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SUMMER 2017 Volume 12 • Issue 2

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The Journal

Dear Readers, As you know, many of our neighbors “escape” the heat of a South Carolina summer by heading north for a few weeks. I can’t say as I blame them, but then again, they sure miss out on some great times here in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

For folks who do stay to enjoy our Upstate lakes, we’ve spent a little time looking into some new on-the-water “toys” you might want to consider. The best part you’ll find is that you don’t have to spend a fortune to acquire them, or risk life and limb to enjoy them.

And, if the heat really does becomes too stifling to bear, do as our ancestors did and head up into the cooler climes of the North Georgia and Western Carolina mountains. Bill Bauer has scouted out both the Kanuga Lake Inn near Flat Rock, NC and the Cleghorn Plantation Golf & Country Club in Rutherfordton, NC. He has given both his four-diamond rating and, if you knew Bill like I know Bill, you would appreciate that that kind of praise doesn’t come easy.

If you do head toward Rutherfordton in August, you may want to slip over to Lake Lure. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the iconic movie “Dirty Dancing.” And, while Bill has chatted with the folks who helped host a remake of the film, Lake Lure has the only Dirty Dancing Festival that

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focuses entirely on the original hit. Bring your shagging shoes for dancing and your lawn chair for a free viewing of the movie.

Of course, if you leave the Upstate for the summer, you will not be around for one of the biggest events in a lifetime: a full solar eclipse. It happens most dramatically right here on August 21. A million visitors are expected in South Carolina, and parties aplenty are being planned. We’ve got all the details.

Toward the end of summer, shooters and bird hunters might want to begin thinking about planning an outing to SouthWind, one of Georgia’s finest quail plantations. Take it from renowned outdoor writer Nancy Anisfield, SouthWind’s fields and outstanding hospitality bring people back time after time.

There is plenty of summer stock theater to enjoy, and our calendar of events eliminates any suggestion that it’s just too hot to enjoy South Carolina in the summer.

So, take to the lakes and enjoy your summer and, we’ll see you again this fall.

As usual, I welcome your comments on this issue and suggestions for upcoming editions. You can reach me at: bmclaughlin@upstatetoday.com.

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SHORT EVENT

but a party to eclipse all others compiled by Brett McLaughlin

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t may be the biggest party ever held in South Carolina. It will certainly be the biggest party ever held for an event lasting less than three minutes.

But, like a Kentucky Derby, an Olympic 100-meter showdown, Mike Tyson’s 91-second knockout of Michael Spinks or a Phelps 50-meter freestyle, the August 21 total eclipse of the sun is going to be a blockbuster event, particularly for the Palmetto State.

One million people are expected to visit South Carolina. Many of them will set up eclipse-viewing camps along the path of totality, which starts in the Upstate and runs southeast to the beach, midway between Charleston and Georgetown. The longest stretch of totality in South Carolina will actually occur in Central, for 2 minutes, 38 seconds. In Georgia’s nearby Rabun County the duration stretches to 2 minutes, 40 seconds. For communities on the outer reaches of the totality path near the edges of the shadow, totality times will be as little as 22 seconds.

It’s a big deal!

In short, a solar eclipse is a lineup of the sun, the moon and Earth.

The moon, directly between the sun and Earth, casts a shadow on the planet. The sky goes dark, the air grows cooler and the birds stop chirping.

This is the first total solar eclipse of the sun in the continental U.S. in 38 years. And, not since 1918 has there been a U.S. coast-to-coast path for a total solar eclipse. Most South Carolinians will not get another opportunity for a total solar eclipse until 2078.

DON’T BE LATE Here is specific eclipse data for several Upstate communities: Central - Duration of totality 2:38; start 1:08.29; start of totality 2:37.12 Clemson - Duration of totality 2:37; start 1:08.24; start of totality 2:37.10 Fair Play - Duration of totality 2:18; start 1:08.14; start of totality 2:37.16 Liberty - Duration of totality 2:34; start 1:08.37; start of totality 2:37.20 Long Creek - Duration of totality 2:35; start 1:07.22; start of totality 2:36.15 Norris - Duration of totality 2:37; start 1:08.31; start of totality 2:37.14 Pendleton - Duration of totality 2:37; start 1:08.33; start of totality 2:37.19 Pickens - Duration of totality 2:27; start 1:08.30; start of totality 2:37.13 Salem - Duration of totality 2:36; start 1:07.54; start of totality 2:36.36 Seneca - Duration of totality 2:36; start 1:08.08; start of totality 2:36.56 Six Mile - Duration of totality 2:36; start 1:08.19; start of totality 2:37.02 Townville - Duration of totality 2:29; start 1:08.22; start of totality 2:37.17 Walhalla - Duration of totality 2:37; start 1:07.49; start of totality 2:36.36 West Union - Duration of totality 2:37; start 1:07.52; start of totality 2:36.39

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So, get your glasses, (See related story.) find your party and get on board, because, as is the case for any good once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, the party is expected to last far longer than the event itself.

Where to find the fun If you live in the Upstate, you can sit on your deck and view the eclipse. In fact, you could throw your own eclipse party. NASA has some great ideas for eclipse events on its website, but they don’t seem to include bluegrass, beer or barbecue … all of which you may want to consider.

Or, if you’re otherwise inclined, here are some places where the party planning has already been done for you: In the Upstate: Great American Total Solar Eclipse at Duke Energy’s World of Energy Students (and adults) from across the Upstate are being invited to the World of Energy, 7812 Rochester Highway, Seneca, where organizers say the eclipse fits well into the firm’s education mission. Among many events the World of Energy will feature is a quilt show 14 ‹ UPSTATE LAKE LIVING

by local artisans who are incorporating the scientific phenomena into their designs. The lobby is already full of books, informational pamphlets, historical items and decorations highlighting the eclipse. For more on what is planned on World of Energy events, visit: nuclear.duke-energy.com/2016/10/05/a-once-ina-lifetime-experience Eclipse Extravaganza at Roper Mountain Science Center Roper Mountain Science Center, 402 Roper Mountain Road, Greenville, will have Eclipse Extravaganza special hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m., August 19-21. There will be full dome shows in the new T.C. Hooper Planetarium along with programs on safe viewing of the eclipse.

Special observation sites will feature astronomers assisting visitors on Monday. Tours of the Daniel Observatory and historic 23-inch Alvan Clark Refractor Telescope will also be available.

Anderson County Eclipse Viewing Party Experience the eclipse from the shores of Lake Hartwell at the Green Pond Landing and Event Center, 470 Green Pond Road, Ander-

son. Green Pond’s unobstructed viewshed is to the southwest, where the eclipse will occur.

An astronomer will be onsite to provide information and answer questions. Contact Visit Anderson at 877.282.4650 for more information.

Eclipse Fest 2017 at Chattooga Belle Farm Food, live music, beer and wine, craft vendors, outdoor games, astronomy talks and distillery tastings are all planned at Chattooga Belle Farm, 454 Damascus Church Road, Long Creek. Camping is also available for Sunday and/or Monday night after the eclipse.

The farm, with its breathtaking vista views, will be a perfect place to witness this once-ina-lifetime event. Join visitors from around the world between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. To purchase tickets or obtain more information, visit: solareclipsefest2017.com/ The Great American Solar Eclipse with Jocassee Lake Tours Lake Jocassee lies right smack in the middle of the path of totality! You’ll be able to watch the eclipse from the boat, from the shore, or in the lake on a floatie. Bring your lawn chairs,

ties for family fun including a special total eclipse activity area with a variety of kid-friendly activities including face-painting, bubbles, helium balloon fishing, water balloons, water guns, horseshoes, cornhole and more. For more information, visit: explorerabun. com/total-eclipse/ Eclipse Golf Tournament & 19th Hole Festivities at Sky Valley Country Club and the city of Sky Valley Come up to the highest city in the state of Georgia and the coolest on Sunday, August 20 for the Eclipse Golf Tournament & 19th Hole Festivities. Golf your way through one of the most beautiful courses anywhere and end your day with a fabulous band and great food. Tickets will be available separately for the 19th Hole Festivities.

The day will kick off around 1 p.m. and end when the music stops around dusk. n your floaties, and most certainly your binoculars and telescopes. Depending on how much time you have, Lake Jocassee Tours has two tour options for the day.

Eclipsing at Beyond the Bull Enjoy a meal and plenty more while eclipsing at Beyond the Bull, 8095 Keowee School Road, Seneca, between 12:30 and 3:30 p.m.

In the North Georgia Mountains: Tallulah Gorge Total Solar Eclipse Festival Come watch the total solar eclipse at the Tallulah Gorge State Park. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. there will be different stations set up to make your own viewing instrument as well as instruments set up for people to view the eclipse. There will be activities to participate in while waiting for the eclipse such as live music, crafts, recreational and educational activities. Experts will be on hand to answer questions about the eclipse. This is a free event and open to everyone. For more details visit: www.gastateparks.org/tallulahgorge/ or call 706.754.7981. $5 parking fee per car required.

Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is providing a perfect location for viewing this spectacular lifetime event between noon and 4:30 p.m.

During this viewing party there will be music, food and screens set up to watch a NASA feed with experts walking visitors through what is happening as the eclipse touches each state beginning on the West Coast. Cedar Hill, Atlanta’s most entertaining bluegrass band, will be the feature band for this event. Admission of

$5 per person includes protective glasses. Bring your lawn chair and/or blankets. There will be no bleachers or seating provided. Parking will be onsite at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School on a first-come, first-served basis. There also will be off-site parking with shuttle service for an additional fee.

The previous evening, August 20, Rearden Theater at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School will host, from 7-8:30 p.m., a panel of eclipse experts to offer scientific explanations and human observations of what happens when a total solar eclipse occurs.

Dillard “Experience Extraordinary” Total Solar Eclipse Festival August 19-21, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, the Dillard City Town Hall outdoor area will feature bluegrass music leading up to the eclipse. There will also be Rose Distillery Tours & Tastings, Highlands Aerial Park’s zip lines, Dillard House Stables trail rides, awardwinning wine tastings, arts and craft exhibits, BBQ plates and other food and beverage vendors. Solar seminars with Linda Stein will be held at 2 p.m. at the Dillard City Hall and at 7 p.m. at the Dillard House Conference Center.

Cost for Saturday and Sunday limited parking is $5 per car. Monday parking is $10 per car, and all parking includes one pair of eclipse glasses. For additional information visit: dillardgeorgia.com/total-solar-eclipse-an-unforgettable-weekend/ Andy’s Trout Farm – Solar Eclipse Family Friendly Fun August 19-21 will find square dancing, a fish fry on Saturday and out of sight activi-

ECLIPSE GLASSES NEEDED NASA’s website warns that “failure to use appropriate filtration may result in permanent eye damage or blindness” during the August 21 eclipse.

Only during the few minutes of totality is it safe to look at the eclipse with the naked eye. Before and after totality — during the partial-eclipse phases — your eyes must be protected. Be vigilant, NASA advises; put your eclipse glasses back on before any flash of sunlight returns.

Everyone outside the path of totality must use eye protection for watching the partial eclipse.

Special eclipse-viewing glasses certified to meet the required standard are available online. Some communities will be distributing free eclipse glasses in the days before the event. Experts note that sunglasses don’t provide sufficient protection.

Similarly, cameras, binoculars and telescopes without appropriate filters will not protect your eyes. Do not attempt to watch the eclipse through those devices.

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A Watercolor View of the World story by Brett McLaughlin | artwork courtesy of Paul Dohr

A local couple commissioned this picture of a sailboat on Lake Keowee in 2014. Dohr sells a great deal of his art through exhibits and juried shows, as well as privately.

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90-year-old painter remains ‘Young at Art’

“E

verything is beautiful.”

To say that, and truly believe it after witnessing 90 years of tumultuous history, is amazing. To spend 70 years capturing that beauty on canvas is even more amazing. To still be painting at age 90 … well, that’s simply a blessing.

Paul Dohr is a blessed man. Those fortunate enough to see and share his passion for art are equally blessed.

“Painting keeps him young,” Dohr’s wife, Ellie, says as the couple stands surrounded by copies of his instructional paintings in their Keowee Key home.

“He has severe arthritis, but he’s transformed when the students are here,” she adds, referring to the Saturday morning art classes her husband teaches.

These panels represent one of the main teaching tools Paul Dohr uses with his art students. “Simple lines” evolve into a beautiful painting as colors are added from lightest to darkest.

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This picture of a red gristmill was painted in the 1980s. All the white color in the picture is actually the paper, as artist Paul Dohr never uses white or black in his paintings.

