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Seven Seas Seafood: local ‘creek rat’ living his father’s dream
“rain or shine.”
At 26, Chris is still surrounded by fish and his
father, but the double wide for him is long gone.
The manager of Seven Seas Seafood Market,
Chris works with his dad to provide jobs to fishermen and fish to the community and beyond.
They have nine employees in the off-season, 18
in-season, and buy fish from local fishermen,
running 12 grouper and snapper fishing boats.
Some weeks, he said, he might deal with 20,000
pounds of fish.
He sells all over, including to the Canadian
market, Fulton, N.Y., Maryland, Charleston and
more.
Chris Conklin serves up some fresh fish for a
local lady while catching up on how she’s doing. And, he provides as much local catch as he can
to his customers.
By Tim Callahan
His “three corner business” - restaurants, fish
Chris Conklin started life in a a double wide, store and retail – will be adding a “fourth corliving with two other families.
ner” in February, Chris said, an online seafood
Growing up in Murrells Inlet, Chris loved to market.
fish with his dad, Phil, a commercial fisherman. The economy has been good to him, he said, as
Chris, a Waccamaw High School graduate, was people are staying home and cooking fish more
a true “creek rat,” he said, practically living there and eating out less. (However, Murrells Inlet res-
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taurants are still doing great business, he said,
because they provide some of the best dining in
the state.)
“It’s hold on tight. Steady up. No down here,”
Chris said.
In a sense, Chris is living his dad’s dream.
Phil, a Florida native, was doing his patriotic
duty with the U.S. Navy in the 1970’s. While
on shore leave in Charleston, he wandered up
to Murrells Inlet and fell in love with the place.
After his military stint was over, Phil worked
aboard several of the top charter fishing boats in
Miami, spending his days on the water and hobnobbing with the rich and famous, but he never
forgot Murrells Inlet. Several years later, opportunity came knocking.
Phil and several of the inlet’s commercial fishing boat skippers opened a seafood co-op here,
offering fresh off the boat seafood at prices everyone could afford. It was an idea that resonated
with the public and within a few years, Seven
Seas Seafood went from rented space in the back...
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Editorial/Opinion: life begins at 57 ½ for author
I just picked up a copy of the Murrells Inlet
Messenger and must commend you on circulation, a first class local newspaper.
My wife and I resided in Murrells Inlet (in
Blackmoor) the first five years of living here on
the coast, before moving to Pawley’s Island a
year and half ago. We moved here in 2005 from
Abbeville, S.C., after I lost both my parents three
months apart, something tough to endure for an
only child.
Judy and I are born and raised South Carolinians. We relocated here to be close to the grandkids. I have one of those life after 50 moments I
would like to share with you and your readers:
In 2003, at the age of 50, doing consultant
work, staying in hotels three nights a week, I began writing, pounding the keys on the laptop for
something to do. It served as an outlet - somewhat therapeutic - because my wife and I had
assumed caregiver duties for both my ailing parents.
We had sold our home in Greenwood, S.C., to
move in and care for them and my 94-year-old
grandmother. We brought my grandmother with
us to the beach several months after my parents’
deaths. Granny passed less than two months after the move. She was my mom’s mother. Over
the course of 11 months, I had lost all three and,
basically, my entire bloodline.
I eventually completed a 650-page novel. Over
the next eight years, I wrote ten more novels and
100 short stories. No one, including my wife,
had ever read any of my novels; my choice. I
had shared a couple of short stories with friends
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and family. I was sort of a closet writer, doing
it because I enjoyed it. I thought about one day
The local newspaper for Murrells Inlet and Garden City Beach
submitting some of them for publishing but never seriously pursued it. I had and still have a full
time job working at Metglas, Inc. in Conway.
Editor/Publisher:
One afternoon in June of this year, after I arTim Callahan
rived home from work, a gentleman showed up
[email protected]
at our door thinking the previous owners of our
house still lived there. We had been in Pawleys
Contributor:
for just over a year and half. I had seen the elDebbie Callahan
derly man walking through the neighborhood.
He introduced himself as Robert O’Brien and
then realized I wasn’t the man he had expected to
Freelance designer:
visit. He apologized, stating he had just dropped
Nathan Kirk
by to proudly show the previous owner a copy of
[email protected]
his novel he had just gotten published because
the previous owner had also shown interest in
Circulation: 4,000 copies available at stores
wanting to write a book.
in Murrells Inlet and Garden City Beach.
I told him that was very interesting and that I do
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a little writing. Bob asked me if I had a completed
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seemed much too coincidental for me. I felt like
No subscriptions at this time.
