Thank you to all who participated and promoted The Hunt For The Ohme Bug

The Hunt For The Ohme Bug was a success as she was hidden 3 times and found 3 times. I hope that she might have stirred a little extra interest in our Pendleton's businesses as I was trying hard to promote them.

Lori Solymosi was the first to find the Ohme Bug and she found her at Colonial Square Antique Mall and won a free lunch at 1826 On The Green. The next time the Ohme Bug was found at The Mercantile by Cissy Hughes and Marsha Campbell and they won a free lunch at The Village Baker. The last time the Ohme Bug was found at Mountain Made by Katy Seaman and Mary Ann Prater and they won a free lunch at Vaqueros Mexican Restaurant. Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to everyone who participated and helped to promote this fun little gimmick.

The Ohme Bug has now returned home and has plans to go back into hiding at our local businesses during the month of April 2010. If you want to learn more about The Hunt For The Ohme Bug, please check out this lens on Squidoo.
The Hunt For The Ohme Bug


1826 On The Green
Colonial Square Antique Mall
The Mercantile
Village Baker
Pendleton Businesses
Antique Shopping In Pendleton SC


 

Two New Businesses In Pendleton SC

I would like to welcome two new businesses to Pendleton.

Barbara Ham Catering
864-645-9520
864-933-2006

Barbara Ham may be familiar to you because she used to own a small restaurant in Anderson and also worked at Pendleton Cafe with the catering. Barbara is now licensed to cater from her home in Pendleton. She says that she loves what she does and takes great pride in her work. She doesn't have set menus because she prefers to customize according the customer's needs.
Call Barbara if you need catering for meetings, luncheons, parties, dinners, weddings, family gatherings, class reunions or In Home Service.

Upstate Dance
Hazel Cartee
864-844-1249
hazel@upstatedance.com
Upstate Dance Website

Class Registration
Located on the square in Pendleton, Upstate Dance is having registration for classes Friday Dec. 4th from 3:45-6pm. Classes are being offered for ages 3-18. Instructors are Hazel Martin Cartee and Erica Aiken.


Class Schedule
Classes begin Dec. 7th

Monday – All Monday Classes taught by Ms. Hazel
4:45-5:30- Jazz & Pom (ages 5-8)
5:30-6:15- Jazz & Pom (ages 8-11)
6:15-7:00- Baton
7:00-7:45- Jazz & Pom (ages 12 & up)

Tuesday
5:00-5:45- Kinderdance (ages 3-5)– Taught by Ms. Hazel
5:45-6:30- Cheer/tumble for 1st-5th grade – Taught by Ms. Erica
6:30-7:15- Youth Cheer team – Taught by Ms. Erica
7:15-8:00- Class for competition cheerleading with stunts, etc.– Taught by Ms. Erica

New Sara Lee Bakery Store Outlet in Sandy Springs SC

I received the following exciting information from Tracie Borawski, store manager for the New Sara Lee Bakery Store Outlet and I just had to share this info with everyone:

Sara Lee Bakery Store Outlet
Address: 5406 Highway 76/Clemson Blvd., Sandy Springs (right next to the Sandy Springs Post Office)
Store Phone Number: 864-224-7036
Store Hours: M-F: 9am-7pm, Sat.: 9am-5pm, Sun.: Closed
What we carry: Bread, Buns, Cake, Cookies and a few other outside products, such as a line of sauces and spices.
We are excited to re-open the store as it was closed about 5 years ago.
The store manager’s name is Tammy Capeles and we have 2 part-time bakery store clerks.

Thank You,

Tracie Borawski
Retail Sales Supervisor
South Carolina Zone
803.413.9772 mobile
888.789.1532 fax
tracie.borawski@saralee.com

Grand Opening of The Bridal & Formal Shoppe of Pendleton

Please join The Bridal & Formal Shoppe of Pendleton as they celebrate their Grand Opening on October 30, 2009 from 4 - 6. The official Ribbon Cutting Celebration will be at 4:00 pm.
The Bridal & Formal Shoppe of Pendleton
164 Exchange Street
On the Square in historic Pendleton SC

Split Creek Farm Gets Another "A"

Congratulations to Split Creek Farm.