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Through a tiny smile, Dohr notes was painted by Paul Dohr in that he can no longer golf or play ten2012. Painting using translucent nis and that the boat has been sold. watercolors, Dohr is able to attain But, clearly preferring not to dwell on various shades of white without his health, he quickly turns the conusing white paint. The purest white versation back to painting. is simply the canvas. • Below: In his “We try to make the lessons fun “classroom,” Paul Dohr uses these birds as an example of how simple lines can and keep it simple. Ellie bakes cookbe used to undertake any painting. ies and brownies, and we set up four tables right in here,” he says, gesturing to the kitchen/dining area of the home.

Dohr teaches like he paints: with a stark simplicity that defies the beauty of his outcome.

Pointing to several panels depicting the various stages of a watercolor creation of a sailboat on Lake Keowee, he explains: “I tell my students to start simple. Use simple lines.”

“We use the lightest color first because the paper illuminates the color,” he continues, pointing out that he never uses white or black paint.

“Any time you see white in my paintings, it’s the paper.”

A native of Wisconsin, Dohr graduated from high school and enrolled in art school at the age of 17. However, World War II broke out and, with mandatory service looming, he joined the Navy. After serving, he returned to art school and went on to earn a business degree from Washington University in St. Louis.

For more than 30 years he worked as a corporate art director/marketing manager and as a national account executive. However, he also was engaged in freelance advertising design, and he never quit painting or teaching the art of his first love.

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“I had transfers all over the country,” he says. “They provided all the subject matter I ever needed.”

He and Ellie wintered in Upstate South Carolina for 10 years, hosting family reunions in the warmer climate and gradually falling in love with the area. A permanent move to Lake Keowee came in 1998.

Paul quickly threw himself into the local art scene.

He reprised his 1950s role as an extension instructor by agreeing to teach classes at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. He was commissioned to create several large paintings for Anderson Medical Center, and he painted and organized shows at various art centers throughout the Upstate. He participated in the Walhalla Art Circle Gallery, helped form the former Artist’s Loft cooperative in Seneca and won honors in countless juried shows.

Exhibitions led to more commissioned pieces and also to more requests to provide paintings for fundraising events.

“I’ve always tried to give back,” he says. “It’s the kindness of life.”

And, while the passing of time has brought about physical challenges, Dohr has always remained true to the basic principles of painting he learned so many years ago.

“I think I was in my second year of art school, and we were working on scenery for a dance stage. I remember my professor took some clothes and ripped them in strips and tied them to a brush like this,” he says, taking a cloth and wrapping it awkwardly around the handle of a nearby kitchen utensil. “Now paint,” he said to us.

“He was trying to tell us that when you look at something, you have to see the essence,” Dohr says, now in full teaching mode. “You can’t just see the tree; you have to see the forest.

“When you see the essence of something,

Paul Dohr is pictured working with several students in the “kitchen classroom” of his home. “Ellie bakes cookies and brownies, and we try to have fun,” he said.

you see the light and the shadows and you understand the color.”

Today, Dohr occasionally uses his old professor’s example in his own classes, but he has also developed his own lesson plan, which, like his art, is simple in form — if not so much in substance.

“I call it the three seasons of art,” he says, “composition, color and contrast.”

Sidestepping stacks of paintings propped up against doorframes, Dohr moves carefully through a living room and formal dining room where individual paintings lean against furniture, awaiting final selection for an upcoming show at Duke Energy’s World of Energy. The array of subject matter is impressive … an old gristmill, a white-bearded banjo player, a sail-

boat cutting through the water, a pair of colorful birds, a homestead surrounded by fields of pastel flowers, a trout fisherman reeling in his catch … and on and on.

“Everything is beautiful,” he smiles. n Dohr’s current exhibit: “Nifty 90: Still Young at Art,” will remain available to the public in the lobby of the World of Energy on Rochester Highway through June 14. His largest masterpiece to date — a triptych depicting his interpretation of the upcoming total solar eclipse — also can be viewed at the World of Energy through January 2018 as part of Duke’s educational program about that August 21 event. For more information about Paul Dohr, his work and his classes, visit: pauldohr.com.

Left: Paul and Ellie Dohr are partners in life and in art. Here, they display two of Paul’s paintings that are currently included in an exhibit at Duke Energy’s World of Energy on Rochester Highway. The exhibition is open through June 14. • Right: This European riverbank scene involves using several of the simple techniques that Dohr emphasizes in the art classes he teaches from his home.

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ummertime in South Carolina means it’s time to bust out the lake toys. The water is blue, the sun is dazzling and people crave living in the moment without a care in the world.

While several people enjoy the intensity of wakeboarding or the fast life of a Jet Ski, many residents enjoy the relaxing tranquility of low-intensity toys such as kayaks, canoes and pontoon boats.

The size and maneuverability of pontoon boats prompts them to sell like wildfire from numerous marine dealerships around the Upstate. Shope’s Boat-

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house in Seneca has sold as many as two or three a week and as many as 15 in a single season.

“We’re constantly having people looking at pontoon boats,” said Dana Shope. “They’re in here all the time.

I’m uncovering and recovering them several times because people want to see them so much,” he quipped.

So, what is it that prompts such pontoon enthusiasm?

For Mel and Anita Swendsen, it’s all about their pontoon built-in bar. Mel and Anita had a pontoon boat when they lived in sunny Florida, so when they moved to the Upstate they were determined to find just the right fit to take out on Lake Keowee.

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David Humphrey enjoys the peace and solitude Lake Keowee offers kayakers early in the morning or as the sun in setting on an evening during the week.

Anita cast the deciding vote in acquiring a pontoon with a bar, something the couple had never had on previous crafts. Once Anita took one look, she was sold and began envisioning the memories she and Mel could have as well as visiting family and friends.

“We’ve loved every minute of having that bar on the boat. We always have people sitting all around it during cocktail time. It’s just a great place to live on the lake, and we also go to The Lighthouse,” she said, referring to a local, lakeside restaurant. “We’ll order hors d’oeuvres and stuff and come back to our dock, sit on the pontoon, drink and eat.”

Purchasing a pontoon has prompted numerous friends and family to come and spend a weekend to get a taste of the lake life. In fact,

the couple even had to start keeping an organized calendar and imposing a three-day limit for each group coming to stay.

“We’ve had as many as 12 people and four dogs on the pontoon at once,” said Mel. “It rides great in rough weather. We average about three or four times a week out on the boat during the summertime, whether it be out on the lake or hanging out at the dock.”

“We love having a glass or more of wine on the dock,” Anita added. “It’s so crazy but so much fun. Now we have company coming over almost every week. We have the three-day limit because it got crazy after a while.”

If Upstate lake residents aren’t enjoying a spacious pontoon boat in the summer, they’re likely out on the blue water working their

Whether it’s the big surface of a pontoon boat or the small surface of a wakeboard that you crave, marine dealerships such as Shope’s Boathouse in Seneca know that when summer is upon us, their business will boom.

It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt on the lake, whether it is for lack of basic knowledge of boating and water safety or some other reason. That’s where the Golden Corner Lakes Sail & Power Squadron comes in to save the day.

The U.S. Power Squadron is the world’s largest recreational boating organization with roughly 35,000 members dedicated to making the water a safer place through marine education, civic services and fellowship. Golden Corner Lakes Sail & Power Squadron is one of 450 squadrons in the country and one of 13 squadrons in South Carolina and Georgia.

In order to offer an environment where folks feel safe controlling anything from a high-powered lake toy to a pontoon or kayak, Golden Corner provides: • Online and in-person boating classes; • Safety promotions including fire safety training, “man overboard” drills and National Safe Boating Week; • Vessel safety examinations; • Charitable activities; and • Nautical chart reviews.

The Golden Corner Lakes Sail & Power Squadron currently has about 100 members and splits its involvement between lakes Keowee and Hartwell. For both bodies of water, the squadron performs numerous duties to benefit residents. On Lake Hartwell, the organization provides lifejackets to the Department of Natural Resources for them to station at their boat ramps for people to use for free.

Jim Hublou, membership chairman for the Squadron, said vessel safety checks, one of the services that the Squadron provides, are a huge help for residents and highly important.

“We have several examiners who will go out and meet with people on the boat, in their garage or wherever their boat is and then we inspect it for safety,” said Hublou.

And, while vessel safety is always important, he also explained that the Squadron values the camaraderie that comes with serving side-by-side with fellow members of the organization. When they aren’t performing civic or educational duties, members of the squadron like to get a group together on an island or in a cove to pass around some food and enjoy each other’s company.

If you feel like you want to be more than just a participant in a course or an event, membership is extended to individuals or family units. Membership provides numerous benefits, including national discount programs for traveling, services and products.

As the Power Squadron’s motto says, “Come for the boating education ... stay for the friends.”

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Purchasing a pontoon has prompted numerous friends and family of Mel and Anita Swendsen to come and spend a weekend with them to get a taste of lake life. In fact, they even had to start keeping an organized calendar and imposing a three-day limit for each group coming to stay.

arm muscles with kayaks and canoes, cutting through the water during early morning sunrises or catching a perfect sunset at dusk.

David Humphrey, an Upstate resident of about 20 years, goes kayaking just about as often as he and his wife can get away, whether it be a peaceful Saturday morning or a chilly evening during the week. He and his wife try to avoid all the motorized boats coming out to take a spin on Lake Keowee on the weekends.

And, since he kayaks during peaceful moments on the lake, David has had a chance to witness many different species of wildlife up close, including turtles, herons, American eagles, snakes and even a red-tailed hawk.

“It’s different than the experience you get from high intensity lake toys,” said David. “We spend a good deal of time out on boats and wave runners, but kayaking is just so much different than that. It’s much more relaxing; it’s much more peaceful.”

Not only are kayaks a perfect lake toy for taking a moment to unwind from the stresses and problems of everyday life, they are also a great way for folks to get some exercise and stay in shape.

In his opinion, the combination of exercise and breathtaking views of coves and shorelines makes kayaking the way to go.

Whether you’re into pontoon boats, canoes or kayaks, more rugged toys such as wake or paddleboards, or the thrill of the Jet Ski or Waverunner, rest assured there’s a toy for you.

If you are already blessed, you know the feeling you get when you first drift away from

the dock. If you don’t own a lake toy yet, what are you waiting for? There’s a toy with your name on it, a Lake Keowee island party to crash or a “docktail” event that you should be hosting.

As Anita Swendsen says: “It’s great isn’t it?

Nobody comes to visit if you don’t live on the lake and have at least one, or maybe a few, lake toys that you and your company can get into.” n

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The infinity pool appears to drop off into Lake Keowee. At left is a handcrafted grilling station made of steel and designed to have a rust-color patina. The station sits beneath a custom canopy designed to reflect the shape of the surrounding trees. Each leaf was plasma cut and is made out of rust-free, lightweight aluminum.

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Only a massive stone fireplace separates the great room — and its magnificent view of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Lake Keowee — from the oval-shaped kitchen/dining area and an adjacent area that is home to Karen’s grand piano. The chandelier appears to be a tree with roots and is a custom design of The Heirloom Companies.

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indy Miller and Karen Deininger had been living what Miller refers to as an “IKEA-style” life for far too long. Her job as the top executive of UPS Europe meant they had moved from one tiny European apartment to another for years. However, a recent promotion and transfer to the States meant change was possible, and so they seized the moment to ditch smalland-temporary for large-and-permanent.

Enter Dillard-Jones Builders of Greenville.

“They knew about us because we had built a home here in South Carolina for the vice president of UPS Europe,” explained DillardJones representative Jessica Smith. “They told us they were politically conservative and wanted to live in a ‘red’ state. South Carolina was a good fit.

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“Karen saw this lot when it was all just trees, but she saw the view and loved it,” Smith continued, motioning across an expansive lot atop the highest point in The Cliffs at Keowee Springs. “They own a home in Colorado with a view of the mountains and being able to see the mountains here was important; even more important than a view of the lake.

“They wanted a house they could move to Colorado, and that’s what they have,” Smith added, gesturing toward large, stone columns that support an impressive entry.

Dillard-Jones is an award-winning design/ build firm, boasting more than 200 years of residential building experience among its principal team members. According to Smith, that experience came in handy as they crafted a design and built what is a truly unique, 7,000-square foot home for Miller and Deininger … a home that they believe will be outstanding in all seasons.

“We wanted to feel like we were outdoors from everywhere,” Cindy said. “And, while it’s going to be a wonderful home in the summer, we think it’s going to be a great year-round home because there are so many aspects to enjoy.”

Many of those aspects are outgrowths of blending two very different design styles.

“Cindy is into the rustic look,” Smith said, “but Karen is more traditional. We had to blend those two looks without making the house look like part of it belonged to Cindy and the other part to Karen. Our interior designer did a great job.”

