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Outdoor Sports ClubsThe weather is warming each day and outdoor activities beckon. Here is a look at some of the clubs of SCCL you can join to take advantage of the great outdoors.

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The U.S. National Whitewater Center in nearby Charlotte is one of a number of places to see for both residents and visitors.

Photo by Jerry Booth

38 Visiting Our Local Attractions

This month we focus on a number of local places to visit when friends and family drop by. You can be entertained, learn some local history, or just enjoy nature.

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Magnificant Botanical Gardens at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

Photo by Jerry Booth

46From Syria, with Sparkle

A Syrian-born artist has found her way to SCCL and is "firing up" the pottery community with her talent and her story.


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Here We Grow, Again!

We did it before, and now we are doing it again!

Who is we, what is it, and why again, you may ask?

We, in this instance, is the Living @ Sun City Carolina Lakes Magazine Publishing Guild. The Guild is the parent organization of Living @ Sun City Carolina Lakes magazine, the all-volunteer lifestyle magazine which is delivered at no cost to your newspaper tube monthly. All expenses to produce this magazine are borne by the advertisers who wish to have their messages placed before you, the residents of SCCL.

It, in this instance, refers to the expansion of the publications our Guild offers to the homeowners here in SCCL. Our first publication is, of course, the monthly magazine. Our first expansion was the publication of the semi-annual Guide to Living @ Sun City Carolina Lakes. This booklet, distributed in March and September, includes important contact information, hints and suggestions for making the most of living here, and some of the nearby activities and attractions that you dont want to miss. In the last two issues, we have provided a pull-out map of the streets in the community as it quickly grows toward completion. This publication and map is also delivered to your homes at no charge.

Again, refers to adding yet another publication to our family. The original Living magazine is a lifestyle magazine, devoted to providing articles that inform, educate, and entertain you, and what we print is generally factual information about current and historical events. The semi-annual Guide, on the other hand, is intended to be a reference source you can keep in a handy place to find important phone numbers, locations of things to do and places to see, and a map of the community as it grows.

The next and newest publication in our family is different, still. Soaring is a literary magazine, which differs from our other two publications in that it includes the creative works of fiction, prose, poetry, and art created by SCCL residents for the enjoyment of the entire SCCL community. It will be published semi-annually in June and December, again at no cost to you.

Although the Guild is credited as the Publisher of Soaring, the editorial staff of Soaring is separate from that of Living and the Guide. Although the Guild is the source of funding for Soaring, and assists the Writers Guild, the Art in the City Club, and the Photography Club in producing the new magazine, all decisions regarding content and quality are made by the editorial board of Soaring.

The Living @ Sun City Carolina Lakes Magazine Publishing Guild is pleased to welcome this sister publication into the fold. We hope residents will appreciate the efforts that have been put into Soaring, will read it thoroughly, and look forward to the next issue this winter.

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As part of its ongoing commitment to the Indian Land High School vocational programs, the WoodWorkers Guild recently rewarded top students with field trips to the SCCL woodshop and to Luther Wilson's sawmill in Indian Land. The students were given a history lesson on the small sawmill's role in the history of the area. Some even lent a hand to Luther as he demonstrated the operation of the mill.

Lunch was provided by the Guild at a local restaurant. Throughout the school year, the Guild offers instruction and mentoring to building and construction program students at ILHS.

Jim Conway and Roberta Polishook in the comedy routine "Second Honeymoon," and Kathy Davis and the Lakette Dancers (right) in a scene from "South Pacific"

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PAC Presents Follies 2013

The Performing Arts Club presented the Follies 2013 as the final show of the season. The show featured a number of Broadway favorites from the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, along with TV comedy bits from Laugh-In, The Carol Burnett Show, and others. The next show will feature a country and western theme and will be performed in October.`


Date Topic and Speaker

June 3

New Classroom Technology Dr. Marshall Jones, Director of Graduate Studies for the Richard W. Riley College of Education at Winthrop University, will engage us on the topic "Technology in the Classroom." During this presentation, Dr. Jones will focus on the new technologies that are transforming our educational learning spaces, covering topics such as Internet-based learning, social networking, and instructional strategies employed for both face-to-face and online classes.

June 10

Mexico

Mexico elected a new president last year. What does this leadership change mean for bilateral relations between the United States and Mexico? The countries share common concerns immigration, drug trafficking, economic growth, and others. How are the countries cooperating now in these areas? How might that change in the future? Dr. Margaret Commins, Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Queens University, will help us understand what a population of 113 million people (three times more than Canada) means for the United States.

June 17

Charlotte and WWII Legacies Today

Explore how the World War II era had lasting effects on the shape of Charlotte. Beyond the actual sacrifice of lives on the battlefields, the war effort changed lives at home. Learn about the building of Douglas International Airport and the development of industrial facilities, as well as little-known spin-offs, including the creation of low-income housing and construction of Independence Boulevard. Wherever and whenever you grew up, how did World War II touch your family?

Presented by historian Dr. Tom Hanchett of the Levine Museum of the New South. The museum presently features a new World War II exhibit called FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY plus BOOTS ON THE GROUND: CHARLOTTE PERSPECTIVES ON THE WAR IN IRAQ.

June 24

Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy Storage

Dr. Jordan Poler of UNCC is pursuing a new technology to enable low-cost, low-weight energy storage capacitors. These devices are ideally suited to integration with renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and wave. His research group has recently discovered that ruthenium (a rare transition metal belonging to the platinum group) complexes in thin films lead to significantly enhanced specific capacitance in super capacitor devices. His research group aims to design new particles and materials with higher functionality and effectiveness.

Lifelong Learning has announced the following topics for this month's lectures.

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DIG (Dog Interest Group) members and their four-legged best friends gathered at Wags and Whiskers Stay and Play on April 7 for the First Annual Dog Gone Wild Field Day.

After the initial greeting, sniffing, and mixing, the competition began. First event: Agility. Otis and his dad Eliot demonstrated the course for the big dogs, while Bella and her mom Sue did the same on the small dog course. All canines who gave it a doggone good try were rewarded with ribbons.

Event number two was Musical Rugs. Following the rules of childhood favorite Musical Chairs, owners and their dogs on leads circled outside the rugs and quickly stepped on to one when the music stopped. Prizes were awarded to three teams: Sparky with his mom Barbara, Max with his mom Lila, and Murphy with her mom Jan.

The paws-down favorite event for many of the four-legged contestants was event number three: Hot Dog Dunk. The highly prized Pup Pepperoni treats were dropped in water, which was in a childs swimming pool for the big dogs and a pan for the little dogs. Though a few chose not to get their faces wet, others chose a variety of tactics to capture the treats, such as trying to drink all the water to reach the treat, jumping in the water and making a quick grab and run.

The final event was a rousing round of Simon Says, again with dogs on leads. Winners in this category were Lucy with her mom Sharon and Sparky with his mom Barbara.

A BIG THANK YOU to Eli Bartz, Jack Berg, Alan Eddy, Sue Nichols and Barbara and Ed Reisfeld for their help and enthusiasm that made the day a pleasure and fun for all. Judging from the barks of approval, a great time was had by all.

Submitted by Jan Ginger

Dog Interest Group Holds First Annual Dog Gone Wild Field Day



On Saturday, June 8 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 9 at 2:00 p.m., Opera Experience Southeast will present in the Lake House, a new paired production of two short operas: Leoncavellos Pagliacci and Puccinis Gianni Schicchi. Their January production of La Boheme received rave reviews from residents at two sold-out performances. The cast for the June performances will be expanded and is being brought from opera houses around the country. Tickets, at $20 each, will be sold beginning on Thursday, May 16.

Pagliacci (The Clowns), which premiered in 1892, is a tragedy with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavello. The first production in Milan, conducted by Arturo Toscanini, was an immediate hit and the first opera to be recorded in its entirety (in 1907). It is a tale of betrayal and jealousy, set as a play within a play, in an 1860 theatrical troupe. Laugh, clown, at your broken love sings the tenor in its most legendary aria.

