South Carolina Living September 2011

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GREEN South Carolina golf getaways that the whole family will enjoy

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THE MAGAZINE FOR COOPERATIVE MEMBERS Vol. 65 • No. 9 (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

September 2011 • Volume 65, Number 9

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21 Making the rounds

Need a fall vacation destination with great golf and even better amenities for the family? We’ve got seven of them, all located right here in the Palmetto State. We also introduce you to Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey, a former factory worker from Bishopville who’s living the dream on the PGA Tour. Bonus: Readers share their “clubhouse confessions” and humorous golf stories.

4 CO-OP CONNECTION Cooperative news

6 ON THE AGENDA

Celebrate the arrival of fall with our expanded roster of fairs and music festivals across the state. Plus: Helping kids in need earns Horry Electric Cooperative member Lisa Duvall a $2,500 scholarship.

POWER USER DIALOGUE

10 Always on call

South Carolina’s firefighters work hard to keep us safe. Let’s do our part to help them.

ENERGY Q&A

12 Replacing incandescent bulbs

It’s true: Inefficient incandescent lightbulbs will be phased out starting in 2012. Learn about the new lighting technologies that will replace them.

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FEATURE

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16 Rescuing reptiles

There’s no health-care crisis for South Carolina’s injured sea turtles, thanks to marine biologist Kelly Thorvalson.

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18 Labor Day delights

Scallops & shrimp with Caprese salad Bessie’s herbed potato salad Carolina cobbler Fall travel Guide

HUMOR ME

38 NASCAR for nerds

If your high school science fair project wins you a trip to see the CERN Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland and you get excited by the words “subatomic muon particles,” you might be a genius.

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Green South Carolina golf getaways that the whole family will enjoy

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On the Cover: Our fall travel issue profiles seven great golf destinations the whole family can enjoy. Photo by Valentin Casarsa / iStockphoto.

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Highlights

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Listen to the music

Music is also on the menu this fall with six melodious festivals.  Mozart in the South, Sept. 15–18, features diverse performances at various Charles­ ton locations, from a chamber music concert and a black-tie gala to a family-friendly Little Mozart Circus and an al fresco concert at Middleton Place. t The Moonshiners Reunion is Sept. 30–Oct. 1. The annual folk festival, held at Plum Hollow Farm in New Prospect, is “dedicated to keeping the moonshining spirit alive” through authentic Appalachian music and tall tales.

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Five fantastic fairs

S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism / perry Baker

There’s just something about the combination of livestock exhibits, carnival games, Ferris wheels and food on a stick that brings out the kid in all of us. n The fun starts this month with the South Greenville Fair on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Simpsonville City Park. It’s a down-home agricultural fair with live animal judging, an antique tractor parade and a petting zoo. This year’s featured exhibit is a working 1883 cotton gin. s Saddle up for the Newberry County Agricultural Expo on Sept. 22–24 at the Newberry County Fairgrounds. New this year: A thrilling exhibition of horsemanship and marksmanship (at the same time!) from the S.C. Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association. n In the town of Fair Play, the Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair runs from Oct. 4–8. This classic agricultural-themed celebration includes children’s classes on raising catfish and safe horse handling, as well as a presentation by Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative on electrical safety, wagon rides and live bluegrass music. n Spartanburg’s Piedmont Interstate Fair runs from Oct. 10–16 and celebrates its 65th anniversary with a “Moovin’ and Groovin’ ” theme. Naturally, Elvis and Michael Jackson tribute artists will be on hand.  Then there is the granddaddy of them all, the South Carolina State Fair from Oct. 12–23 at the state fairgrounds in Columbia. This year’s highlights include a wild cow milking contest, NASCAR Nite and a professionally constructed 75-ton sand sculpture. Some of the biggest names in classic rock, country and contemporary Christian music will perform, with country superstar Trace Adkins closing out the final night.

For more information, contact the South Greenville Fair, (864) 430-1412; Newberry County Agricultural Expo, (803) 276-0800, newberryagexpo.com; Carolina Foothills Heritage Fair, (864) 275-5253, carolinafoothillsheritagefair.org; Piedmont Interstate Fair, (864) 582-7042, piedmontinterstatefair.com; South Carolina State Fair, (888) 444-3247, scstatefair.org.

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n The Albino Skunk Bluegrass Festival, Oct. 6–8, takes place on a family farm north of Greer, and this year’s lineup includes The Gourds, The Bent Strings, Caravan of Thieves and many more local, regional and national acts. n The Piedmont Blues and Hash Bash in Abbeville Oct. 7–8 features artists who specialize in the unique Piedmont blues style.

There’s also a slow-smoked barbecue cookoff and pots full of the famous South Carolina stew we call hash.  Piedmont blues will also be featured at the Carolina Downhome Blues Festival Oct. 6–8 in Camden, along with Delta blues, country blues and Chicago blues.

There are 22 performers in all, including local favorites Wanda Johnson, Drink Small and Shrimp City Slim. n Over in Cheraw, they’ll be celebrating Shrimp City Slim the birthday of jazz great Dizzy Gillespie with the South Carolina Jazz Festival, Oct. 14–16. A bebop parade, piles of barbecue, a jazz mass, concerts and a birthday party for the town’s favorite son are all part of the fun.

