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Pro rally supporters show up in droves
 | | More than 800 people lined up across Celebrity Square at Broadway at the Beach to attend a pro-biker rally meeting at Revolution’s. |
By Tom O’Dare
The Herald
Myrtle Beach—On the heels of the Myrtle Beach City Council taking steps to do away with the May bike rallies, a call went out to the businesses affected by the action to show their strength in numbers at a pro-bike rally meeting last week.
And the numbers came out — about 800 strong packed both floors of Revolutions at Broadway at the Beach. Lines stretched across Celebrity Square trying to get into the standing-room-only gathering.
Several business owners questioned why the city council had taken the actions to halt the rallies in the city limits.
Don Emery, owner of the Dog House and the Steel Horse, said he and other business owners were outraged that the city council was trying to take away the number one week economically in the city.
“With the economy as it is, they should be encouraging more visitors, not trying to drive them away,” Emery said. “The Harley rally has been here for 68 years, why end it now?”
Emery said he does 45-50 percent of his annual sales during the bike rally days.
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County hears both sides of biker rallies
By Paul Gable
The Herald
Conway—Horry County Council received input from both sides of the biker rally issue Tuesday night with one citizen from each side of the issue addressing council during public input.
Council Chairman Liz Gilland made an exception to the county’s public input normal requirements to allow each side to present its points to council.
“I want you to feel like you’re being heard, so I will allow one member from each side to address council during public input,” Gilland said.
Gilland also said the issue was not on the council agenda and would not be discussed during the regular meeting.
The regular meeting of council saw overflow crowds Tuesday night as bikers and citizens against the bike rally filled council chambers, the normal overflow room, the jury pool room and hallways in the county’s government complex.
Tom Rice, a resident of Myrtle Beach for 47 years, presented the anti-biker rally side to council.
“I am here to request in the strongest possible terms for you to join Myrtle Beach to end the May motorcycle rallies,” said Rice in opening.
[more]Surfside Beach resident not ready to retire — he’s only 90
 | | Ted Ross, an employee at Dillard’s, was named the 2008 Older Worker of the Year for South Carolina Experience Works. |
By Tom O’Dare
The Herald
Myrtle Beach—Ted Ross says he’s still having too much fun working at Dillard’s to even think about retiring. And at age 90, he still puts in a lot of hours each week.
Ross was named the 2008 Older Worker of the Year For South Carolina by Experience Works, a nationwide advocate for older workers.
Asked about this honor, Ross slyly smiles and says, “I heard I got it because of my looks.”
He turned 90 this past Memorial Day and is as spry as any of the younger employees at Dillard’s located at Coastal Grand Mall.
He has been with the store since it opened and is usually the daily top salesperson in the housewares department.
His co-workers say his friendly attitude and work ethic are an inspiration to everyone at the store. Ross says he just loves people and loves sales and that makes everything work out just fine.
He grew up in New Jersey and graduated high school in 1936. Of his graduating class of a little over 100, only two went on to college, Ross being one of them.
With just $50 in his pocket, he hitchhiked to Michigan State. He went there for one term then headed back to New Jersey.
After working a while, he went back to Michigan State with a bit more money and graduated in 1942. With World War II raging in Europe and the Pacific, Ross joined the Army.
Ross’s unit landed on Utah Beach not long after the D-Day invasion. As a scout, he was in charge of communications for his squad.
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