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8 | The Parkway

close to home 18 | Shake up your

Asheville visit

34 | Change — Sometimes

it’s about the view 46 | Equestrian Center is

changing lives 52 | A story that needs telling

22 | Fall color with a

sprinkle of history

61 | Golf gems glisten again

28 | Discover the magic

of Cataloochee

66 | Savory dishes &

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FALL 2021 Volume 16 • Issue 3 PUBLISHER Jerry Edwards, jerry@edwgroupinc.com 864-882-3272 EDITOR Brett McLaughlin, bmclaughlin@upstatetoday.com GENERAL MANAGER Hal Welch, hal@upstatetoday.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Larry Davidson, ldavidson@upstatetoday.com

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Overcoming the divide...................... 72

fishing: Getting on down................................................. 74 your finances: theatre:

CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS EDITION Bill Bauer • Phillip Gentry Vanessa Infanzon • Dari Mullins Brett McLaughlin

Protect your inheritance........................ 76

The footlights are lit!...................................... 78

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COVER PHOTO Russ Carlson, Lake Jocassee From Jumping Off Rock

We’re back!................................................... 80

The Journal

DEAR READERS It doesn’t seem to matter that I’ve been editing Upstate Lake Living for the better part of 16 years.

With every issue, new reasons emerge to be enchanted

by Upstate South Carolina. This issue is no different.

It hasn’t hurt that the region seems to be engaged in a pandemic recovery. Our theaters are open again, and our Calendar of Events is longer than ever. It’s almost like we can’t find enough to do.

Among those listings you’ll find the Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair. Honestly, I can’t wait. You don’t find fairs like this much anymore, where the rides aren’t all death-defying and nausea-inducing, and where kids still bring cows and pigs, and goats and rabbits in hopes of winning a blue ribbon; where the midway smells of cotton candy and caramel corn mixed with odors you can only enjoy in a real rodeo setting; and where local artisans and craftsmen peddle their wares sedately, without megaphones or bullhorns.

And, as much as events like this give cause to loving this place, there is also my oft-mentioned joy of being just a few hours away from everything, from day trips on the Blue Ridge Parkway, to the roof of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville — a place writer 6 ‹ UPSTATE LAKE LIVING

Vanessa Infanzon suggests you might want to aspire to this fall.

As is our “nature,” much of this edition is devoted to discovering nature in all its fall splendor. Among the suggestions are the peaks and valleys of Eastern Kentucky, where color and history come together; the Blue Ridge Parkway close to home; and the Cataloochee Valley just a few hours away from Upstate South Carolina.

Of course, we’ve found a great place where Old World charm meets great Italian food, and we introduce you to a couple whose lake home is a testament to their belief in the positivity of change.

Last, but certainly not least, this issue tells an enchanting story of lives being enriched through the power of people and horses and of the efforts of a local group to renovate an historic old school into a place that can educate future generations.

As always, I urge you to reach out with suggestions for future stories. For now, please enjoy all the Upstate has to offer this fall and stay safe in your travels.

Brett McLaughlin, editor bmclaughlin@upstatetoday.com

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panning the southern and central Appalachians, the Blue Ridge Parkway is a 469-mile ribbon of color from early October through early November.

And, while traversing its entire expanse in search of America’s rich cultural heritage might require a month, enjoying the majesty of the Parkway’s color can be done with any number of day trips from Upstate South Carolina.

The Parkway is divided into four districts, two of which — the Highlands Region (mileposts 217-340) and the Pisgah Region (mileposts 340469) — are in nearby North Carolina and have multiple entrances just a short drive away. In the two excursions below there are plenty of website links so you can explore all the music, crafts, agriculture, nature and Native American culture along this portion of America’s parkway.

NAVIGATION SUGGESTIONS GPS isn’t reliable on the Parkway. Before leaving home, consider checking the closed, open or ungated status of Parkway sections available on the NPS website (www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/ alerts). That list is updated daily.

PARKWAY BASICS Before you start planning, here are a few things to keep in mind.

• Mileposts are spaced a mile apart and help locate both access Additionally, all the resources you need for navigating your Parkway points and points of interest. The zero marker is in Virginia. Each adventure — whether you’re planning in advance or on the road — can be mile is numbered progressively southward onto its endpoint in Cheroobtained by downloading the free Blue Ridge Parkway Travel Planner App. kee, NC, at Milepost 469.

The app works even without a cell signal. You’ll find helpful information • The maximum speed limit is 45 miles per hour. on natural resources and culture, favorites you can save and customize, • Parking is limited to designated areas or road shoulders. All four and maps and services arranged by region and community. The app wheels must be off the pavement. You don’t have to be at an overlook to also provides access to optional downloadable offline maps. stop and enjoy the scenery.

To get the Travel Planner, go to: https://www.

• Be alert! It is best that drivers keep their eyes on the road. blueridgeparkway.org/parkway-maps/ Deer and other animals may dart out; hikers may cross the highway; bicyclists frequent the Parkway and move at a slower pace. Be aware of motorcycles at all times. Slower traffic will often occur when entering and exiting at overlooks and access points. Use extra vigilance when driving in fog and rain. Slow down and turn on your headlights.

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Milepost 316.3 is where you will find the Linville Falls Visitor Center, host to some 350,000 visitors annually. An easy 1.5-mile hike includes four overlooks to the falls. Photo by William A. Blake

UP NORTH HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS Separated by just a few miles, this Highlands region day trip will take you from the tallest peak in the Eastern United States to one of the deepest gorges this side of the Grand Canyon.

Start with an early breakfast and head for Asheville. You can get this Parkway experience started by taking US-25 and following the signs to the Parkway, which will lead you to Milepost 388.8, close to the Biltmore Estate. Or you can choose to start at Milepost 393.6 by taking I-26 to exit 33 and taking NC-191 to the Parkway. This is where you will find the North Carolina Arboretum (ncarboretum. org). Regardless of the starting point, remember, our goal today is Milepost 304, and there’s a lot to do and see in between.

At Milepost 384.7 the Parkway crosses US 74A. If you choose, a 25-mile trip east leads to Chimney Rock State Park and Lake Lure. It will be good color, but, honestly, you could go there another day on a lot faster route.

Staying on the Parkway, you will find that US-70 crosses the Parkway at Milepost 382.6. Just a short drive north is The Folk Art Center (southernhighlandguild.org/folkartcenter) where you can see and buy fine art and crafts from Southern Appalachian artists, browse galleries and see daily craft demonstrations. From here you can also visit The Parkway Information Center just in case you need another map or still don’t feel you know enough about where you’re going.

The Vance Birthplace Historic Site (romanticasheville.com/vance. htm) awaits at Milepost 376.6 where Ox Creek Road intersects and winds down into the valley. At the end of Ox Creek Road (4 miles), take a left on Reems Creek Road to the Weaverville area. Take another right on Reems Creek to visit the site.

Between Mileposts 376.6 and 364.1 you will find Craggy Gardens. The Parkway picnic area has ample parking, lots of picnic tables and easy access to several trails. Nearby Craggy Gardens Visitor Center offers milehigh mountain views to the east and west from 5,640 feet up. Read more at romanticasheville.com/Craggy.htm The highest mountain peak in the eastern United States, at an elevation of 6,684 feet, is still ahead. Mt. Mitchell is in the 1,855-acre Mt. Mitchell State Park, which is only accessible from the Parkway by taking NC-128 at Milepost 355.4 to the summit. The breathtaking 85-mile views and climate at the peak make this a popular stop for many travelers.

You can also pick up some food for a milehigh picnic. There is no admission fee. See a guide to Mount Mitchell State Park at: romanticasheville.com/mtmitchell.htm From the lofty peaks of Mt. Mitchell, the Parkway continues north, passing the Green Knob Overlook (MP350.4), Crabtree Falls & Meadows (MP339.5) and Little Switzerland (MP3340). At Milepost 331 you can jump off on Highway 226 to visit the Museum of North Carolina Minerals, or simply continue to The Orchard at Altapass (MP328.3) or the Chestoa View from 4,090 feet at Milepost 320.8.

At Milepost 317.4 you will cross US-221.

(This is also where you can catch a faster return trip home by turning south toward I-40.) However, the “depth” of this journey can only be realized by heading south just four miles to Linville Caverns. Linville Falls, its visitors’ center and Linville Gorge — the Grand Canyon of the Southern Appalachians — can be experienced via an easy 1.5-mile hike from Milepost 316.3. Linville Falls Visitor Center (fs.usda.gov/detail/nfsnc/specialplaces/) hosts 350,000 visitors annually. The trails include four overlooks to the waterfalls.

It may be time to head home, but if the spirit is willing, the Linn Cove Viaduct, a masterpiece of engineering constructed to preserve Grandfather Mountain, and the mountain itself are just up US-221 a few miles (MP305).

NO PLANES, BUT TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES It takes 90 minutes to travel 65 miles to the southern terminus of the Parkway in Cherokee, NC … that is if you don’t stop for a train ride in between. Just take SC-130 and NC107 north to Dillsboro and catch US-74 and US-441 east to Cherokee. Jump on the Parkway and begin your trip north.

However, be forewarned that this day trip is wrought with truly remarkable fall color options that could result in putting off your Parkway experience for a few hours or to another day completely.

The highest point and some of the grandest views east of the Rocky Mountains are available at Mt. Mitchell, a short excursion from the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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For openers, as you near Cashiers on your way to the Parkway, you might want to get off at Whitewater Falls, the highest waterfalls east of the Rocky Mountains. This could take you 2-3 hours, but if you’re up for it, turn right off SC-130 at the entrance to Duke Energy’s Bad Creek Hydroelectric Station. Pass through the automatic gate and drive two miles to the parking area for the Foothills Trail/Whitewater River. From here, it is a 1.9mile hike to the Upper Falls from the trailhead at the far end of the parking area. However, you will come to the Lower Falls first where an overlook is located at the bottom of 154 wooden steps. Upper Whitewater Falls drops over 411 feet, and Lower Whitewater Falls drops another 200 feet.

If you stay focused on the Parkway, however, more possible diversions await. For instance, if you turn west in Dillsboro (to Bryson City) instead of east (to Cherokee), you can get on the Great Smoky Mountain Railway at Bryson City and spend 4 to 4 1/2 hours enjoying glorious color from the comfort of a rail car. The Nantahala Gorge Excursion departs west over the Fontana Lake Trestle at 10:30 a.m. The Tuckasegee River Excursion departs east toward Dillsboro at 1 p.m. Both trips offer a variety of seating options, as well as a dining opportunity. Visit gsmr.com for more information or to reserve a trip.

Asheville offers multiple entrances to the Blue Ridge Parkway, two of which are quickly drivable from Upstate South Carolina.

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A PARKWAY GUIDE TO FALL COLOR Before jumping on the Blue Ridge Parkway, travelers may want to consider seeing the Unto These Hills production offered in Cherokee, NC, where the terminus of the Parkway can also provide a starting point for a daytrip north through the highway’s southernmost region.

EARLY OCTOBER THROUGH OCTOBER 12 The first signs of fall begin to appear at the highest elevations (above 6,000 feet). Places to visit include Graveyard Fields, Grandfather Mountain, Mount Mitchell State Park and Craggy Gardens.

OCTOBER 12-16 Fall color is strongest above 5,000 feet in the NC mountains. Places to visit are Black Balsam and Max Patch.

OCTOBER 17-21 Fall foliage will arrive at elevations between 4,000-5,000 feet. Places to visit this week are Devil’s Courthouse, Mount Pisgah, Bearwallow Mountain and Pinnacle Park.

OCTOBER 21-24 The fall leaf change reaches elevations between 3,000-4,000 feet. This is a great time for a fall drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway as many overlooks will provide a great view of fall color taking over the valleys below. Places to visit this week are Pisgah National Forest, Linville Gorge and Montreat.

OCTOBER 24-27 Elevations between 2,000-3,000 feet see the strongest fall color. Places to visit this week are Biltmore, North Carolina Arboretum, DuPont State Forest and Wildcat Trail.

OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 4 Fall color hits the lowest valleys and foothills between 1,000-2,000 feet. Places to visit include Chimney Rock Park.

Finally, even if you stay on course and reach Cherokee, you still have the option of visiting the nearby Oconaluftee Visitor Center and journeying up US-441 through Great Smoky Mountain National Park with all its remarkable fall color.

But let’s stick to the plan …

The Blue Ridge Parkway through Jackson County, NC, will not disappoint. The Pisgah region ends, or in this case begins, at Milepost 469, two miles from Cherokee. Technically, it ends at MP 340, but you can go a bit further north and end this trip where you began the previous one if you prefer.

Start your morning (early afternoon) by Milepost 469experiencing the rich culture of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians. In Cherokee you’ll find the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, the fascinating Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual Inc., the renovated Oconaluftee Indian Village and the fabulous outdoor drama, Unto These Hills. For more information, visit: visitcherokeenc.com.

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of 2,000 feet, but it won’t take long vistas to appear. At 451 is Waterrock Knob, which offers 360-degree, four-state views. It’s the best view of the Smokies, the Nantahalas, the Pisgahs and the Cowee Mountains and the best sunrise/sunset spot on this part of the Parkway. At Milepost 431.4 you will reach Richland Balsam Overlook. At 6,053 feet, you are at the high point on the Parkway and expansive views prove it.

Graveyard Fields (MP 418.8) offers swimming holes, waterfalls, berry picking and hiking, while Looking Glass Rock Overlook at Milepost 417 provides a view of a 3,969-foot granite monolith that is one of the most picturesque along the Parkway.

Near Milepost 413, the Parkway provides access to Highway 276 and nearby Sliding Rock, a magnet for the young (and the young at heart), who can slide down a natural, 60-

foot rock water slide into a refreshing, 8-foot deep pool.

A bit further and near the end of this delightful drive is Milepost 408.6 and Mount Pisgah. The Pisgah Inn (pisgahinn.com) is one of the only places along the Parkway that offers sit-down dining and lodging. It’s also known for beautiful sunrises, excellent hiking or simply being a place to rest, relax and get ready for your ride back home. n

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Shake up your Asheville itinerary story by Vanessa Infanzon

W

hen we visit the same place multiple times, we often return to our favorite restaurants, hike familiar trails and even stay at the same hotel we’ve always booked. The 90-minute road trip to Asheville from Upstate South Carolina may be your go-to for a comfortable getaway because you know it well. But do you really? Could you be missing out on all that Asheville has to offer?

Here are four ideas for shaking up a fall visit to Asheville: LEARN A NEW SKILL AT LOCAL CLOTH The nonprofit, Local Cloth, was founded in 2012 to connect farmers to fiber artists and grow the local economy. Local Cloth is on Depot Street in the River Arts District with 150 other craft galleries and artist studios. Maps of the area are available at each location.

Local Cloth offers half-day and full-day workshops for beginners and experienced artisans. Folks can learn how to dye alpaca or sheep wool, make a felt-style hat or scarf, and shop for clothing and household goods created by local artists, and wool and yarn from local farmers.

Look for Local Cloth’s booth at the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair at the WNC Agricultural Center, October 22-24. Vendors from all over the world will be selling fleece, yarn and silk for spinning and knitting. localcloth.org, saffsite.org ADD THE BILTMORE’S ROOFTOP TOUR TO THE SCHEDULE Sure, you’ve seen the Biltmore House, its gardens and the lights at Christmas. I’m betting you haven’t seen the views from the roof. It’s an 18 ‹ UPSTATE LAKE LIVING

exclusive one-hour Rooftop Tour with closeup views of ornamental elements and architecture such as the gargoyles and intricate stonework from the roof and balconies. Twelve guests at a time learn about the history of the Biltmore’s construction. Check details about ticket requirements and accessibility before booking a trip. biltmore.com/tour/rooftop-tour

Learning how to dye alpaca or sheep’s wool is just one of the crafts would-be artisans can learn at Local Cloth.

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GATHER FOOD IN MEADOWS AND WOODS WITH NO TASTE LIKE HOME Foraging expert Alan Muskat leads groups through a food experience unlike any other. The focus is on harvesting edible items that you walk by every day: wild day lilies, ground ivy, whale wort, berries and mushrooms. After Muskat (or another tour leader) verifies what you’ve picked, he encourages guests to taste the items while on the trail. The 3-4 hour foraging tour finishes with a stir-fry dish created from the day’s bounty.

If you’re ready to take the next step, No Taste Like Home has agreements with five Asheville restaurants — The Bull and Beggar, The Market Place, Rhubarb, Your Place at Foothills West and The Omni Grove Park Inn’s Vue 1913. Make a reservation, drop off your foraged food and the chef will cook up something to pair well with an ordered entrée. notastelikehome.org

{inset} Alan Muskat loves to lead people on a foraging tour unlike any other. • {at left} No Taste Like Home tours typically end in a tasty feast made from the tour’s collected bounty.

Photos courtesy of No Taste Like Home {below} A new Asheville experience may be a rooftop tour of the Biltmore House.

Photo courtesy of The Biltmore Company

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TAKE A SELF-GUIDED AUDIO HISTORY TOUR AT THE OMNI GROVE PARK INN The historic hotel celebrates its 109-year anniversary in 2022. A free, 45-minute selfguided audio tour is available for visitors interested in learning why Edwin Wiley Grove built the Inn and how he made his fortune (Hint: Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic). Famous actors, writers and statesmen, including F. Scott Fitzgerald and President Barack Obama, walked these storied halls. Learn about the Pink Lady who is still believed to haunt the Inn. Download the tour from the resort guide, found at the concierge or the front desk.

The National Gingerbread House Competition, featuring approximately 200 houses, begins in November and is on display to the public throughout December. A portion of the parking fees is donated to local nonprofits.

Lunch or dinner at Sunset Terrace, the patio restaurant overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains and Asheville, provide a restful atmosphere for the weary traveler. (Reservations are wise.) Complete your visit with a cocktail or local beer in front of one of two roaring fireplaces or with live music in the hotel’s Great Hall. omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grovepark/things-to-do/tours n

{at right} Live music, warm fireplaces, magnificent views and, yes, delightful food, are all part of the Omni Grove Park Inn experience. • {below} When it comes to views, few are better than this sunset look at the Blue Ridge Mountains from the Sunset Terrace at Grove Park Inn. Photos courtesy of the Omni Grove Park Inn

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Tolley, a South Carolina resident, talked with Upstate Lake Living this summer: Why did you want to write about Asheville?

It was almost 30 years ago when my husband and I went there for our first anniversary trip. I’ve kind of been obsessed with it ever since. It’s always my first choice for a quick weekend road trip.

What’s one of your favorite things to do in the book?

I tried to include popular things with Kristy Tolley. Photo by Joe Tolley a different twist. I don’t know if a lot of people know about the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival. It’s edgy, with local and national artists featured in modern dance and sketch theater. (From Jan. 27-30, 2022 the Asheville Fringe Arts Festival celebrates 20 years of experimental, unusual and out-of-the-box art; performances of dance, theater, puppetry and music, as well as film and installation.)

Number 25 on the list is drinking a beermosa at The Lion and the Rose Bed and Breakfast. I’d never had one and I loved it. I like champagne, but what a great way to celebrate in “Beer City, USA.” How is the book helpful to travelers?

At the back of the book, I have suggested itineraries. I break it down for art lovers, book lovers and family fun. Under each section, I have a few ideas. I’ve also provided itineraries for every season. You’ll find something new to do any time of the year. It’s a compact book so you can throw it into your backpack or purse. It’s really convenient for a road trip.

Find “100 Things to Do in Asheville Before You Die” at Barnes & Noble, Target, several Asheville bookstores, reedypress.com, Amazon.com or message Tolley at 100 Things Asheville on Facebook.

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nly in eastern Kentucky can you find history as colorful as the countryside, and there’s no better time to experience both than in the fall.

A short five-hour trip north on a road that claims to run east will put you in Paintsville, KY. Here is where Daniel Boone Country runs east to join the Kentucky Appalachians ... a place that offers a mix of natural beauty, varied outdoor recreation, folk culture and regional cuisine.

To the west is the Daniel Boone National Forest, a 708,000-acre natural wonderland that spans 21 counties. To the east is Breaks Interstate Park, one of only two interstate parks in the nation. Anywhere in between is a great place to settle for a 2-3 day visit that offers plenty of color, a lot of history and fun for the entire family.

PLANT YOURSELF IN PAINTSVILLE Paintsville may be your best bet for a base camp.

Located between Paintsville Lake and Dewey Lake, the city offers a state park, an 18-hole golf course and Butcher Holler, the rustic birthplace of the “Queen of Country Music” Loretta Lynn.

Since October is when Kentucky’s fall foliage peaks, you might want to plan an early October visit as Paintsville hosts the annual Kentucky Apple Festival — an eight-day bash that begins on the first Saturday in October. The festival includes 45 events and attractions, from baby contests to amusement rides. Good street food is prepared by non-profit, fundraising organizations that offer everything from traditional apple pies, candied apples, candy corn and barbecued chicken to old-fashioned apple butter cooked in a cast iron kettle.

Butcher Holler, the childhood home of Loretta Lynn, the Queen of Country Music, is located a stone’s throw from Paintsville, KY.

If festivals aren’t your thing, there’s plenty more to do, and a lot of it has to do with the area’s musical history. US-23 passes through quaint towns, tiny burgs and rolling countryside that are home to so many country music stars that it earned the title of “Country Music Highway.” A museum of the same name features exhibits honoring Chris Stapleton, Dwight Yoakam, Billy Ray Cyrus, Tom T. Hall, Keith Whitley, Larry Cordle, Rebecca Lynn Howard, Gary Stewart, Hylo Brown, Crystal Gayle, Ricky Skaggs, Patty Loveless and The Judds. If you’re in town, you can enjoy an evening of live bluegrass music and dancing during the museum’s Front Porch Pickin’ event every Thursday at 7 p.m.

Of course, the museum also tells the story of the coal miner’s daughter, Loretta Lynn, whose Butcher Holler home is nestled between two fog-shrouded mountains in nearby Van Lear. Visitors wishing to tour Lynn’s homeplace will need to stop in Webb’s Grocery, previously known as the Number 5 Store because of the Number 5 mine located nearby. The general store itself is over 100 years old and is currently owned by Lynn’s brother, Herman Webb.

PEEKING AT LEAVES Eastern Kentucky is proof positive that there is magnificent fall color outside of the Smoky Mountains.

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River Lake where the water is pristine and the fall colors are phenomenal. Driving the many scenic, winding country roads around the lake; mountain biking; hiking and backpacking are popular activities. Visitors to the forest can also hike or take a mile-long Skylift ride through the mountains to take in the wonders of the Red River Gorge Natural Bridge. At the top a short, 1,200-foot path leads to Lookout Point — the best place to snap a photo of the Natural Bridge.

Other fall color options in Paintsville include: • An excursion into the Appalachian Mountains of Pikeville-Pike County. This was home to the Hatfields and McCoys. A driving tour here is especially striking as fall colors explode across vibrant, towering hills that surround a plethora of historic sites. From the Pike County Tourism website (tourpikecounty.com) one can purchase a self-guided tour of feud sites.

Along the way, visitors can drink from Randall McCoy’s well, get a photo on the porch of the Hog Trial Cabin or see where bullets were fired in “the world’s most famous feud.”

• Nearby Breaks Interstate Park features a hidden gem in the form of a 5-mile gorge over 1,600 feet deep that holds the title of the “Grand Canyon of the South.” (Images can be viewed at: spaces.hightail.com/space/epDgqAvEGI)

The park also contains miles of trails to accommodate all types of users, as well as a 12acre lake for fishing and flatwater enjoyment.

Rock climbing is allowed within the park at approved locations.

The Hatfields and McCoys waged one of America’s greatest feuds in the hills and valleys that form the border of Kentucky and West Virginia. A tour of these feud sites also includes plenty of fall color.

