Mount Pleasant Magazine Nov/Dec 2016

By S. Claus

Photos by Jenn Cady

Off

Duty in

East

Cooper

hat’s happened in your life over the

past five years? Quite a lot, I’d venture.

Well, same here. Five years ago, one of the intrepid

reporters for this very publication tracked me down at

home at the North Pole. Normally, I would have ducked

him and directed my PR elf, Manny, to call him back

or just issue a press release. I get enough publicity every

December when I zip around the world dropping off Christmas presents to each and

every kid who’s been nice and not naughty over the past year. But the caller was from

Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, and I’d developed a soft spot in my heart for that

booming little town by the sea.

I told that inquiring newshawk that my experiences during my visits to Mount P. had

always been positive, and I even suggested that if I were planning a vacation, the town

would be pretty high on my list of potential getaway stops.

Santa the Sandbird