THE MAGAZINE FOR COOPERATIVE MEMBERS
VOLUME 73 • NUMBER 10
(ISSN 0047-486X, USPS 316-240)
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Keith Phillips
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                                       2019 oct 16 Fantasy land
Step into the imaginative world
of the Mythical & Medieval Fest
in Myrtle Beach, the state’s largest Renaissance fair.
4 CO-OP NEWS
Updates from your cooperative
6 AGENDA
A Midlands nonprofifit organization is building a 5-acre monument park to honor the soldiers and drill sergeants of Fort Jackson. Learn how you can help.
10 DIALOGUE
By the numbers
To celebrate National Co-op Month, here are
10 reasons to love your local electric cooperative.
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12 ENERGY Q&A
Is a heat pump right for my home?
Stay comfortable year-round and enjoy lower power bills when you upgrade to this effiffifficient option for heating and cooling.
14 SMART CHOICE
Spice up the kitchen
The kitchen is the heart of the home. Stock yours with the latest in cooking appliances.
21 STORIES
And the winner is .........
Meet Black River Electric Cooperative member Travis Johnson, a rising high school senior with big plans for the future.
22 SCENE
Hooked on flfly fifishing
Spend a day on the Chattooga River in pursuit of peace, quiet, the perfect cast and maybe—just maybe—a trout or two.
26 TRAVELS
A walk through history
Celebrate the events that turned the tide of the American Revolution at Cowpens National Battlefifield.
28 CHEF’S CHOICE
Sticking with traditions
Harold’s Restaurant in Gaffffney has been serving up classic diner food since 1932, and owner Tony Lipscomb sees no reason to change.
30 RECIPE Potato-mania
Chef Belinda Smith-Sullivan shares four tasty recipes
for the most versatile of all vegetables.
32 GARDENER
Save those tomatoes!
Gardening columnist L.A. Jackson offffers a clever way to extend tomato season.
34 MARKETPLACE 36 CALENDAR
38 HUMOR ME
Oh say, can you see?
Humor columnist Jan A. Igoe fifixes her steely (and recently improved) gaze on the promise and peril of cataract surgery.
Playtron Julia Ross does her part to create a realm of make-believe at the Mythical & Medieval Fest in Myrtle Beach. Photo by Mic Smith.
           FROM TOP: MIC SMITH; MATTHEW FRANKLIN CARTER; GINA MOORE
Fantasy
land
Imagination runs wild at the Mythical & Medieval Fest
 SC SCENE
Hooked on fly fishing SC RECIPE Potato-mania
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   OCTOBER 2019