For more information, contact Mozart in the South, (843) 763-4941, mozartinthesouth.org; The Moonshiners Reunion, (864) 680-0225, moonshiners.com; The Albino Skunk Festival, albinoskunk.com or info@albinoskunk.com; Piedmont Blues and Hash Bash, (864) 366-4600, bluesandhash.com; Carolina Downhome Blues Festival, (803) 425-7676, fineartscenter.org; South Carolina Jazz Festival, (843) 537-8400, scjazzfestival.com.

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Wired to help kids

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a member of Horry Electric Cooperative, volunteered to work with foster children through the Guardian ad Litem program, she never expected that it would lead to a new career. But her experience was so rewarding that the 48-year-old office manager decided it was time to go back to school to study behavioral science.

“Once I got in with the kids, I knew what I wanted to do,” she says. “You only live once, so I decided it was time to make the change.”

Now enrolled at Anderson University, Duvall will find paying tuition a lot easier this year, thanks to the 2011 WIRE Jenny Ballard Opportunity Scholarship for Women Returning to College. She was among dozens of applicants for the $2,500 scholarship which is awarded by Women Involved in Rural Electrification based on financial need and personal goals.

“I feel so blessed,” Duvall says of the award. “My ultimate goal is to open a nonprofit organization for children who are aging out of foster care. I want to help them make a good transition into the world as adults.”

Christy Overstreet

When Lisa Duvall,

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Make that 11 reasons . . .

In your article “10 Reasons to Love Conway” (August 2011), you neglected to mention Conway’s famous Ocean Fish Market. The place sits right on the edge of the river, across the street from the old Jerry Cox department store, and I’ll bet it does more business than all the trendy joints downtown combined. It’s a true Lowcountry fish market/restaurant with worn picnic tables under old live oaks, bottled drinks in a cooler, and in the back, large deep fryers cooking up flounder, shrimp, croakers and hushpuppies. For around $7 you get a plate full of fresh fish! richard ayers, rock hill

SCL To-Do List Tell us your holiday traditions

Family traditions, whether it’s the singing of a favorite carol on Christmas Eve or the ritual surrounding the cooking of the Thanksgiving turkey, are part of what makes the year-end holidays so special. To help you get ready for the season (it’s not that far off, you know), we’re asking you to send us stories of your family’s favorite holiday traditions. We’ll pick our favorites and run them in the November/ December issue. Send your entries to Holiday Traditions, 808 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce, SC 29033 or email them to letters@scliving.coop. Be sure to include photos or web links. The deadline is Oct. 1.

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Always on call when my family was jolted awake by the piercing wail of our smoke alarm. My wife and I ran to grab the kids—they were scared to death, and frankly, so was I—but we soon realized there was no fire, just a faulty alarm. We heaved a sigh of relief, shut off the device and eventually got the children back to sleep.

The next evening, I called the ColumbiaRichland Fire Department’s non-emergency line and asked to speak with someone about having the system checked out. The number they gave me rang through to the cell phone of Capt.

Thomas Glisson. “I need to clean up, but I’ll be right over,” he said.

When he arrived, I was surprised to learn that Capt. Glisson had just come from putting out a fire at Satchel Ford Elementary School. He quickly diagnosed the problem with our system and gave me some valuable tips on improving my home’s fire safety. I also got to spend a few moments chatting with him about his life (he’s a member of Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative; his wife is from my hometown of Clover) and his demanding line of work.

It turns out that extinguishing a blaze one minute, and answering a seemingly mundane call about a faulty smoke alarm the next, is all in a day’s (or night’s) work for firefighters. “Anytime you need us, we’re here,” Glisson told me. “It’s part of our job to come out and help you with things like this.”

This month, we mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The events of that day are a poignant reminder that it’s also part of a firefighter’s job to put his or her life on the line in the most extreme emergencies.

I will always remember the astounding bravery of the New York City fire crews that rushed into the burning World Trade Center towers that fall morning. In their effort to save as many people as they could, 343 firefighters gave their lives.

Closer to home, I also remember the Charleston Sofa Super Store fire of June 18, 2007, It was 1:30 a.m. on a Sunday

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which claimed nine men of the Charleston Fire Department in the deadliest blaze for firefighters since Sept. 11, 2001. Fire crews arrived just three minutes after the alarm went off and managed to rescue two employees trapped inside the building. Sadly, the fire spread rapidly through hidden air pockets in the ceiling, causing the roof to collapse on the men as they searched the crowded showroom floor to make sure no one else was inside.

Running into a burning building and risking one’s life to save others takes a special kind of courage, and I’m thankful for the people like Thomas Glisson who are always there on call when we need them. I’m also mindful that we all have a responsibility to make fire safety a priority in our homes and businesses.

The good news: Fire deaths in South Carolina are on the decline. Last year’s 63 civilian fire deaths were the lowest in the state’s history, and a remarkable reduction from the 179 deaths recorded in 1989, according to statistics from the S.C. State Fire Marshal’s office. One of the reasons for that decline is the state’s ongoing effort to promote fire safety and provide smoke detectors. Since the 1980s, the “Get Alarmed South Carolina” program has worked with local fire departments to install more than 510,000 smoke alarms in homes throughout the Palmetto State.

So far this year, there have been 38 civilian fire deaths. That’s 38 too many, but if we keep up the effort this winter (the season with the most fires), we stand a good chance to break the record for the lowest number of fatalities. Please visit SCLiving.coop for practical fire safety tips, and let’s make sure our firefighters get to answer more of those mundane calls about smoke alarms and fewer calls for extraordinary sacrifice.