With that simply stated guidance — blend two design themes into a home with a view of the mountains — Dillard-Jones created a concept and turned things over to veteran project manager Andy Dickerson to create a home. Although the owners were only onsite for a few days three times during the build, Dickerson

The home’s impressive kitchen features an island with seating for three, ample countertop space and uniquely stained cupboards. A range, double oven and refrigerator are at the far end, along with the entry to a large butler’s pantry (at right). • The upper porch has retractable screens and makes a perfect place to host small cookouts, watch TV or even warm up by the fire with coffee in the morning.

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had the expertise to take what Miller calls a “rolling design” and create a near-flawless finished product.

“I know a lot of project managers, and if I was going to build a home like this, I’d want Andy,” Smith said. “We tease him that he

probably has a room here if he wants it.”

One of Dickerson’s best decisions was to employ The Heirloom Companies out of Campobello, SC. Owner Ben Moseley said the first home he worked on was that of Dillard-Jones owner Tom Dillard, and, apparently, his work

Even from the road entrance, the Miller-Deininger home looks expansive. A mother-in-law suite has been built over the garage. From the lake side, two portions of the roof are covered in copper, leading the owners to name it Copper Top and make it easy to spot from the lake.

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was impressive. Dillard-Jones has used Heirloom frequently to handle custom wood and iron needs.

In the Miller-Deininger home, Heirloom’s responsibilities included all interior stairways and railings and all exterior balconies, railings and lighting, including impressive copThe bunkroom on the second floor will per, gaslights at the provide a truly unique experience for entrance and lanterns guests visiting the home. Note the on stone posts near custom-designed light fixtures near the head of each bed. the pool. However, it is with the creation of custom decorative pieces that Heirloom has really made its name, and this home certainly adds to an impressive resume.

Moseley points to a massive light suspended over the interior entryway (somewhat traditional) as one creation and to another chandelier in the great room that appears to be a tree with roots (more rustic).

“It’s funny,” Miller said, “we’ve been at the house and found our-

selves just sitting in that room looking up at plasma cut and is made out of rust-free, lightthat light, and we’ve had to remind ourselves weight aluminum. why we were really here.”

“The canopy was Dillard-Jones’ idea,” MoseHowever, Heirloom’s signature piece in this ley said. “It provides a little shade and it also home is actually part of an outdoor complex has a string of lights that give it a twinkling efthat begs entertaining. fect. There are also LED lights in the bar itself, Near the infinity pool and hot tub, between the putting green and fire pit, sits a custom outdoor grilling station that is an Heirloom original.

Semi-circular in design to blend in to the curvature of the dining room above, the station fits the client’s Coyote Grill, a Big Green Egg and an additional side burner, doors and drawers. Unlike many stone-based grilling stations, this one is made of steel and designed to have a rust-color patina. The station sits beneath an HeirloomThe media room features overstuffed leather recliners and chaise lounges, a created custom canopy massive screen on which to watch movies designed to reflect the and carpeting and wood paneling that shape of the surroundimprove the room’s audio capabilities. ing trees. Each leaf was

so it looks nice at night.”

The grilling station sits immediately outside a full interior bar whose windows open, allowing food to be served from the outside in.

The bar, with its keg taps, icemaker and refrigerator, is adjacent to a full, temperature-con-

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trolled wine room for which Heirloom provided the metal racking for dozens of bottles of wine.

A large lounge/gaming area is nearby. A gas fireplace features a reclaimed beam mantle and the ceiling features reclaimed timbers. This level, with its immediate pool access, also features a pool bath, second laundry area and another guest room, complete with full bath.

The home’s exterior is terraced and magnificently landscaped. Stone walkways lead down to the fire pit on one side, and past the putting green and driving mats to an enclosed dog run on the other end of the house. A patio lounge features a gas fireplace and large screen television. There are additional patio/pool entrances from a guest room with a full bath, and from a door near a workout room that overlooks the lake.

The patio sits directly below a retractable screen porch that can be accessed from just inside the three-car garage. The porch has yet another gas fireplace and large screen TV, as well as a second grill for outdoor cooking. A circular metal stairway, built by Heirloom, connects to the patio below.

The final feature on the lower level is a media room that features a massive screen with overhead projector, four overstuffed recliners and a pair of chaise lounges.

Completion of the room came only after

a site visit by the owners and what Smith referred to as an example of the client’s eye for the finished product.

“When I saw the barn wood,” Miller said, “I knew that’s what had to go in that room, just like I knew we had to have wood on that one wall in the bunk room.”

The entry level of the home has an open design. Only a massive stone fireplace separates the great room — and its magnificent view of the Blue Ridge Mountains and Lake Keowee — from the oval-shaped kitchen/dining area and an adjacent area where Karen’s grand pia-

This photo shows the temperature-controlled wine room, which is located next to a full bar on the home’s pool/ patio level. The wine racks were custom created by The Heirloom Companies. Photo by Brett McLaughlin

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There is also a small sitting area outside the master suite, which features a walkout porch, expansive bath, a huge walk-in closet and coffer beams. The design of the master presents another compromise in the rustic-vs.-traditional styling. While the crown molding with a single straight line says traditional, the sliding barn door entry to the bath captures the rustic theme. Whereas the first floor features replaned and exquisite white oak flooring, the second floor is carpeted.

The home also features a mother-in-law suite over the garage, with living area, kitchenette, master suite and guest room.

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The T ime of Your Life A free viewing of the 1987 classic “Dirty Dancing” is the lead event of the twoday Dirty Dancing Festival held each summer in Lake Lure. This year’s event will be held August 18-19.

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ICONIC MOVIE CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY IN LAKE LURE story by Brett McLaughlin photos courtesy of McConnell Group PR

Thirty years ago, Frances “Baby “ Houseman fell in love with resort dance instructor Johnny Castle and America fell in love with “Dirty Dancing.”

This summer, for the eighth consecutive year, thousands of fans of that 1987 movie classic will converge on Lake Lure, NC, for the time of their life.

For two days — August 18 (Patrick Swayze’s birthday) and August 19 — attendees of the Dirty Dancing Festival will relive it all — timeless songs, dirty dancing, lake lifts and, of course, watermelons.

Originally a low-budget film by a new studio, and with no major stars (except Broadway legend Jerry Orbach in a supporting role), “Dirty Dancing” became a massive box office hit.

Within two years it had earned over $214 million worldwide. It went on to become the first film to sell more than a million copies on home video, and its soundtrack generated two multiplatinum albums and multiple singles, including (I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” which won both the Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

The movie provided breakout roles for its two lead actors, Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze, whose provocative Mambo duet, complete with an iconic lift, moved the guests of Max Kellerman’s Catskill resort out of their seats and onto the dance floor. Swayze, in particular, went on to star in several other films, but it was his role as the leader of the resort’s working-class entertainment staff that followed him to his early grave.

When Swayze died from pancreatic cancer in 2009, enamored movie fans flooded Lake Lure. Seven hundred people turned out in the rain for a spontaneous candlelight vigil, and local residents were moved to create a signature event that debuted the following year. In 2013, the festival became an official event of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network with a portion of the proceeds donated to help find a cure for the disease that claimed the movie star’s life.

Originally co-founded by Jo Beyersdorfer of JNB Events in Los Angeles, CA, and Michelle McConnell Yelton of McConnell Group PR in Lake Lure, ownership rights to the Dirty Dancing Festival were purchased and a major recasting of the event was undertaken last year by the Chamber of Hickory Nut Gorge.

An open-air venue was created in Morse Park Meadows and some 40 arts and crafts vendors and more food vendors were added.

Friday night ticket holders will be able to enjoy dancing to a live band as well as other entertainment beginning at 5 p.m. A free viewing of the original movie will get underway at 8 p.m. Participants are urged to bring blankets and chairs. No coolers or oversized bags are allowed. Parking on site is $5, while shuttles run free from nearby lots.

{at top} A Shag Dancing competition is one of the popular events of the Lake Lure Dirty Dancing Festival. Couples compete while dancing to several of the iconic movie’s hit songs. {at bottom} One of the most popular stage performances at past festivals has been “dirty dancing,” in this case performed by members of the Asheville Ballet.

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Saturday will be a full day of activities with gates opening at 9 a.m. Admission includes live music, an open dance floor, a Shag dance competition, dance performances and lessons, arts and crafts vendors, the lake lift competition and watermelon games. Food and beverage vendors will be onsite. Parking is $10 onsite and $5 in nearby lots with shuttles.

The annual Lake Lift Competition has grown from three contestants to 16. There have been winners from North Carolina, South Carolina and Indiana.

The following songs from the movie will be used in the Dirty Dancing Festival Shag Competition: “Hey Baby,” “Be My Baby,” “Love Is Strange,” ”Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” and ”Do You Love Me?” Dancers will compete in beginner and non-pro divisions. n

This photo of the 2011 Lake Lift Contest winners has become an unofficial symbol of the Dirty Dancing Festival held each August in Lake Lure, NC.

More festival information can be obtained by contacting McConnell Group PR at 828.286.9977 or info@mcconnellgrouppr.com or at: TimeOfYourLifeNC.com Additional inquiries can be sent to info@hickorynutchamber. com In 2011, a “Dirty Dancing” remake was announced with Kenny Ortega, who choreographed the original film, as the director. After numerous delays, rights to the movie were picked up by ABC and it aired last month. (See related story.)

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Proceeds from the watermelon race competition go to support pancreatic cancer research. It is the disease that claimed the life of “Dirty Dancing” star Patrick Swayze at the age of 57 in 2009.

HIGH HAMPTON HOSTS, CELEBRATES ‘DIRTY DANCING’ REMAKE It was the summer of 1963 that Patrick Swayze, aka Johnny Castle, appeared on the stage at a Catskill Mountain resort and uttered the classic movie line, “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.” With that, “Dirty Dancing” became the unexpected smash hit of 1987.

Last month, ABC Television celebrated the film’s 30th anniversary with a highly acclaimed remake that was filmed just over the North Carolina border at the historic High Hampton Inn and Country Club.

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Cashiers, NC, the High Hampton opens its doors every spring and provides the perfect summer getaway for families. But in the spring of 2016, it rolled out the red carpet and provided the perfect location to resurrect Kellerman’s Resort and ABC’s version of “Dirty Dancing.”

Guests at The Inn had a chance to glimpse stars on location during the week of production, including Debra Messing as Baby’s mother, Abigail Breslin as Baby, Sarah Hyland as Baby’s sister Lisa and Colt Prattes as Johnny. Billy Dee Williams played the role of Tito, Kellerman’s charismatic bandleader, and Sons of Anarchy’s Katy Sagal, starred as Vivian Pressman.

“We were in full preparation mode from April 28 to May 4, when the film crew arrived,” recalled former General Manager Clifford Meads, whose tireless staff hosted an onslaught of cameras, directors, producers and the stunning cast, while also seeing that life went on as usual for HHI guests.

They say that at the HHI there’s no need for televisions, because the show is outside, where activities from tennis to hiking to golf await. This spring, however, for one evening, there were televisions aplenty as The High Hampton marked the beginning of its 95th season with a Hollywood extravaganza almost one year to the day after ABC completed its filming of “Dirty Dancing.”

On May 24, capturing the essence of a time gone by, guests were treated to an “opening night” screening party that culminated with the debut of the three-hour filmed musical event.

Throughout the celebratory day, the original “Dirty Dancing” movie played continuously, setting the mood for a nostalgic evening during which General Manager Manuel de Juan and Group Events Director Chelsea Powell left no stone unturned. Waiters, bellmen and bartenders wore custom Kellerman shirts, and managers, as well as guests, were dressed in ’50s and ’60s outfits. A grand stage in the middle of the lobby was the scene for dancers to perform and give cha-cha, mambo, rumba and salsa lessons. Mixologists concocted Pink Ladies and Old Fashioneds, while shrimp cocktails,

story by Bill Bauer / photos courtesy of The High Hampton Inn

chef carved prime rib and HHI’s special fried chicken adorned a massive buffet that was accompanied by a mouthwatering array of 1960s-themed desserts including historic Hummingbird Cake.

As couples and families have been flocking to the 1,400-acre resort and golf course for almost a century, the High Hampton Inn is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Perhaps it’s time you found out why. You just might depart singing “I’ve Had the Time of My Life!”

ABOUT THE HIGH HAMPTON INN In addition to the main lodge, 17 cottages, featuring from one to 14 bedrooms, await couples or families, each offering breathtaking views in every direction. The 35-acre on-property Hampton Lake provides opportunities for swimming, paddle boarding, boating and golfing. Adventures also await guests along eight wellmarked trails, including paths leading to the peaks of Chimney Top Mountain and Rock Mountain.

