy (OBE) plans to locate an ethanol production facility in eastern Union County. The $161.5 million investment is expected to bring 75 new jobs. More details Wild Animals Don't Make Good Pets Development is encroaching more and more into areas that used to be solely animals' habitats, so it is likely that we will encounter more wild animals crossing "our" property, tempting us to intercede in the animals' natural life cycles. The best advice is to refrain from the urge to adopt or make contact with these animals. More details Your Pet Can Be a Part of the Pets of Spartanburg Calendar! A perennial hit around town, the Pets of Spartanburg calendar not only showcases amazing pets, but helps to raise money for homeless animals in Spartanburg County. Your pet can be part of the fun. More details Feed Summer Hummingbirds for Entertainment, Beauty Hummingbirds, which artist John J. Audubon called "glittering fragments of the rainbow," are once again darting around flowers and feeders in South Carolina, say state natural resources officials. "Hummingbirds are as fascinating to study as they are beautiful to watch," said Laurel Barnhill, wildlife biologist with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in Columbia. More details Leaves of Three, Let It Be Along with the arrival of summertime and outdoor activities, comes the risk of an itchy case of poison ivy. Leaves of three, let it be! More details SC Bald Eagle Population Continues to Increase TThe S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has been monitoring Bald Eagle populations in the state for 32 years and has documented 2,887 nesting attempts and 3,595 fledglings. Some 228 nesting sites were occupied within our borders. More details Tips for Playing Safe in the Sun There is never a safe time of year to be exposed to the sun. While many think they only need protection in the summer it is important to apply sunscreen daily before going outside. More details Handy With a Wrench? Volunteer for the Hub Cycle Program! Hub Cycle is a program of Partners for Active Living designed to increase the availability of and access to bicycles in Spartanburg. Through this program, we hope to increase the number of people using bicycles for transportation and recreation, and the number of trips taken by bike in Spartanburg County. More details USC, Selah Technologies Forge Collaboration to Advance Cancer Detection Selah Technologies, an advanced materials manufacturer, and the University of South Carolina have signed a cooperative research agreement to investigate the use of Selah’s carbon quantum dots in biological diagnostic applications. The collaboration will permit the university access to Selah’s proprietary Selah Dots™ while allowing Selah access to world-class research at the university NanoCenter. More details No Excuse Not to Wear a Life Jacket on the Water This year is shaping up to be a deadly one on South Carolina waters. As of mid-June this year there have been 13 boating fatalities. This compares to a total of 16 boating fatalities in 2007. More details South Carolina Test Scores Improving in Reading and Math, National Report Says South Carolina student test scores in reading and mathematics haverisen since 2002, according to a new national report. The report, “Has Student Achievement Increased Since 2002? State Test Score Trends Through 2006-07,” was released by the nonpartisan Center on Education Policy. More details BI-LO Charity Classic Exceeds GOAL with $5,659,000 Raised The 25th Annual BI-LO Charity Classic golf tournament powered through an ailing economy to raise a record-breaking $5,659,000 that will benefit an estimated 500 charities in the four-state region served by BI-LO. The total, which was announced recently at the tournament awards banquet in Greenville, S.C., is the largest amount ever in the 25 years of the annual event and exceeded this year’s goal by $659,000. More details BMW Group USA Reports June Sales The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) recently reported June vehicle sales of 26,155, a decline of 11 percent from the 29,394 vehicles sold in the same month of 2007. For the first six months of 2008, BMW Group sales are down 3.9 percent to 157,913 vehicles versus the 164,338 sold in the first half of 2007. More details Dorman One of Two SC Schools Recognized for Character Education Efforts Two South Carolina schools have been recognized by the national Character Education Partnership (CEP) as 2008 Promising Practices winners. Paul M. Dorman High School in Roebuck and Camp Bennettsville Wilderness Institute in Florence are among 130 schools and just eight high schools in the nation to be selected for the prestigious honor. More details Become a Carolina Foothills Artisan Center Artist The Carolina Foothills Artisan Center is a Not-For-Profit retail art space and educational facility devoted to providing a means for North and South Carolina artists to showcase their talents as well as promoting the cultural enrichment of the Upstate community. Our facility houses a 2000 square foot gallery space for exhibiting new works by emerging and established artist of all disciplines. More details Nominations Accepted for Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness Awards The South Carolina Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness is accepting nominations for its 13th annual awards to honor outstanding leaders in the field of physical activity. “The Governor’s Council promotes the health of our state’s residents by encouraging and sponsoring programs to increase levels of physical activity,” said Jay Daniels, the council’s executive director. More details Converse Creating a Pipeline for Math and Science Professionals Converse is answering the call to generate more American citizens in science and math fields through a new scholarship program with an innovative learning twist. Teaming with