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EnergyQ&A

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Replacing incandescent lightbulbs

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New lighting technologies offer a brighter energy future

Is it true that traditional incandescent lightbulbs will be phased-out starting in 2012? Why did the federal government change the efficiency standards and what are the practical alternatives to old-fashioned bulbs?

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates we use 13.6 percent of our nation’s energy supply to keep the lights on, and with incandescent bulbs—a technology developed in the United States by Thomas Edison in 1878 and largely untouched since—a lot of that power is wasted. If you’ve ever touched a traditional lightbulb when it’s on, you realized most of the

What to look for when purchasing lightbulbs Library of Congress

Instead of shopping for watts, look for lumens. Here’s a helpful comparison chart.

Lumens (brightness)

Download the brochure “Lighting options for your home” from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association at nema.org/prod/lighting See how efficient lighting can save money at energysavers.gov/lighting Learn how to shop for lightbulbs based on lumens, not watts, at ftc.gov/lightbulbs

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energy it uses (90 percent) is converted to heat (ouch!).

To tackle this issue, Congress passed the Energy Information and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). The law requires bulbs of all types use less energy by certain target dates. When the first of these new standards goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, traditional 100-watt incandescent lightbulbs will no longer be manufactured in, nor imported to, the United States.

Existing stockpiles will still be available for sale, but once they’re gone, they’re gone for good. It’s important to note, however, that the new efficiency requirements only apply to screwbased lightbulbs; specialty bulbs for appliances, heavy-duty bulbs, colored lights and three-way bulbs are exempt.

EISA efficiency standards will kick in for other wattages over the next three years. Traditional 75-watt incandescent lightbulbs will no longer be available as of Jan. 1, 2013; 40-watt and 60-watt versions will no longer be available as of Jan. 1, 2014. The law also mandates all lightbulbs become 70 percent more efficient than classic bulbs by 2020, says Brian Sloboda with the Cooperative Research Network (CRN), a division of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

The federal government estimates that as a result of these new standards, Americans will save $6 billion to $10 billion a year in lighting costs.

“It’s equivalent to standards passed in the 1980s to make refrigerators more energy efficient, and we’re reaping those benefits,” Sloboda says.

“Refrigerators use less than one-third of the electricity today than they did in the mid-1970s, but consumers can’t tell a difference in how their food is cooled. The premise is, why not do the same for lightbulbs?”

GE Lighting

Some consumers don’t like the swirly look of CFLs, so companies like GE are placing the bulbs inside shells, both clear and diffused, to look more like classic bulbs.

Better lighting options

Once traditional incandescents go the way of the passenger pigeon, residential bulbs will largely fit in three categories: Advanced halogen incandescents: For consumers comfortable with their old incandescent bulbs, halogen incandescents are a good transitional choice. Featuring a capsule of halogen gas around the bulb’s filament, they

use 25 percent less energy and last three times longer than regular incandescent bulbs. “Halogen offers a big efficiency advantage over standard incandescent bulbs,” says John Strainic, global product general manager, GE Lighting. “It consumes fewer watts while delivering a precise dimming capability and a bright, crisp light.”

While reflector-based halogen lamps will fail to meet the new efficiency standards, advanced halogen lamps with IR coatings will remain a viable option. IR coatings redirect heat energy to the filament, increasing light output without increasing wattage.

These products provide a 20 percent to 30 percent increase in efficiency compared to reflector-based halogen bulbs, but cost two to three times more.

Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs): The most economical option on the

market today, CFLs use 75 percent less energy and last up to 25 times longer than incandescent bulbs. CFLs are now available in a wide array of colors and some can be dimmed.

According to David Schuellerman, GE Lighting’s public relations manager, CFLs are best used anywhere lighting is left on for extended periods and full brightness is not immediately necessary, such as family rooms, bedrooms and common areas. As with all fluorescent bulbs, each CFL contains a small amount of mercury (five times less than a watch battery) and should be recycled. Many retailers offer free CFL recycling; visit epa.gov/cfl for details.

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economical ways to contain a colony of LEDs in a single lighting shell. LED bulbs are more expensive than other options—a replacement for a 60-watt incandescent bulb costs between $30 and $60—but they are highly efficient and last 25 times longer than a classic bulb. Prices are expected to fall as LED technology improves and consumers embrace new alternatives.

Beginning in 2012, new labels on lightbulb packages will Brightness inform consumers of the bulb’s brightness, appearance, annual cost, and life span.

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75-watt bulb is equivalent to 1,100 New Back Label for Bulbs lumens; a 60-watt bulb toContaining 800 lumens; Mercu and a 40-watt bulb to 450 lumens (see the chart on page 12).

New Back Label for Bulbs Containing Mercury To help shoppers make the transition, the FTC has designed a “Lighting Facts” label and shopping guide that compares a bulb being purchased with traditional incandescent lightbulbs based on wattages and equivalent lumens. Beginning in 2012, labels on the front and back of lightbulb packages will emphasize a bulb’s brightness in lumens, annual energy cost and expected lifespan.