The main lodge’s broad porch is a favorite spot for guests to enjoy a quiet afternoon. The High Hampton Spa and Health Club offers a full array of spa and massage services, fitness classes, a rockclimbing wall, plus outdoors Pilates and yoga experiences. Tea is served every day at 4 p.m., and guests can choose to dine at the Rock Mountain Tavern or in The Inn’s dining room where local seasonal ingredients determine an array of tasty entrees.

For more information about seasonal rates, specials and availability visit: www.highhamptoninn.com or contact reservations at 800.334.2551.

{above} Members of the ABC Television production of “Dirty Dancing” signed this poster, which is framed and on display at The High Hampton Inn where the remake was filmed in 2016. • {below} The beautiful views attainable at The High Hampton Inn explain why it proved to be a perfect location for remaking the classic movie “Dirty Dancing.”

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n 1916, what became known as the Great Flood destroyed the dam on a pristine, 138-acre lake in the Western North Carolina mountains. It also destroyed an undertaking by Charlotte businessman George Stephens, who, in 1909, had built a lake club complete with an inn, 39 cottages and a shoreline pavilion. Twelve years later, after a new earthen dam was built creating a 30-acre lake, the Episcopal Church purchased the property. It marked the beginning of the historic Kanuga Conference & Retreat Center, an idyllic setting if you seek seclusion, serenity and simplicity.

For most of the year, Kanuga plays host to a multitude of secular and non-secular organizations seeking the ideal setting for a conference or retreat — a place where guests can avoid distraction and stay focused on the agenda at hand.

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{opposite page} The leisurely side of Kanuga can include rocking on the porch, sitting in the Johnson Fireplace lounge, visiting the library or strolling through a labyrinth. • {above} The history of Kanuga Conference & Retreat Center dates to 1928 when the Episcopal Church purchased property on a 30-acre lake between Hendersonville and Flat Rock, NC. That religious origin is evidenced in this beautiful chapel. Photo by Bill Bauer

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But for 10 weeks — seven in the summer, one during the fall leaf-peeping season and one each at Thanksgiving and Christmas — Kanuga’s 1,400 acres between Hendersonville and Flat Rock, NC, are opened to guests and transformed into a vibrant, yet still secluded, playground.

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ard Sharp Smith designed the historic cottages that are still in use today, but the centerpiece of the retreat is the newly renovated Kanuga Lake Inn. After a six-month, $6.5 million renovation, the Inn reopened last June.

“A lot of people are still learning about Kanuga, and now we have this wonderful 61-room

Inn that has been completely renovated through and through,” said Leslie Hartley, director of marketing. “The Inn is modernized and more accessible. I definitely anticipate this will create more interest in coming to Kanuga.”

The renovation involved nearly every aspect of the 49-year-old Inn. Spartan accommodations were transformed with upgrades like a

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The centerpiece at Kanuga is the newly remodeled Lake Inn, which opened last June after a six-month, $6.5 million renovation.

new HVAC system with controls in each room, new queen and king beds, improved lighting, completely renovated bathrooms and the installation of a new wireless internet system. In keeping with Kanuga’s mission, solar panels line its roof and provide all the hot water. The Inn pays homage to Kanuga tradition with no televisions, alarm clocks or phones in the rooms.

“The Inn was built in 1968 and made it possible for Kanuga to become a year-round conference and retreat center,” said the retreat’s Vice President of Property Ricky Varnadore who oversaw the project. “Now, we’ve taken it a step further by improving accessibility and making staying at the Inn a more welcoming experience for all.”

Kanuga can host groups ranging from a handful of people up to 500.

“Kanuga is an important part of our tourism landscape, drawing 25,000 visitors a year to Henderson County,” said Beth Carden, executive director of the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority. She added that Kanuga also served as base camp for the remake

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FLAT ROCK The Carl Sandburg Home and Connemara Goat Farm A designated National Park site, this is a great place to spend a few hours. The home is currently under preservation repair, but daily 30-minute tours of the interior and the grounds are offered. Mrs. Sandburg once said, “We didn’t just buy 245 acres when we bought Connemara; we bought a million acres of sky too!” Go online for general information at www.nps.gov/carl/planyourvisit/hours.htm.

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of the famous movie, “Dirty Dancing” and that more than half of the movie was filmed at the retreat and conference center.

For more than 85 years, Kanuga’s summer guests have enjoyed all-inclusive packages that provide meals, lodging and activities for an entire stay.

“Many of our guests have been coming for years, and most stay in the same cottage,” said Connie Holliday, sales director. “They were here as kids and now bring their own kids, carrying on the tradition.”

Comfortably rustic is the best way to describe the three types of accommodations at Kanuga.

Whether it’s a room for two in the modernized Inn, an historic cottage with two to six bedrooms, or one of six guests houses with four bedrooms, four baths and a kitchenette, there is a place for any size party. All provide the perfect respite after a day of recreational and/or artistic pursuits provided by Kanuga’s well-trained, enthusiastic staff.

A host of daily activities is offered for all ages with no pressure to do anything should you choose to simply relax, rest and renew.

“We have youth programs that begin with a nursery for under 3-year-olds, going all the way up to the Kanuga Adventure Program for ages 15-18,” Holliday said. “And the same holds true for adults with activities from arts and crafts to archery.” Guest weeks run Saturday to Satur-

day. Monday through Friday a fun-filled schedule is posted in Kanuga’s Daily Bugle. Three meals a day are announced, somewhat ironically, with a bugle call. All are traditional homecooked meals, served buffet style.

After supper and vespers, as the sun begins to set and the stars reappear over the lake, guests gather for one more nightly event. It could be square dancing, a sing-a-long, a musical band,

Biltmore House supervising architect Richard Sharp Smith designed the historic cottages that are still in use today.

bingo or a Frisbee tournament. Each week ends with a follies and slide show culminating a week of family fun and friendship.

The follies consist of songs or skits performed by children and youth ages 3-12. The last act is always the slideshow, followed by the closing of

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This festival in the courtyard of the renovated inn is just one example of the family-oriented events that highlight the daily calendar at Kanuga Conference & Retreat Center.

the follies with the Kanuga Song, sung by guests and staff.

The autumn, Thanksgiving and Christmas guest periods provide many of the same traditions, but also cater to the season. The Blue Ridge Mountains are an awesome sight in the fall, and the ever-changing foliage is only rivaled by the relaxation and rejuvenation Kanuga provides. Thanksgiving is celebrated in grand style with no worries about cooking and cleaning.

The annual Turkey Trot, Saturday Night Football in the lounge and the Thursday night square dance are just a few of the traditional favorites. Christmas in the mountains means there are fresh cut Christmas trees to decorate your cottage, gingerbread houses to be made, and hot chocolate waiting to be sipped with Santa.

From archery to zumba, the list of activities is never-ending and varied to accommodate all ages and abilities. Tennis and pickle ball, boating, swimming and fishing on the lake are among the most popular.

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From archery to zumba, the list of activities at Kanuga Resort is neverending and varied to accommodate all ages and abilities.

“You can take a short hike around the lake or venture out on over 20 miles of trails,” said Environmental Manager Clint DeWitt.

Of course, there is the leisurely side of Kanuga as well, which includes rocking on the porch, sitting in the Johnson Fireplace lounge, visiting

the library or strolling through the labyrinth. You can enjoy an afternoon ice cream sundae, float, or iced coffee, and evenings can include sampling craft beers, wine or cocktails at Fleming’s Lakeside Pavilion.

Kanuga is special, unique and worthy of a spot on anyone’s bucket list, especially if escaping from the hustle and bustle of daily routines or avoiding trips to crowded cities, beaches and theme parks is what you seek.

Your memorable getaway in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where relaxation and renewal abound, is an hour from Greenville and 30 minutes from Asheville at 130 Kanuga Chapel Drive in Hendersonville, NC. n For reservations and/or more information call 828.692.9136, email info@kanuga.org or visit: www.kanuga.org

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Cleghorn demands well-placed shots Course winds its way through Tryon development story by Bill Bauer | photos courtesy of Cleghorn Golf & Sports Club

In the distance lies the family manor house built in 1837 by William and Lettice Cleghorn. Today the stately mansion sits on a hill overlooking the clubhouse and finishing holes of the Cleghorn Golf & Sports Club at Tryon Resort.

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estled on an original 2,000-acre “Kings Grant” parcel of land in nearby Rutherfordton, NC is a golf course … but not just any old golf course.

The property, issued to William Cleghorn in 1752, was once a thriving cotton and corn plantation. But, like so many plantations over time, the Cleghorns had to sell their land to meet expenses — leaving behind a family manor house built in 1837

by William and Lettice Cleghorn.

Today the stately mansion sits on a hill overlooking the clubhouse and finishing holes of the Cleghorn Golf & Sports Club at Tryon Resort, a classic George Cobb design that winds through the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Cobb is well known for designing Augusta National’s par-3 track and Charlotte’s Quail Hollow, site of the 2017 PGA Championship.

He also created local courses at Clemson University and Keowee Key, and in every instance, his goal has been to design attractive layouts that are challenging but not punitive, while using existing terrain. His desire is for the average golfer to enjoy a round without getting frustrated, while allowing a low handicapper to find a demanding test of skill.

In 1972, Cobb turned the once proud plantation into just such a course. At the Tryon Resort course, golfers play up, down and around natural elevation changes, hitting down gently sloping fairways that connect elevated tees and greens. Extensive renovations to Champion Bermuda greens and 58 bunkers, as well as the addition of 62 deluxe Club Car electric carts have earned the course a spot on Golf Digest’s list of “Best Places to Play!”

Having driven uphill past the old manor house, the shortest and easiest par-4 hole on the 6,762-yard layout awaits at the number one tee. Typically length is not really an issue on Cobb’s par-4s, and your

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Cleghorn allows you to club down, choosing accuracy over distance and still have a makeable approach to the green. Of course controlling the driver and hitting the fairway will leave scoring opportunities with short irons where fast and true Bermuda greens, some with tiers and most with undulations, await the flat stick.

Dave Long, PGA professional and director of golf, calls Cleghorn a player’s course.

“You’ll use every club in the bag if you play from the tips, but from the forward tees it can become a driverwedge game, making it playable for everyone,” he said, going on to credit Superintendent Dan Fradley with exceptional course maintenance. {at right} At Cleghorn Golf & Sports Club at Tryon Resort golfers play up, down and around natural elevation changes, hitting down gently sloping fairways that connect elevated tees and greens. • {below} Typically length is not an issue on the par-4s at Cleghorn Golf & Sports Club. Your driver could get you into trouble unless it’s properly placed. Cleghorn allows you to club down, choosing accuracy over distance and still have a makeable approach to most of the greens.

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Extensive renovations to Champion Bermuda greens and 58 bunkers, as well as the addition of 62 deluxe Club Car electric carts have earned the course a spot on Golf Digest’s list of “Best Places to Play.”

“The natural beauty, combined with surprising elevation changes, makes our course beautiful,” said Long.

The par-3 signature hole fits Long’s description. At 200 yards from the back tees, it’s all carry from the tee box to an ample, kidney-

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biggest decision comes after teeing off on the 18th, which plays at 574-yards from the tips.

A wide-open fairway, where you can catch a downhill slope and roll forever, presents the risk-reward challenge — a full carry shot over a sizable pond sitting below an elevated green that slopes slightly to the pond. Come up short and you’ll most likely roll back to the water or plug in the hill; anything long will arrive in one of the three bunkers that surround the back and sides leaving a precarious sand shot.

Try to avoid the “I didn’t come here to lay up” mentality. The prudent play is to hit a short iron down to the end of the fairway, leaving a 108-yard approach that will play a bit easier to the green. Two putt for par or drop a putt for birdie on this spectacular finishing hole and head to the clubhouse.

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Long is excited about the changes that are taking place at Cleghorn Golf & Sports Club.

Becoming the golf venue for the renowned Tryon Equestrian Center and Resort down the road, Cleghorn is becoming a stay and play destination.

“We’re in the middle of nowhere and in the center of everything,” he says describing the prime location near Asheville, Lake Lure, Charlotte and Greenville. “Tryon has a threeyear plan to improve the golf course as well as construct a 50-room inn, complete with a restaurant and spa on the property. We are thrilled at the renovated pool and the purchase of all new maintenance equipment.”

One stop at the Equestrian Complex, site of the upcoming 2018 World Equestrian Games, will give you a feel for what can be done when

major players are invested in making an already great golf course a magnificent place to tee it up. n Cleghorn Golf & Sports Club is located a few miles from Highway 74 at Exit 173, Union Road in Rutherfordton, NC. It is a full service golf facility with a grass tee driving range, putting green and well-appointed pro shop for all your golfing needs. Food and beverages are available.

