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Cheraw Where history and hospitality are a way of life

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THE MAGAZINE FOR COOPERATIVE MEMBERS Vol. 66 • No. 6 (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: letters@scliving.coop EDITOR

Keith Phillips FIELD EDITOR

Walter Allread PUBLICATION COORDINATOR

Pam Martin

June 2012 • Volume 66, Number 6

FEATURE

16 The charming people of Cheraw

Sharri Harris Wolfgang DESIGNER

Susan Collins PRODUCTION

Andrew Chapman

milton morris

Spend a long weekend in Cheraw and we guarantee you’ll fall positively in love with the place and the people who call it home—including these local characters who help make Cheraw so charming.

ART DIRECTOR

WEB EDITOR

Van O’Cain COPY EDITOR

Susan Scott Soyars

4 CO-OP CONNECTION Cooperative news

Contributors

Becky Billingsley, Mike Couick, Jim Dulley, June Gallup, Carrie B. Hirsch, Jan A. Igoe, Charles Joyner, Mary Sue Lawrence, Diane V. Parham, Mark Quinn, S. Cory Tanner, Kelly Trapnell Publisher

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DIALOGUE

10 Teach for America

We can all learn a lesson or two from the men and women who dedicate their lives to educating our children.

12 Block heat for cooler rooms Better attic ventilation can improve your home’s comfort and lower your power bill.

SMART CHOICE

14 Breezing into summer

Take the edge off the summer heat with eight cool electric fans.

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South Carolina Peach Festival

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26 Master Gardeners make S.C. greener If you garden in South Carolina, chances are your life has been touched by a Master Gardener.

TR AVELS

28 Tour of duty

Civilians get a taste of the military experience at Fort Jackson’s Basic Combat Training Museum.

CHEF’S CHOICE

30 North meets south

At Hampton’s in downtown Sumter, chef Raffaele Dall’Erta prepares the cuisine of Northern Italy with southern flair.

RECIPE

32 Father’s Day favorites

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STORIES

21 The jazz man

As conductor of the Charleston Don’t miss this month’s roundup Jazz Orchestra, Charlton Singleton of fun summer festivals from is hitting all the right notes.

Greenville to Charleston. Plus: SCENE Expert tips for making sure 22 Discovering Titanic your backyard swimming pool A new exhibit at the S.C. State doesn’t drain your wallet dry.

Museum marks the 100th anniversary of the infamous maritime disaster.

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SC LIFE

Summer green beans Chicken pie Onion rings Judy’s pickled figs HUMOR ME

38 One man’s perky is another’s poison

Charming

A generous helping of friendly service can have unintended consequences.

Cheraw Where history and hospitality are a way of life

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Highlights

JUNE 14–17

Charleston Caribbean Festival

Jamaica is the featured country for the 2012 celebration of Caribbean food, music and culture that’s better known around Charleston as Carifest. A symposium about the country will include free food samples such as curry goat, and there will be a Jamaican theme to the Friday night Masquerade Fete. Don’t miss the colorful parade and carnival, scheduled to step off Saturday June 17 at Brittle Bank Park.

For details, visit charlestoncarifest.com or call (843) 557-6258.

JUNE 15–23

JULY 14

Chautauqua is a fancy word for interactive educational theater, and the theme for the 2012 Chautauqua Festival in Greenville is famous historical figures. Guests can learn about Winston Churchill, Karl Jung, Golda Meir and Denmark Vesey in special live performances at various outdoor venues. Admission is free, and families are encouraged to bring picnics, lawns chairs and blankets to enjoy the shows.

Music lovers can sample a diverse array of styles at the Jammin’ in July Music Festival to be held at the Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site on July 14. Admission is $18–$20 for the day-long event featuring Latin rock by the Mobros (pictured), jazz and soul by the Reggie Sullivan Project, jamgrass from Black Iron Gathering, folk and Americana from Kathryn Scheldt, and blues from headliner Delta Moon.

An extra tuneful treat: This year’s event will also feature a mini-festival of historic music videos.

Interactive Theater

For more details, visit greenvillechautauqua.org or call (864) 244-1499.

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For details, visit neyeproductions.com or call (803) 432-9841.

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JUNE 29–30

Festival of Stars

The town of Ninety Six gets an early start on Independence Day with its annual Festival of Stars June 29–30. The fun starts Friday night with a street dance and continues through Saturday with a parade led by U.S. military veterans, a street festival and plenty of live entertainment. The dress code for the event calls for anything red, white and blue, and it’s a good idea to bring a lawn chair for the Saturday night fireworks and a special concert by the 246th Army Band.

For details, visit townofninetysixsc.com or call (864) 543-3396.

JULY 12–21

Peach Props

Gaffney’s week-long South Carolina Peach Festival celebrates our state fruit in sweet style with plenty of peachy dishes, along with barbecue and wing cook-offs. Non-culinary events include a dog show, talent night, family fun fest, truck mud-bogging and a concert by country music artist Colt Ford.

For details, visit scpeachfestival.org or call (864) 490-4921.

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Dive into energy savings For relief from the sweltering summer

nothing beats a dip in the backyard pool, but that oasis of comfort could be driving up your power bill.

Your pool is equipped with a potential energy guzzler: the pump. The bigger the pump, the higher your power bill will be. To save electricity and money, make sure your filtration system uses the smallest pump possible. A knowledgeable pool supply or service firm can help you choose the most efficient unit for your pool, taking into consideration its size, filter and piping.

Regardless of the pump size, you can also save electricity by making smart choices on how and when you use the filtration system. Follow these tips to make sure your pool doesn’t drain your wallet dry this summer. heat,

n Keep drains clear of debris. Clogged drains mean your pump will work harder to circulate water. n Find a proper balance for backwash­ ing the filter. Too much b ­ ackwashing​ —the process of filtering and disposing of dirty water—wastes water and power, while too little strains the pump. n Limit filtration time. Use a timer to manage the filtration process for peak efficiency. The Department of Energy recommends running your system about six hours a day. If the cleanliness is not to your liking,

increase filtration time by 30-minute increments until you find a balance between clean water and maximum energy savings. n Use some elbow grease. To keep debris down without running your pump overtime, use a net to manually clean the water. Homeowners can also control algae by maintaining a proper chemical balance and by brushing down pool walls.

To find more ways to save energy around your home, visit togetherwesave.com. —KELLY TRAPNELL Source: U.S. Department of Energy

web extras at SCLiving.coop Energy Q&A. Don’t let high power bills ruin your summer fun. Turn to page 12 to learn how better attic ventilation can help keep your home comfortable. Then visit the website for additional ways to save energy. Look for links to “Metal roofing keeps things cool,” “Eight energy upgrades that pay,” and “Keep your cool” under the Energy Q&A tab.

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Discovering Titanic. Even after 100 years on the bottom of the Atlantic, some of the artifacts on display at the S.C. State Museum’s new Titanic exhibit (see page 22) look brand new.

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Rabern was the overall winner in the Apprentice Division of the annual competition, which tests the safety knowledge and skills of utility employees from across South Carolina. After completing all five events, including the Hurt-Man Rescue (shown above), he racked up an impressive 498 points out of a possible 500.

“It was pretty tight this year,” Rabern says of the competition for the award, stressing that the real goal is to reinforce safety. “The rodeo is important because it teaches you the most efficient way to work while maintaining safe practices.”

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Saluting our World War II veterans The May 2012 issue of South Carolina Living was outstanding. I could not put it down.

Thank you for honoring our World War II veterans! I am proud to be associated with such people. jane waters, gaffney

I am truly impressed with the amazing work that the electric cooperatives have done in partnership with Honor Flight of South Carolina to recognize World War II veterans in our state.

My father, Clyde Wells, was one of the veterans

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, Cayce, SC 29033. You can also email us at letters@scliving.coop or send a note by fax to (803) 796-6064. All letters received are subject to editing before publication.

