Lake Wylie Today Fall 2011

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Cruising the Catawba Paddling down the river on a lazy afternoon

Road trip Ride through Lake Wylie country sampling delicacies of wine shops, restaurants

Chamber Spotlight Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce news and information

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Our View

Fall

…a time to soak in the beauty at Lake Wylie

By Susan Bromfield, President, Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce

As the leaves turn, there’s an air of serenity over Lake Wylie. (Photo/Ramakant Pradhan)

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hhh, fall is in the air and the many treasures of the season are just around the corner. As the leaves change colors, the temperatures cool off after summer’s extreme heat, there is a sense of peace at the lake as the sounds and sights of nature become more noticeable. I can’t wait to see the pumpkins on porches and pots with pansies and mums as the days get cooler.

Fall is one of the most beautiful seasons on Lake Wylie. As Labor Day passes, the lake itself becomes calm and the boats move slower and it becomes quieter and more serene with the passing of each day. A walk becomes an experience to soak up the beauty that surrounds us each day. Suddenly the sounds of the squirrels and birds moving about are more noticeable.

The hummingbirds and butterflies are hovering by the many blossoms and flowers that are abundant. Occasionally, the deer appear out of nowhere and then streak by. I feel fortunate to live in a neighborhood that is a bird sanctuary and filled with trees and nature. It is a quiet sanctuary and a great place to live and walk.

As kayaking has become more popular at the lake, it is a frequent sight to see groups of kayakers in the coves and quieter areas of the lake. Seeing the fisherman quietly in the coves and at the marina makes me realize how very fortunate we are to live at Lake Wylie where there is a richness of nature, beauty

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and recreational opportunities for all.

Visitors frequently ask, “Do you need to have a boat to enjoy living at the lake?” Clearly the answer is no. Nature is all around us and recreational opportunities change with each season.

We are fortunate to have McDowell Park with its beautiful nature trails and fishing piers along with picnic shelters and areas to enjoy nature. Pier 88 at River Hills Marina has kayaks and boats for rent for those who do not have their own. The Fishing and Bait Shop on S.C. 49 and Walmart have a full assortment of gear if fishing is your cup of tea.

Walking is one of the most popular recreational activities and there is no end to the opportunities to walk around and near Lake Wylie. Walking and the slower pace allow everyone to savor the beauty we live with each day at the lake. There is a satisfaction and peace that calms the soul when you walk in the midst of all the natural beauty and sights and sounds of nature. Many times we take this for granted as part of our everyday life.

We are reminded by some of our visitors who move here from more urban areas that walking while surrounded by nature is not the norm, but it is part of the appeal of moving to Lake Wylie. The simple pleasures of life can be a gratifying and free when we take the time to soak in the beauty that surrounds us. LW

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14 Shoreline

Enthusiasts paddle the Catawba

16 Roving Palate

Road trip leads to stops for some fine wine, a little cheese, fresh seafood and sinfully delicious dessert

26 Garden Party

Ethel Webb grows memories in her garden of love

34 Life’s a buzzin’

Bill Bishop is passionate about raising bees and teaching others

38 Home Grown & Local

Life’s staples are harvested and made right here in Lake Wylie country

42 Community Connection

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44 Faces

Residents rally to Monique Boekhout’s drive to help Kenyan orphanage

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Mailbag Did you just catch a fish? Celebrate your 50th wedding anniversary? Are you participating in a charity event or community fundraiser? Where did you go on your last family outing? Whether you just celebrated a major milestone or are gearing up to give back, part of our goal with Lake Wylie Today is to provide a platform for our community to share what’s happening in the community through stories and photos. We want to celebrate with you, laugh with you and build memories with you. See page 13 for information on how to submit photos and stories.

Laura DiVeglio, of Waxhaw, N.C., is the new proprietor of Carolina Dance Academy. Laura says they are still enrolling for fall classes. “We have classes for all ages,” she said. For more info, please visit www.carolinadanceacademy.com.

eGolf tournament was held at River Hills Country Club this summer.

On Aug. 28, Palisades Episcopal School celebrated its 5th-year anniversary. This year, more than 170 students in grades junior kindergarten through 8th, and their families, joined together at Camp Thunderbird for a day of prayer, fellowship and fun as they celebrated the anniversary. Please call (704) 583-1825 or visit the school’s website at www.pescharlotte.org for more information about Palisades Episcopal School.

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State Sen. Harvey Peeler will hold a constituent drop-in Oct. 4, from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center.

Zack and Chad Bordeaux volunteered at the Lake Wylie Splash Dash.

State Rep. Tommy Pope, of York, and daughter Kaylen tested new fishing equipment on Lake Wylie this summer.

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he 9th annual Justin Mychals Child Cancer Foundation Inc. benefit will be held Oct. 2 from 1 p.m. until dark at T-Bones on the Lake.

The event will include live bands, games, food, and the legendary Silent Auction.

The foundation was started in 2003 with its first benefit concert at T-Bones. The goal was to raise money for a family with a child that was battling cancer. While medical treatments and doctors’ bills were addressed in various ways, the other household bills kept coming in, and soon the family was overwhelmed with debt and expenses. Just continuing to operate as a family was a struggle.

The foundation’s objective is to help a family in the area of Lake Wylie who has a child stricken with cancer. Money goes toward helping the family pay for the necessities of life like food, clothing, transportation and other household expenses.

The foundation is a 501-c-3 non-profit recognized by the IRS and incorporated as a recognized charity in both North Carolina and South Carolina.

For more information, check the foundation’s website: www.justinmychals.org

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Mailbag Zack Bordeaux spent a recent weekend selling popcorn around the Lake Wylie area as a fundraiser for the Cub Scouts.

A display of pumpkins outside the South Forty Farm Shop on S.C. Highway 274 offers proof fall has arrived at Lake Wylie. The pumpkins are locally grown.

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Shoreline

CRUISING the

Catawba

Tom Janzen, of Rock Hill, enjoys an afternoon paddle down the river during an outing with the Catawba Cruisers. (Photo/Ray Carpenter)

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30-mile stretch of the Catawba River has become a popular destination for those who enjoy an afternoon paddling a canoe or kayak.

Those who take part in the venture can navigate the Catawba River Canoe and Kayak Trail, which runs from Lake Wylie dam in Fort Mill to the S.C. Highway 9 bridge. The trail flows past Landsford Canal State Park, home of the annual Spider Lilly Festival, the Catawba Indian Reservation and River Park.

Along the Catawba, deer, osprey, otters, geese and duck can be seen as native bald eagles circle overhead. About 20 different species of trees, including oaks, river birches, dogwoods and pines, crowd the river banks.

As word gets out about the rewards of an afternoon on the Catawba, people are buying boats and organizing clubs for weekend outings. Others may prefer to rent a boat from

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local entrepreneurs. Here’s a look at ways to The Cruisers are “a group of people that make a splash: get together to share our love of water and the outdoors,” Carpenter said. Members share information about trips, gather for picnics Catawba Cruisers Ray Carpenter remembers picking up the and even conduct rescue training sessions.

Carpenter, who’s a subassembly worker, newspaper one day and seeing the picture of a man paddling a kayak on the Catawba River. said the Cruisers have become “my second “It looked like something that might be family.”

Because the Cruisers hold events just interesting,” Carpenter said.

Three years later, Carpenter is organizer about every weekend, members pick and of the Catawba Cruisers, a group of kayak- choose which one to attend. Sometimes a ing enthusiasts who gather on weekends to couple of dozen folks show up, other times it paddle the Catawba and other waterways in can be around 60.

Like most who join the Cruisers, the the Carolinas, Virginia and Georgia.

The club’s membership of 250 offers a 53-year-old Carpenter got hooked the first gauge of how popular outdoor recreation — time he paddled down the Catawba.

It was a short trip — about six miles — especially water sports — is in the Lake Wylie that took a couple hours to complete. area, Carpenter said.

The experience was like discovering a new Members range from schoolchildren to land, Carpenter said. “We were going into 70-somethings, Carpenter said.

Shoreline places that you can’t get to any other way. It gave me a new appreciation for the river. It was like stepping back in time.”

It isn’t necessary for someone to have their own equipment before going on their first “paddle,” Carpenter said. Several members have extra kayaks and are willing to lend them to newcomers.