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The lake has a marina where fishing for bluegill, catfish, crappie, largemouth, smallmouth and rock bass is excellent. The park also offers elk watching tours, hiking and three mountain biking trails of varying difficulty.

• The Dawkins Line Rail Trail is a major attraction for walkers, bicyclists and horseback riders from all over Kentucky and beyond. Currently, the trail is 18 miles long. When finished, it will be 36 miles, making it the longest rail-to-trail venue in Kentucky. Walking any portion of the trail is sure to be a colorful experience in the fall.

ACCOMMODATIONS ABOUND While Kentucky’s State Parks are known for their cabins and lodges, Eastern Kentucky offers a variety of accommodations ranging from backcountry camping to RV-style glamping and cabin, home and hotel rentals.

For all your options, visit either Daniel Boone Country Accommodations or Kentucky Appalachians Accommodations.

If, however, you prefer to explore park options, the state park system has cabin rentals at Natural Bridge State Resort Park near the Red River Gorge, and at Cumberland Falls State Resort Park near the London District.

You can settle in for the night at one of the Natural Bridge State Park’s many accommodations, including campsites, cottage rentals and the 35-room Hemlock Lodge, by visiting: parks.ky.gov/slade/parks/resort/natural-bridge-state-resort-park.

Breaks Park also has lakefront cabins and woodland cottage rentals.

Each cabin can accommodate larger families or multi-family gatherings and features a covered front porch with rocking chairs and a furnished lakefront back deck overlooking Laurel Lake. Cabins and cottages have a two-night minimum reservation policy no matter the time of year. During prime season, however, both cabins and cottages must be rented weekly, checking in Friday and leaving the following Friday.

Campsites are available to rent from the first Friday in March through the first Monday in December. For reservations visit: lodging: https://www.breakspark.com/lodging-accommodations/campground/

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A couple of suggested eateries are: • Smokin’ Butts BBQ This Paintsville eatery bills itself as “quick service BBQ,” but speed isn’t always an issue among barbecue connoisseurs. Everything here is slow cooked in an all-wood smoker. Menu items range from cheesy-meaty mac to smoked turkey. There are even smoked bologna and sausage sandwiches, as well as a variety of tasty sides available. For dessert, the banana pudding isn’t smoked but, rumor has it, it’s awfully good.

• The Red River Rockhouse This is an eclectic American café located in the heart of the Red River Gorge at 4000 State Route 11 Campton, KY. It is family owned, supports local farmers and artisans, and creates delicious food.

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Our drive through the mountains to this valley was windy, narrow and without guard rails. When it opened to large meadows, we crept along slowly to make sure we didn’t miss anything. We photographed wild turkeys and waited by our car to catch a glimpse of bigger game.

We never saw anything bigger than a deer.

We explored the old community, took some of the shorter hikes and toured the Caldwell House — a spooky adventure. It’s our favorite because its unexpected history and beautiful wildlife is in a peaceful place, seemingly untouched by time.

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Visitors can park cars along the meadow and set up chairs and enjoy picnics while waiting for the beauty to unfold.

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Many 19th and 20th Century buildings are still standing. The Palmer Chapel, Beech Grove School, Caldwell House and many others are visible from the road.

There are plenty of places to park and see the sites up close.

VIEW THE WILDLIFE The overlook in Cataloochee is the first part of the experience. Before sunset, visitors park their cars along the meadow and set up chairs and picnics to wait for the elk to make an appearance.

Mark File is a travel guide who covers western North Carolina on his website, Romantic Asheville. He said that September and October are the best months to visit Cataloochee because it’s the Rut — the mating season for the elk.

“The bull elk are looking for their mate, and they make these bugling calls,” said File. “They’re really cool to hear. You can hear their calls for miles. You can watch them chase after the females and ‘interact’.”

Deer, raccoons, skunks and possibly black bear may also make an appearance in the meadow.

HIKE AND CAMP IN THE VALLEY For a more intimate view of Cataloochee, hike Boogerman Loop, Little Cataloochee Trail, Caldwell Fork Trail, Rough Fork Trail or Big Fork Ridge. The hikes vary in length, but most are strenuous and difficult.

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Esther Blakely (cataloocheevalleytours. com) offers luxury eco-tours of the Cataloochee Valley, which include a half-mile to two-mile hike with a history and wildlife lesson. She has a special elk tour that highlights the history of the Cataloochee people and the reintroduction of elk to the area.

Twenty-seven primitive tent, group and recreational vehicle camping sites are available April through October. Reservations are required and may be made at: recreation.gov/ camping/campgrounds/233284. Backcountry camping is also permitted in designated locations with a permit (smokiespermits.nps.gov).

The Caldwell House was a typical farm in the Cataloochee Valley, home to generations of the Caldwell family until the federal government purchased the land to become part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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Embracing a change to lakeside living story by Brett McLaughlin | photos by Jerry Beard

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… Or, maybe, to a lesser degree a simpler change … like waking up to a different view in the morning.

John and Christine Mazurk don’t hold the copyright on that line, but they could. The couple has spent most of their lives embracing change, even making a living by espousing it. Last summer — amid a worldwide pandemic — they once again met change head-on.

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Their search had been focused on mountain ranges in the Southeast, including the Bryson City, NC, area. Then, in 2019, a Lake Keowee home listed by Realtor Melanie Fink crossed their radar.

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“We had a boat in Florida, but I swore I would never have another boat,” John said casting a sheepishly approving glance toward the pontoon in his new dock. “But we did start thinking lake, rather than mountains.”

The couple made an appointment to meet with Fink, who spent two days showing them lakefront homes. In the relatively new Harbor Point community on Keowee’s north end they found the first home built in the development in 2018 was for sale. Used only as a rental, the home checked several of the couple’s boxes.

“We wanted an open floor plan and views of the water,” Christine said. “I needed an office, and John wanted a big garage for his toys.”

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The kitchen, however, was more than adequate for Christine, who took culinary classes in college and looked forward to using a large (6-by-10 feet) island countertop to prepare meals.

The great room had a perfect spot for John’s piano, a Yamaha Clavinova 795 Grand, which is a slightly smaller and more electronically-outfitted version of the standard Yamaha Grand he plays in Florida.

“After my mom heard John play, she told me I had to marry him,” Christine laughed, recalling how, at their first meeting with her parents, she shared a glass of wine with her father in one room while John was busy endearing himself to her mother with his keyboard prowess in another.

Cooking and keyboarding are just two of the Mazurks many interests, but the house they now call home in the summer has more than lived up to their expectations.

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The open floor plan of the home was an immediate attraction for the Mazurks. At one end is a kitchen large enough to satisfy Christine’s interest in cooking and, at the other end, was a space perfectly suited for John’s piano.

Christine spent 35 years as a senior executive in the retail sector but, after 9/11, her focus shifted to fulfilling a long-time desire to write novels. (See related story.) She quickly realized that her creativity hinged on having a space to call her own.

“Usually, it’s been in the master bedroom,” she laughed, “but what I see is really important.”

Now, in addition to inspiring views of the lake from both an upper-level deck and lower-level porch, she has outfitted a “small office with a big window” on the main level. It is small but comfortable and highlighted by original framed photography.

“I love seeing the activity outside the window,” she said, “watching the woodpeckers and squirrels.”

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There is also a half-bath and laundry room, in addition to the master suite, which is roomy and offers a sunrise view of the lake.

The bath features both a tub and walk-in shower.

Most of the time, however, you will find the Mazurks on their upper-level deck, which can be accessed from either the great room or the dining area adjacent to the kitchen. It features comfortable furniture, a gas fireplace, television and grill and picnic table for dining.

“With the breeze off the lake, the fans and the fireplace, we are out here almost any time of year,” John said.

The Mazurks are also ironman competitors, and there is nowhere in the home where this is more obvious than on the lower level.

There, an entire wall of the living area has been decorated with six of their competition bikes.

“We saw a similar display when we were in Finland, and we figured why not used the bikes to decorate,” John said. “They are all functional so we can take them down and ride them if we want. It’s a work in progress.”

This level also has two guest rooms to accommodate their son’s family. Each has a full bath, and one has a closet large enough to house a lot of workout gear.

For as pleasant and functional as the home itself is, a great plan and two months of labor by employees of Lakeside Landscaping of Fair Play has converted the lot into a functional space for entertaining. In addition to pouring a 395-foot concrete path, complete with switchbacks, to the dock, a retaining wall was built and fill brought in to create a small, grassy yard, suitable for entertaining a granddaughter. Stone steps were installed leading to an outdoor shower, and large rocks frame a path to the front of the house. Near the dock, a firepit was built in the circle created by the golf cart path.

“It’s a great area. We love to just walk around the neighborhood.

Our neighbors are great, and it’s easy to get to town. We love it,” Christine said. n

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LIFE ON THE LAKE IS INSPIRING NOVELS Like others authors, Christine Mazurk is using the beauty of the Upstate lakes and the nature that surrounds them to inspire her words.

Mazurk, who has authored five successful romantic/suspense novels, recently settled into a new writer’s niche on northern Lake Keowee to continue her pursuit of a career that had been a lifetime desire.

“The books are drawn heavily from the lives we have lived,” Mazurk said, referring to the life she shares with husband, John.

“They are built around our careers and our lifestyle.”

Essentially, that means her characters tend to be active, athletic people, who seek to better identify the mystical connections that help propel them through life.

For instance, the protagonist in “Passion’s Spirit” (2015) is Natalie Walsh, who is defined in promotional materials as “a lone-wolf runner extraordinaire who’s running from her past and searching for her proper place in the world.”

It’s no coincidence that the author and her husband are, themselves, world-class athletes, having competed in ironman competitions in countless states and on three continents. It’s also not by chance that the book was set in Guam where the couple lived while managing the Mid-Pacific region (stretching from Hawaii to New Zealand) of a multinational company specializing in luxury retail goods.

A year earlier, she had published the prequel, “Passion’s Race,” in which CJ Fallon has just won her age group in an ironman race and is being invited to turn pro. It is a decision that the author uses to promote a belief that she and John have spent a lifetime endorsing — that life is about never-ending choices and having the courage to choose change.

It was Mazurk’s willingness to embrace change after the events of Sept. 11, 2001, that led her to pursue her passion to be published. The economic impacts of that event, she said, afforded her an opportunity to end her 25-year retail career and write her first manuscript.

“I’ve never looked back. It was the best decision ever,” she said.

That first book, “Mystical Connections,” was published in 2013. After the two Passion’s books, she partnered with three friends — Lynn Jenssen, Jeanine Duval Spikes and New York Times bestselling author Annette Blair — to write “Sisters of Spirit.” Promotional material describes what amounts to an anthology as, “four individual stories, woven together by the bond of sisterhood and unwavering love. Five happy endings!”

In her most recent book “The Chase is Over” (2019), Mazurk returned to the familiarity of her own life in telling the story of Alexandra Chase, who risks her inheritance to take a

boutique recruitment firm to a national level, encountering a dynamic CEO along the way who blurs the lines between business and pleasure.

“I used to write all day, but he retired and it all changed,” Christine laughed, nodding toward her husband. “Now, I try to do three or four hours a day, watching the woodpeckers and squirrels outside the window and usually taking a walk.”

Books six and seven are works in progress. Mazurk hopes to have “Mystical Moments” out this year, with “Passion’s Promise” to follow in 2022.

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HORSES ON THE JOURNEY EQUINE THERAPY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN LIVES story by Bill Bauer

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t the risk of dating myself, I grew up watching a black and white television … with rabbit ears! Three of my favorite shows back in the day featured horses — My Friend Flicka, Fury and Mr. Ed. While Ed was a comedic talking horse, Fury and Flicka were family members and the heart and soul of every episode. I also rode a horse at Boy Scout camp once or twice, but that about summed up my equine experiences … that is until I made a recent trip to Hoppin’ Horse Farm in Seneca, the home of Wild Hearts Equine Therapeutic Center.