Want to beat the heat? Run appliances like dishwashers and clothes dryers late in the evening to keep the heat from affecting your comfort.

Use cold water to wash clothes, and remember to unplug electric chargers, televisions and other appliances when you are not using them. Learn more ways to save at togetherwesave.com.

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selected to participate on the April 11 flight and everything—from the caps and red flight jackets, to the fanfare of the homecoming celebration, and now the book compiling the stories of each veteran—could not have been executed more beautifully. I would like to express my thanks to everyone at the cooperatives for making this an important and memorable event in the lives of veterans and their families.

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Teach for America but not necessarily for their teachers. As the son and husband of former classroom educators, I know that summers are a time for recharging, retooling and recertifying.

We are asking our teachers to do more to help America’s workforce remain competitive.

Our children are measured against their peers in Helsinki and Shanghai. The U.S. Department of Labor reports that the amount of new technical information is doubling every two years, meaning by the time of graduation from a fouryear college with a technical degree, half of what graduates have learned will be outdated. The Labor Department also estimates that today’s learner will have 10 to 14 jobs by the age of 38.

Teaching is certainly no longer a nine-month job. Growing up with a mom that taught every grade but 12th, I also understood that teaching was not an 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. day job, either.

Our kitchen phone would ring nightly as parents “checked in” on their children attending Clover District 2 schools. Parents who worked hard during the day—often in textiles or agriculture​ —had only their evenings to keep up with their child’s progress (or lack thereof). Mom was, and remains, unflappable. She could deal with a child’s recurring stomachaches on the morning of spelling tests just as easily as dealing with an outbreak of head lice or pre-teen crushes marked by passed “love notes.” Mom thrived as a teacher.

It’s June. School is out for the kids,

Mike Couick

President and CEO, The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina

GetMore Teach for America is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1990 to recruit, train and place young teachers in urban and rural schools in order to improve educational outcomes for poor students. To date, the organization has placed 33,000 teachers across the nation and changed the lives of more than 3 million children. In South Carolina, Teach for America currently has 30 young men and women working in public schools in Orangeburg, Clarendon, Florence, and Darlington counties. For more information about the program, visit teachforamerica.org or contact S.C. Coordinator Josh Bell at josh.bell@teachforamerica.org.

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To paraphrase Renee Zellweger in the movie Jerry McGuire, teaching “completed her.”

In the 1990s, the Rock Hill Evening Herald launched a writing contest, asking readers to share the story of their favorite Christmas gift.

Mom wrote in with her memories of a fifth-grade boy whom life had not given a fair shake. From a broken home, he would often walk or ride his bike to school after missing the bus when lack of family support kept him from getting to the bus stop on time. School was the one constant ­positive in his life. One Christmas, he quietly gave Mom a big smile and a nickel wrapped in gold foil. She still has the nickel.

Teachers mold America’s future. In many ways, they are our nation’s hope. They can stretch young minds and hearts. Good ­teachers can teach a child how to craft a well-written story. Great teachers inspire children to believe that they can craft their own boundless futures.

Am I rambling? Yes. Am I writing about something very personal to me? Absolutely. Why? My eldest daughter graduated from the University of South Carolina in May. Despite no previous indications of having the “teaching gene,” she leaves this month to teach in an inner-city charter school in Dallas, Texas. By all accounts the school is very successful. She goes as part of a cadre of enthusiastic college graduates who have committed to spend at least two years making a difference for our children in America, hence the program’s name, Teach for America. Two of the program’s core values are transformational change and leadership, both qualities our schools will need going forward.

I am very proud of my daughter and the generation of which she is a part. They believe that America is worth an investment of their time, hard work and hearts. To the three teachers in my family—mother, wife and daughter—and to all retired, active and future teachers out there, thank you.

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Even though I think my house is adequately insulated, my air conditioner runs a lot in the summer. On sunny days, the ceiling in my upstairs bedroom seems hot, so I assume heat is coming from the attic. How can I reduce this heat flow?

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A roll-out continuous attic ridge vent has many passages for the air to flow out of the hottest part of the attic.

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Adequate attic insulation is only one aspect of keeping your house cool and reducing your air-­ conditioning costs. By “insulation,” most folks mean thermal insulation that blocks heat conduction.

This includes fiberglass, rock wool, foam and/or cellulose insulation on the attic floor and in the walls.

There are three modes of heat transfer—conduction, convection and radiation. Conduction refers to heat flow typically through solid materials. This is how the handle of a metal skillet gets hot on the stove. Convection is similar to conduction, but occurs in fluids and gases. This is why you feel colder in the wind than in still air. Regular thermal ­insulation in your home’s walls and ceiling blocks conduction and convection heat transfer.

The third mode of heat flow—­radiation—is how the sun heats the Earth and why you feel warm in front of an open fireplace. Unfortunately, standard thermal insulation is not very effective for blocking this type of heat flow. On a hot summer afternoon, a roof, especially a dark, asphalt-shingle one, gets extremely hot. This heat then radiates downward through the attic insulation and into your house.

You can tell if the ceiling is hotter than the walls just by putting the back of your hand against it in the afternoon. If it feels much warmer, this may be the major reason you’re running the air conditioning more than normal.

If your house will need a new roof soon, replace it with light-colored shingles to reduce the roof temperature.

Metal roofs, particularly aluminum ones with heat-reflective paint, stay even cooler and minimize heat transfer down to the ceiling below.

A less expensive option is to add additional insulation while also improving your attic’s ventilation. Continuous ridge or inlet soffit vents work best. They work by allowing cooler air to flow into the attic and over the insulation before passing out through the ridge vent. When I installed more attic vents in my own home recently, I could immediately feel the difference in my second-floor bedroom temperature.

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H o m e t o w n P rid e

Meet five residents who make this historic town a great place to live, work and visit

BY MARY SUE LAWRENCE Photos by Milton Morris

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When you venture off the beaten path in South Carolina, you’re often rewarded with a little piece of the past, a place that seems to have materialized from a black-and-white TV rerun to take you back to a sleepy, easy, ambling time.

I stumbled upon just that kind of “Mayberry USA” recently when my husband and I veered off Highway 52 to the town of Cheraw. This picturesque gem of a city, nestled on the banks of the Pee Dee River, is rich with history, architectural beauty and a friendly, Old South manner. Spend a day here, and you will be smitten. Spend a long weekend, as we did, and you’ll fall positively in love with the place and the people who call it home—including these local characters who help make Cheraw so charming.

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Angie Smith Simply Southern Bed & Breakfast

Angie Smith (pictured at left) has more than 30 years of experience in the hospitality business, but it doesn’t take long to figure out that being a gracious host is something that just comes naturally for her.

Smith took a leap of faith in 2010, purchasing a stately brick home with wrap-around porches and a prime location right in the heart of the town’s historic district. “When I saw the house, I could instantly visualize it as a bed and breakfast,” she says.

Two weeks after she closed on the property, Smith was in business. Today, Simply Southern is a popular spot for wedding parties, business travelers and tourists alike.

Smith runs the house in the comfortable manner of a favorite aunt, inviting guests to help themselves to beer, wine or anything else in the kitchen, and she delights in sharing the home’s unique architectural features. Built by the founder of the Cheraw Brick Company, the 100-year-old residence was completely restored in 2004, and today it has four guest rooms, each with 12-foot ceilings, interior walls made of solid brick, detailed moldings and lots of antique and reproduction furniture.

In the best tradition of southern hospitality, Smith enjoys interacting with her guests, whether it’s over a glass of wine on the porch or at the dining room table where she serves up gourmet breakfasts each morning. “All the guests sit around and talk and share each other’s stories—it’s just a real neat experience,” she says.

