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Loca l H e ro e s
South Carolina’s
WWII veterans
SC Sto r i e s
January 2012
Born to sing
THE MAGAZINE FOR
COOPERATIVE MEMBERS
Vol. 66 • No. 1
(ISSN 0047-486X, USPS 316-240)
Read in more than 450,000 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) 926-3 1 75
Fax: (803) 796-6064
Email: [email protected]
EDITOR
January 2012 • Volume 66, Number 1
FEATURE
16On the hunt for gators
Recreational harvesting of North America’s largest reptile
surges in popularity, thanks to rebounding alligator populations and a hit TV show.
Keith Phillips
FIELD EDITOR
Walter Allread
PUBLICATION COORDINATOR
Pam Martin
ART DIRECTOR
Sharri Harris Wolfgang
DESIGNER
Susan Collins
4 CO-OP CONNECTION
Cooperative news
6 ON THE AGENDA
PRODUCTION
Andrew Chapman
WEB EDITOR
Van O’Cain
COPY EDITOR
Susan Scott Soyars
Contributors
Becky Billingsley, Larry Chesney,
Mike Couick, Tricia Despres,
Jim Dulley, Tim Hanson,
Carrie B. Hirsch, Jan A. Igoe,
Charles Joyner, Shandi Stevenson,
S. Cory Tanner
Publisher
Journey back in time to a pivotal
battle of the American Revolution
in this month’s round-up of
weekend events. Plus: Learn how
to save money on your power bill
with a myth-busting energy quiz.
POWER USER
DIALOGUE
10Homegrown heroes
Lou Green
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endorsements by any electric
cooperative or this publication.
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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.
South Carolina’s electric
cooperatives pay tribute to the
veterans of World War II.
ENERGY Q&A
12Know your options
Consider efficiency when
replacing your home’s heating
and cooling system.
SMART CHOICE
14Nothing but fun
Got a holiday gift card burning
a hole in your pocket? Here are
seven fun ways to spend it.
Periodicals postage paid at Columbia,
S.C., and additional mailing offices.
Meet Ella Mae Bowen,
the 16-year-old singer/
songwriter from Walhalla
who’s hard at work on her first
album for a major Nashville label.
SCENE
22 Honoring the
Greatest Generation
21
Calling all World War II
veterans: We want YOU to
join the co-op Honor Flight to
Washington, D.C., this April.
OUTSIDE
26 The perfectionist
Gunsmith Kenny Jarrett earns
his reputation for top-quality
products one rifle at a time.
TRAVELS
28 The fast and the famous
NASCAR legends get the hero
treatment at the Darlington
Raceway Museum.
RECIPE
30
CHEF’S CHOICE
32An Orchid in full bloom
Loca L H e ro e s
South Carolina’s
WWII veterans
sc sto r i e s
January 2012
Born to sing
South Carolina’s electric
cooperatives are recruiting
veterans for an allexpenses-paid trip to the
National World War II
Memorial in Washington,
D.C. Memorial photo by
Lee Milverton. Photo
illustration by Sharri
Wolfgang.
Member of the NCM network of
publications, reaching more than
7 million homes and businesses
heart out
Lucy’s olive balls
Oven pork stew
Miss El’s grits pie
SOUTH CAROLINA LIVING
Printed on
recycled paper
STORIES
21Singing her
30 New Year’s kitchen kickoff
© COPYRIGHT 201 2. The Electric
Cooperatives of South Carolina,
Inc. No portion of South Carolina
Living may be reproduced without
permission of the Editor.
is brought
to you by your member-owned,
taxpaying, not-for-profit 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.
SC LIFE
At One Hot Mama’s on Hilton
Head Island, chef Orchid
Paulmeier serves up “good food
with a little bit of attitude.”
HUMOR ME
38 Kourtney and Khloe take Kabul
America’s ultimate weapon,
if it comes to a DEFCON 1
scenario, is right there on the
front pages of the tabloids.
34MARKETPLACE
36SC EVENTS
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General Information
(843) 479-3855
(800) 922-9174
www.marlboroelectric.coop
Office Hours
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Monday–Friday
President/CEO
William L. Fleming
Chairman of the Board
Melvin Carabo
Board of Trustees
Eddie Gordon, District 1
Raymond Woodle, District 2
Charles R. ‘Ricky’ Smith, District 3
Melvin Carabo, District 4
Chairman
John M. Alford, District 5
Sam P. McInnis, District 6
Jeff Quick, District 7
W. Ronald Quick, District 8
Vice-Chairman
Janelle Sauls, District 9
Secretary/Treasurer
Attorney
Doug Jennings
Co-op News Editor
Christy J. Overstreet
email: cjoverstreet@
marlboroelectric.coop
Mission Statement
The aim of Marlboro Electric
Cooperative, Inc. is to make
electric energy available to its
members at the lowest cost
consistent with sound economy
and good management.
the U.S. Senate—building
off similar action by the United
Nations General Assembly—designated
2012 as International Year
of Cooperatives. As a result,
cooperatives everywhere are
celebrating our unique notfor-profit, member-owned and
-controlled business model.
Marlboro Electric is a
cooperative—as a result,
you and everyone else who
receives electric service from us is
a member, not merely a customer.
Because you and your fellow members
are a part of Marlboro Electric
Cooperative, our top priority remains
providing safe and reliable service and
keeping your electric bills affordable.
Local control also means we’re in the
business of improving the quality of
life in the communities we serve, from
helping schools to advice on how you
can make your home or business more
energy efficient.
Electric co-ops are just one type
of cooperative operating in America.
Dairy cooperatives produce nearly 90
percent of our nation’s milk. Credit
unions? They’re cooperatives, too, with
more than 8,000 across the country
serving 91 million consumers. You can
‘Here before we know it’
Mark your calendars now for
Marlboro Electric Cooperative’s
71st Annual Meeting. The event is
scheduled for Saturday, April 21, at the
Marlboro County High School.
Co-op observes MLK holiday
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SOUTH CAROLINA LIVING | january 2012 | scliving.coop
Raymond Woodle
Trustee
Read how
former
co-op
trustee
survived
WWII.
See our
MEC News
Extra
on pages
20A–D.
Sam McInnis
stands tall in
his military
uniform in 1945.
CONTRIBUTED
Marlboro Electric will be closed on
Monday, January 16, in observance
of Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Emergency crews will be on standby.
also find housing, hardware, and even
funeral co-ops throughout the U.S.
Some agricultural marketing
cooperatives have become household
names: Sunkist, Ocean Spray, and Blue
Diamond Almonds for example.
Together, all of us are a key part of
our local economy. We provide good
jobs to folks who live right here—your
neighbors and friends. We deliver
goods and services that keep our
communities humming. As you see
on page 5, we’re happy to lend a hand
when we’re able, and we enjoy being
involved with schools and community
organizations.
When possible, Marlboro Electric’s
Board of Trustees returns any excess
profits to you in the form of capital
credits. Be sure to check out pages
20C-D.
While not a new concept—
Benjamin Franklin started the
first cooperative, the Philadelphia
Contributionship for the Insurance of
Houses from Loss by Fire, in 1752 (it
still operates today!)—the cooperative
form of business continues as an
integral part of our lives each day.
Marlboro News
Co-op employee
Randy Alford
answers
questions
by students
at McColl
Elementary about
the bucket truck
he uses for his
job. He explains
to students the
importance of
safety gloves.
Co-op educates students
Marlboro Co. Schools sponsor Vehicle Career Day
Students were excited
about the oversized safety
gloves, tool belt, and
Marlboro Electric’s big truck
with the bucket that goes
“way up high in the sky”
on Vehicle Career Day held
November 15.
More than 500 third
and fourth graders
participated in the activity
hosted by Bennettsville
Elementary/Middle School
which included Wallace
Elementary, and McColl
Elementary/Middle School
hosted the activity for Clio
and Blenheim Elementary.
Vehicle Career Day is a
career awareness activity
for elementary students
to gain knowledge of a
variety of jobs by providing
an opportunity for local
CHRISTY OVERSTREET
MEC’s 2011
Team Player
awards
Congratulations to Marlboro Electric employees Robbie Kirk, left,
and Troy Coyner, right, who were presented the 2011 Team Player
of the Year award by MEC Board Chairman Melvin Carabo.
professionals to show off
the vehicles they use for
work and allowing them
to talk about their job
responsibilities as well as
the valuable role education
plays in these positions.
Co-op employees Randy
Alford and Terry Terry
stressed the importance
of safety and presented
students with insight on
what a typical day is like,
how the vehicle helps them
in their job, the education
and training required and
character traits required for
the job.
CHRISTY OVERSTREET
A student fits into an oversized tool belt used by co-op employee Terry Terry
that is worn to work on power lines.
Other businesses that
joined the collaborative
effort to motivate students
to succeed were the cable
company, fire department,
public library, funeral
directors, and many more.
Juniors: Apply for Youth
Tour by January 31
Marlboro Electric is offering two
high school juniors in Marlboro or
Dillon counties an expense-paid
trip to Washington, D.C.
The winners will join
about 40 high school
juniors from around
South Carolina. One lucky
student from South Carolina on
the Washington Youth Tour will
win a $2,500 college scholarship.
Students will visit with their
congressmen, learn about
government and electric co-ops,
tour historical sites, attend cultural
events and more.
All applications submitted by
January 31 are reviewed by a panel
of judges. Students will
be notified of the two
representatives chosen
by March 31. Applications
are available at our office
or visit MarlboroElectric.coop.
Inquiries: Marketing & Communications Christy Overstreet,
(843) 454-2872.
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On the Agenda
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Highlights
TOP PICK FOR KIDS
JANUARY 14–15
Cowpens Battle
Anniversary
Celebration
FEBRUARY 1-27
It’s been 231 years since Gen. Daniel Morgan’s Patriot troops gave the British “a
devil of a whipping” in a livestock pasture near modern-day Gaffney, turning the
tide of the Revolutionary War in the process. Park rangers at Cowpens National
Battlefield will mark the anniversary with a free living history weekend packed
with family-friendly events, including site tours, musket firings and hands-on
demonstrations of what life was like for colonial South Carolinians during the war.