I had received a sign, an omen, that this was the
push I needed to actually attempt publishing
The Murrells Inlet Messenger, LLC,
one of my novels. I selected one and began the
is a monthly newspaper serving the
communities of Murrells Inlet and
dream. My wife, Judy, became my proof reader
Garden City Beach, S.C.
and the book was proofed and edited five times
before eventually submitting a final version to
Barnes and Noble, etc.
my new friend and neighbor, Bob.
Who would have ever figured that I would have
Two weeks ago, I became an actual author.
started
writing at age 50 and published my first
T. Allen Winn’s “Road Rage” has now been
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published and is available on Amazon.com.
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My first Christmas without mom
By Debbie Callahan
My mom died to this world June of this year.
This will be my first Christmas without her.
I found myself saying, “My mom made Christmas.” But, I know that isn’t
so – Jesus made Christmas.
My mom, however, helped to make it a special time of celebration with
all her hard work.
Ever since I can remember, she baked, cooked, cleaned and made sure all
the presents were ready for the big day -and there were lots of presents the living room was filled with them.
She had a lot to buy for, with eight kids of her own, then eventually our
spouses, and then add grandkids, their boyfriends/girlfriends or spouses,
great grandkids, friends of the family, etc.
Our living room went from filled to overflowing. My mom was about
family, and it wasn’t just at Christmas.
She would do weekly dinners for the family and the extended family,
where she would make homemade soups, salad and dinners to feed us all.
One flavor always stood out: she added an extra measure of love. My
mom loved and served her family.
My sister commented at her funeral how we all pulled together to care for
mom her last days here, while it took only one mom to care for us all of
our days – that’s a testimony as to how God blessed us through our mom.
As I look back, and I do often, I see so much sacrifice, but I know she
didn’t see it that way. She was our mom. You see, for her, there was no
other way. She gave so willingly, and that’s the message of Christmas: for
God so loved the world that he gave (willingly) his only Begotten Son (His
greatest gift), that whosoever (anyone) believes in Him will not perish but
have everlasting life ( John 3:16.)
To live eternally with God is a gift. It can’t be bought or earned - just
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As you know, the holiday season can be joyous,
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certainly enjoy hosting family gatherings and giving presents to your loved ones, you’ll find these
things even more pleasurable if they don’t add
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why you’ll want to follow some smart moneymanagement techniques over the next few weeks.
To begin with, try to establish realistic budgets
for both your entertaining and your gift giving.
When you host family and friends, don’t go overboard on your expenditures. Your guests will still
appreciate your efforts, which, with a little creativity, can create a welcoming and fun experience for everyone. As a guiding principal, keep in
mind these words attributed to Johann Wolfgang
von Goethe, the famous German poet and philosopher: “What you can do without, do without.”
Set a budget and stick to it.
And the same rule applies to your gifting. You
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or overwhelm recipients with the sheer volume
of your gifts. This is especially true if you, like
so many people, have been affected by the tough
economy. Everyone you know will understand
that gifts don’t have to be lavish to be meaningful.
Furthermore, by sticking to a budget, you won’t
be tempted to dip into your long-term investments to pay for fabulous parties or mountains
of gifts. It’s never a good idea to tap long-term
investments for short-term needs, but it can be
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So, if you want to stick to a budget but you don’t
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If you can spread out your purchases, you may
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Using your credit card does not, by itself, need
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by how much you’ve accumulated.
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HAPPY HOLIDAYS
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Foreclosures, Santee Cooper rate increase, topics you missed
By Tim Callahan
Editor/Publisher
With an estimated 20,000 people in the Burgess
Community, Doug Maschin said that the number
of people who attended a recent Greater Burgess
Community Association quarterly community
association meeting was “pathetic.”
“There are only 35 to 40 people here,” Maschin
said. “That is pathetic.”
If more people had of attended, they would have
learned that:
• Sen. Ray Cleary said that Santee Cooper plans
to increase rates 15 percent in the next two years.
• Seven thousand properties in the Horry County
area started the foreclosure process since 2007,
according to county senior planner John Danford.
• The SELL (Southern Evacuation Lifeline)
probably won’t be completed in County Councilman Paul Price’s lifetime.
• Activist groups have helped hold up several
major road projects needed to ease transportation
in this section of the state, according to Cleary
and Rep. Nelson Hardwick. And, these groups
have held up a possible solution to the gas crisis, a natural gas and oil pipeline from Canada
to Louisiana and Texas, according to Cleary and
Hardwick.
People would have also learned that there is
power in numbers.
Just 30-40 emails led Bojangles’ to withdraw
its proposal to build a “stick sign,” said GBCA
president Al Jordan.