My wife is a guardian ad litem. Recently, she and some fellow guardians went on a tour of Wild Hearts to learn how equine therapy could benefit some of the children in their charge. She came home impressed and encouraged me to write this story. One phone call later, I found myself standing in the middle of a 32acre, 33-horse working farm … equally amazed.

DREAMS COME TRUE Wild Hearts Equine Therapeutic Center is the childhood dream of Jessica Fry but, while she was in Colorado attending an annual training event, Director of Operations Janine Hartley squeezed me in for an introductory tour and an overview of what Wild Hearts is all about. It would be the first of several visits, each one leaving me more impressed than the last.

“Jessica and her husband Mike Ledford bought the property in 2013, built a house back in spring 2014, and Jess started Hoppin’ Horse Farm as a boarding and training facility. I moved from Colorado that fall and needed a place to board my horse,” Hartley said, explaining the serendipitous beginning of their relationship. {clockwise from top} Wild Hearts Equine Therapeutic Center is a childhood dream come true for owner Jessica Fry (left), who is pictured here with Director of Operations Janine Hartley and Scout, a 10-year-old horse that was rescued in 2015. Photo by Bill Bauer • Sweet Tea doesn’t seem to mind being the easel for a little therapeutic equine art, and his rider is clearly thrilled with her chalk talents. Photo by Jerry Beard • At Wild Hearts, equine assisted learning is achieved as staff members tailor sessions to meet individual client needs such as this exercise being enjoyed by Stephanie. Photo courtesy of WHETC • Alyssa Haynes enjoys giving her horse, Blue, a little bath as volunteer Karen York (left) looks on. Photo by Jerry Beard

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Although fate may have brought them together, it didn’t take long for both women to realize how much they had in common and how much they both believed in the value of equine therapy. Jess was working with one autistic child, and Janine had experience volunteering at an equine therapy center in Colorado. In the spring of 2015, Janine’s startup business background and Jess’ aspiration to expand the therapy program combined to create Wild Hearts Equine Therapeutic Center.

Non-profit status to work with people with disabilities was attained in 2015.

“As they say, the rest is history, and we are celebrating our sixth birthday with 80 clients every week, 8-10 facilitators, 35 active volunteers (plus some who help with non-horse related items) and 33 horses,” said a jubilant Hartley.

Although only in its sixth year, the center was conceived when Jessica was 15 years old.

“I read a fictional book, ‘A Leg Up for Lucinda,’ about a young girl on crutches who learned to ride a horse, and I decided I needed to do this,” said Fry, who was 11 and living in Spain when she fell in love with horses. “I was a ‘Navy brat,’ and my dad’s base had a stable where a woman named Tanya offered me a trail ride on an old horse named Gitano. She then told me of a horse named Penny that was at the stable and barely ridden. We bought Penny, and I rode her until we left Spain.”

Fry came to the Upstate in 2006. Seven years later her son found land for sale in a realtor magazine and the farm was founded.

“There were 600 acres of open land, and we bought 32 with the help of my family. There was nothing on it, and I wasn’t even sure which parcel we had. That’s when Pasture One, the first of seven, became a reality and Hoppin’ Horse farm was born.”

A TRACK RECORD OF SUCCESS Equine therapy has been helping people with disabilities for centuries.

“Horses have the ability to sense distress in humans. (They) just want to help,” Fry said, noting that horses with a slow heartbeat of 2444 beats per minute recognize the 80-100 rate of a human in distress, and actually bring it down as the heartbeats sync.

The variety of equine therapy models incorporated into Wild Hearts’ programs helps people of all ages increase physical and emotional strength, while improving a variety of life skills. At Wild Hearts, equine assisted learning is achieved as staff members tailor sessions to meet individual client needs. Carefully designed 50-minute sessions in-

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For some clients such as Dalton, therapy simply involves leading his “tuned-in” horse under the watchful eyes of a team of professionals. Photo courtesy of WHETC

corporate “tuned-in” horses and a team of professionals to help clients on their journeys to wellness, happiness and fulfillment.

Teams vary depending on the client, but a facilitator, who grows the connection between the horse and the client, leads each session along with volunteer spotters and horse leaders providing safety as needed.

“We have 8-10 highly trained facilitators and a host of volunteers that make the center work,” said Fry. “And, we have weekly, three-hour facilitator meetings to evaluate progress and plan sessions.”

Continuing education is required of all facilitators, and the volunteers that are vital to Wild Hearts’ mission are required to attend semi-annual workshops.

New volunteers like Larry and Karen Sarraga, who have been at Wild Hearts for about 18 months, must attend a 6-week training program, complete with hands-on mentorship. The Sarragas moved to Salem and joined the Newcomers Club of the Foothills where Fry was a guest speaker.

“We had decided that volunteering would be a great way to meet people at

first. But between Jessica and Janine, the passion that they have for this place is unbelievable and infectious,” said Larry, who began with two sessions a week and now is up to seven hours.

“You see the impact they have on people’s lives and see the work that they are doing, and you want to be a part of it!”

Whether it’s Help for Heroes, Smiling Faces, Directions for At-Risk Youth, All In Student Connections, Caring for the Heart: Women’s Empowerment, GrowingStronger Leaders, SC Vocational Rehabilitation, local schools or veterans’ organizations such as the Wounded Warrior Project, Upstate Warrior Solution and Mountain Eagles, Wild Hearts has a program designed to heal people and help them develop and learn new skills.

“We have people suffering with PTSD, autism and Down Syndrome, as well as troubled youth seeking healthier alternatives,” said Fry. “We get three to five new calls a week for consultations and about 90 percent choose to participate and become part of the program.”

A NEW LIFE FOR LARKIN There are no disability limits at Wild Hearts.

Larkin Troyer, 3, grips her rocking horse, closes her eyes and dreams of being on her horse at Wild Hearts. Her mother, Melissa, sings the praises of the equine center’s impact on her daughter’s life. Photo by Jerry Beard

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Misty McAdams, a former elementary school teacher and current horse owner, is a trained facilitator and works with a young girl who was born with cerebral palsy.

“Larkin came to us about 18 months ago, scared, unsure, crying and not wanting to leave her mom. Now she can’t wait to put on her helmet and get up on Sweet Tea every Tuesday morning at 8 a.m.,” McAdams said.

Sitting sidesaddle and supported with a back brace and a spotter, McAdams and a horse leader take Larkin on a “trail ride” of sorts in the arena where she learns to give commands to Sweet Tea while stopping to pick up toy horses and word picture cards.

“We work on her small motor skills, speech and strengthening her torso and neck,” McAdams added. “Larkin used to whisper and barely talk and is now linking words together and telling us what she wants to do. Her personality is coming out, and she has come a long way since she first arrived.”

Larkin’s mother, Melissa Troyer, echoes McAdams’ comments about her daughter’s experience and success.

“Larkin used to hate me taking her there or on any of her appointments, and we had lots of screaming and crying. They worked on that separation anxiety at Wild Hearts,

and she now lets me drop her off and is usually not ready to leave when her time is up,” Troyer said. “Wild Hearts is a gorgeous place and so welcoming. Misty has done an amazing job of caring for Larkin. And, the volunteers are awesome. There is always an excitement to see what the day holds there. They take joy in each tiny step in the right direction. They all have a vision and love what they are doing. Wild Hearts has been a godsend for us, and we love the opportunity it has given Larkin.”

HORSES AND MORE HORSES “Some clients ride horses, some brush horses and some just lead them around.

Some even paint the horses,” Hartley said, adding that there is a horse for every individual and that the horse picks the person.

“Horses are basically prey animals and have to be approached carefully and quietly.

We’ll take a new client through the gates after a ‘grounding’ exercise, and sooner or later a horse will approach,” Hartley said.

“There are no contracts,” Fry added. “If you feel like you’re good to go after three sessions, it’s adios! It could be three sessions or three years. We have a lot of people that continue to come because we’re working on

growth, not being stuck in the trauma.”

Coincidentally, Fry notes that, “All our horses are rescues. It’s unique that we use rescue horses to rescue the people in our programs,” Fry said.

Session fees are less than standard riding lessons.

“We have some people that can afford it and some that can’t, so we give them scholarships. We don’t judge and we don’t ask, and sometimes we have the funds and sometimes we eat the cost, but we turn no one away. If you need help, we are here to help, and you don’t need a referral. Our goal is to, one day, have no one pay,” said Fry. Fry and Hartley encourage the public to make appointments to visit Hoppin’ Horse Farm and learn more about Wild Hearts Equine Therapeutic Center. n Wild Hearts Equine Therapeutic Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit company. Tax-deductible donations of all sizes are always needed and graciously accepted. The center also depends on volunteers to assist in a myriad of ways. To make a donation or get more information on volunteer opportunities, call 864.991.9163, email at Jessica@wildheartsequinetherapy.org or visit www.wildheartsequinetherapy.org

ENRICHMENT CENTER IS FUNDRAISING FOCUS Wild Hearts Equine Therapeutic Center has received word that one of its most coveted goals will become a reality thanks to grants from both Oconee County and the state of South Carolina.

“We’ve known since the birth of the Wild Hearts dream that we would need to build something for our clients that would keep them dry from the rain and provide shade

To that end, Wild Hearts has embarked on fundraising for the construction of the Wild Hearts Equine Enrichment Center, a covered riding space.

“These grants will provide us with the down payment we need to make this dream a reality,” Hartley said. “We will be able to service more people and provide consistency across the board that will truly enrich the lives of others.”

during hot summer months,” explained Director of Operations Janine Hartley. “Over the years, it has become more and more apparent that this space is vital to providing the consistency our clients so badly need. We’ve learned that when we have to cancel sessions due to inclement weather, the negative impact on our clients’ growth is felt deeply.”

Several individuals and organizations were involved in securing the grants, including Seneca Mayor Dan Alexander, City Administrator Scott Moulder, City Events Coordinator Riley Johnson, Oconee County Administrator Amanda Brock and State Senator Thomas Alexander “They all believe strongly in our mission,” Hartley said,

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“and because of their belief in Wild Hearts, what we do and who we serve, the SC Dept. of Health and Human Services, under the direction of Robert Kerr, awarded the grant to help us get started on our Enrichment Center.”

Hartley added that the Keowee Key Community Partnership, and several local organizations and businesses such as Jerry Edwards and The Edwards Group, which includes The Journal and Upstate Lake Living, were also crucial to the grant process.

While the grants make a down payment possible, the Enrichment Center will require additional funds. To that end, a full slate of events to increase awareness and raise funds is on the fall calendar. Included are: • September 23 – Jazz on the Alley • October 9 – Wine and Music on the Green at Patrick Square • October 29 – Raise the Roof Concert on the Farm • November 8 – Art Auction at the Oasis Ranch Tickets for both October events will be available on EventBright.

“We have much fundraising to do in order to complete the project, so hopefully people will consider joining us at any one of our upcoming fundraising events,” Hartley said.

If you know someone who struggles with a physical limitation, is intellectually different or suffers from emotional challenges, ask them to email jessica@wildheartsequinetherapy.org. For more information on events email, call 864.991.9163 or visit www.wildheartsequinetherapy.org

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hile politicians make self-serving stump speeches, newspapers write stories, talking heads push corporate agendas and friends argue Critical Race Theory to the point of becoming enemies, a small group of dedicated volunteers is working feverishly to see that a critical chapter of America’s educational and racial history is preserved in Upstate South Carolina.

From 1910 to 1932, Sears Roebuck president and CEO Julius Rosenwald collaborated with educator and reformer Booker T. Washington to build over 5,000 schools and associated buildings for black students across 15 states of the American South. The National Trust for Historic Preservation has called the effort “the most important initiative to advance black education in the early20th Century.”

Some 500 Rosenwald schools were built in South Carolina — 10 in Oconee County and seven schools and a teacher’s home in Pickens County.