For details, visit nps.gov/cowp or call (864) 461-2828.
Hilton Head Gullah Celebration
Brought in bondage to the Lowcountry of South Carolina, African and
Caribbean slaves blended their native tongues and traditions to forge the
unique dialect and culture of the state’s modern-day Gullah population.
That heritage is celebrated on Hilton Head Island during the entire month
of February with an art exposition, Gullah breakfast, gospel concerts,
plays, a 5K run, golf tournament and seminars. Highlights include the
Taste of Gullah food festival on Feb. 11 and the Crab Expo on Feb. 18–19.
For details, visit gullahcelebration.com or call (843) 683-0489. FEBRUARY 4
FEBRUARY 4
In the final months of the Civil War, 1,200
Confederate troops at Rivers Bridge near
Ehrhardt attempted to stop 5,000 of Gen.
William Tecumseh Sherman’s Union soldiers
on their march to Columbia. The Union won
the two-day battle, and today the battlefield
and its fortifications are a State Historic
Site. Feb. 2–3 marks the 147th anniversary
of that fight, and a guided tour of the
site will be offered at 2 p.m. on Feb. 4.
Break out the bell-bottom jeans and the
leisure suits, because disco is back! Retro
Fest, the annual fundraiser for the Piedmont
chapter of the American Red Cross, kicks off
in Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium and is
billed as “one funky party.” Attendees don
afro wigs and ’70s attire to Hustle the night
away and compete for the cash prizes awarded
to the best-dressed dancers. The party band
called Sleeping Booty will provide the tunes;
hanging mirrored balls, beaded curtains, beanbag
chairs and lava lamps provide the vibe.
Rivers Bridge
Battlefield Tour
For details, visit southcarolinaparks.com
or call (803) 267-3675.
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Retro Fest
For details, visit piedmontredcross.org
or call (864) 583-8000.
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FEBRUARY 15–19
Beaufort International
Film Festival
Film buffs can spend a long weekend
screening submissions from some 200
filmmakers during the Sixth Annual Beaufort
International Film Festival. Five categories
include feature, documentary, animations,
short and student, and there’s also a screenplay
award. At this fund-raiser for the non-profit
Beaufort Film Society you’ll pay just $5 to
view a movie (popcorn not included) or
you can buy a $125 pass to see them all.
For details, visit beaufortfilmfestival.com
or call (843) 522-3196.
Email COMMENTS, QUESTIONS AND
GOOD NEIGHBORS TO [email protected]
Energy quiz
Myth or money-saver?
Interested in saving energy and lowering
your electric bill? Test your knowledge of
efficiency with this true or false quiz.
True or False?
It takes less energy to have
your thermostat maintain
a comfortable
temperature
while you
are away
for a full day
of work than it
does to have it heat up or
cool down the house when
you get home.
Answer: False. If you’re
going to be gone for more
than a few hours, you’ll
save the most energy
and money by lowering
the thermostat in winter
and raising it in summer
whenever the house is
vacant. Energy Star, a
joint program of the U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and the U.S.
Department of Energy, recommends adjustments of
about 8 degrees Fahrenheit
while you’re asleep or
away from your house.
Programmable thermostats
are a great tool for making
these adjustments automatic and hassle-free.
True or False?
When you turn off
electronics (like TVs,
game consoles and computers), they stop drawing
power from the outlet.
Answer: False. Even when
turned off, most modern
electronics consume a
small amount of electricity
if they are still plugged in.
Chargers for mobile devices
also consume electricity if
plugged in, even when they
are not actively charging
the device. This wasted
energy, called “phantom
load,” accounts for as much
as 10 percent of a home’s
total electric use, according
to the Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory. The
solution: Unplug your
electronics when you’ve
finished using them. Using
a power strip can help
you conveniently unplug
multiple devices at once,
while newer, “smart” power
strips can automatically cut
off phantom loads on their
own.
True or False?
One of the
easiest ways
to save electricity is to seal small air leaks
around windows and doors
and make sure your home
is adequately insulated.
Answer: True. According to
Energy Star, small air leaks
throughout your home can
add up to the equivalent of
leaving a window open—
all day, every day of the
year. Typical homeowners
can save up to 10 percent
on their total annual
energy bill by sealing gaps
and cracks and adding
insulation.
Taking flight
In case you missed it on our Facebook page
during the holiday bustle: Frankie O’Cain,
a member of Aiken Electric Cooperative,
was the winner of the Touchdowns with
Touchstone Energy Contest. O’Cain, on the
right in the photo, received two tickets to
the South Carolina-Clemson game from
Lou Green, executive vice president of The
Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina. He
also took a thrilling ride over Columbia’s
Williams-Brice stadium in the Touchstone
Energy hot-air balloon. A Vietnam Veteran,
O’Cain was inspired by his trip in the
balloon to make a donation to Honor
Flight of South Carolina, a Columbiabased group that escorts veterans of the
“Greatest Generation” on all-expensespaid trips to Washington, D.C., to visit the
National World War II Memorial. Turn to
page 22 to learn how your local electric
cooperative is sponsoring the next Honor
Flight, and how you can help.
Find us on the web
Visit SCLiving.coop for bonus content
and “behind the scenes” material we
couldn’t fit in this month’s magazine.
l Homegrown Heroes We’ve
compiled more than 20 stories of
World War II veterans who served
with honor. You’ll be inspired by
their stories of service and sacrifice.
l Honor Flight Application Calling all World War II
veterans—we want you! Apply now for a seat on the
April 11 Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., sponsored by
your local electric cooperative.
l Energy Q&A Read more about heat pumps and how
they can save money on your power bill.
l The Great Gator Hunt Watch alligator hunters in
action in two videos produced by the S.C. Department
of Natural Resources.
l S.C. Stories: Ella Mae Bowen Learn more about the
rising country music star from Walhalla and how music
is a family tradition. Plus: Bonus photos and videos.
Find us on Facebook
“Like” us on Facebook if you love living in South
Carolina. Our new Facebook page celebrates all
that’s good about life in the Palmetto State. Visit
facebook.com/SouthCarolinaLiving to add your stories,
photos and ideas to the conversation.
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On the Agenda
Correction
S.C.RAMBLE!
By Charles Joyner,
See Answer ON Page 35
Barking up the
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a town in Greenville County in your answer.
Write SCL
Letters to
the editor
We love hearing from our
readers. Tell us what you think
about this issue, send us story
suggestions or just let us know
what’s on your mind by writing
to Letters, South Carolina
Living, 808 Knox Abbott Drive,
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Several readers called or
wrote to question our
tree identification skills
after reading the profile
of Congaree National
Park in the previous
issue (“Life among the
trees,” Nov./Dec. 2011).
So we went straight to
source—Park Ranger
Stuart Greeter, one of
the two people shown
on page 27 measuring the
tree in question. “I’m quite
certain that tree is the last
one we measured on our
trip, which is a big, old
overcup oak,” Greeter says.
Gardening Tip
GONE FISHIN’
Shopping for seeds
The Vector Fish & Game Forecast
provides feeding and migration times.
Major periods can bracket the peak by
an hour. Minor peaks, ½ hour before
and after.
A word of caution for gardeners who pass the cold, dark evenings of January
by perusing seed catalogs and websites: Don’t let the tantalizing plant
descriptions and photographs tempt you into buying more seed than you
really need.
Sketch out your available planting area before ordering. Decide what you
want to grow and how much garden area each crop will need to satisfy your
family’s demand for fresh produce, your canning and freezing needs and any
donations you’d like to make to friends or the local food bank. Calculate the
quantity of seed needed to meet these goals—then increase your order by
about one-third. This will ensure you have enough seed to replant “skips,” or
areas of the row where the seeds don’t come up. For help determining the
quantity of seed to purchase, as well as proper spacing and planting dates for
vegetable crops, check out the fact sheet “Planning a Garden” (HGIC 1256)
available for free from Clemson Extension’s Home & Gardening Information
Center at clemson.edu/hgic.
Seeds are perishable, so don’t let any excess go to waste. Place leftover
seed in sealed containers and store them in the refrigerator until the next
planting season. For extra shelf life, use desiccant packets in each container
to keep moisture levels low. When stored this way, most vegetable seeds
will last more than three years with little decrease in germination rates.
— s. cory tanner
energy efficiency tip
Start the New Year with more efficient lightbulbs. Switch to energysaving halogen incandescent bulbs to cut lighting energy use by
25 percent. These bulbs last three times longer than traditional
incandescent bulbs and can easily be dimmed. Learn more at
energysavers.gov. Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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By now, just about everyone has
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understand more than 1,000 different
words and 200 different commands.
Written up in scientific journals
and featured on television, in YouTube
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and magazine articles throughout
2011, Chaser demonstrated that dogs
are capable of learning abstract concepts and making mental inferences,
rather than just associating words
with objects. For example, Chaser can
retrieve an object she’s never seen
before from among several familiar
objects, in response to a name she’s
never heard—apparently through a
process of elimination—and she seems
to recognize “categories” of words,
such as “toy,” in addition to specific
object names.
After a year of intense publicity,
capped by a recent appearance at the
American Psychological Association,
it’s back to “work” for Chaser and
her trainer/owner, retired psychology
professor Dr. John Pilley. The pair are
now declining public appearances as
the professor continues to explore
his companion’s capacity for understanding language. While Pilley works
hard to design scientific experiments,
Chaser has a criterion of her own, he
says. “It has to be fun.”
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Dialogue
The world was at war on Friday, Dec. 5, 1941, but that war
was half a world away from rural South Carolina.
In my hometown of Clover, the Charlotte Observer’s front
page carried headlines about the fighting in Europe, but
most readers were chiefly concerned with how the weather
(partly cloudy with a low of 52) might affect their weekend
plans. Men looked forward to hunting birds, rabbits or
squirrels, while the ladies probably didn’t look forward to
fixing Sunday lunch—including catching, killing and skinning the chicken.
