Let's Put An End To our National Debt - Write your Representative!

As we in the US face such a HUGE obstacle of increasing our debt limit another time, let's tell them how we feel! I encourage you to write YOUR REPRESENTATIVE and demand a BALANCED BUDGET! It could look something like this:

Dear Representative,
I am writing to encourage you to continue to demand that spending cuts are tied to the national debt increase bill. When my own personal budget is faced with shortages, we do not continue to increase our debt – we choose to cut spending instead. Some of these cuts are not fun, but it is what MUST happen in order for my family to prosper.
The same is true for the United States. Please ensure that the fundamental rule of what is taken in minus what goes out must equal EXACTLY ZERO is applied to our national budget. While it is absolutely imperative that the national debt is increased at this moment, it is essential that the necessary steps are put into action to ensure that this is THE LAST TIME that we increase our nation’s debt. I don’t want to hand a financially broken and bankrupt nation to my children. I appreciate your leadership and focus on this extremely important issue.

With the highest regard,
Nancy Lamar

Electric City Film Festival in Downtown Anderson

Electric City Film Festival!

 Schedule

·        July 25^th, Monday- 7pm and 8:15pm –McGee’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 116 W. Orr St .

·        July 26^th, Tuesday- 7pm and 8:15pm—Mellow Mushroom, 305 S. Main St .

·        July 27^th, Wednesday- 7pm and 8:15pm— Main Street Deli, 112 N. Main St .

·        July 30^th, Saturday- 8pm— Courthouse Plaza , downtown Anderson

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Pet Waste Stations are installed in Downtown Anderson!

To all of you who walk your dogs in Downtown we have installed four Pet Waste Stations for your convenience.  People love seeing you and your furry friends; however cleaning up after your pet is most appreciated.  Not only is picking up after your pet the neighborly thing to do, it is the healthy thing to do for you and the environment.  It also helps our beautiful Downtown stay that way and contributes to creating a pleasant and inviting experience for all!

The Pet Waste Stations are located at the John  St Parking Lot, Generator Park, Courthouse Plaza (near the Chiquola)  and in the 300 block of N. Main St between The Calhoun and Regions Bank. 

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Come Watch the Slick-Wicked Girls Filming for Reality TV Show

Filming for a hopeful reality TV show begins this Thursday, 7/14/11.  The Slick-Wicked girls are five Anderson women who build, paint and race their own hot rods and motorcycles. 

The Production Crew and the Slick Wick-Wicked Girls invite you to come watch and participate with them for the filming; below is their schedule of activities that are open to the public:

7/14/11                Thursday             7:30pm                 Bike Night at Timm’s Harley Davidson( 4110 Clemson Blvd )

                                                      9:30pm                 Dinner at Outback Steakhouse (Exit 19)

7/15/11                Friday                    8:30am                 Breakfast at Main Street Deli ( 112 N. Main St )

                                                       5:00pm                 Dinner at Sullivan’s Metropolitan Grill ( 208 S. Main St )

                                                       8:00pm                 Burgundy Blues ( 134 N. Main St )

7/16/11                Saturday              8:30am                 Breakfast at The Bleckley Inn ( 151 E. Church St )

                                                      10:00am               Greer Dragway ( American Legion Rd , Greer , SC )

                                                       7:00pm                 Dinner at Uptown Lounge ( 301 N. McDuffie St )

                                                       9:00pm                 Boggs Warehouse ( 200 W. Benson St )

7/17/11                Sunday                 10:00am               Brunch at McGee’s Irish Pub ( 116 W. Orr St )

                                                        2:00pm                 Party Island , Lake Hartwell

Come out and show your support!  You need to know by attending Slick-Wicked events, participants agree to let Slick-Wicked use your likeness in any promotional material and you waive compensation for your appearance.  Participants also must understand all Slick-Wicked events are recorded and you waive all rights to control on how the film recordings are used.

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Bounce this Along!