Gianni Schicchi is a comedy, with music by Giacomo Puccini and libretto by Giovacchino Forzano. It was composed in 1917-1918 and first performed at New

Yorks Metropolitan Opera in 1918. Originally, it was composed as part of a trio of short operas incorporating three moods: tragic, solemn and comic. Schicchi is based on a character from Dantes Inferno, transmuted to a middle-aged man who devises a ruse to defraud inheritors of their legacies. Although Schicchi has been traditionally performed without the other two mood pieces, in recent times several opera companies have returned to the original triptych format.

The stars of this performance include John Kanakledes, who we saw as tenor Rodofo in La Boheme, and a new dynamic and

talented cast including Ed Moran (baritone), Julie Ann Hamula (soprano), Krista Rose Wilhelmsen (soprano), and Laura Boone (mezzo-soprano). These young artists bring impressive resumes of training and performance, as well as enthusiasm and excitement to their craft.

Opera Experience Southeast Returns to Sun City Carolina Lakes

Tenor John Kanakledes returns to SCCL


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The cast and production is under the spirited direction of John Fowler, who also directed La Boheme here in January.

The presentations of both operas will include English sub-titles, projected for the enjoyment and understanding of the audience, a feature found in only the best opera houses around the country. It is anticipated that these performances will crown the already stellar experience with Opera Experience Southeast artists and programs at Sun City Carolina Lakes. These kids will undoubtedly become the opera stars of tomorrow. This is our opportunity to say with pride that we knew them when.

Submitted by Robert L. Engel

Joining the cast for these performances will be (top left, clockwise) Ed Moran, Baritone; Laura Boone, mezzo-soprano; Julie Ann Hamula, soprano; and Krista Rose Wilhelmsen, soprano.



On April 16, the SCCL Cancer Support Group and "Relay for Life" sponsored an informational and educational event. The whole community was invited. Jeanne Huber, a 12-year cancer survivor, told her story and how and why she got involved with Relay for Life.

Marilyn Borrelli, who is the facilitator for the SCCL Cancer Support Group, introduced Beth Johnson, Regional Director for the American Cancer Society. Beth offered a comprehensive presentation about the American Cancer Society's beginnings and its 100 year history. She explained that donations are used for research, transportation of patients, lodging for family members and patients, a 24 hour hotline, and other services.

Dr. Daniel Haggstrom, a medical oncologist with the Levine Cancer Institute, part of Carolina Healthcare System, discussed the services that are available for cancer patients. He also answered questions from the audience. Dr. Haggstrom has office hours every Tuesday

at the CHS Building across from SCCL, in addition to his regularly scheduled office hours in Charlotte. Attendees enjoyed the refreshments served as well as the new information offered.

This year approximately $2,500 was raised by SCCL residents for "Relay of Life" in Lancaster. Next year, we hope to again form a "Relay for Life" team and participate in the Ballantyne event.

Submitted by Jeanne Huber

Cancer Support Group Sponsors Lecture by Dr. Daniel Haggstrom

Attendees get to question Dr. Haggstrom during his presentation.


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The ever-popular game of bocce is often played in the cool of the evening under the lights.



The ever-popular game of bocce is often played in the cool of the evening under the lights.

Outdoor Sports Clubs

SCCL SCUBA ClubYou may not believe it, but yes, SCCL has a SCUBA Club. The club was organized in April 2011 and has been very active since. We currently have 30 members, many of whom are new to the sport of diving and have recently been certified. We also have a core group of experienced divers to complement and assist our novice divers. We meet the third Thursday of every month.

SCUBA diving is an easy, life-long sport. The diving industry itself has made significant adjustments to protocol to ensure and, in fact, encourage seniors to experience or continue to experience the mysteries of the underwater world. The undersea environment is truly amazing. Multi-faceted coral formations and a diverse collection of marine life explode into a kaleidoscope of color and reveal an awe-inspiring ecosystem that is

totally foreign yet mesmerizing to our senses. It really has to be experienced to be appreciated.

Editors Note: Now that summer is upon us, the SCCL clubs that shut down for the winter and thrive in the warmer weather, the outdoor clubs, are all back up and running. We present a compact digest of some of these groups. We encourage anyone with an interest in any of these clubs to contact the people in charge and get involved (see page 59). SCCL is all about an active adult lifestyle and offers an activity or interest to suit virtually any taste. Check it out!

Sometimes in distant exotic seas and sometimes close to home, the SCUBA Club is always having a lot of fun.



Our kick-off diving excursion was at the Atlanta Aquarium, where we had the unique experience of diving with the Gentle Giants, also known as Whale Sharks and Manta Rays. Since then, we have explored the waters off Myrtle Beach SC, Pensacola, Sarasota, and Islamadora Key in Florida, as well as the remote tropical island of Guanajao, Honduras. Next month we are making an encore dive at the Georgia Aquarium. Later this year we will be traveling to Grand Cayman Island and Beqa Lagoon in Fiji. Join us, it truly is easy and fun.

Submitted by Richard Dooley

PickleballPickleball was created with one thing in mind: fun! It was designed to be easy to learn and play for people of all ages and abilities. Its become very popular in active adult communities because it can be played by the very

competitive player, the more social, I just want to have fun type of player, as well as everyone in between. Players become quickly addicted and before they know it, theyre hooked!

Here in Sun City Carolina Lakes, we have courts located in two locations; one geared to more social play at the Pavilion end of the Lake House parking lot. and the other geared to more competitive play, at Turkey Point. During the year, the Pickleball Club organizes mens and womens ladders, team-league play and tournaments.

Team-league play encourages players of all levels to come and play and its a great way to improve your game as well as to meet more of your fellow Pickleball friends. If you havent tried it yet, be sure to join the club on the website so youll receive emails about introductory classes. Come play with us! Youll be hooked!

Submitted by Donna Maquire

Pickleball is a phenomenal sport and is fun for all ages and abilities. Teams and individuals participate in this court-based game with the funny name.



9-Hole Ladies Golf The 9-Hole Ladies Golf League has grown from 12 members in 2006 to 110 in 2013. We are golfers who love the game, love the friendships with other golfers, and love having lunch together after 9 holes of golf. Each week we are challenged to a different golf tournament format. We alternate playing the front nine and back nine holes each week, so that we can experience playing the entire course. Other 9 hole golf clubs in the area are invited to play dates with us, as well as the 18 hole ladies from SCCL. Prizes are awarded for competitive play at our end-of-the-season brunch in November. The golf course is beautiful, the ladies are enthusiastic and friendly, and the golf played is great fun in a relaxing setting.

Submitted by Susan Winay Great folks, good exercise and... not a long drive at all!



Striders!Come Walk or Run with Us

The Striders is a group for people interested in walking, running and just staying active. We meet twice weekly to walk and once monthly to talk about health and wellness. We put on 5K run/walks throughout the year for people to test their fitness levels as well as a way to raise funds for local charities. Its a great group, so be sure to check us out on the SCCL website under Walkers and Runners and join so youll be sure to receive emails with what is going on and where were walking or running to next.

Submitted by Donna Maquire

Sun City SoftballThe boys (and girls) of summer are alive and well in Sun City Carolina Lakes. Our community has given those individuals who love to participate in the game of softball an opportunity to extend their playing careers. Four nights a week during the Spring/Summer, you can find a game going on at our Turkey Point field. The players will be accompanied, and closely watched by their loyal fans. The games begin at 6:00 p.m. (5:30 for

Wednesday doubleheaders). Everyone is encouraged to attend a game to see the joy of playing softball on the face of a tough competitor.

Submitted by Dave Robertson

Hiking ClubOne of the great things about living in Sun City Carolina Lakes is the proximity we have to varied topography. Within three hours we can be at the beach, in the mountains, in the sand hills, or in an urban environment. The Hiking Club explores all of the various regions by planning and hiking in many different areas during the year.