Seven young South Carolinians, ranging from age 16 to
22, began the day by starting off to various middle schools,
high schools and colleges. One was starting a first job that
morning, and another was asleep in his Army barracks. A
little more than 48 hours later, their world changed.
On Sunday, Dec. 7, at 7:55 a.m. in Hawaii—1:55 p.m. in
South Carolina—the first wave of Japanese planes began
bombing and strafing the American naval base and airfields
at Pearl Harbor. The news reached Clover at 2:30 p.m.,
probably on WBT, 1110 AM radio.
How shocking was Pearl Harbor? Think of 9/11,
the fallen World Trade Center towers and the smoking
Pentagon. Thousands dead. A nation shocked. Fortress
America invaded—only the attack on Pearl Harbor wasn’t
the work of a shadowy terrorist network. The aggressor
was an industrialized nation with the world’s fifth largest
economy (equivalent to France today), the world’s second
most powerful Navy (equivalent to Great Britain’s today),
and a standing army of 6 million troops (larger than the
current armies of China, India or Iran).
The war was no longer just on the front page of the
Charlotte Observer.
On Monday, Dec. 8, men lined up at recruiting offices.
Friends and brothers joined the service together. Women
went to work in factories and took over managing the
family farms. A generation of young Americans was thrust
suddenly into adulthood with an awesome responsibility—
save the world.
Those seven young South Carolinians all played a role in
the victory, and on Dec. 5, 2011, I had the unique opportunity to visit with many of them and share their wartime
stories. One joined the U.S. Navy as a W.A.V.E, becoming
one of the first women to be fully enlisted in the armed
services. One flew supply missions that kept Gen. George
Patton’s tanks rolling in the North African Campaign. One
served on a Navy supply ship that supported Gen. Douglas
MacArthur’s successful invasion of the Philippines. One
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Homegrown heroes
New recruits await their train to Parris Island soon after Pearl Harbor’s bombing.
fought the Germans from a foxhole on the frontlines of
Anzio in the push to liberate Italy. One witnessed the
first wave of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and
later survived some of the bloodiest fighting of the Pacific
Campaign. One fought his way across the Rhine River as
the Allies pressed into Germany. One manned a 40mm
anti-aircraft gun on a warship destined for the invasion of
Japan had the atomic bomb not ended the war.
As we mark the 70th anniversary of World War II, your
local electric cooperative is celebrating the service and sacrifices of our veterans by sponsoring a special Honor Flight
to Washington, D.C., on April 11. Working with Honor
Flight of South Carolina, we will host the men and women
who served on a VIP visit to the National World War II
Memorial, but we need your help to make sure every
deserving South Carolina veteran has an opportunity to
join us.
In the Co-op Connection section of this month’s magazine we’re proud to share the inspiring story of a local
World War II veteran as a reminder that homegrown
heroes are all around us. If you know any veterans of the
“Greatest Generation,” please help us honor their service by
pointing them to the story and application package beginning on page 22. Veterans can also register for the April 11
Honor Flight online at SCLiving.coop or by calling Betsy
Hix at (803) 739-3024. The deadline for submissions is
March 1.
While you’re at it, do yourself a favor and take the time
to chat with a veteran about his or her experiences. It may
take some coaxing, but they all have amazing stories and
a lifetime of wisdom to share. You’ll come away from the
conversation inspired.
Most World War II veterans are in their 80s and 90s
now, and we lose nearly 700 of them a day. They deserve
nothing less than our full respect and admiration, so let’s
honor them while we can.
Mike Couick President and CEO,
The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina
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EnergyQ&A
BY jim Dulley
Know your options
Consider efficiency when
replacing your home’s
heating and cooling system
Q
Water Furnace
My old heating and cooling system
must be replaced. With high energy
costs and future energy price
volatility, how can I determine the best
way to go?
A
GetMore
For more details on air-source and geothermal
heat pumps, see “Energy Q&A: What’s new in
heat pumps” in the August 2011 issue and “Energy
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2010 issue. You can also find these articles online
at SCLiving.coop.
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Q
A
Trane
Your heating and cooling system
is a long-term investment, one
that you’ll be living with for 20
years or more. Calculating the “best”
energy source over its life is difficult
because the costs of heating fuels
such as natural gas, propane and
heating oil have shifted dramatically
over the past decade and are likely to
shift again.
Your local electric cooperative
works hard to make sure you have
reliable, affordable electricity and
given the climate of South Carolina,
modern air-source or geothermal heat
pumps make good sense because a
single unit can heat and cool your
house efficiently.
A standard air-source heat pump
is basically a central air conditioner
with a few extra parts. The outdoor
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heat pump because it literally pumps
heat out of your house (in cooling
mode) or into your house (in heating
Energy-efficient heat pumps fall into two
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air‑source (above).
mode) to or from the outdoor air.
Among central heating and cooling
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provide the highest efficiency and
lowest year-round utility bills. While
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higher installation costs (due to the
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The primary advantage of installing a heat pump of any kind is it
can provide year-round savings and
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new system.
Are portable heat pumps a r eliable
alternative to space heaters or
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Portable heat pumps are freestanding units designed for
indoor use, and they can be
used to heat a single room in winter
or cool it in summer. Used properly,
they can be an efficient choice, but
they are not a substitute for a good
central heating and cooling system.
I use a portable heat pump in my
home office, and in heating mode it
can produce 11,000 Btu per hour. This
is much more heat than a standard
electric space heater can generate
using the same amount of electricity. In cooling mode, my portable heat
pump produces 14,000 Btu per hour
of cooling, an amount comparable to a
window air conditioner.
Portable heat pumps like those
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often mounted on casters so they can
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Use it in the dining room for dinner,
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Nothing but fun
REMOTELY FUN
Get your kicks with these
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Now that the rush of the holidays is over, it’s
time to get down to the not-so-serious business of
spending those gift cards you received.
Here are a few ideas for treating
yourself to a little fun.
WEARABLE GUITAR
Strike up the band wherever you happen to
be with the Electronic Rock Guitar Shirt from
ThinkGeek. It plays all major chords, and
strumming is achieved with an included magnetic
pick that’s waved over the “strings.” The shirt even
comes with a miniature amplifier that clips to
your belt for impromptu gigs. When the shirt gets
sweaty from energetic performances, just remove
the electronic parts and toss it in the wash.
Uses four AAA batteries. $30. (888) 433-5788;
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PARTY ON WHEELS
Guests will be amused, and you’ll be spared
the chore of delivering beverages with the
Remote Controlled Rolling Beverage Cooler from
Hammacher-Schlemmer. A dozen bottles or cans,
plus ice, will fit in this 40-inch insulated tub on
wheels. An easy-to-use remote control moves the
cooler left, right, forward and backward. Party on!
$70. (800) 321-1484; hammacher.com.
CIVIL SERVANT
R2D2, the ever-helpful android from Star Wars,
can now help around the house. Developed by
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than 40 voice commands such as “Hey R2, go on
patrol!” and will play games such as tag, complete
with cheating attempts. He answers yes-or-no
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On t he h unT for
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A slender shaft of bright green light
cuts through the darkness and falls on the
armored shoulders of an American alligator.
The animal does not know it, of course, but
the light is coming from the laser sights of a
compound crossbow held by Megan Cline, a
hunter who plans, in the next few seconds,
to loose an arrow that she hopes will lodge
soundly beneath the gator’s thick hide.
For two months now, ever since she
received word that she was one of 1,200
hunters issued a state permit to kill an
alligator in South Carolina, Cline has been
anxiously anticipating this moment. And
now, at just before 2 a.m. on a Friday in mid-
September, seated on the bow of her hunting
guide’s 22-foot flat-bottomed boat somewhere
along the North Santee River, the moment
has arrived.
Cline breathes easy, presses the stock
of the crossbow against her shoulder and
then squeezes the trigger. The arrow snaps
forward into the night—but the shot is
maybe an inch or so too high and passes
over the alligator’s back.
For a few moments, Cline is nonplussed.
Did she unconsciously jerk the trigger at the
last moment? Maybe the alligator moved
unexpectedly and she didn’t notice. But
before she can determine exactly what happened, the gator slowly slips beneath the
surface of the river and swims safely away.
Blame it on Swamp People
Gene Images / iStock
A month earlier, in Moncks Corner, wildlife
biologist Jay Butfiloski of the S.C. Depart
ment of Natural Resources, stepped to a
lectern to talk about all things alligator to a
room filled with hunters. The meeting was
the first of three such sessions he would lead
around the state prior to the opening of the
month-long 2011 alligator hunting season.
Batesburg-based river guide Brad Taylor knows where to look for gators.
Recreational harvesting of
North America’s largest reptile surges
in popularity thanks to healthy animal
populations and a hit TV show
BY TIM HANSON • Photos by Milton Morris
Around the back walls of the auditorium,
vendors—hunting guides, meat processors,
taxidermists and merchants selling equipment unique to alligator hunting—tended to
tables displaying their wares and services.
One vendor even offered up samples of deepfried alligator meat.
Butfiloski told the crowd that some 6,400
people from 42 states and Canada applied
for a permit to hunt and kill an alligator in
2011—a 70 percent increase from the previous year.
“I have only one guess,” he says, speculating on the reason behind the spike in applications. “And that is the popularity of Swamp
People.” The biologist was referring to the
History Channel’s highly-rated reality television series that follows the adventures of
Cajun alligator hunters in Louisiana’s sprawling Atchafalaya Swamp.
First-time gator hunters in South Carolina
are often surprised by the differences
between the commercial hunt portrayed on
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g ato r h u n t
Living dinosaurs
If nothing else, the American alligator—
the largest reptile in North America—is
a survivor. Scientists reckon that it has
been around for 200 million years and
walked the planet at the same time as
their dinosaur cousins. And, 65 million
years ago when those giant creatures
were wiped out along with more than
half of all animal and plant life on earth,
the gator hunkered down and
weathered the cataclysmic
storm.
