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that featured eight candidates for three open seats. Culbertson came in fifth place with 195 votes for 10.23 percent of the 1,907 votes cast, while Curtis came in seventh place with 141 votes for 7.39 percent The death of Councilman Donald Patrick on Jan. 22 opened a seat Curtis and Culbertson attempted to fill. But both were defeated by political newcomer John D. Brown in an April 22 special election.

There, Curtis' 64 votes for 39.51 percent came in second against Culbertson's 18 votes for 11.11 percent. But neither Curtis nor Culbertson were deterred, and jumped at their third opportunity following the March 5 resignation of Council member Sudie Cooper. Curtis hopes familiarity will breed anything but contempt. The Iowa native admits he was not well known in the town, having just moved to Ware Shoals in August. "More and more people are starting to know who I am," Curtis said.

"It's taken some time. I'm getting there." Curtis has knocked on "almost" every door in Ware Shoals, in a campaign effort to give people a face connected to his name on Tuesday's ballot. Culbertson, who did return calls to his home or cellphone as of press time, previously said he was not deterred by previous election results. "If I win, that'd be great, but if not, I'll file for the next opening they have. Thomas Edison failed to make a light bulb 9,000 times," Culbertson said.

"That doesn't mean he failed to make a light bulb, just that he found 9,000 ways you can't make a light bulb." Culbertson, a former police chief, previously said he wants to promote cleaning up Ware Shoals and combating drug use and distribution. For Curtis, promoting events and drawing in new members to the community for an increased revenue stream is key to any revitalization. "There's a lot, through festivals, that we can accomplish in the town," Curtis said. "So, we can create a little bit more of a funding increase. We have to make Ware Shoals attractive, whether that's through chili cookoffs, festivals, cleanups, whatever.

I want to help also make people want to live and stay in Ware Shoals." would offer dieters a calorie counter, exercise ideas and healthy recipes in one handheld product. The project was one of the six presented during a closing ceremony Thursday for the weeklong iTE- AMS summer camp hosted at Greenwood High School this week. The free day camp, organized by the School for Science and Mathematics, served 80 rising seventh- and eighth- graders from Greenwood County. The camp was tailored for students with an interest in technology and entrepreneurship, and focused on integrating technology into the STEMS (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) curriculum. Sonja Taylor, camp coordinator for the School, said reports point to STEMS jobs filling the majority of the workforce as soon as seven years in the future.

kids participating in this camp are exactly the age of persons who would be entering the workforce and would need these kinds of skills to be considered viable she said. The campers were divided into three groups that each tackled a different challenge: cybersecurity, creating a tech start-up company, or developing a mobile application for an Android phone. All three tracks had students working with the 3D animation software Alice to help illustrate the products they created to solve challenges. The cybersecurity project taught students about Internet safety issues and cyberethics. Students working with the tech start-up developed business concepts, marketing strategies and identified target audiences.

The mobile app project introduced the middle schoolers to the engineering design cycle. Taylor said she wants students to have fun. also they learn that technology is more than just being on the she said. really about being able to apply principles to everyday Taylor said the program strengthens problem solving, teamwork, creative thinking and leadership skills to make better students overall. their desire to pursue a STEM education will be increased by the experience they had she said.

During ceremony, the six best proj- ects two from each challenge were presented to a panel of community judges. The best presentation award went to the Double-Stuffed Oreos and their The Lean, Mean Weight Loss Machine mobile app concept. Other ideas showcased included a food truck business that served cheap and healthy meals and a cyber- security video game called Cybernauts designed to teach the dangers of mal- ware, adware and unsafe downloads. Rising Westview Middle School eighth-graders William Fricks, Jonathan Hines and Zackery White said they had a lot of fun even though it was challenging work. was very Hines said.

have to be used to working with technology a All three were part of the cybersecurity challenge. Their team created a quiz- based video game to teach Web users what personal information to leave off the Internet. Fricks said he enjoyed troubleshooting the game and eventually playing it when it was done. The boys agreed learning the Alice program was a good experience, too. had no idea what it White said.

was complicated, but it was iTEAMS, short for Innovation, Technology Entrepreneurship Among Middle Schoolers, started five years ago with a partnership between the School for Science and Mathematics and Google. It has since expanded and came to Greenwood County for the first time this week. Betty Eklund Betty Galloway Eklund, 81, wife of Rev. Ryan Eklund, went to be with the Lord June 27, 2013 in Greenwood, SC. Betty was born in Laurens County on October 4, 1931, She was the daughter of the late Bruce and Alma Galloway.

