Wet "at the beach"

      Rain totals measured 12" during the month of June in Horry County. 10" this past weekend closed several golf courses along the north end of the Strand, including River Hills where we live. On Saturday my neighbor told me this was the most water he has seen on the golf course since Hurricane Floyd came through.
     The Grand Strand Senior Center's VIP Golf Card Book is no more. The 20-year program that has offered discounted rates to its members will be discontinued at the end of September when the current annual membership expires. The fundraising program hit a peak of 10,000 members in the early 2000's and still had about 5,000 members in each of the last few years.
     Barbecue lovers soon will have even more places to "pig out" in Myrtle Beach. Three new BBQ restaurants plan to open in the coming weeks. Simply Southern Smokehouse on Mr. Joe White Avenue and Rockabilly BBQ on N. Kings Highway are slated to open this week.  Dickey's Barbecue Pit aims to open in mid-month.
     Real estate is starting to boom again. Prices seem to be holding steady so far but some sellers are now receiving multiple offers. Come on down while the prices are still low. They have nowhere to go but up.
    On the book scene, several book stores have sold out of my book Murder on the Front Nine, which is great news. I am doing book signings at Harborview Driving Range most evenings, weather permitting. Those sales are going well also. Bev and I met some folks from Colorado and Atlanta last week in Pawleys Island. I met the one lady on line. They were going to be in town and they wanted signed copies. We have really met a lot of swell people on the book tour.
     Hope y'all have a great 4th of July.
     See ya, Steve and Bev
     www.stevenmcmillen.com

Nosh Restaurant at The Hammack Shops

Colorado on left, Atlanta on right