“It’s great to be able to share this home,” Smith continues. “I get to meet so many different people from all different walks of life. “ Simply Southern Bed & Breakfast is located at 504 Kershaw St. in downtown Cheraw. Phone: (843) 921-4579.

wouldn’t buy his two kids a drink,” he recalls. “It was 10 a.m. and 100 degrees, and we were all sweating. I asked if I could give the kids a drink, and I haven’t sold a soda since.”

Before opening the shop in Cheraw, Weaver spent considerable time restoring the hardwood floors, installing a new ceiling and generally making the place a comfortable home away from home. “It’s a place people can come and just sit and talk,” he says. “If they need a haircut, fine. If not, that’s fine too.”

Between haircuts, you might also find the barber and some of his regulars in the middle of a jam session with Weaver playing rhythm guitar and chiming in on vocals.

“When I’m not busy, we’ll just sit around and play country, western, bluegrass, gospel—whatever they want to play, we’ll play,” he says.

Weaver’s Barber Shop is located at 167 2nd St., in downtown Cheraw.

Phone: (843) 537-4154.

Wayne Weaver Weaver’s Barber Shop

When Wayne Weaver relocated his two-seat barber shop from Chesterfield to the heart of downtown Cheraw, he brought with him a loyal clientele and a long tradition of hospitality.

Inside the front door of his shop on 2nd Street there is an old-fashioned Pepsi vending machine that’s always stocked with ice-cold sodas, and Weaver invites “anyone who wants a drink” to help themselves, free of charge.

“I couldn’t afford a Coke when I was little, so now I give ‘em away,” he says of a ritual that began more than three decades ago.

“One day in my shop in Chesterfield, a customer

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Four things you must do in Cheraw With more than 7,000 acres of pine forest and cypress wetlands surrounding scenic Lake Juniper, Cheraw State Park is a nature-lovers’ dream. Park Ranger Mark Davies guarantees you’ll see blooming lilies and pitcher plants each spring, and plenty of wildlife year-round, including the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. There’s a new boardwalk skirting the shore of the 300-acre lake, which is a popular fishing, swimming and paddling destination. Golfers, of course, know the park as home to an 18-hole championship golf course rated as a “super value” by Golf Digest, thanks to fees as low as $30—including a cart.

For more information: Call (843) 537-9656 or visit southcarolinaparks.com.

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The new boardwalk is a welcome addition to Cheraw State Park.

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Tour Old St. David’s Church and the Lyceum

The gracious and trusting South is not a relic in Cheraw. Stop by the Chamber of Commerce at 221 Market St. and they’ll hand you the two enormous keys that unlock the doors to the town’s most treasured architectural gems—historic Old St. David’s Church and the quirky Lyceum.

Old St. David’s Church dates back to the early 1770s, and inside the doors of the pristine white building, you’ll find box pews and a raised pulpit common to Anglican churches of the pre-Revolutionary War period. Restored in 1975, the building is used mostly for weddings and special events today, but the quiet little chapel has a raucous history—American and British troops were quartered here during the Revolutionary War, and it was occupied by both Old St. David’s Confederate and Union troops during the Civil War. In the church cemetery, visitors will find Church and the tombstones of soldiers from every American war up through Vietnam. the Lyceum have served The Lyceum, located just across the street from the chamber’s office, was built in 1820 the town in and has served the city as an equity court, library and meeting place. Today it houses a small wartime and museum dedicated to the town’s rich history. Among the artifacts on display are items from in peace. the American Revolution and cannon balls from the Civil War. For more information: Call the Cheraw Chamber of Commerce at (843) 537-7681 or visit cherawchamber.com. Keys to the church and Lyceum are available at the chamber’s office Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Walk in the shadow of Dizzy

Jazz great John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie was born and raised in Cheraw, and he let the world know it at the start of each performance, telling audiences, “I’m Dizzy Gillespie from Chee-raw, South Carolina.” So it’s no surprise that Cheraw has done much to honor its favorite son. The most popular tribute is the 7-foot statue on the Town Green, depicting the trumpeter’s famous bulging cheeks and trademark Town Green. bent horn. Right behind the statue is Dizzy Gillespie dominates the A statue of famous Cheraw son Theater on the Green, a former movie house where a young Dizzy once worked as a bouncer. And no fan of the jazz giant should miss the public art park on the site of Gillespie’s childhood home. Located on the 300 block of Huger Street, the park features several modern art installations and is marked by a steel fence decorated with the notes of Gillespie’s famous song, “Salt Peanuts.”

To celebrate Gillespie’s birthday, the town also holds the annual South Carolina Jazz Festival— scheduled this year for Oct. 19–21. More than 20 musical artists will perform at an eclectic collection of venues. There’s also a Bebop Parade, golf tournament, a 5K run/walk and plenty of activities for the kids.

For more information: Call (843) 537-8420, ext. 12, or visit scjazzfestival.com.

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Take the Historic Cheraw Cell Phone Tour

Learn all about the city and its fascinating past by taking the self-guided Historic Cheraw Cell Phone Tour. There are 25 points of interest, including historic homes, churches and other landmarks.

Tour brochures are available at the Lyceum, Market Hall and the Chamber of Commerce office, and each stop is marked with a small sign and a number.

Visitors simply dial (843) 865-3002 and enter the corresponding number, says David Sides, the town’s director of tourism and community development. The tour is free, though callers will incur normal cell phone charges.

For more information: Call (843) 865-3002 or visit cheraw.com.

Cookie Herndon Mary’s Restaurant

Cookie Herndon is the smiling face behind the counter at Mary’s Restaurant, a family-owned eatery where the local news and gossip is as fresh and tasty as the house specialty, stew beef and rice.

“We have one ‘local’ table where ‘everydayers’ talk about politics and stuff,” says Herndon. “Everybody has their own chair, and don’t you dare sit in that chair!”

With a diner-style menu that includes everything from breakfast favorites to classic “meat and three” combos, the restaurant is a Cheraw institution. It’s owned by Herndon’s mother, 82-year-old Mary Hilliard, who still comes in every day to greet customers at the door, just as she has for the last 32 years.

“Sometimes she yells across the room at me,” Herndon says with a laugh. “She’s a good boss lady.”

Manager, cook, waitress and busboy, Herndon does a little of everything alongside the staff at Mary’s, a simple, no-frills space where the light streams in through big windows and the tables fill to capacity on Saturday mornings. She started helping out at the restaurant when Hilliard was hospitalized for an illness 30 years ago—and never found a reason to leave.

“I thought it was going to be temporary, but here I am,” Herndon says. “There’s nothing more rewarding than working with your mom.”

Mary’s Restaurant is located at 134 Market St. in downtown Cheraw.

Phone: (843) 537-6790.

Felicia Flemming-McCall Southern African-American Heritage Center

As a funeral director working in her family’s funeral home, one of Felicia Flemming-McCall’s jobs is to compile information for obituaries, and she has always been fascinated by the stories of the local African-American men and women who overcame slavery, segregation and racial prejudice to achieve a better life and build a stronger community.

This love of history, combined with a passion for collecting artifacts from the 1800s and 1900s, led her to publish the 2008 book, African-Americans of Chesterfield County, and two years ago, she and her husband, Norris, opened the Southern African-American Heritage Center in downtown Cheraw.

The museum is a labor of love for McCall. It includes hands-on exhibits like a 1900s classroom and an old-time kitchen that demonstrate what everyday life was like for ll

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You say Chuh-raw, I say Shuh-raw …

The proper pronunciation of Cheraw is open to debate, but according to David Sides, the town’s director of tourism and community development, it’s properly pronounced Chuh-raw. “Town council has even adopted a policy on how it’s supposed to be pronounced,” he says. In practice, however, many residents and ­visitors pronounce it Shuh-raw.

fought in South Carolina during the Civil War. On July 28, the museum will feature a kids’ program with slave re-­ enactor and storyteller Tyree Rowell from York County.

The Southern African-American Heritage Center is located at 125 Kershaw St., in downtown Cheraw. Admission is $5 for kids, $7 for adults. Guided tours are $8. Phone: (843) 921-9989; southernaaheritagecenter.org.

