THE MAGAZINE FOR COOPERATIVE MEMBERS VOLUME 72 • NUMBER 9 (ISSN 0047-486X, USPS 316-240) Read in more than 584,000 homes and businesses and published monthly except in December by The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, Inc. 808 Knox Abbott Drive Cayce, SC 29033 Tel: (803) 926-3175 Fax: (803) 796-6064 Email: [email protected] EDITOR Keith Phillips Tel: (803) 739-3040 Email: [email protected] FIELD EDITOR Walter Allread PUBLICATION COORDINATOR Travis Ward ART DIRECTOR Sharri Harris Wolfgang DESIGNER Susan Collins PRODUCTION Andrew Chapman WEB EDITOR Chase Toler COPY EDITOR L. Kim Welborn CONTRIBUTORS April Coker Blake, Jayne Cannon, Mike Couick, Tim Hanson, Jan A. Igoe, Patrick Keegan, M. Linda Lee, Sydney Patterson, Janet Scouten, Lynn and Cele Seldon, Belinda Smith-Sullivan, Brad Thiessen, Libby Swope Wiersema PUBLISHER Lou Green ADVERTISING Mary Watts Tel: (803) 739-5074 Email: [email protected] NATIONAL REPRESENTATION American MainStreet Publications Tel: (800) 626-1181 Paid advertisements are not endorsements by any electric cooperative or this publication. If you encounter a di culty with an advertisement, inform the Editor. ADDRESS CHANGES: Please send to your local co-op. Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to Address Change, c/o the address above. Periodicals postage paid at Columbia, S.C., and additional mailing o ces. ©COPYRIGHT 2018. The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, Inc. No portion of South Carolina Living may be reproduced without permission of the Editor. SOUTH CAROLINA LIVING is brought to you by your member-owned, taxpaying, not-for-pro t electric cooperative to inform you about your cooperative, wise energy use and the faces and places that identify the Palmetto State. Electric cooperatives are South Carolina’s—and America’s—largest utility network. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS: $5.72 members, $8 nonmembers Member of the AMP network reaching more than 9 million homes and businesses 18 25 4 6 10 12 14 16 22 2 0 1 8 | sept Blue trucks to the rescue Ride along with the incident responders of South Carolina’s State Highway Emergency Program as they rescue motorists stranded by at tires, dead batteries and empty gas tanks. Make yourself at home Need a quick, in-state getaway where you can sleep in late, explore a new area and let someone else make breakfast? We recommend a stay at a South Carolina B&B. CO-OP NEWS Updates from your cooperative AGENDA Scientists working to conserve the wreck of the H.L. Hunley unveil their latest nd. Plus: Learn about electric vehicles at two Drive Electric car shows this month. DIALOGUE New happens every day Delivering safe, reliable and a ordable power to more than 1.5 million South Carolinians in rural areas of our state requires your co-op’s trustees to stay informed and educated on a wide range of issues. ENERGY Q&A Shining a light on home improvements Our energy experts o er advice on installing skylights and what to look for when you hire a contractor for your next home improvement project. SMART CHOICE High-tech bathrooms Turn your boring, old bathroom into a personal spa and pamper yourself with this luxurious collection of health and beauty gadgets. STORIES Treasures of the heart When prized possessions go into the drink, scuba diver Cory Devereau is there to nd and return them. RECIPE Five-ingredient meals Get dinner on the table fast with these easy meals that are sure to please. 18 42 MARKETPLACE 44 CALENDAR 46 HUMOR ME All hail the volley llama Humor columnist Jan A. Igoe dives into pickleball, the latest sports craze sweeping South Carolina. Paul and Pontheolla Abernathy raise the bar on Southern hospitality at their Spartanburg bed- and-breakfast, Clevedale Historic Inn and Gardens. Photo by Milton Morris. PHOTOS FROM TOP: TIM HANSON; RUTA SMITH SC FEATURE Help on the highway SC RECIPE Five-ingredient meals Warm welcome Enjoy the good life at South Carolina’s B&Bs Chef Byron Landis and owner Amy Lesesne of Beaufort’s Anchorage 1770. 25 FALL & WINTER TRAVEL ISSUE FALL & WINTER TRAVEL ISSUE SEPTEMBER 2018