The cost of kayaking is relatively low. A boat can be had for as little as $200 used, and there is the added cost of safety equipment, Carpenter said. The club tries to keep membership simple, Carpenter said.

“We have no rules except to have fun and look out for each other,” Carpenter said.

didn’t realize how beautiful it is,” Brown said.

Participants can navigate three trails along the Catawba: • An “easy” 3.6-mile float for beginners who want to get their feet wet, so to speak.

• A 6.5-mile stretch for more experienced paddlers and “adventuresome” beginners that takes about three hours.

• An 18-mile trail that takes six to 10 hours to cover.

The longer float can be more challenging, depending on water level and a partici-

pant’s physical condition, Brown said.

For the Browns, the best part of running the business is spending much of the weekend with their three children, ages 19, 15 and 10.

“And the kids like it because they get to make some pocket change, it’s outside, and they get the experience of working with people,” Brown said.

For more information check Catawba River Expeditions’ website at www.catawba-river-expeditions.com or call 803-327-9335. LW

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Kayaks and canoes can be rented from Catawba River Expeditions. (Photo provided) For more information about the Catawba Cruisers check the club’s website at: www.meetup.com/Catawba-Cruisers/.

Catawba River Expeditions

Jan and Jerry Brown launched a business that allows them to spend more time with their three children and at the same time enjoy the beauty of the Catawba River.

The Rock Hill couple own Catawba River Expeditions, which offers a small fleet of canoes and kayaks that can be rented for weekends. They got the idea for the business about five years ago, said Jan Brown.

“My husband grew up on the Catawba,” Brown said. “It was such a gorgeous stretch of river, but it was a shame no one was out there.”

They started with three boats and now have 37 — six canoes, six tandem (twoseater) kayaks and 25 single-seater kayaks — and can accommodate up to 45 people.

Catawba Expeditions also rents inner tubes for folks who prefer a more Spartan mode of travel.

Some customers are new to the area and the river while others have “lived here forever and

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Road Trip

Story by Arthur Murray • Photography by Richard Rudisill

K, gas still isn’t cheap. But it’s a far cry from prices earlier this year, which means it could be a good time to branch out from Lake Wylie — not that you need to — for a good meal. Pick a direction and you can find good fare just minutes away. The following restaurants have food, ambiance, entertainment and maybe a special feature or two to justify the occasional road trip.

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Devin Allen is general manager of The Wine Shop at Rivergate.

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Meats served as appetizers include Sopressata, a dry Italian salami, and Bresaola, an air-dried salted Italian beef.

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You’d expect to find wine at a place that calls itself The Wine Shop at Rivergate. What you might not expect to find is a menu full of interesting food choices. But Devin Allen, general manager of the restaurant and wine store in the Steele Creek area of Charlotte, just east of Lake Wylie, provides that and more. “The menu focuses on fresh and seasonal ingredients. We try to offer a little of everything, but we hope it’s different from other offerings in the area,” says Allen, who came on board just before The Wine Shop opened in August 2008.

Here’s one way it’s different. The appetizers feature cheeses and meats you can’t necessarily get in most restaurants. The current menu — it turns over often — offers Humboldt Fog, an aged goat cheese, and Cahill’s Porter, a cheddar made with Guinness Irish Porter. The meats include Sopressata, a dry Italian salami seasoned with peppercorns, lemon and spices, and Bresaola, an air-dried salted Italian beef.

At lunch, diners tend to opt for the salads and it taco of the day, which will vary from fish to steak. “We sell a ton of them, and our paninis and flatbreads do very well.” After 5 p.m., the menu is expanded with four entrees — a fresh catch, steak, veal and pasta of the day. “We change every three to four weeks, because we don’t want to get stagnant. We have a lot of regulars,” Allen says, noting that the restaurant, which seats about 60 inside and 30 more on its patio, draws from Fort Mill, Steele Creek, Pineville and south Charlotte in addition to Lake Wylie.

For dessert, there is crème brulee and mascarpone cannolis, along with a molten chocolate cake. The restaurant also makes its own sorbets. More change will come as the weather gets cooler. “This fall, we’ll be moving toward little bit heavier dishes — a couple of pastas, steaks and chops, and seafood, whatever’s good at that time.”

One thing that’s always good is the wine selection. The shop has more than 1,000 labels, as well as 200 varieties of beer, including many brewed in North Carolina. There are free wine tastings every Saturday, and there also are cigar sales. There’s also weekend entertainment, with live jazz for the Sunday brunch, which has staples such as eggs Benedict and omelets, a couple of flatbreads, sandwiches and mimosas and the restaurant’s own sangria.

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A sampling of appetizers welcomes customers at The Wine Shop at Rivergate.

Rivergate Parkway Suite 200 in Charlotte and is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 11 a.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays and from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 704-831-9000 or visit www.thewineshopatrivergate.com.

RODI

Only 15 miles away from Lake Wylie, RODI in Gastonia has been serving up American-Mediterranean fare since October 1996.

General Manger Lynn Parton explains the name: “Rodi means pomegranate in Greek, and our salmon, one of our signature dishes, gets a pomegranate glaze. We use pomegranate a lot.”

Parton has been there 15 years and in her current position for seven. She describes the décor of the restaurant, which can seat 146 inside and 30 on the covered and screen porch, as having a Mediterranean feel. But then she adds, “It’s very eclectic. There’s no rhyme or reason. All our tables are different, and so are the chairs. Everybody that comes in loves it.”

They also love the American-Mediterranean menu. “We have Greek salad, souvlaki (a Greek sandwich that RODI offers in either a vegetable or chicken version). And for the American side, we have burgers, and we do steaks on the weekend. And we have a lot of specials.”

One particular entrée that has been on the menu since RODI opened is Traci’s Beef Tag-

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The Wine Shop offers a range of cheese and meat appetizers along with a variety of wines. ine, named after the late owner, Traci Smith.

It’s beef roasted with onions and garlic and served on a bed of mashed potatoes. “That’s one of our best sellers,” Parton says. “Gentlemen seem to like it because it fills them up.”

Other dishes that have been popular over the years have been the salads and salmon, which can be cooked with Moroccan spices, blackened or served with Parmesan.

Desserts include a cinnamon-raisin bread

pudding topped with a bourbon sauce and the Decadent Chocolate Pot. “It’s like a cross between a brownie and a cake. It’s baked in a soup cup, with chocolate syrup and ice cream and whipped cream,” Parton explains. It’s easy to see why it earned that name.

The staff in the kitchen is led by chef John McCall, who is assisted by second-year culinary student James Iseton. “They work well together,” Parton says. Nearly every weekend

there’s live music. Genres range from folk to rockabilly and even classical. “I try to hit everybody,” she says.

RODI is at 245 W. Garrison Blvd. in Gastonia and is open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and for dinner from 4 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 704-864-7634 or visit www. rodiworld.com.

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Molten chocolate cake ranks as a favorite at The Wine Shop.

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About 16 miles southwest of Lake Wylie is another gem, The Garden Café, but be sure you know the schedule before leaving for there. It’s open for lunch from Tuesday through Saturday and for dinner from Thursday through Saturday. Owner and chef Teresa James opened the restaurant 16 years ago, and she, too, likes to call the décor eclectic. “We have some old architectural pieces, doors and windows. We have tables made from doors.

It’s just real different — in a good way.”

So is the menu. Among the most popular dishes is the bacon-garlic shrimp appetizer, served with a fried grit cake. She also serves sandwiches, salads and pizza, among other items. Many diners opt for the homemade soups — creamy potato soup is a daily standard, but James also offers up specialty soups such as French onion and cream of asparagus. Dinner staples include the potato-crusted grouper and the pecan chicken. Lunch items run from $6 to $8, while dinners range from $16 to $23.

nights. “He’s well-known around this area.”

James grew up around food. Her father, Terry James, had a fish camp and grill. She ran Creative Catering in Lake Wylie before going into the restaurant business. “I’ve just always cooked,” she says.

Three years ago, James bought the bar adjacent to the café and converted it into The Market Gift Shop. “It does really well. It has handmade items, and it has antiques,” James says. Among the items there are jewelry,

clothing and watches. “We do a lot of recycling. We’re one of the only gift shops down here in York.” There’s also a 5,000-squarefoot building where James hosts weddings.