Sarah Spruill Historic Cheraw

Sarah Spruill didn’t grow up in Cheraw, but when she married into one of the town’s oldest families, the rich history of the area became one of her life’s great passions.

As the city’s former director of tourism and the longtime president of the preservation group Historic Cheraw, Spruill is widely recognized as the town’s unofficial historian, and she is a font of interesting facts and historical gossip. One of her favorite Civil War stories deals with the reaction local residents had to the arrival of Gen. William T. Sherman and the Union army in March of 1865.

Sherman took as his quarters the home of Henry McIver, a Confederate officer who was away at war.

“Mrs. McIver and her children were relegated to the area residents, but most of the artifacts on display are tied upstairs when Sherman commandeered the house,” to the personal histories of individuals who “although they may have had difficult lives, still made contributions to this Spruill says. “General Sherman invited one of the young McIver boys to dine with him, and Mrs. McIver let the area.” child go. When the little boy stared intently at Sherman’s She cites as two examples John McCall, Chesterfield head, the general asked, ‘What are you doing, son?’ The County’s first African-American lawyer, and engineer child replied, ‘I heard that you were an old devil, and Horace King, a Cheraw District native who was born into slavery, yet became one of the most respected bridge build- I am looking for your horns.’ As the story goes, the general found this very funny.” ers of the 19th century.

For visitors to Cheraw, Spruill recommends touring “I want people to connect the artifact with the person,” Old St. David’s Church, the Town she says. “I have an opportunity to Green (see “Four things you must continue their legacy by telling their do in Cheraw”) and a stroll through story.”

GetMore the neighborhoods of the downtown The museum is open Tuesdays Historic District— and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., For more information on things to by appointment and during special a place she’s proud to call home. see and do in Cheraw, contact the living history events. On June 16, the “It’s basically the nucleus of the old Town of Cheraw Office of Tourism center will host re-enactors portraytown of Cheraw,” she says. “It’s 213 (843) 537-8425 or (888) 537-0014; ing the Union soldiers of the 54th acres, it has more than 50 antebellum cheraw.com Massachusetts, the celebrated Africanbuildings and a remarkable collection American infantry regiment that of historic churches.”

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The jazz man

Growing up in Awendaw, Charlton Singleton was keenly interested in music, but gave no indication he would become the face of Charleston’s jazz scene.

“I started playing trumpet in the sixth grade,” Singleton says. “My dad loved jazz, and bought all these tapes of Wynton Marsalis. He dusted off old 78s of Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong. But I didn’t get the jazz bug for a really long time.”

As an adult, Singleton’s musical talent led him in many directions, but he found his calling when he met local jazz impresario Jack McCray, who helped Singleton form the 17-piece Charleston Jazz Orchestra in 2008.

“He had this way of informing me about jazz that made it seem so important,” Singleton says of McCray, who authored the book Charleston Jazz. “He had this enormous desire to present Charleston music to the rest of the world, and he thought a big band was a great way to do that.”

The orchestra’s debut sold only 300 tickets, “about half of which were family and friends,” Singleton recalls, but the ensemble drew rave reviews for original compositions and their ability to blend jazz with other genres. Now in its fourth year, the Jazz Orchestra’s six-show season is one of the Holy City’s hottest tickets and sold-out well in advance.

“We’ve turned heads, and that’s pretty amazing for all of us,” he says. “But for me personally, I think I’m just hitting my stride.

I think I’m finally doing what I was born to do.” —MARK QUINN

Mic Smith

Get More For more information on the Charleston Jazz Orchestra, visit jazzartistsofcharleston.org/cjo.

Charlton Singleton AGE: 41 HOMETOWN: Awendaw OCCUPATION: Conductor,

Charleston Jazz Orchestra LITTLE-KNOWN FACT: From 2000 to 2007, Singleton was a middle-school band director. “I wanted kids to understand the doors music could open if they just gave it a try.”

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BY DIANE V. PARHAM

Discovering Personalizing that story is a key Luxury was not part of Margaret A new exhibit at the S.C. State feature of Titanic: The Artifact Ford’s everyday life. But, in April 1912, Museum marks the 100th Exhibition, now on display at the something special awaited her—the anniversary of the infamous South Carolina State Museum through chance to sail on the maiden voyage of maritime disaster Sept. 3. the magnificent RMS Titanic.

Every visitor to the exhibit—man, At 48, abandoned by her husband, Margaret was struggling to feed her family with the meager woman and child—is issued an individual boarding pass earnings from her small poultry farm in Sussex, England. with the identity of a real Titanic passenger and a few Encouraged by her eldest daughter’s prosperous new life details about that person’s life—his or her hometown, for in the United States, Margaret scraped together $175 for example, as well as the passenger’s level of accommodations third-class tickets for herself and her four younger children on the ship. From that moment on, you experience everyaboard the grand ocean liner. Traveling with her friend, Alice thing you see in the exhibit from the intimate perspective Harknett, Margaret looked forward to this once-in-a-lifetime of “your” passenger. journey and a fresh start in America.

More than 125 artifacts recovered from the wreck are on display as guests move through recreated rooms and observe life-size photos of the ship’s interior. For the first The epic tale of the Titanic disaster, and all the personal half of the exhibit, jaunty period music plays in the backstories of the people who sailed aboard the ill-fated ground as you stroll and take in the grandeur of the ship. ship, remain as riveting today as they were 100 years Is this where I might have slept? Are these the china plates ago. Countless books and movies—including the newly on which I dined? Was that my hairbrush? My cufflinks? released 3-D version of the 1997 blockbuster film—have invited us to relive the night when the “practically unsink- My spectacles? You are immersed in the story.

“Titanic has mystery, it has elegance, and there are a able” ship was ripped open by an iceberg and sank to the lot of human stories,” says Tut Underwood, the museum’s bottom of the North Atlantic, ending 1,523 lives.

Starting with the visitor’s entry to the exhibit, every effort is made to convey the personal stories of the passengers and crew of the Titanic.

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A wide variety of dishes were recovered, from ornate plates to foodstuff containers—including some jars that contained olive pits.

Each visitor receives a boarding pass with the identity of a real Titanic passenger, providing a perspective from which to experience the exhibit.

director of public information. “Older people grew up with it. Younger people have seen the movies. It’s a cultural touchstone that fascinates people and has for 100 years.”

Early on the morning of April 10, 1912, Margaret, her children and friend Alice boarded Titanic and found their way down to their third-class berths, known as steerage. Nothing like the opulence of the first- and second-class accommodations, to be sure, but far nicer than anything a third-class passenger would expect in that era. A $35 ticket—equal to $620 in today’s money—reserved bunk bed space in a cabin shared with nine other people. Separated by gender, Margaret and her two daughters bunked apart from her teenaged boys.

At the more lavish end of the spectrum, first-class passengers paid $4,500 ($79,000 today) for spacious suites with private promenades and elegant furnishings. No matter the accommodations, the same tragedy awaited all passengers.

The ship set sail just before noon from Southampton, England, bound for New York.

Suddenly, the mood of the exhibit shifts. The setting grows darker; the air feels colder. The music is gone, replaced by groaning winds and metallic creaking. Stark black-and-white signs issue the actual ice warnings from the night of the accident. Titanic’s end is near.

This is one of the most compelling areas of the exhibit— where you see and feel what the passengers experienced on

Suddenly, the mood of the exhibit shifts. The setting grows darker; the air feels colder.

Web Extra Titanic artifacts slideshow

RMS Titanic, Inc., the company behind Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, holds the exclusive salvage rights to the wreck site of the famous passenger liner. Since 1987 the company has recovered and restored numerous objects, from china plates and dishes like those shown at left, to jewelry, clothing and pieces of the ship itself. Visit SCLiving.coop for a slideshow of 12 significant finds.