PRESS RELEASE
October 21, 2009
Split Creek Farm’s goat milk feta received a perfect score of 100 and was awarded for being the highest scoring cheese in the competition for the American Dairy Goat Association annual meeting. The judging and the convention were held October 10 -17 in Buffalo, NY. It is only the second time a cheese was awarded a perfect score in an ADGA competition. The first time was in Madison, WI in 1994 and was won by Split Creek Farm’s Almond Apricot cheeseball. Split Creek Farm, located in Anderson, SC, is a Grade A goat dairy and cheese processing plant. The farm’s retail shop sells the farm’s goat milk products and other local specialty foods. Visit Split Creek Farm Website or call 864-287-3921 for more info.

Visit Pendleton Businesses for more news about our Pendleton Business Community.

Antique Shopping in Pendleton SC

Our little town of Pendleton South Carolina is really coming to life with the addition of the new shops in town. We now have 8 Antique Shops plus other quaint shops to make it a fun filled day strolling the green and beyond. I can visualize folks coming to spend the whole day shopping, dining, and touring. There is just so much to see and do. Jean Vegod of Timeless Tours & Travel offers Day Trips that are sure to be pleasing. Anyone interested should call Jean at 864-646-8864.

Antique Shopping in Pendleton SC will be good for all the businesses and good for our town. I visited each of these shops while working on my latest lens and I have to tell you that it is Southern Charm at its best in Pendleton. I had to pull myself away in order to have the time to get to each of the shops to shoot videos and pictures. I could have spent hours in each of them finding treasures from the past.

Pendleton also has 5 Restaurants around our town square which offer delicious lunches for your shopping spree. The new Mexican Restaurant, Vaqueros, is a great addition to our town. We recently had dinner there and I was also there for lunch on their first day to open. Of course, we had been to their other restaurant in Clemson, Fiesta Grill, so already knew that it would be good. I really like the new look and the service was excellent. The Islander Pub & Grille offers some super lunches with my favorite being the Pineapple Chicken Salad. Their sandwiches are also very good. 1826 On The Green does a fine job of being Pendleton's Front Porch. There is nothing like sitting at one of the lovely tables outside and enjoy people watching. Of course, a scrumptious lunch is also available. Pendleton Cafe and Coffees is a real treat as you can enjoy an Art Exhibit and Music at the same time you enjoy a wide assortment of lunch choices. I had lunch with friends this week at the Village Baker and the Quiche was wonderful and the chocolate cake that I had for dessert was to die for. Read more about these restaurants and our other businesses on Pendleton Businesses

Yes, Pendleton is a great place to live and to visit so please come join us to experience Southern Charm At Its Best!

My newest lens Antique Shopping in Pendleton SC is filled with photos and video tours of our 8 Antique Shops:
Avenue of Oaks, Blue Ridge Antiques and Refinishing, Colonial Square Antique Mall, Grandma's Antiques & Things, Mountain Made, Past Times, Pendleton Place Antiques, and Village Station Antiques.

Avenue of Oaks opens on the Square

Avenue of Oaks opened at 150 Exchange Street on the square in Pendleton SC. It is a beautiful shop filled with a wide variety of antiques, collectibles, and gifts. I especially enjoyed seeing their Byers Carolers and will be returning to purchase one for myself.

Stop by and welcome Avenue of Oaks to Pendleton!

Colonial Square Antique Mall

The new Colonial Square Antique Mall will be opening around September 8, 2009 and will be in Scott Ward's building better known as the Old Quattlebaum Building where Pendleton Antique Co. used to be. We are sure looking forward to it's opening. Owner Joshua B. Raffini
(864) 617-1511
reports that the vendors will be moving in and setting up their spaces in a couple of weeks. He is also working on a website which should be up and running soon.

It is really an exciting time for Pendleton as new shops open their doors. Twelve Oaks Antiques is already open on Exchange Street and The Bridal and Formal Wear Shop has plans to open the first of September.

Everyone is anxiously awaiting the opening of the Mexican Restaurant which will be SOON according to the sign.

All of this is positive news for our little town and I hope everyone will make a point to personally welcome these new businesses.

Pendleton Flower Shop Closes It's Doors

I don't like change so the closing of Pendleton Flower Shop has been hard for me. I enjoyed this shop being on the square for many reasons but the number one reasons are Karen Link and her sister Kim Beck. Karen actually did the flowers for my wedding 31 years ago but she did not open her own shop until years later. When Karen first opened Pendleton Flower Shop on the square, I had a business on the square, too. We had more fun back in those days visiting back and forth, helping each other, and promoting our businesses together. I remember that we had a newsletter "Strolling On The Green" and can just hear the laughs we had as we would try to come up with interesting articles. We all supported each other and promoted each other's business. If I needed a baby gift, wedding gift, flower arrangement, or lunch I would not go any further than our Pendleton Town Square. I still try to do that.