Weve hiked in Charlotte, using the greenway system of trails, in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina (yes, South Carolina has mountains) and Georgia. Weve been to historical

Walking, striding or running: it's exercise you can do with the grandkids.


Lareas, and many state parks in both South and North Carolina. Each year we plan to take about 18 hikes, two of which are multi-day hikes. For our multi-day hikes we identify a good facility for lodging and spend three to four days hiking the local trails. Its a great way to enjoy the outdoors, get some exercise and learn what a great area we live in.

Submitted by Rick Lambert

Canoe & Kayak ClubAre you a beginner or a pro? The SCCL Canoe & Kayak Club welcomes everyone. We try to schedule two paddling trips per month. We plan one to a reasonably close venue for a day trip. A second trip is planned to a unique location that is usually a two-day adventure. Our affiliation with the American Canoe Association (ACA) promotes safety and education. Our club meetings are on the fourth Wednesday of the month. We meet at 7:00 p.m. in the Lake House. No matter what your skill level is, come paddle with us and enjoy camaraderie in the great outdoors.

Submitted by David Wilner

If you didn't see something that interested you, check out the list of SCCL sports clubs on page 59 for more opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors this summer.

Canoers and kayakers have a lot of places to enjoy the sport, from the U.S. Whitewater Center (cover) to the placid waters of our own Carolina Lakes.


Felix Sabates

Felix Sabates


One way of defining Raku is to say that it is a low-temperature technique of firing porous low bisqued-fired pottery. The technique involves the placement of pottery in a pre-heated kiln and removal from the kiln while the pot is glowing hot. Long-handled tongs are used for small pots. For large pots and sculptural pieces, the potter protects her body, face and hands by wearing heavy cotton or wool, a leather apron, a full face welders mask, and a pair of glass blowers elbow length mitts so she can carefully move her pots by hand in and out of the hot kiln.

The name Raku comes from a gold seal granted in 1656 to the son of Chojiro Chojuo by Sen-no Rikyu, Japans greatest Tea Master at that time. Freely translated, Raku means enjoyment, contentment, pleasure and happiness. To understand Japanese Raku, the tea bowls are refined and with simple decoration, if any, in order to reflect the Zen Buddist philosophy. The drinking of tea was considered to aid meditation.

RAKUA 400-Year Old Japanese Ceramic Technique Adapted for the Contemporary Potter

by Mary Rochester

Hot ceramic items are removed from the firing kiln and placed on a variety of reactants like leaves, twigs, ashes, and salts.

National Clay Week is the second week of June


LThis very Japanese pottery become known to the United States at an extensive exhibition of Raku pottery at the Art Institute of Chicago in the early 1940s. However, the contemporary direction of Raku pottery that is most popular today has its roots in California in the 1960s. The simplicity of working and rapid firing seems to reflect an illusive, vigorous beauty, much like the 60s flower children.

Paul Soldner and Peter Voulkes were two dynamic artist-potters and educators in the 1960s. Mold-breaking art forms were encouraged at that time. To create a market for pots, some form of pottery entertainment was needed to bring in customers. Soldner delighted his audiences as hot, glowing pots were pulled out of the kiln, and rolled around in some leaves from a nearby pepper tree before fast cooling them. The effect was to modify the garishness of colors with more muted colors and oxide reduction.

The potters were hooked. All of a sudden, quality was available. Much experimentation has followed, developing this art form, and gaining recognition as a legitimate art form in the ceramic art world.

This typical Western-style vase has been treated in the Raku manor with stunning results.




Kathy and Wayne Davis

Can a 14-year old girl look at a person and just know that he is going to be the man with whom she spends the rest of her life? Even though Wayne was Kathys ninth grade science teacher, she felt immediately that he was the one!

Wayne was born Charles Wayne in a farmhouse near Buffalo Mills PA. After numerous moves, his family settled near Harrisburg, where he attended Cumberland Valley High School. He attended Elizabethtown College as biology major, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree, and began teaching in a junior high school in a suburb of Harrisburg.

Kathy was born in Harrisburg PA and attended Swatara Junior High School. Her boyfriend at that time just happened to be in Mr. Davis science class. With the door closed to keep out the noise of students headed to lunch, all Wayne saw was a pretty girl gazing through the window, looking for Dave. That was their first glimpse of each other but they didnt meet. Two years later, Kathy found herself in Mr. Davis Earth Science class. While working together on the committee to plan the ninth grade party, Wayne realized there was something very special about this student. They kept their feelings to themselves and maintained a purely teacher-student relationship. In fact, Wayne never showed favoritism in giving his grades, and went strictly by the numbers. Although Kathy maintained straight As in all her classes, Mr. Davis B kept her from the Distinguished Honor Roll. Kathy has never let him forget that fact in the forty-one years of their marriage. Kathy went on to Central Dauphin East High School, where she was very active in many activities. She was president of the Future Teachers Club.

Kathy attended Penn State University to major in Elementary Education. After her first semester of college, Wayne and Kathy were married in a church ceremony, with a lovely reception that followed. They delayed their honeymoon until the following summer when they took a three-week tour of the southwestern states of the U.S. Kathy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, and began teaching kindergarten (and later first grade) in the same district where she had attended school.

They built their first home a few years later, on five acres of land in York County PA. After ten years of marriage, son Ryan was born. When Ryan entered the U.S. Navy, they promised him they would remain in their home until he finished his tour of duty. The search for a retirement community began, and for six years they visited communities without success. No place seemed to be the right fit until they arrived in Sun City Carolina Lakes. They moved into their first home here in June, 2007. Their son, his wife Tonya and their grandson Landon moved to the Charlotte area shortly thereafter. The arrival of granddaughter Caitlynn four years later convinced the Davises that more room was needed so they moved into a Vernon Hill model, with a loft.

Wayne plays golf, enjoys fishing, walking the trails and loves the outdoors here in South Carolina. He belongs to the Model Railroad Club, Mind, Body and Spirit Group (an informal group with metaphysical interests), and a mens discussion group. In addition to being a Red Hatter, Kathy enjoys volunteering with the Volunteers and Helping Hands Club, and singing and dancing as a Lakette with the Performing Arts Club. She loves to cook and experiment with new recipes.

Together, they enjoy line dancing, square dancing, karaoke, gardening, and card games. They are very active in the Performing Arts Club and in activities at their church. Since moving here, they have opened new vistas in their lives. Kathy and Wayne say, It is very rewarding to be in so many activities. We never believed we would be doing such a variety of things in our lives. We stepped out of the boxbig time!

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Meet Your Neighbor by Marlene Markowitz

Kathy and Wayne Davis


Eagle's Eye on Turkey Pointby Tom Chriske

Yes, OUR Turkey Point! Chriske came upon this American Bald eagle on a walk this winter through the wooded area near the Catawba River.

If you have a favorite high-quality photo of SCCL that you would like to share, please let us know: [email protected].

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Everybody loves toys, and the ladies of the Machine Embroidery Interest Group love to play with theirs. Embroidery machines are available from small and simple to more complex commercial models. Most home hobbyists have a mid-range machine. We enjoy embellishing clothing, accessories and home decorative items with embroidery, monograms, and other special techniques. There is a sense of pride responding to compliments with yes, I made it!

There are many techniques used in machine embroidery, but they all start with a specially digitized design. Most machines have a variety of built-in designs, and additional designs may be purchased on cards or downloaded from websites. Sometimes a design will inspire a project and at other times we have a project and search for the perfect design to complement it. Designs all come with suggested colors, but it is often fun to be creative using our own choices. With many spools of thread, it is easy to revert back to our childhood days of coloring books and that big box of Crayola crayons.

At our monthly meetings, we usually discuss a technique and challenge ourselves to try something new. We then bring our samples to the next meeting for show and tell. We learn a lot from each other and have many laughs as we share our successes and oops on projects. We have enjoyed trips to Gastonia to shop at Long Creek Mills for thread and other supplies and a fabric shopping stop at Mary Jos. We are currently planning to work with the quilters on a charity project, and some of the ladies enjoy creating items for the SCCL Arts show and sales in the spring and fall.

