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Summer is In Full Swing HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE! Summer is in full swing here at Lake

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Murray, and this issue has a photo feature that shows off all the beauty of the lake in the summer months. We also have a great travel feature for those who want to hit the road on a short road trip. Ever consider Northern Alabama as a destination spot? No? Well, you're not alone, as many people don't consider that state when looking for outdoor adventure and beauty. Our travel feature, however, will change your mind though! We don't think it's any secret that homebuying is a big trend this year. Prices seem to be going up, but our expert realtors are sharing their insights this month on what you need to know about buying, selling and mortgage rates. If you are selling - or just wanting to update your home to reflect beauty - read all about how Southern Doors & Hardware can make your home shine with style. We have a great Q&A with the owners, who prize craftsmanship above all else. Don't miss out on our newest feature about Lexington Medical Center either.

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INSIDE THE ISSUE JULY 2021 FEATURES 12 There's Nothing Quite Like Summer At the Lake Lake Murray Is a Sight To Behold, Enjoy In The Summer Months

26 It’s Never Too Late to Take the Right Steps Lexington Medical Center Urges Routine Health Screenings to Save Lives

32 Open The Door To Craftsmanship A Conversation with Bill and Harriett Barnett of Southern Doors & Hardware

38 Beauty & Adventure in Northern Alabama Often Overlooked, Northern Alabama's Wild Places, Caves &

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T H E R E ' S N OT H I N G Q U I T E L I K E S U M M E R AT T H E L A K E LAKE MURRAY IS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD, ENJOY IN THE SUMMER MONTHS THANK YOU TO ALL WHO TOOK TIME TO SHARE YOUR SPECIAL PHOTO WITH US. 1.

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4. A sailboat cruses into the sunset at Lake Murray. | 5. Even summer clouds look stunning at Lake Murray. | 6. Miles of shoreline surround beautiful Lake Murray. | 7. Lake Murray in the summer. CONTINUED >

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MIDLANDS REALTORS SHARE THEIR INSIGHT ON TODAY'S HOUSING MARKET

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Selling or Buying? Here's What You Need To Know

LAKE REAL ESTATE INSIGHTS

The infusion of trillions of dollars of cash flow into any economy

By Cat Thonrton, Realtor

will heat that economy in the short term. Still, we cannot see how

The real estate market is hot with price escalation and strong

inflation is not inevitable due to the massive size of that cash infu-

competition for sellers and homes. Lake homes and land are no

sion. To this point, inflation has already begun in many markets,

exception, and some lake real estate markets are at the hotter end

including real estate.

of the hot scale, including Lake Murray.

2. With the roll out of vaccines, many are predicting a real

“I am fortunate to have access to a unique view of real estate,”

estate boom in 2021 and 2022 as we come out of COVID-19

said Glenn S. Phillips, CEO of Lake Homes Realty. “Our team has

restrictions and pent-up consumer spending picks up. Our opin-

data and agents across the country for lake real estate informa-

ion differs. We expect a strong market but no boom. The lack of

tion and trends. Much of this information we have compiled is,

homes for sale will inhibit any boom, no matter how much cheap

to my knowledge, not available from any other source,” he said.”

money is available. The lake real estate market activity during the

From this information and Lake Homes Realty agents’ feed-

summer and fall of 2021 will slightly exceed the same seasons of

back, here are our observations and outlook. “Some (but not all)

2020 PROVIDED there are enough appropriately priced homes

of my opinions will apply to general residential real estate and are

for buyers to purchase (which is a serious problem inhibiting a big

not limited to just lake homes and land,” said Phillips. “However,

boom in most areas of the country). I believe the 2021 real estate

where lake real estate is different, it can be exceptionally differ-

markets, including lake real estate, will be better (up 15% to 25%)

ent,” he said. Here are three of Phillips’s real estate insights.

but still similar to the strong market volume of 2020.