I also remember the children that were raised around the square and we called them the "square kids" and we were all "square friends". We celebrated each other's birthdays with fun parties in our shops. We sure had fun! We had lots of "inside jokes" that were told over and over again. After my partners and I closed our business, I continued to pop in on Karen and Kim as often as I could or either give them a call whether I needed anything or not. I just liked having them around and knowing they were there.

Karen will continue to do weddings and home decor from her home but the shop on the square is now closed. Like I said, I don't like change so forgive me if I sound down and out about this. Yes, Pendleton will move forward and another business will take it's place but I will always remember Pendleton Flower Shop and two very special sisters: Karen and Kim

Thank you, Karen and Kim, for the memories!

Memories of Days Gone By

I really enjoy writing about my hometown of Pendleton SC. We are a very small historic town nestled in the foothills of upstate South Carolina. It is the people who make Pendleton such an interesting place to live and an excellent place to raise a family. I had reconnected with someone from my past when she saw a post on Face Book about my Pendleton Old Photos. She contacted me and after several email conversations, I realized that her family was the one that had purchased our home when we moved from Pendleton to Scottsboro, Alabama in 1963. My dad was with J.P. Stevens Co, a textile firm, and was transferred only 3 months after our folks had built what they called their Retirement Home. This person, Jeanie Sims Hunt , was a couple of years younger than me but I did remember her and she was so interested in the history of Pendleton and was sharing her memories from the 50's and 60's through her emails. I realized that she was a very talented writer so I suggested that she seriously write down her Pendleton Memories and I would make a lens about it. We both started getting excited about the possibility of asking other Pendleton folks to do the same. It was about that time that I was asked to speak to the 2009 Leadership Pendleton Class as part of the Future Module talking about social media. At that meeting I heard the speakers for the Past Module and was so impressed with them. One was Sandra Gantt who told about growing up as a black female in Pendleton during the 50's and 60's. Another speaker was 94 year old Nell Seawright Reeves telling about growing up in Pendleton in the 20's and 30's. I later mentioned to both of them about using their speeches to be a part of our Pendleton Memories Series. They both agreed and so now I have 4 lenses including a lensography Pendleton Memories - A Series and am looking forward to other Pendletonians contributing their memories. All three of these lenses are so different and interesting. This project continues to be an education for me.

All of these lenses show what it was like in days gone by: Businesses that used to be on and off the square and the people who ran them. What kind of memories are you making for someone with your business?

Jeanie enjoyed our project so much that she joined Squidoo and created Life In My Grandmother's Time as her first lens. She followed this with the continuing story of her daughter, Audrey, who was a foster child. Jeanie has now published her continuation of Audrey's Story with Growing, Not Under My Heart, But Within Part 2.

The Pendleton District Commission's Curator has become interested in this series and want to archive each of them as part of their Pendleton Historic Collection.

1826 On The Green Announces New Hours

On March 1, 2009 new hours and a new menu was announced for 1826 On The Green At Farmers Hall Restaurant

Chef Lorett Hayes likes to refer to her restaurant as Pendleton's Front Porch and if you have ever enjoyed her delicious cuisine while sitting at one of the outside tables, you know exactly why. I have sat out there many a time with friends and you do get the feeling that you are relaxing and dining on Pendleton's Front Porch. Chef Lorett is not only clever but she is an excellent cook and hostess. Your dining experience is very special due to the historic setting and exquisite meal but also because Lorett is so hospitable.

Happy Hours are from 5 - 6:30 on Wednesday through Saturday so meet your friends for a toddy and a taste of some of their "Evening Starters". Some of the choices include Coastal Crab Cake, Fried Asparagus, Crab Dip, Raspberry Brie and Gourmet Flatbread.

The Dinner Entrees include such things as Glazed Pork, Rib eye Steak Madeira, Petite Filet, Bronzed Salmon, Grecian Chicken, Rack of Ribs, Crab Cakes and a variety of Pasta Dishes.