Betty was a graduate of Trenton High School and Furman University. While at Furman, she was President of the Women's Student Body, May Queen, Homecoming Queen and Miss Bonhomie. She met Ryan at Furman and has been a partner with him in ministry and marriage for almost 60 years. Betty taught school in Kentucky while Ryan was in seminary and then worked in libraries at North Greenville College and Pinecrest Elementary in Greenwood. She invested most of her time into raising her daughter, Brenda Richards, and son, Greg Eklund.

As grandchildren, Brantley Parrott, Koby Eklund, Tanner Eklund and Brianne Eklund and her great-grandchild, Luke Parrott, came along, Betty poured into them as a wonderful grandmother and great-grandmother. Betty also dedicated her life to ministering alongside Ryan through her musical skills and by investing in the lives of many singles and couples of all ages in Sunday School. She especially loved working with ESL at South Main and investing in women in all the churches where they served. A graveside service led by Rev. David Evans will be held at 11 a.m.

Saturday, June 29 at Oakbrook Mausoleum, and a Celebration Service for life will led by Rev. Alan Quigley and Rev. Glenn Bolt at 2 p.m. at South Main Street Baptist Church. The family will greet visitors in the Connecting Place at the church from 1-2 p.m.

Ryan and Betty have established a mission fund in their name at South Main Street Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, we invite you to contribute to South Main Street Baptist Church, Eklund Mission Fund, PO Box 1093, Greenwood, SC 29648. Blyth Funeral Home is assisting the Eklund family; www.blythfuneralhome.com. Sandra Franklin-Butler McCORMICK Mrs. Sandra Burnetta Franklin-Butler departed this life at the Hospi- ceCare of the Piedmont on June 26, 2013.

She was born September 22, 1948, a daughter of the late Carrie Bell Roman and Robert Lee Franklin, Sr. She was a 1966 graduate of Mims High School and was employed at Mount Vernon Mills for 38 years. She was a faithful member of Bethany Missionary Baptist Church and was a member of the Pastor Aide Ministry, W.I.S.E. Ministry, Missionary Ministry and the Gospel Choir. She leaves to cherish her memories two daughters, Dedra Butler and Ebonee Thomas, both of McCormick, SC; one son, Rev.

Eric T. Butler of McCormick, SC; three grandchildren, Rakijah Garrett, Demauri Thomas and Ka'Dynn White, all of McCormick, SC; one sister, Malinda (Craig) Franklin-Jennings of McCormick SC; one brother, Robert Lee Franklin, Jr. (Kimberly) of Due West, SC; one stepbrother, Rufus Griffin (Allison) of McCormick, SC; and a host of relatives and friends. Preceding her in death were two brothers, Dorian Franklin and Tyrone Franklin. Services will be Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

at Bethany Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. Robert J. Haskell officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will begin at the funeral home Friday evening at 6 p.m.

The family is at the home of her sister, Malinda Jennings, 817 Jefferson Street, McCormick. Walker Funeral Home, directors. Marie Lyons ABBEVILLE Marie Lyons departed this life on June 26, 2013 at the Abbeville Nursing Home, after several months of declining health. She was born on May 12, 1927, to the late Charlie Jackson and Sallie Jackson Roy. She was the widow of Paul Lyons, to whom she was married for 57 years.

She was a former member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Philadelphia, PA, where she served on the Deaconess and Nurses' Aid Boards. She was a member of the Women's Home Aid Society No. 90. Later in life, she returned to Abbeville, SC, and united with the Glovers Chapel Baptist Church.