the Carroll and Milton Petrie Foundation in 2006, Converse created the Petrie Math and Science Scholars program to model successful females in these fields to Spartanburg area high school girls. More details “Fish Smart, Eat Smart” Campaign Updated for 2008 South Carolinians who like to fish can go online for updated information to find out if the fish on their line is safe to eat or should be released because of possible contamination, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control reported. “DHEC’s web site at www.scdhec.gov/fish has a state map with the latest advisories, information, a booklet and other materials that can be downloaded,” said David Wilson, chief of DHEC’s Bureau of Water. More details CU-ICAR Partners with Okuma, Morris South to Support Education and Research Clemson University and Okuma America Corp. announced a partnership that includes investments by Okuma and Morris South, Machine Tool Systems of $1.5 million in the Clemson University International Center for Automotive Research (CU-ICAR). Consignment of $1.1 million of Okuma machine tools and $400,000 in training and support from Morris South will benefit post graduate-level education and research in areas that include automotive, industrial automation, production launches and proposal development. More details Don’t Leave Children or Animals in the Car! On average, 36 children a year die nationwide after being left in a hot car (sometimes on relatively mild days with only 70 degree temperatures). On a typical summer day, the temperature inside a car (even with the windows rolled down a little) can quickly rise above 120 to 140 degrees. More details ASPCA Offers Summer Safety Tips to Help Pets Beat the Heat As the days grow longer and the sun shines brighter, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) reminds animal lovers how to keep pets safe and happy when summer arrives. “Summertime is a wonderful time for family and friends to get together and enjoy themselves, often with a beloved pet by their side,” says Dr. Steven Hansen, senior vice president of the ASPCA’s Midwest Office, which also houses the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center. More details New Research Highlights Urbanization’s Global Impact on Biodiversity and Natural Resources The Nature Conservancy and Harvard University recenly released a new study examining the effect of staggering urban growth on nature and people that finds if we don’t improve urban planning now, we may lose some animals, plants and natural resources for good. “As a species we have lived in wild nature for hundreds of thousands of years, and now suddenly most of us live in cities—the ultimate escape from nature,” says Peter Kareiva, chief scientist at The Nature Conservancy and co-author of the report. More details Get the Buzz on Grandfather Mountain's New Honeybees Visitors to the travel attraction will probably never know it, but Grandfather Mountain has started raising its own honey bees. Sharing a commitment to the health of the environment, Grandfather Mountain President Crae Morton and Trails Manager Luke Appling realized that they also share an interest in honey bees. More details Five Upstate South Carolina Colleges Announce Collaboration on New Curriculum for Workforce Needs TechReadySC™, a collaboration of five Upstate South Carolina technical and community colleges and the South Carolina Technical College System office, announced the launch of a new mechatronics curriculum for the fall 2008 semester. The announcement was made at a press conference at the BMW Zentrum in Greer. More details Spartanburg.com Helps to Make Spartanburg Greener Spartanburg has always been green. Late winter and spring rains in the mountains that embrace Spartanburg inevitably reawaken for another season the countless species of flowers, shrubs, and trees that have called Spartanburg “home” for centuries. More details Converse Embraces Green Initiative A comprehensive recycling program that emphasizes education and the reuse of plastic, aluminum, cardboard and paper has been implemented by the Converse College campus community. The recycling initiative was made possible by a grant from the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. More details South Carolinians Can Learn to Co-exist with Black Bears Many new homes are built in occupied bear range each year, according to state natural resources officials. Despite people moving into bear territory, bear have increased in numbers and range over the last 10 to 15 years, and as a result, bears and people are coming into contact with each other more frequently than before. More details Music on Main Returns for Another Great Downtown Season Music on Main is Downtown Spartanburg's favorite after-work social gathering. A destination point where you can meet your friends and colleagues, hear great live music, enjoy food and beverages in an outdoor setting. More details Volunteer at Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve Get out the gloves and hand pruners... Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve needs your help to keep the Garden growing! Join Jeff, Hatcher's Horticulturist, every Thursday from 9am-noon or the folliwing Saturdays, from 9am-noon. More details Regional and National Blood Supply Low, Donations Urgently Needed The nation's blood banks, represented by the American Red Cross, American Association of Blood Banks, and America's Blood Centers, are asking for immediate blood donations to boost already critically low blood supplies. This call to action comes at a time when blood is traditionally in short supply due to the holidays, travel schedules, and illness. More detailss More news] If you have news item that you believe is appropriate for spartanburg.com, please call 864-235-1211 or send email to info@spartanburg.com.

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