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SC Sto r i e S
Teaching from experienceSC tr ave lS
Childhood fun is a tall orderH u mo r m e
Hurricane + hubby = madness
Honey of a HobbyS.C. beekeepers enjoy sweet rewards
June 2011 • Volume 65, number 6
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4 CO-OP CONNECTIONCooperative news6 ON THE AGENDAJump-start your summer fun with festivals celebrating locally grown peaches, watermelons and flowers. Plus: S.C. high school students invade Washington, D.C., and readers challenge “the burning question” of the Civil War.
P OW E R U S E RDIALOGUE
10 Lending a helping handSouth Carolina’s electric cooperatives prove once again that devastating weather is no match for our dedicated line crews.
F E AT U R E 12 One honey of a hobby
Across North America, honeybee populations are under attack from a growing list of threats that include manmade pesticides and natural predators. Meet the dedicated South Carolina beekeepers who keep them alive and buzzing.
THE MAGAZINE FOR COOPERATIVE MEMBERS Vol. 65 • No. 6
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SOUTH CAROLINA LIVING 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 Sto r i e S
Teaching from experienceSC tr ave lS
Childhood fun is a tall orderH u mo r m e
Hurricane + hubby = madness
Honey of a HobbyS.C. beekeepers enjoy sweet rewards
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S C L I F ESTORIES
19 Teaching from experienceFor Lynn Powell, teaching math and reading to struggling students at Greenville’s Duncan Chapel Elementary is more than fulfilling work—it’s a reminder of her own amazing educational journey. TRAVELS
20 Big EdVenturesGet inside the mind (and the stomach) of a 40-foot child at Columbia’s EdVenture children’s museum, where learning is always a hands-on experience.CHEF’S CHOICE
22 A taste of Gullah cultureUsing old family recipes and hand-me-down cookware, Chef Dye Scott-Rhodan serves up more than just tasty, fresh food at her restaurant on Hilton Head Island—she also serves up a dose of authentic Gullah culture.RECIPES
24 Summer fareNo cream of celery soupBachelor buttonsEmma’s very special lemon apricot cakeTangy barbecue wingsHUMOR ME
30 Waiting for hurricane honey-do A few storm-damaged trees and the intoxicating scent of chainsaw oil can have a strange effect on a husband.
26 M A R K E T P L AC E
28 S C E V E N T S
on the Cover: Got honey? If so, thank a beekeeper. Despite their fearsome reputation, honeybees are fragile insects that depend on dedicated apiarists for their survival. Photo by milton morris
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JULY 4
Independence Day Fireworks at Patriots PointThere are many first-rate July 4 fireworks displays in South Carolina, but only one of them has the air-craft carrier USS Yorktown launching the ordnance. The pyrotechnic extravaganza at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in Charleston starts at 9:15 p.m. and caps a day-long celebration that includes live music and children’s activities. For details, visit patriotspoint.org or call (866) 831-1720.
JUNE 18–26
Hampton County Watermelon FestivalIt’s not really summer in South Carolina until the first watermelons are harvested, and that fine tradition is celebrated with a week’s worth of events at the Hampton County Watermelon Festival. It kicks off on Saturday, June 18, with Family Fun Day at Lake Warren State Park and the action climaxes Saturday, June 25, with a parade, carnival, watermelon-eating contest and free watermelon slices for all. Other highlights throughout the week include craft dis-plays, a fishing contest, quilt display, bluegrass concert and a pet show. For the complete lineup of events, visit melonfest.org or call (803) 943-8324.
JUNE 25
Conway RiverfestInspired by the Waccamaw River flowing along the edge of their charming downtown, the residents of Conway got together more than 25 years ago and created Riverfest, a one-day celebration of summer that is as laid-back as the waterway itself. This year’s festival includes a boat parade, a home-made raft race, live music on two stages and the always- popular Jell-O Jump (yes, people pay to jump in a vat of gelatin). “It’s a great day to enjoy music and people-watch,” says Bridgette Johnson of the Conway Chamber of Commerce.For a full schedule of events, visit conwayscchamber.com or call (843) 248-2273.
JUNE 4–26
S.C. Festival of Flowers For a bloomin’ good time, head to Greenwood this month for the S.C. Festival of Flowers. Exotic topiary displays will line the downtown streets, and Park Seed will offer plant-lovers tours of their beautiful 9-acre trial garden. The roster of events also includes a kids’ festival, wine walk, triathlon, bluegrass festival and bass tournament. “There is literally something for everyone,” promises festival director Ellesor Holder. For the full schedule of events, visit scfestivalofflowers.org or call (864) 223-8411, ext. 232.