Machine embroidery is a fun hobby, and can easily become a profitable business. Some of our members have been enjoying embroidery for many years. Others have recently purchased a machine as their own retirement gift and are just now learning how to use it. We invite anybody who has an embroidery machine or is thinking of purchasing one, to join us on the third Monday of the month at 1:00 p.m. in the media room for some fun, encouragement and inspiration!

Monogramming makes items special

This is a fun bunch who enjoy each other while learning something new in their craft.

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John Springs III kept a plantation book from 1811 to 1847. His house, called Springfield, still stands north of Fort Mill on the U.S. 21 Business loop. The entries in Springs plantation book are generally about crop plantings and harvestings, the sale of cattle, and illnesses in his family. However, an entry made on February 8, 1812, reports an unusual event:

This Night we felt sensibly another severe shock of an Earthquake (there being as many as two or three experienced shortly before this). The fowls in the Fowl house came off their roosts and made a considerable Noise, so much so, that I thought something had got in among them. It took place as near as I could guess in the latter part of the Night. I being fast asleep when wakened I felt my bed rock very considerably, as I thought in the direction from E to W.

The quake felt by Springs was one of three earthquakes that centered around New Madrid MO in 18111812. All three measured 8.0 in intensity on the Richter scale. Five towns in three states vanished completely. The Mississippi River cut new channels. They were the most violent earthquakes ever recorded in North America.This area felt another violent earthquake 75 years later.

About 10:00 p.m. on August 31, 1886, a powerful 30-second shock roused Mrs. Esther White, then living in Springs Industries Founders House on White Street.

A week later Mrs. White described the night of horror. She and her husband, Capt. Sam White, had guests, N.B.G. Chafee, his small son Otis and young daughter Grace, and Mrs. Whites sister, Addie White.

Mrs. White wrote, I . . . was reading in bed, where, without a seconds warning, the windows began a fearful shaking. The bed it seemed was rocking. I rushed from the

room to find the whole house in tremor

Everyone rushed outside for fear that the house would collapse. Our neighbors across the way, Brevard [Springs] & Carrie with Baxter their ten months boy, [had] window panes shattered, books falling, clock stopped, the chair bed swinging to & fro; their hanging lamp with crystal pendants playing music in the air-all of which unaccountable sounds drove them from the house, taking refuge with us, & for two nights we spent watching together, awaiting with anxiety and suspense the light of day. The earth even yet seems in commotion, & slight reverberations & shocks are felt repeatedly thro the days and nights.

by Louise Pettus

Some of the severe damage that occured in the 1886 quake in Charleston.

Earthquakesof the 1800s


One in a series on the History of Our Area


In Rock Hill the top three feet of bricks were shaken from the chimney of John Ratterees home. Goods flew off the shelves of Frew Bros. store and W. L. Roddey & Co. Panes of glass were shaken from windows.

People in Yorkville felt the first shock at 9:45 p.m. The tremor was accompanied by a roaring sound. There were five more shocks; the last came at 4:00 a.m.

The epicenter of the quake was in Summerville, 22 miles north of Charleston. Summerville was pretty much wiped out and Charleston itself was severely damaged. Ninety-one people were killed. It is estimated that less than 100 houses in the city were left fit to be occupied. Fire broke out in five different places.

In every town and city it was reported that a considerable number of the citizens thought the world was coming to an end. Others became dizzy or developed violent headaches. Some claimed the tremors affected their joints, as if attached to a galvanic battery.Later it was discovered that the tremors of the 1886 earthquake were felt as far away as Bermuda, Canada, Chicago, and New Orleans.

Since 1886 there have been three U.S. earthquakes more powerful than the Charleston earthquaketwo in San Francisco and one in Alaska.

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Local landowner in central SC looks over the 20" split in the ground over the fault line.

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Dianne Johnson, using her pen name, Dinah Johnson, is an author of childrens books for readers from Kindergarten through Second Grade. She teaches aspects of the African-American culture through poetic text, illustrated by different artists with vivid colorful images. Her first book, All Around Town, written in 1998, is about photographer Richard Samuel Roberts, who lived in Columbia SC. Roberts captures the lives and faces of people living in and around his community in the 1920s and 30s, though the lens of a camera. Dinahs goal in writing this biographical sketch was to teach her young audience how people lived during that era.

Dianne Johnson was born on August 6, 1960, in Charleston SC. Her father, an army colonel, was commissioned to service in ten states as well as in other countries. Dianne and the family travelled with him and she has called it a valuable experience. Dianne followed her mother Beatrices footsteps in becoming an educator. She attended Spring Valley High School in Columbia SC, earned an undergraduate degree in English and Creative Writing at Princeton, and a Graduate Degree in African-American studies from Yale.

She did not stop there. Dianne also earned a Doctorate in American Studies at Yale. She continued on and was awarded a chancellors post-doctoral fellowship from the University of California at Berkley and is currently an English Professor at the University of South Carolina.

Dr. Johnson has stated that her writings are stimulated by visual prompts. In Sitting Pretty - A Celebration of Black Dolls, Hair Dance!, and Black Magic, Dianne, writing as Dinah, gives her young readers lessons in pride and self-esteem in three pictorial manuscripts. Inspired by her doll collection, Sitting Pretty - A Celebration of Black Dolls was intended to honor black dolls from around the United States and Africa, embracing the strength

and imagination of several cultures. In Black Magic, the author tries to eliminate the negative image some children of color have about hues of their skin. Her challenge is to communicate to her audience the beauty of blackness. Hair Dance! is yet another instruction in pride and self-esteem. Dr. Johnson collaborates with the artist, Kelly, to teach appreciation of the different hairstyles, colors, and textures of African-American

Quinnie Blue is a child's take on ancestry.


One in a series on Authors of South Carolina

Dianne Johnson: by Sandra Battle-Moore

Author/Educator


children. She delivers the message that the coarseness of ones hair may not allow it to swing back and forth but it is one of their characteristics and does not define their character. Bank Street awarded, Hair Dance! an award as the best childrens book of the year.

In her pictorial book, Sunday Week, the author escorts her young readers through each day of the week, describing their chores and activities in preparation for Sunday. Sunday is church day and is filled with prayer, family gatherings and activities. Quinnie Blue is a celebration of family roots. This pictorial rendition features the voice of a little girl asking her grandmother a series of questions about her life as a child.

Dr. Johnson has one daughter, Niani Sekai Feelings. Together they wrote a book, Tom Feelings, My Daddy, a biography. Tom Feelings was Dr. Johnsons late husband and Nianis father. It is a poetic picture book. Dianne is now working on a documentary film entitled Beautiful by Design: The Story of African-American Childrens Literature.

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Jessica Shipman

Message from Wentworth Property Management

The Board of Directors and Wentworth are pleased to announce Jessica Shipman as the new Executive Director of the Sun City Carolina Lakes Community Association (SCCL). This decision was made after an extensive national search, both within and outside the Wentworth Property Management organization.

Jessica joined SCCL in November 2012 as Community Manager. With an initial focus on compliance and landscape maintenance, her role quickly grew to include more aspects of the day to day operations of the community. In the past few months, she has continued to demonstrate her ability to assume greater responsibility and play a stronger leadership role, especially in the area of communications with residents and the Board.Jessicas previous experience includes various management positions in other community associations, most recently from 2007 to 2012 at Del Webb at Cane Bay near Charleston, SC as Community Manager. Among her many accomplishments, she has effectively managed resources, association staff and community budgets; completed a communitys transition from developer to resident control, including new resident orientation and board member educational programs; and developed diverse communications to proactively address resident issues and needs.

Committed to providing clients with the highest quality services, Jessica is pursuing two professional certifications in our industry. She has completed the required coursework for her CMCA (Certified Manager of Community Associations) certification, and is working towards the PCAM (Professional Community Association Manager) designation as well.