She leaves to cherish her memories, four sisters, Mabel Hughes, Mozelle Jackson, Bessie Jackson and Louella Jackson, all of Abbeville, SC; five brothers, Arthur Allen Jackson and Ralph Jackson, both of Abbeville, SC, Walter Jackson of McCormick, SC, Jesse (Kathy) Jackson of Louisiana, and Charlie Jackson of Anderson, SC. Services are 12 noon Saturday, June 29, 2013, at Glovers Chapel Baptist Church, conducted by Rev. Charles Boyce. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Public viewing is Friday, June 28, 2013 from 1 p.m.

to 8 p.m. at the mortuary. Professional services by Abbeville White Mortuary; 864-366-4332. Online condolences may be sent to the family at Jesse Osborne WHITMIRE Jesse Victor Osborne 60, of 299 Smith husband of Leticia Ramirez Osborne, died Monday, June 24, 2013 at the home of his mother, Elsie Osborne, 1467 Highway 66. Arrangements by Blyth Funeral Home Cremation Services, Greenwood.

Brenda Overton Brenda Carlisle Overton, 65, of 107-B Blyth Avenue, wife of Wilson Overton, died Wednesday, June 26, 2013 at Self Regional Medical Center. Born in Gainesville, GA, she was a daughter of the late Freeman Lloyd and Annie Pinson Carlisle. She received her B.S. degree in Education from Georgia Southern University and was retired from Calvary Christian School, where she taught history. Brenda's passions included reading, spending time with her children and grandchildren, and She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Greenwood, and Hardwick Baptist Church, Hardwick, GA.

Surviving are her husband of the home; four sons, Wilson Burney "Trecy" Overton, III and his wife, Carianne, of Simpsonville, Brian Overton and his wife, Stacey, of Gray, GA, Keith Overton and his wife, Ashlee, of Greenwood, Carl Overton and his partner, Brent Haas, of Cherryville, NC; a daughter, Alicia Overton of Charlotte, NC; four grandchildren, Kyler, Justin, Wyatt and Logan Overton; two sisters, Darlene Emmett and her husband, Bob, of Thomasville, GA, Beverly O'Quinn and her husband, Rick, of Flowery Branch, GA; a brother, Larry Carlisle and his wife, Lauri, of Martinez, GA; her mother-in- law, Miriam E.C. Overton of Maryville, TN; and three sisters-in-law, Miriam Lawhorn and her husband, Sam, Georgann Byerly and her husband, Tom, and Judy Stansberry, all of Knoxville, TN. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Harley Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Derrick Rash officiating.

Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Scott Bunting, Steve Bunting, Ray Bunting, Richard Elrod, Jerry Bedingfield, Chris Brown and Bobby Jay. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. The family is at the home. Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Greenwood, PO Box 49776, Greenwood, SC 29649.

Messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.harley- funeralhome.com. Ophelia Mae Wright MAULDIN Ophelia Mae Wright, 60, of 208 E. Butler Road, died June 22, 2013. Born in Ware Shoals, SC, she was the daughter of the late James and Willie Geneva Mattison Wright. She is survived by one daughter, Catina Grady; brother, Richard Wright; sister, Joanne Williams; and four grandchildren.

Funeral services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Jubilee Baptist Church, Taylors, SC, with Rev. Martha Evans officiating. Burial is in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 12 noon.

The family is at the home. Professional services entrusted to Robinson-Walker Funeral Service. Index-Journal, Greenwood, S.C. Friday, June 28, 2013 4A Obituaries Obituaries GREENWOOD COUNTY Betty Eklund, Greenwood Brenda Overton, 107-B Blyth Greenwood ABBEVILLE COUNTY Marie Lyons, Abbeville MCCORMICK COUNTY Sandra Franklin-Butler, McCormick INSIDE SOUTH CAROLINA Victor Osborne, 299 Smith Whitmire Ophelia Mae Wright, 208 E. Butler Road, Mauldin VISITATIONS TODAY ADAMS, Joawacus, 6-8, Watkins, Garrett Woods Mortuary, Greenville.

FRANKLIN-BUTLER, Sandra, begins at 6, Walker Funeral Home, McCormick. LYONS, Marie, 1-8, viewing, Abbeville White Mortuary. OVERTON, Brenda, 6-8, Harley Funeral Home. FUNERALS TODAY RIDDLE, Shorty, 4, Harley Funeral Home. TAYLOR, Major, 3, graveside, Keowee Baptist Church Cemetery, Honea Path.

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