o THE MAGAZINE FOR COOPERATIVE MEMBERS VOLUME 72 • NUMBER 10 (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, L.A. Jackson, Patrick Keegan, Van O’Cain, Sydney Patterson, Belinda Smith-Sullivan, Brad Thiessen, Paul Wesslund, 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 2018 | 16 The Empire gives back Suit up with the 501st Legion—the nicest bunch of Star Wars villains you could ever hope to meet—as they lend a hand to charities. 4 CO-OP NEWS Updates from your cooperative 6 AGENDA Learn about the global competition to turn carbon dioxide from power plants into useful new products. 10 DIALOGUE Shepherding veterans Equine-assisted therapy o ers hope for veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder. 12 ENERGY Q&A Tips to stay comfortable this winter Take steps now to ensure you and your family stay warm when the temperatures start to fall this winter. 14 SMART CHOICE Pet project Show your animal companions just how much you care with these clever pet gadgets. 21 STORIES A driving passion Laurens Electric Cooperative member Paul Ianuario shares his love of rare and vintage automobiles. 22 SCENE Following the Swamp Fox Grab your paddle for an expedition on the Revolutionary Rivers National Recreation Trail. 26 TRAVELS Lost and found history See South Carolina’s colonial past in a whole new light when you visit Beaufort’s Santa Elena History Center. 30 RECIPE Blasts from the past Chef Belinda Smith-Sullivan shares her recipes for classic, home-cooked comfort food, just like Mom used to make. 32 GARDENER Let’s talk about ginkgo trees Ancient and otherworldly, ginkgo trees can add a brilliant splash of fall color to any landscape. 34 MARKETPLACE 36 CALENDAR 38 HUMOR ME Don’t borrow the cat Humor columnist Jan A. Igoe explores the ne line that separates adoration of celebrities and outright stalking. Albin Johnson, the Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative member who founded the 501st Legion of Star Wars costumers, gears up in his original stormtrooper armor. Photo by Milton Morris. PHOTOS TOP AND CENTER BY MILTON MORRIS; BOTTOM BY MIC SMITH The Empire gives back The 501st Legion lends a hand to charities SC SCENE Following the Swamp Fox SC RECIPE Blasts from the past ct 16 21 22 OCTOBER 2018