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Southern Hospitality Reserve rolls out red carpet for next gen of LPGA players story by Brett McLaughlin | photos courtesy of The Reserve at Lake Keowee

Members of The Reserve at Lake Keowee golf course maintenance team were up before sunrise, readying the course for the first day of the three-day Clemson Women’s Invitational earlier this year. The Reserve and its residents hosted 17 teams, including several ranked among the best in the country.

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’m hungry,” the young woman said, slipping off her shoes as the door swung closed behind her and she headed toward the kitchen.

“So am I,” echoed another right behind her.

Sisters? Daughters of Reserve residents Carol and Wiley Bryant, perhaps? Neighbor girls?

Nope. None of the above.

They, and five others who filed in behind them, were members and coaches of the University of Florida women’s golf team. They were fresh off a full day of practice on The Reserve at Lake Keowee golf course, driving range and putting green in Sunset, SC. It was late afternoon. They were hot and, like most college students, hungry.

Wiley Bryant smiled. Carol stirred, as if to head off to answer the call for food.

“Get your showers and get cleaned up,” a voice from across the room said.

Without a word, the girls headed upstairs.

Coach Emily Glaser had spoken.

Settled on a screened deck overlooking the lake, the Bryants explained how fortunate they felt to be among The Reserve residents selected to host a team. After all, many had volunteered when Clemson hosted its first invitational at The Reserve in 2016. Even more answered the call this year.

“It makes a lot of sense,” Wiley said. “It’s pretty rural out here. The hotels and restaurants aren’t close.”

Last year, there were 14 teams in the tournament field and 24 homes were chosen as hosts.

This year, the field expanded to 17 teams and 46 members volunteered. While only 30 were chosen to host teams and officials, before the three-day event ended on April 2, some 70 member families had contributed volunteer time.

“Word got out last year that this was a pretty neat event and people were actually texting during last year’s tournament that they wanted to be hosts this year,” Wiley said.

“We asked for the Gators,” he said, smiling.

“You betcha.”

“We had so much fun last year,” Carol added.

“And they won the championship,” Wiley said, his smile growing wider. “We really wanted to have them again this year.”

Both are Florida natives. Wiley is an avowed “Gator from birth.” Carol grew up in the Miami area, but the couple lived much of the ’90s in Gainesville where they held season tickets to Florida football and were avid boosters of all Gator sports.

They moved to The Reserve full-time in 2014, but the orange and purple of Clemson never replaced the orange and blue in their hearts.

The hospitality of The Reserve is, according to Glaser and Assistant Coach Janice Olivencia, greatly appreciated by the team.

Wearing all the appropriate colors, Wiley and Carol Bryant watch a member of the University of Florida women’s golf team tee off during the Clemson Women’s Invitational at The Reserve.

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“This is unique. It’s rare to stay with host families,” Glaser said. “I think our veterans, who played here last year, looked forward to it.

It’s nice not to have to stare at the same four walls of a hotel room.”

Golf teams are on the road a lot, Glaser said, competing in tournaments in the fall and then starting up again in February, leading up to

league and national competition.

“This is a nice diversion for the girls,” she said. “They are able to rest and relax. It’s special … the connection they are able to make with host families makes it special.”

“You get to meet new and marvelous people.

It’s a comfortable feeling, but it’s a lot of work for the host families,” Olivencia added, casting

a smile toward the Bryants. “Having five or six girls and two adults all under one roof.”

Members of the Gator team, who played their way to a tournament title last year, knew the challenge in front of them this year. The terrain and the difficulty of the course were not lost on the freshmen, however, especially as they drove in on Wednesday night.

{above} Native Floridians and longtime Gator fans, Wiley and Carol Bryant pose with Florida Coach Emily Glaser. The couple hosted Glaser, Assistant Coach Janice Olivencia and six members of the Gator women’s golf team during the Clemson Invitational. • {below} Clemson University President and honorary starter Jim Clements chats with members of the Clemson, Houston and Florida State women’s golf teams before opening this year’s Clemson Invitational at The Reserve at Lake Keowee.

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“One of the girls commented that they had played on some ‘hilly’ courses but this place puts those to shame,” said Glaser. “When they’re playing on carts, they know it’s going to be difficult.”

And, while their days in Sunset are filled with practice and competition, hosts such as the Bryants do provide pontoon boat rides for the girls and try to be available when needed.

“They can be with us, or they can be by themselves,” Carol said. “It’s up to them.”

The Southern charm of the event, however, extends well beyond host families. Although threatening weather turned a planned street party on Thursday night into a clubhouse event, the welcome party was a huge hit. Players from all 17 teams enjoyed barbecue, competed in an egg toss competition and danced

{at left} Members of the Louisville women’s golf team seem to be enjoying the misfortune of another team’s member during the egg toss tournament put on by The Reserve as part of a welcome event for the Clemson Women’s Invitational Tournament. • {at right} Members of the highly-rated University of Florida women’s golf team show their appreciation for a pontoon ride by displaying the Gator Chomp. The ride was compliments of their weekend hosts, Reserve residents Wiley and Carol Bryant.

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the evening away to tunes spun by Clemson’s popular DJ Sha. To the chagrin of the Bryants and their weekend guests, Florida State won the egg toss, which proved to be an omen as the Seminoles went on to win the tournament and post the top individual score.

The Gators finished three strokes back in third place among 17 teams that included seven of the top 30 teams in the nation. Furman, ranked eighth in the nation entering the tournament, finished second for the second year in a row. Texas was fourth, while Glaser’s alma mater Michigan State was fifth.

Still, just a few weeks removed from their experience at The Reserve, the University of Florida girls won the Southeast Conference title, a feat not wasted on Wiley Bryant. In a joking email to Reserve Communications Director Becky Weedman, he quipped, “How ‘bout them Gators! It appears staying at our house a few weeks ago made the difference as they kicked butt in the SEC Tournament.” n A Florida Gator is pictured on the tee box at the 15th hole on The Reserve. Not only is being hosted in family homes unusual for tournament participants, but so is being able to be carted around the course, something the topography of The Reserve course demands.

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itting on high stools in the new outdoor pavilion, we savored the hors d’oeuvres of fresh oysters, bacon-wrapped quail legs and delicious fried gator bites while reviewing the day’s hunting highlights. Shooting doubles — some true, some on report — was definitely near the top of the list. The adrenaline rush of coveys bursting in all directions was up there too. The winner, however, had to be the magical dog moments. For we northeastern grouse and woodcock hunters, most outstanding was watching our German shorthairs and German wirehairs honor each other’s points, keep their heads on straight amidst fast flying bobwhites and even point a fresh bird with a retrieved one in their mouth. Our dog owner egos maxed out as we relived the moments and toasted each one.

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“The relationships we have built over the years with our guests make them feel at home,” Smith explains. “That’s what separates SouthWind from other commercial hunting plantations. Our team’s mission is to give each of our guests an experience of a lifetime.”

SouthWind has 5,000 acres of wiregrass and long leaf pine, carefully managed to provide excellent quail habitat. Hunters have their choice of accessing the courses via Jeeps or traditional mule-drawn wagons.

Our guides this year, Will Key and Reid Heard, understood that even though we were handling our own dogs we appreciated tips on how best to work each field. We also definitely needed their help spotting downed quail, which have a knack for disappearing into the landscape even when they’re cleanly shot. The early February weather this year was particularly warm, so we shortened the time each brace hunted and made sure both humans and gun dogs were well hydrated. Our favorite tracts to hunt offered a tall pine canopy for shade, but in truth, we never met a quail field we didn’t love.

The birds flew well. A few times the dogs found groups of eight or more birds; more often they were in coveys of five or six. Some of the brush was low enough for us to see our dogs work. In other spots, we used bells or point beepers to keep tabs on the pointers’ locations.

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word — at the back of a field where Bruno and Rudder held point while we missed every bird.

Another entry recalls the broad hillside by SouthWind’s big duck pond where we split up to pursue a pair of quail that seemed to taunt us by eluding our guns. We ended up following Tiza as she tracked the bird scent into a thick tangle of edge cover. And, along the way, we collected magnificent pinecones, an 8-point deer shed, stories of unseen armadillos and often the rich scent of Georgia’s red clay soil.

Smith sums it up saying, “After a day in the field, guests here know they have been hunting with some of the most experienced professionals in their craft. From the guides to the habitat, we aim to create a perfect atmosphere to experience quail hunting at its finest.”

SouthWind offers a choice of accommodations. The main lodge sleeps 18 guests and overlooks the 20-acre lake. Other lodges located throughout the property sleep eight or nine guests. Another option is the Owners Retreat, which features a private clays course and private dining.

A party of six hunters, we stayed at the Callahan Lodge. I can’t imagine accommodations more perfect for our group. We had six dogs and there was plenty of space for their crates and gear, plus a washer and dryer that came in handy since we were staying for eight days. The Callahan kitchen was great for the two nights

If one is up for it after a busy day in the field, SouthWind provides its guests with an array of entertainment options.

we decided to cook our own dinners — one of which made use of the big charcoal grill out back. The patio fire pit, pool table and wellstocked bar kept us busy in the evenings.

Our third night there was Superbowl Sunday. We took SouthWind up on their offer to send dinner to us rather than having to rush after hunting to get back to the main lodge.

This extra touch of hospitality was better than I anticipated. While we were out hunting, the staff set the dinner table and prepared chaf-

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SouthWind’s Marketing Director Leslie Bernier appeared soon after, delivering a tray of savory chicken wings. With timing perfectly suited to showers, cocktails and kick-off, the rest of our dinner — steak, potatoes, salad, vegetables and Boston cream pie (appropriate

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Details of the activities and amenities SouthWind Plantation offers can be found on their website at www.huntsouthwind.com — info on quail, deer, duck and turkey hunting; Bob Self’s shooting instruction packages; fishing for trophy large mouth bass and bream; SouthWind’s professional guides; their expert pointers and cockers; wedding retreats; corporate events; and family outings.

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SouthWind treats its guests, and how General Manager Joseph Sunday goes out of his way to make each guest’s experience extraordinary. For example, our group has a long-standing joke about my husband’s dislike for chukar partridge because he has to handle them so much during our bird dog training. On his birthday for a surprise our guides secretly put out several chukars for our dogs to hunt up — and each chukar (none of which, fortunately, did we miss) had a “Happy Birthday” tag tied to its leg! They even arranged for an ATV for a member of our group who’d just had surgery.

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Another example would be that each time I’ve been to SouthWind, they accommodate my extra-large German shorthair by strapping a big plastic kennel to the Jeep. Our preferences for wine, a beautiful birthday cake, timely gun repairs, group photos ... there are too many special favors and fine memories to fit them all in our SouthWind journal. n Nancy Anisfield is an outdoor writer/ photographer specializing in hunting dogs and all aspects of the wingshooting industry. For more, visit: anisfieldphotography.com.

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The Cat’s Meow Book urges children to learn history, enjoy art story by Brett McLaughlin | photos courtesy of Blue Ridge Arts Center

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hether it’s the Hat in the Cat (Yes, that’s right.), Miss Lacey or Blue Moon, chances are you’ve crossed paths with one of Seneca’s famous cats.

Now, the not-so-furry but extraordinarily beautiful metal felines that have come to symbolize downtown Seneca have stepped their notoriety up a notch through the publication of a colorful and practically cuddly book.

“Seneca Cats on the Alley” debuted last summer, but continues to find an expanding audience through outlets at City Hall, the Blue Ridge Arts Center and a few of Ram Cat Alley’s unique boutiques.

The heart of the book is descriptive poetry about each cat written by Jane Fulton, accompanying pieces of art created from several mediums by illustrator Donna Juras. However, the book also offers a short history of how the cats came to be, an educational glossary of the art mediums and explanations of various historical references.

And, because the book is dedicated to children in hopes they will learn more about the town and its history, as well as find inspiration in the various art forms, pages in the back invite youngsters to draw their own cat and write their own accompanying story.

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center students, the painting of murals on Ram Cat Alley and the creation of the cats.

“The cats were (laser) cut from steel at the Hamilton Career Center, and then we selected 12 of 30 juried artists to paint the cats, including four high school students,” Cross explained.

Then the book just happened, she said.

“The three of us — Cross, Fulton and Juras — are in a book club together,” Cross said.

“Jane writes the funniest Christmas letters I’ve ever read and, one day, it just struck me to ask her to write the legend of Ram Cat Alley and to

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bring each of the cats to life.”

Cross provided the basics of the legend, which entails early 1900s steam engines delivering meat and fish to the Alley. The resulting aromas attracted a host of unique cats some of which decided to stay. And so it goes …

She also gave Fulton the artists’ names and a synopsis of their work. From there, the author, who admits to having never written in verse before, created fun-filled poetry describing each of the cats.

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dents. Juras and his wife also created murals for Patriot’s Hall Veterans Museum in Walhalla.

