THE MAGAZINE FOR COOPERATIVE MEMBERS
VOLUME 74 • NUMBER 7
(ISSN 0047-486X, USPS 316-240)
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   2020 |july
  13 Rolling thunder
For vintage motorcycle fans from across the Southeast, all roads lead to Chesnee and the Antique Bikes on Main celebration.
4 CO-OP NEWS
Updates from your cooperative
6 AGENDA
Tips to ensure the smart appliances in your home don’t leave you vulnerable to cyberattacks and invasions of privacy.
8 DIALOGUE
Seek fifirst to understand
Some of South Carolina’s greatest writers offffer insights and inspiration that can help us navigate today’s troubling times.
10 RECIPE
Come over to the “lite” side
It’s a lot easier than you think to cook “lite” meals with a few substitutions of key ingredients. Try these recipes for family favorites that offffer all of the taste with none of the guilt.
19 MARKETPLACE
 20 GARDENER
Stinging caterpillars? You bet!
Gardening columnist L.A. Jackson on the beauty and the peril of an interesting little beasty.
22 HUMOR ME
Who let the lizards out?
Coronavirus. Murder wasps. And now giant lizards. Jan A. Igoe fifinds the funny side of a year gone horribly wrong.
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     FROM TOP: MATTHEW FRANKLIN CARTER; MICHAEL PHILLIPS; JAN A. IGOE
SC TRAVELS
Antique motorcycles roll into Chesnee HUMOR ME
Murder wasps and giant lizards
Four recipes for healthier meals
On the
‘lite’side
Watching what you eat? With a few substitutions, you can satisfy your taste for seafood chowder with less fat and fewer calories. Photo by Gina Moore.
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   JULY 2020