Though over one-third of black children in the South in the first half of the 20th Century passed through the doors of a Rosenwald school, many of these “schools of hope” have disappeared from the landscape. In South Carolina, many became neglected and abandoned in part because of 1951 anti-integration legislation* that funded the consolidation of rural black schools into state-ofthe-art new black schools. Today, the state has 17 historical site markers dedicated to buildings and properties where Rosenwald schools were located.

Only two Oconee schools remain.

Seneca, built in 1925-26 at 101 Perry Ave., currently houses Senior Solutions.

Retreat Rosenwald Colored School, at 106 Pleasant Hill Circle outside of Westminster, has been rescued, largely through the generosity of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and the hard work and contributions of a non-profit group that began renovating the school in 2006.

Coincidentally, and perhaps somewhat ironically, the organization hopes to open its cultural center and museum this fall amid America’s latest effort to find its long-sought racial footings.

“The timing is just right,” said Helen Rosemond-Sanders, a member of the non-profit committee and driving force behind efforts to save the Retreat school.

{from top to bottom} The building when completed in 1923 • The school as it appeared in 2008. • The current school with a refurbished original roof, new windows, new porches and with the foundation reinforced. The interior has been converted into a classroom model and museum.

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THE SCHOOL & ITS ORIGINS Pleasant Hill Baptist Church was a black church established after the Civil War. Initially, members met in a “brush harbor” — a wooded clearing with log seating — before moving into a one-room church during the 1870s. Education was important to the church, and a black school — historically called the “Negro School House” — was built next to the church cemetery. That building sat on property owned by a white man, M.S.H. Snead, and, by 1909, the Oconee County School Board was making plans to relocate the school to black-owned land.

Pleasant Hill Baptist donated land adjacent to it sanctuary, and in 1923 construction began on the Retreat Rosenwald School, the name derived from a nearby community thenknown as Bachelor’s Retreat. Day and evening classes were held at the school.

The school cost $2,300, with $700 coming from the Julius Rosenwald Fund.

The building is T-shaped with entrances on either side of the forward wing. Each entrance has a small porch that opens into a classroom. The floor plan is typical of the two-teacher community school floor plan recommended in Bulletin No. 3 by the Rosenwald Fund. The building has three main rooms consisting of two classrooms and an industrial room. The classrooms for grades

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1-3 and 4-7 were separated by a dividing wall with louvered panels that could be raised to create one larger room. This was important as the school also served as the local community center.

The school did not follow the north-south orientation outlined in Samuel L. Smith’s Community School Plans for Rosenwald Schools. Rather, it was situated northwest to southeast, an orientation that was parallel to the road and allowed the large windows on the southwest side to capture more sunlight in the winter and decrease it in the summer.

“Remember, we didn’t have any electricity,” noted Magdalene Hawthorne, who attended the school for grades 1-6, from 1943 to 1949.

Transoms over the classroom doors also enhanced circulation during hot months and, during the winter, schoolboys would cut wood and haul water for the school’s two heaters and the stove. Originally there were two privies 500 feet behind the school and a well house 75 feet in front of the school.

THAT MAN BEHIND THE SCHOOLS Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute and Julius Rosenwald, philanthropist and president of Sears Roebuck, built state-of-the art schools for African American children across the South.

In 2002, the National Trust placed Rosenwald Schools on its “11 Most Endangered Historic Places” list. Of the 5,357 schools, shops, and teacher homes constructed between 1917 and 1932, only 10– 12 percent are estimated to survive today.

The National Trust is providing technical assistance, grants, workshops, and conferences to help save these icons of progressive architecture for community use.

JULIUS ROSENWALD Julius Rosenwald was born in 1862 as the son of German Jewish immigrants. His father, Samuel Rosenwald, arrived in Baltimore in 1854 with $20 in his pocket.

Eventually he took up business in the textile industry, which not only allowed Samuel’s son, Julius, to grow up in a middle-class family, but it also planted in him the seeds of enterprise.

After leaving high school, he entered the business world. He spent years apprenticing with his family before the pinnacle moment in his career, when his brother-in-law, Aaron Nusbaum, proposed that together they buy in as partners of Sears, Roebuck, & Co. Rosenwald agreed and eventually bought out

Nusbaum’s partnership, became president of the company in 1910, and by 1929, his fortune had amassed to $200 million.

Given his state of financial ease, Rosenwald stepped down from the company’s presidency in 1924 to focus his efforts on philanthropy.

In addition, Rosenwald funded the Chicago Commission on Race Relations, established 24 YMCA’s and two YWCA’s to serve African American populations that were denied the right to enter such establishments under Jim Crow segregation.

Rosenwald died in 1932, and the Fund was disassembled in 1948.

Despite his outstanding efforts to aid and work with marginalized populations, Rosenwald’s philanthropy is open to critique by some. In the conclusion of her biography, Hasia Diner notes that Rosenwald “accepted the reality of segregation […] Rosenwald’s initiatives embodied the idea of separate but equal.”

While historians agree that Rosenwald resolved first to provide assistance to the African American population as a separate community before considering successful steps toward an integrated society, they generally contend that racial equality was his goal. It is for his philanthropic efforts related to racial justice that he has been remembered by those whose lives he touched.

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The school that began with 99 students saw its enrollment diminish significantly by the 1930s and ’40s. By 1950 the school closed, and its students were sent to Westminster Colored School in downtown Westminster. Pleasant Hill Baptist Church then bought the school from its trustees and used the building for a variety of purposes, including as a house of worship in the 1960s while a new church building was being constructed.

SCHOOL LIFE PREPARED STUDENTS FOR LIFE Both Hawthorne and her younger sister, Janetta Moore, who attended grades 1-3 before the school closed, were happy to make the short walk to Rosenwald to answer the bells being rung promptly at 8 a.m. by teachers Maggie D. and Velma G. Childers.

“Both teachers had bells,” Hawthorne said.

{from left to right} One of two original heaters in the school • Several original desks were found under the school building after it was deeded back to the committee in 2008. • The original stove used to prepare meals for students.

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In a reflection published in the non-profit’s newsletter, she recalled that Velma Childers taught the lower grades.

“She taught us how to read, write, do arithmetic, art and hands-on science of things and how they grew. All the grades would come together on Friday afternoon for special treats.”

Fridays, it seems, were popular with all the students. In a similarly published reflection, Hadie Ruth Hunter-Walker wrote, “Fridays were considered special days. Fridays were also our story days. Mrs. Velma Childers had a story for grades 1-3 as well as grades 4-6.”

The teacher’s tales came from both storybooks and The Bible. “The stories were told so well you could visualize the events as she was telling them,” Hawthorne wrote.

Mrs. Johnson, a supervisor over colored schools, was the “gene” (hygiene) teacher, who visited the schools twice each year. Lunches were planned by the classroom teachers and served by upper-level girls. The older students were also in charge of cleanup. Activities were common, and many plays and pageants were presented on the stage that still exists in the building. October was the month of the Community Fair at which parents bartered for canned fruits, vegetables and baked goods after ribbons were presented to the best products.

The importance of the Rosenwald schools is not lost on any who attended; or committee members such as Jeremiah Cummings, whose parents attended a Rosenwald school in Georgia and went on to become teachers themselves; or to Rosemond-Sanders, whose mother was a Retreat student for a few years.

“They definitely improved the black situation,” Cummings said.

“Some would not have gone to school at all,” Hawthorne added.

“What was the option?” Rosemond-Sanders questioned. “The option was ignorant people. Trades would have been very limited.”

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“There wouldn’t be any engineering or people in the sciences,” Moore said. “Farms or … let’s dress it up … domestics would have been their jobs”

ing, insulate, install air conditioning, build new steps and recoat the original tin roof. A special campaign saw 15 families donate to purchase 18 new windows.

The school still has the original heaters, teacher’s desk, piano and kitchen stove. Also, 15 desks found stored under the school were restored by members of Westminster Baptist Church.

“One side of the building will be set up like a classroom and the other will be more of a museum with artifacts found here and from families who attended or had members who attended,” Rosemond-Sanders explained.

“Young people need to learn the importance of getting an education. Too many students don’t even know these schools existed.”

RETURNING TO ITS ROOTS It’s interesting, but not coincidental, that the future of Retreat Rosenwald Colored School will be a return to its past — a setting for educational efforts designed to bridge what remains of the cultural divide that, in part, gave rise to its very existence.

Since getting the school back from the church for $200, the non-profit has obtained historical status and has used fundraising and grants to shore up the foundation, replace sid-

“This is a part of history that is not being taught,” Cummings said. “We need to educate and reeducate.”

“There is a story to tell,” Rosemond-Sanders said. n For more information contact RosemondSanders at helenrs1946@att.net or visit online at retreatrosenwaldschool.webs.com. Donations may be mailed to: Retreat Rosewald School, PO Box 181, Westminster, SC 29693. *To learn more about South Carolina’s School Equalization Program (or 3% sales tax program), visit: scequalizationschools.org/equalization-schools.html

OCONEE COUNTY’S ROSENWALD SCHOOLS Listed below are the Oconee Rosenwald schools, when they were built, the number of teachers and the construction costs broken down by the sources Rosenwald required being included. Descriptions are taken directly from Rosenwald Fund Cards.

“Public” refers to funds provided by the County.

• Keowee (1921-22 on 4 acres); 4 teachers; $3,600 (Rosenwald $1,200, white $0, negro $1,200 and public $1,200.)

• Oakway (1922-23 on two acres); 1 teacher; $1,600 (Rosenwald $500, white $50, negro $250 and public $800.)

• Providence (1928-29 on 2 acres); 2 teachers; $2,400 (Rosenwald $500, white $0, negro $400 and public $1,500.)

• Retreat (1923-24 on 2 acres); 2 teachers; $2,300 (Rosenwald $700, white $150, negro $250 and public $1,200.)

• Return 1925-26 on 2 acres); 2 teachers; $2,400 (Rosenwald $700, white $150, negro $500 and public $1,200.)

• Seneca (1925-26 on 4 acres); 8 teachers; $16,500 (Rosenwald $1,500, white $0, negro $1,000 and public $14,000.)

• Shiloh (1926-27 on 2 acres); 2 teachers; $2,875 (Rosenwald $700, white $0, negro $375 and public $1,800.)

• South Union (1923-24 on 3 acres); 2 teachers; $2,600 (Rosenwald $700, white $500, negro $200 and public $1,200.)

• Walhalla (19224-25 on 5 acres); 4 teachers; $6,700 (Rosenwald $1,300, white $0, negro $400 and public $5,000.)

• Westminster (1924-25 on 5 acres); 4 teachers; $6,200 (Rosenwald $1,300, white $0, negro $500 and public $4,400.)

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umbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure has been greeting guests for decades. Some come in search of refreshing mountain air or the cool waters of a pristine lake; others come to play golf.

Still others come knowing that Rumbling Bald was the setting for many magical scenes in the 1987 movie classic “Dirty Dancing,” and simply want to stay and play where the stars did. But, the years since Jennifer Grey as “Baby” Houseman was filmed with her dad on the green at the signature 16th hole have not always been kind. There was a 7,100acre mountain wildfire in 2016, a flood in 2018 that wiped out roads and bridges, economic ups and downs and, of course, Covid-19.

Still, Rumbling Bald has not only endured, but has undergone a rebranding that both new and returning guests should find to their liking.

“We’ve gone through a couple of years of identifying ourselves, of who we are and who we are hoping to target,” Rumbling Bald General Manager Jeff Geisler told Morning Read, a golf industry website. “It just made sense to focus more on the community part and not so much on Rumbling Bald on Lake Lure as a resort.”

With Geisler at the helm, the Rumbling Bald community is in a fiveyear, $8.5 million capital improvement plan, and the two 18-hole golf courses — Bald Mountain and Apple Valley — are reaping the benefits.

Both courses are spectacular settings for golf and, together, they form

the centerpiece of a highly amenitized, 3,000-acre community on the northern end of Lake Lure that is emerging as the go-to venue for magnificent mountain golf.

Both courses sport new E-Z-GO golf carts, new signage, bag drops, water coolers and spacious practice areas with performance-engineered hitting mats. Each course has also seen major upgrades.