Who knows? Maybe Santee Cooper would re-
consider if they got hundreds and thousands of
emails protesting another major increase.
Paraphrasing the representatives, if people don’t
get involved, they won’t. They represent you and,
if you don’t tell them anything, they can’t represent your interests.
The GBCA is offering you an opportunity to
speak out, let your concerns be known, and to get
them in front of your representatives. The Burgess Community, spreading out on both sides
of Route 707 in Horry County, could be a large
force for good in the area of the state.
The GBCA also has a neighborhood network of
30 developments and a business network.
The GBCA meeting reminded me why I got into
newspapers in the first place. I am only one person, but I can make a difference.
Here were four politicians begging people to
call them, to write them, to tell them what was on
their minds. What if I was one of those people?
What if you were? Your neighbor? Your friend?
Your brother? Your co-worker? And what if they
recruited their neighbors, friends, co-workers and
siblings?
Just 30-40 emails changed a sign. What would
300 to 400 emails, or 3,000 to 4,000 emails, do
for our homes, roads and gas and electric bills?
What would joining the GBCA do? What could
it hurt?
The GBCA’s Web site is: www.greaterburgesscommunity.org
To contact your local representatives:
State Sen. Ray Cleary, www.senatorcleary.com
State Rep. Nelson Hardwick, Dist. 106,
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Horry Councilman Paul Price, Dist. 5,
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Community Events Calendar
2nd annual holiday book sale
The Friends of the Waccamaw Library invite
you to their second annual holiday book sale at
the Waccamaw Library.
The sale will take place in the conference room
on December 8, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., and December 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
There will be a selection of popular fiction, nonfiction, cook books, humor, stocking stuffers and
much more…. Hardcover books are $3 each or
2 for $5. Paperbacks are 50 cents; trade paperbacks, $1.50; and small books, $1. In addition
you can purchase raffles, 3 for $5, for a chance
to win a Nook.
Camellia Show coming in January
The Grand Strand Camellia Society, in association with the American Camellia Society and
the Mid-Carolina Camellia Society, will sponsor
their annual Camellia Show, January 7-8.
The community and surrounding areas will be
able to view, enjoy and, by so doing, will add to
the culture of camellias in the community. As in
the past, exhibitors from all over the Southeast
will be attending and showing their camellias.
All local camellia growers are cordially invited
to exhibit their blooms.
This year’s show is January 7 and 8, from 1p.m.
to 5 p.m., at the Tara Conference Center, Litchfield Beach and Golf Resort, 14276 Ocean Hwy.,
Celebrate the season with dance
Litchfield Beach. Admission to the show is free.
Lighten up your holidays by attending one of For further details, please contact Mack McKintwo dance performances presented by Litchfield non at 843-995-1256.
Dance Arts Academy in Pawleys Island.
On Sat., Dec. 10 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., talented Theater presents ‘A Christmas Story’
dance students of all ages take to the LDAA the- Atlantic Stage presents: “A Christmas Story,”
ater stage for solo and group numbers offering by Jean Shepard. Dec. 1 - Dec. 18, Thurs. - Sat.
sentiments of the season. The shows will feature evenings , 7:30 p.m.; Sunday matinees, 3 p.m.,
such favorites as Home for Christmas, Santa at 79th Avenue Theatre (Coastal Carolina EduClaus is Coming to Town, and All I Want for cation Center), 17 Bypass and 79th Avenue in
Christmas is You, as well as excerpts from The Myrtle Beach. Call for tickets, 1-877-287-8587,
Nutcracker ballet scored by Russian composer or visit: “www.atlanticstage.com. Ticket prices
$15.00 to $25.00.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
Performance tickets are $15 per person; children
ages 12 and under are free. The theater is located New Beginnings food ministry
at 97 Otis Drive (behind Gilligan’s Restaurant) There will be a free food distribution at Church
in Pawleys Island. For more information, and to of the Resurrection in Surfside Beach on Dec.
reserve your tickets, call 843-237-7465 or send a 17. The church also provides Socials Services
assistance, a play area for children, and a free
message to [email protected].
lunch. Spanish speakers available. The church
is located at 8901 Hwy. 17 Bypass, Surfside.
Phone: 215-4500.
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Moveable Feast 13th season concert
On Fri., Dec. 16, Philip Powell, Coastal Carolina University music professor, will close the
13th season of the Moveable Feast with a concert
featuring the romantic and revolutionary works
of Liszt, whose 200th birthday is celebrated this
year.
Powell will perform “Consolation #3 in D-flat
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By Joe Scanlon
Christmas becomes a more multifaceted holiday with each passing year.
