THE MAGAZINE FOR COOPERATIVE MEMBERS VOLUME 74 • NUMBER 1 (ISSN 0047-486X, USPS 316-240) Read in more than 600,000 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 EDITORS Walter Allread, Josh Crotzer PUBLICATION COORDINATOR Travis Ward ART DIRECTOR Sharri Harris Wolfgang DESIGNER Susan Collins PRODUCTION Andrew Chapman WEB EDITOR Chase Toler COPY EDITORS Trevor Bauknight, Jennifer Jas CONTRIBUTORS Jennifer Becknell, April Coker Blake, Mike Couick, Kevin Dietrich, Abe Hardesty, Jan A. Igoe, L.A. Jackson, Maria Kanevsky, Patrick Keegan, David Novak, Sydney Patterson, Jenna Schiferl, Belinda Smith-Sullivan, Brad Thiessen 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 diffiffifficulty 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 offiffiffices. ©COPYRIGHT 2020. 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-profifit 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 2 0 2 0 | jan 16 Riding the rails Two men, one engine and more freight than you can count. Ride along with the crew of the Greenville & Western Railway, one of the state’s thriving short line railroads. 4 CO-OP NEWS Updates from your cooperative 6 AGENDA Applications are now available for the 2020 Jenny Ballard Opportunity Scholarships. 10 DIALOGUE Telling stories from the heart The new year is full of opportunities to tell the old stories that defifine who we are and remind us that anything is possible. 12 ENERGY Q&A Start the new year with energy savings Tips that can keep your family comfortable and your energy bills low throughout the year. 14 SMART CHOICE The heat is on Fight back against the winter chill with these sizzling gadgets. 21 STORIES Open to interpretation What do you see when you gaze upon the work of metal sculptor Bob Doster? The artist would like to know. 22 SCENE Hooked on hockey Die-hard fans and up-and-coming players bring a passion for ice hockey to South Carolina. 28 TRAVELS Telling the Cherokee story Experience a rich heritage and culture with each exhibit and artifact at Walhalla’s Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina. 30 RECIPE Slow cooker entrees Relax and enjoy more quality time with the family when you serve these slow cooker recipes from Chef Belinda Smith-Sullivan. 32 GARDENER A dragon for all seasons Closely related to citrus trees, Poncirus trifoliata Flying Dragon shrubs are full of year-round surprises. 34 MARKETPLACE 36 CALENDAR 38 HUMOR ME Auto motives When the car won’t start on those cold winter mornings, you can always call on humor columnist Jan A. Igoe. Greenville Swamp Rabbits defenseman Chad Duchesne blocks an opposing player’s attempt on the goal during a minor league hockey game against in-state rival the South Carolina Stingrays. Photo by John Gillespie. FROM TOP: MATTHEW FRANKLIN CARTER; JOHN GILLESPIE; MICHAEL PHILLIPS SC FEATURE Riding the rails SC RECIPE Slow cooker entrees Net assets Minor league hockey finds its zone in South Carolina 22 30 JANUARY 2020