1. Generally speaking, looking at the next 18 months or so, the

3. Owners of lake real estate would be wise to consider their

real estate market and the U.S. economy are in great shape. The

property with an investment mindset. Peak markets do not

months immediately after that are a gray area with too many

last forever, and we only see the peak after we have passed it.

variables to make any prudent prediction. We are concerned

The key is to consider your future. If you anticipate holding this

about the three-to-seven-year outlook. Many economists and TV

home/investment for more than five to ten years, then relax

talking heads suggest a long-running strong economy will offset

and enjoy! However, suppose you are an owner considering

our fast-growing public debt. We counter that with simple math.

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OPEN HOUSE (CONTINUED)

T he rea l estate ma rket is l i kely to stay

th is st rong, but the

“gover n ment ” w i nd ca n

cha nge the d i rect ion at a ny g iven moment.

Cat Thornton - Lake Homes Realty

downsizing, eliminating a second home, or moving back

migrations into our state of any state with our low property

toward family away from the lake. In that case, this year

taxes, warmer climate and relatively affordable home prices

will be a great opportunity to get the best return on your

coupled with more and more people working remotely.

investment in your lake home. To download the complete report including information on Lake Murray, visit lakehomes.com/info/lakereal-estate-market-reports.

Home prices continue to climb, appreciating 10-15% in the Midlands in the last year alone. We are seeing multiple offers become the norm and homes selling for more than list price on a regular basis. Competition is fierce amongst buyers. The need to have

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an experienced marketer and negotiator in a homeowners

The Midlands housing market remains red hot. Inventory is

corner when selling a home has never been greater. Having

at an all-time low with only 0.7 months of supply (a balanced

a top notch marketing plan to ensure all potential buyers for

market is considered to have more like 6 months inventory).

a property will not miss it when searching is key to generat-

Consider that a year ago, that number was more like 1.7

ing multiple offers. Once on the market and the offers begin

months of supply. Interest rates remain at near record-low

coming in, having a pro to help navigate through several

interest rates giving buyers more purchasing power. South

offers with and without several contingencies, loan types, etc

Carolina remains one of the most attractive for people

can be very tricky for the novice not to mention making sure

from out of state to move to. We have one of the highest

the process from contract to close is airtight.

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Brent Downing The Downing Team

There has never been a better time to sell a home in the Midlands including on Lake Murray. Experts do not foresee

Anne Wilkins Brooks - Southern Visions

made on homes. Buyers are getting frustrated and do not like the pressure of having to play the multiple offer game.

a correction anytime in the next year and my belief is South

Buyers not truly understanding the incredibly low inven-

Carolina may end up being insulated from a correction due

tory of ideal homes makes it difficult for buyers’ agents to

to the aforementioned market factors.

help their clients find the perfect home. It is all about timing

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and getting there first—or at least second. Sellers who have maintained their home and it is in an ideal location are likely to get multiple offers. If a seller has great taste in decorating and their home is priced reason-

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ANNE WILKINS BROOKS

Even the homes that are less than perfect are getting

To say the current real estate market is the “wild, wild west” would be putting it mildly.

“grabbed” by the anxious buyers. There are two factors affecting this crazy market: 1) Interest

We are living in tumultuous times and people are desper-

rates—with the interest rates remaining relatively low, it is hard

ate for some sense of normalcy. However, there is nothing

not to consider making a purchase on a home vs. paying rent.

“normal” about the real estate market in the Midlands. We

So, if the good credit score is there or there is cash in the bank,

are seeing record numbers of over-list price offers being

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buyers are trading in the rent for a mortgage payment. 2) Covid Remote—with many companies offering the option of working remotely, people are weighing their lifestyle choices and thinking of their home as a place where life happens instead of a place to sleep after work. The workplace and place where you raise your family is becoming one. The real estate market is likely to stay this strong, but the “government” wind can change the direction at any given moment. The South seems to be shielded from some of the factors that could affect buying decisions in the future. However, with the interest rates moving up slightly and the supply of re-sale homes at all time lows, this could lead to some slow down as matching buyers and sellers becomes more difficult. At Southern Visions Real Estate, we have over 30 years in the business of helping buyers and sellers figure out the next step. Whether it be listing and selling your beautiful home so you can reap the benefits of a hot market, or helping a buyer maneuver the process of getting their dream home—we can help.