TOP PICK FOR KIDS
July 4 and July 14–16
Peachy keen festivalsSummer peach festivals mean plenty of delicious activities for children and anyone who enjoys down-home fun. In Gilbert, on July 4, the lexington County Peach Festival celebrates Independence Day in style with a parade, a Revolutionary War reenactment, children’s rides, a fireworks show and plenty of peach-flavored treats. “We’ll have peach tea, peach slush, and this year Bluebell Ice Cream is doing a peach bar,” says Robin McCartha, event coordinator. For details, visit lexingtoncountypeachfestival.com or call (803) 892-5207.
Next up is Gaffney’s South Carolina Peach Festival, with multiple events scheduled for July 14–16. Kids will love the parade and family festival on Saturday, and the whole family can help pick the winners of the barbecue cook-off. For a full rundown of events, which also include a peach dessert contest, road race and live music, visit scpeachfestival.org or call (864) 425-9836.
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LETTERS
A HOT TOPICI FOUND THE WAR BETWEEN the States travel guide (“On the trail of history,” April 2011) to be both interesting and troubling. In the paragraph under the heading “The burning question,” it is alleged that the responsibility for the burning of Columbia “has never been determined for sure.” This is without merit.
That Sherman’s army was responsible for that heinous war crime has been proven beyond all possible doubt. One of South Carolina’s finest authors, journalist William Gilmore Simms, wrote a series of contemporaneous newspaper stories documenting the preplanned looting and burning of Columbia together with attendant rape and other crimes against humanity by Sherman’s minions. Those reports were later compiled and are now available in book form under the title A City Laid Waste, with an introduction by South Carolina
historian David Aiken.In the spirit of journal
istic integrity, I would hope that the next edition of South Carolina Living includes a retraction of the offending notion that the responsibility for the burning of Columbia has not been properly proven. —walter d. carr, charleston
I ENJOY YOUR MAGAzINE, but like most history buffs I got a real belly laugh at your comments that we are not sure who burned Columbia. I think you must have a Yankee on your management staff somewhere. The organized burning of Columbia and scores of atrocities including
theft, rape and murder by Sherman’s army are well documented. The mainstream media’s politically correct versions of the War Between the States have collapsed over the years and we would hope you would tell the truth if you cover the topic again. —Joel Foster, roebuck
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THE SWEET TASTE OF SUMMERNo summer picnic is complete without a juicy, ripe watermelon. Visit SCliving.coop this month to learn how to grow your own tasty crop, with advice from S. Corry Tanner of Clemson Extension. “Watermelons can be cultivated statewide,” he says, and if you put transplants in the ground today, there’s still time to enjoy a late season harvest.
S.C. students travel to D.C.Hundreds of rising high school seniors from across the U.S. will descend upon our nation’s capital this month for the electric cooperatives’ annual Washington Youth Tour. South Carolina’s co-ops will send
47 students this year for a fun-filled week of tours, dances, Potomac River
cruises and meetings with law-makers. The tour runs June 11–16.
Follow the S.C. group by logging onto twitter.com/scyouthtour
and check out daily photos at youthtour.coop.
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Tell us about your hobbiesIn this month’s cover feature, “One honey of a hobby,” (see page 12) we introduce you to bee-keeper Jack Collins, a member of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative. His story raises a question that only you can answer: What other interesting hobbies occupy the time of South Carolina co-op members? We know you like to play as hard as you work, so tell us all about your most interest-ing pastime. We’ll pick our favorites and run them in a future issue. Send your letters, photos and web links to SCL Hobbies, South Carolina Living, 808 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce, SC 29033, or email them to [email protected]. Deadline for entries is July 31. Sorry, photos cannot be returned.
letters to the editorWe love hearing from our readers. Tell us what you think about this issue, send us story sugges-tions or just let us know what’s on your mind by writing to Letters, South Carolina Living, 808 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce, SC 29033. You can also email us at [email protected] or send a note by fax to (803) 796-6064. All letters received are subject to editing before publication.
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weather that ripped through the Palmetto State was almost as intense as the Alabama tornadoes. Large trees were uprooted and thrown into transmission lines and substations, causing widespread power outages that affected more than 50,000 people across the Palmetto State. York Electric Cooperative reported that, at the peak of the storm, onethird of its members were without power. Broad River Electric Cooperative in Gaffney had 1,350 members who experienced stormrelated outages and Fairfield Electric Cooperative in Winnsboro reported 900 outages.
Once again, our network of coops responded quickly to provide mutual assistance. A total of 32 line workers from Aiken, Laurens, Edisto, Little River and Newberry cooperatives helped reconnect members in the affected areas as fast as humanly possible. By the time of York’s annual meeting three days later, power was fully restored in the coop’s service area—an impressive feat that demonstrates the coop commitment to excellent service.