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Kelly Thorvalson OCCUPATION: Manager of the Sea Turtle Rescue Program at the South Carolina Aquarium HOME: Charleston FAVORITE DRY PASTIME: Riding motorcycles OTHER ANIMALS IN HER LIFE: A Weimaraner named Zoe, a bunny named Cinnamon and five chickens, Stripes, Sugar, Nugget, Stew and Biscuit

Kelly Thorvalson fell in love with sea turtles in 2002. That was the year Edisto Mama, a 270-pound female loggerhead, was brought to the South Carolina Aquarium to be treated for a buoyancy disorder that left her floating at the surface and unable to dive for food.

Touched by how helpless the sea turtle had become, the young marine biologist assisted a team of renowned turtle experts in nursing the injured reptile back to health. “I learned a great deal from them and from her,” she says.

“I knew I would always work with sea turtles from that point on.”

And she has. Thorvalson, who is originally from Georgetown, graduated from the College of Charleston, worked her way up at the aquarium, and now manages the Sea Turtle Rescue Program, which to date has rehabilitated and released 77 animals. In addition to providing first-rate care for her endangered patients, she regularly updates a blog about the hospital and educates visitors on the need to protect sea turtles.

“They’re threatened and endangered primarily because of humans,” she says. “We need to do what we can to help them.” — Kristi Eaton

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Labor Day delights Bessie’s Herbed Potato Salad

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3 white or red medium potatoes, sliced or chopped ½ cup mayonnaise ½ cup sour cream 1 small onion, chopped 2 teaspoons fresh chives, chopped 2 teaspoons fresh dill, chopped 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish ½ cup Italian dressing Salt and pepper

Steam or gently boil potato slices. Drain and rinse with cold water. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. In a medium bowl, toss potatoes with mayonnaise, sour cream, onion, chives, dill, horseradish and Italian dressing. Salt and pepper to taste.

Cover and keep refrigerated until ready to serve.

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Scallops & Shrimp with Caprese Salad serves 4 appetizer portions

Caprese Salad

½ pound fresh mozzarella, sliced ¼ inch 1 cup basil pesto (recipe follows) 4 medium tomatoes, cut into ¼-inch-thick slices ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil ¼ cup balsamic vinegar Salt and pepper to taste

On large platter, arrange tomato slices.

Spoon pesto on top of each slice. Arrange mozzarella on top. Drizzle with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate.

Pesto for Salad

Carolina Cobbler serves 12

½ cup butter, melted 4 fresh apples, peeled and sliced ¼ inch 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced ¼ inch 1 cup self-rising flour 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup milk 1 pint vanilla ice cream (or whipped cream)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Pour melted butter in a 9-by-13by-2-inch baking dish. Cover bottom of pan with sliced apples and sweet potatoes, alternating layers. Add flour, sugar and milk. Bake for 1 hour, uncovered, or until bubbly and nicely browned. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

2 cups fresh basil leaves, minced ¼ cup pine nuts N cup extra virgin olive oil ¼ teaspoon coarse salt N cup freshly-grated Parmigiano Reggiano

In a food processor, add basil, pine nuts, oil, salt and cheese and mix until combined.

8 large scallops 3 tablespoons blackening spice 2 tablespoons canola oil

Rinse and pat-dry scallops, then sprinkle with blackening spice on both sides. In medium skillet, add oil on high heat. Add scallops and sauté until nicely browned.

Transfer to serving platter large enough to accommodate shrimp as well.

Shrimp

8 large shrimp, peeled, deveined 2 large cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons olive oil Salt and fresh black pepper to taste Zest of ½ lemon, freshly grated 1 teaspoon dried herbs (thyme, marjoram or fines herbs) 2 tablespoons canola oil

In a medium bowl, combine garlic, olive oil, salt, pepper, zest and dried herbs.

Add shrimp to garlic-herb mixture and coat well. In large skillet, add oil on high heat. Add shrimp and cook until nicely browned. Transfer to platter with the ­scallops. Serve with Caprese salad. sherri dewig, bluffton

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Making the rounds Seven family-friendly golf getaways where everyone can have a ball!

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From the mountains to the coast and everywhere in between, South Carolina has some 362 golf courses—250 of them accessible to the public. Do the math: Get More Online A dedicated player could visit a different course every weekend for almost Visit SCLiving.coop for even more golf getaway five years before crossing them all off the list. But unless your name is coverage, including: Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey (see “Playing to win,” page 23), your friends l Bonus destinations in Rock Hill, Santee Cooper and family probably won’t appreciate that level of dedication to the game.

Country and the Pee Dee Fortunately for S.C. golfers, some of the very best courses in the l A complete directory state are conveniently located just a few strokes away from other great of all courses listed l A photo gallery of ­attractions—beaches, resorts, state parks and entertainment venues—that famous S.C. courses will keep the non-playing members of your entourage happily entertained while you work on your game.

Yes, you can have it all. Here are seven golf getaways the whole family can enjoy. ll

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The Plantation Course at Edisto

An hour south of Charleston, Edisto Beach is a quiet, family-style retreat known for its old-style wood-frame beach homes, wildlife and the beautiful, but unforgiving, Plantation Course. Built along the Edisto River in 1974, the course underwent a major renovation in 2006 at the hand of architect Tom Jackson, who turned it into a shot-maker’s delight—and a hacker’s nightmare.

At a mere 6,190 yards from the back tees, the demanding par-71 brings water into play on 14 holes, and ancient hardwoods loom along the narrow fairways on every shot. “You’ve got to say it’s tight, no question,” says Leland Vaughan, the club’s general manager and a regular player. “We don’t tell people they need to carry extra balls, but we do say they might want to check the display of ‘experienced’ balls in the pro shop.”