“We’re like a village.”

The Garden Cafe is at 307 W. Liberty St. in York and is open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and for dinner from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

For more information, call 803-684-7019 or visit thegardencafeyorksc.net. LW

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Few of the customers who fill the restaurant’s 65 seats leave without having dessert.

“We got famous over our buttermilk pie,” she says. That’s a lemon-chess pie. “We also have a five-flavor pound cake, which we also use as our wedding cake.”

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Fruits of our

LABOR Organic wines are becoming more mainstream

By Jeffrey Cushing

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e are all trying to get more “green” these days. Recycling, global warming, and organic are just a few of the green buzz words that we use each day. We see organic food sections and stores devoted to the trade and wonder if it’s worth it.

In some cases, experts agree that the expense involved in changing to organic methods may cause product costs to go up in the early stages, but the long-term benefits in fruit yield and healthy plants outweighs the cost of running a non-organic farm. So it is believed that the long-term prices will be competitive for certified organic crops.

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The wave of organic foods has been around since the mid-1970s when the “hippie” movement tried to be self-sustaining and people opted to eat healthy, especially foods with no pesticides. This came about due in part to the realization that the use of DDT in the 1950s and 1960s was causing more harm than good. Today, many people simply feel that it is healthier to eat foods labeled organic.

The wave also rolled into the wine business as wineries started producing organic wines.

In the early days of organic wines, quality

l e ve l s were low due to young vines that did not produce great grapes and thus the wines were not well received in the marketplace. The winemaking process, which did not use any sulfites to help keep the wines from spoiling prematurely, also needed some perfecting.

In 2010, there were 7,626 winery licenses issued by U.S. Tax and Trade Bureau in the US. Of these, less than 100 wineries were

Roving Palate certified for organic labeling, accounting for about 0.1% of the wine produced.

It is estimated that over 40% of the wine production in California uses some level of sustainable farming techniques. These include use of friendly insects, water conservation, reduced pesticides, and composting. These “green” methods of farming are not highly publicized by many wineries, because they do not want to be labeled as organic, due to the stigma of the poor quality of the early organic wines of the 1990s.

Another term gaining momentum in our greener world is “fair trade” wines. “Fair trade” wineries not only use sustainable farming techniques and ideals, but also guarantee fair wages and benefits to its employees. In some cases, the wine sold is part of a co-op of farmers who, in the past were offered very low prices for their grapes. Wineries using the “fair trade” labeling are primarily from Africa and South America.

Another method of producing “green” wine is biodynamic farming. Developed by Rudolf Steiner in the 1920s, the process relies heavily on using certain correct organic compounds to create natural fertilizers that help the soil to achieve a balance that will stimulate the vines to produce better grapes.

Organic wines are not sulfite-free nor do they necessarily offer a healthier bottle of wine.

The FDA has changed labeling laws when it comes to organic wines. Many people want to see the words “sulfite free” on the label, but it is a naturally occurring part of the wine-making process. Labels now will say “no sulfites added” or “no sulfites detectable” meaning they are less than the 10 parts per million, but the wine still contains sulfites.

If the sulfite level is above 10 parts per million, the bottle must have the “contains sulfites” wording on the label. Although a very small segment of the population is allergic to sulfites, some people feel this is what gives them a headache when drinking wine.

Several medical studies have tried, but failed, to link the headaches to sulfites. Somebody allergic to sulfites will have an allergic reaction to drinking a glass of grape juice, eating a handful of dried fruit, or spreading a pile of jelly on their toast in the morning. These items have similar or, in some cases, higher levels of sulfites than a glass of wine.

A final word on headaches: I mentioned that doctors have not been able to link sulfites in red wines to headaches. The belief is that wine headaches are more likely caused by tyramine, an amino acid which develops in the wine dur-

ing fermentation. Tryamine causes blood vessels to contract, which may trigger a headache in some people. Wines that are young and unfiltered may have a higher level of tyramine. Red wine headache sufferers may want to try wines made from different grapes or other countries.

We will all benefit from the better use of non-renewable resources in growing grapes, healthier grapes will make better wines. With many doctors recommending a daily glass of wine as a healthy addition to a diet, it’s time

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Garden Party

Some plants have been transplanted from garden to garden as Ethel has moved.

The red daylilies in the arrangement above originated in Ethel’s mother’s garden in Maryland. Ethel moved the flowers after her mother passed away about 20 years ago.

GARDEN of Ethel Webb keeps loved ones near her heart as she tends her garden.

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Different colors and shapes harmonize the floral beauty in Ethel’s garden.

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Garden Party Ethel Webb enjoys creating and sharing her beautiful garden with others.

Red crepe myrtle provide a colorful background to this pagoda.

Pagodas traditionally have an odd number of levels. Ethel prefers her plants to be grouped in odd numbers as well.

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Delightful statues of children in the garden bring joy to Ethel when her grandchildren aren’t around to play in her yard.

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n the six years since Ken and Ethel Webb built and moved into their new home on Mason’s Ferry Road in Lake Wylie, Ethel has been designing, planting, and tending to her garden on their 1.7-acre homesite. But actually, her garden was started many, many years ago.

“This flower came from my mother’s garden,” Ethel said as she pointed out a red daylily. “I moved it to my garden after she passed away in 1988.” Other plants were transplanted from gardens of friends and family members, and Ethel enjoys being reminded of loved ones as she tends these treasured plants.

In fact, wandering through the different garden areas in her yard helps Ethel connect to people, places, and pets that she has loved.

She has monuments, statues and figurines placed throughout the garden to enhance the natural beauty and create themes that are dear to her heart.

The “Fairyland” area of her garden has whimsical fountains and statues of children that Ethel collected to delight her own grand-

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The waterfall fountain with a heron etched into the glass is a perfect tribute to their Lake Wylie home. children, and to remind her of them when they are not visiting and playing in her garden. There is a “Pet Memorial� section of her garden with commemorative stones and dog and cat statues that represent beloved pets that have shared her life in the past. The “Frog Pond� section has dancing metal frogs, given to Ethel by her son, that decorate a path to a small pond in her yard where real frogs make their home.

Ethel has collected several cement pagodas to decorate the “Japanese Garden� sections of her yard. She bought her first in the 1960s, purchased while on vacation with some friends. She had always been enthralled by the beauty of these structures, found often as centerpieces in Japanese gardens.

Ethel describes herself as having “artistic genes.� She once considered going to art school, but decided she couldn’t sit still long enough to paint. She much prefers moving around in her garden, busily planting, pruning, and tending to her flowers and foliage.

She uses artistic elements in arranging the plants. “I try to mix in different colors, textures, shapes and sizes to complement or provide contrast to one another,� she explained.

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Above: Ethel’s first pagoda was found in 1964 while vacationing with friends.Below: A pathway with an iron bridge invites guests to wander down the path to the frog pond. the spring, others later in the summer, and some are “encore” varieties that display color at several different times. Mixing plants with different bloom schedules helps keep her yard colorful and changing throughout the garden’s seasons.

Ethel has become very knowledgeable about botany and gardening, able to cite plant names as well as type of soil and other conditions needed for different plants to flourish.

A garden such as this one does not happen without a lot of time and energy. Ethel spends many hours a week working in her garden each summer. However, this work produces extraordinary beauty that she enjoys and shares with others, and is a true labor of love. LW

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Fall Gardening as it my imagination or did summer just fly by? The kids are in school and all I can think about is that my favorite season â&#x20AC;&#x201C; fall â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is here.

All the labor pains of summer gardening are slowing down and now the great weather of fall is calling me outside again. Fall is the perfect time to begin laying the groundwork for your spring garden.

Think bulbs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; flowering bulbs like daffodils, hyacinths and tulips.

Their vibrant colors will lift us up after a cold winter.

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Garden Party age. Plant your bulbs in the fall from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1. This allows them to develop a good root system before the cold weather sets in.

Most bulbs grow best in full sun to partial shade, which will extend their bloom time.

Bulbs are best left undisturbed for years until over-cropping occurs. When this happens, you will see smaller flowers or maybe none at all.

Daffodils and crocus will multiply fairly fast, so it’s a good idea to divide these plants every 3-4 years.