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what you need to know about homebuying and mortgage trends.

+ The housing market is ultra-competitive due to limited

+ Rates are still at record lows and recently dropped below

housing supply and low mortgage rates, which are driving up

3% again, giving many homeowners another chance to refinance

property prices as buyers compete for the small number of

and save money each month.

homes available.

+ The best thing for homeowners to do now if they have not

+ The National Association of Realtors says the US

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Housing Market is short 3 million homes and it could take a

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number of years for new construction to catch up.

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+ Although rates may inch up this year, they are extremely low by historical standards. + Higher mortgage rates won’t have a huge impact on mortgage affordability for now. + Experts don’t expect to see mortgage rates back at 3.5 or 4 percent until next year. Rates are still very low.

+ A mortgage banker, like the experienced professionals at Resource Financial, can help homebuyers know exactly how much home they can afford and get them pre-approved to give them more leverage to buy the home they want in a seller’s market. + “When you have your pre-approval letter in hand, you’re in a better position to buy a home in a competitive market,” says A.

+ Realtors expect the market to remain tight. A tight housing

Wade Douroux, President and CEO of Resource Financial Services.

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IT’S NEVER T O O L AT E T O TA K E T H E R IGH T S T E P S Dr. W. Shawn Ghent

Dr. Roland "Trey" Craft III

LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER URGES ROUTINE HEALTH SCREENINGS TO SAVE LIVES

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Mark and Nancy Giles

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GROWING UP IN COLUMBIA, MARK GILES WAS A STAR ATHLETE AT A.C. FLORA HIGH SCHOOL. He played quarterback at Brigham Young University in the 1970s. He and his wife Nancy founded the successful dance

Mark began thinking about the future, his life and the importance of regular medical checkups. He received love and support from his “Strutt family” - the students who have taken lessons and performed through the dance studio he and his wife built.

studio “Southern Strutt” in Irmo in 1982 where thousands

The students put signs in his front yard and supportive

of dancers have learned and perfected their moves. He’s

posts on social media with the words, ‘We got you, Mr.

a father of five and grandfather of eight.

Mark. You can do this.’

And he thought he was invincible.

Inside an operating room at Lexington Medical Center,

In fact, he didn’t go to a doctor for 25 years. He wasn’t

Dr. Craft removed more than 40 percent of Mark’s colon

having routine health screenings such as a colonoscopy

along with several lymph nodes to test for cancer.

- where a doctor inserts a lighted tube with a camera

Everything went well.

into the colon to look for abnormalities or polyps. But this year, at the urging of a nurse practitioner at Lexington Family Practice Irmo, a Lexington Medical Center physician practice, he scheduled a colonoscopy. And the results changed his life. “When I woke up, they told me, ‘Mark, we found something that doesn’t look good,’” he said. “Immediately, my

“The doctor came in and said, ‘I have some superduper news for you. You are showing no signs whatsoever of the cancer having escaped your colon.’” Mark stayed at Lexington Medical Center for six days, where he called his care “top-notch.” He said the support of the medical teams, his wife and family helped get him through the cancer diagnosis and surgery.

life changed. I began reflecting on everything in the past

“Mark’s decision to have a colonoscopy, while scary

and how many people tried to tell me to take better care

and inconvenient, gave us an opportunity to cure

of myself and get the screenings done. You’ve got to

him of colon cancer. This screening tool significantly

listen to people who know what they’re talking about.”