In the end, it was man that proved to
be the alligator’s near undoing. Through
much of the 19th and 20th centuries,
alligators were hunted for their skins
to satisfy a widespread demand for
fashionable leather goods like handbags
and shoes. Unregulated killing continued
unabated until populations declined to
such perilous levels that government
agencies stepped in to save the species
from extinction.
In South Carolina killing
alligators at night became
illegal in the mid-1950s, and
nearly a decade later, in
1964, gator hunting was shut
down completely. Federal
regulations also curtailed hunting
until the mid 1980s when the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service announced that the
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Gator hunting by the numbers
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13'6"
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The number of alligators harvested during the 2011
hunting season.
Length of the largest gator reported during the
2011 season. That monster weighed in at more than
900 pounds and was taken from the Cooper River.
Average length of all gators harvested in 2011.
For the record, a gator must be at least 4 feet long
to be harvested.
Approximate fee for an experienced hunting
guide—recommended for first-time hunters.
May 1 to June 15, 2012
Application period for a 2012 alligator hunting permit from
the S.C. Department of Natural Resources. A non-refundable
$10 application fee is required for each application. Hunters
are selected by lottery and must pay an additional $100 fee
to receive a permit to take a single alligator. For additional
details, visit dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/alligator/index.html, or
call (803) 734-3609.
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American alligator had fully recovered,
although its “threatened” status remains
to this day. South Carolina reinstated a
one-month fall hunting season in 2008.
Jay Butfiloski, a wildlife biologist
with the S.C. Department of Natural
Resources, says one of the goals of a
recreational hunting season is to prevent
problems with “nuisance gators”—
animals that grow dangerously large
and lose their natural fear of humans.
The agency is tracking the effect of the
hunting season on the state’s alligator
population, and while it’s still too early
to draw conclusions, anecdotal evidence
suggests the hunt is working.
“We have had people tell us that
it’s getting harder to get up close to
alligators, and that’s good—for us and
the alligators,” he says.
the show and the realities of tracking down and killing
a single animal in the wetlands of the Palmetto State.
Shooting at reptiles from a distance and setting baited
hooks, to cite two examples, are not approved recreational
hunting techniques.
“What you see on Swamp People is a highly commercialized activity,” Butfiloski says. “They can do a lot of things
in Louisiana that we can’t do here. What we do in South
Carolina is more of a recreational opportunity.”
Another striking difference is in alligator populations.
While Louisiana is home to some 2 million of the ancient
reptiles, South Carolina’s population is closer to just 100,000
animals, spread throughout the state’s coastal plain. DNR
divides alligator country into four hunting regions—the
Midlands, Middle Coast, Southern Coastal and the Pee
Dee—and it is in these areas that life for the alligator
begins, humbly enough, inside an egg laid by its mother
sometime during the month of June. The female alligator lays anywhere from 20 to 60 eggs in a mound-like nest
built from mud and grass.
After incubating for about two months, the baby alligators break through their shells and begin peeping, sounds
that prompt the mother gator to tear open the nest and
meet her progeny for the first time. At birth, each baby
alligator is about 10 inches long and is black with yellow
stripes, temporary markings that will eventually fade away.
The youngsters will spend the next two or three years with
their mother before venturing off on their own and, if
lucky, will grow to be longer than 13 feet, weigh in excess of
1,000 pounds and live for a half-century or more.
Hunters, of course, prefer large trophy animals, and
South Carolina has a reputation for big gators. During the
2010 hunting season, a woman from Massachusetts made
national headlines when she killed an alligator in Lake
Moultrie that measured 13 feet, 6 inches and weighed in
at 1,025 pounds. The record gator taken in South Carolina
during the 2011 season, was a 900-pound monster from the
Cooper River that also measured more than 13 feet in length.
On the hook
South Carolina alligator hunts are normally conducted at
night from boats that skirt the edges of lakes or rivers. In
accordance with state law, hunters use powerful hand-held
spotlights to locate an animal before easing their way close
enough to attach a line to the gator using arrows, harpoons
or rods and reels outfitted with heavy treble hooks. But the
gator, of course, does not easily surrender. Once hooked, it
fights the line attached to its body, shaking its head, diving
or executing a number of “death rolls” in an attempt to
break free. The hunter must work the line to gradually
bring the alligator alongside the boat, slip a wire snare
around the animal’s head and administer the coup de grace
using a knife, handgun or “bang stick” at the base of the
gator’s skull. Then it’s a matter of wrestling the alligator
into the boat, tagging it and heading for home.
Batesburg-based river guide Brad Taylor has seen his
share of big alligators over the years, and has helped
hunters fill their tags since the recreational season resumed
in South Carolina in 2008. To date, his clients have brought
home numerous trophy gators including five animals longer
than 12 feet.
Now, it is Megan Cline’s turn. It is just after 7 p.m.,
with clear skies and temperatures riding easily in the mid70s. Cline, her husband, Travis, and assistant guide Mike
Roland, settle in for their journey along the North Santee
River as Taylor eases the boat away from the ramp just
below the Highway 17 bridge south of Georgetown.
Wearing khaki shorts and a T-shirt with the image of
an alligator on the back, Taylor stands at the boat’s console
and pushes the throttle forward until the craft cuts through
the water at exactly 18 mph. Over the sound of the boat’s
Mercury engine, Taylor recounts his week: “Last night, we
killed one gator that was 11 feet, 1 inch long and two nights
ago we killed one that was 11 feet, 3 inches.” But he’s quick
to add that there are no guarantees. Permit holders can
only take a single animal, and finding the right gator takes
patience, as Cline will learn over the next several hours.
Taylor throttles forward until the boat cuts through the
river at full cruising speed. Just past Doar Point, he turns
starboard into Six Mile Creek and settles the boat into a
gentle cruising speed along the much narrower channel.
“There’s a real big gator that lives in here,” Taylor says,
scanning the riverbank. “I want to see if we can get a look
at him.” At about 7:30 p.m., he spots the first gator of the
evening, but not the one he was hoping to see. After maybe
a mile of motoring along the channel, he turns the boat
around and heads back to the North Santee.
By 8 p.m., a classic coastal sunset filled with violent
shades of red has finally yielded to night and now, as Taylor
On the ride up the North Santee River, Megan Cline, far right, and her husband Travis,
center, get a briefing on alligator hunting techniques from assistant guide Mike Roland.
shines the spotlight along shore—first off the port side and
then starboard—scores of alligators, their eyes shining like
burning orange coals, begin to appear where before there
had been only darkness.
Taylor snicks off the boat lights, cuts the main engine
and uses a small electric trolling motor fitted to the port
bow to navigate slowly and silently. The hunt begins in
earnest as Cline takes a seat in the captain’s chair on the
starboard bow, her compound crossbow at the ready.
A long night’s journey
Shortly after 9 p.m., an orange moon appears in the
eastern sky. A breeze rises, tugging lightly at Taylor’s shirt,
as he turns the boat into another channel. The waterway
gradually narrows until its width is less than 30 feet—so
narrow that the hunters can hear the wind rustling
through the grass. Light spilling from one side of Taylor’s
spotlight hits Cline’s crossbow and casts an ominous
oversized shadow of the arrow’s triangular broadhead tip
against the wall of spartina grass just a few feet away.
It will be hours yet before Cline will get a clear shot at a
decent-sized gator, but smaller ones are all around. At one
point, a standing patch of reeds on the port side begins to
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From top: Assistant guide Mike Roland holds the spotlight for Megan Cline
as she subdues the injured but still-fighting gator. Brad Taylor wrestles
it into the boat and loops Cline’s DNR tag through a slit made in the tail.
Below, Cline poses with her 8 foot, 2 inch trophy.
move and one small alligator, maybe four or five feet long,
emerges. He swims directly toward the boat, then dips
below the water’s surface. Those on board can hear and
feel the gator’s bump-like scales, called scoots, rake the hull.
At 10:30 p.m., as flashes of lightning fracture the darkness, another alligator—a good one, maybe 10 feet or so—
appears off the starboard bow a dozen feet away. Cline
shoulders the bow and hits a button that turns on the
green laser. She lays the beam of light on the gator’s back
and is ready to pull the trigger when the reptile suddenly
sinks back beneath the water’s surface.
Undaunted, Taylor and Cline continue the routine:
spotlighting the shoreline in search of those glowing telltale eyes, easing the boat close enough to estimate the size
of the animal—figure one foot in length for every inch
between the gator’s nostrils and its eyes—and then hoping
it stays still long enough to take a shot.
Other than good weather, Taylor tells his group, the key
to a successful hunt is patience. “Finding the right gator can
happen quick,” he says. “Or, if the animals are not feeding,
you are going to have to camp out and be patient until you
find the gator you want.”
Cline’s missed shot—her first of the night—comes more
than three hours later near Little Crow Island. “I don’t know
what happened,” she tells Taylor, as the guide recovers the
tethered arrow from the river. “I thought for sure I had him.”
Cline now has been on the river for just about seven
hours. She is disappointed by the missed shot and although
not tired—the excitement of the hunt keeps any sign of
fatigue at bay—she’s becoming concerned that the night
might end without the filling of her hard-won gator tag.
But 20 minutes later, with lightning again painting the
sky, her luck turns, as another alligator—Taylor thinks it
may even be the same alligator that earlier dodged Cline’s
arrow—is spotted floating on the surface of the river, it’s
brown, cat-slit eyes taking in the approaching boat.
Again, Cline takes a deep breath and shoulders the bow.
She clicks on the laser and shines the green light beam
onto the gator’s back. The light wobbles just a bit, then
settles, and this time when Cline pulls the trigger her aim is
true and the arrow burrows deep into the alligator’s hide.
By 2:30 a.m., the alligator is dead and Cline’s plastic blue
tag, No. 11217, is attached to the animal’s tale. After eight
and a half hours on the North Santee River, the small band
of adventurers returns to shore, where Taylor measures
the gator at 8 feet, 2 inches and estimates its weight to be
about 180 pounds.