When planting any bulb or plant, always amend the soil. Adding compost to red clay will break up that compaction. Using a fertilizer like 10-10-10, usually 1-2 pounds per 100 square feet, will also be helpful. Make sure you plant your bulbs according to depth on the package.

If they are not planted deep enough or placed upright, you’re wasting your time and money. Bulbs should be firm and not dried out. If you can’t plant them immediately, store them in a cool place.

My suggestion is to purchase a hand held or

long-handled bulb digger. It will save your back and your knees.

My favorite perennial in my yard is the Hellebores, also called Lenten rose. Colors vary from cream to purples. They bloom from late winter through spring, lasting for months. And they grow best in shade. They may be a bit pricey, but they self-sow and are virtually maintenance free.

So take time to relax this fall. Step outside and imagine how beautiful your next spring garden will be. LW

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Life’s a

buzzin’ Bill Bishop is passionate about raising bees and teaching others about beekeeping.

Story and photography by Jan Todd

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ighty-three-year-old Bill Bishop has been raising bees for more than 50 years. In a time when the honeybee population has diminished about 80%, Bill is passionate about protecting the bees and educating others about how to breed and raise bees.

“Albert Einstein once said that if bees were to disappear from the earth, man would live for about four years,” Bill said. “They are that important in pollinating crops.”

Declines in bee colonies have become a worldwide phenomenon in the last 10 years or so, alarming farmers and scientists. Insecticides, parasites, and even cell phone radiation

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have been blamed for the loss of colonies.

Bill explained that there are six species of honeybees, each with different characteristics. He raises only Russians, which are very gentle bees, and naturally resistant to mites and other parasites.

Other species, such as Italian honeybees, are more susceptible to disease and parasites, which have to be controlled by chemicals, placed in the hives with the bees. “I wouldn’t want to eat honey coming from those hives,” Bill said.

This year, Bill is concentrating on breeding and expanding his colony population, as opposed to maximizing honey production.

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Feature He manages his bees differently according to the goal for that particular year. To expand the population, the beekeeper starts new hives by moving a group of bees and producing a new queen.

There are several methods of producing a queen, based on the biological fact that bees in a queenless hive will produce queens from young female larvae. When a queen is not present, the nurse bees will produce and feed a large portion of royal jelly to the larvae, thus producing queen bees. If more

than one queen is hatched, they will battle until one survives. The beekeeper must be diligent in separating potential rivals before they are born.

Bill has a helper, James Henderson, who has been in the bee business for about six years. Bill and James harvest honey for local sale in farmers markets and fruit stands.

James also makes candles, balms, and other products from the beeswax in the hives.

Beekeepers must regularly check the hives to make sure that the bees are healthy,

Bill points to where the bees have capped off honey. Beneath the mudlike surface is sweet, golden honey.

Sweet honey glistens in the sunshine as the worker bees build a comb. multiplying, and productive. Racks with honey laden combs are removed and clean racks are replaced for the bees to begin their work again. Hives that have become overpopulated are split into new hives. Changes in bee behavior are monitored by the beekeeper, and problems are handled as detected.

Occasionally, the beekeeper gets stung.

He might accidentally injure a bee, triggering a sting response from that bee or a retaliation from a “guard bee”, who was signaled by a scent released by a bee in distress.

Occasionally, the beekeeper provokes a sting on purpose. On purpose? Yes, for “medicinal purposes.” Bill suffers from arthritis in his shoulder, and he claims that the

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venom from a bee sting relieves his symptoms. In fact, bee sting therapy is used for conditions such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis, bursitis, tendonitis, and a variety of other conditions.

Of course, the far sweeter alternative to bee stings is the honey itself. Honey has been proven to help alleviate allergies, treat wounds and burns, relieve sore throats, and provide a variety of other health benefits.

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hen it comes to some of life’s staples, you can get them here — or at least near here. That’s always been a big deal for some consumers, and it has taken on added cachet these days as part of the “farm-totable” movement. People in the Lake Wylie area harvest and make some of the best products around when it comes to honey, bread and fruits and vegetables. { Story and photography by Jan Todd }

HONEY

Why is Sally Adams called Mama Beehive? That’s easy.

Her son gave her the name. “He said, ‘Look at that, Mama Beehive and her bees.” She has about 30 hives at different locations in York County, each with anywhere from 60,000 to 80,000 bees at any given time.

She started keeping bees about 10 years ago, when she still lived in Danville, Va. “I just liked honey. I knew we were getting honey from China and Argentina, and I thought, ‘I could raise my own honey.’” She learned the business from a local businessman, Jessie the Bee Man, before moving to Clover.

It’s not as easy as it seems. “One thing leads to another, it’s chasing down rabbit holes. You learn not just all about bees but the plant life in your area and weather patterns.”

Her honey is better, she says, because she never heats it, which alters the flavor. She also sells beeswax

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candles, lip balms and butters for sore muscles. There’s even a butter for babies who suffer from diaper rash. You can buy her products at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Belmont, N.C., A&S Natural Health Foods in Fort Mill, Earth Fare stores in Charlotte, and other local stores and museums.

She hopes to begin selling products online soon.

For more information about Mama Beehive, visit the website at www.mamabeehive.com, email mamabeehive@ yahoo.com or call (704) 214-6100.

You can also buy honey produced locally by Bill Bishop of southern Mecklenburg County. He wholesales his honey to local markets, vegetable stands and peach stands, where it’s sold under the Bill’s Best Honey label.

He has been keeping bees about 50 years. “They’re gentle creatures — as long as you don’t do something to upset them.

You have to know what they like and don’t like.” He started making honey just for himself. Now he can produce up to 150 cases — 12 one-pint jars are in each case.

He cut back this year because of health concerns, producing only about eight cases, most of which he gave away. But heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prepared to resume selling. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have an entirely different product than what you get in the grocery store. Most of that comes from Australia, China and Mexico, and it granulates.

You have to heat it to melt it down, and that messes up the flavor.â&#x20AC;?

For more information about Bishop and where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to buy his honey, call (704) 724-1927, though your best bet might be to keep your eyes peeled for the distinctive orange and black labels at roadside markets.

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“He likes having a tangible product that he can cut.”

Problem was he didn’t know anything about the business. So he bought a franchise from Whitefish Bay, Wis.-based Breadsmith.

“They trained us, provided recipes and helped order the equipment,” she says, noting that the commercial oven and mixer come from Italy. They use the equipment to make artisan breads, brownies, cookies and other bakery items.

“If we have a signature item, it’s the pie breads. We sold out this morning at 10:24.”

The best-selling loaf is the rustic Italian loaf.

It’s got a hard crust, but it’s light on the inside,” Lisa Daubenspeck says.

There are specials every day, and you can get their products at Lake Wylie Coffee House and Earth Fare Stores in Charlotte and Rock Hill, as well as several restaurants.

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South Forty Farm Shop in Lake Wylie sells tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, eggplant, cantaloupes, peppers and onions at its own produce stand. Those items are grown at Tim Reid’s 70-acre farm, in addition to cheese and butter from the Amish Country in Ohio. This spring, he’ll also sell eggs from 60 chickens at the farm.

Reid, 71, is the grandson of the founder of Reed’s Gold Mine in Midland, N.C., the site of the first gold rush in the United States.

(Sometime around the turn of the century, half of the family opted to change the spelling of the name to Reid, while the rest continues to spell it Reed).

He’ll continue to sell produce including pumpkins, apples and gords through the end of October. The stand is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week.

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Community Connection

Thousands feed on

fellowship with Chef Don

By Arthur Murray

hen Don Murfin started The Community Café in January 2010 at River Hills Community Church in Lake Wylie, it was to provide a place for people in the community to gather for fellowship. Little did he know what he was getting into with the venture, which is open for lunch every Wednesday. “We planned to serve 6,000 meals in the first year. We went over 13,000.”

That’s a lot of soup, sandwiches and other fare served up by the former venture capitalist from Akron, Ohio, who retired to Lake Wylie with his wife — if you can call helping prepare and serve about 500 meals a week at two locations “retiring.” Tall, wearing a white apron with “Chef Don” monogrammed on it and The Community Café logo, Murfin works the crowd, both in the kitchen and on the floor of the café. There’s a stain on the apron, likely the result of stirring soup.