determined the positive outcome of Mark’s health

Tests confirmed colon cancer, and Mark’s gastroenterologist sent him to Roland “Trey” Craft III, MD, FACS, at Lexington Surgery, a Lexington Medical Center phy-

event,” Dr. Craft said. Nancy said the experience scared Mark tremendously, but ultimately left him with a strong sense of gratitude.

sician practice. While Dr. Craft was optimistic about the

“He realizes it could have been a different story.

surgery, he couldn’t promise the cancer had not spread

He’s approved everything with a grateful heart and

beyond the colon.

has become an advocate for testing and screen-

“Before Nancy and I walked out, I told Dr. Craft I had a wonderful feeling about him. I really felt that the Lord

ings,” she said. “He tells people to take their health seriously.”

had a hand in choosing who would be there to be my

And the couple’s five children – who are in their 30s

surgeon. It was a wonderful, peaceful feeling when I left

and 40s – are now committed to having cancer screen-

that day,” Mark said.

ings at the appropriate times.

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Mark’s prognosis is good. It doesn’t appear he will

chemotherapy and radiation,” Dr. Bryan said. “Like any

need chemotherapy or radiation treatments. His goal

cancer, the earlier the detection, the better the outcome.”

now is to convince others it is never too late to schedule health screenings. “I was one of those people who thought, ‘This will never

After a lot of persuasion from Dr. Bryan, Patti reluctantly agreed – but only because she thought she could prove to the doctor she didn’t have lung cancer.

happen to me.’ But it did happen to me,” he said. “I should

According to Patti, people had been trying to convince her

have had the test years ago. It could have saved myself

for years to stop smoking. “But I’m set in my ways,” she said.

and my family a lot of pain.”

Unfortunately, Patti’s lung cancer screening showed something she didn’t expect.

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and you’re going to quit.’ I guess that’s what happened.” The screening detected a mass on her lung.

Patti Morgenstern has smoked a pack of cigarettes a

Dr. Bryan referred Patti to Carolina Pulmonary at

day for 40 years. She admits it was more like four packs

Lexington Medical Center. Pulmonologist W. Shawn

on some days.

Ghent, MD, FCCP, said he wanted to have the mass

And she doesn’t like going to the doctor. When she developed bronchitis or pneumonia every year, a trip to urgent care got her back on her feet. But at age 57, Patti decided it was time to be more proactive about her health. She was getting older and was the primary caretaker for her intellectually disabled younger brother. “For him, I needed to take better care of myself. And I figured it would be easier if I had a primary care doctor.” That’s when the Chester County resident made an

removed and biopsied to see if it was cancer. In January 2021, doctors at Lexington Medical Center removed the mass and some surrounding lymph nodes for testing. She learned that the tumor was malignant, but the lymph nodes did not show signs of cancer. “Thankfully, the lesion was small, the screening process worked perfectly, and Patti should not need further treatment for this cancer,” Dr. Ghent said. She had stage 1 lung cancer – the stage at which it’s most treatable.

appointment to see Thomas “Bo” Bryan, MD, at Lexington

“I told the doctor, ‘Man, you knew what you were talking

Family Practice White Knoll, a Lexington Medical Center

about.’ He told me that some people put off lung cancer

physician practice.

screenings until they’re at the point when all they can do is

“Because of my smoking, age and deferred maintenance, Dr. Bryan wanted me to get a lung cancer screening,” she said. Lexington Medical Center’s lung cancer screening program is for people with a long history of smoking. “The lung cancer screening is our opportunity to find these cancers early – long before they cause symptoms – and give us hope for curative treatment, often without

“People who know me said, ‘Something will happen

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send them to hospice. In my case, it could have gone that way very quickly.” But she’s been told if she starts smoking again, the tumor can come back. Today, Patti credits Dr. Bryan and his encouragement to have a lung cancer screening with saving her life. And when she ran out of cigarettes in January, she vowed to never buy any more for herself. To date, she hasn’t.

LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER’S LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM SAVES LIVES Smoking is the main risk factor for lung cancer, resulting in 85 to 90 percent of lung cancers. Each year, more people die from lung cancer than from breast, prostate and colon cancer combined. What makes lung cancer so deadly is that it is usually detected late, when treatments are less likely to help. That’s why Lexington Medical Center offers a lung cancer screening program. Screening finds lung cancer earlier, when it’s at a lower stage and more likely treatable. To date, Lexington Medical Center has performed more than 2,000 lung cancer screenings. Lung cancer screening uses a low-dose CT scan of the lungs. In general, people should be screened if they are between the ages of 55 to 77 with at least a 30-pack year history of smokingand have smoked within the last 15 years. A pack year is one pack of cigarettes daily for a year - so if a person smokes one pack per day for 30 years or two packs per day for 15 years, that’s a 30-pack year history of smoking. People should also consider screening if they’re between the ages of 50 to 77, and a current or past smoker with a 20-year pack history and one or more additional risk factors such as a personal history of cancer, family history of lung cancer, chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, pulmonary fibrosis, exposure to radon, or exposure to occupational elements such as asbestos, arsenic, beryllium, chromium, diesel fumes, nickel, silica or cadmium. People should ask their doctor if they think they qualify for screening. Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. For information about lung cancer screenings at Lexington Medical Center, call (803) 791-2461. Patti Morgenstern

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HOME’S HARDWARE. Q: WHAT IS SOUTHERN DOORS & HARDWARE? We are a custom door Design, Build & Install company, also offering door and cabinet hardware. We have two locations with our Production Shop in Lugoff and our Hardware Showroom in the Vista Columbia. Q: HOW DID THE BUSINESS START AND WHY? The long version is Bill took my stepdad to a shop in Lugoff called The Leprechaun Shop. My stepdad was looking for some nice boards for a project he was doing for his grandchildren. The owner, Richard Layman, built doors there and was known to have extra lumber. Mr. Layman, the Leprechaun himself, was building the most beautiful doors. He was a true Master Craftsman who needed some help. Bill was working at DuPont at the time but jumped at the chance to work around his schedule to train under Richard’s instruction. CONTINUED >

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HOMETOWN HERO (CONTINUED) Staff at Southern Doors & Hardware custom make each piece.

After apprenticing for free for about two years, Bill bought the bulk of the business and Southern Custom Doors was born. Q: WHAT MAKES YOUR BUSINESS TRULY UNIQUE? We’re a custom shop and that, in itself, is very unique. We can do almost any kind of entry. Bill is the person who, when someone else tells our customers “No, we can’t do this,” he says “Yes we can.” All of us here are passionate about what we do. We love our projects and if you notice on our website we name them after our customers. No one is a number to us. We also put a penny in our wood doors. It makes us truly unique. Q: WHAT WOULD SURPRISE MOST PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT YOU OR YOUR BUSINESS? We’re not a high-tech company. We believe in using many of the old school techniques to build a better door. Our craftsmen possess a cross range of experience and backgrounds which allows us, together, to be innovative, adept at problem solving and we all have an eye for detail. Whether you are working on new construction projects, historic projects or residential remodels, those skills are priceless. Q: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOUR JOB? I love to see the pride we all feel in our products and making our customers happy. Q: WHY SHOULD PEOPLE CONSIDER UPDATING THEIR DOORS AND HARDWARE? Whether for a stylistic or functional change, changing doors or hardware adds value to any home. Your entry welcomes everyone to your home and gives them a hint of what style they will find inside. We call door hardware “the jewelry for the door” and, like cabinet hardware, it should reflect the owner’s personal style. Q: ANYTHING YOU’D LIKE TO ADD? We have doors throughout this country, including the Hamptons, Washington State, California and more. We have worked on historic renovations and special projects such as Drayton Hall, Charleston Visitors Center and the South Carolina State House. We are also fortunate to be able to work with many churches throughout the state to create beautiful new entries for them.

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