Alternative course: About halfway between Edisto and Charleston, The Links at Stono Ferry is a nice change of pace. The 6,701-yard, par-72 design plays along the banks of the Stono River and has more room for error than the tight Plantation Course.

For the non-golfers: Wyndham Ridge Resort, a collection of new villas overlooking the Plantation Course’s fairways, offers easy access to the beach and the island’s quaint eateries and shops.

There’s fishing from the Edisto Pavilion pier and nature trails to explore at Edisto Beach State Park on the island’s north end. Nightlife is pretty nonexistent, but then, that’s not why you’re here, is it? l Plantation Course at Edisto Beach, theplantationcourseatedisto.com, (843) 869-1111 l Edisto Beach State Park, southcarolinaparks.com, (843) 869-2756 22

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If you’re vacationing on a budget, it’s hard to go wrong at Hickory Knob, South Carolina’s only “resort state park.” There’s plenty for non-golfers to do while you perfect your game on the 6,560-yard, par-72 course built by Tom Jackson along the shore of Lake Strom Thurmond.

The fairways follow the topography, winding through old-growth forests after starting—and finishing—with lakeside holes. Jackson’s favorite is the par-4 18th, with water all down the left side and also in play on the approach. “You get a feeling on that hole of what we were trying to create,” he says.

And you can’t beat the price. Top fees are $35 on weekends, $30 on weekdays— including cart—earning it a “Great Value” recommendation from Golf Digest. “To me, it’s a wonderful setting, if you like fishing, hiking, water sports—and golf,” says Jackson, who also designed Cheraw State Park Golf Course. “It’s just a good family destination.”

Alternative courses: Five minutes away is Savannah Lakes Village Resort, with two 18-hole courses, Tara and Monticello, both about 7,000 yards and built along the water.

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The Plantation course at Edisto / Below: S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism

Edisto Beach

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Playing to win

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There was a moment— just after Tommy Gainey’s missed birdie putt on the final hole of the 2011 Heritage, a 13-footer that could have earned him a playoff spot with Luke Donald and eventual winner Brandt Snedeker—when the Bishopville native nearly flung his cap to the ground in disgust.

But it was only a moment.

Then, in a gesture that earned him a standing ovation from the Easter weekend crowd at Hilton Head Island’s Harbour Town Golf Links, the Bishopville native instead swept his cap into a deep bow to the gallery.

“Yeah, I was mad because I had a chance to win, and when you get in that position, you’ve got to take advantage,” he said months later, reflecting on his third-place finish worth $387,600—his biggest regular-season paycheck.

To even play in the Heritage was, in many ways, a dream come true for the former A.O. Smith factory worker now on his second PGA Tour run. But make no mistake: Despite his unorthodox path to professional golf’s top level, the 36-year-old Gainey believes he belongs, and he’s working hard to prove it.

“I think people understand I’m a player, someone they see being out here a long time,” he says. “I see myself the same way.”

Confidence has never been an issue for the player known as “Tommy Two Gloves” (he wears golf gloves on both hands). Even when he was hustling buddies for pocket money at courses around South Carolina, and playing on mini-tours for small purses, Gainey always believed he could compete at the highest level. He got his shot when agent Paul Graham landed him a spot on the Golf Channel’s reality show Big Break. Gainey was such a hit that the show invited him back. The second time, he won, and soon was playing on the developmental Nationwide Tour.

In 2008–09, Gainey qualified for the PGA Tour, but failed to earn enough money to stick. Undeterred, he won two Nationwide Tour events in 2010 to secure his return, and this time, he intends to stay.

Heading into the 2011 FedEx Cup playoffs, Gainey’s six top‑10 finishes (including a third-place showing at the Wyndham Championship after leading for 36 holes) and $1.9 million in earnings have already guaranteed his membership on next year’s PGA Tour.

His next goal is to finish the postseason in the top 30 and thus earn a spot in the only tournament he ranks ahead of the Heritage: The Masters.

“I’m trying to get in that top 30,” Gainey says, “and the only way is to win.” —BOB GILLESPIE Stan Badz / Getty Images

For the nongolfers: While you’re aiming for the green, your entourage can take aim at clay pigeons on the skeet shooting range, enjoy the pool, go biking on the trails or fishing on the lake. The park has 18 cabins and a 78-room lodge available at budget prices, plus a restaurant with a nightly dinner buffet, so there’s no reason to leave the grounds. If you feel like exploring outside the park, the quaint downtowns of nearby cities like McCormick, Greenwood, Abbeville, Edgefield and Calhoun Falls are just a short drive away.

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Kiawah Island Golf Resort / Below: S.C. Aquarium

The 3rd hole at the Ocean Course offers one of the challenging tests awaiting PGA players at next August’s championship. Below: Children meet stingrays at the S.C. Aquarium.

Charleston/Mount Pleasant

Ocean Course, Kiawah Island

The world’s best professional golfers will face-off on Kiawah Island’s Ocean Course next August in the 2012 PGA Championship, and since the course is already in tournament condition, Palmetto State golfers have a unique opportunity to play a challenging, world-class venue at its prime.

The Ocean Course has been updated by architect Pete Dye and is now a full 7,606 yards. Upgrades include the par-3 14th hole, now 240 yards from its new back tee— the course’s highest point. The dramatic 18th, rerouted from its original line, now doglegs toward the ocean on the approach, offering a magnificent backdrop to a player’s final full shot.