Given her knowledge of SCCL operations and her already established relationships with many owners, I expect Jessica to hit the ground running as she takes on her new role. She looks forward to the opportunity to further serve the community.

On behalf of the entire Wentworth Team, let me state that we are happy to be working in such a wonderful community and appreciate the opportunity to serve you.

Sincerely,Edward Corless, AMS, PCAM, LEED APVice President, Lifestyle DivisionWentworth Property Management


Summer is finally here at Sun City Carolina Lakes! Backyard BBQs, neighborhood parties and grandchildren visits. After what seemed to be an especially long winter, many activities are moving outdoors. On Saturday, June 1, be sure not to miss the Summer Garden Walk, presented in conjunction with the Mums & Poppies Garden Keepers. The most beautiful and creative gardens of SCCL will be on display from 900 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Maps will be available at the Lake House from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Last year, this event drew rave reviews from those who participated. Come on out and see what your friends and neighbors have done in the yards.

Ice Cream Sundaes and summer go hand-in-hand. Everyone will be scooping-up some fun and moving to the sounds of the Reflections Big Band at the Big Band Ice Cream Social on Sunday, June 2, at 2:00 p.m. in the Ballroom.

For the Parrot Heads of the community, the annual Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville Party is scheduled for Friday, June 14. Ticket holders this year will not only enjoy a delicious meal with a choice of a Cheeseburger in Paradise or a Cocktail Shrimp Salad, but also live music performed by entertainer Billy Drysdale. Does that name sound familiar? You may remember Billy as the host of our Brain Buster Trivia! So dust off your flowered shirts, get out your tequila, and get a ticket for this not-to-be-missed party! Tickets are now available at the Lake House Cafe.

Looking forward to Julythe Independence Day Celebration will be one not to forget! Activities will include the annual Golf Cart Parade and flag raising ceremony, and the Pie Baking Contest, followed by the Tailgaters Cookout on the back lawn. The afternoon entertainment will feature none other than Bobby Palermoknown as the Neil Diamond of Florida!

For more information, call the HOA offices at 803-802-7139


by Trevor Sunderlage, SCCL Lifestyle Director

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The Lake House1353 Del Webb Blvd., Indian Land SC 29707

803-547-8858

Hours of OperationMondayFriday 6:00 a.m.10:00 p.m.*

Saturday 7:00 a.m.10:00 p.m.*

Sunday 10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.*

*Indoor pool closes one hour before building closes.

HOA Offices, MondayFriday 9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.

Outdoor Pool Rules and Regulations See Page 9 of

A Guide to Living @ Sun City Carolina Lakes.

Bobby has performed here at SCCL several times on New Years Eve. This year, hell be belting out his tunes at a free outdoor concert! Dont miss it!

At Sun City Carolina Lakesthe #1 Selling Del Webb in Americatheres always something going on!

Bobby Palermo returns to SCCL for a free Independence Day concert.

Upcoming July EventsThursday, July 4th, Independence Day Celebration with entertainer Bobby PalermoFriday, July 5th, First Friday with DJ DixieFriday, July 12th, Vendor BingoSaturday, July 13th Sun City Saturday Night w/Well SeasonedFriday, July 26th, Vendor BingoTuesday, July 30th, Dance Live w/Timeless

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Start Date forDate Event Ticket Sales 7/5 First Friday with DJ Dixie 6/137/9 Mini-Medical Session 7/2 (complimentary tickets)7/13 Sun City Saturday Night w/Well Seasoned 6/207/30 Dance Live w/Timeless 7/9



Please check the SCCL website, the Comporium channels, or the bulletin board at the Lake House for schedule changes.

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2Big Band Ice Cream Social2:00 pm3:30 pm

3 4Friends of Bill W Meeting1:00 pm2:30 pm

5Modification Committee Meeting9:00 am12:00 pm

6Resident Advisory Committee Meeting8:30 am10:00 amClassical Pianist Solomon Eichner in Concert7:00 pm9:00 pm

7SCCL Basic Website Training1:00 pm2:00 pm

8Gianni Schicchi and PagliacciPresented by Opera Experience Southeast7:00 pm9:30 pm

9Gianni Schicchiand PagliacciPresented by Opera Experience Southeast2:00 pm4:30 pm

10Walking Trails Committee1:00 pm2:00 pm

11Friends of Bill W Meeting1:00 pm2:30 pm Mini Medical School Session6:30 pm7:30 pm

12 13Brain Buster Trivia II8:00 pm9:30 pm

14SCCL Bereavement Support Group10:00 am12:00 pm Vendor Bingo2:00 pm3:00 pmJimmy Buffet Margaritaville Party5:00 pm9:00 pm

15Sun City Saturday Night w/One Night Band7:00 pm9:30 pm

16 17 18Friends of Bill W Meeting1:00 pm2:30 pm

19Modification Committee Meeting9:00 am12:00 pm

20Compliance Committee Meeting9:00 am10:00 am

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23 24 25Friends of Bill W Meeting1:00 pm2:30 pm

26 27Dance Live w/Timeless7:00 pm9:30 pm

28SCCL Bereavement Support Group11:30 am1:30 pm Vendor Bingo2:00 pm3:00 pm

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June 2013 Support Groups and Events Calendar


Please check the SCCL website, the Comporium channels, or the bulletin board at the Lake House for schedule changes.

Chair Yoga 6:35 am7:35 amMixed Yoga 8:00 am9:00 amAbs & Gluts9:00 am9:30 amChair Yoga 9:15 am10:15 amCardio/Strength 9:30 am10:30 amCardio/Strength 10:30 am11:30 amCardio/Strength 11:30 am12:30 pm

Chair Yoga II plus Abs12:30 pm1:00 pmWater Aerobics 12:30 pm1:30 pmRusty Hinges Water Flexibility 1:30 pm2:30 pmTai Chi beginning3:00 pm4:00 pmTai Chi intermediate4:00 pm5:00 pmTai Chi gentle/beginning5:00 pm6:00 pmZumba Gold6:30 pm7:30 pm

*Sculpt & Tone FREE8:00 am9:00 am**Jazzercise 9:00 am10:00 amWater Tone & Flex 9:00 am10:00 amRock Bottom Abs Lab 10:00 am11:oo amFat Burning Floor Aerobics 11:00 am12:00 pm

Beginning Yoga 12:00 pm1:00 pmBeyond Beginning Yoga 1:00 pm2:00 pmChair Yoga 4:00 pm5:00 pmYoga Stretches w/emphasis on the lower back 5:30 pm6:30 pm

Chair Yoga 6:35 am7:35 amMixed Yoga 8:00 am9:00 amAbs & Gluts9:00 am9:30 amChair Yoga 9:15 am10:15 amCardio/Strength 9:30 am10:30 amCardio/Strength 10:30 am11:30 amCardio/Strength 11:30 am12:30 pm

Chair Yoga II plus Abs12:30 pm1:00 pmWater Aerobics 12:30 pm1:30 pmZumba Gold 1:00 pm2:00 pmRusty Hinges Water Flexibility1:30 pm2:30 pmTai Chi Advanced3:15 pm4:15 pmTai Chi Intermediate4:15 pm5:15 pmTai Chi gentle/beginning5:15 pm6:15 pm

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*Sculpt & Tone FREE8:00 am9:00 am**Jazzercise 9:00 am10:00 amWater Tone & Flex 9:00 am10:00 amRock Bottom Abs Lab 10:00 am11:00 amFat Burning Floor Aerobics 11:00 am12:00 pm

Beginning Yoga 12:00 pm1:00 pmBeyond Beginning Yoga 1:00 pm2:00 pmYoga for Weight Loss & Stress Relief4:00 pm5:00 pm*Aerobics to the Oldies FREE5:15 pm6:15 pm Zumba Gold 6:30 pm7:30 pm

Chair Yoga 6:30 am7:30 amMixed Yoga 8:00 am9:00 amAbs & Gluts9:00 am9:30 amChair Yoga 9:15 am10:15 amCardio/Strength 9:30 am10:30 amCardio/Strength 10:30 am11:30 amCardio/Strength11:30 am12:30 pm

Chair Yoga II plus Abs12:30 pm1:00 pmWater Aerobics 12:30 pm1:30 pmZumba Gold 1:00 pm2:00 pmRusty Hinges Water Flexibility 1:30 pm2:30 pmTai Chi Advanced3:00 pm4:00 pmTai Chi Intermediate 4:00 pm5:00 pmTai Chi gentle/beginning5:00 pm6:00 pm

**Jazzercise 9:00 am10:00 amWater Tone & Flex 8:30 am9:30 amMixed Yoga9:00 am10:00 amPilates 10:00 am11:00 amBeginning Yoga 11:00 am12:00 pm

Cardio/Strength 12:15 pm1:15 pm

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

*Self-taught; no instructor. Free class.**Not included with fitness passes; separate charges apply.


