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Happy and Healthy Holidays! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO EVERYONE IN OUR LAKE MURRAY LIFESTYLE FAMILY As we close 2022, we hope your family, friends, and businesses are healthy and hopeful. Let's celebrate the holidays and hope you enjoy our special articles on local businesses with some unique gift ideas in our Holiday Buying Guide. Take a few minutes and enjoy your morning coffee and read about our follow-up story on CMS Roofing. As Mike and D'lynn give back to our community and support a veteran and retired police officer. What an honor it was for us to tell their story and support their cause. Travel with my friend Ava as we conclude her story on the amazing Historic Thermal Towns and culture of Europe. Need to get a little organized for the Holidays, we got your back on that one with a look inside with Tiffany. As a valued partner of Capital City Lake Murray Country make sure you stop in and see their beautiful and historic building and gift shop loaded with guess what, Lake Murray items. We launched our First Annual Readers Choice Awards and we will announce "Your Choices" in our January 2023 issue. What an amazing response we had. As we go to print on November 1st over 5000 of our readers voted and we still have 1 week to go. Thank you all and your support of local businesses and our wonderful communities that make up Lake Murray, SC. From all of my family, we wish you a Merry Christmas, a Happy and Healthy Holiday, and see you in 2023. Cheryle, Zachary, Natalie, Thomas, Alexandra, Brian, Callahan, Victoria, Karen, and our puppy Boo.

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inside the issue The Holiday & Giving Issue

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16 CMS Roofing Gives Back

Lifestyle Letter

City Scene

Business Monthly

Local Experiences

Must See

Our Town

Locals Only

Trend Setter

Local Limelight

FO O D + B EV E R AG E

Seasonal Setups

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Travel Journal

Giving Back LI FE

Culinary Creations

20 Creating a Space That is Inviting, Peaceful and Beautiful Bring Peace to Your chaos

24 May Your Holidays be Murray and Bright! 40 European Historic Thermal Towns - Part Deux

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We often highlight business owners in The Midlands who are as committed to the community as they are to the success of their businesses. Our community thrives on the service of many and the generosity of all. This past July, we featured a story on Michael and D’Lynn Curcio and their company, CMS Roofing. We noted that the Curcios and their roofing manufacturing partner, GAF, are dedicated to supporting the brave men and women who serve our country and community. Nationally, GAF believes “resilience is the foundation on which we will build thriving, sustainable communities of the future. GAF leverages our expertise, resources and products in support of the fundamental needs of resilient communities: Shelters, Families, and Workforces.” Michael and D’Lnn believe that, too. In local partnership, GAF and CMS Roofing committed to replace the roof of a local veteran, military, or first responder on an annual basis.

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M ay You r Hol id ays be Mu r ray a nd Br ig ht ! May Your Holidays be Murray and Bright! There’s snow place like the Capital City/Lake Murray Country region for the holidays! Take a drive and see millions of colorful lights from the comfort of your vehicle or meander through the zoo and sip hot cocoa. Make a new holiday tradition this year with the firstever Fireflies Holiday Lights at Segra Park and take a photo with Santa and Mason, the Fireflies mascot. From our family to yours, we wish you a Murray Christmas and a bright holiday season! Let’s play a game and get in the holiday spirit! Can you guess the Christmas carol titles from the lyrics?

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ONLY A HIPPOPOTAMUS WILL DO… Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens – Lights Before Christmas Enjoy Columbia’s longest-running holiday tradition! While most of the animals will be catching up on precious beauty rest, over a million twinkling LED lights will be sure to keep you awake in awe and wonder. This event takes place on select days during November and December, so be sure to check out Riverbanks.org for more details.