Built specifically as an East Coast site for the Ryder Cup, the Ocean Course has been ranked as South Carolina’s best in countless magazine and website polls. There’s no doubt it’s also the most picturesque, with most of its wind-swept holes offering views of the Atlantic. Thank Pete’s wife Alice for that; it was her idea to build up the fairways to assure ocean sight lines. Sandy waste areas, marshes and dunes make this the closest thing to true links golf east of Oregon or west of Ireland.

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the greens, and he changes angles on every hole,” which brings the wind into play on all shots.

Alternative courses: Kiawah also has courses by Tom Fazio (Osprey Point), Jack Nicklaus (Turtle Point) and Gary Player (Cougar Point). The Isle of Palms is home to Wild Dunes Resort and its two Fazio layouts, the Links and the Harbor courses. In nearby Mount Pleasant, look for Dunes West, Charleston National and RiverTowne, which hosted an LPGA tournament.

For the non-golfers: Few cities in the U.S. have more tradition and history than nearby Charleston. Nongolfers can spend the day shopping, sightseeing and touring museums in the waterfront Battery district, marvel at the marine life in the S.C. Aquarium or hop on a ferry boat for a tour of Fort Sumter National Park. l K iawah Island Resort, kiawahresort.com/golf, (800) 576-1570 l C harleston Visitors Bureau, charlestoncvb.com, (843) 853-8000 ll

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Cherokee Valley Golf Club / Below: SCprt/Scott Stegenga

Scenic Highway 11 leads to colorful fall foliage at both Cherokee Valley Golf Club and Table Rock State Park.

Bye, bye birdie

Six of us were playing the Quail Creek golf course in Conway. I had a great shot off the tee, but there was a tree in my way for the next shot. I tried to shoot under it, but hit that tree halfway up. I saw my ball drop just beyond and was happy for a moment, until I saw something else fall out the tree—a dead bird. It was still warm, so it was obvious that my shot was the cause. The guys chided me the rest of the day about the one and only “birdie” I will ever have. Tom Ducey

False alarm

My father and I were on the 11th hole at the Calhoun Country Club as dusk was approaching. I lined up my shot and hit it solid. I heard it zoom through the trees, but couldn’t tell where it landed. We looked everywhere, but couldn’t find it. I walked to the flag and saw a ball in the cup. Wow! I had made a hole in one! I couldn’t believe it! I was jumping up and down with glee when my dad walked up with a big smile. He congratulated me and sent my mom a text. I picked up the ball and, oh no! It was a Nike. I was playing a Titleist. So much for my hole in one.

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If the spouse wants to take a romantic leaf-peeping trip along Scenic Highway 11 this fall, say yes—and pack your clubs, because the road to fall foliage also takes you to some of the state’s top off-the-beaten-path courses.

Cherokee Valley Golf Club, near Tigerville, is a prime example. Built by P.B. Dye (son of world-famed architect Pete Dye), the course plays across sweeping, mountainous landscapes, with Champion Bermuda greens that are rated some of the Upstate’s best. And the prices ($39 every day, $29 for seniors) make it an outstanding value as well.

For those looking to improve their game, the course also is home to the Cherokee Valley Golf Academy, headed by Dave Maga, former national director for the Golf Digest Schools and a contributing instructor for the Golf Channel, and Brian Gordner, a PGA-certified teaching professional.

“We can put an individual or a couple on video with our four-camera V1 coaching system and download all that onto a DVD for them to take home,” Gordner says.

“Or they can get a quick lesson and we’ll give them a nice swing thought to take out onto the golf course. I get goose bumps when we’re able to help people hit shots they’ve never been able to before.”

Alternative courses: Scenic Links O’ Tryon near Campobello, voted “Best in the Upstate” by Golfweek magazine, has a Scottish flavor in its use of water, hills and steep drops. Also worthy are River Falls Plantation in Duncan and the Walker Course at Clemson University, with its finishing trio of holes along Lake Hartwell.

For the non-­golfers: Starting near the Georgia state line and heading east toward North Carolina, Scenic Highway 11 (also known as the Cherokee Foothills National Scenic Highway) offers a leisurely ride through the beautiful forests and craggy peaks of the Blue Ridge foothills. Two of the best viewing points for fall foliage are in Table Rock and Caesars Head state parks. Admission to these parks is just $2, saving you plenty of money for green fees. l C herokee Valley Golf Club, cherokeevalleysc.com, (800) 531‑3634 or (877) 484‑6376 l Table Rock State Park and Caesars Head State Park, southcarolinaparks.com, (864) 878‑9813 (Table Rock) or (864) 836‑6115 (Caesars Head) ll

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Hilton Head Island/Beaufort

Harbour Town Golf Links

If Hilton Head Island’s picturesque Harbour Town Golf Links—notably the par-4 18th hole with its fairway along Calibogue Sound and the famous lighthouse as a backdrop—doesn’t inspire you, then it’s time to sell your clubs.

Built in 1968 by a young Pete Dye, the course has hosted the Heritage every year since 1969 and become one of the most-recognized courses in the world, thanks to televised coverage of South Carolina’s only regular PGA Tour event. Today, players from around the world happily line up to pay $250 or more for a go at this challenging, must-play site, which as a public resort is open to players year-round.