June 2013 Aquatics and Fitness Calendar



Visiting Our Local

Attractions


All photos by Jerry Booth unless otherwise noted.


Enjoy seeing wildlife up close and in a natural setting? The Carolina Raptor Center has something for visitors of all ages. Located just 35 miles/55 minutes north of Sun City Carolina Lakes, the Carolina Raptor Center (CRC) has over 23 species of raptors visible on the 3/4-mile Raptor Trail. Raptors are important to the health of habitat locally and around the nation. They help to control the population of rodents and small mammals in both country and urban settings in a natural way.

But raptors are often injured as a result of accidents in the wild and from interactions with man-made obstacles like powerlines and glass windows. The CRC has cared for over 700 injured and orphaned raptors brought to CRC's raptor hospital. The Center has a remarkable record of saving and rehabilitating these birds, with 75 percent of the raptors living longer than 24 hours. Most can be rehabilitated and released into the wild.

Each year, 35,000 people visit CRC's Raptor Trail to learn about raptors and their habitats.

The CRC is open 7 days a week: Monday Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sunday, 12 noon to 5:00 p.m.

For more information and directions, find them on the web at: carolinaraptorcenter.org

The Carolina Raptor Center

Editors note: Last month, we focused on three local museums that are delightful places to explore and are all close to home.

This month, we continue offering information on some great places to visit, with a number of local attractions close to SCCL and something for everyone to enjoy. This information was researched and compiled by the editorial staff, past and present.

Above: Named for its ferruginous (rust-colored) feathers, the Ferruginous Hawk is the largest North American member of the hawk family. Once on the Audubon Society's "watch list," numbers have increased due, in part, to programs like that of the CRC.

Left: A Great Horned Owl perches on a CRC staff member's gloved hand. The Center has as many as six species of owls on hand.


Above: The visitor's center features several galleries for permanent and rotating exhibits, a gift shop, and small snack bar.

Below: One feature, popular with small children, is the "Take a Chance" fountain, where unannounced, the fountain showers walkers caught between the pools.

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is known as the Carolinas garden for all seasons. The 400-acre garden site is located in Belmont NC, just west of Charlotte. The garden features a 13,500-square-foot visitor pavilion with a stained-glass dome. There is a 10-acre manicured garden including the Four Seasons Garden, the tropically-themed Canal Garden, perennial gardens, 12 fountains, a walking trail, a gift shop and an orchid conservatory.

This summer, the garden celebrates the season with a new display; "Simply Summer." Presented through September 8, the garden uses large areas of groundcover and over 100 containers filled with colorful plants to provide festive splashes of color.

Special exhibits in the coming months include "Bee Wild" on June 8. During this event, guests get a chance to participate in fun activities, to see the secret lives of bees, and learn how they make honey and wax.

On August 4, a program called "Wild Wings!"will feature wildlife biologist Susan Campbell, who will band and release hummingbirds. Visitors can observe, ask questions, and help release the tiny birds.

Picnics and coolers are welcome on the property; drinks and snacks are available at the Garden Store.

Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens is about 28 miles/45 minutes from the front gate. Admission is $12 for adults; $11 for seniors 60 and older; $6 for children ages four to 12.

It is open seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Learn more on the web at: DSBG.org or call 704-825-4490 The gardens are located at 6500 New Hope Road, Belmont NC.


Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden


If you and your guests are hungry for outdoor adventure, take them to this multi-activity center in northwest Charlotte. The main attraction is the worlds largest man-made whitewater recirculating river featuring class II to IV rapids, site of the 2008 Olympic Trials in canoeing and kayaking. Fortunately, the Center offers alternatives to the whirlpool-like ride that the more experienced may seek. The rest of us may choose family rafting with a professional guide. But there is more: a 46-foot climbing wall tower, zip line glides, eco trekking, and 14 miles of mountain bike and hiking trails on the centers 300-plus acres. The Center is dog-friendly but bring your leash and poop bag.

Flat-water kayaking on the Catawba River is also offered, entering at the Centers landing near Sadler Island for a peaceful paddle past nesting ospreys. A boat, lifejackets and equipment are provided in your fee. There is a grand patio view and food offered at Rivers Edge Bar and Grill as a reward for your exertion. The menu includes kid-friendly items, but offers such specialties as trout-BLT. On Thursdays this summer, end your day with the Centers River Jam series featuring blues, Americana, and rock bands. With a $5.00 parking fee per car, guests can walk around the grounds and trails at no extra charge.

An AllSport Daily Pass is $49 for adults; $29 for children ages four to 10. Equipment can be inexpensively rented if needed. Main gate and trails are open 365 days dawn to dusk, weather permitting (check website for particular activities). The website, usnwc.org has all the details, or call 704-391-3900.

The location of the Center is 5000 Whitewater Center Parkway, Charlotte NC.

(Above) For excitement, the Center offers rafting conducted with a guide...

(below) or, choose a lazy flat water paddle in the Catawba.


U.S. National Whitewater Center


The park provides a peaceful setting for some fishing with youngsters, either from the floating dock or in available flat-bottom boats.

Photo by Greg Douglas

Andrew Jackson State Park

Approximately 8 miles/10 minutes from Sun City Carolina Lakes and heading south on U.S. 521, is the site of the boyhood home of our seventh president of the United States. Andrew Jackson was born in what then was known as the Waxhaws of the South Carolina backcountry and lived there from 1767 to 1784. He is the only president born in South Carolina.

The 360-acre park honoring him features a museum, a replica of a one-room schoolhouse, picnic shelters, nature trails, an amphitheater and a meeting house. Fishing in the 2-acre pond is available for catch and release. So, bring a pole.

Admission is only $2.00 adults, $1.25 South Carolina seniors, and children, age 15 and under, are free. This close by park has hours of 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Museum Hours are: Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m. (also weekdays if an attendant is on duty). There is a lot more going on through the summer. Just check out the web site at: southcarolinaparks.com and follow the link to the park. To find it on your own, head south on U.S. 521 and look for the sign to Andrew Jackson Park Road.

Mine tours are well lit and very informative.

Reed Gold Mine

Gold! Most think of California or Alaska when they hear that word. But the Carolinas were the first to open gold mines beginning in the early 1800s. The Reed gold mine is still producing gold and you can experience a bit of the excitement with a visit. Visit the old restored portions of the underground tunnels with a guided tour. A visitor center contains exhibits of gold and historic mining equipment. There is also a picnic area available, and trails wind through the historic mining area. You can also have a try at panning for gold just like the Reeds did long ago.

No fee is charged for admission or tours of the mine. Gold panning is available seasonally, weather permitting. The fee is $3 per pan. The mine is open Tuesday - Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and is closed Sundays, Mondays, and most major holidays.

You can check on the latest ore report or get more information by calling 704) 721-GOLD (4653), or from the web site, nchistoricsites.org/reed.



Historic Brattonsville Have you seen the movie, The Patriot? Many of its scenes depicting early colonial life in the South

were shot at Brattonsville in York County. Historic Brattonsville is part of the Culture and Heritage Museums of York County, a diverse collection of institutions charged with keeping alive our rich local history. This 775-acre, mostly outdoor site offers a view into the life of the Scotch-Irish Bratton family from pre-revolutionary times through the late 19th century. It features over 30 historic structures, period livestock, and farm fields worked with draft horses and period farm implements.