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A manmade iceberg simulates the fateful night’s 28-degree water temperature.

Visitors can leave a handprint on it, if they can stand the cold.

In 1912, a $35 ticket would reserve one of 10 bunk bed spaces in a third-class cabin (top right), whereas an opulent first-class stateroom went for $4,500.

April 15, the cold, dark night of the ship’s sinking. Quotes from survivors describe exactly what they heard and felt, as well as the moment they knew something was terribly wrong. Most dramatically, a manmade iceberg is included in a hands-on exhibit, so you can feel the deathly cold that took the lives of most passengers.

“I liked the iceberg, because you could feel how cold it would have been, and look up at the stars, and imagine what it would have been like in that water,” says Allison Martin of Lexington, who visited the exhibit opening weekend with her husband, Stephen, and their sons, Stephen Jr., 20, and Benjamin, 11.

fate of your Titanic persona—did you survive? A wall with the name and fate of each of the 2,228 passengers demonstrates that the odds are not in favor of third-class passengers and crew members—only about 25 percent of them survived the disaster, compared to 61 and 41 percent, respectively, for first and second class. Also featured here are heart-wrenching stories of individual acts of heroism and self-sacrifice and last-minute reunions of family and Margaret and her children were among hundreds of panfriends. icked third-class passengers who waited for their chance to “People really want to know if they survived,” says escape the sinking ship. Stories persist from descendants of Selena Brown, museum public program assistant and a survivors about how the steerage passengers were kept below member of Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative. “There are a deck while the first- and secondlot of different emotions—some children get really upset, class passengers boarded the and people want to know what GetThere few available lifeboats, women happened to others in their and children first. No evidence party. They are fascinated by The South Carolina State Museum is located at reveals a deliberate attempt to what happened.”

301 Gervais St. in Columbia. Titanic: The Artifact prevent their escape. It is possiExhibition runs through Sept. 3. ble, however, that ship stewards Margaret Ann Watson Ford, Exhibit Hours: Monday–Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., hoping to manage the chaos her four children—Dollina, Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Last entry into the exhibit is kept steerage passengers below 21, Edward, 18, William, 16, 45 minutes prior to the museum’s closing. while they waited for orders to and Robina, 7—and family Admission: Advance ticket purchase recommended. admit them to the upper deck. friend Alice Harknett are Ticket prices, including general museum admission, That order never came. listed on the wall with every are $18 for adults (ages 13–61), $15 for seniors and other passenger on the ship. $12 for children (ages 3–12). Discounts are available on the first Sunday of the month and for groups.

By the time you near the You can discover their fate for exhibit’s Memorial Gallery, yourself at Titanic: The Artifact Details: (803) 898-4921; scmuseum.org you are anxious to learn the Exhibition.

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Army to the 55th he soon found himself culinary skills H April 11, 2012 gated, all-black unit, weapons, his Honor FligHt SoutH CArolinA no use for chemical meant he immediately Because there was the was reassigned to role of company cook. the was I home, “At and ninth child of 12, I at about 8 years old learned how to cook, and grits and meat such,” Harrison says. a “Well, they needed next to officers’ headat our little unit there it.” cook in New Guinea and liked wound up cooking to the Philippines, quarters, and so I unit was transferred he was After two years, Harrison’s the war was over, and Eight months later, had married the where he re-enlisted.

1945. Once back home—he discharged in November during the one furlough he had—Harrison Hilton returned former Catherine fellow veterans. He at farming courses for farmed and taught as a teacher and principal education in 1952 the principal at Wilson to elementary school School. He then became in 1979. During his Santee Rosenwald retiring until in the where he worked Elementary School, on educating children had a huge impact to one of his students, long career, Harrison communities, according Wilson and Manning CEO Floyd L. Keels. miliSantee Electric Cooperativeguidance, Harrison partly credits his deal Along with his mother’s helped me learn to success: “The Army his career. for in my educational tary experience a situations I faced later have to do it. It’s been with a lot of different you can do until you CArolinAYou never know what AllrEAD wonderful life.” —WAltEr

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17, U.S. Marine Corps at the age of Robert Ruff volunteered for the against the Japanese in the Pacific, fully expecting to join the fight while in the Army, in a very different assignment. william Harrison was but after boot camp he found himself happy to focus on N.C., where for 13 months his Ruff was stationed at Cherry Point, than and teach canoeing and sailing cookingAtrather job was to manage recreational boats chemicals. 98, he was the oldest veteran who to Marines on R&R. going on and I was living the life took part in the electric “I felt so guilty that the war was red that I wanted to go overseas.” cooperative-sponso Honor Flight. of Riley,” he says. “I told the sergeant for him in the Virgin Islands, The sergeant found a new assignment the right opening found Corps the Eventually, down. but Ruff turned it for the eager young Marine. and was shipped to San Diego for “I got a deal going to the Pacific recalls.

Ruff departure in mid-summer of 1944,” assignment, he went through The day before Ruff left for his Pacific or cavities but didn’t have the time a physical. A dentist found three “So out. young Marine was to ship materials to fill them before the says. 11, 162 teeth,” heApril 2012 H Honor FligHt they pulled out three perfectly good SoutH They stopped at Pearl Harbor and Ruff left in a convoy of 35 ships. islands before Ruff reached his dropped off supplies at various Pacific then shipped to Guam with Marine first duty station on Saipan. He was he VMF-321 fighter squadron, where Air Group 22 and assigned to the serviced F4U Corsairs as part of the ground Age: crew.

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U.S. Armyof thing,” he recalls.

Now 87 and married 64 years, he’s still a leader in the Sumter business “It was an expericommunity. co-oP AFFiliAtion: “The two most important decisions ence I wouldn’t have Black River Electric I’ve made in my life were accepting Christ as my savior and for anything.” marrying my wife, Mary Shaw.

Cooperativemissed She is all thatand I could ask for and much, much On Saipan more,” he says. “Given a chance totropido it all over again, I wouldn’t with mosquito nets, and in the change a single thing.”

Guam, the Marines lived in tents The life Shaw relishes nearly but regulation. ended in a foxhole near Anzio, cal conditions, uniforms were anything Italy, in he says.

War II. He was attending Davidson shorts out of them,” World College when the U.S. Army “We cut our pant legs off and made called him to service. Three months later, he was on an “We worked in T-shirts.” ocean port with 5,000 soldiers, bound transinto the fight, the only Japanese for the Mediterranean as a Although he’d been eager to get member of the on Army’s 45th Infantry Division. in work details. He was working Their goal: to liberate Italy Ruff saw overseas were prisoners the army. the German from the war and cancelled ended drops bomb atomic the Guam when “We were the front line,” Shaw home islands. recalls as he talks about his U.S. plans to invade the Japanese theythrough Italy, pushing to Seattle, Wash., where encountering withering resistance company After the war Ruff’s unit was shipped every step a hero’s welcome. Looking back on of the way. “I’ll say this, it were issued new uniforms and given was no place says he enjoyed his time in the Corps. you wanted to be. his World War II experience, Ruff he says. —JEFF WilKinSon “In the infantry, two things happened “In all, I had a pretty good time,” at Anzio: you got wounded or you got killed,” he says.

In that foxhole near Anzio in the mayhem of a fierce firefight with retreating German soldiers, Shaw lost his helmet. The only replacement he could find was “at least two sizes too big for my head,” he says. Moments later as he raised his head to survey the landscape, a German sniper fired a single round that hit the front of the helmet drooped over his eyes. Had it been five minutes earlier, he would not have made it home. He escaped with minor shrapnel wounds.

“I’ve just always believed when it’s your time, it’s your time,” says. “But I can tell you this: Shaw I’m glad it wasn’t my time.”

After leaving the Army, he returned to Davidson in 1946, degree in business and moved got a home to Sumter to manage the family business he still runs today.

The war, he says, is almost never a topic of conversation.