“It’s not the biggest gator in the river,” Taylor tells Cline
as she poses for pictures with her trophy. “But he’s all
yours.” Web extra video See South Carolina alligator hunters in
action on SCLiving.coop, courtesy of videos produced by the
S.C. Department of Natural Resources from the 2008 and
2009 hunting seasons.
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‘Everyone stayed scared’
Former co-op trustee, a WWII veteran,
comes from a family of heroes

News Extra
to his 18-year-old
son remained the same as it did any
other time when Sam P. McInnis or
his brothers left home, even to fight a
war. “Be a good boy,” McInnis’ father
told him as he left home to fight World
War II after being drafted in 1944.
“I was afraid the war would be over
before I got there,” McInnis says. “I
couldn’t wait because everyone was
gone to the Army to fight the war, and
I didn’t want to miss out.”
In the Army, McInnis served in
the 275th Infantry Regiment, 70th
Division, as a sergeant in the weapons
company. He was sworn in at Fort
Bragg, N.C. From there, his military
travels led him to Camp Blanding
in Florida, Fort Meade in Maryland,
Camp Kilmer in New Jersey and on
to Scotland, England, France and
A FATHER’S WORDS
CONTRIBUTED
McInnis went through many wardestroyed villages and towns in France
and Frankfurt, Germany, while he
served in WWII. These photos were
taken by the infantry photographer.
Bullets swarming
What sounded like a swarm of bees
flying past his ears were bullets, as
McInnis, the young 18-year-old man
CONTRIBUTED
The young 18year-old, McInnis,
crossed the Rhine
River into the
Ruhr Valley with
his infantry to
encircle German
troops.
from Little Rock crossed the Rhine
River into the Ruhr Valley with his
infantry to encircle a large number of
German troops. The loud sounds of
shells bursting and shooting machine
guns damaged McInnis’ eardrums,
causing permanent hearing problems.
“Everyone stayed scared all the
time because you didn’t know what
was going to happen next,” McInnis
says. “Soldiers stayed tired all the time
because we were always on the move,
and it was easy to sleep standing by a
tree. When we made it to a rest area,
we would discuss and re-live the fight
all over again.”
During a training session, McInnis
became terrified when a “Bouncing
Betty” landmine used to teach war
tactics in a classroom-style setting
began smoking. When triggered, these
CONTRIBUTED
Germany. He served his country until
he was 21 years old.
McInnis came from a family of
surviving war heroes. His father, E. L.
McInnis, served in the 118th Infantry,
30th Division, the so-called “Old Hickory
Division.” He was shot in the knee in
action during World War I in France.
More than 20 years later, E.L. McInnis
joined the co-op family and served on
Marlboro Electric Cooperative’s Board
of Trustees from 1941 to 1947.
Sam McInnis’ oldest brother,
Edward L. McInnis Jr., also began
serving in the Navy at the age of
18 in 1940, a year before the Pearl
Harbor attack. He continued to serve
throughout WWII. Edward was on a
ship hunting German U-boats when
his sub went down into icy waters in
Canada. Luckily, a fisherman rescued
them. According to McInnis, Edward
stayed in the hospital for more than
five months and came close to losing
his legs, but was fortunate enough
only to lose his toenails. Later on,
a woman wrote a book about the
different servicemen rescued, which
included his brother. Edward would go
on to serve 27 years in the military.
McInnis’ youngest brother, Murdoc
McInnis, fought in the Korean Conflict
on the forefront of the naval offensive
against the North Koreans and served
as an ambassador on the famous
combat vessel Cassin Young.
BY CHRISTY OVERSTREET
CONTRIBUTED
McInnis served as a sergeant in
the weapons company.
CONTRIBUTED
This is one of the first jet planes used by the Nazis
in the latter part of WWII in 1945.
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mines launched into the air, detonated
and a lethal spray of steel balls and
fragments went in all directions. All of
the men piled up at the door of this
small building in a panic trying to get
out, making it so that no one could
get out. The landmine was a ‘dud,’
but it really left him with a lasting
impression and a memorable scare.
McInnis remembers how the young
German soldiers could speak good
English and would yell curse words
at the American soldiers, saying they
didn’t belong there.
“You could hear them talking, but
you never knew exactly where they
were,” McInnis says. “Many soldiers
were captured by the Germans.”
April 11, 2012
WWII Veterans: We Want YOU!
Honor Flight of South Carolina is seeking
World War II veterans to join a co-opsponsored Honor Flight on April 11, 2012.
Veterans of the Greatest Generation will
be treated to a one-day, all-expensespaid trip to Washington, D.C., to visit
the World War II Memorial in honor of
their service. Turn to page 22 for more
on the trip and a mail-in
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Canning tomatoes never seemed as
wonderful as it did when McInnis
returned home after 18 months of
war to find his mother doing just
that. It felt better to actually be home
with family and friends in real life
than reading the mail he periodically
received. Mail was so desired by
soldiers during WWII because it
reminded them of why they were
fighting the war, and pleasant
memories of home with loved ones
could be momentarily recaptured.
With the warm feelings of
home, it didn’t take McInnis
long to get adjusted to the
safe and peaceful sounds
of Little Rock. He had no
regrets from the war, but
sometimes has flashbacks
or dreams of hand grenades
rolling from German
vehicles that scared him
enough to wake up.
“Fighting in WWII was
an experience you’re glad
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Sam McInnis
enjoys cruising
in his Model T
through the
rural roads of
Little Rock.
McInnis and
this Model T are
both classics and
original.
Returning home
you had, but you don’t want to have
another,” McInnis says. “I made lots
of friends, good ol’ boys. Some were
wounded, some went to different parts
of the world and some you didn’t
know what ever happened to them.”
After returning from WWII, he
married Ann McColl, and they had
two boys and one girl. McInnis farmed
and ran the family sawmill in Little
Rock. Just as his father had joined the
co-op family and served on Marlboro
Electric’s Board of Trustees. So did
McInnis, serving for 37 years, from
1971 to 2008, until he retired.
McInnis occasionally pulls out his
photo albums that display memories
of World War II but notes that words
and emotions are difficult to express
when it’s about a war in which so many
young brave Americans lost their lives.
McInnis loves to have friends and
family visit so he can drive them in his
1927 Model T car to his favorite local
store. Most of all, he enjoys the quiet,
peaceful country life, sitting under a
shade tree with his dog, reading his
newspaper and taking an occasional nap.
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Christy Overstreet
When McInnis’ infantry walked
through the snow in below-zero
temperatures in the Vash Mountains,
many men lost their lives to “trench
foot” rather than being wounded in
action. Trench foot was a medical
condition caused by prolonged
exposure of the feet to damp,
unsanitary and cold conditions.
McInnis said you didn’t know you had
feet because they were so cold, wet
and numb. He kept an extra pair of
socks in his pants to keep them warm
and dry so when the opportunity
Red-headed with freckles, 18-year-old Sam
McInnis was afraid the war would be over before
he got there in 1944. Looking back at this old
photo taken more than 67 years ago, McInnis
remembers what seems like yesterday.
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CONTRIBUTED
Hitler and many others met at this Nazi meeting
place located off the Rhine River. McInnis visited
during his tour in WWII.
came to take off his boots and rub his
feet, he could change his socks to dry,
warm ones.
After President Harry Truman
ordered atomic bombs dropped on
Japan and the war ended in 1945,
generals and civilians wanted soldiers
to see the concentration camps and
the bodies of the Holocaust victims.
McInnis remembers the shocking
feeling of seeing deprived, diseased
and starved bodies stacked in mounds.
“I couldn’t believe what I was
seeing!” he says. “It was shocking!”
After fighting in battle in France
and Germany, McInnis wasn’t
able to return to the United States
immediately. However, the highlight of
his military service came when he was
assigned to manage the Hotel Guno
and the Carlton Hotel on the French
Riviera for a few months where
soldiers were brought to rest.
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years 1985, 1986 and 2010.
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Singing her heart out
At an age when most kids can only think about
getting a driver’s license or what to wear to
prom, 16-year-old Ella Mae Bowen’s mind is
occupied with song lyrics, musical arrangements
and her next Nashville recording session.
In October, the talented singer/songwriter
from Walhalla signed a recording contract
with Big Machine Records—the label behind
megastars Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts—and
she is hard at work on her first album, due
out later this year. “I have to pinch myself
sometimes,” she says. “There’s nothing I enjoy
more than sharing my songs with people and I
love the experience of being in the studio.”
Born into a musical family, she wrote her
first song at the age of three, and grew up
wowing audiences at local talent shows in
Oconee County. At 11, she began working with
a producer, fellow Walhalla musician Seth Bolt
of the Christian rock band Needtobreathe. But
it was the 2011 remake of the movie Footloose,
featuring Bowen’s powerful vocals on the song
“Holding Out for a Hero,” that brought her
national attention.
In Nashville she’s a rising music star, but back
home in Walhalla, where parents John and Gigi
Bowen are members of Blue Ridge Electric
Cooperative, she’s still just your average
teenager, keeping up with her home school
curriculum, spending time with her kid
brother Jed and cheering for her beloved
Clemson Tigers. “I can’t be any more
thankful for what’s happening in my life
right now,” she says. “It’s all I have ever
hoped for.” —tricia despres
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Honoring South Carolina’s ‘Greatest Generation’
Your electric co-op joins forces
with Honor Flight of South
Carolina to pay tribute to the
veterans of World War II
U.S.
Army Cpl. Bronsil Metz, a native of
Iva, woke up early and walked outside
his barracks at Wheeler Field to take
in the view of the mountains surrounding Pearl Harbor. But instead
of a beautiful Hawaiian sunrise, Metz
witnessed the infamous surprise
attack that pushed the United States
into World War II.
“All of a sudden these planes, so
many of them, came through there
right over me, so low they were almost
on the ground,” says Metz, now 89.