Great historic buildings, artifacts and something for the youngest child-that is Brattonville. Children especially will enjoy the farm animals. They will have their own guide for touring the site, which includes fun-filled learning activities. The sheep get sheared periodically during the summer and horses are in accessible stockades. Young adults, parents and grandparents will find the buildings and grounds full of information.

A self-guided tour begins in a 17th century log cabin and progresses through buildings and historic monuments representing the next 150 years. Cross the road and enter the 19th century. There you will see the house of the very prosperous third-generation Bratton family. The grand home displays all of the modern furnishings, slave quarters and trappings of a working family estate.

All seasons are wonderful times to visit. Summer into fall are especially nice. There are knowledgeable docents on "Living History Saturdays" and a very nice visitors center. A special Sunday tour begins at 1:30 p.m. Admissions are inexpensive for all there is to see and do. Bring the camera for one great shot after another. Admission is $5.00 for seniors 60 and over; $6.00 for adults 1859; $3.00 for youth 417; free for 3 and under. Hours are MondaySaturday, 10:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 1:00 p.m.5:00 p.m. The website,chmuseums.org/brattonsville has information on directions and special programming.Or, you can call: 803-684-2327

Brattonsville is located at 1444 Brattonsville Road, McConnells SC. Driving takes about 45-minute/35 miles just to the southwest of Rock Hill.

Above: Knowledgeable docents cook and perform chores as done during the time period.

Below: Great historic buildings, artifacts and something for the youngest child-that is Brattonville.

Photos by Jack Haubach

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From Syria, with Sparkle: A Profile of Mayssan Farra

by Melanie Aves

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In mid-April, Sun City Carolina Lakes resident Mayssan Farra traveled to Lebanon to visit her mother. She had moved there the first week of April to live with a niece in Qabbelias, a small Lebanon town about thirty minutes from the Syrian border. It was becoming difficult for her to remain in Damascus, Syria, explained Mayssan. We couldnt be sure she could get her medications and other necessities.

At age ninety-six, the mother traveled across the border in a taxi, leaving behind her vacant home, the place where Mayssan, her sister and two brothers had grown up. Their father was an urologist who owned and operated a private hospital in Damascus. It was a magical place, said Mayssan. The hospital had an operating room, 12 beds, a courtyard with a fountain and fish, and rabbits that lived in the basement where there was a darkroom for developing x-rays.

Mayssan is an attractive woman with thick, wavy gray hair and sparkling green eyes behind clear-rimmed spectacles. She smiles often and laughs easily. Her contagious enthusiasm for life is expressed in many creative endeavors. I like to make things, she said.

Mayssan was born in 1945, the same year that Syria gained independence from France. She recalls a happy childhood with bikes and games outside, not unlike the childhood of American children at the same time. All my life I thought of Syria as a peaceful place, said Mayssan. I even learned about democracy there. For about three years in the early 1960s, the country enjoyed free elections. Mayssans mother, who had walked in one of the first demonstrations for womens rights, ran for election to the legislature. Although she received more votes than any other female candidate, she did not win.

Mayssan in her West Virginia studio before moving to SCCL.


While studying architecture at the University of Damascus, Mayssan met her future husband, Sami, who was studying medicine. The couple fell in love and married before moving to the United States. Exactly one year later, their first baby, a son, was born in Washington DC, while Sami was completing a residency in general surgery. We just wanted to make sure our son could be President, if he wanted to, joked Mayssan. The Farra family continued to grow with a second baby, this time a daughter. They moved from DC to Warren OH, and finally to Charleston WV, which became their home for 35 years. Mayssan designed the house they built there on an acre of land.

While the kids were young, I stayed home, said Mayssan. She re-entered the workplace, doing drafting for a surveyor, and then helped in her husbands office. I enjoyed meeting his patients, she said. I love people. The office manager invited her to take a pottery class, and that was the beginning of a new career, and a lifelong passion.

I told my husband, Byeeeee, laughed Mayssan. I dont want to work for you anymore. Im going to do my pottery.

Although she started on the wheel, and sold her work in galleries, art fairs and juried shows, she soon developed an original style and a sought-after product she dubbed Clay Beings. It all began with my niece, who wanted me to show her how to make a figure like one I had in my living room, said Mayssan. The organic, graceful figures express a range of emotions. Mayssan expanded the population of her Clayville to include Clayettes (women,) Clangels and Santaclays.

Mayssan eventually built and furnished her own well-equipped studio in the side yard of their home in Charleston. As her pottery business grew, she learned accounting, computer graphics, and tax processing. She also joined a co-op gallery where she was able to practice figure drawing.

As the years passed, Mayssan continued to return to her native Syria to visit family. After one of those trips, in an

Mayssan beside a display of her clay sculptures.



Leffort to combat sleeplessness, she went to her computer and began to write. Now she maintains a blog, clayette.blogspot.com, where she expresses little pieces of my past and my feelings.

The Farras decided to retire in SCCL because their four grandchildren live in Charlotte. Before leaving Charleston, Mayssan closed her studio and sold her equipment. From an architectural standpoint, I liked the plans of the houses here, she said. And it was nice that they have a pottery studio, even if it is only for pleasure. As a member of the Art in the City Club she is trying out portrait painting in acrylics. I really like challenges, she smiles.

When asked about the tragic situation in Syria today, Mayssan said that people there are very divided, even in families. Its not my place to judge. Its not my country any more. There are too many people from outside, too many people seeking revenge. I have no idea how it will end.



Bits and Pieces by Bonnie Lawrance Part 2 Secrets of the Longest Living People Take an interest in yourself. You hold the key to longevity inside. Haworth and Varbeck

Last month, we looked at the studies on the Secrets of the Longest Living People conducted by Diane Haworth and Michael Varbeck. They developed a 30-day longevity list and suggest that each day you add one more of these items to your daily routine. By the 30th day, you will have learned 30 new ways to add years to your life.

Following is a list of the activities that Haworth and Varbeck believe will help anyone live a longer, healthier, and more productive life:

Day 1 Wake up and count your blessings. Day 2 Before you get out of bed, breathe deeply. Day 3 Stretch for 5 minutes daily. Day 4 Drink water with the juice of a lemon on an empty stomach.Day 5 Go to sleep one half-hour earlier than you usually do.Day 6 Walk for at least 20 minutes a day.Day 7 Smile in the mirror for two minutes.Day 8 Share your smile with someone.

Day 9 Connect with a person you regularly encounter but may not know.Day 10 Sweat with strenuous exercise.Day 11 Cook your own food.Day 12 Do a good deed. Day 13 Spend 5 minutes alone and meditate. Day 15 See a funny movie and laugh. Day 16 Make a plan to live List 15 things you would do if money were no object. What would your average day look like? Day 17 Strengthen bones by doing resistance training three times a week. Day 18 Add three additional vegetables to your diet.Day 19 Embrace old and new friendships. Day 20 Eat fermented food (pickles sauerkraut, shoyu, nato, fermented olives.) Day 21 Stop eating when you are 80% full. Day 22 Eat soup and vegetables daily. Day 23 Eat more greens. Buy local vegetables. Day 24 Plant a garden .Day 25 Join another person for a meal. Day 26 Eat sprouts. Day 27 Take a nap 20-40 minutes in the mid-morning or afternoon. Day 28 Eat a meal outside. Day 29 Join a group activity. Day 30 Take an interest in an older person.



LMany of the above suggestions take very little time, some you may already be doing, and by following all 30 of these suggestions daily, the quality of your life will likely improve.