“Lord knows, you’d never want to do it again,” he says as his lowers just a bit. “But let me voice say this: I’m glad I did my part, and there’s no question I’m glad we won.”

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SCGardener

BY S. CORY TANNER

Master Gardeners make S.C. greener covered include soils and plant nutrition, basic botany Carolina, chances are your and plant physiology, insect life has been touched by a and disease management, Master Gardener whether lawn care, vegetable and you know it or not. fruit gardening, annuals Master Gardeners are and perennials, trees and volunteers trained by shrubs, and more. After Clemson Extension to assist successfully completing the the gardening public in classroom portion—which many different ways. First and foremost, I like to say involves regular attendance, they “extend the Extension quizzes, and passing a final Service,” by assisting their exam—participants receive local Extension offices. the title of Master Gardener Many Master Gardeners Intern. These trainees are volunteer to answer calls Master Gardener volunteers at this community event are able to answer many then required to volunquestions about plants and soil, and ready to do some research if necessary. teer for at least 40 hours and help with walk-in gardening questions. They of on-the-job service to it would be impossible for me to keep also go out into the community and Clemson Extension or in the commuteach people how to start a garden, be up with all of the requests for gardennity through activities coordinated and ing information without the help of better gardeners, take better care of approved by their county Extension their lawns and properly use pesticides our volunteers. office.

Here in South Carolina, Master and fertilizers. As a horticulture agent The Master Gardener program Gardeners have also been at the foreworking in one of South Carolina’s has a long history of success in South front of the community gardening most populous counties, I can tell you Carolina, dating back to 1981 when the trend, helping neighborhoods and first class was offered in Charleston cities start and manage collective plots County. Today, the program is offered GetMore that provide healthy, affordable food by most county extension offices, and and a greater sense of civic pride.

Master Gardener courses are also Clemson Extension These dedicated volunteer gardeners available online. The program costs Master Gardener Program also assist with soup-kitchen gardens $300 to complete.

Cost: $300 designed to grow food for the hungry, If you are interested in learning Requirements: 40 hours of advise schools on the best ways to more about the program or wish to classroom training and another incorporate gardening lessons into the sign up for training, visit the Clemson 40 hours of volunteer service classroom, and they teach young garExtension Master Gardener page at coordinated by a local Extension deners the basics through youth proclemson.edu/mastergardener. To find office. grams such as 4-H. Master Gardeners a nearby training class, look for the Topics covered: Soils and plant also play a vital role in environmental “Find a Local Coordinator” link on the nutrition, basic botany and plant education, while also serving as citizen left side of the page. To learn more physiology, insect and disease scientists, recording weather trends, about the online option, click the management, lawn care, vegetable observing insect and bird migrations “MG Online” link. and fruit gardening, annuals and and monitoring water quality. perennials, trees and shrubs, and more.

The training required to become a S. Cory Tanner is an area horticulture Master Gardener is offered through agent and Master Gardener coordinaFor more information: Visit the Clemson Extension Master Gardener local Extension Service offices, and tor for Clemson Extension based in page at clemson.edu/mastergardener. begins with 40 hours of intensive, Greenville County. Contact him at practical horticultural training. Courses shannt@clemson.edu.

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SCTravels

BY JUNE GALLUP

Tour of duty Get a glimpse of the military experience at the Basic Combat Training Museum Before you enter the U.S. Army’s Basic Combat Training Museum, you need to know one thing—they don’t sugarcoat it for you.

From your first step inside the exhibit hall, to your last step out the door, you are hustled along by holographic drill sergeants who are every bit as tough on museum guests as they are on their soldiers.

“It’s meant to put visitors in the field and experience what our new recruits must feel each day,” says curator Henry Howe. “They bark orders at you just like they would a real recruit. These are actual drill sergeants who agreed to be videotaped.”

In fact, says Howe, about the only difference between the museum boot camp experience and the real thing is “we don’t make you do push-ups.”

Listen up!

GetThere The U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Museum is located in Building 4442, Jackson Boulevard, on the grounds of Fort Jackson in Columbia.

The visitor entrance to the base is on Forest Drive, off Exit 12 from Interstate 77.

Visitors will be asked to show a photo ID, car registration and proof of auto insurance at the gate. After entering, turn right at the second light onto Jackson Boulevard. The museum is located across the street from Post Headquarters.

Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday–Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Family Day (when recruits graduate). Closed weekends and federal holidays.

Admission: Free Details: (803) 751-7419, www.jackson.army.mil/sites/garrison/pages/673

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Since 1917, Columbia’s Fort Jackson has been turning civilians into soldiers. The story of the journey is told in the Basic Combat Training Museum.

Located on the grounds of Fort Jackson in Columbia, the 7,500-squarefoot museum covers the evolution of U.S. Army training from World War I to today, by recreating the 10-week basic training regimen currently used to turn civilians into combat-ready soldiers.

“Basic Combat Training is divided into three phases: the Red, White and Blue,” Howe says. The Red Phase covers hand-to-hand combat. In the White Phase, soldiers learn to operate M16 rifles and undergo intense physical training. In the Blue Phase, the recruits apply everything they’ve learned by participating in field exercises.

The galleries of the museum are organized to follow the same Red, White and Blue phases of training, each introduced by a different drill sergeant. Throughout the self-guided tour, visitors will witness impressive displays of military gear and experience how training methods have— and haven’t—changed since 1917. The

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museum also features displays on recruitment, barracks life, the history of Fort Jackson, military heroes and the Army’s Advanced Individual Training programs.

Since re-opening in August of 2011 after a two-year renovation, the stateof-the-art facility has drawn approximately 55,000 visitors—many of them the family members of recruits graduating from real basic training at Fort

Visitors will experience how training methods have—and haven’t— changed since 1917.

Jackson. The base is the U.S. Army’s largest initial training post, and is responsible for producing 50 percent of all new soldiers who enter the service each year.

The museum, which is free and open to the public, allows graduating soldiers an opportunity to show their loved ones the rigors of military service, Howe says.

“Every man and woman who survives Army basic training has a story to tell,” he says. “We give you a lot of insight into how difficult that transition from civilian to soldier can be.”

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BY CARRIE HIRSCH | photos by Len Depas

HOMEMADE SPINACH & FARMER’S CHEESE RAVIOLI SERVES 6

RAVIOLI DOUGH

4 egg yolks, plus 1 whole egg 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2½ cups all-purpose flour, plus ½ cup for dusting 2 tablespoons water (if needed) Water bottle with a spray nozzle Pasta machine

Mix yolks, egg and olive oil in a large bowl. Add flour and mix until well blended. Knead dough until smooth, elastic and still a little wet—add water only if dough is too dry. Using a pasta machine, roll the dough until 1/16-inch thickness, dusting with flour as you go. Divide pasta sheet into two parts right before filling.

SPINACH FILLING 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 clove garlic ½ pound fresh baby spinach leaves ½ pound ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese) ½ cup grated Parmesan Reggiano Pinch of fresh, grated nutmeg Salt and pepper to taste

In a large pan, add olive oil and garlic clove. Cook until golden brown over medium heat. Add spinach and cook fully. Refrigerate spinach for at least 30 minutes. Squeeze excess water from the spinach.

Chop spinach, then combine in a large bowl with the ricotta and parmesan cheeses, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.

Lay a sheet of the freshly rolled ravioli dough on a floured work surface. Roll spinach filling into balls (approximately 2 tablespoons per ball) and place on dough 2 inches apart. Lightly mist dough and filling mounds with water. Lay a second sheet of dough on top of filling mounds. Using a cookie cutter, cut out each ravioli. Pinch the edges together to create a tight seal.

FINAL PREPARATION

North meets south Growing up in Northern Italy, chef Raffaele Dall’Erta learned about food in the traditional Old World fashion—he spent summers with his grandparents, who made meals an adventure as they traveled the countryside gathering fresh produce and ingredients.