For lunch you can have your choice of Soup, Sandwich or Salad. Sandwiches include Rusty's Chicken Salad Sandwich, Roasted Pork Loin, Smoked Turkey Chicken Cordon Blueu, Steak Burger, and a Ham Bacon Melt. Salads include Rusty's Chicken Salad, Cranberry Chicken Salad and Blackened Grilled Chicken Salad.

Come sit on Pendleton's Front Porch and enjoy the scenery, the people and the delicious food!

NOTE: NEW MENU POSTED ON 1826 On The Green Squidoo Lens Check it out!

Timeless Tours and Travel in Pendleton SC

Do you belong to a group that enjoys fun day trips? If so Jean Vegod, owner of Timeless Tours and Travel, is the person to talk to. She plans some wonderful trips and goes out of her way to make sure that each person has a great time. Jean describes some of her upcoming trips as:

March 4th - Harrah's in Cherokee again.....by popular demand. The cost is $40 and includes transportation, a very nice buffet lunch, and $5 to get us started at the machines. One of the folks who went last time played the 1 penny machines and won $41!!!

March 28th - A Wine-Tasting Trip going to some wineries that we haven't done before, over in N. Georgia. We will have a tasting, then lunch on our own, then 2 more wineries, the second of which is a private estate and vineyard, where they will do an early dinner for us. The last winery promises to be a real treat; the owners are perfectionists, so I know it will be done well!

Jean says that she is thinking about a trip to Asheville for lunch, & a show. The show will be "My Mother's Jewish, My Father's Italian, and I'm in Therapy."

Jean is now booking long trips as well and has a great one planned for China.
October 29 - November 6, 2009 Trip to China - Only $1899

If you are interested in these trips or want to talk to Jean about booking other trips, please give her a call. Jean can also plan a trip for people wanting to come visit us in Pendleton.

Jean Vegod
Timeless Tours & Travel, LLC
150 Link Road
Pendleton, SC 29670
864-646-8864
Tollfree: 866-763-4434

The Ohme Bug Has Been Found!

Congratulations to Roberta Hulce of Abbeville who found the Ohme Bug on February 12 in Blue Ridge Antiques on the square in Pendleton! Roberta has won lunch for two at the Village Baker. I know you will enjoy that, Roberta. It is delicious! Thank you, Village Baker for donating the prize!

That was fun! Are you interesting in doing it again next month? The only problem I have is with printing the signs and posting them. That is a lot of printing and leg work for this old lady. Any ideas.

February - Where In Pendleton Is The Ohme Bug?

Do you know what the Ohme Bug is?

The Ohme Bug is going to be hiding in a Pendleton Business during the month of February.

Can you find her? She will be hidden in plain view so you won't have to look behind or under anything.

The first person to find the Ohme Bug will win a gift certificate for lunch at The Village Baker. Now, doesn't that sound exciting. But wait, the winner will also be featured on my Pendleton Businesses Squidoo lens (scroll down webpage).

Rules for the Pendleton Business Ohme Hunt:
- Visit the businesses listed on Pendleton Businesses Squidoo lens. Enjoy your visits and patronize them when possible.
- Find the Ohme Bug which will be hidden in plain view at one of the businesses listed on my Pendleton Businesses Squidoo lens.
- When you find her, give her to the business owner or manager and tell who the Ohme Bug is. Sorry, you can not keep her as she will be hidden again in March if she is found by the end of February.
- The owner will have instructions to call me and I will congratulate you and make arrangements to video or photograph you to be featured on Pendleton Businesses Squidoo lens.

Remember to THINK PENDLETON!

Village Shoppe Closes

The Village Shoppe closed on December 31, 2008.
We will all miss Peggy and her mother on the square and hope they are making plans to return in another capacity. Both have worked hard to help make Pendleton an even better place. Thank you for all you did for Pendleton. You and your shop will be missed.

Ammons Portrait Studio January White Sale (Black & White, that is)

Have you ever had a portrait done by Greg Ammons? He is so very talented and we have his work all through our home. He not only does a great job with portraits but also landscapes. If you didn't get the family or children's photos updated for the Holidays, now you have another chance according to Grace Ammons. For January Only, your sitting and a black and white 5 x 7 of your choosing for only $59.00. Sounds like a great deal to me!

Grace also says this: "Individual or Groups....In Studio or Environmental...Pets always welcome. Call Today for your January Appointment!"

Ammons Portrait Studio
On the historic Village Square in Pendleton SC
864-646-6768
Ammons Portrait Studio Website