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LakeWylie today
www.LakeWylieToday.com Published by SC Biz News
Summer 2012
Director of Business Development - Mark Wright mwright@scbiznews.com • 843.849.3143
2 Our View
Andy Owens - Managing Editor aowens@scbiznews.com • 843.849.3141
6 Mailbag
Senior Copy Editor - Beverly Morgan bmorgan@scbiznews.com • 843.849.3115 Creative Director - Ryan Wilcox production1@scbiznews.com • 843.849.3117
14 Shoreline
Ensign Regatta a ‘tell tail’ sign boating season has begun
Art Director - Kevin Greene kgreene@scbiznews.com • 864.235.5677 Senior Graphic Designer - Jane Mattingly production2@scbiznews.com • 843.849.3118
18 Roving Palate
Advertising Sales - Jane DuBois Coulter jane@lakewylietoday.com • 704.287.8668
Area restaurants offer great food and summer fun just south of the border
Circulation and Event Manager - Kathy Allen kallen@scbiznews.com • 843.849.3113
26 Garden Party
Annual Home and Garden Tour is blooming with ideas and inspiration
Your Neighborhood Produce serves up fruits and veggies by the basket
Circulation, Event and Business Coordinator Kim McManus kmcmanus@scbiznews.com • 843.849.3116 CEO and Group Publisher - Grady Johnson gjohnson@scbiznews.com • 843.849.3103 Vice President of Sales - Steve Fields sfields@scbiznews.com • 843.849.3110 Contributing Editors Susan Bromfield President, Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce susan@lakewyliesc.com • 803.831.2827
34 Stay and Play
Jane DuBois Coulter jane@lakewylietoday.com • 704.287.8668
Ways to enjoy a staycation in Lake Wylie and surrounding areas
Project Manager - Allison Cooke Oliverius Contributing Writers Susan Bromfield, David Coone, Jane DuBois Coulter, Jeffrey Cushing, Allison Cooke Oliverius, Jan Todd
40 Faces
Doug and Laurie McSpadden didn’t just build a new home, they created a paradigm shift
48 Development Update
Spotligh t The mag
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azine of
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Wylie Cha
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The magazine of the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce
Contributing Photographers Susan Bromfield, Jane DuBois Coulter, Diana Grubenhoff, Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce, Point of View Photography, Jim Stadnyck, Ed Stewart, Jan Todd, John Warner The entire contents of this publication are copyright by SC Biz News with all rights reserved. Any reproduction or use of the content within this publication without permission is prohibited.
The Splash Dash is a thorugh scenic major summer event in Lake Wylie. River Hills The and ends at beautiful Camp race course runs Thunderbird.
Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce’s marketing and promotional efforts are supported by York County’s Hospitality Tax.
Cover and Table of Contents photos by Jan Todd 4
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