Our electric cooperatives exist to serve members with reliable, affordable power. They have contingency plans for nearly every disaster, and they invest in the tools, training and dedicated personnel to ensure that they can respond in the worst of conditions. It’s also part of the coop DNA to help others in need and why we have mutual aid protocols in place. We help our fellow coops because we know that someday we might need their help, but mostly because it’s simply the right thing to do.
Lending a helping hand
meteorologists say 53 destructive twisters touched down in northern Alabama on April 27, killing more than 230 people and causing $4 billion in damage. Crews from South Carolina electric cooperatives, like this one from blue ridge, were quick to lend assistance.
may 11 brought a fierce storm to South Carolina, causing outages to more than 50,000 homes across the state. A crew from York electric Cooperative works to restore power to some of its approximately 3,000 members who lost service.
“IT LOOKS LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF.”
That was the reaction most of us had to the jawdropping images of the devastation caused by the tornadoes that touched down in northern Alabama on Wednesday, April 27.
It took a while to fully comprehend the scale of the destruction: Entire neighborhoods and even small towns
were reduced to splinters by the force of twisters that were a mile wide in places and packing 200 mph winds. The news only got worse in the days and weeks following the storms. Eventually we would learn that more than 230 people died, and the property damage was somewhere in the $4 billion range.
The next morning, no one knew the full extent of the damage, but it didn’t matter. What we did know was that
our fellow coops in Alabama needed assistance to restore power, and barely 24 hours after the storms struck, 52 line workers from six S.C. electric cooperatives—Aiken, Laurens, Blue Ridge, Fairfield, MidCarolina and Newberry—were already rolling west to help.
At the time, outages were spread across 13 cooperatives in the northern part of Alabama, leaving more than 230,000 members without power. Scott Bryant, the vice president of loss control and training here at The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, coordinated the response of the S.C. coops with his counterpart in Alabama, and the rapid, effective action was one of the first steps to returning life to normal for the victims of this disaster.
Fast forward to another stormy Wednesday—May 11, right here in South Carolina. Although the damage was not as extensive, the violent
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South Carolina’s honeybee populations are under attack. Meet the dedicated beekeepers who are the first line of defenseBY JULIE BELSCHNER • PHotoS BY MILtoN MoRRIS
TO PROTECT HIS HIVES, beekeeper Ray Farmer isn’t afraid to kill.
The Abbeville County resident and 2010 S.C. Beekeeper of the Year maintains a constant vigil to protect his honeybees from dangers like the notorious hive beetle. “The beetles winter in clusters of bees,” he explains. “The bees are so nice they actually feed them.” The beetles return the favor by tunneling through combs, killing infant bees and contaminating honey with their waste. Pesticides aren’t an option, so to save an infected hive, Farmer will literally take matters into his own, bare hands and delicately comb through an entire swarm of bees to find and kill the tiny invaders one by one. “You go in there and mash them with your fingers,” he says.
For amateur apiarists like Farmer, dirty jobs like squishing beetles (and suffering the occasional sting for their troubles) are all in a day’s work. And honeybees, it turns out, need all the help they can get. In contrast to their fearsome reputation, bees in South Carolina and the U.S. have become downright domesticated. Without the assistance of beekeepers, most couldn’t survive.
The honey that beekeepers collect in return for their efforts is a nice side benefit (see “Harvest time,” page 15), but for truly dedicated apiarists, the sweetest reward
Jack Collins, a member of blue ridge electric Cooperative, was introduced to apiculture by his father more than 50 years ago. his lifelong hobby is now something of a second career.
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is helping generations of the insects stand their ground against a growing number of threats, says Jack Collins, a 50year veteran beekeeper.
“Honeybees are very delicate insects,” Collins says. “To me, it’s not about honey; it’s about how I can keep them alive for another year.”
The good old daysLife was once much easier for bees. The problems began decades ago with the arrival of Varroa destructor, a parasitic mite. The mites reproduce inside hives, where they enter the cells that store the young bee larvae and weaken them by sucking out hemolymph (aka bee “blood”) and spreading a virus that can deform bee wings and other appendages. Those pesky hive beetles were discovered in South Carolina in 1996. Then in 2006 there was the mysterious colony collapse disorder
(CCD)—most likely caused by a combination of diseases and stress from agricultural pesticides—that decimated bee populations across North America. Rampant use of pesticides by beekeepers to control mites may have played a role in the CCD epidemic as well: The parasitic mites adapted to the chemicals and grew stronger, while the bees were slow to evolve natural defenses, says Mike Hood, professor of entomology at Clemson University.