To capture the essence of his Dr. Seuss-inspired cat, Fulton wrote in part: Imagine that … a hat in a cat, And not just one hat, but hat after hat.

There’s a derby, fedora, a cloche and a cap, A bonnet for a lady, a boater for a chap.

A patriotic stove pipe can be seen on its back …

Similarly, in describing Beki Hancox’s Allie Cat, Fulton wrote: … His ancestors were the first to settle here, A quaint little town that is truly quite dear.

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With Fulton’s work done, Juras took up the task of illustrating the verses. Having taught many mediums during nearly 40 years in education, she decided to use as many as possible in the book. The results range from colored pencil to graphite, to pen and ink, to watercolor.

“It took about 18 months to finish the drawings,” she explained. “In some cases I had to actually go out and find things, see the train depot and the blue mountains.”

“It’s a work of love,” Cross said.

The book came together in summer 2016 thanks to plenty of help from Mike Wallace at Seneca’s Print-it and the photography of Jim Bandy. n Proceeds from its sale support the efforts and programs of the Blue Ridge Arts Center. For more information on BRAC visit: www. blueridgeartscenter. com. {at right} Seneca art instructor Fred Edgerton created Stand Cattiello, whose coat pays tribute to the beauty of South Carolina. • {below} Donna Juras painted Whimsey, about which Jane Fulton wrote: “Whimsey’s been seen sniffing a rose, The next day she’ll sneeze and turn up her nose.”

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‘Little Things’ becoming a big deal Teams adopting local writer’s diamond guide story by Brett McLaughlin | photos courtesy of Larry Gabe

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he only thing Larry Gabe loves more than baseball is baseball played right.

So, when Gabe read a Sports Illustrated article three years ago about professional baseball teams holding special clinics to teach their players fundamentals of the game, the former Iowa high school and college diamond standout vowed to do something about it.

His passion poured out on the 187-pages of “Little Things Win Big Games,” a guide to all things baseball, featuring 145 photographs that illustrate teaching points for every position on the field, as well as hitting and base running.

“I know a heck of a lot about baseball, and so I decided to write a book,” Gabe told The Journal newspaper shortly after “Little Things” was published. “A lot of the things I have in the book just aren’t taught to kids anymore ... and the book is designed to teach kids and coaches the right way to play.”

The Keowee Key resident, who played the game well enough to garner a handful of major league tryouts after college, is a staunch believer that there’s no substitute for playing the game the right way by learning fundamentals at a young age and having coaches continue to preach those fundamentals.

“In the book, I say all the time — you have to act,” he said. “You can’t stop and think about what you’re going to do, because if you do, you miss the play. It needs to become a reaction, and you have to do it the right way.

“You need to learn the right way to play the game if you want to play it well. It goes from running bases to learning the total game so you can play mentally alert, and that’s what gives you the competitive edge.”

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from the release of the book, Gabe is reveling in the book’s reception.

“Little Things Win Big Games” has found life as required reading in classes at the University of Northern Iowa (his alma mater), and it sits on the gift shop shelf at the “Field of Dreams” movie site in Dyersville, IA, where Gabe will hold a book-signing later this summer and also serve as a guest speaker at a banquet to be held at the filming site of the celebrated 1989 Kevin Costner film.

Even more recently, Gabe was informed that Andy Swords, who teaches baseball coaching classes at Clemson University, has approved the text for his class during the summer session of the Athletic Leadership Program.

Deborah Giehl Cadorette, coordinator of the AL program, said the AL curriculum would also be amended to officially include Gabe’s book as suggested reading for spring 2018 coaching softball classes.

Additionally, the guide has been picked up by Championship Productions, a celebrated provider of sports education material for more than 40 years.

“They told me the book is one of a kind,” Gabe said. “They said it’s the only book they’ve seen that covers every position and every skill set in the game.

{above} This college photo shows the intensity Larry Gabe brought to his game which, when combined with the fundamentals he learned from his youth coach Jerry Eimers, earned him some major league tryouts. Gabe told The Journal that Eimers believed there was only one way to do things — the right way. • {at left} His varsity jacket still fits, and he is still proud of the bat he used to compile a .312 batting average while playing at the State College of Iowa, now The University of Northern Iowa.

There are books that talk about hitting, pitching and base running, but this is the first book they’d seen that covers all of that and every skill set you have in baseball, plus all the positions and how to play them.”

Gabe himself seizes every opportunity to market the book. Recently, he fired off a copy to respected Vanderbilt coach Tim Corbin after reading a New York Times article in which the coach said he was spending time teaching his players baseball fundamentals.

“I didn’t know what to expect, but I did know there was a problem, because Coach Jerry Eimers, my coach, no longer exists in this world,” Gabe told The Journal, referring to the man who taught him and countless other Iowa boys how to play the game. “… He believed there was only one way to do things — the right way.” n Locally, “Little Things Win Big Games” is available for $20 at The Booksmith in Seneca. It can also be purchased online through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million. For more information, visit LTWBG.com.

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More than a concept; more like an heirloom story by Bill Bauer | photos courtesy of Concepts in Wood

Joe Sarchioto began to hone his talents as a wood craftsman while living in New York. Since moving to South Carolina, he has built a successful business that focuses on creating heirloom wood gifts and pieces of furniture.

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Joe Sarchioto came to Fair Play in 2000, determined to carry on the tradition of woodworking that he learned growing up in the Tri-State area of New York.

“After high school I went to work for my dad, an antique dealer, refinishing and repairing pieces he bought at auctions for resale,” said Joe. “Many antiques had missing parts, so I began to recreate them.”

A self-taught woodworker, Joe learned the techniques of joinery and the characteristics of soft and hard woods while spending countless hours living and working in the original Fitzgerald Ginger Ale warehouse in Amsterdam, NY. That was back in the early 1980s before he and his wife, Charlene, like many northerners

Sarchioto enjoys working with mahogany and walnut because of the character and veneers they offer. He also likes to use figured wood such as the wood used in this bar top.

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packed their bags and headed for a warmer climate.

After a brief stint in a cabinet shop in Florida, and a return to NY, Joe became a “half back” and took a job as the maintenance supervisor at Carolina Landing Campground on Lake Hartwell’s Tugalo River.

“We bought the very run down, abandoned sales lodge on the corner of Durham and Her-

ring roads that the campground used at one time to conduct business, and lived in a one-room cabin on the property while we renovated the lodge and built my workshop,” Joe said.

Behind the building’s modest panel-style exterior, lies a beautiful home complete with Joe and Charlene’s self-designed and constructed, open-concept kitchen, and a 2,500-square foot woodworking and cabinetry shop.

It proved the perfect place for Joe to begin anew creating heirloom pieces from jewelry boxes to fourposter beds, a love he has nurtured for the past 17 years.

Inside Concepts in Wood — the name of Joe’s business — each room is adorned with Joe’s “concepts.” Furniture he has built and artifacts he has rebuilt fill the home.

“My wife laughs because sometimes I’ll go to a show and when she comes home she finds a piece of furniture or box missing because I sold it!” he said, describing part of his

{at top} This jewelry box features marquetry, which is the art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns, designs or pictures. • {above} Handcrafted wooden candy canes are pictured inside a mahogany box that on the outside looks like a wrapped Christmas present, all created as keepsakes by Fair Play woodworker Joe Sarchioto.

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What was once an ill-suited space for a collection of audio/visual equipment (inset) is now a beautifully handcrafted bar in Joe Sarchioto’s home.

business. In addition to building made-toorder pieces for customers, Joe attends a few high-end craft fairs each year, selling his handmade wares. His main business, however, is creating one-of-a-kind boxes, built-ins, cabinets and furniture for every room in the house.

“Usually a customer comes to me with an idea in mind for a special box or piece of furniture that could not be found in a store,” Joe explained. “I try to create what the client has in mind. Sometimes they show me a photo or two, but don’t like the legs or want a different top on a table.”

From there Joe creates a mock-up out of Styrofoam or cardboard, sometimes making actual size pieces.

“I’ve used a 4 by 8 sheet of white melamine to create a headboard and footboard for a bed and actually placed it in the home for a prospective client.”

While Joe claims he is a craftsman and not a designer, he often ends up being both. He elicits the advice of his wife to help with the 86 ‹ UPSTATE LAKE LIVING

design work as well as her assistance during the installation of cabinets and builtins.

Once the concept is designed it’s off to the shop until the project is completed.

“I can spend as much time on a special box as I will on a dining room set,” he says pointing to a mahogany box with inlays that required over 80 hours of work.

His favorite woods are mahogany and walnut because of the character and veneers they offer. He also likes to use figured wood, which he describes as wood that comes from defective or diseased trees making for an abnormal grain that creates quilted, spalted and birds eye patterns. Using a band saw and a special sander he produces his own veneers anywhere from 1/32 to 3/64 of an inch to fashion book matched surfaces and inlays in a process called marquetry. “I often spend six to eight hours lining up pieces of veneer so the grains match on all sides of a project,” he noted.

A perfectionist, Joe not only strives to satisfy his customers, but also takes great pride in his craft.

“I produce heirloom quality pieces that can be handed down from generation to generation,” he said, opening a unique mahogany box that on the outside looks like a wrapped Christmas present. “Inside are wooden candy canes of different sizes for folks to hang on

their Christmas trees. They will stay in the family forever.”

In addition to walnut and mahogany, Joe uses maple, red oak, curly maple and cherry, depending on the customer’s needs, as well as each wood’s staining and finishing characteristics.

“Different woods react differently to stains and finishes depending on the grain,” he explained. “Red oak has an open grain and doesn’t finish as smooth as closed grain woods like cherry or maple.”

The final touch on any wood is the finish, where Joe uses rubbing oils, varnishes and spray lacquer in various sheens.

Racks of dried wood line one wall of Joe’s workshop. Ready-made design jigs hang on another, and a third is adorned with an array of wood clamps in every size imaginable. Power saws, sanders, routers and tables are carefully positioned around the room. The aromas of freshly sawed wood mix with those of stains and finishes to permeate the air as another of Joe’s handcrafted concepts is completed and ready for delivery.

Joe delivers the furniture and installs the cabinets and built-ins, all the time believing that his customers can experience the joy of owning a handcrafted heirloom. n Concepts in Wood is open by appointment only. A consultation to discuss your project can be made by calling 864.972.7562 or via email at conceptsinwood@att.net. For more information and to view a gallery of handcrafted boxes, cabinets and furniture visit: conceptsinwoodsc.com.

SENECA (JAZZ) FULL

Presented by City of Seneca

Jamie Wright

Enjoy a night of music with your family and friends every Thursday, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m., through October!

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upstate theatre where Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll” brought together icons Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley for one unforgettable night.

CLEMSON LITTLE THEATRE 214 S. MECHANIC ST., PENDLETON, SC RESERVATIONS 864.646.8100 EVENING PERFORMANCES: 8 P.M. • MATINEES 3 P.M. WALHALLA CIVIC AUDITORIUM 101 E.N. BROAD ST., WALHALLA 864.638.5277 EVENINGS, 7:30 P.M. – SUNDAYS, 2:30 P.M.

JUNE 16-28, 23-25 FIRST BAPTIST IVY GAP During WWII, six women gather at the church to roll bandages and plan the church’s 75th anniversary. Each has a story to tell, and there are secrets to keep. Emotions and personalities prevail. Twenty-five years later, the “First Baptist Six” reunite, some to reconcile, others to rebel and others to see if their secrets are still being kept. With humor and pathos, these six very different women find comfort, forgiveness and redemption in each other.

CENTRE STAGE 501 RIVER ST. INSIDE THE SMITH-BARNEY BUILDING GREENVILLE, SC 864.233.6733 OR TOLL FREE 877.377.1339

JUNE 15 – JULY 1 INTIMATE APPAREL In 1905 New York City, Esther, a black seamstress, lives in a boarding house for women and sews exquisite lingerie for wealthy white patrons as well as black prostitutes. But success and a nest egg can’t fully protect her from the one thing that can unravel even the strongest stitch: love.

JULY 20 – AUGUST 12 MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET This is the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical inspired by the true story of the famed recording session 88 ‹ UPSTATE LAKE LIVING

JUNE 2-4, 9-11 HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY This is classic country with the edges raw and the energy hot. By the end of the play, you’ve traveled on a profound emotional journey of this legendary singer/songwriter through his incredible music. Lost Highway follows Williams’ rise from his beginnings on the Louisiana Hayride, to his triumphs on the Grand Ole Opry, to his eventual selfdestruction at age 29.

OCONEE COMMUNITY THEATRE 8001 UTICA ST., SENECA, SC RESERVATIONS: 864.882.7700, 10 A.M. – NOON AND 2 P.M. – 4 P.M. EVENINGS 7 P.M., SUNDAY MATINEES 2:30 P.M.