He began running across the
tarmac to reach his battle station and
almost didn’t make it. “This Japanese
plane was diving down on us,” he
says. “It was strafing the runway and
coming right at me and I said, ‘Oh,
God, I’m gone.’ The gunner had me
in his sights—I could see him and he
could see me, and for some reason he
turned his gun up and flew over me.”
The attack at Pearl Harbor was
only the first of many history-making
events Metz would witness during the
Calling all World War II veterans
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Walter Allread
Lee Milverton
On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941,
Bronsil Metz of Iva was stationed at Pearl Harbor in
December 1941, and still feels fortunate not to be
among the casualties. He married his sweetheart,
Johnnie, soon after his 1945 homecoming.
war. He went on to serve in some of
the bloodiest fighting in the Pacific
Campaign, including Guadalcanal,
the Northern Solomons and the
Philippines. When he returned to
South Carolina in 1945, he quickly
married his sweetheart, Johnnie, and
settled in to live his life.
Metz is typical of the World War II
generation in rural South Carolina.
The men and women who saved the
world came home, put away their military uniforms and went on to quietly
build the state and country we enjoy
South Carolina Honor Flight veterans will
visit the National World War II Memorial and
other sites in Washington, D.C., this April 11.
Applications are being taken now for
the co-op sponsored Honor Flight
departing from Columbia on Wednesday,
April 11. The one-day trip also includes
stops at the Korean War Memorial,
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the
Iwo Jima Memorial, as well as a visit to
Arlington National Cemetery to observe
the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb
of the Unknowns.
Any American veteran who served in
the armed forces during World War II
and who has not previously been on
an Honor Flight is eligible. Preference
will be given to members of electric
cooperatives and their families, but all
veterans are urged to apply. Use the
application on the facing page, or fill
out the online version at SCLiving.coop.
The deadline for applications is March 1.
For more information, call Betsy Hix at
(803) 739-3024.
today. In rural South Carolina, that
work included building the network
of electric cooperatives that now serve
more than 1.5 million people in all 46
counties.
The veterans of World War II are
doers, not talkers, and as the nation
marks the 70th anniversary of the
conflict, we are at risk of losing their
remarkable stories to the passage of
time. Now in their 80s and 90s, these
quiet heroes deserve to be honored for
their service and sacrifice.
To pay tribute to South Carolina’s
“Greatest Generation,” your electric
cooperative and 18 others across the
Palmetto State, have made a combined
donation of $60,000 to Honor Flight of
South Carolina. The funds will be used
to fly veterans to Washington, D.C.,
on a VIP tour of the National World
War II Memorial on April 11. This is ll
H H H H HONOR FLIGHT APPLICATION H H H H
Honor Flight and The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina recognize America’s World War II heroes for your sacrifice and achievements by flying you to Washington, D.C. to see YOUR memorial
at no charge. This Honor Flight is scheduled for April 11, 2012.
The one-day trip departs Columbia Airport at 8 a.m. and returns
at 7:45 p.m. Honor Flight’s mission is to ensure every WWII Veteran
is given the opportunity to experience this special tribute to your
service to our country. Please submit application by March 1, 2012.
Date of Birth: ___________ /___________ /___________ (Month/Day/Year)
Official Name: ______________________________________________________________________ Nick Name: ______________________________________________
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City & Zip Code: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone: Day ( ________ ) __________________________ Evening ( ________ ) __________________________ Cell ( ________ ) __________________________
Email: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Occupation: ____________________________________________________________ Branch of Service: _____________________________________________________
Operating Force (Fleet, Division, Brigade, etc.): __________________________________________________________________________________________________
Rank at time of retirement: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Activity during WWII:
Atlantic
Pacific
Both
Other: _____________________________________________________________
Hometown: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
MEDICAL INFORMATION: Information about your medical needs will NOT disqualify you. It permits the physicians and nurses
accompanying the flight to prepare and support any needs you may have. Honor Flight and The Electric Cooperatives of
South Carolina will not share your medical information.
Do you use mobility equipment?
Might you need a wheelchair
at any time during the trip?
Yes
No
Yes
Do you use oxygen?
No
List any drug allergies: ______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Do you have a history of seizures?
Yes
No
If yes, type: ___________________________________________________________
If your last seizure occurred within the last five years, you
MUST discuss this trip with your physician prior to submitting
this application.
Yes
No
You MUST submit your physician’s prescription for
your oxygen for the flight at the time you submit this
application. Honor Flight of South Carolina will provide the
oxygen based upon the prescription.
l If you use a nebulizer, you MUST discuss this trip with
your physician prior to submitting this application.
A prescription for the nebulizer must accompany this
application. Honor Flight of South Carolina will provide a
portable machine if you do not have one.
l If you have a urostomy or colostomy bag, you will need
to bring an extra as a precaution.
Application Continues on next Page
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H H H H HONOR FLIGHT APPLICATION H H H H
Application Continued from previous Page
Please list ALL of your medications
Medication
Taken how often?
Medication
Taken how often?
____________________________________ ___________________________________
____________________________________ ___________________________________
____________________________________ ___________________________________
____________________________________ ___________________________________
____________________________________ ___________________________________
____________________________________ ___________________________________
____________________________________ ___________________________________
____________________________________ ___________________________________
Additional health-related comments or concerns: _________________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Alternate/Emergency Contact (son, daughter, etc.):
Name:
_________________________________________________________________
Address:
Relationship:
_____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip: _____________________________________________________________ ____________ _______________________________________________________________
Phone: Day (
________
)
__________________________
Evening (
________
)
__________________________
Cell (
________
)
__________________________
Email: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Guardians play a significant role on every Honor Flight, physically assisting veterans at the airport, during the flight and at the memorials.
Will you need the assistance of a guardian?
Yes
No
You are a member of which electric cooperative? ________________________________________________________________________________________________
Who referred you to Honor Flight? _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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XXL
XL
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Please review and sign: I, the undersigned, acknowledge and agree that, as photographic and video equipment are frequently used
to memorialize and document Honor Flight trips and events, I grant permission for my image, voice and/or likeness to appear in any
public forum, such as the media or Honor Flight promotional material. I hereby waive any rights, compensation or ownership thereto.
Furthermore, I acknowledge that medical insurance is my responsibility. I understand that Honor Flight and The Electric Cooperatives
of South Carolina do NOT provide comprehensive medical care or medical insurance. It is my responsibility to discuss medical issues
with my physician prior to the trip. I accept all risks associated with travel and other Honor Flight activities and will not hold Honor
Flight, The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, Inc., or any electric cooperative responsible for any injuries incurred by me while
participating in this program.
Print Name: ________________________________________________________________ Signature: ________________________________________________________________
Date: ___________ /___________ /___________ (Month/Day/Year)
Please submit form to:
Honor Flight, The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina
808 Knox Abbott Dr., Cayce, SC 29033
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For telephone inquiries: (803) 739-3024
To apply online: www.scliving.coop
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better with this money than
the
What is Honor Flight?
to give it to Honor Flight,”
first time in the history of
he says. “Our World War II
Honor Flight of South Caro
Honor Flight Network is a national non-profit organization
veterans deserve to know
lina that one group has
created solely to honor America’s veterans for their
sacrifices. Since the inaugural flight in 2005, the organization
how much we appreciate
paid for an entire trip, says
has flown more than 63,000 veterans to Washington, D.C.,
them.”
founder Bill Dukes, and it
for VIP visits the National World War II Memorial.
Couick and Dukes were
comes at an opportune time.
Columbia-based Honor Flight of South Carolina, founded
joined at a December
Recent statistics indiin 2008, is the state “hub” of the network (which also
announcement of the flight
cate World War II veterans
includes groups in Charleston, Greenville-Spartanburg and
by U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint,
across the U.S. are passing
Myrtle Beach) and to date has flown 11 chartered trips to
who also contributed to
away at the rate of 670 per
the nation’s capital, honoring more than 1,200 veterans in
support the program.
day, and the organization
the process.
DeMint’s father served
is in a race against time to
“The idea is real simple,” says Bill Dukes, a Columbia
in
the
U.S. Army Air Corps
make sure all surviving vetrestaurateur who founded Honor Flight of S.C. “We want
during
the war, and the
erans have a chance to visit
every veteran of that war to have an opportunity to see
the World War II Memorial.”
senator and his staff often
the memorial. Honor Flight
While the co-op donation provides full funding for the
meet with Honor Flight vetof South Carolina is also
April 11 flight, Dukes is planning several more trips in 2012,
erans during their visits to
eager to reach more veterand seeking additional private donations to cover the
the memorial. The sacrifices
ans in the rural areas of the
costs of future flights while there is still time to honor
of the World War II genstate, Dukes says.
World War II veterans. “We’ve been really fortunate to have
eration provide an inspir“No question, the
so much community support, but it’s a never-ending job to
ing lesson for today’s youth,
window for this program
make sure we can cover expenses.”
DeMint says.
is beginning to close. And
To make a donation toward future Honor Flights for
“It’s not just to honor the
that’s why I am so thrilled
South Carolina veterans, visit HonorFlightSC.org, or call
veterans
and to make them
about the partnership with
(803) 582-8826.
feel good about what they
the co-ops. I think they’ll
did, it really is to remind a
find the vets we haven’t
younger generation of the character
we thought we could serve.”
been able to reach,” he says.
of this country,” he says. Now, more
Honor Flight’s track record made
“It was an answer to our prayers,”
than ever, “We need courage; we need
it a natural choice when the coopDukes says of the co-op sponsorship.
character. And we need to be inspired
eratives sought a way to honor the
“We’re losing our veterans at such a
be those who, without meaning to
state’s World War II veterans, says
fast rate. This flight we’re going to
be heroes, signed up so willingly to
Mike Couick, CEO of The Electric
take April 11 ensures we have the
give their lives for their country, their
Cooperatives of South Carolina.
opportunity to serve an additional
fellow countrymen and the concepts
“We couldn’t have done anything
100 to 120 World War II veterans than
of freedom that we created for the
whole world.