Geisler pointed out that a lot of work was done on Bald Mountain, which reopened in April.

Both new and returning golfers will be amazed at the condition and playability of both the Bald Mountain and Apple Valley courses at Rumbling Bald Resort.

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Tree lines were restored to their original borders on several doglegs, allowing for better shot angles, and new turf was installed on several tee boxes and in fairways running up to greens. The new Champion Bermuda greens that were installed on Apple Valley in March 2020 have matured and are rolling fast and true. Both new and returning golfers will be amazed at the condition and playability of Bald Mountain and Apple Valley.

Similar, but different, is the best way to describe the two championship courses, accord-

ing to Adam Bowles, PGA golf professional operations manager.

“They are two unique, fun golf courses that are always in great condition with Bermuda grass from tee to green. But they are so different that you can enjoy playing them all week and never get tired of them. The only real similarity is that you will have a great time visiting us and enjoying the entire property,” Bowles said.

Apple Valley catches your attention as you approach the entrance to Rumbling Bald, and

Bald Mountain is located within the lake’s complex, alongside the Legends on the Lake Restaurant and check-in center.

“While there are some flat holes on Bald Mountain, it is a true mountain course with uphill and downhill holes. Apple Valley is the longer of the two and plays more difficult with wide open fairways and landing areas, but undulated and tricky greens,” said Bowles.

The elder Bald Mountain dates to 1968. At 6,300 yards, it was designed by W.B. Lewis, a protégé of golf course architect George Cobb.

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“Lewis built a great mountain course that has five par5s and five par-3s, which makes it exciting with birdie and eagle opportunities but also some very tough holes,” explained Bowles.

Dan Maples, son of great designer Ellis Maples, has put his signature on the Apple Valley course, which stretches to nearly 6,800 yards and features expansive views of Bald Mountain and the surrounding Lake Lure area.

“Apple Valley has to be one of Dan Maples’ finest designs,” claimed Bowles, who gives it a 10 for shot value and says the back nine is ‘one of the best I’ve ever played.’ It is definitely a course where Golf courses are only part of Rumbling Bald on Lake Lure.

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you will hit every club in your bag and comes complete with risk/reward opportunities. The views at Apple Valley are more vista like and simply spectacular.”

The golf courses are only part of Rumbling Bald on Lake Lure, which takes its name from the 3,200-foot mountain, whose cliffs tower above the lake. In addition to golf, the retreat offers activities and amenities for the entire family including over 150 vacation rentals, tennis, spa and salon, wellness center, swimming, boating and hiking.

“The whole point of Rumbling Bald is to get you outside; it is to get you to the lake, to get you on a boat, to get you hiking or on our two golf courses,” says Geisler. “We’re not here to do anything other than have families connect with each other, put the phone down, forget about email and enjoy what the retreat has to offer.”

Golf stay and play packages are numerous, combining rounds at both courses with sparkling clean rental homes, condos and studios. Ideal for social distancing, the accommodations feature golf course and mountain views. Golfers can eat-in or grab to-go meals from Legends on the Lake, the retreat’s casual dining restaurant on Lake Lure, or grab a hearty sandwich and cold drink at Pinnacle

Southern Kitchen at the Apple Valley clubhouse.

This fall Rumbling Bald is opening two packages. Starting at $313 per person, the popular “Hole-in-One” package features a two-night stay, two rounds of golf on the Apple Valley and Bald Mountain courses and unlimited range balls.

Movie buffs may recognize the signature 16th hole at Rumbling Bald as the place where, Jennifer Grey, playing “Baby,” was filmed with her dad on the green in the 1987 hit movie “Dirty Dancing.”

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Lodging options abound, including the Apple Valley Studios (across from Apple Valley), and two- and four-bedroom Fairway Villas situated along Bald Mountain just steps from the first tee.

With a nod to the long-awaited 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin, Rumbling Bald continues to offer its limited availability “Ryder Cup Package” this fall.

Golf vacation planners will design an excit-

ing, Ryder Cup formatted event for groups starting at $541 per person. Each package includes three nights’ lodging, three rounds of golf scored and handicapped, complimentary replays on either course, a team shirt and hat, and a private, one-hour opening reception with wine, beer and hors d’oeuvres. With the Ryder Cup played in the Central Time Zone, golfers can compete against their buddies in the morning and still have plenty of time to

catch the action from Whistling Straits in the afternoon. n To learn more about Rumbling Bald’s golf courses and packages, visit www.rumblingbald. com, or email jdoran@rumblingbald.com. Call 828.694.3072 to book packages directly or to speak with a golf vacation planner. Rumbling Bald on Lake Lure is in Rutherford County, NC, just a few hours from Greenville, SC, and Spartanburg, SC.

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he Camillo restaurant in Rome doesn’t have a thing on Greenville’s Limoncello, Larkin’s Italian Kitchen.

Camillo overlooks Bernini’s Fountain of the Four Rivers in the center of the Piazza Navona. Limoncello overlooks its own fountain in a piazza of its own making in the heart of Greenville, just a curtain call away from the Peace Center. Both offer traditional Italian fare in an Old World atmosphere that attracts both visitors and a steady stream of local diners.

To be honest though, Camillo has a larger piazza for its guests to enjoy and is actually in the “Old World.” But, to Limoncello’s credit, it isn’t 4,910 miles from the Upstate.

Limoncello has set itself apart in the Larkin Restaurant Group — Larkin’s on the River, Grill Marks and Larkin’s Catering & Events — by offering a balance between casual and fine dining.

“Our piazza invites guests to come and relax outside while enjoying a cocktail and some pasta or a pizza and even bring their dogs,” said General Manager Leslie Jones.

“We see ourselves as the spot in downtown where you can come when you’re craving Grandma’s homemade spaghetti and meatballs, or you want an authentic Italian pizza. Every time we have tried to branch off from that, our guests tell us that they just want those classic dishes, and we listen!”

This is an Italian eatery is every sense.

First-come, first-served seating under red umbrellas on the piazza is one telltale indicator, as is having Grandma’s original recipe for Italian cake — complete with butter, shortening, five eggs and a cup of buttermilk — framed on the dining room wall.

Among the many tasty appetizers at Limoncello is the lightly breaded, tender calamari.

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Limoncello’s ability to conjure images of familial and community soirees is enhanced by extraordinary service from employees who are happy to reveal their menu favorites (only if asked) and appear to have been aptly trained in the nuances of an all-Italian wine menu.

Prosecco Tuesdays are particularly popular as $2 glasses of the bubbly are available all day long.

“There’s nothing better than drinking cold Prosecco outside on the piazza after a long day at work,” said Jones. “We also have an awesome Happy Hour that runs Monday-Friday, from 3-6 p.m., that includes both food and drink specials.”

Movie Mondays — featuring a giant blow-up screen — will return this fall.

But let’s face it, while having an option to dine formally or casually is nice, good food is essential.

To that end, Larkin Hammond, who shares ownership with her husband Mark, has a strong connection to her Italian roots. Chef Brian Moore, an Upstate native and veteran of high volume and fine dining establishments, knows that, and he {clockwise from top left} Chicken parmigiana served on a bed of pasta and topped with mozzarella and asparagus spears is a dish with Old World charm.

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• A chef’s selection of meats and cheeses comprises the antipasto board at Limoncello.

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While the large booths and the bar in the front dining room were inviting, we chose to eat in the somewhat more intimate back dining room with its white tableclothclad tables.

We arrived early enough to take advantage of Happy Hour’s $3 Peroni (When in Rome…) and, from a large selection of savory appetizers, we opted for the popular calamari served with grated asiago, Calabrese aioli and a sprinkling of pepperoncini peppers.

We both enjoyed a tasty basket of bread, served with oil and balsamic dipping oil, that accompanied my wife’s large spring green salad with strawberries and pistachios, topped by creamy balsamic.

Our main course selections were chicken parmigiana served on a bed of pasta and topped with mozzarella and asparagus spears; and salmon piccata with capers, lemon and white wine sauce over a bed of capellini. Both were ample portions, perfectly cooked. Our server recommended a 2019 vintage of Meleacce, a smooth white blend from the organic Tuscan vineyards of Collemassari.

{inset} Salmon Piccata • {at right} Every wine offering at Limoncello is Italian with the selection covering every region of the world’s leading wine producer.

To read more about how business graduate Filippo De Sanctis and his chef brother, Tommaso, repurposed their family restaurant, Camillo, amid the Covid pandemic and developed a new business model that replaced mass tourism with quality tourism and a steady stream of hungry Romans, read Davide Ghiglione’s story in the October 2020 issue of FT Globetrotter. The link is: ft.com/content/e0984b01-7d22-4ff7-bf73-e8762289b3e3. Their story is amazingly comparable to that of Limoncello.

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The Limoncello wine menu is extensive with offerings by the bottle or glass.

All are Italian wines ranging from the Tuscan region of central Italy known for its Sangiovese grapes, to the Tre Venezie area in northeastern Italy that produces full-bodied wines that are rich with intense dark fruit.

The list ranges from classics like Cabernet and Chardonnay, to more specific wines such as Brunellos known for their high acidity, to medium tannins with juicy red fruit notes.

Although Moore will make seasonal menu changes this fall, several popular dishes will likely stay on the menu, including those featuring the eatery’s signature meatballs, as well as pappardelle Bolognese with its rustic tomato meat sauce, sausage lasagna, sausage and red pepper penne vodka arrabiata, and a seafood pasta with shrimp, mussels, clams and scallops in a white wine broth over linguini.

Weekend specials will continue throughout the year.

With the creation of this outdoor eating space — frequently the hub of special events — Limoncello’s owners have recreated the feel of their Old World Italian ancestry.

“As a result of Covid we created more options to make things easier for families, and we now offer three different ‘take & bake’ kits that feature dinner for four including a main entree, salad, bread and dessert. We also offer Pizza Party packages that include three specialty pizzas, Caesar salad, cannolis and a bottle of wine,” she said. n The dessert menu is equally Italian with tiramisu and profiteroles, as well as chocolate zabaglione cake and homemade gelato.

As a result of the pandemic Limoncello found ways to become more inviting to its neighbors by growing its small market area offering gelato, espresso drinks, desserts and items like stuffed shells, lasagna and chicken parmesan.

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Overcoming the divide

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ne thing we have all learned over the past year is how quickly things can change. From Covid lockdowns to the withdrawal of a star Olympic athlete, our lives can change overnight. Adapting to change can be difficult and uncomfortable.

We have all also witnessed growing division in our country over various topics; divisions fueled by social media platforms that provide outlets for everyone to express their opinions. Even in our beautiful lake bubble differences can creep in and taint the perspective of visitors and residents alike.

Our area is experiencing unprecedented growth. People from all over the country are looking to relocate to our lakes areas. With growth comes change, but change does not have to be a negative thing. If we can pause and see things from other people’s perspectives, it can unify us as a community and make us better than ever.

remember that when we get frustrated with the very things we should embrace.

Coming from a larger city I was used to multiple shopping, dining and arts options that are not as readily available here. But, I chose waking up every morning to a view of one of the most beautiful lakes in the country, with some of the best people as neighbors! I

Among the suggestions for newer residents were to embrace the history, resilience and traditions of the people here. Don’t try to “change” the area to meet unrealistic expectations. Ask questions and learn more about the area and the residents by attending events and getting involved in local communities. Be patient when looking for individuals and businesses to meet your needs, and don’t assume things based on your perceptions. There is a lot of knowledge to be gained from those who have lived here for many years.

WITH GROWTH COMES CHANGE, BUT CHANGE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE A NEGATIVE THING.

I started coming to Lake Keowee on the weekends about seven years ago and moved here full time just over two years ago. While I have seen quite a few changes, they are nothing compared to the changes native and longtime residents have witnessed. They remember the area lakes as remote, quiet and peaceful places to escape. Some remember life before the lakes existed and recall the sacrifice, time and effort they put in so we could realize our dream of lake living. Those residents have deep roots here and fond memories of their small, remote Southern towns. Getting a hot dog at the family gas station was something to look forward to and running into friends at the hardware store was a regular occurrence.