Nationally, bee populations have dropped
WAYS TO HELP BEESEven if flying, stinging insects give you (pardon the pun) hives, you can still help protect honeybees, and by extension, the food crops they help pollinate. Here are some tips from the S.C. State Beekeepers Association. Promote plants that benefit insect pollinators, including: • Sunflowers • Clover • Vetch • Blackberries • Buckwheat • Flowering trees, like apple, pear, maple, blooming cherry,
yellow poplar and willowUse only pesticides that don’t harm pollinators (read labels)Don’t use any pesticides around beesAllow portions of yards or fields to grow undisturbed for ground-nesting beesPlant hedgerows of mixed flowering plants
The annual contribution of bees to food production in the u.S. is estimated to be $14.6 billion
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from 5.5 million colonies in the 1940s to 2.4 million colonies today. In South Carolina, populations have remained fairly stable for the past 10 to 15 years at around 25,000 to 30,000 managed colonies, Hood says. He credits that success largely to the state’s smallscale beekeepers, many of whom have enrolled in the South Carolina Master Beekeeper Program (see “Getting started,” page 16).
To help bee populations recover, researchers are attempting to breed miteresistant strains of honeybees. “If we can just get these genes into our bees, bees and mites could live in harmony, the way it’s supposed to be,” Hood says. But, he admits, “I don’t know if we can totally fix the problems to return to the easy beekeeping times of 30 years ago.”
Family traditionsCollins, a member of Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative, remembers those times well. He was introduced to beekeeping by his father when he was just a toddler. “He had six or eight hives. When I was big enough, my mother made me a bee veil, and I put on a longsleeve shirt. My daddy gave me some gloves, and we went out to the bee gum,” he says.
Even back then, there were few truly wild bees.“They were domesticated, but there were some that
were hostile,” he says. “We called them hot bees. If I saw a swarm come out, I’d catch ’em and put ’em in a box. My daddy would come home on weekends and say, ‘Son, you catch any bees? ’ and I’d say, ‘Yeah,’ and he’d say, ‘Well, that’s good. Now you’ve got to take care of them.’ ”
Collins has been doing that ever since. Retired from a career as a tool and die maker, he now spends his days managing more than 150 hives spread across Oconee County. He no longer wears the veil or gloves, but instead relies on his knowledge of the insects and an antique smoker handed down from his father. The smoke keeps the bees calm and clustered in their hives without doing harm to the insects.
He lifts the lid off a white hive box to reveal a buzzing mass of insects packed into 10 wooden frames of wax and honeycomb. The majority of the worker bees are female, so he offers his traditional greeting—“Hello girls. How you all doing?”—before assessing the health of the colony. “I check
them for mites and look for anything that will improve them,” Collins says.
Much of his time is spent helping weak hives grow stronger by feeding them sugar water and tricking the queen into laying more eggs. He has spare colonies used to “seed” weaker ones, and he sometimes swaps boxes of bees with other beekeepers in hopes of breeding stronger and bigger bees. “I’ve got some that look like B52s taking off,” he chuckles.
Farmer also clocks a lot of miles—9,600 miles last year alone—working with bees. In addition to managing his own hives, he trains other beekeepers, and removes unwanted hives free of charge. “I love it; I love my bees; I love helping others,” he says.
Like Collins and Hood, Farmer also worries about the future of bees and what could happen to the state’s agricultural economy if bee populations crash. Honeybees are important as primary pollinators of many food crops including apples, blackberries, blueberries, cantaloupes, cucumbers, squash and watermelons, and the annual
Harvest timeWhen beekeepers like Jack Collins check their hives this month and next, they will have another item on their to-do lists: begin harvesting honey.
Bees collect plant nectar in their honey stomachs, then transport the nectar back to the hive where it is processed into honey. During its short life, each bee in a hive makes about 1/qw of a teaspoon of the sweet liquid, which is stored in cells of the hive’s honeycomb.
This time of year, when plant nectar production is at its peak, the bees produce more honey than is needed to support the hive. From mid to late summer, beekeepers collect the excess honey, then bottle and sell it for anywhere from $5 to $10 a container. Collins won’t reveal how much honey he produces each year, but all that’s required for him to sell out by the end of the collecting season is a modest sign on his mailbox: “Honey for Sale.” The only jars he won’t sell in a typical season are the ones he takes home for his own family’s enjoyment.
“Honey is a life-sweetening substance,” he says. “I eat it on almost everything.”
Jack Collins skips protective gear, and instead relies on experience and an antique smoker used by his father to manage more than 150 hives throughout oconee County.
The annual contribution of bees to food production in the u.S. is estimated to be $14.6 billion
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contribution of bees to food production in the United States is estimated to be $14.6 billion. “It’s got to get better,” Farmer says. “If things don’t improve, we’re going to have to change our diet tremendously.”
Future generationsThe average lifespan of a honeybee is just 42 days, so a big part of a beekeeper’s job is making sure each generation survives to spawn the next. Just as important is teaching the next generation of beekeepers the art of caring for the insects.