ALL IS BRIGHT… Carolina Lights, Drive-Through Light Show Still, dreaming of an even brighter Christmas? For the fourth year in a row, the South Carolina State Fair will host a drive-through light show, called Carolina Lights! From December 4-26, come visit this special event with over 100 different light displays that are sure to make you love the holiday season a whole watt. Find out more at SCStateFair.org/Carolina-Lights. These are just a few of the many ways to explore the Lake Murray Country region spanning four counties this season. Whether you’re looking for a fun holiday activity the whole family can enjoy or the perfect place for a festive date night, there are lots of events to choose from this holiday season around the Capital City/Lake Murray Country region. View our full list of events at LakeMurrayCountry. com/Events. Share your memories with your family this holiday season exploring Lake Murray Country and tag us, #LakeMurrayCountry in your photos on social media. CHRISTMAS CAROL ANSWERS: 1. Sleigh Ride 2. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 3. I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas 4. Silent Night By Micah Decker Capital City/ Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board

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Salt dough, or dough art as we refer to it in our family, is a simple yet beautiful way to adorn spaces around the holidays. Making salt dough ornaments is a holiday tradition that we have been doing since I was a kid in the ‘80s, but the process has been around even longer than that! The use of salt dough is as old as dirt, or I guess I should say as old as clay. Even so, salt dough has made a comeback in recent years and for good reason—it only requires three ingredients, and the festive end product will last for years to come. We still pull out the salt dough ornaments I made as a kid and place them on our tree each year. I love that old traditions can live throughout the decades as we find ways to reinvent them with current day trends. That is exactly what I did here with these lovely Snowflake Salt Dough Ornaments. I hope you follow along to make some yourself this holiday season.

Salt Dough Recipe *Makes about 12 ornaments SUPPLIES NEEDED • • • • • • • •

Rolling Pin Cookie Cutters (optional) Plastic or Metal Straw Cookie Sheet Parchment Paper Lettered Stamps Acrylic Sealer Bakers Twine

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1 cup All Purpose White Flour ½ cup Table Salt ½ cup Water (give or take) 4oz White Acrylic Paint

STEP-BY-STEP 1. Mix together flour and salt. Add ¼ cup water and paint (if you want a white dough, otherwise you may leave it out). Stir to mix. If needed, slowly add more water until you reach a pizza dough consistency. Finally, remove dough from the bowl and knead on a floured surface until all ingredients are fully incorporated. Add more flour if too sticky, add more water if too dry. 2. To make ornaments, use a rolling pin to roll dough to ½ to ¼ inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to create snowflake shapes. Use a straw to poke a hole at the top of each snowflake to allow a space to thread your twine after baking. 3. Place ornaments on parchment lined baking sheets. Bake at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours until dry. Flip ornaments every 30 minutes for a faster bake. 4. Once cooled, add decorative touches with lettered stamps, acrylic paint or Sharpie markers. Finally, spray one side of the ornament with an acrylic seal. Let dry, flip and spray the other side. 5. Once dried completely, thread twine through the hole created before baking. Hang from your tree or add to your gift boxes as gift tags. For more DIY’s and seasonal styling ideas, visit me at silvertoothhome.com. Happy Holidays!

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EUROPEAN HISTORIC THERMAL TOWNS - PART DEUX ARTICLE BY AVA STRITT, EDITED BY ALEX HILL | PHOTOGRAPHY BY CATHERINE LLYOD

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4. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN NATURE.

Over the years, European spa towns have blossomed into cultural and historical gems, rich with theaters, opera houses, drinking halls, and even some of the earliest forms of sports games: tennis, horse racing, and golf, to name a few. Make sure you visit the hippodrome in Vichy to take in a horse race. We enjoyed the carriage horse races, and I even won after I placed a bet on a horse named after one of my dogs. Sparked by the cultural activities, these towns boasted some of the first community festivals, too. Some of these festivals remain celebrated today in one form or another – a combination of tradition, community connection, and great entertainment. You can also find casinos in some of these towns, with roots as more of a social club that eventually evolved into what it is today. One of my favorite spa towns in Europe was Wiesbaden, Germany. Even though this was my second trip to the region, I was still blown away by how much culture, history, and flavor this town had to offer. I loved the Museum Wiesbaden’s Art Nouveau Collection (and I’m not typically a museum person). We also indulged in amazing chocolate cake (and lunch) at Cafe Maldaner. But the Nassauer Hof Therme (one of Wiesbaden’s best thermal baths and luxury hotels) was the shining star of the city. Here, I relaxed in the warm thermal pool, designed like a conservatory so you feel like you’re outside when you’re bathing. After that, I enjoyed a facial treatment at the Artemis Beauty Spa with Artemis of Switzerland treatments, which smartly blend nature and technology. I finished off the day with a tasty dinner at Nassauer Hof, feeling relaxed, pampered, and like a German dutchess.

