Lou Krieger and Company Adopt A Tree Highway

In December of 2002, I signed with the Department of Transportation of South Carolina for the creation, expansion and maintenance of the 2 mile long 'Adopt A Tree" highway that runs from Glenns Bay Road south to the Garden City Connector. Since my termination from Sunny 106.5 and Cumulus Broadcasting of Myrtle Beach, I have been fighting for "reciprocation" of more than $1200 in expenses and the remainder of the equipment purchased to maintain the highway. At one point, Cumulus and their attorney Richard Denning were insistant that I return the equipment I have here at home since it is the "property" of Cumulus Broadcasting. In a return letter to Cumulus Attorney Richard Denning, I advised him that all funds were from donations from our listeners, the community and what was raised with charitable golf tournaments and not a penny came from Cumulus Broadcasting. After following order from the State Department of Labor and sending a certified "letter of demand" giving Cumulus 15 days to pay me or go before the "Master of the Court", I not only received my payment, but the balance of the "Adopt A Tree" fund. Since I did not have a chance to have a benefit golf tournament this year, after reimbursing of the current expenses, we have a little over $300 left and that will no last long. Mysteriously disappearing from the Sunny PT Cruiser were two pitchforks, a tarp, bungee cords, and ratchet tie downs that are nowhere to be found according to HR Manager Nancy Zito. I have sent Cumulus of Myrtle Beach a bill for not only that equipment, but my personal backup computer and printer that were in the Sunny studios that they also could not find. I have given Layne Ryan the Market Manager and HR Manager Nancy Zito to either replace these items or come up with the cash value by Friday July 11th or I will take them before the Magistrate to attempt to have them pay the replacement cost. The "Adopt A Tree" highway is now my personal highway for the next two years to maintain. I could not have signed an agreement to do that without the help of my volunteers, Buddy Sessions, Patrick Burke and Gary Frank who have been working and volunteering their time for the past 5 years. Additionally, a huge thank you goes out to Larry Gross from L & L Landscaping and Pools. Larry has been donating the mulch we use on the beds for the past two years and will continue to donate the mulch as long as I am involved with the project. The contribution of Larry and L & L to the by-pass is almost $3,000 retail cost this year alone. A huge thanks goes to Larry and Linda Gross, Buddy, Patrick and Gary, and to those of you who have contributed to the "Adopt A Tree" project

I believe the "Sons Of Italy" at the request of President Joe Crisali and member Don Pagani are trying to put together a Fall Golf Tournament to raise funds for their club and for the beautification project. This is a "very special" place we have in our community that we continuously try to trim and maintain and always add more color as money permits. This "adopt a tree" highway has been a labor of love and a beautiful portion of the Hwy 17 By-pass to drive by. It will only get prettier as things mature each year. God bless all of you who have donated to make this vision a reality and something people will admire for years to come.