Like most Wednesdays, he has been up since 4:30. Murfin says he enjoys the quiet when he’s alone, starting the process of the day’s meals. He’s a self-taught cook, basing much of what he does on 4-H training back in Akron. He also worked in the dormitory kitchens all four years at the University of Iowa. On this day, he struggled to find a chicken cacciatore recipe, tearing apart the kitchen before finding it where it supposed to be — in his files.

The dish is for Murfin’s latest venture — the Community Café at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Fort Mill. That came about after Bethlehem Baptist Senior Pastor Carlwell Culp visited the Lake Wylie location a couple of times. Culp liked what he saw — and ate — and asked Murfin to open a second location. That was in May. The new café opened June 1, serving meals from 5-to-7

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p.m., thanks in part to a seed grant from the Springs Close Foundation.

For now, all the meals — the menu can include such dishes as baked ziti and spaghetti and meatballs — are made at Rolling Hills. That’s because its kitchen is licensed by the Health Department. Sherry Boyce manages the Bethlehem Baptist project, which feeds an average of about 140 people a week. Any leftover food is distributed to other organizations that get it to hungry mouths in the area.

The Community Cafe serves up lunch and fellowship for Lake Wylie area residnets.

(Photo/Arthur Murray) But that’s not the only way The Community Café has expanded. Murfin says he realized in about the middle of last year that the setting was perfect for programs on mostly senior-citizen-related issues as Parkinson’s disease. It also holds monthly blood-pressure and diabetes screenings.

About 70 volunteers work in the kitchen, forming teams that rotate weekly so that no one gets burned out from overwork. Volunteers Al and Pat Roberts of Lake Wylie have participated at the café since it opened. On this day, she was making trays of brownies, while he was packing meals for delivery to homebound community members. “It’s a marvelous activity for this community,” she says. “It’s for everyone to have a relationship with someone they didn’t know.”

Al Roberts was looking forward to that this day. “We met a young woman named Tabitha two weeks ago, and she promised to bring her father, who is wheelchair-bound.”

One thing makes it easier for people to meet new friends: Everyone who comes through the door is asked to make a nametag, which helps with the introductions.

Former Lake Wylie resident Richard Priest, who now lives at Mountain Island Lake in Mecklenburg County, eats at the café at least once a month, accompanied by his parents, Dick and Elaine Priest, and their friend, Henry Reaves.

They mix with an eclectic crowd — the café’s patrons are young and old, black and white. While all are dressed casually, some come in tank tops and shorts while others wear khakis and golf shirts. The Priests say they enjoy seeking many of the same people each time they visit. Reaves, who comes every week, loves the fellowship but has another reason for attending: “I just love the food.”

Many diners are served hugs before they get to the food line. Today’s menu features grilled cheese and grilled pimento-cheese sandwiches, beef barley soup, a chicken casserole and a cold spaghetti and vegetable salad.

There’s sweet tea and water to drink, and desserts include the brownies Pat Roberts spent the morning baking, as well as a chocolate chip chess pie and fruit pies. Laughter echoes throughout the gym, even above the sounds of a youth basketball camp at the other end of the facility. There’s no charge for any of the meals, though donations are accepted. Organizers are proud that the venture has been self-sufficient.

Murfin says he isn’t done growing the effort. River Hills, he says, wants the café to be open more than one day a week, and he’s also looking at starting another one, probably in Clover. “I’m just beginning to pursue it,” he says. “I’d love to do it. I will go where the Lord leads me.” LW

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Faces

Running

to save Kenya’s ophans

Lake community rallies behind Monique Boekhout’s efforts to bring hope to African children • Story by Arthur Miller •

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rom the outside looking in, Nairobi is one of the most vibrant cities in Africa — popularly known as the “Green City of the Sun” and the capital of Kenya. But under the surface of the 12th-largest city on the continent, there is trouble. Beneath its shiny skyscrapers, poverty is rampant, particularly among the children. Estimates vary on the size of the city’s Kibera Slum, which at one time was believed to be Africa’s second-largest.

But what is known is that most of Kibera’s

residents live in extreme poverty, earning less than $1 a day. HIV is rampant, and AIDS has cut a swath through the city and Kenya in general, leaving more than 1 million orphans in the country. According to UNICEF, life expectancy in the country, as of 2009, was only 55 years.

Nearly 8,000 miles from Nairobi, in Lake Wylie, life expectancy is nearly 20 years greater. But the distance between the two cities, at least on one area woman’s heart, isn’t as great as one would believe.

That woman is Monique Boekhout (pronounced bu-KOWT), founder and president of the Kenya Orphanage Project. The project started in 2002, when Boekhout was looking for a way to celebrate her 50th birthday. “I decided to do something different,” Boekhout, a native of Belgium, says. “I decided to run.” She entered the Chicago marathon, but she didn’t just want to run. She also solicited pledges for her participation, and she wound up raising about $55,000.

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Bob Carroll, right, is one of the volunteers who offers people a cruise around Lake Wylie in support of the Kenya Orphanage Project, a fundraiser led by local resident Monique Boekhout. (Courtesy photo) She also found a cause, courtesy of a minister at a Charlotte church. “He told me he had met two people from Kenya who wanted to build the orphanage,” she says, and, after a little research, she knew she had found her cause.

Boekhout had always had an interest in Africa, from her days growing up in the city of Tournai. “Belgium had a colony called the Belgian Congo (now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo), so I got involved in African children,” she explains. “I lived in front of a convent. Missionaries came back from Africa, and at that time, it was usual for us to go and listen to what they were doing. Africa was something I was familiar with.”

That carried over to her professional life, when she worked for the World Bank. “I was in charge of Zaire. For some reason, Africa kept coming back to me,” Boekhout says.

She came to Lake Wylie 22 years ago when her husband, Bob, was transferred to Charlotte. But she didn’t end her involvement with Kenya after donating the money for the

orphanage, which was called the Jubilee Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had in my mind that I wanted to know what my money had accomplished.â&#x20AC;?

Boekhout took her first trip to Kenya in February 2003. She was appalled by the conditions in the country, with the orphans starving, dirty and other wise neglected. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They had started the construction of the orphanage,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We welcomed 32 kids to the center. They could sleep in a dorm and attend classes.â&#x20AC;?

But she knew her work wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came back and decided, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;This is wonderful, but whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen next? Someone needs to feed them and pay teachers.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

That someone was the Kenya Orphanage Project, which was formed as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, making it tax-exempt. The organization raised money to fund the center for the next few years, and Boekhout and others traveled to Africa for mission trips and to see the results of their work.

But in 2008, she says, things changed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had difficulty getting feedback on how our money was being spent,â&#x20AC;? Boekhout says. That was unacceptable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We decided itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not good to continue the sponsorship, so we discontinued support of the Jubilee Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center.â&#x20AC;?

Even so, one thing didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were still committed to the children we had taken from the slums of Nairobi,â&#x20AC;? she says, noting that some were no longer at the center because they had been expelled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We decided we would take care of those kinds and rescue them.â&#x20AC;?

They found 12 kids on the streets, but they couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find another orphanage to take care of them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We decided to branch off in another direction and work directly with boarding schools rather than orphanages.â&#x20AC;?

Since September 2009, the organization has placed 29 children in eight boarding schools. Twenty-one are in high schools, with the rest in grade schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year, we have the first girl child to graduate from high school,â&#x20AC;? Boekhout says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her grades are not good enough for a four-year college, but we will send her to trade school or find her some other training so she can get a job.â&#x20AC;?

Even though itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no longer affiliated with the Jubilee Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center, the organization kept the Kenya Orphanage Project name. It has 12 directors, a part-time administrative assistant in Lake Wylie and a parttime employee in Nairobi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a volunteer program in Lake Wylie where people help with fund-raising projects. If you want to financially contribute, we have a program

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The project does more than just beg for money. “We kind of relate our fundraising activities with the challenges the kids have,” she says. “We always challenged ourselves to do something to show the kids: ‘If there’s a

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will, there’s a way. That’s why we did the Kilimanjaro climb.”