Hood says there are only about 10 commercial honey producers in the state, meaning much of the responsibility for safeguarding bee populations falls to smallscale beekeepers. It helps that South Carolina has a lot of beekeepers—more than 2,000 at last count—and that there are 20 local beekeeper associations and a statewide association to help attract newcomers. “Over the past three years, we’ve had tremendous interest in beekeeping with over 250 new beekeepers enrolling in beginnerlevel courses annually,” he says. “Fortunately, it’s all age groups. In the past 20 years, it was often retired folks, but now we’re seeing middleaged people and a few younger children.”
Collins does his part teaching future beekeepers through the Oconee County Beekeeping Club. He also advises Oconee County high school biology teacher Angela Cobb, who last year received a $31,000 grant to teach beekeeping at WestOak High School in Westminster. But sometimes Collins worries that enough young people aren’t taking up the activity.
“Old beekeepers are getting out,” Collins says. “I’m seeing young people who are really enthusiastic, but I don’t
think the old beekeepers are being replaced as fast as they go. I’ve seen a lot of them sell their bees and equipment. I’ve been to the sales.”
For his part, Collins says, he’ll keep careful watch over his hives as long as he is able.
“I’m thankful the good Lord gave me the ability to work honeybees,” he says. “These bees were put here for me to take care of, and I’m going to do the best I can.”
A class at Clemson university introduces future apiarists to beekeeping basics. Getting started
The best way to get started in apiculture is to enroll in the Master Beekeeper program offered by the South Carolina State Beekeepers Association through Clemson University’s entomology program and local beekeeping clubs. There are four levels of certification:
CERTIFIED BEEKEEPER: Requires completion of an 18-hour classroom course with a field day, basic instruction, written and practical tests.
JOURNEYMAN BEEKEEPER: With two years of experience as a certified beekeeper, apiarists can pursue this certification, which requires a 15- to 18-hour classroom course, a written test and practical tests. Candidates also earn credits through public service projects like giving a demonstration to school kids.
MASTER BEEKEEPER: For truly serious beekeepers, this course requires passing a written exam, becoming an expert in several beekeeping subspecialties and requires 10 hours of public service.
MASTER CRAFTSMAN: On par with obtaining a master’s degree, Master Craftsman certification requires candidates to conduct an independent research project, publish the results and pass an oral exam.
For more information, visit scstatebeekeepers.org.
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For Lynn Powell, teaching math and reading to struggling students at Greenville’s Duncan Chapel Elementary is more than fulfilling work—it’s a reminder of her own amazing journey from high-school dropout to author.
Struggling with undiagnosed dyslexia, Powell quit school after ninth grade and took a job in a textile plant. Functionally illiterate until
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“The main message I would like people to take away from my story is that it’s never too late to start over,” Powell says. “It doesn’t matter where you come from; it only matters where you end up. You can do anything that anyone else can do, you just have to want it badly enough to do the work. And finally, what are you waiting for? The world doesn’t owe us anything. We are the one that has to change, so just do it!”— SHANDI STEVENSON
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BY SARAH HEttICHSCTravels
ON A “FAMOUSLY HOT” AFTERNOON IN
Columbia, cars and buses crowd the parking lot of the EdVenture children’s museum and the glass entranceway is filled with families and groups of giddy children. Emerging from the family car, a child grabs her father’s hand, screams “Eddie!” at the top of her lungs, and makes a mad dash for the door.
Inside the museum’s central atrium, other families are already exploring the signature attraction—a 40foothigh plastic boy holding a giant dragonfly. Billed as “the world’s largest child,” Eddie contains multiple interactive displays on how the human body works, exhibits designed to entertain children ages 12 and under while also teaching them a little about anatomy.
The sound of Eddie’s heartbeat pulsates throughout the atrium as a young, brighteyed tour guide leads visitors up a winding staircase, stopping even with Eddie’s shoulders, to narrate the exhibits. Several minutes later, the father and daughter emerge laughing from the winding slide of Eddie’s stomach and eagerly climb the
stairs again to explore the playground that is Eddie’s brain. The roar of childhood excitement is so contagious that even the staff walk around as if they were firsttime visitors.
From the playful architecture of the building to the intricately designed exhibits, EdVenture is no mere playground. With 92,000 square feet of display space, it’s the largest children’s museum in the Southeast and attracts more than 200,000 families a year, says Susan Bonk, director of education and exhibits.
In addition to Eddie, the museum is stocked with more than 350 interactive displays divided into seven permanent exhibits. There’s more grossbutfun activity in Body Works, where kids get to play doctor, dentist or nutritionist. One of the largest wings of the museum is World of Work, where guests can try their hand at different careers including farmer,
firefighter, store manager and builder. And in The Great Outdoors, future engineers can learn about hydropower and aquatic ecosystems by creating lakes and dams on an interactive water table.