“We would forage for porcini and chanterelle mushrooms, dandelion leaves, wild asparagus, pear and apples,” he says. “This was the spark for me.”

After completing culinary school in Italy, Dall’Erta traveled the world working as a sous chef in top restaurants before moving to Sumter in 2010 to become executive chef at Hamptons.

“I love cooking. I love everything about it. I learned from the best, and I needed a new challenge,” he says of his decision to bring his creative culinary flair to South Carolina. “I knew the minute when I came to Hamptons and saw the room and the kitchen, that this was where I wanted to be.”

True to his culinary roots, Dall’Erta

¾ stick butter ¼ cup pine nuts (optional) 1 cup Parmesan Reggiano, grated

Bring a large pot of salted water to a rolling boil then reduce to medium heat. In a sauté skillet, cook the butter and pine nuts together on medium heat until melted and mixture begins to lightly brown.

Remove pan from heat. Add ravioli to the simmering water and cook gently for 2 minutes. Remove using a slotted spoon. Place the ravioli on a large platter and cover with grated parmesan. Glaze with butter sauce.

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“It’s heaven,” chef Raffaele Dall’Erta says with a big smile. “I want to mesh Southern cuisine with Italian cuisine.” enjoys creating seasonal dishes that often make use of the freshest seafood, game and produce harvested in the Palmetto State.

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“It’s heaven,” he says with a big smile. “I love to experiment with different seasonal ingredients on the menu. I want to mesh Southern cuisine with Italian cuisine.”

Entrée prices range from $31 to $50, and each one has a dash of Northern Italian flair. The pasta dishes feature pappardelle noodles, small meatballs and Dall’Erta’s own sauce— made with tomatoes grown locally in the restaurant’s garden.

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A popular first course is yellow fin tuna tartar with mango, avocado and wasabi sauce and might be followed by a main course of seared “barn door” halibut with grits, spring beet greens, arugula puree, pickled turnips and a tomato beurre blanc.

In addition to the 120-seat main dining room, Hamptons features a bakery and fresh market that’s always stocked with homemade breads, cheeses and desserts, and casual diners can enjoy the outdoor “Alley Way,” which features live music on Fridays.

The open kitchen brings an element of excitement to the dining experience at Hamptons, and the atmosphere is always warm and welcoming—because the chef wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I want to create good food that makes people happy,” Dall’Erta says.

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Father’s Day favorites Summer Green Beans SERVES 4

Snap off ends of green beans, then cut on the diagonal into 4-inch lengths. In medium skillet, heat oil.

Add mustard seeds and cook over low to medium heat until they pop, continually shaking the pan to avoid burning. Add onion and green beans, stir, then cover. Uncover and stir occasionally to cook

Chicken Pie SERVES 6–8

2 refrigerated pie crusts 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter 1 cup fresh carrots, chopped 1 cup celery, chopped 1 cup onion, chopped

evenly. Lower heat and add cumin, turmeric, salt and pepper to taste.

Stir, then cover for 5–8 minutes more, until vegetables are cooked to preference.

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½ cup all-purpose flour 2 cups chicken broth 1 cup half-and-half 4 cups chicken breasts, cooked and chopped 1 cup canned English peas

Place a pie crust into the bottom of a 12-by-9-by-2½-inch ovenproof dish.

Pull crust down gently to meet the corners of the dish. Save the remaining crust to top the pie. In a large pan, melt half of the butter, then saute the carrots, celery and onion. Add flour and continue stirring until thickened.

Add chicken broth gradually. Continue to stir, then add half-and-half. Stir in chicken and peas. Add chicken mixture to the pie crust-covered dish, then top with second crust. Stretch the dough to meet the corners of the dish.

Dot with small pieces of remaining butter. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Bake 40 minutes, allow to sit a few minutes, then serve.

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12 ounces green beans, washed (Sliced okra can be substituted for the green beans) 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil 1 tablespoon black mustard seeds (or enough to cover bottom of frying pan) 1 medium onion, sliced thin ¼ teaspoon cumin powder ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder Salt or garlic salt Black pepper

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Slice onion into thin rings, set aside. In a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, egg and soda (use amount as needed to thin the batter). Stir together until batter has a pancake batter-like consistency. Heat oil in a deep fryer or in medium-heavy pot to 375 degrees. Dip onion slices in batter a few at a time. Deep fry until golden brown, remove with tongs and drain on paper towels. Serve immediately. roy and kathy cockfield, hemingway

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UPSTATE JUNE

13–16 • Mighty Moo Festival, various venues, Cowpens. (864) 580-9766.

15 • Shindig at the Cabin, Michael Gaffney Cabin, 214 N. Limestone St., Gaffney. (864) 487-6244.

15–23 • Chautauqua Festival, various venues, Greenville. (864) 244-1499.

21–24 • S.C. Festival of Flowers, various venues, Greenwood. (864) 223-8411, ext. 232.

29–30 • Festival of Stars, downtown, Ninety Six. (864) 543-3396.

JULY

4 • July 4th Mountain Style, Unicoi State Park, Helen, Ga. (800) 573-9659.

4 • Wells Fargo Red, White & Blue, downtown, Greenville. (864) 467-2776.

4 • Red, White and Boom, Barnet Park, Spartanburg.

(864) 596-2976.

12–21 • South Carolina Peach Festival, various venues, Gaffney. (864) 490-4921.

13–14 • S.C. Festival of Discovery barbecue and blues, various venues, Greenwood. (864) 942-8448.

ONGOING Daily • Art Gallery at the Fran Hanson Discovery Center, South Carolina Botanical Garden, Clemson. (864) 656-3405.

Daily • Trail Riding, Croft State Natural Area, Spartanburg. (864) 585-1283.

Daily June 23–Aug. 16 • The Landscape in Painting, Pickens County Museum of Art & History, Pickens. (864) 898-5963.

Daily June 23–Aug. 16 • Steven Bleicher: Route 66, Pickens County Museum of Art & History, Pickens.

(864) 898-5963.

Daily June 23–Aug. 16 • Selvage: New Works by Jim Arendt, Pickens County Museum of Art & History, Pickens. (864) 898-5963.

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Fridays–Sundays through July 1 • Daylily peak blooming, Daylily and Hosta Gardens, Simpsonville.

(864) 297-9043.

Saturdays through Sept. 1 • Bluegrass on the Mountain, Hillbilly Grounds, Mountain Rest. (864) 638-9070.

Saturdays through Nov. 3 • Mac-Dufus Dinner Theater Variety Show, Pumpkintown Mountain Opry, Pickens. (864) 836-8141.

Second Saturdays • Music on the Mountain Bluegrass Jams, Table Rock State Park, Pickens. (864) 878-9813.

Third Saturdays through Sept. • Youth Fishing Days at Buck Shoals, Smithgall Woods State Park, Helen, Ga. (706) 878-3087.

Saturdays and Sundays • Museums open 1–5 p.m., Andrew Jackson State Park, Lancaster. (803) 285-3344.

MIDLANDS JUNE

10–16 • Southeastern Piano Festival, University of South Carolina School of Music and Koger Center, Columbia. (803) 777-4280.

15 • Taste of Newberry, Memorial Square, Newberry.

(803) 276-6264.

15–16 • Great Falls Rescue Rodeo, 2536 James Baker Blvd., Great Falls. (803) 482-4315.

16 • Ridge Peach Festival, Trenton Town Park, Trenton. (803) 275-5303.

16 • Juneteenth, Perry Memorial Park, Aiken.

(803) 649-2221.

16–24 • Hampton County Watermelon Festival, various locations, Hampton County. (803) 943-8324.

16, 23 and 30 • Solar System Adventure, Ruth Patrick Science Education Center, Aiken. (803) 641-3654.

30 • Lake Murray Independence Day Celebration, Spence and Dreher islands, Lake Murray. (866) 725-3935.

Fireworks will light up the skies of South Carolina on the Fourth of July.