She’s talking about a 2006 project in which a group of 13 project volunteers set out to climb the Tanzanian mountain, the highest peak in Africa. “Only six went all the way to the top,” Boekhout says. “It was a great accomplishment anyway. We raised about $150,000. That money was, and still is, restricted for children’s higher education. It’s an endowment fund held by KOP.” Last year, the group looked locally for its fundraising project. “We decided that the lake is a great magnet. We asked volunteers to donate boats to take people on a cruise.” The “passengers” took a trip on pontoon boats around Lake Wylie, and then came back for an auction of Kenyan, French and Chinese artifacts before enjoying a Chinese-themed dinner.

There’s another cruise set for Oct. 16.

Boats will depart at 3:30 from River Hills Marina. “We know people are eager,” Boekhout says. “We’re doing on a different route, north toward Belmont, and we’ll stop at Long Cove Marina, where we’ll have a happy hour with drinks and hors d’oeuvres. Then we’ll come back to River Hills for a Chinese dinner and auction. We’re going to do it bigger.”

While the event will be fun, Boekhout keeps her thoughts on the mission. “The kids that we have today, I first met them in 2003. I have seen them grow from little kids missing their front teeth to become really beautiful adults. Those are really my kids.

“I’m very committed to those kids. When we broke ties with the Jubilee center, I could have said, ‘Oh, too bad, I tried.’ But those kids are orphans. Nobody cares for them except people like us.” LW

Development Update

Lake Wylie

...always a lot going on

By Susan Bromfield, President of the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce

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ake Wylie continues to grow and there are many exciting business developments within the community.

Janeece Sweeney, a long time Realtor-broker in Lake Wylie, has joined Keller Williams as the broker in charge. Congratulations Janeece! Keller Williams office is located in Baxter at Fort Mill.

Kathy Weeks is the new broker in charge at Allen Tate Realty – Lake Wylie. Kathy also oversees other Allen Tate offices in the area.

Allen Tate Realty is located at Village Harbor at Lake Wylie.

Big news for Rinehart Realty! Long-time Lake Wylie Realtors, Don Stephens, Paul Roise, Bertie Terwilleger, Anne Fletcher, Liz DePalma and Pat Asplund have joined the Rinehart Realty team located at 264 Latitude Lane at Lake Wylie! Rinehart Realty has offices throughout York County and is a locally owned family real estate company.

Carolina Car Care purchased the former Express Lube located at S.C. 49 and Montgomery Road. Carolina Car Care offers a variety of services including oil changes, lube job, mechanical repairs and tires. The ribbon cutting was held on Aug. 27 with the entire regional team.

Eric Brigmon, former director of maintenance at River Hills Country Club has launched his own company, Brigmon Construction Company, full time. Eric is well known in the community and has a reputation for quality work, fair pricing and excellent customer service. His company can handle everything from small repairs and maintenance to remodeling to more

Veteran Lake Wylie Realtors have joined the Rinehart Realty team at 264 Latitude Lane. extensive repairs and renovations. Eric is a licensed and bonded contractor.

Lake Wylie Coffee House has moved! Its new location is at The Shops at the Landing (at the corner of Latitude Lane and Nautical Drive by Jersey Mike’s). Lake Wylie Coffee House has fresh-roasted coffee on premises along with hotdogs, pastries, desserts, and Tony’s ice cream. This new location has expanded outdoor area with arbor and umbrella tables.

Greg and Amy Gardner say “they are excited to grow their business at their new location.”

Nick Ruby of Matthews, N.C. just joined Kreunen Construction of Fort Mill as their new sales manager. Check the company’s website www.insur-

anceroofs.com. Welcome to Lake Wylie, Nick!

Carolina Dentistry at Lake Wylie, owned

by Dr. Vanessa Vargas has expanded her practice by increasing her space by 50% in anticipation of the growth in the Lake Wylie area. Dr. Vargas welcomes new patients and children of all ages at her practice located in Lake Wylie Business Centre on Latitude Lane.

Andy Nissen, of Newport Financial Planning has opened his business at 264 Latitude Lane in the Lake Wylie Chamber Business Center. Andy offers services to those who are planning to fund college tuitions and educational expenses and retirement.

Quik Trip, a major fuel and convenience store company, is preparing to break ground on S.C. 49 at the entrance to the former Waterside Marketplace near T-Bones on the Lake.

Visit www.quiktrip.com to view the company statistics and store designs.

Hannon Orthodontics is expanding and opening an office at Lake Wylie at Rivers Edge

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Nick Ruby, left, has joined Kreunen Construction of Fort Mill as sales manager; Hannon Orthodontics, upper right, is opening an office at Rivers Edge; and, Carolina Car Care, lower right, is now located at S.C. Highway 49 and Montgomery Road.

Pavilion near Anchor Self Storage. Hannon nity wants in the area. They may open the large with a variety of businesses and shops that will Orthodontics has another office in Gasto- part of the building in front for Specialty Shops be determined by the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest. Visit the nia. The new Lake Wylie office is expected at Lake Wylie, have a business and office in the new website at www.oneexecutivecourt.com to to open in November. middle, and more personal shops in the back of give your input or suggestions.

D.R. Horton Homes has purchased one Revel Salon and Spa has opened in Lake the building. This 7,000-square-foot building Wylie Business Centre located on Latitude affords the flexibility to serve the community of the newer communities located near the Lane. Revel Salon and Spa is a full service salon offering color, styling and additional services.

A new high school is being planned at the Palisades near the Palisades Episcopal School. Opening date is expected to be in two years. Watch for more updates in future LWT development.

John and Sandee Wilkerson, owners of The Wilkerson Building at Executive Court, across from the entrance of River Hills, are preparing for a new venture. The Wilkerson building has been home to River Hills Realty and First Properties of the Carolinas for the past 30 John and Sandee Wilkerson are seeking ideas years. This building also is the former home of from residents about what they should be offered the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce. It is at their Executive Court buidling. an ideal location for business and well known by the locals. The Wilkersons are planning a new chapter that will include what the commu-

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Prestigious, established location available for lease at 1 Executive Court for Business | Retail | Medical | Professional

Beautifully furnished, attractive lobby, conference room, ample parking.

Prime Hwy 49 Corridor location â&#x20AC;&#x201C; across from River Hills entrance.

Includes Wi-Fi, utilities, cleaning service. Flexible use up to 16 offices.

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Development Update D.R. Horton Homes is building in Rosemont.

end of Evergreen Road. This community known as Rosemont now has a D.R. Horton model home near its entrance. Home prices begin in the mid $200,000s.

R.P Boggs & Company has relocated to the former Wachovia Bank Building at the entrance of Lake Wylie Plaza. This move and expansion

allows R.P. Boggs & Company to have better visibility along S.C. 49 and a free-standing building with ample parking for clients. Wachovia Bank moved to its new building and location at Mill Creek Commons in November 2009.

Pennies for Progress, a $180-million road improvement plan, passed with more than 80%

support by voters. Road widening projects will begin in 18-24 months. Pole Branch Road is slated for a multilane widening to the Gaston County line. S.C. 274 to Ridge Road is slated to be widened as a multilane project. There are several other road improvement projects in the Lake Wylie-Clover area.

The proposed Sports Complex also known as the Parks and Recreation Complex at Crowders Creek is moving forward. More land has been acquired by the county and $30,000 has been allocated from the hospitality tax to fund an engineer and move this development plan forward. Ball fields, walking trails and open space will be part of the plan. The design may include an amphitheater, restrooms and space for a snack bar. Sports complexes have become very popular and attract visitors to the areas where they are located. Former councilmen, Perry Johnston and Tom Smith and current councilman Bruce Henderson are supporters of this plan for our area along with the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce, Lake Wylie Civic Association, the YMCA, and other area groups.

More updates with be in future LWT issues.