My friend told me her mail carrier told me that the U.S. Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets to keep yellow-jackets away. He uses them all the time when playing baseball and soccer or  when I am working outside. It really works. The insects just veer around you. All this time you've just been putting Bounce in the dryer!
 1. It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them. It also repels mice.
2. Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers, or cars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle.
3. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often.
4. It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.
5. Eliminate static electricity from your television (or computer) screen.
6. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.
 7. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce.
 8. To freshen the air in your home - Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.
9. Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.
10. Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.
11. Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.
12. To freshen the air in your car - Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.
13. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti-static agent apparently weakens the bond between the food and the pan.
 14. Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.
15. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the lose hairs.
16. Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.
17. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.
18. Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.
19. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight.
20. Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep the bees away.
21. Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before folding and storing them. It will keep them smelling fresh.
22. Wet a Bounce sheet, hose down your car, and wipe lovebugs off easily with the wet Bounce.

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Lost Angeles Production Crew is Coming to Downtown Anderson

A Los Angeles Production Crew is coming to Anderson !  The crew will be shooting film between July 14th and July 17th, 2011 for a proposed reality series about “Slick Wicked”.  Slick Wicked is a group of women who paint, work on engines, ride and race motorcycles.  These women are beautiful and all are from Anderson !

 The founder, Angie Young, has been promoting the idea of a reality show for quite some time.  Angie and the rest of the Slick Wicked group have finally secured the sponsorships needed to bring a production crew to Anderson .  The production crew will shoot about 40 to 45 hours of film and cut that film to no more than 7 minutes which is known as a Sizzle Reel.  This Sizzle Reel will then be pitched to the networks. 

 Some of the filming will be taking place in Downtown Anderson.  So come out to Downtown and be part of the excitement and show your support for Anderson ’s own Slick Wicked!

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Seller, What You Can Do if Your Home Hasn't Sold Yet!

If you have your home currently listed, and it has not sold yet, you can do one of three things:
"First, you can adjust your price.
"Second, you can update the paint and the fixtures to make the house more appealing.
"Third, if you absolutely must get this price, you can take the property off the market and wait for the market to improve.
Have your agent do an absortion rate anaylysis so you can see how many months of inventory are on the market with the same criteria as your home. Your home should be priced in the same price range and same square footage range as the others within your area, or chances are, it will not sell.

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Fishing for Dreams Event on Lake Hartwell

The 2011 Annual Fishing for Dreams Event will be held on Saturday, July 9th out of Broyles Landing on LakeHartwell hosted by former NASCAR Busch Series driver and outdoor TV show host Hank Parker, Jr.

The event will be limited to 20 boats. Each guide will host a team of four individuals.Each individual team member will be encouraged to raise a minimum of $200 for this special cause. Donation forms are available in both printed and email format.

Prizes will be awarded to the team with the biggest fish and to the team that raises the most money. There will also be a special drawing for the boat captains. Join in for some fun, exciting fishing, and a chance to raise funds for children who are fighting terminal or life-threatening illnesses and make a child’s dream come true!

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Myths about All Real Estate Transactions Subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax

This week I have received several false emails from individuals asking if it was true what is going around that starting in 2013, there will be a 3.8% sales tax on all real estate transactions. There is only a very small truth to this myth. On Tuesday evening, I had a chance to talk to Schipp Ames, Political Director of the South Carolina REALTORS® Association from Columbia, SC at an RPAC event and I approached him on this subject. He says the 3.8% medicaid surtax will be applied to capital gains that come from investment sale or transfer of real estate.  He sent me some additional information in an email the next day which explained that one of those taxes is the 3.8% medicaid surtax on investment income beginning in 2013 (including capital gains, rents, dividends, etc.). Note that capital gains do come from investment sale or transfer of real estate. The medicaid surtax is assessed on individuals earning over $200,000 individually or $250,000 as a couple. Since real estate is a capital gains transaction and in the case of a sale of a principal residence for a gain of more than the exclusion amount ($250,000 individually or $500,000 for a married couple) then in addition to capital gains (which is already scheduled to go up next year to 20%) you could possibly have an additional medicaid surtax of 3.8% on top of that amount. This will only kick in for the income that is above the $200,000/$250,000 modified adjusted gross income. Now, the kicker is that if you are not in a principal residence transaction and capital gains hits you right away (i.e. investment or rental income or a sale of principal residence held for less than 2 years) then if you have capital gains it could likely be hit with the 3.8% medicaid surtax - again ONLY if you are above the $200,000/$250,000 modified adjusted gross income levels. Hopefully this answers any questions you had regarding this new sales tax on real estate.

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