“I appreciate the co-ops taking this
U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint has greeted previous
groups of South Carolina Honor Flight
on as a project,” DeMint says. “There’s
veterans at the National World War II
not a better group to do it.” [honor flight, cont.] ll
Memorial in Washington, D.C.
GetMore
Homegrown Heroes: Mike Couick, CEO of
The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina,
shares his thoughts on the extraordinary
service of our state’s “Greatest Generation” in
“Dialogue,” page 10.
Co-op Connection/Web Extra: Read about
a World War II veteran who lives near you in
this month’s Co-op Connection. Then visit
SCLiving.coop to meet more than 20 other
veterans who served with honor.
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BY LARRY CHESNEY
The perfectionist
Gunsmith Kenny Jarrett
earns his reputation for
top-quality products
one rifle at a time
Kenny Jarrett isn’t a
namedropper, but when
you enter his office it’s
hard to miss the wall
of signed photos featuring some very familiar
faces: Gen. Norman
Schwarzkopf, Chuck Yeager,
Ted Turner, Chipper Jones,
Hank Williams, Jr., Davey
Allison, Travis Tritt and
Dale Earnhardt, to name
a few. All satisfied customers of one of America’s
finest makers of precision
hunting rifles.
Jarrett has been hunting
deer around the family
farm since he was old
enough to carry a rifle,
and his experience as a
sportsman and competitive marksman led him to
question the capabilities of some outof-the-box barrels. “I believed that I
could build a better one,” he says.
That was in the late 1970s. Since
then, Jarrett has specialized in handcrafted rifles that surpass the most
rigid standards of the industry, and
command prices generally ranging
from $5,400 to $11,000, though some
custom-built pieces can cost as much
as an SUV.
Another photo
on his office wall
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speaks to his
To find out more
demand for perabout Jarrett Rifles, visit
fection:
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Jarrett
taking
a
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saw to the barrels
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Kenny Jarrett, right, poses with his children and
business partners Jay and Rissa. More than 30 years
ago Kenny set out to build a better rifle; today, a
custom Jarrett Rifle can cost as much as an SUV.
of rifles that didn’t meet his approval.
Never mind the fact that his rejects
may be more accurate than most factory-produced rifles. When something
isn’t perfect, Jarrett culls it.
“I made bench rest rifles before
I made hunting rifles, so I know how
a gun should be put together,” says
Jarrett, a member of Aiken Electric
Cooperative. “When you’ve been doing
this for nearly 34 years, you have
a culmination of experience that is
priceless.”
His family-run company is tucked
away on Cowden Plantation
near Jackson—10,000 acres
of pines and hardwoods,
planted fields and vast
cypress swamps, bordered
by the Savannah River—
where a small team of
craftsmen make every part
of their product except for
the rings and the trigger.
And no rifle leaves the
plantation without first
being tested on the range.
“We shoot every rifle,
develop custom loads that
are a perfect match, and we
guarantee that you’ll like
it, or you get your money
back,” Jarrett said.
Jay Jarrett, Kenny’s son,
is the company’s production
manager and like his father,
a stickler for long-range
shooting accuracy. “Most
people don’t realize there
are a thousand different
little things that go into
making a rifle,” he says.
“What my dad has done
from the beginning is to make all
those things as perfect as they can be
to get that end result we’re looking for.
And that’s half-inch groups of three
shots at 100 yards. That, in turn, gives
us the accuracy we need, out to even
1,000 yards.”
While the company produces
fewer than 200 guns a year, it’s that
one-gun-at-a-time philosophy that
keeps long-term clients like Troy
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TEXT AND PHOTOS BY TIM HANSON
The fast and the famous
NASCAR legends get the hero
treatment at the Darlington
Raceway Stock Car Museum
Mike McNeely, a devoted NASCAR fan
since he was a boy, had driven past
the Darlington Raceway Stock Car
Museum many times over the years
but was always in too much of a
hurry to drop by for a visit. Then one
warm afternoon in early September
on his way back from Myrtle Beach
to his home in North Carolina, he
stopped to take a look around.
“It’s extraordinary,” McNeely,
38, said as he strolled through the
museum galleries that highlight many
of the drivers he followed in his youth.
“It helps bring back a lot of those old
NASCAR memories from years past.”
McNeely is one of thousands of
racing fans from around the United
States who visit the museum each
year to pay homage to their beloved
sport and the legions of drivers who
took NASCAR from humble beginnings to the most popular spectator
sport in the nation.
Darlington raceway holds a special
place in the hearts of NASCAR fans
because it was the sport’s first paved
speedway. Before that, rough-andtumble drivers competed on rural dirt
tracks scattered throughout the South.
The Darlington Raceway Stock Car Museum
showcases 62 years of track history with stock
cars—including the 1950 Plymouth that Johnny
Mantz drove to victory in the first Southern 500—
and profiles of the drivers who raced them.
GetThere
The Darlington Raceway Stock Car Museum is
located at 1301 Harry Byrd Highway in Darlington.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday–Friday,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, and
11 a.m. to 4 p.m on Sunday.
Hours:
$5 for adults. Children under age 12
are admitted free of charge.
Admission:
Details:
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(843) 395-8821, darlingtonraceway.com
The museum was built in 1965 and
was originally called the Joe Weatherly
Stock Car Museum in memory of the
popular 1960s driver who had long
championed a museum honoring the
sport. In 2003, a renovation more than
doubled the exhibition area. And,
because NASCAR had changed dramatically over the years, the museum’s
name was changed to the Darlington
Raceway Stock Car Museum.
Inside, the history of stock car
racing is mixed with exhibits on the
colorful personalities who wheeled
their way around the famous eggshaped track over the last 62 years.
Don’t miss Richard Petty’s trademark
straw hat, Dale Earnhardt’s iconic sunglasses, Fireball Roberts’ silver helmet
and period photographs of legendary drivers Cannonball Baker and Jim
Paschal.
And, of course, there are the cars.
One of the first sights that greet visitors when they enter the museum is
the black 1950 Plymouth that Johnny
Mantz drove to victory—at a thenblistering 75 mph—during the first
Southern 500 at the Darlington track.
The win netted him the princely sum
of $10,510 and a priceless spot in
NASCAR history.
Other stock car gems include
the famous No. 43 Plymouth that
Richard Petty drove to the checkered flag 10 times in 1967; the 1985
Ford Thunderbird Bill Elliott drove
to win that year’s Southern 500 and
collect a $1 million bonus; and a 1956
Ford convertible that won 22 races
in a single year—a NASCAR record
unbroken to this day.
“The cars are truly the stars of our
museum,” said Terry M. “Mac” Josey,
the speedway’s vice president and
general manager. “There are very few
places in the world where you can see
the evolution in racing like you can
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SCRecipe
Edited by Carrie Hirsch
New Year’s kitchen kickoff
OVEN PORK STEW WITH
SWEET POTATOES & SHALLOTS
serves 4
Jean Gill / iStock
serves 8–10 as appetizer
1 cup Cheddar cheese,
grated
¼ cup butter, softened
¼ teaspoon paprika
1 drop of Tabasco
¾ cup all-purpose flour
36–40 tiny pimento-stuffed
olives
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a
small bowl, mix together cheese,
butter, paprika and Tabasco. Blend
in flour. Shape dough into 1½-inch
circles. Place olives in center and
fold dough around olives to form
balls. Refrigerate 10 minutes. Bake
on lipped baking sheet for 20
minutes. Serve warm.
lucy orton, columbia
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat
the olive oil in a large ovenproof
Dutch oven. Add the pork in two
batches until it is well browned on
all sides, about 6 minutes. Remove
the pork from the pan and set
aside. Add in the onion, sweet
potatoes, shallots and garlic and
Jonathan sloane / iStock
LUCY’S OLIVE BALLS
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound boneless pork loin,
cut into 1½-inch pieces
1 medium onion, chopped
2 medium sweet potatoes,
peeled and cut into
8 wedges
8 large shallots, peeled and
left whole
4 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons all-purpose
flour
1 ½cups low-fat, reducedsodium chicken broth
½ cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
Kosher salt or sea salt
Fresh ground pepper to taste
½ pound small cremini or
white button mushrooms,
cleaned, stems removed
and cut in half
½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
MISS EL’S GRITS PIE
saute for 2–3 minutes. Add back
the pork with any accumulated
juices. Sprinkle the pork and sweet
potato mixture with flour. Cook
and stir until the flour is absorbed
into the pork and vegetables. Add
in the chicken broth, wine, thyme,
salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
Lower the heat and add in the
mushrooms. Transfer the pan to
the oven and bake, uncovered, for
40–45 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with
parsley.
serves 8
¾ cup water
J teaspoon salt
¼ cup quick-cooking grits
(not instant)
1stick (8 tablespoons) butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose
flour
¾ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup buttermilk
3 large eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pie shell (thawed, if frozen)
Real whipped cream, sweetened
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bring
water and salt to boil in medium
saucepan. Add grits and cook 5
minutes, stirring constantly. Add
butter and cook one more minute.
Remove from burner and set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix together
flour, sugar, buttermilk, eggs and
vanilla extract. Slowly stir mixture
into the cooled grits. Pour mixture
into the pie shell then bake for
about 40 minutes or until set. Serve
warm or cold with whipped cream
and/or berries, if desired.
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BY Carrie Hirsch
An Orchid in full bloom
Courtesy of Food Network
Orchid Paulmeier’s infectious smile
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and enthusiasm come through
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you to the dining room of One Hot
Mama’s on Hilton Head Island, and
it’s easy to see why the producers
of Food Network’s Next Star cast the
bubbly barbecue chef as a contestant in season seven of the popular
reality show.
For six and half weeks, Orchid
(who prefers to go by her first name)
competed against cooks from around
the country, demonstrating the creative culinary skills she’s honed in
the kitchen of her 160-seat eatery.
A strong contender from the start,
she wowed the judges with both her
cooking and vibrant personality, and
she consistently won the hearts and
votes of viewers. “Orchid, did you
know you were public enemy number
one?” judge Bobby Flay asked her in
one episode.