“When you take an educational experience and make it handson, that experience has a lasting impact,” Bonk says. “EdVenture provides an environment designed to allow
children the opportunity to discover new ways of learning.”
One seasonal exhibit sure to captivate the kids this summer is Run! Jump! Fly! which teaches the importance of exercise through the actionadventure moves of popular characters from books and movies. And then there is the jawdropping beauty of Blooming Butterflies.
The outdoor butterfly exhibit, which runs through Oct. 8, is a 2,500squarefoot enclosed habitat where more than 20 different species fly free. For an additional $3 on top of museum admission, visitors can enter the enclosure and even watch the transformation of chrysalises into adult butterflies in the Bloom Room.
“It is always inspiring to watch a child’s face light up when they see a butterfly emerge from its chrysalis and spread its wings for the first time,” Bonk says.
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SCChef’sChoice BY SALLY MAHAN
CHEF DYE SCOTT-RHODAN serves up more than just tasty, fresh food at her restaurant on Hilton Head Island—she also serves up a dose of traditional Gullah culture.
The menu at Dye’s Gullah Fixin’s features recipes that have been handed down through the generations in her family—fried chicken, pork ribs, macaroni and cheese, collard greens and Lowcountry boil, to name just a few. She even cooks with pots and pans handed down in her family, including her treasured iron skillet. And of course, she uses only the freshest ingredients like raw sugar cane, natural herbs, seasonal vegetables and locally caught shrimp, crabs, oysters and fish.
“Gullah cooking is all natural,” says ScottRhodan. “Fish or chicken shouldn’t be covered up with spices. Why put lemon on fish? And when you take a bite of chicken, it should taste like chicken.”
A native of Ridgeland (she calls herself an “outland Gullah”), ScottRhodan was the second of 10 children. Her father was a farmer and her mama was a homemaker. “We had a lot of love, but not much else,” she says. “We used what we grew for cooking.” She attended culinary schools in Atlanta and Baltimore and is trained as a chef, sous chef, pastry chef and bartender. But her favorite recipes all come from the kitchens of her mama, aunt and grandmother. “They were, and are, the best cooks I’ve ever known. I’m here to represent my mama’s kitchen and all of the oldtime grandma cooking.”
ScottRhodan’s 60seat restaurant, which is served by Palmetto Electric Cooperative, is something of a shrine to Gullah culture. In addition to the food, Dye’s sells souvenirs and there are occasional performances of live Gospel and other Gullah music.
It’s a cozy spot nestled in the back of Pineland Station Mall on William Hilton Parkway and decorated with family pictures and Gullahinspired paintings. The dress code is always casual, but reservations are mandatory. “I don’t cook anything in advance and that’s why reservations are required,” says ScottRhodan.“I cook everything from scratch, so it takes longer.”
This summer, ScottRhodan will release her first cookbook, filled with handwritten recipes handed down in her family, and she recently shot a pilot for a cooking show. Both projects revolve around one fundamental secret: “You just have to put your soul, your heart and your love into cooking to make good food,” she says.
A taste of Gullah culture
Dye’s COUNTRy CHICKeN AND RICeserves 8
2 cups long grain rice 3 tablespoons vegetable oil ¼ cup each of finely chopped
onions, bell pepper, celery, green onions 1 H cups of cooked chicken, chopped H teaspoon each of sea salt, black pepperPinch of pepper flakes 4 cups chicken broth
In a large frying pan, sauté the rice in the oil. Add the onions, pepper, celery and sauté until tender. Add all the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce to simmer. Cook until the liquid is absorbed.