Never ask, What reason do I have to be happy? Instead ask, To what purpose can I attach my happiness? Robert Brault Healthy SpiceGarlic is known universally as the stinking rose because of its overpowering taste and smell. It is a member of the lily family and is closely related to the onion, shallot and leek. It is known to cause bad breath, which can be neutralized by sipping milk or eating parsley. Known as natures wonder drug, it has been credited with extending human longevity, preventing certain cancers, lowering cholesterol levels, reversing high blood pressure, resisting the common cold and overcoming fatigue. Garlic is rich in protein and Vitamins A, B-1, and C, and contains essential minerals such as calcium, magnesium and iron. It also contains 17 different amino acids. When purchasing garlic, make sure it is plump and firm, with tight skin. Store it in a cool place do not refrigerate. You can freeze garlic once it is peeled or pureed and it will last longer.

101 Foods That Could Save Your Life by David Grotton, RD, LDN

Useful Web sitesThe web site glutenfreetravelsite.com will help you discover restaurants and cruises that offer gluten-free fare. The restaurants on this list include Chilis, Carrabbas, P.F. Changs, Outback Steakhouse, Ruby Tuesday and Bonefish Grill. With the baseball season upon us, you can find a summary of baseball news from thousands of sources at ballbug.com. The site is updated every five minutes.



Happy Rose Month

It seems strange that June is National Rose Month when May in the Carolinas is the prime bloom month. Oh well, the roses in Maine probably arent in bloom yet.

Many years ago, my father let me have a rose garden. Each member of the family chose their favorite and then I could plant them all in my garden. Someone else dug the holes because I was only 10 years old. We did that for three years. Every summer, I sprayed each week and cut and trimmed and picked off diseased leaves and arranged roses all over the house. I was dedicated to my rose garden.

Wow, have times changed. Today we have systemic fertilizers for roses. Of course, I dont like to use them.

The good news is we have new rose varieties that dont need poisons to grow and bloom. More and more, the old hybrid teas are being ripped out and replaced with easy care roses. The new varieties no longer smell like chemicals. With the move to sustainable practices, we are welcoming new shrub roses into our gardens and landscape plans.

The first of the series to appear was probably the Knock Out group from Conard-Pyle. They range in color from red to pink, yellow and white. Most of us are acquainted with this sturdy rose that blooms all season. It can be planted singly or in drifts to provide color from May to December. However, they have proven to be too large for many of us.

Drift and Flower Carpet roses have come on the market to fill the need for shorter roses. Some are almost like a ground cover. They grow less than Yellow Knockouts in full May bloom.


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2 feet high but spread to at least 3 feet wide. Like the Knock Out series, they bloom from spring to frost and sometimes until first freeze. They do like fertilizer and, like all roses, need at least six hours of sun.

If these were not enough Earth Kind roses have come on the market from Texas A&M. They are not grafted roses; they grow on their own root stock. These roses appear to resist insects and diseases as no toxic sprays were used during trials. No chemical fertilizers were used during the trials; instead compost was incorporated into the soil when planted. They needed very little watering but were kept mulched. Some of the names you will see on these roses are Carefree Beauty, Sea Foam, The Fairy, and Cecile Brunner. The Sarah Duke Gardens in Durham have recently been renovated by removing all roses that require inordinate care and continuous spraying with toxic chemicals. They have been replaced with roses that bloom all summer without fungicides and pesticides. That does not mean they only have the new cultivars. They still have many of the old shrub roses, such as the David Austin series from England.

To my delight, roses can once again be fun to grow!

Much More to Do!There is much to do in the yard and garden this month. I think of it as pinch month. By pinching back annuals, they will bloom more and grow wider. Fall bloomers like asters and mums should be pinched back to about six inches. Geraniums will come out of a summer slump if pinched back and fertilized. Dead head your perennials to encourage more blooms.

If rabbits and deer are a problem, I have discovered a new repellant recipe: Mix 2 tablespoons homemade hot pepper sauce and 2-3 rotten eggs in a gallon of water. Spray it on your plants. Spray again after each rain. Keep in mind I havent tried this but at least it wont kill any beneficial insects!

In the vegetable garden, pinch back basil and other herbs that are growing too tall. Most will benefit from a little pinch to encourage them to be bushier. Stop cutting asparagus and fertilize eggplants, peppers, and tomatoes. Harvest potatoes before the soil gets too warm and causes rot. Do not over water; over watering washes the nitrogen out of the soil and into the river where your plants cant use it and algae becomes a problem in our streams. L


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You may not recognize the name, John Birks Gillespie. He is known for his bent bell-shaped trumpet and enormous puffy cheeks. Lets not forget the unofficial Bebop uniform, a beret, horn-rimmed glasses, scat singing and a goatee. Yes, we are talking about Dizzy Gillespie. He was given the nickname Dizzy because of his shenanigans, although his playfulness was not always appreciated. In fact, while playing in Cab Calloways band, he was accused of throwing a spitball on stage. Even though Dizzy denied it, Mr. Calloway did not believe him. A fight broke out and Cab fired him. They later became friends.

Another interesting fact about this South Carolinian involves his unique trumpet. Dizzy once set his instrument on its stand during a performance. One of the dancers accidentally fell on it, causing it to be damaged. The alteration created a different tone that Dizzy liked. When he had the trumpet repaired, it no longer produced that sound. He then had the bent trumpet replicated from a sketch of the damaged one and never went back to the straight instrument. The 45 degree angle trumpet became his visual trademark. The damaged trumpet was sold in 1995 for $63,000.

Dizzy taught himself to play the trumpet at the age of ten. He was born into a musical family on October 21, 1917 in Cheraw SC. There were

many instruments in the home. His father, a bricklayer and amateur bandleader of a local group, taught Dizzy to play piano at the age of four. He died when Dizzy was just ten years old. Gillespie played in the school band and was awarded a music scholarship to Laurinburg Institute, a boarding school. He attended that school for two years before moving to Philadelphia with his family. In 1937, he moved to New York and was hired to play in the Frank Fairfax Orchestra. That marked the beginning of his musical career.

In the late thirties and forties Dizzy played with Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Eckstine, Duke Ellington, and in many other bands. He and Charlie Parker developed

Remembering the Man with the Signature Horn

by Sandra Battle-MooreDizzy in an appearance in 1988.



bebop and modern jazz, a genre that was not readily accepted. However, he was so determined, that in 1945 Dizzy formed his own band and popularized bebop, which he called, cuhop. In the late forties, Gillespie was instrumental in bringing Afro-Latin music into jazz and pop. This kind of jazz was often classified as modern. People enjoyed dancing to the rhythm, causing its popularity to grow.

When you visit the Hollywood Walk of Fame, you will find a star with the inscription of Dizzy Gillespie. He is said to be one of the greatest jazz trumpet players of all time. In 1979, he wrote his autobiography, To Be or Not To Bop. Dizzy won several awards through the years, including the Grammy Life Achievement Award, The Kennedy Center Honor, and the American Society of Composer, Author and Publishers Award.

Dizzy Gillespie died of pancreatic cancer on January 6, 1993, at age 75. He left behind his wife of fifty-three years and a daughter, jazz singer Jeanie Bryson. He is remembered with a statue in his hometown of Cheraw SC.

Dizzy plays eternally in bronze at a park in his hometown of Cheraw SC

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On June 7, the world will celebrate World Ocean Day to raise awareness that our oceans are in crisis. It's understandable why the common man is oblivious to problems in our oceans. We are land creatures and don't see what's going on under the sea.

Since the oceans cover 75 percent of Earths surface, they contain most of Earths water, heat, and life. Change the oceans and the whole world is affected. Because ocean currents control the flow of heat and water vapor, the oceans control our climate. If we change the oceans, we cause climate change and can already see how that has led to costly storms and extremes in our weather.

How has man caused these climate changes? Every time we burn fossil fuels, we release carbon dioxide gas. Plants absorb carbon dioxide but we are producing much more than plants can absorb. Consequently, the amount of carbon dioxide in our air has soared in the last few decades. Carbon dioxide is described as a greenhouse gas because it keeps the suns heat near the Earths surface

instead of letting the heat escape into space as it normally would. As the levels of carbon dioxide have steadily increased, air and ocean temperatures have

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