JUNE 10-12, 17-19 DELVAL DIVAS Stella Wild, MBA; Rosemary Adams, JD/ MBA; Linda Robertson, M.D.,Ph.D.; and Beth Ziegler, MBA, have some things in common. Besides being educated, successful, professional women, they also share the same address. It isn’t a swanky hi-rise apartment building or a beachfront condo; they reside at the Delaware Valley Federal Correctional Facility, a low-level security prison for white and “pink” collar criminals.

GREENVILLE LITTLE THEATRE 444 COLLEGE ST., GREENVILLE, SC 864.233.6238 OR WWW.GREENVILLELITTLETHEATRE.ORG ALL SHOWS 8 P.M., EXCEPT SUNDAYS AT 3 P.M.

JUNE 2-4, 8-11, 15-18, 22-25 HAIRSPRAY You can’t stop the beat in this big and bold musical about one girl’s inspiring dream to dance. The 1950s are out and change is

in the air! Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards including Best Musical, is a familyfriendly show piled bouffant high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs.

ELECTRIC CITY PLAYHOUSE 514 NORTH MURRAY AVE., ANDERSON, SC 864.224.4248 HTTP://ECPLAYHOUSE.COM EVENINGS 8 P.M. • SUNDAY MATINEES 3 P.M.

JUNE 16-18, 23-25 THE BOYS NEXT DOOR Mingled with scenes from the daily lives of four gentlemen living in a group home, where “little things” sometimes become momentous and often very funny, are moments of great poignancy. Throughout we are reminded that persons with disabilities, like all of society, want only to love and laugh and find meaning in the brief time we are allotted on this earth.

AUGUST 11-13, 18-20 THE LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS Middle-aged and married, overworked and overweight, Barney Cashman wants to join the sexual revolution before it’s too late, and arranges three seductions, which turn out to be less than what he envisioned.

PEACE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 300 SOUTH MAIN ST., GREENVILLE, SC 864.476.3000 OR 800.888.7768

THRU JUNE 25 DISNEY’S THE LION KING More than 80 million people around the world have experienced the awe-inspiring visual artistry, the unforgettable music and the uniquely theatrical storytelling of this Broadway spectacular — one of the most breathtaking and beloved productions ever to grace the stage. Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, The Lion King brings together one of the most imaginative creative teams on Broadway. Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a story filled with hope and adventure set against an amazing backdrop of stunning visuals.

The Lion King features Broadway’s most recognizable music, crafted by Tony Awardwinning artists Elton John and Tim Rice.

upstate theatre JULY 25-30 FINDING NEVERLAND Broadway’s biggest new hit “captures the kid-at-heart,” says TIME magazine. Finding Neverland tells the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters: Peter Pan. Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he meets four young brothers and their beautiful widowed mother. Spellbound by the boys’ enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets out to write a play that will astound London theatergoers. With a little bit of pixie dust and a lot of faith, Barrie takes this monumental leap, leaving his old world behind for Neverland, where nothing is impossible and the wonder of childhood lasts forever.

AUGUST 22-27 RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S THE KING AND I One of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s finest works, The King and I boasts a score which features such beloved classics as “Getting To Know You,” “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” “Hello Young Lovers,” “Shall We Dance” and “Something Wonderful.” Set in 1860s Bangkok, the musical tells the story of the unconventional and tempestuous relationship that develops between the King of Siam and Anna Leonowens, a British schoolteacher whom the modernist King, in an imperialistic world, brings to Siam to teach his many wives and children.

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First Baptist of Ivy Gap (poignant comedy)

June 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25 Evening 7:30 pm, Sundays 2:30 pm Advance Tickets $14, Children $7 Group $12, Day Of Show $16 All Veterans And Active Duty Military Are Admitted To This Show Free

Sponsored by The City Of Walhalla

July 15 – More Songs of the Southern Appalachians

THRU JUNE 4 LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL

22 – Songs of Johnny Reb & Billy Yank

Omigod, you guys! Harvard’s beloved blonde takes the stage by storm in this upbeat story of self-discovery. Legally Blonde The Musical will take you from the sorority house to the halls of justice with Broadway’s brightest new heroine (and, of course, her Chihuahua, Bruiser).

29 - The Wobblers

JULY 7-23 NEXT TO NORMAL

5 – The Okaysions

The Goodmans look like a typical suburban family, but behind their picture-perfect walls, their lives are anything but normal. Diana, wife and mother, has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years, and the fight is taking its toll on both her and her family. Unflinching and compassionate, Next to Normal will take you into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family’s story with love, sympathy and heart. Featuring an electrifying pop-rock score, Next to Normal was the winner of three 2009 Tony Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

August 12 – Nitro Gross/Charles Wood 18-27 – Duck Hunter Shoots Angel (play-comedy) For more info on these & future events, visit www.walhallacivic.com.

Order tickets online or call 864-638-5277 You can also buy tickets at the following local merchants: The Wine Emporium in Keowee/Salem, H&R Block in Seneca and Westminster.

Community 1st Bank in Walhalla and the Walhalla Chamber of Commerce.

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calendar of events JUNE 1 THRU JULY 27

Join the Lakeside Concert Band every Thursday evening at the spacious amphitheater by the Furman University Lake and enjoy a cross-section of Big Band, jazz, bluegrass, Latin, contemporary, marches and orchestral favorites; free performance begins at 7:30 p.m.; for questions: 864.294.2086.

THRU JUNE 14

The Paul Dohr Art Show will be on display at the Duke World of Energy, 7812 Rochester Highway, Seneca.

JUNE 3

Fun in the Sun festival, West Union; family events, live music, food vendors; www.scwestunion.com for more information.

6th Annual Mad Mountain Mud Run offers a range of competitive levels over a 3-mile muddy course. Proceeds benefit “Hands On! A Child’s Gallery.” Race begins at 1 p.m. at Berkeley Park, 69 Balfour Road, Hendersonville; 828.697.8333; http://www.madmountainmudrun.com

JUNE 5, 12, 19, 26

JUNE 19 THRU JULY 21

The ARTS Center of Clemson, 212 Butler St., presents its Summer Art Camp; four weeks — June 19-23 and 26-30 and July 10-14 and 17-21 — of creativity and imagination culminate with an exhibit in the gallery. Each day art camp gives children, ages 3+, an opportunity to explore, create and exhibit. Mornings classes are 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and afternoon classes are 1-4 p.m. For more information or to register, visit: explorearts.org/event/summer-art-camp-2017

JUNE 24

Hendersonville 4th of July Patriotic Tribute Concert and Fireworks features tribute to veterans followed by the Music on Main and dance series. Ending the evening is a fireworks show; 7:30-9:30 p.m., 201 South Main St., Hendersonville; 828.693.9708 or visithendersonvillenc.com. for information.

26th Annual Antique & Vintage Show is an outdoor event for either a picker or seller; held rain or shine; free 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Main Street, Hendersonville; 828.233.3205 or downtownhendersonville.org for info.

JUNE 28

JUNE 8

Pickens County Museum of Art and History, 307 Johnson St., Pickens, presents South Carolina Water Media Society’s Watercolor Artwork Show; opening reception June 29, 5-7 p.m.

JUNE 10-25

JUNE 16

Gallery Hop: browse historic downtown Hendersonville & Flat Rock to visit 12 galleries exhibiting fine arts & crafts by local and regional artists; art galleries open 5-8 p.m.; refreshments, monthly raffle; 828.231.0764 or facebook.com/artgallerytrailwnc for more information.

JUNE 17

Hagood Mill, 138 Hagood Mill Road; Pickens hosts Americana & Folk Festival. This year’s event will showcase the music of one of the greatest folk musicians of all time, Bob Dylan. For information call 864.898.2936 or visitpickenscounty.com.

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July 4th Celebration in Salem; 5-9:30 p.m.; activities, car show, entertainment and fireworks; visit salemsc.us for more information.

56th annual Hillbilly Days in Mountain Rest; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 120 Verner Mill Road; bluegrass music, clogging contests, fiddle and banjo competition, BBQ chicken; greased pig chase and more; mountainrestcommunityclub.com for information.

Wednesdays at the World of Energy, 7812 Rochester Highway, Seneca, offers summer programming for kids; 10 a.m.; visit: dukeenergy.com/energy-education/energy-centers for more information.

Chautauqua History Alive Festival throughout Greenville. Family fun and more than 30 free shows; visit GreenvilleChautauqua.org or call 864.24.1499 for information.

JULY 4

Seneca 4th of July Festival; 7-9:30 p.m. at Gignilliat Park; activities, food and fireworks; seneca.sc.us for more information.

JUNE 21

Wednesdays at the World of Energy, 7812 Rochester Highway, Seneca, offers summer programming for kids; 10 a.m.; visit: dukeenergy.com/energy-education/energy-centers for more information.

Monday Night Live concert series, featuring a variety of eclectic music; Visitor Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville; 7-9 p.m.; free.

Bring a chair, no pets, alcoholic beverages or coolers allowed; admission before 5:30 p.m.; www.visithendersonvillenc.com Brooks Center at Clemson University hosts SC FFA Agriscience Fair, 8:30 a.m.

kids, live music and food vendors; 7-10 p.m. with fireworks at 9 p.m. at the Walhalla Soccer Field.

JUNE 29 THRU AUG. 31

JUNE 30

Westminster Music Centre presents “Me and Mr. Sinatra,” a tribute to the music of Frank Sinatra; 7 p.m. For ticket prices and more information visit www.westminstermusiccentre. org or call 864.648.9005.

JULY 3

The 24th Annual ClemsonFest returns to Snow Family Outdoor Fitness and Wellness Center (formerly Clemson University Campus Beach and Y Beach); music by Carolina Coast Band, food vendors and children’s activities. Gates open at 5 p.m. and close after the 9:30 p.m. fireworks display; $10 per vehicle, $5 for pedestrians and $3 if arriving by bus.

Independence Eve in Walhalla; activities for

JULY 12

Wednesdays at the World of Energy, 7812 Rochester Highway, Seneca, offers summer programming for kids; 10 a.m.; visit: dukeenergy.com/energy-education/energy-centers for more information.

JULY 14

Outdoor Movie Night: “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” 9 p.m. at the World of Energy, 7812 Rochester Highway, Seneca; visit: dukeenergy.com/energy-education/energy-centers for more information.

JULY 15

Hagood Mill, 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens hosts Banjo Extravaganza featuring Charles Wood and Nitrograss with a variety of banjo styles showcased. For information call 864.898.2936 or visit: visitpickenscounty.com/event/1639/banjo-extravaganza/ 21st Annual Hendersonville “Chalk It Up!” features 150 artists of all ages create chalk drawings for prizes. Rain dates are set for July 22 and July 29. Main Street; 828.697.6393 or www.narniastudios.com for info.

JULY 19

Wednesdays at the World of Energy, 7812 Rochester Highway, Seneca, offers summer programming for kids; 10 a.m.; visit: dukeenergy.com/energy-education/energy-centers for more information.

calendar of events JULY 21

The Po’ Ramblin Boys return to Tamassee DAR School campus; a 1940s-style Tennessee bluegrass band, The Po’ Ramblin Boys have rambled far from home, touring throughout the United States and Europe; 6 p.m.; tickets on sale at the door.

Gallery Hop: Browse historic downtown Hendersonville & Flat Rock to visit 12 galleries exhibiting fine arts & crafts by local and regional artists; art galleries open 5-8 p.m.; refreshments, monthly raffle; 828.231.0764 or facebook.com/artgallerytrailwnc for more information.

JULY 22

Westminster Music Centre presents Grateful Brothers featuring the music of the Grateful Dead and Allman Brothers Band; 8 p.m.

For ticket prices and more information visit www.westminstermusiccentre.org or call 864.648.9005.

AUG. 2-31

Thread Heads Quilt Show at the World of Energy will carry an eclipse theme; 7812 Rochester Highway, Seneca; visit: duke-energy.com/energy-education/energy-centers for more information.

AUG. 11

6 String Drag plays roots rock ’n’ roll at the Westminster Music Centre; 8 p.m.; for ticket prices and information visit www.westminstermusiccentre.org or call 864.648.9005.

AUG. 11-12

The ARTS Center of Clemson, 212 Butler St., presents its annual 20×20 show and sale with 20 artists and 20 workshops; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day; visit explorearts.org/event/20x2020-artists-x-20-workshops for more details.

AUG. 18

Peace Center in Greenville presents Chris Botti in concert; 8 p.m. Botti is a dazzling trumpeter at home in everything from jazz to pop to rock, a brilliant bandleader who lets his players shine, and a born showman whose joy at being onstage is infectious. For ticket information visit: tickets.peacecenter.org Edgar Loudermilk band featuring Jeff Autry at Westminster Music Centre; for time, ticket prices and more information visit www.westminstermusiccentre.org or call 864.648.9005.

