THE MAGAZINE FOR COOPERATIVE MEMBERS
VOLUME 72 • NUMBER 3
(ISSN 0047-486X, USPS 316-240)
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Keith Phillips
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                             2018 |march 16 Common ground
  Community gardens produce
healthy harvests and good neighbors.
4 CO-OP NEWS
Updates from your cooperative
6 AGENDA
Watch cooperative line crews compete for top honors in the 2018 Lineworkers’ Rodeo. Plus: Celebrate the season at Historic Pendleton Spring Jubilee.
10 DIALOGUE
A safe place for teens
West Columbia’s Brookland Baptist Church takes on the challenge of providing a place where adolescents can have fun and find their path to adulthood.
12 ENERGY Q&A
E ciency upgrades for bathrooms
Learn the best options for boosting your home’s energy e ciency when remodeling bathrooms.
14 SMART CHOICE
Clean up your act
Get ready for a spring spruce-up with tools that make the job a breeze.
21 STORIES
School champion
Chapin High School’s Akil Ross, 2018 National Principal of the Year, shares his passion for education.
22 SCENE
Drivers, start your lemons!
Fasten your seatbelt and bring a sense of humor to South Carolina’s loopiest endurance races.
28 TRAVELS
Home of racing legends
Take a lap around the National Steeplechase Museum to explore South Carolina’s role in the rich history of horse racing.
30 RECIPE
Local favorites
From Tennessee Spicy-Hot Chicken to Alabama
Chicken-Fried Steak, Chef Belinda shows you how to
make regional food favorites in your own kitchen. 30
34 MARKETPLACE
36 CALENDAR
38 HUMOR ME
What Disney forgot to mention
Former princess-in-training Jan Igoe reveals all the ways a royal wedding may disappoint a Southern belle.
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       PHOTOS, FROM TOP: RUTA SMITH, MILTON MORRIS, GINA MOORE
Growing
strong
Community gardens make good neighbors
Christine Cotton of Charleston harvests fall vegetables
at Magnolia Park and Community Garden.
Photo by Ruta Smith.
 SC SCENE
When life hands you lemons, race ’em
SC RECIPE
Regional favorites
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 MARCH 2018