There is always a lot going on in Lake Wylie! LW

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Spotlight Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Charles Wood – Chairman KODIAK MINI STORAGE Ed Stewart – Past Chairman M.L. FORD & SONS Don Long – 1st Vice Chairman Fred Wetherell – 2nd Vice Chairman STERLING SOURCE, INC. Donna Bordeaux – Secretary BORDEAUX & BORDEAUX, CPAs, PA Michaelyn Sherrill – Treasurer WINGFOOT RESIDENTIAL Myron Boloyan, Esq. HASELDEN, OWEN, BOLOYAN & CORSON, LLC Joan Brom PHP LOCKER CO. Fred Caldwell FRED CALDWELL CHEVROLET Jeffrey DeSart ENERGY SMART HOMES Allan Gregory EDWARD JONES Diana Grubenhoff LONG COVE MARINA Leonard Jackson LAKE WYLIE BUSINESS CENTRE Andy Kane David Mathein T-BONES ON THE LAKE Paige McCarter CLOVER COMMUNITY BANK Susan Bromfield, President P.O. Box 5233 264 Latitude Lane, Suite 101 Lake Wylie, SC 29710 803.831.2827 Fax: 803.831.2460 lakewyliechamber@yahoo.com www.lakewyliesc.com

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Spotlight Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce and Carolinas Medical Center-Steele Creek ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC - REGISTRATION FORM Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 • 1 p.m. Shotgun Start – Captain’s Choice River Hills Country Club Contact Name:____________________________________________________________________________ Company:_______________________________________________________________________________ Address:________________________________________________________________________________ City:___________________________________________________ State:___________ Zip:_____________ Daytime Telephone: ( )_________________________________ Fax: ( )_____________________________ E-mail:_________________________________________________________________________________ Golf Event includes box lunch, driving range privileges, golf, cart, hospitality and great networking!

All player spots are reserved upon receipt of payment and registration form. ________ Individual Golfer(s) @ $140 per person

Total $_______

________ Golf Team(s) – Four players @ $540 per team

Total $_______

Golfer’s Name: _____________________________ Handicap:___ E-mail:______________________________ Golfer’s Name: _____________________________ Handicap:___ E-mail:______________________________ Golfer’s Name: _____________________________ Handicap:___ E-mail:______________________________ Golfer’s Name: _____________________________ Handicap:___ E-mail:______________________________ Optional… _____Mulligan(s) – Limit 2 per player $5 each

Total $_______

_____Mulligan(s) – For the team $40

Total $_______

Golfer Gift Bag Donation (for 120 golfers, i.e. pens, tees, hats, balls, etc.).

Don’t miss this great opportunity to showcase your business to participants.

Please return this registration form with your check to:

Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 5233, Lake Wylie, SC 29710 Phone: 803-831-2827 • Fax: 803-831-2460 E-mail: lakewyliechamber@yahoo.com Web: www.lakewyliesc.com

Russell Sinclair and Chad Guest, of Walmart, ready to tee off at the Hula Hole.

Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce

Golf Classic

One of the best networking opportunities of the year is at the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Golf Classic. It will be held on Thursday, Oct. 13 at River Hills Country Club, Lake Wylie. Premiere sponsor is CMC-Steele Creek.

Event Chairman, David Mathein of T-Bones on the Lake, makes sure that this golf event is one of the best of the year in the region.

The tournament begins at 1 p.m.with a shotgun start and captain’s choice. There will be prizes and/or hospitality on nearly every hole, including the “Hula” hole and “Margarita” hole. The day promises to be one of good golf and great fun.

Registration is $140 per player or $540 per foursome and includes a full day of hospitality, including a Business After Golf event from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Space is limited so make reservations early.

Hole sponsorships are available and offer a great opportunity for businesses to promote themselves at this premier event.

Registration forms are available on the Chamber’s web site at www. lakewyliesc.com or contact Susan at the Chamber office (803) 831-2827 or lakewyliechamber@yahoo.com) for forms or additional information

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Business After Hours May 17, 2011 â&#x20AC;˘ Kodiak Mini Storage Sponsored by Kodiak Mini Storage Photos by Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce

Dale Merritt and David McClure enjoy refreshments at Business After Hours.

Bud Rother, chamber volunteer, greets members at the Business After Hours event at Kodiak Mini Lodge.

Kate Meeks, Lynn White of BB&T, Jeani Rogers of ACE, Dianne Kehler of Remedics Restoration, share a laugh at Business After Hours.

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Stephanie and Dr. Alfred Jackson, of Jackson Orthodontics, joined the festivities at the May 17 Business After Hours.

Jeff Turnbull, Anita Seaford and Charles Wood, Of Kodiak Mini Storage show their new rental truck

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Business After Hours June 16, 2011 â&#x20AC;˘ River Hills Marina Sponsored by River Hills Marina Club, Pier 88, T-Bones on the Lake, SeaTow, The Kelly Group, Whippoorwill Carriage Tours, Q-2-U BBQ and Catering Photos by Jan Todd

Kim Bakker, Kay McGarity, and Dianne Johnson, of AAA of the Carolinas, en- Missy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donahue and Tom Griffin represented Bank of America at Business joy some time away from the office during Business After Hours.

After Hours event at River Hills Marina.

Ellen and Marty Taylor, of Living Waters, enjoy an evening on the deck at River Dale Merritt and Bob Wheeler enjoy the summer evening on June 16 during Hills Marina during Business After Hours.

Business After Hours at River Hills Marina.

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Scenes from The Lake Wylie Splash Dash June 11, 2011 â&#x20AC;˘ Camp Thunderbird and River Hills Plantation Presenting sponsor: CMC-Steele Creek Photos by Jan Todd

Matt Roden of CMC-Steele Creek, and event sponsor is presented his medal

by Johan Peers.

Participants in the Splash Dash chug toward the finish line in the 5K race. The event is a big draw for families.

This years walkers included this family pet.

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On your mark, get set, go........ The 10K race is the premiere event at Splash Dash.

Spotlight

Thank You!

from the Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce 2011 Splash Dash Sponsors

CMC-Steele Creek

Ledcor Construction, Inc. Lowe’s

A runner reaches the Splash Dash Finish line at scenic Camp Thunderbird. The event, one of the area’s most popular, drew hundreds of participants.

Runners warm up before they hit the road at the An added attraction for families at the Splash Dash.

Splash Dash are the horses at Camp Thunderbird.

Volunteers Jenny Puco, Sally White and Donna Bordeaux cheer on the runners at the Splash Dash.

Anchor Self Storage Bethel Commons BI-LO – Lake Wylie Bojangles Burger King Fred Caldwell Chevrolet Clover Community Bank Comporium Contagious Graphics Diamond Springs Duke Energy Focus Physical Therapy Frito Lay Gatorade Glaza Chiropractic Center Harris Teeter Keep York County Beautiful Kodiak Mini Storage Lake Wylie Business Centre Lake Wylie Pilot Lake Wylie Plaza Lifestyle Physical Therapy Lightning PC Solutions Long Cove Marina Mercedes Homes @ Harper’s Mill M.L. Ford & Sons Piedmont Medical Center Proactive Chiropractic and Rehab Queen City Timing River Hills Community Association Senator Harvey Peeler Sportscenter Walmart Watson Insurance YMCA Camp Thunderbird York County Natural Gas

Please Patronize our Sponsors!

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Spotlight Welcome New Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce Members May 11, 2011 to August 11, 2011 Businesses: Myers Park Mortgage Angie McCarter 141 Providence Rd., Charlotte, NC 28207 704-342-3001 angie.mccarter@myersparkmortgage.com www.myersparkmortgages.com mortgages

www.lakewylierotary.org clubs The Lake Wylie Man, Inc. David Coone 1963 Martha’s Vineyard, York, SC 29745 803-493-2924 david@lwman.com www.thelakewylieman.com Real Estate

The Village Cellar Jeffrey Cushing 4078 Charlotte Highway P.O. Box 5008, Lake Wylie, SC 29710 803-831-9527 thevillagecellar13@att.net www.thevillagecellar.net Beer, Wine, & Spirits

Wellness Ridge Impact Group Training Rachel Gilmore 1027 Brandon Rd. Lake Wylie, SC 29710 704-819-3054 rgilmorecpt@gmail.com www.wrimpact.com fitness training and wellness coaching

Harris Teeter Leila Beck 13000 York Rd., Charlotte, NC 28278 704-587-9970 S088mgr001@harristeeter.com www.harristeeter.com Grocery

McKim Enterprises Terry McKim PO Box 643, Cabot, AR 72023 501-413-1231 mckim1231@yahoo.com mckimenterprises.com marketing

Rotary Club of Lake Wylie Chad Bordeaux 548 Nautical Dr., Lake Wylie, SC 29710 704-752-9845 president@lakewylierotary.org