“Playing-wise, it’s about the placement of the golf ball, not just hitting it far,” says Cary Corbitt, Sea Pines’ director of sports and operations.

But the biggest challenge may be staying focused on the game, and not being distracted by the natural beauty. “Even when the course is closed for maintenance, people want to walk around and see it. It’s a destination in itself.”

Dye, a course that’s almost as challenging as Harbour Town. In nearby Bluffton, May River Resort at Palmetto Bluff is a relatively new Jack Nicklaus design that has earned raves from golfers in the know.

For the non-golfers: Hilton Head’s beautiful beaches, bike paths, restaurants, resorts and shopping make it an ideal year-round destination for non-golfers, too. If you’re planning a trip this fall, don’t miss the Hilton Head Island Motoring Festival and Concours d’Elegance from Oct. 28 to Nov. 6. The celebration of vintage and ­cutting-edge cars (including Palmetto Electric Cooperative’s Chevy Volt) features multiple events including a vintage fashion show, public art exhibition and driving tours of the Lowcountry. (Look for complete coverage of the festival in the October issue of South Carolina Living.) Nearby Beaufort offers its historic downtown along the river, convenient access to sport fishing, plus great places to eat.

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harbour Town Golf Links; below: Hilton Head Island Concours

Hilton Head Lighthouse anchors the view at 18th hole of Harbour Town. Below: The annual Concours d’Elegance attracts vintage and cutting-edge cars, and the people who love them.

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Aiken Golf Club / Below: AikenSteeplechase.com

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Most golfers know that Augusta National was created in the 1930s by the legendary Bobby Jones as a winter retreat for wealthy “Yankees,” but few realize Aiken, just 20 miles east, was the South’s original destination for golfers.

As far back as 1912, wealthy Northeasterners would travel by train to play the in-town course at the Highland Park Hotel. Now called the Aiken Golf Club, the course was built by a protégé of the famed Donald Ross, and playing it is like a trip back in time. It’s less than 6,000 yards long but with Ross-style pushup greens and Pinehurst-like fairways that lure errant shots like magnets.

“The difficulty comes in getting players to rein in their egos,” says owner and head pro Jim McNair Jr., who oversaw a $1 million restoration in the late 1990s. “This course is about strategy, positioning off the tee, and accuracy.”

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Beautiful shot, ugly ball

I was golfing with two friends on a riverfront course we played often through our company golf league. One particular hole requires a shot over the river, and on the previous four or five rounds, I had sliced two balls into the water. This day, I decided that I was not going to lose any more good balls, so I pulled the world’s ugliest golf ball out of my bag. I hit the ball and it went straight.

I could not see the cup, but we could tell from the reaction of the two players ahead of us that I had made a hole in one! The company golf league bought me a trophy for the ball and the local paper even published a story about my lucky shot. Ned E. Wallace, Jr.

Golfweek ranks Aiken GC as the state’s 10th-best “course you can play,” and for history buffs, McNair maintains a treasure trove of historic memorabilia, including documentation that shows Aiken as the first club in the nation to establish women’s tees.

“We’ve found our niche in Aiken: the little course hidden away downtown,” McNair says.

Alternative courses: Aiken’s roster of enjoyable modern courses includes Midland Valley, designed by Ellis Maples; Cedar Creek, a rolling, tree-lined Arthur Hills product; and Houndslake, with 27 holes by Joe Lee. In nearby North Augusta, try Mount Vintage, former site of an LPGA tournament, and the River Club, designed by Jim (brother of Tom) Fazio.

For the non-golfers: Aiken is prime horse country, and the whole family can experience that equestrian tradition Oct. 29 at the Aiken Fall Steeplechase.

Part of the proceeds go to support Hitchcock Woods, the country’s largest urban forest. With 70 miles of bridle paths that are also open to joggers, hikers and dog-walkers, the park is a great year-round attraction. Aiken’s downtown features first-rate restaurants, shopping and historic attractions, including Hopelands Gardens—a 14-acre walled park that’s perfect for a quiet, relaxed break from a day of golfing. lA iken Golf Club, aikengolfclub.com, (803) 649-6029 lA iken County Visitor Center, aikencountysc.gov/tourism, (803) 642-7557 lA iken Steeplechase Association, aikensteeplechase.com, (803) 648-9641 ll

A moving violation

I was at the first tee box at Bonnie Brea Golf Club in Mauldin. The hole runs parallel to a road on the left. I pulled my tee shot towards the road and noticed it was going straight at an oncoming car. The ball hit the windscreen and shattered it.

The car stopped for a minute, then continued on towards us.

The driver pulled up and before he had a chance to say anything I asked him, “Did you pick up my ball?” All three of my playing partners burst out laughing.

Fortunately the driver had a sense of humor! Pankaj (Kaj) Patel

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Dog days on the course

I was playing Coopers Creek Golf Club in Fairview and decided to bring my Irish setter, Diablo, along for fun. On the first hole, I hit a nice drive down the middle about 75 yards from the green.

My friend hit his drive to the left in the trees. We went over and found his ball, and as my buddy was lining up his next shot, I noticed Diablo running towards me with my golf ball in his mouth. I told him to sit, and as I reached to take the ball he looked up, and to my horror, swallowed it! I rushed him to the vet and $450 later, they removed the ball from his stomach. Needless to say, this was Diablo’s last trip to the golf course.