The simplicity made life special.

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traded my business suit for a bathing suit, and it was one of the best decisions of my life.

On the flip side, those moving into the area are adapting to change as well. Our remoteness makes it more difficult to access things to which we were accustomed, from reliable internet to a plethora of service needs such as contractors, medical providers and pet care. Those choosing “lake life” as their permanent life are adapting as well, and established residents can aid in the transition.

I spoke with several newcomers and longtime residents, and all had great advice.

Among the suggestions I heard for long-time residents were trying see the influx of people as a compliment to the beauty and community you have helped build. Also, share stories and memories of the area before the lakes were here, and ask questions and learn more about new people moving into the area. Be a resource for those needing individuals and businesses to help them set up residency here, and don’t assume everyone moving to the area wants to make it different, but be open to opinions and resources that could help improve life for all of us.

Our Upstate region is growing and changing, but with understanding and adaptation those changes can be positive for all of us. We can become a stronger and closer-knit community, benefiting from each other’s experiences and expertise.

Dari Mullins is marketing coordinator and office manager at the Seneca location of Watersports Central where she enjoys sharing her love of the water, boating and sports with people of all ages.

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Getting on down

BY PHILLIP GENTRY

F

ishing deep open water is a lethal tactic for several different species during the fall season, but problems can develop in trying to place a bait at a specified depth on just fishing line alone.

To fish at deep depths, heavy weights are often used to help sink the line, but too much weight on the line can become a hindrance and require heavy tackle that removes much of the “sport” from “sport fishing.”

For years, Great Lakes and saltwater anglers have relied on downrigger setups to reach deep water fish. It’s become widely popular even on inland lakes and has been well received on deep, clear mountain lakes such as our own lakes Keowee, Jocassee and Hartwell.

The principles of downrigger fishing are simple — attach a weight heavy enough to remain vertical even at moderate trolling speeds while allowing the release of the fishing line when a fish takes the bait. While the application seems simple enough, in practice it’s a little more difficult, requiring some innovative gear and designs.

Downriggers work by suspending a heavily weighted, hydrodynamic ball from the stern of the boat. A heavy boom allows the ball and cable to hang free over the boat while the length of cable and, subsequently the depth of the ball, are controlled by a metal spool.

The spool is equipped with a depth counter to give the angler precise control over the depth of the ball. The final piece is a sturdy line clip attached to the cable just above the ball. The release has rubber pads that hold the fishing line tight enough to troll the bait yet releases when a fish takes the bait. This allows the angler direct access to the fish without having to hassle with the added weight of the ball.

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Baits are either cast or measured out behind the boat, then the line is clipped into the release. Two rods can be fished from each ball by employing a double-stacker release that spreads the lines, so they don’t tangle.

Fishing with downriggers takes a little practice. On the deep, clearwater lakes of North Carolina, veteran angler Mike Lundy has learned to fish with downriggers by relying on his knowledge of fall fishing patterns for species like rainbow, brown trout and striped bass and spotted bass in South and North Carolina, and walleye in North Carolina.

“In warmer water, you can troll about as fast as the bait will let you,” said Lundy. “If you’re trolling through fish at 2 mph and aren’t getting bites, trying bumping it up to 3 or 3 ½ mph. It’s important to know at what speed your boat will troll. Some boats have trouble getting down to 2 or 3 mph, and you might have to make adjustments to get the right speed.”

Lundy runs his downrigger balls a little closer to the main lake channels, so he doesn’t top out on a long point. He stays glued to the

Downriggers allow anglers to cover a lot of deep, open water, which is a productive way to fish during the fall.

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sonar both to watch out for fish and potential ball-fouling structures rising from the bottom.

Any bait that can be trolled in open water can be trolled behind a downrigger ball.

Some of Lundy’s favorites include crankbaits, bucktail jigs, spoons and even live bait.

“You have to be careful with live bait, because it will tear the bait off if you go too fast,” he said. “Slowing down gives the fish a chance to look at the bait, and you lose that reaction bite, but it’s live bait, so there’s no reason they should avoid it.”

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Help Protect Your Family’s Inheritance

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ou might contribute to your IRA for decades to help pay for your retirement. But if you don’t need all the money, you may want to leave what’s left to your children or grandchildren. However, if you want to ensure they get the most from this inheritance, you’ll need to do some planning.

Here’s a little background: Up until a couple of years ago when you left the proceeds of your IRA to your beneficiaries, they could choose to “stretch” required withdrawals over a long period based on their life expectancies. These required withdrawals were generally taxable, so this “stretch IRA” allowed your beneficiaries to greatly reduce the annual taxes due, while benefiting from longer tax-deferred growth potential. And, the younger the beneficiary, the longer the life expectancy and the lower the withdrawals, so this technique would have been especially valuable for your grandchildren or even great-grandchildren.

Changes in laws affecting retirement accounts have significantly limited the stretch IRA strategy. Now, most non-spouse beneficiaries must withdraw all assets from the IRA within 10 years of the IRA owner’s death. The beneficiary generally does not have to take out any money during that 10-year period, but at the end of it, the entire balance must be withdrawn — and that could result in a pretty big tax bill.

The stretch IRA strategy can still be used for surviving spouses, beneficiaries who are no more than 10 years younger than the deceased IRA owner, and beneficiaries who are chronically ill or disabled. Minor children of the original account owner are also eligible for a stretch IRA, but only until they reach the age of majority, at which time the 10-year rule applies.

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So, if you want to leave your IRA to family members who don’t meet any of the above exceptions, what can you do?

One possibility is a Roth IRA conversion.

You could convert a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA over your lifetime, so your heirs would receive the Roth IRA. They would still be required to withdraw the assets within 10 years, but unlike with a traditional IRA, Roth IRA withdrawals are generally tax-free.

These conversions are taxable, so you’ll want to consult your tax professional, in addition to your financial advisor, to determine if this strategy can help you achieve your legacy goals.

Another option is to purchase life insurance, which can provide a specific dollar amount to your heirs or be used to help cover additional taxes. This may be especially advantageous if you are 72 or older, in good health, and taking withdrawals — technically called required minimum distributions — from your retirement accounts, such as your traditional IRA and your 401(k). If

you don’t really need the money, you can use these withdrawals to pay for some or all of the insurance premiums. Life insurance can’t replace an IRA as a means to save for retirement though, so you should consult with your financial advisor to make sure you are working toward all your goals.

In any case, if you have a sizable IRA or you don’t need the funds that you’re required to take from your retirement accounts, you may want to start thinking about what you want to do with the money. The more thorough your legacy planning is the better your chances are of meeting your legacy goals.

This article was written by Edward Jones for use by David Adrian Jr., a Seneca financial advisor with the Fortune 500 Company that serves more than 7 million customers and has over $1 trillion in assets under management. Reach Adrian at 864.882.5763 or www.edwardjones. come/david-adrian.

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SEPT. 9-26 GODSPELL At the behest of John the Baptist, young men and women forsake their jobs and take up the mantle of Jesus Christ — becoming his disciples — in a musical retelling of the Gospel of Matthew set in modern-day New York City.

OCT. 21 – NOV. 7 THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRIDGED This parody of the plays of William Shakespeare is performed in comically shortened form by three actors, who, typically, use their real names and play themselves rather than specific characters.

Actors speak directly to the audience during much of the play, and some scenes involve audience participation. The director and stage crew may also be directly involved in the performance and become characters themselves.

DEC. 2 – JAN. 9 THE FINAL COUNTDOWN Centre Stage’s original rock show.

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OCT. 22-24 & 28-31, NOV. 4 THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES Sherlock Holmes’ most spine-tingling mystery is filled with suspense, humor and terror. Sir Henry is heir to the vast Baskerville fortune, a legacy that comes with a family curse: death at the fangs of a demonic hound. While mysterious lights signal Baskerville Hall and the hound terrifies the countryside, suspicion falls on sinister servants, butterfly collectors, ladies in distress and escaped convicts.

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DEC. 2-19 ELF: THE MUSICAL The cherished movie comes to life on stage featuring the music of Matthew Skylar and the lyrics of Chad Beguelin. Join Buddy the Elf on his journey from the North Pole to New York City to find his real father. This modern-day holiday classic is sure to make everyone embrace their inner elf. After all, “the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”

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OCT. 5-10 HADESTOWN Hadestown intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hellraising journey to the underworld and back.

Beguiling melodies and poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.

NOV. 17-21 OKLAHOMA! This is Oklahoma! as you’ve never seen or heard it before — reimagined for the 21st Century. Stripped down to reveal the darker psychological truths at its core, this production tells a story of a community circling its wagons against an outsider and the frontier life that shaped America.

Upending the sunny romance of a farmer and a cowpoke, this Oklahoma! allows the classic musical — and our country — to be seen in a whole new light.

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THRU SEPT. 5 THE WIZARD OF OZ When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical Land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and enroute they meet a Scarecrow that needs a brain, a Tin Man missing a heart and a Cowardly Lion, who wants courage. The

Wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West to earn his help.

NOV. 12-21 THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships. Free from husbands, kids and jobs, they meet at the same beach cottage — the “Sweet Delilah” — on North Carolina’s Outer Banks to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other’s lives.

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SEPT. 3-5 & 10-12 FOUR WEDDINGS AND AN ELVIS Welcome to Las Vegas where Sandy owns a wedding chapel. In this hilarious, heartwarming comedy, we witness some of her most memorable clients, who, along with an Elvis, make this a comedic treat not to be missed.

OCT. 15-17 & 22-24 PUFFS For seven years, a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil.

This, however, is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs ... Puffs who just happened to be there, too — a tale for anyone who has never been destined to save the world.

For Potterphiliacs, who grew up alongside Potter and are eager to revisit his world, Puffs exudes a jovial, winking fondness for all things Harry!

DEC. 3-5 THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER A true Christmas classic: The local church is turned upside-down when the Herdman children show up at church for the free snacks and are cast in the Christmas pageant.

The siblings take over the annual show in a hilarious, yet heartwarming, tale involving the Three Wise Men, a ham, scared shepherds and six rowdy kids. Antics, mayhem and hilarity ensue as the children come not only to understand the meaning of Christmas, but also to remind the surrounding community of the true Reason for the Season.

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SEPT. 10-12 THE GUYS The Guys centers on the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy. Nick, a fire captain, lost 8 of his 12 men in the collapse of the World Trade Centers and enlists the help of Joan, an editor, to help him prepare their eulogies.

Through this poignant show we experience his emotional journey coming to terms with the loss.

eccentric Countess Aurelia of Dear World, screen legend Mabel Normand of Mack and Mabel, and the flamboyant ZaZa of La Cage Aux Folles.

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SEPT. 27-30, OCT. 1 & 3 A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT DREAM A royal wedding. Lovers mismatched.

Fairies at war. And one rogue and ridiculous community theater. Throw them all into the woods and you’ve got Shakespeare’s classic comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Join The Clemson Players for a light-hearted romp through the forest.

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OCT. 1-3 & 8-10 JERRY’S GIRLS This Broadway hit is a captivating tribute to the all-American master of song Jerry Herman.

It brings the “larger-than-life” women from such shows center stage: matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi of Hello, Dolly!, exuberant Auntie Mame Dennis of Mame, the benignly

DEC. 2-4 MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET An old man going by the name Kris Kringle fills in as Macy’s Santa, but when he claims to be the real Santa it leads to a court case to determine his mental health and, more importantly, his authenticity.

For every actor there is a fabulous role that you know you were destined to play. Equally compelling is the role that is just out of reach — the one that will never be yours. But what if the cosmic laws of casting were suspended for one night? What if the earth moved and all of your casting dreams came true? In that moment, you are the living embodiment of cast and miscast.