Thermal springs are a gift from Mother Nature, and they come packaged in other outdoor opportunities, as well. Spa towns are also known for their stunning parks and gardens that you can incorporate into your visit. They’re also frequently embraced by forests, hills, lakes, rivers and stunning landscaping to be used for outdoor exercise, as well as the connection with nature. Historically, visitors wove gentle exercise into their healing waters excursions, and you can still do that today. One to check out: Bad Homburg, with its sprawling parks with springs you can drink from. This destination makes a great day trip from Wiesbaden (only about a half-hour drive away). My favorite activity here was relaxing at the Kur Royal Day Spa; I could do this every day. The “royal” in this spa’s name isn’t an exaggeration. It has a history of attracting kings, princes, and even the German kaiser. This spa offers more than a dozen separate stations to indulge all of your spa dreams, from an herbal steam bath (herbal essences stimulate circulation via fir branches strewn on the floor that also pleasantly stimulate your foot reflex zones) to a odorium (naturally pure essential oils and essences evaporate in 45 degrees celsius). I was challenged to pick my favorite room at Kur Royal and definitely plan to return as quickly as possible. Tip: Before your spa day, visit the local tourism office to pick up a classic drinking vessel or spa cup. The special shape of this porcelain cup has a spout leading from low down on the body, so the vessel looks like a cross between both a teapot and a cup. These cups are used to drink mineral or thermal water directly from the actual spring source. Then visit all of the public thermal springs of Bad Homburg as you promenade around the well-manicured park to not only get your steps in for the day but to also experience the city the way it was intended to be experienced. Each spring is said to treat different ailments and has a list of minerals for you to review beside the spring. My friend Mia and I also did some forest bathing in Le Capucin Forest overlooking the French town of Le Mont-Dore which was next level. Our venture started with a funicular accent up to the forest. If you believe “the journey is part of the adventure,” you have that here. The forest features fitness activities and relaxing places built from the natural surroundings. My friend and I relaxed in a wooden ship that had natural lounge chairs, a unique memory I’ll take with me forever. CONTINUED >

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5. PLAN A HEALTHY WELL-CATION. Since 2020, health and wellness have been even more at the forefront of our thoughts than ever before. Whether you need to recover physically or mentally (the mental stress fallout from the Covid19 changes is real), many spa towns offer special programming and offers designed to help you truly relax, recover, and give your mind and body a much-needed boost. Certain spa towns used to be prescribed by doctors for different ailments – and for good reason. Some springs were only available to people with a doctor’s prescription and dosed by attendants For example, the French Le Grand Hotel offers specific “certified cures,” such as a six-day thermal cure for breathing disorders.

The results of my tour of Europe’s best thermal towns? My skin feels the best it has since I was in my 20s, and now I’m rethinking all the water I put into my body. I always appreciated German mineral water, but now I need to find a way to also bring more Vichy minerals into my life. Incorporating the history, culture, and health of European thermal towns will completely transform your mindset about travel. Whatever you are working on in your life right now, if you sit in the Earth’s powerful waters long enough, the answer will find you. Even though I set out for a restorative experience, I have to admit: I felt like royalty many times while relaxing in the thermal waters because I did not have a care in the world. That’s when I started to comprehend the effects of “taking the waters.”

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I now understand why so many people visit historic thermal towns to experience the good life. And now I’m hooked. I want to visit all of the towns on the European Route of Historic Thermal Towns. Packed with fine dining, activities, art, spas, and more on a European vacation, these hidden gems are exactly what this spa gal was looking for. Just like other discerning travelers since Roman times. Spa Travel Gal wants to remind you that spa and wellness treatments are not a luxury, but essential to your body, mind, and soul!

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