Dye’s Gullah Fixin’s430 William Hilton ParkwayHilton Head Island, SC 29925(843) 681-8106 dyesgullahfixins.comHOURS: Lunch (menu only): 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Thursday, SaturdayLunch (buffet only): 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, SundayDinner: 5:30 to 8 p.m., Monday–Saturday
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Summer fare
TANgy BARBeCUe WINgs Makes about 4 dozen
25 whole chicken wings (5 pounds)
2 H cups hot and spicy ketchup O cup white vinegar H cup, plus 2 tablespoons
honey H cup molasses 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon Worcestershire
sauce H teaspoon onion powder H teaspoon chili powder Optional: H to 1 teaspoon
Liquid Smoke
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut chicken wings into 3 sections, discarding wing tips. Place chicken in two greased 15-by-10-by-1-inch baking pans. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes; drain. Turn wings; bake 20–25 minutes or longer or until juices run clear. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine the ketchup, vinegar, honey, molasses, salt, Worcester-shire sauce, onion and chili powders. Add Liquid Smoke if desired. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 20–30 minutes. Drain wings, and place a third of them in a 5-quart Crock- Pot. Top with about 1 cup sauce. Repeat layers twice, cover and cook on low setting for 3–4 hours. Stir before serving.Frances catoe, paGeland
BACHelOR BUTTONsMakes 36–40
1 cup butter, cut into pieces 1 cup dark brown sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup chopped nuts
(almonds, pecans, walnuts or favorite type)
1 cup flaked coconut 1 egg J teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda18-20 maraschino cherries,
cut in half
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Mix all ingredients except cherries in medium bowl with hands until well incorporated. Roll into 1-inch balls. Press cherry half in center. Bake for 10 minutes on greased cookie sheet.Martha lynch, easley
emmA’s VeRy speCIAl lemON ApRICOT CAKeserves 12
1 package lemon cake mix H cup granulated sugar I cup canola oil
(or vegetable oil) 1 cup apricot nectar 4 eggs
glAze 1 H cups confectioners’ sugar Juice of 1 H lemons Zest of H lemon
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a medium bowl, blend cake mix, sugar, oil and apricot nectar. Mix in eggs, one egg at a time. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan, then bake for 1 hour. While the cake is cooling, make the glaze by mixing sugar, lemon juice and zest together in a small bowl. Pour over warm cake.eMMa hardenbrook, westMinster
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1 cup onions, chopped G cup vegetable oil G teaspoon salt G teaspoon black pepper G cup all purpose flour 6 cups of low-fat,
low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
2 cups celery, peeled and chopped
2 cups carrots, peeled and chopped
2 sprigs fresh thyme 2 fresh bay leaves Salt and pepper to taste
Optional garnishes: fat-free “Half & Half,” chopped walnuts, chopped red bell pepper or crumbled crispy bacon
In a large sauce pan, over medium heat, add vegetable oil and chopped onions. Season lightly with salt and pepper and sauté until translucent, but not browned. Whisking, add flour and cook until a light blond roux results, approxi-mately 2 minutes. Add broth and stir to combine completely. Add celery and carrots. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Add thyme and bay leaves; cover and simmer until vegetables are completely soft, approximately 30 minutes. When done, remove the soup from the heat and cool. Remove the thyme sprigs and bay leaves and discard. Using a slotted spoon, put all of the vegetables into a blender along with approximately G cup of the soup liquid. Blend until completely pureed and return to the saucepan. Adjust salt and pepper to taste if necessary, then bring back to temperature and serve with preferred garnish.Mark s. cholowski, Murrells inlet
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LOWCOUNTRYJUNE4 • Corvette Show, Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach. (843) 347-201915 • The Run Down Summer Fun Trail 5k, Wannamaker County Park, North Charleston. (843) 795-4386.16–18 • South Carolina Farmers Festival, Lake City. (843) 374-1500.18 • Cannon Firings, Charles Towne Landing Historic Site, Charleston. (843) 852-4200.
18 • Fishing Tournament, Fishing Pier, Folly Beach. (843) 588-3474.18 • Scouts Day, Whirlin’ Waters Adventure Waterpark, North Charleston. (843) 795-4386.18 • Shaggin’ on the Cooper, Mount Pleasant Pier, Mount Pleasant. (843) 762-9946.18–19 • Art in the Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 448-7690.24 • Moonlight Mixer, Fishing Pier, Folly Beach. (843) 795-4386.24 • Movies at the Pier, Memorial Waterfront Park and Pier, Mount Pleasant. (843) 795-4386.25 • Daufuskie Day Celebration, Bluffton. (843) 986-9515.25 • Harborwalk Festival, Georgetown. (843) 546-1511.25 • Luke Mitchell Release Party, Remy’s Bar and Grill, Hilton Head Island. (843) 842-3800.25 • Riverfest Celebration, Historic Riverfront, Conway. (843) 248-2273. JULY1–31 • North Charleston City Gallery Exhibit, Charleston Area Convention Center, North Charleston. (843) 740-5854.2–3 • Italian-American Salute to America Festival, Market Common, Myrtle Beach. (843) 421-6419.3 • Red, White and Blue on the Green, Summerville. (843) 821-7260.4 • 4th of July Blast, Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant. (843) 971-5041.4 • Boat Parade & Fireworks, Murrells Inlet. (843) 357-2007.
4 • Fabulous Fourth in the Creek, Goose Creek. (843) 569-4242.4 • Firecracker 5000 - 5k Run & Walk, Bluffton. (843) 757-8520.4 • July 4th Family Fireworks Festival, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Hartsville. (843) 332-6401.4 • July 4th Festival, Riverfront Park, North Charleston. (843) 740-2504.4 • Unveiling The Union Army and The Confederate Army, SC Civil War Museum, Myrtle Beach. (843) 293-3377.9 • Christmas in July Festival, Scranton United Methodist Church, Scranton. (843) 210-9997.ONGOINGDaily • Trail Riding, Cheraw State Park, Cheraw. (843) 537-9656.Daily until June 30 • Day in the Life of a Sailor, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, Charleston. (843) 852-4200.Daily except Mondays • Feeding Frenzy, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet. (843) 237-4440.Mondays, until Oct. 31 • Coastal Kayaking, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet. (843) 237-4440.Tuesdays, until Aug. 9 • Plankton—The Ocean’s Garden and Zoo!, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-5325.Tuesdays, until Aug. 30 • A Crabby Experience, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-5325. Wednesdays, June 1–Aug. 24 • Stingray Shuffle, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-5325.