Classic Salon Crystal Carr 4937 Charlotte Highway #108, Lake Wylie, SC 29710 803-831-2535

crystal@classic-salon.com www.classic-salon.com Hair Salon Carolina Car Care Alex Gantt 4376 Charlotte Highway, Lake Wylie, SC 29710 803-831-2696 carolinacarcare@gmx.com Automotive Repairs and Services Newport Financial Andrew Nissen 264 Latitude Lane Suite 102, Lake Wylie, SC 29710 615-456-5311 newportfin@gmail.com www.iretiresafe.com College and Retirement Planning Villas at Marlin Bay Dean Biasucci/Gina Messer 2060 Cutterpoint Drive, Lake Wylie, SC 29710 803-831-9990 marlinbay@Carolina.rr.com Apartment Community Aaron’s Sales and Lease Nicole Sweeney/Michelle Donahue 726 E. Liberty St., York, SC 29710 803-648-9004 F1110@aarons.com Lease to Own

Renewing Members Investing in our Lake Wylie Community May 11,2011 – August 11, 2011 Businesses: ACE- A Caring Environment Agape Hospice Agape Senior Anytime Fitness AT &T Azura Medical Spa Bank of York Bernard Ackerman, CPA, PA Boat Sales of Lake Wylie, Inc. Carolina Family Dentistry CaroMont Healthcare Clover Community Bank Clover School District #2 Custom Property Management Dana Anthony Custom Homes Duke Energy Elrod Pope Law Firm Forms & Supply, Inc. Gala Affairs Gaston Day School Frugal Blinds and Shutters, Inc. 60

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Kodiak Mini Storage Haselden, Owen, Boloyan & Corson, LLC Lake Wylie Auto Care Lake Wylie Eye Lake Wylie Family Dentistry Lake Wylie Pilot Lake Wylie Pizza & Italian Restaurant Lake Wylie Retirement & Assisted Living Lane Realty Maids to Order McDonalds McGee Enterprises, Inc. Medical Gas Training & Consulting Palisades Episcopal School Palmetto Council - Boy Scouts Pier 88 Yacht Club Pioneer Services Pest Control, LLC PHP Locker Company Premier Financial Solutions Presbyterian Hospital Proactive Chiropractic & Rehab Remedics Restoration Carolinas, LLC River Hills Marina Club

R.P. Boggs & Company Ryan Homes T-Bones Steak House and Saloon The Village At Lake Wylie Wachovia-Wells Fargo Watson Insurance York County Council York County Natural Gas York Electric Cooperative, Inc. York Technical College

Individuals: Kevin Brackett William MacIndoe Donald “Mickey” Odom Bill Peters J. Watts Roberson Tally and Diane Roberts Bud Rother Nancy Snyder David Stewart David & Paula Stewart

Spotlight Nominations are now being accepted for 2011 Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce Business Person and Citizen of the Year Candidates should have the following: • A history of long-time involvement in the community.

• A positive impact on the Lake Wylie community.

• Business person must be a Chamber member with a history of being supportive of community and chamber activities.

• Citizen should be a person who makes a positive difference to the community as a whole.

Past recipients include:

Fred Caldwell Business Person of the Year 2010.

State Rep. Ralph Norman and his wife Elaine attended awards event.

Business Person Citizen 2010....... Fred Caldwell................................... Tom Smith 2009.......Rob Watson......................................Elizabeth Hartley

and Fred Nason-Watson Insurance 2008.......Al Powell..........................................Vince Mugavero 2007.......Ed Stewart........................................Susan Bromfield

(Milestone Award) 2006.......Diana Grubenhoff..............................Dr. Steve Miszkiewicz 2005.......Mark DeChant..................................Stacy Waddell-Blackmon 2004.......Andy Kane........................................Fred Wetherell 2003.......Rod Hall............................................Roberta Spampinato 2002.......Leslie Hall.........................................Don Long 2001.......Paige McCarter.................................Charles Wood 2000.......David Mathein..................................S.C. Rep. Becky Meacham 1999 ......Myron Boloyan..................................S.C. Rep. Herb Kirsh 1998.......Tally Roberts.....................................Ruth Sheets 1997.......Jong and Po Liu................................Diane Roberts 1996.......Jack Allen.........................................Sen. Harvey Peeler 1995.......MaMa “C”.........................................Nick and Joanne Jones 1994.......Mark Erwin.......................................Peggy Upchurch 1993.......John Wilkerson ................................“Duck” Alexander 1992...............................................................Fire Chief Bill Johnston Nominee for Business Person:___________________________________ Nominee for Citizen:__________________________________________ Please tell us about your nominee and his/or her contributions to the community: _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________

Tom Smith, Citizen of the Year 2010

Deadline for nominees: Oct. 31, 2011 – 5 p.m.

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Member Benefits and Discounts Bordeaux & Bordeaux, CPAs The certified public accounts at Bordeaux & Bordeaux will provide a complimentary business consultation for all new members.

Located at 548 Nautical Drive, Suite #202 in Lake Wylie.

Watson Insurance of the Carolinas Chamber members may receive a 5-12% discount on auto-owners insurance (home, life, car and business) through Watson Insurance. Join the Chamber group coverage to take advantage of this membership benefit. For information call the Chamber office at 803-831-2827.

Haselden, Owen, Boloyan and Corson, LLC Offering complimentary legal consultation for Chamber members.

Get started in business on the right foot. 803-831-2738

Lakeside Insurance & Consulting, LLC Let the pros take your info and goals and then shop the market for health, life, homeowners, auto and commercial insurance in the Carolinas. Determine the top 3-4 choices that meet your needs. Complimentary market analysis for chamber members.

HSAs and affordable group benefits also available. Save money today. 704-408-8363

ComPro Business Services ComPro takes care of your business while you take care of business. Offering small business accounting, payroll and quarterly tax service at reasonable rates. Complimentary consultation.

704-588-1040

Small Business Development Center Complimentary service for developing small businesses. Located at the Thurmond Business Center at Winthrop University.

803-323-2283.

Premier Financial Solutions Long-term care from Great American Life Insurance Co., offering discounted rates to Lake Wylie Chamber members. Contact David Brantley at 704-678-1535, 803-831-2823 or david0102@comporium.net.

New in 2011

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York Tech to offer classes at Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce Small Business Center in computer skills, geneology and marketing for small businesses. Classes must have a minimum of five participants. Call the Chamber with your group info. 803-831-2827.

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Happenings in Review

Fred Caldwell, Business Person of the Year, and Tom Smith, Citizen of the Year.

Clover and Lake Wylie leaders joined together to support Pennies For Progress Road improvement plan.

Charles Wood , Peggy Upchurch and Don Long at Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Town Hall Meeting.

Carts lined up at industry appreciation day at River Hills Country Club.

Councilman Bruce Henderson with Fred Wetherell at Industry Appreciation Day Golf event at River Hills.

Congressman Mick Mulvaney at Lake Wylie Town Hall meeting held in June 2011.

Congressman Mick Mulvaney with Susan Bromfield, Lake Wyie Chamber President.

Crowd gathers at Lake Wylie Town Hall meeting.

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Upcoming Activities

Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce Annual Golf Tournament Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 1 p.m. Shotgun Start, Captain’s Choice Held at River Hills Country Club Lake Wylie, SC

Business After Hours Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Sponsored by and held at John and Sandee Wilkerson at The Wilkerson Building One Executive Court, Lake Wylie, SC

Business After Golf Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 5:30-8 p.m.

Held at River Hills Country Club Lake Wylie, SC

Business After Hours Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Sponsored by and held at Fred Caldwell Chevrolet Bethel Street, Hwy 55, Clover, SC

Annual Holiday Gala Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 6:30 p.m. to Midnight Cocktails & Hors D’oeuvres Dinner and Music Seating Limited, Festive Attire Held at River Hills Country Club Lake Wylie, SC Annual Holiday Boat Parade Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011

By T-Bones on the Lake and Buster Boyd Bridge

Save the Date!

Annual Holiday Gala Thursday, December 8, 2011

Celebrate the Season Get in the holiday spirit by enjoying Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Holiday Gala. This festive event will be held Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 at River Hills Country Club.

The evening will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and music.

The Classics, a well-known area band, will play music for dancing.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available and can be arranged through the Chamber office. Contact Lake Wylie Chamber of Commerce at (803) 831-2827 for reservations or ask questions.

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