Walhalla Performing Arts Center CRYSTAL GAYLE

Sunday, September 5 @ 7:00 PM

Renowned for her signature song, “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue,” Gayle also scored with her multi-format hits, “You’ve Been Talking In Your Sleep,” “When I Dream,” “Half the Way,” & her duet with Eddie Rabbitt, “Just You and I.”

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Drivin N Cryin with special guests Cravin’ Melon Friday, October 1 @ 8:00 pm

Celebrating their 35th Anniversary together, Atlanta-based folk rock act, Drivin N Cryin, have spent most of their career on tour. In 1985 Drivin N Cryin played their first show at Atlanta’s famed 688 Club. The band quickly gained attention for their blistering live shows, & amassed a rabid fanbase in the fertile soil of the late-1980s Southeast music scene.

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South Carolina Botanical Garden’s Fall Plant Sale. Friends of the Garden Sale, Sept. 4, 2-6 p.m.; public sale, Sept. 5, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.; make-up date/second chance sale Oct. 3, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

SEPT. 5

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents Crystal Gayle; 7:30 p.m.; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com Brew & ’Que; Gignilliat Field in Seneca; 6-10 p.m.; over 40 craft beers from South Carolina breweries; you’re the judge of the Bar-b-cue Competition; craft vendors, live music and games for the family; for tickets and more information, visit: tickets.beerfests.com/event/ brew-que

SEPT. 7-11

59th Annual South Carolina Apple Festival in downtown Westminster; parades, family activities, arts and crafts, food vendors and the annual parade; for more information, visit: www. scapplefestival.com or call 864.647.7223.

SEPT. 9

An Evening with Jake Shimabukuro at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; Shimabukuro is recognized as one of the world’s most exciting and innovative ukulele players and composers; for tickets contact the box office at nmartin@clemson. edu or call 864.656.7787.

SEPT. 10

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents Shovels & Rope, the musical duo of Michael Trent & Cary Ann Hearst; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

SEPT. 11

Friends of Lake Jocassee annual VolunteerImprove-Preserve (VIP) event; join hundreds of volunteers as they collect litter from in and around Devils Fork State Park and Lake Jocassee; divers, road, trail and shore cleanup crews, as well as canoes and kayaks participate; 9 a.m. to noon; drawings to be held for new and renewing members to win SC state park passes.

Lauren Talley Live in Concert, 6 p.m., Pickens Performing Arts Center, 314 W. Main St., Liberty; for tickets, pcpac.org/event/lauren-talleylive-in-concert/

SEPT. 14

Escher String Quartet with Jason Vieaux on guitar at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; for more information or tickets visit clemson.universitytickets.com/w/event or call 864.656.7787.

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The Carolina Renaissance Festival is coming back with all the magic and merriment fans have come to love and expect. Actors, entertainers, musicians, performers and colorful personalities of all types, will inhabit the make-believe Village of Fairhaven every Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2 through Nov. 21. A combination of outdoor theater, circus, arts and crafts fair, jousting tournament and feast, the festival is a non-stop, daylong adventure that takes place on a 25-acre farm just minutes north of Charlotte, between Concord and Huntersville, at the junction of NC 73 and Poplar Tent Road. Updates are available and advance discount tickets may be purchased at Carolina.RenFestInfo.com.

SEPT. 17

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents Bad Co. Experience — The Ultimate Tribute To Bad Company; outdoor concert at the field next to WPAC; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

SEPT. 17-18

Ole time Fiddlers’ Convention and South Carolina Fiddling Championship at Hagood Mill, 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens; Friday night concert; for more information, visit: www.hagoodmillhistoricsite.com

SEPT. 17 – OCT. 16

Blue Ridge Arts Center, 111 E. South Second St., Seneca, presents its Annual Members’ Show featuring “A Wish for Good Fortune” with the ceramic work of Debbie Gerard, and “Nature & Wildlife” with oil painting by Karen Powell; gallery hours are Thurs. – Fri., 1-4 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

SEPT. 18

Celebrate and experience the food, music, art and culture of Central & South America at the Hispanic Heritage Celebration, 4-9 p.m., Main Street, Walhalla.

SEPT. 19

Bring a picnic, enjoy fresh air and unwind as Clemson University Carillonneur Linda Dzuris performs on the 48-bell instrument.

Listening areas include Bowman Field, the

Military Heritage Plaza, Cox Plaza and the Carillon Garden. This is a free, unticketed event.

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents Jeannie Seely — Miss Country Soul; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

SEPT. 21-25

SC Foothills Heritage Fair, 2063 Sandifer Blvd., Seneca; rides, rodeo, youth livestock and horse shows, equestrian trail competition, chainsaw artists, food and local craftsmen and artists; visit farmoconee.org for more information.

SEPT. 24

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents top-selling recording artist, songwriter, concert headliner, network television star, motion picture actor, Broadway performer and author Tony Orlando; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

SEPT. 25

Check out all of the sweet rides, music, 50/50 raffle, door prizes, food and fun during the Walhalla, SC, cruise-in, 5-8 p.m.; Main Street, Walhalla.

SEPT. 28

Stefon Harris + Blackout at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; A four-time Grammy nominated

calendar of events vibraphonist, Harris brings his acclaimed ensemble with him for an exciting evening of jazz; for more information or tickets visit clemson.universitytickets.com/w/ event or call 864.656.7787.

OCT. 2

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents Mutts Gone Nuts — Agility Dog Comedy and Thrill Show; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com Jocassee Paddle Splash for old and young, novice and expert paddlers of any kind (SUP, kayak, canoe). Event held at Devils Fork State Park with awards at Jocassee Valley Brewing Co. See more information and register at https://paddleguru.com/races/ LakeJocasseePaddleSplash2021

OCT. 8

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents Superstar-The Songs, The Stories, The Carpenters with Helen Welch; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

OCT. 9

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents television and film regular and comedian Henry Cho; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

OCT. 10

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents The Platters, one of the preeminent doo-wop groups of the rock & roll era; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

OCT. 14

Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; for more information or tickets visit clemson. universitytickets.com/w/event or call 864.656.7787.

OCT. 15-16

Storytelling Festival and Liars Convention at Hagood Mill, 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens; ghost stories on Friday night and tales skirting the truth and belief on Saturday; prizes for the Liars’

Competition; for more information, visit: www.hagoodmillhistoricsite.com

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OCT. 15-17

Walhalla hosts annual Oktoberfest celebration at Sertoma Field and on Main Street; food, carnival rides, arts and crafts, shopping and authentic German music and dancing; for more information, visit: www.thewalhallaoktoberfest.com

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OCT. 16

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents Elton Live – The Ultimate Elton John Tribute Act; outdoor concert at field next to the WPAC; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

OCT. 18

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; this is a free, unticketed event.

OCT. 21

CU Singers and Cantorei at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; includes a variety of a cappella and accompanied works; for more information or tickets visit clemson.universitytickets.com/w/ event

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OCT. 22

Oconee Humane Society annual Wags & Whiskers Gala at The Club at Keowee Key; yappy hour starts at 5:30 with silent auction viewing and dinner buffet; tickets at $75 can be purchased by contacting Lisa at 678.372.7600.

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents The Little Roy & Lizzy Show; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

OCT. 22-23

Westminster hosts SC Bigfoot Festival; starts at 4:30 p.m. Friday; street festival event with live music, expert speakers, Bigfoot tales, food and craft vendors, Bigfoot themed contests, children’s activities, and more; for more information, visit: scbigfootfestival.com

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Dr. Jared Richardson!

Jared received his BS from Clemson in 2005 before attending medical school at Ross University School of Medicine, graduating in May 2011.

He is commonly known to patients and staff as “the doctor with red shoes.” We are happy to have Dr. Richardson and his nurse, Kaleigh, join our team!

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calendar of events OCT. 23

Mainstreet Walhalla presents Merchant Market featuring local handmade crafts and food, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., followed by all of the sweet rides, music, 50/50 raffle, door prizes, food and fun of the Walhalla Cruise-in from 5-8 p.m.; Main Street, Walhalla.

OCT. 26

Julie Fowlis at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; Fowlis is a multi-award-winning Gaelic singer who is deeply influenced by her early upbringing in the Outer Hebridean island of North Uist in Scotland. Her music was featured prominently in the Disney film, “Brave;” for more information or tickets visit clemson.universitytickets. com/w/event

OCT. 29

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents one of the most awarded Bluegrass groups of all time and 5-time Grammy award winners Dailey & Vincent; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

OCT. 31

Boo on Main in downtown Westminster; goodies compliments of local businesses, schools and civic organizations; Westminster Baptist offers hotdog plates; visit: westminstersc.com for details.

Halloween on the Green in downtown Seneca; free hotdogs, candy giveaway and costume contest; starts at 5 p.m.; visit: www.seneca. sc.us for details.

Don’t miss Walhalloween! Bring the kids and pets dressed in costumes to celebrate in spooky fun ways with downtown Walhalla merchants; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

NOV. 4

CU Percussion Ensemble, Steel Band and Drumline at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; for more information or tickets visit clemson.universitytickets.com/w/event

NOV. 5

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents Rumours: The Fleetwood Mac Tribute; an outdoor concert at the field next to the WPAC; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

NOV. 8

Mariachi Herencia de México at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson Universi82 ‹ UPSTATE LAKE LIVING

ty; 7:30 p.m.; This Latin Grammy-nominated group of young musicians is defying a music industry trend and pointing to a revival in recorded mariachi music; for more information or tickets visit clemson.universitytickets. com/w/event

NOV. 12

Tigeroar/TakeNote at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; The women of TakeNote and the men of Tigeroar team up for their combined show, featuring unique arrangements for both groups together; for more information or tickets visit clemson.universitytickets.com/w/event Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents The Return – Beatlemania with Sgt. Peppers & Beyond; an outdoor concert at the field next to the WPAC; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

NOV. 12 – DEC. 18

Blue Ridge Arts Center, 111 E. South Second St., Seneca, presents “A Collection of Christmas Cards” with work by Donna & Jim Juras; gallery hours are Thurs. – Fri., 1-4 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

NOV. 14

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents An Evening with Kathy Mattea; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

NOV. 16

CU Jazz Ensemble at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; for more information or tickets visit clemson.universitytickets.com/w/event

NOV. 18

CU Men’s and Women’s Choirs at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; for more information or tickets visit clemson.universitytickets.com/w/event

NOV. 19

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents the distinctive vocals and skilled musicianship of Shenandoah; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

NOV. 19-20

Native American celebration at Hagood Mill, 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens; customs, traditions, music, food and dance; for more information, visit: www.hagoodmillhistoricsite.com

NOV. 22

CU Symphonic Band at Brooks Center for the

Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; for more information or tickets visit clemson.universitytickets.com/w/event

NOV. 26

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents The Swingin’ Medallions; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

NOV. 27

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents Edwin McCain; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

NOV. 28

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents An Isaac’s Christmas Concert featuring the unique Gospel style, tight family harmonies and contemporary acoustic instrumentation; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com

NOV. 30

CU Symphony Orchestra at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 7:30 p.m.; for more information or tickets visit clemson.universitytickets.com/w/event

DEC. 3

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents Appalachian Road Show; 7:30 p.m.; come and sit a spell as the band shares its dynamic musicianship through songs and stories from the mountains and hollers of North Carolina and Virginia, to the coal mines of West Virginia and Kentucky. The songs that range from gospelesque to the reeling, kick-up-your-heels, to the ballads of love and loss.

DEC. 4

Walhalla Performing Arts Center presents the American Idol finalist Tristan McIntosh, who takes the audience on a musical journey of Linda Ronstadt’s chart-topping smash hits; for information or tickets, visit: www.walhallapac.com Mainstreet Walhalla presents the 2021 Christmas parade and tree lighting.

DEC. 5

Clemson Choirs: Sounds of the Season at Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, Clemson University; 4 p.m.; an afternoon of holiday favorites performed by each choral ensemble and a festival orchestra, with a sing-along and holiday refreshments; for more information or tickets visit clemson.universitytickets.com/w/ event

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