SC | agenda Replacing fossil fuels with electricity Many of the everyday appliances in your home have the potential to be powered by electricity instead of gas, propane or any other type of fossil fuel. Switching over to electric appliances creates a cleaner and safer home environment with no exhaust emis sions or combustion issues to worry about. Consider these options: ELECTRIC INDUCTION STOVETOPS Induction stove tops, like the one pictured, can heat meals more quickly than gas stoves, and they apply their heat evenly for greater cooking control. They require compatible pots and pans, making the initial investment more expensive than traditional stovetops, but the prices of induction stovetops have fallen in recent years. ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS Replacing a gas water heater can potentially save hundreds of dollars per year and eliminate worries about combustion safety. Electric water heaters also have the ability to serve as thermal bat teries, retaining their heat for hours and providing consumermembers and the coop a great opportunity to use electricity when ONLY ON SCLiving.coop Frozen crab cakes Chef Belinda will demonstrate how quick and easy it is to make and freeze crab cakes for future use. Watch the video at SCLiving.coop/food/chefbfbelinda. Swing into spring Register for our April Reader Reply Travel Sweepstakes and your chance to win a $100 Visa gift card and a Camden B&B package. For details and to register online, visit SCLiving.coop/reader-reply. One lucky winner will be drawn at random from all entries received by April 30. LETTER TO THE EDITOR Thanks for ‘10 tips’ Thank you, Jan Igoe and David Clark for the very informative and wonderfully illustrated article “10 tips for lifelong bliss with a shelter dog” (SCL, February 2020). My husband and I are in the process of looking for a dog. Wehadadogalongtime ago and have adopted cats since then, so the article hit us at exactly the right time. The information was given with humor and love. We will use the article as our “book of knowledge” as we begin our search. DEE HODNETT, FORT MILL it is the cheapest. Check with your local electric cooperative to see if they have a demand response water heater program. ELECTRIC LAWN TOOLS Instead of using gasoline to power your lawn tools, consider battery powered mowers, blowers and trimmers, which don’t expel exhaust fumes or require engine maintenance. Batterypowered machines start instantly, and they are much quieter than their gaspowered counterparts, providing benefifits for you and your neighbors. MARIA KANEVSKY is a program analyst for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the national trade association representing more than 900 local electric cooperatives. GONE FISHIN’ The Vektor Fish & Game Forecast provides feeding and migration times. Major periods can bracket the peak by an hour. Minor peaks, 1⁄21⁄21⁄2 hour before and after. Minor Major Minor Major Minor Major Minor Major APRIL MAY AM PM AM PM 16 10:01 3:46 17 10:01 4:01 18 10:31 4:16 19 10:46 4:31 20 4:46 11:16 21 5:01 11:31 22 — 5:16 23 12:01 5:31 24 12:31 5:46 25 1:01 6:16 26 1:31 6:31 27 2:01 6:46 28 3:01 7:01 29 6:46 12:31 30 — 1:46 1:31 8:46 3:01 9:31 4:01 10:01 4:46 10:31 5:16 11:01 11:31 6:01 6:31 12:01 7:16 12:31 8:01 1:01 8:46 1:31 9:31 2:01 10:46 2:46 — 3:46 — 5:01 — 6:31 1 9:37 3:22 2 10:07 3:52 3 10:37 4:22 4 4:52 11:07 5 5:22 11:52 6 — 5:37 7 12:52 6:07 8 1:22 6:37 9 2:07 7:07 10 2:37 7:37 11 3:22 7:52 12 4:37 8:07 13 — 2:07 14 — 2:52 15 10:07 3:22 1:52 8:37 3:22 9:37 4:37 10:37 11:22 5:37 12:07 6:22 7:22 12:22 8:07 1:07 9:07 1:52 10:07 2:37 11:22 3:22 12:37 4:07 — 5:07 — 6:07 — 7:22 2:07 8:37 6 SOUTH CAROLINA LIVING | APRIL 2020 | SCLIVING.COOP GWÉÉNAËËL LE VOT