JULY

4 • Lexington County Peach Festival, Gilbert Community Park, Gilbert. (803) 892-5207.

9 • Jammin’ in July, Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, Camden. (803) 432-9841.

15 • Palmetto Tasty Tomato Festival, City Roots Farm, Columbia. (415) 235-5718.

ONGOING

Daily • Trail Riding, Kings Mountain State Park, Blacksburg. (803) 222-3209.

Daily • Trail Riding, Lee State Park, Bishopville. (803) 428-5307.

Daily • Trail Riding, Poinsett State Park, Wedgefield. (803) 494-8177.

Daily • SOS Planet Showing, Riverbanks Zoo & Garden’s 3-D Adventure Theater, Columbia. (803) 779-8717.

Daily, except Mondays • Living History Days, Historic Brattonsville, McConnells.

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Daily, except Mondays • Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia. (803) 799-2810.

Daily, except Mondays and major holidays • Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, Camden. (803) 432-9841.

Second Tuesdays • 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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Saturdays • Behind-theScenes Adventure Tours, Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, Columbia. (803) 978-1113.

Saturdays in June • Solar System Adventure, DuPont Planetarium, Aiken. (803) 641-3654.

Second Saturdays • Children’s Art Program, Sumter County Gallery of Art, Sumter. (803) 775-0543.

Last Saturdays through August • 18th Century Life Interpretations, Living History Park of North Augusta. (803) 279-7650.

Saturdays and Sundays • Gallery Tour, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia. (803) 799-2810.

Daily, by appointment • Overnights and Night Howls, Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, Columbia. (803) 779-8717, ext. 1113.

Weekly, through midAugust • Summer Zoo Camp, Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, Columbia. (803) 779-8717.

LOWCOUNTRY JUNE

14–17 • Charleston Carifest, carnival at Brittle Bank Park, Charleston. (843) 557-6258.

23 • Charleston Beer Garden, Brittle Bank Park, Charleston. (843) 619-0229.

28 • Carolina Day, parade route Washington Park to White Point Gardens, Charleston. (843) 723-3225.

29–30 • Riverfest, waterfront, downtown Conway. (843) 248-2273.

JULY

4 • Fabulous Fourth in the Creek, Marguerite H. Brown Municipal Center, Goose Creek. (843) 569-4242.

4 • Harbourfest, Shelter Cove Harbour, Hilton Head Island. (866) 380-1778.

4 • Fourth of July Bash, Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant. (866) 831-1720.

4 • Murrells Inlet 4th of July Boat Parade & Fireworks Display, Murrells Inlet Marshwalk, Murrells Inlet. (843) 357-2007.

4 • Fourth of July Extravaganza, Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach. (843) 913-9323.

4 • 4th of July Celebration, Surfside Pier, Surfside Beach. (843) 650-9548.

4 • July 4th Celebration, Cherry Grove Fishing Pier, North Myrtle Beach. (843) 281-2662.

11–14 • MegaDock Billfishing Tournament, Charleston City Marina, Charleston. (843) 278-4920.

13–22 • Beaufort Water Festival, various venues, Beaufort. (843) 524-0600.

14 • Christmas in July, Scranton Methodist Church, Scranton. (843) 210-9997.

ONGOING

Daily • Trail Riding, Cheraw State Park, Cheraw. (843) 537-9656.

Daily, except Christmas • Brookgreen Gardens, Murrells Inlet. (843) 235-6000.

Daily, except major holidays • Parris Island Museum, Beaufort.

(843) 228-2166.

Daily • Nature Center, Hunting Island State Park, Hunting Island. (843) 838-7437.

Daily • Self-guided Colonial tours, Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site, Charleston. (843) 852-4205.

Weekdays, through July 15 • Theater Art Summer Camp, ARTworks, Beaufort. (843) 379-2787.

Weekdays, through July 20 • ART Blast, ARTworks, Beaufort. (843) 379-2787.

Tuesdays, through Aug. 28 • 10 p.m. fireworks, Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach. (843) 444-3200.

Tuesdays, through Oct. 16 • Mount Pleasant Farmers Market, Coleman Boulevard, Mount Pleasant. (843) 884-8517.

Tuesdays–Saturdays • Education Center displays and programs, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238-5325.

Thursdays through October • Blues & BBQ Harbor Cruise, Charleston Maritime Center, Charleston. (843) 722-1112.

Saturdays–Tuesdays • Mansion Tours, Hampton Plantation State Historic Site, McClellanville. (843) 546-9361.

Saturdays through October • Lawn Mower Racing, MCK/Cyclone Speedway, Bennettsville. (910) 334-6638.

SCHumorMe

By Jan A. Igoe

One man’s perky is another’s poison As someone who loves to eat

anything I didn’t personally cook, restaurants are like my second home. So I get to see a lot of servers in action.

I never critique, since my budding career in the food service industry lasted 15 minutes, courtesy of a pack of well-lubricated frat brothers who liked the restaurant where I worked. They were performing handstands on the table and demanding more dressing from me, their smiling and obliging server.

As I drizzled our famous homemade blue cheese dressing onto their salads, some curious hands left the table to explore my dress. Before I could stop myself, a gallon of that expensive dressing was dripping off their heads. My memory is fuzzy, but the frown lines etched into my boss’ face seemed unusually deep when she took me off the schedule and waved goodbye.

Even now, I try to cut well-meaning servers some slack.

All I ask is that they fess up when the chef’s special is poisonous, refill the water glass before I stick my straw in their aquarium, retreat graciously (without offering any firstborns) when dessert is declined, and don’t leave town when we’re waiting on the check. Easy.

But that was before Bonnie Sue, the deliriously happy, perpetually perky hometown girl became our server. She was oozing sweet, gentle, southern charm—exactly what you’d expect in this beautiful state—unless you’re my friend Tony from New York.

Born and raised in the Big Apple, Tony doesn’t get perfect strangers saying “Morning, y’all.” If they stroll that close back home, he figures it’s to say “Morning. Y’all give me your wallet.” It’s a culture thing. No matter how he tries to fit in here, once his mouth opens and those diphthongy decibels spew out, locals scatter like bowling pins after a perfect strike.

At dinner, Bonnie Sue bounced up as if she were riding a pogo stick, beaming a 500-megawatt grin rarely glimpsed in Cross Bronx territory. She had yet to hand 38

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over the menus, but Tony was already breaking out in hives.

Bonnie Sue told us about her brothers, sisters, uncles, goats and being her secondgrade teacher’s pet before we interrupted to beg for wine.

She fetched it immediately. Of course, not all of it stayed in our glasses, given all that leaping. But she tried.

Me: “You have a really pleasant personality.”

Her: “Everyone says that.

I’m just like sunshine. I’ve always been like this.”

As Bonnie Sue skipped away, I noticed Tony’s face buried under the tablecloth and all the napkins stuffed in his ears.

Me: “You OK?” Him: “I give myself 10 minutes. Then I kill her.”

Me: “Drink faster. It will pass.”

As dinner progressed, Bonnie Sue returned every 17 seconds to preemptively grant any wish eons before anybody considered wishing it. All hope of completing a sentence without Bonnie Sue landing between the subject and the verb was lost. Finally, I had to say something.

“I was trying to tell a story,” I said gently. Bonnie Sue smiled with delight and pulled up a chair. She loved stories, as luck would have it.

“I was telling the story to him,” I said, pointing to the chair where I’d last seen Tony, who had disappeared under the table, possibly to load a weapon.

As Bonnie Sue bounced off to fetch dessert menus, I let Tony know it was safe to come out. “We’ll find some traffic.

You can honk and practice your hand signals,” I coaxed.

The color returning to his face, Tony bounced happily out of the restaurant. I’m not sure, but I think he took her pogo stick.

JAN A. IGOE writes humor because it’s so much easier than waitressing. Contact her at HumorMe@atSCLiving.coop.

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