Wednesdays, until Oct. 31 • Coastal Birding, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet. (843) 237-4440.Thursdays, June 2–Aug. 11 • Litter Critters, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-5325.Thursdays, June 2–Aug. 18 • Jumping Jellyfish!, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-5325.Thursdays, June 2–Sept. 1 • From the Forest to the Sea, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-5325.Fridays, until Aug. 12 • Tales from the Sea, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-5325.Fridays, until Oct. 28 • Farmers Market, Coastal Discovery Center at Historic Honey Horn, Hilton Head Island. (843) 422-4168.Fridays, June 3–July 29 • Paint By Nature, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-5325.Fridays, June 3–Sept. 2 • Seine-sational Fun!, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-5325.Saturdays, June 4–Sept. 3 • Crazy Over Crabs!, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-5325.Saturdays, June 4–Sept. 3 • Feeding Time, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-5325.Saturdays–Tuesdays • Mansion Tours, Hampton Plantation State Historic Site, McClellanville. (843) 546-9361.Second Saturdays • Local League of Artisans Arts & Crafts Bazaar, Yesterday’s, Hartsville. (843) 498-6576.Third Saturdays, until July 16 • Fears and Fortified Charles Towne: Cannon Demonstration, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, Charleston. (843) 852-4200.
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The Fourth of July is a monday this year. Fireworks will light up the skies across South Carolina starting Saturday, July 2.
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FOR SOUTH CAROLINIANS, THE MONTH OF
JUNE is a mixed blessing. Our weather is fabulous and the beach beckons, but we’re always one burp of La Niña away from Arlene, Harvey, Ophelia and Vince—just a few of the potential stars on this year’s hurricane list.
Every June 1, Honey reminds me not to communicate any special requests involving named storms to a higher power. He still holds me personally responsible for the 75foot tree that took out half our house during Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Yes, it was entirely my fault.
Just to be clear: I did not drop down on my knees and pray for a tree attack. I merely hinted that if—just if—we were due to be smashed by any falling object, it would be great if the object could land on the right side of the house. That’s where Honey needed an incentive to enclose the carport and finish the attic, an idea he’d been toying with since our kids, who voted in the last election, were plus signs on my pregnancy test.
As Floyd gasped his last gust, Honey wiped the sweat off his brow and announced that we’d dodged another bullet. Two seconds later, there was an odd, muffled rumble as the world’s largest pine tree came crashing through our roof, attic and carport, where our new SUV broke its fall.
In another home, a 75foot tree making an entrance through the roof might have been thunderously loud. But our attic was properly cushioned for emergency landings by several metric tons of vintage craft supplies I’d been hoarding.
The way I see it, nature was kind. In a matter of seconds, Floyd sorted my stuff, gutted our attic, revived Honey’s carpentry skills and
landscaped the yard so we could finally stop wondering when that stupid tree would fall on our house. But Honey summed it up differently: “You did this!”
Nonsense. Guys will never admit it in presence of estrogen, but they can’t wait for hurricane season. It’s the only time of year they can run around the neighborhood revving their chainsaws without getting arrested or cast in a Texas massacre movie.
Unfortunately, there are no laws to keep overzealous husbands with motorized weapons off steep, wet roofs, especially when there are tree trunks waiting to be lassoed, winched and diced.
I begged him not to go up there. My only request (besides a finished garage and new master suite to replace the attic) was to hire professional tree removers—men with advanced chopping degrees who wear
hardhats and steeltoed boots. But the intoxicating scent of chainsaw oil and thrill of flaunting a machine that could instantly separate him from his extremities was more than Honey could bear. New chest hair was already creeping over his shoulders and marching down his back. Before you could say, “Does our insurance policy cover dismemberment?” he was up on the roof with one flipflopped foot on the tree, beating his chest like Tarzan.
Eventually, he came back down still in one piece, so I can’t complain. Besides, he pledged to finish the house if I would just stop stocking craft stuff in the attic. Of course, I agreed. It’s much safer in our new master suite.
JAN A. IGOE is a humorist from Horry County who trusts her husband with a chainsaw at ground level, but keeps an arborist on retainer through October, in case of Harvey.
Waiting for hurricane honey-do
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