Each Sunday night during the
series, local fans packed One Hot
Mama’s to cheer Orchid to victory and
whenever she appeared on screen,
customers hooted their approval
between bites of her signature ribs,
wings and the award-winning Triple B
Orchid Paulmeier was back on Hilton Head Island when Food Network’s
Next Star aired. Sworn to secrecy about the show’s outcome, she could
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Fridays • Main Street
Marketplace, Columbia Museum
of Art, Columbia. (803) 779-4005.
Saturdays • Behind-theScenes Adventure Tours,
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden,
Columbia. (803) 978-1113.
Saturdays and Sundays •
Gallery Tour, Columbia Museum
of Art, Columbia. (803) 799-2810.
LOWCOUNTRY
ROBERT HOOPER/NPS
JANUARY
The Cowpens
Battle Anniversary
Celebration takes
place January 14-15.
UPSTATE
JANUARY
13–15 • South Carolina
International Auto Show,
Carolina First Center,
Greenville. (864) 233-2562.
14–15 • Cowpens Battle
Anniversary Celebration,
Cowpens National Battlefield,
Gaffney. (864) 461-2828.
21 • Greenville News
Downtown Run, Greenville
News Building, Greenville.
(864) 298-4729.
21 • Hogpen Hill Climb,
Unicoi State Park, Helen, Ga.
(706) 754-5313, Ext. 223.
28 • “Titanic Medley”
by the Spartanburg
Philharmonic, Twichell
Auditorium at Converse College,
Spartanburg. (864) 948-9020.
28 • Winter Wino Fest, SauteeNacoochee Vineyards, SauteeNacoochee, Ga. (706) 878-0542.
FEBRUARY
4 • Retro Fest, Spartanburg
Memorial Auditorium,
Spartanburg. (864) 583-8000.
11 • Fasching, Helendorf River
Inn & Conference Center,
Helen, Ga. (706) 878-1908.
ONGOING
Daily • Art Gallery at the
Fran Hanson Discovery Center,
South Carolina Botanical Garden,
Clemson. (864) 656-3405.
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Daily • Trail Riding,
Croft State Natural Area,
Spartanburg. (864) 585-1283.
Through Feb. 9 • David &
Denise Woodward-Detrick:
Sculpture & Ceramics, Pickens
County Museum of Art &
History, Pickens. (864) 898-5963.
Through Feb. 9 • Michael
& Lynda Slattery: Drawings
& Collage, Pickens County
Museum of Art & History,
Pickens. (864) 898-5963.
Through Feb. 9 • Flowers
Squared: Three Generations
of Art, Pickens County
Museum of Art & History,
Pickens. (864) 898-5963.
MIDLANDS
JANUARY
14 • Hog Butchering
Day, Historic Brattonsville,
McConnells. (803) 684-2327.
21 • Wild Game CookOff, Langley Pond Park,
Langley. (803) 663-6142.
21 • Steep Canyon Rangers
concert, McCelvey Center,
York. (877) 369-2290.
FEBRUARY
3–5 • Antiques in the Heart
of Aiken Show and Sale,
Aiken Center for the Arts,
Aiken. (803) 641-9094.
4 • Ethnic History Parade
and Gospel Soiree, Waverly
and Five Points communities,
Columbia. (803) 361-5470.
4 • Rivers Bridge Battlefield
Guided Tour, Rivers
Bridge State Historic Site,
Ehrhardt. (803) 267-3675.
10–12 • Columbia Women’s
Show, Columbia Metropolitan
Convention Center,
Columbia. (864) 250-9713.
Daily, except Mondays and
major holidays • Historic
Camden Revolutionary War
Site, Camden. (803) 432-9841.
Sundays • Docent-led Gallery
Tour, Columbia Museum of Art,
Columbia. (803) 779-4005.
Mondays through May •
Homeschool Mondays,
Riverbanks Zoo & Garden,
Columbia. (803) 779-8717.
2–31 • North Charleston City
Gallery Exhibit: Works by
Lori Starnes Isom, Charleston
Area Convention Center, North
Charleston. (843) 740-5854.
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Mid-Winter Break, multiple
venues, North Myrtle
Beach. (888) 767-3113.
13–15 • Charleston Marathon,
festivities at various locations,
Charleston. (843) 300-7500.
14 • Champions of Magic,
Gilmore Auditorium, Myrtle
Beach. (843) 626-8191.
14 • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebration Concert, Royal
Missionary Baptist Church, North
Charleston. (843) 740-5854.
14–15 • Pittsburgh Ballet
Theatre, Arts Center of
Coastal Carolina, Hilton
Head. (843) 842-2787.
ONGOING
Daily, by appointment •
Overnights and Night
Howls, Riverbanks Zoo &
Garden, Columbia. (803)
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Kings Mountain State Park,
Blacksburg. (803) 222-3209.
Daily • Trail Riding, Lee State
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Poinsett State Park,
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Daily • SOS Planet Showing,
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Living History Days, Historic
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Daily, except Mondays •
Columbia Museum of Art,
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The CSO Gospel Choir will perform the Dr. Martin
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Family Night $1 Admission,
Edventure Children’s Museum,
Columbia. (803) 779-3100.
Fourth Thursdays •
Tales for Tots, Edventure
Children’s Museum,
Columbia. (803) 779-3100.
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(843) 402-0310.
22 • Lowcountry Soup
Challenge, Westin Resort,
Hilton Head Island. (843)
681-6612 ext. 235.
27 • A Night in the
Valley, The College Center,
Trident Technical College,
Charleston. (843) 574-6693.
27–29 • Charleston Boat
Show, Charleston Area
Convention Center, North
Charleston. (864) 250-9713.
28 • Hilton Head Snow Day,
Shelter Cove Park, Hilton Head
Island. (843) 681-7273.
29 • Lowcountry Oyster
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Mt. Pleasant. (843) 577-4030.
FEBRUARY
3–5 • Lowcountry Coin Club
Show, The Exchange Park,
Summerville. (843) 200-7416.
10–21 • Lowcountry Blues
Bash, various venues,
Charleston. (843) 762-9125.
11 • A Taste of Gullah, Arts
Center of Coastal Carolina,
Hilton Head. (843) 686-3945.
11 • Hilton Head Island
Half Marathon and 10k/5k,
Jarvis Creek Park, Hilton Head
Island. (843) 757-8520.
11-12 • Myrtle Beach Stamp
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15–19 • Beaufort International
Film Festival, multiple locations,
Beaufort. (843) 522-3196.
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Daily • Nature Center,
Hunting Island State Park,
Hunting Island. (843) 838-7437.
Daily, except Christmas •
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Daily, except major
holidays • Parris Island
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Daily except Mondays •
Feeding Frenzy, Huntington
Beach State Park, Murrells
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Saturdays–Tuesdays •
Mansion Tours, Hampton
Plantation State Historic Site,
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Kourtney and Khloe take Kabul
OK, it’s time for a pop-
Where do the
words headless, horse,
gallop and goat mean
fun for the whole
family?
Sorry, time’s up.
If you guessed
Afghanistan, you’re
right. The Afghans
are crazy for buzkashi,
a sport that makes
our National Hockey
League look like
Pansies “R” Us. Even
if our guys played
naked and switched
to exploding pucks,
they’d still be wimps
by buzkashi standards. Remember,
we’re talking about a
country where Local
Warlord is a job title.
(And I’m not sure they like us.)
In lieu of a ball, this sport uses
the carcass of a decapitated calf.
(In a pinch, a goat will do.) Teams
of screaming men on horseback
gallop around dragging the departed
beast toward their goal, while opponents beat each other senseless with
whips. That’s it. No refs, no rules, no
cheerleaders—just a lot of unhappy
livestock.
While some fair-minded sports fans
might argue that any leather ball is
basically a dead animal carcass, the
nice round ones from Wilson with the
tidy stitching and lack of entrails don’t
leave fans wondering where the head
went. Anyway, it seems more civilized.
This got me thinking back in
December, as I searched for some New
Year’s resolutions beyond the delusional pledge to rise at 4 a.m., do three
hours of cardio, consume organic
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beets with spinach juice and make
Mother Teresa look like a slacker. So
this year, I’ve decided to donate my
spare time to the Pentagon to assist
with matters of national security. Don’t
tell them yet. I want it to be a surprise.
If you watch the news, you probably know that our military folks have
a lot of trouble extracting information from suspected terrorists without
offending them. No one can agree
on how to do these things politely.
Martha Stewart doesn’t make a line of
color-coordinated interrogation tools
(yet), so we’re pretty much left offering a Tootsie Pop to the first Taliban
dude who’ll cooperate.
Fortunately, I have years of experience torturing reluctant men without
getting the ACLU involved. When
America uncovers a credible threat
and the safety of millions could hinge
on immediate access to accurate
intelligence, I suggest a
Brazilian wax job. People
from the buzkashi-playing
side of the planet may be
exceptionally tough, but
they’re also exceptionally
hairy.
Surely, a simple procedure that delicate women
regularly endure can’t be
labeled torture. Do you
know how they evict errant
ear hair over there? The
barber sets his alcoholsoaked shears on fire and
singes those little suckers
into oblivion. You see?
We’re dealing with folks
who don’t mind having their
heads flambéed, so it’s going
to take something special to
get their attention.
In the event of a total
disaster—if all else fails
and we’re faced with a DEFCON 1
scenario—we bring out the
Kardashians. According to my sources,
four new Kardashian Klan shows are
plotting to assault the American public
as we speak. Even more frightening,
there’s still their dancing brother and
two stealth mini sisters, Kendall and
Kylie, who’ve been ripening in the
wings, prepping for primetime. By any
standard, that’s a credible threat.
So that’s the plan. If Al Qaeda
starts acting up and we need intel
now, we launch the Kardashians.
Game over.
That ought to get their goat.
JAN A. IGOE ,
writer and aspiring defense
strategist, resides in Horry County with
her canine posse and torture victim of
20-plus years. You can wax nostalgic
anytime at [email protected].
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