I was watching Miracle on 34th Street with my
grandchildren over Thanksgiving and the movie’s big dilemma was: is Santa Clause real?
On Black Friday, I saw a video of people using
pepper spray to protect their bargains from fellow shoppers.
Is Christmas about Santa or modern urban retail
warfare? Is it a religious celebration of the birth
of Christ? Is it a hybrid Christian-Celtic celebration of renewal and rebirth? Is it an economic
indicator of the state of the economy? Is it a time
for functional families to get together and celebrate, and dysfunctional families to get together
and make each other miserable?
It seems to be all of these things and a whole lot
more depending upon the people, circumstances
and general mood of the country.
I remember even as a child the admonition to
“Remember to keep Christ in Christmas.” I always sort of understood that this meant not to be
too materialistic and to be sure to go to church.
I also think of Scrooge’s promise, having foreseen his own lonely and friendless demise in the
company of Christmas Future, to keep Christmas in his heart each day of the year.
With all of these different thoughts and perspectives, traditions and excesses, is it possible
to come to a single uncomplicated and hopefully
spiritually uplifting idea of what the Christmas
season means to us as individuals?
It seems at the heart of it, we are celebrating
God’s gift to us of a Savior.
But what are we saved from?
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dergraduate school graduation in 2008 when the
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family business burned to the ground.
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come his life.
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His father never asked him to help after the fire,
57 ½.” Yup, a diary of sorts. I would have never
Chris said, “but it was the honorable thing to do.
thought in my wildest dreams that it would inMy dad and mom provided a way to grow up that
clude me being a published author. No one can
made college and my plans possible.”
ever take this away from me. My only wish is
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Editorial/Opinion: I miss my father at Christmas time
By Tim Callahan
I don’t miss my father too often, but Christmas
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He also became an alcoholic who couldn’t hold
a job.
We moved 12 times in my first 18 years of life.
Oddly, he never had booze in the house. All we
knew was that he would leave for work reasonably sane for an insane guy and come home a
monster, who found fault and then started hitting.
He broke my mom’s nose once and laughed
because my brother Pat and I, ages 8 and 10 at
the time, yelled at him for doing it. Meanwhile,
mom was passed out in a pool of blood. There
was no trip to the hospital.
No one was as good as dad, just ask him. Praise
was not found on his lips except for himself. Biting, sarcastic humor made the words hurt more
than any blows he landed on mom and my older
brother, Mike, his punching bags. I escaped his
wrath because I was both the athlete and the academic in the house, who he could point at and
tell his very few friends, “See, look at Tim, what
a great dad I am.”
He tried to kill Mike once and then told the cops
Mike had tried to kill him. Thankfully, my dad
left not too long after that incident to shack up
with someone.
I was 35 years old when a friend made me realize he was much more than a drunk. He was certifiably psychotic. I won’t shock you with more
hideous proofs.
For those of you who think this is the blaming
the parent game, I turned out to be not much different. I didn’t hit, but I drank, and I could not
stop. Not without major league help: from the
Boss (God); the coach (the Twelve Steps); and
fellow players (AA members).
Dad was a man who lived in an age when AA
and psychiatrists were young, and asking for
help was a sign of weakness, something a real
man would never do. And, underneath all that
garbage that was passed on down from his father, was a man with a terrible disease who had a
few wonderful moments.
Christmas day was his biggest moment.
He not only stayed home Christmas Eve but
could be found on the roof when we were young.
Of course, we thought it was Santa. Some years
he would dress as Santa and let us catch him,
belly laughing downstairs and telling us to go
back to bed and be good. The outfit and act was
so good, we didn’t know it was dad - until the
Christmas we caught Santa kissing mom.
We were poor for two reasons: his chosen profession paid a pittance for a man with seven kids,
and his drinking cut into the profits. Hunger was
a familiar rumbling in our bellies. But, Christmas
day we ate like bandits, and came downstairs in
the morning to Christmas presents that filled the
living room.
But, much more than that, my dad was happy
that day. My mom was happy. We were happy.
After some coffee and aspirin for dad/Santa’s
egg nog headache, he would pass out the presents. He would smile and laugh and joke, and his
sarcasm and cuts took a holiday.
Something else I remember about Christmas
time with dad: “Charlie Brown’s Christmas.” He
loved that cartoon. Snoopy and Charlie had him
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what he dished out and smiled, and tried to help If so, there will be no yellings, beatings, cuts
the doctors convince dad he needed help. And, and barbs when I meet him in heaven. Nor will
after three weeks off booze, my dad started to act there be any tears.
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But, we did.
And we saw the water in his eyes when Linus
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Some 20 years after those Christmases, I gave
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Some 30 years after those Christmases, God
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