Gallery Hop: browse historic downtown Hendersonville & Flat Rock to visit 12 galler-

ies exhibiting fine arts & crafts by local and regional artists; art galleries open 5-8 p.m.; refreshments, monthly raffle; 828.231.0764 or facebook.com/artgallerytrailwnc for more information.

Music on Main in Westminster, first Friday of each month thru October; 6-9 p.m.; food trucks, classic car cruise-in and music featuring New Dixie Storm (June 2), Soulfeathers (July 7) and The Brooks Dixon Band (Aug. 4).

AUG. 19

Cruzin’ on Main in Downtown Seneca is the first Saturday, through October (except June), 4-8 p.m.; 50-50 drawing and door prizes.

Hagood Mill, 138 Hagood Mill Road, Pickens hosts The Rolling Waterwheel Gospel Revue, a salute to our religious heritage with old camp meeting songs, shaped note hymns, and traditional gospel from both black and white traditions. For more information call 864.898.2936 or: visitpickenscounty.com Smokey The Bear’s Birthday celebration; free; 10 a.m.-noon; DuPont State Recreational Forest Visitor Center, 88 Buck Forest Road, Cedar Mountain; 828.692.0100, holmesesf. ncfs@ncagr.gov for info.

AUG. 21

Solar eclipse. See list of events and related venues pages 12-15.

Music on Main Street concert series every Friday through August 18, featuring classic rock, oldies & beach music; Visitor Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville; 7-9 p.m.; free; bring a chair, no pets, alcoholic beverages or coolers allowed; admission before 5:30 p.m. is prohibited; 828.693.9708 or 800.828.4244 or visithendersonvillenc.com for info.

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It’s time to dance every Friday night!

Grab your partner and two-step to Oconee State Park’s barn for a night of fun, music and square dancing; no experience necessary; 624 State Park Road, Mountain Rest; 8-10 p.m.

Thru October 31 both Ashtabula and Woodburn Houses are open to the public for Sunday afternoon tours, 1-5 p.m. Admission is $6 per adult and $2 for children 10 and under. For more information, visit: pendletonhistoricfoundation.org.

Jazz on the Alley on Ram Cat Alley, Historic Downtown Seneca, every Thursday; enjoy food and great music from 6:30-9 p.m.

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Hendersonville Street Dance every Monday night thru August 14; 7-9 p.m.; free; Visitors Center, 201 South Main St., Hendersonville.

The Lunney House Museum, 211 W. South 1st St., Seneca, is open Thursday thru Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; admission by donation.

The Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum, 208 W. South 2nd St., Seneca, is open Thursday thru Saturday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.; admission by donation.

Wednesday Bogo Sushi Extended Happy Hour

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Hagood Mill, 138 Hagood Mill Road, has monthly “First Saturday” house concerts in the Visitors Building from noon – 2 p.m. and is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. to tour the grounds and pick up “mill products.” Guided tours available by appointment. The site is available every day during daylight hours to picnic or walk the nature trail. For information contact Hagood Mill at 864.898.2936 or Pickens County Museum at 864.898.5963.

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Nature’s ‘fish finders’ are clues to summertime fun

BY PHILLIP GENTRY

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nglers looking to tie into a mess of fish this summer need look no farther than the closest bridge overpass, according to Lake Hartwell fishing guide Capt.

Bill Plumley.

Bridges are popular nesting and rearing sites for a number of bird species during the summer, and a lifetime of fishing has taught the savvy guide that where there are birds nesting over water there will be all sorts of fish down below.

“The easiest bird to find under a bridge this time of year is a swallow that builds mud nests up under bridges,” Plumley said, “but pigeons, cormorants and other birds will also nest over water and anywhere they do, they poop in the water or they kick bugs out of the nest or even the young sometimes fall out. The local fish populations have learned to take advantage of an easy meal.”

At home on Lake Hartwell, Plumley will sometimes fish in water over 100 feet deep.

He said that, unlike the common belief, most fish have no problem suspending in the water column and will hang right under the surface all the way down to 30 or 40 feet, because vertical bridge structures offer cover while the overpass provides shade and cooler water.

“The birds just start the cycle,” he said.

“Baitfish already hang around bridges, and fish will eat them also. A bridge or a big tree limb that hangs out over the water also offer shade for fish, so there’s little reason for them to move somewhere else.”

Plumley targets fish like bass, bream and catfish that suspend under bridges. He uses light action spinning tackle and 8-pound test line. A No. 2 light wire hook and a tiny splitshot complete the outfit. He typically fishes two rods per angler. Baiting each hook with a whole red worm, he’ll cast one line and then 94 ‹ UPSTATE LAKE LIVING

the other toward a bridge piling while holding the boat in the middle of the span with his trolling motor.

“Each line falls slowly and falls at different intervals,” he said. “The line falls the first few feet beside the piling where the fish are most likely to hold, then the line will slowly swing away from the piling and swing under the boat.”

It’s also a great way to locate fish.

“Move to one span, cast out and let it swing,” said Plumley. “If it makes it straight up and down, I’ll let it sit still for a bit. If I still don’t get a bite, I’ll move on to the next span.”

Plumley said it’s not uncommon to find crappie or striped bass hanging around bridge pilings. Many of the larger supports are poured in an “H” shape which means not only do the supports provide vertical structure, but also horizontal structure on the shelf of the support piece.

“The support might be 20-30 feet deep, but that’s a good place to find a crappie or bass just sitting,” he said.

Birds roosting under bridges are often referred to as nature’s fish finders. Several species of fish love to congregate in the waters below for an easy meal dropped from the nest. Photo by Phillip Gentry

One of the most common methods for targeting bass around bridge columns during the summer is using a trick worm with no weight or just a tiny splitshot added above the worm. Let the worm slowly sink along the bridge piling and watch for the line to stop, twitch or start moving off to one side. That indicates a bass has engulfed the bait.

Crappie are more fond of live minnows or small jigs allowed to sit suspended under a slipcork or left hanging from a rod in a rod holder. Again, watch for any minute movements to signal the fish has taken the bait. n

Phillip Gentry is the host of “Upstate Outdoors” an outdoors radio program heard Saturdays from noon – 2 pm on WORD 106.3 FM or online at www.1063WORD.com. He can be reached at pgentry6@bellsouth.net.

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Know your boundaries … … property boundaries that is

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n dealing with permit applications and communicating with representatives from Duke Energy Lake Services (DELS), we have seen a tremendous amount of vegetation violations within the project boundary around Lake Keowee. DELS is the department that manages and enforces the Keowee-Toxaway Shoreline Management Plan.

The most common vegetation violation is the unauthorized cutting of vegetation, tree removal and under brushing within the project boundary.

There are some stiff consequences for these violations including but not limited to: • stop-work directives; • loss of security deposits; • loss of consideration for lake use permitting activities for up to five years; • suspension or cancellation of approved applications; • increased fees; or • restoration of native plants.

YOUR PROPERTY OR DUKE ENERGY’S PROPERTY? With all of the building activity on the lake, including new homes, boat docks or changes to existing structures, it is important to be aware of the guidelines dealing with where your property ownership starts and stops. This pertains to the lake side of your property in relationship to the Duke Energy project boundary.

WHAT IS THE PROJECT BOUNDARY? This is the area owned by Duke Energy between the point from where your property’s lot corner pins are and the 800-foot MSL elevation (Lake Keowee Full Pond Elevation). The project boundary around Lake Keowee varies on a tract-by-tract basis, and is anywhere between the 800-foot MSL contour and the 810-foot MSL contour. The elevation of this line and corner pins will typically be noted and referred to on your property survey as the “contour line.” For example, if the project boundary on your prop-

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erty is the 800-foot elevation, then you own the property down to the full pond elevation. If the project boundary on your property is the 804foot elevation, then Duke Energy owns all of the property below the 804-foot marker.

The amount of lateral distance from the 800foot elevation to the contour line will be dependent on the topography of your property. This is due to the fact that the project boundary is typically based on an elevation contour and not a metes and bounds survey. For example, with a gentle sloping property there would be more lateral distance than if it were steeper sloping.

It is important to understand that even though there are certain implicit uses of the land within the project boundary, permission or permits must be obtained for any use or activity on this property.

Below is a link to the Shoreline Management Guidelines of Sept. 1, 2014, that will describe this in detail.

But, back to those vegetation violations. It is important to understand that there are several opportunities for property inspections by DELS that would allow them to scrutinize the activities that might have taken place within the project boundary. Examples include: routine site inspections, boat dock or stabilization permit applications, completed project inspections, applications to reach deeper water and surveillance

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of the lake for compliance issues.

WHAT TO DO There is one simple first step to take before anything is done within the project boundary: Contact Duke Energy Lake Services at 864.624.6144.

A representative will either provide you with a consult by phone or arrange an onsite visit to determine what can be done within the project boundary. If you are building a new home, it is a good idea to make this contact before your home foundation is started in regards to view shed and access.

Lastly, it appears most violations occur due to property owners not knowing about what the contour line represents or the use within the project boundary. In some cases, property owners may ascribe to the notion of asking for forgiveness rather than permission, this never turns out good.

From my experience, I am confident that it is not the desire of DELS to impose penalties for violations. They are very willing to answer any questions you might have regarding the uses of this Duke Energy property that will insure you are within the existing guidelines.

LAKE RESOURCES CONTACT INFORMATION • Lake Keowee — Duke Energy Lake Services, 1.800.443.5193, 864.624.6144 • Keowee-Toxaway Shoreline management guidlineshttps://www.duke-energy.com//_/ media/pdfs/community/ktshorelinemanagementguidelines.pdf • Lake Hartwell — 706.856.0300 or http:// www.sas.usace.army.mil n

Dave is President/CEO of Kroeger Marine Construction, which has excelled for decades, offering unmatched experience and quality in boat dock building, erosion control and boat lift installation.

In Oh-CONE-EE some words and places are hard to pronounce.

Joe-CASS-ee, Kee-oh-wee, Isa-QUEEN-uh, Hart-well Boating Safety Before You Leave

Check the weather.

Let someone know where you are going.

Gather all lifesaving devices. Make sure they are in good serviceable condition.

Check the fuel and the battery charge.

Make sure lights are in good working condition on the boat and trailer.

Is the fire extinguisher readily accessible and in good serviceable condition?

Put the plug in.

Connect trailer safety chains to tow vehicle.

On the Water

Know the aids to navigation and buoy system in your areas.

Don’t operate the boat under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

When operating sailboats, be aware of overhead power lines and wires.

If someone falls overboard, throw something that will float such as a Personal Floating Device (PFD), raft or cooler.

All boats approaching from the right have the right of way.

Always anchor from the bow of the boat and pull the anchor before leaving.

If the boat capsizes, stay with the boat.

If caught in a storm, head into the wind, put on PFD’s and keep passengers low in the boat. .

Register Your Boat! @dnr.sc.gov

State law prohibits the sale or purchase of watercraft without a valid title issued in the seller’s name to assign over to the purchaser at the time of sale, and all motorized boats, sailboats and outboard motors five HP and greater are required to have current title and registration.

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Secret Falls

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f your summer travels take you into the Western North Carolina mountains, just 6.5 miles from busy downtown Highlands you can find a hidden oasis so “secret” that it bears the name.

This gorgeous 50-foot waterfall on Big Creek cascades into a serene pool complete with a sandy beach, before spilling over some smaller cascades and into a dark, rocky cove deep in the Nantahala National Forest.

At its base, the young at heart can even enjoy an idyllic swimming hole on a hot summer’s day.

This “must-visit” if you’re in the Highlands area can be reached by taking Main

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Street in Highlands, which turns into Horse Cove Road, toward the Nature Center. From the stoplight, drive down the ridge on a very curvy, paved road for 3.7 miles; then turn right onto Walking Stick Road. Watch for the occasional oncoming car while going 2.5 miles to a fork in the road. Veer right crossing a bridge and go another quarter-mile and turn right on FR4567. Drive a bit further to a small, dirt parking area on the left. Look for the stake that says “Secret Falls.”

Reaching what is also known to hikers as Big Shoals Falls requires an easy half-mile hike. The trail is blazed with blue rectangles on trees and is easy to follow. There are two

easy creek crossings (one has a log bridge), a brief uphill section and a series of stairs after you reach the falls area.

DIRECTIONS You’ll approach the top of the falls area first, with a primitive campsite and side trail on the left to walk safely on rock ledge at the top of the waterfall for a great view looking down toward the pool. Be sure to stay on dry rocks and stay away from the edge.

Continue down the main trail to the beach and another set of cascades.

The GPS coordinates are: 35.004516, -83.171363.

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