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(ISSN 0008-6746) (USPS 832800) Volume 54, No. 8
—Scott Gates, editor
Carolina Love Love the magazine. Wait every month to read it cover to cover. Love the recipes, and I love the chance to win $100 for voting on the Carolina’s Finest Awards. [Note: Voting has closed; winners will be announced in the November issue.] Keep it up. North Carolina is a beautiful state and should be enjoyed by all. I challenge you all to take a road trip but never cross over into another state and just experience the awesomeness that NC has to offer. When I was younger, my friend Sherry and I would open up the NC map, and one of us would close our eyes and circle our right hand three times and point to a place. We would find the closest attraction to that area, and that’s where we would go. We have been to a dentist office close to the coast, to a tobacco barn close to the mountains, and outdoor dramas both on the coast and in Cherokee. We would pack a picnic and head out. Boy those were the days. It was so much fun anticipating what we would truly see — we laughed so much. I challenge you to do the same. Safe travels!
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Youth Tour Adventures For more than 50 years, North Carolina’s electric cooperatives have been sponsoring the annual Youth Tour, an opportunity for high schoolers from around the state to visit Washington, D.C., to see the sights and meet with elected officials. We’ve been wanting to feature Youth Tourists on our cover since 2020, but unfortunately the pandemic made it necessary to host virtual events over the past two years. This year they were back in D.C. to make new friends and create lifelong memories. Learn more on page 10.
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Eclectic Issue Mr. Fall’s article (“Smart, Deliberate Grid Management,” July 2022, page 4) was brilliant and very informative. Loved the pirate story, too. John Allen, Marion
Corrections to previous issues In our July issue, the photo on page 1 of two pirate reenactors was taken by Amanda Cherie Photography (amandacheriephotography.com). Also in our July issue, the recipe for Butter Swim Cornbread Biscuits (page 31) called for 2 tablespoons of melted butter but did not indicate how to use it. After baking the biscuits, brush with the melted butter and let sit for butter to be absorbed. Cut and serve. A reader called to alert us of two instances in 2021 issues (June, on page 28, and September, on page 42) where we referred to the “Intercoastal Waterway.” We should have referenced the Intracoastal Waterway. (The error makes a difference in meaning: inter- indicates between two things, such as the Interstate Highway System, whereas intrameans within.)
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