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Golf Town USA has more than 100 public courses cutting across all price ranges, so picking a single Myrtle Beach golf course as “the best” is well-nigh impossible. But playing The Dunes Golf & Beach Club is a great way to start that impossible task.

Built by the late Robert Trent Jones in 1947, The Dunes is everything championship beachfront golf should be.

Blustery breezes off the Atlantic Ocean are a constant factor, as are ancient oaks, sand bunkers, water, marshes and Jones’ large, elevated greens.

The hole everyone remembers is the par-5 13th, known

as “Waterloo,” which wraps around Lake Singleton (cut a corner if you dare) and finishes at a mounded, two-tiered green. And it could’ve been tougher—Jones wanted to put the green right up against the water.

Dennis Nicholl, head professional at the course since 2007, says the entire course demands a player’s best game.

“There are a lot of live oaks, so if you’re in the rough, you might have to hit a shot that ‘cuts’ 20 yards,” he said. “You have to position yourself around the course, plan your way around it.”

Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce / Left: The Palace Theatre

Alternative courses: For another challenge, there’s the Grand Strand’s only five-star (by Golf Digest) course, Tournament Players Club of Myrtle Beach, the home course for PGA Tour superstar Dustin Johnson. The south end of the strand features the Waccamaw Golf Trail, and the gems of that group are Caledonia Golf & Fish Club and True Blue, both designed by the late Mike Strantz, an artist turned architect who “painted” courses with sand, grass, marshes and hardwoods. Locals say True Blue is the difficult “sister,” Caledonia the pretty one, but both are ranked among the nation’s best. To the north, Pines Lakes, aka “The Granddaddy,” is the oldest course on the Strand, though thoroughly modern after a renovation.

North Myrtle Beach can boast Tidewater, a gorgeous course on the Intracoastal Waterway, and Glen Dornoch, with hints of Scottish links golf. Don’t overlook resort combinations such as Barefoot Resort, with courses by Pete Dye, Greg Norman, Davis Love III and Tom Fazio.

While you’re golfing at The Dunes, the non-golfers in the family can take in a show like Hooray for Hollywood at The Palace Theatre in Myrtle Beach.

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SEPTEMBER

16–17 • Campground Cookoff, Calhoun Falls State Recreation Area, Abbeville. (864) 447-8267.

16–17 • Gold Rush Festival, McCormick. (864) 852-2835.

16–18 • Guild of the Greenville Symphony Tour of Homes, Thornblade Subdivision, Greer. (864) 370-0965.

17 • Ole Time Fiddlin’ Convention, Hagood Mill Historic Site & Folklife Center, Pickens. (864) 898-2963.

17 • Seay House Saturday, Seay House, Spartanburg.

(864) 596-3501.

17 • South Greenville Fair and Antique Tractor & Engine Show, City Park, Simpsonville. (864) 862-4224.

17 • Antique Farm Show, County Fairgrounds, Union. (864) 426-0922.

17–18 • Fall Arts Festival, Village of West Greenville, West Greenville. (864) 271-0777.

18 • Highlights and Insights Tour, Museum of Art, Greenville. (864) 271-7570.

24 • Arts & Crafts Fair, Table Rock State Park, Pickens. (864) 878-9269.

24 • Harvest Day Festival, Inman. (864) 472-3654.

24 • Mountain Creek Trail Hike, Paris Mountain State Park, Greenville. (864) 244-5565.

24 • Slater Mill & SlaterMarietta High School Reunion, Slater Hall, Slater. (864) 836-2949.

24 • Town Festival, Main Street, Jonesville. (864) 426-6317.

27 • Glenn Miller Orchestra, Lander University, Greenwood.

(864) 388-8326.

29 • The General’s Jubilee, Regional History Museum, Spartanburg. (864) 542-2787.

30–October 2 • FestiFall, Walnut Grove Plantation, Spartanburg. (864) 542-2787.

OCTOBER

1 • Aunt Het Fall Festival, Downtown, Fountain Inn. (864) 862-2586.

2 • Guardian ad Litem Program, Oconee County, Walhalla. (864) 638-2267.

14–16 • Museum Antiques Show, County Museum of Art, Greenville. (864) 271-7570.

14–16 • St. Francis Fall for Greenville, Downtown, Greenville. (864) 467-5741.

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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 through Sept. • Pickyour-own-berries, The Happy Berry, Six Mile. (864) 350-3945.

Daily, except Mondays through Sept. 18 • Our Town, Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville. (864) 271-7570.

Daily, except Mondays through Nov. 10 • Masks of the Cherokee, County Museum of Art & History, Pickens. (864) 898-5963.

Daily, except Mondays through Nov. 10 • Stuffits’ Art Dolls Exhibition, County Museum of Art & History, Pickens. (864) 898-5963.

Tuesdays through Saturdays except major holidays • Chapman Cultural Center, Spartanburg. (864) 583-2776.

Thursdays through September • Larkin’s Rhythm on the River, Peace Center Amphitheater, Greenville. (864) 467-3020.

Saturdays through October • Hilarious Hillbilly Massacre, Pumpkintown Opry, Pickens. (864) 836-8141.

MIDLANDS SEPTEMBER

17 • BBQ Cookoff & Bluegrass Festival, Fort Mill. (803) 548-7252.

23–24 • Okra Strut Festival, Downtown, Irmo. (803) 781-6122.

23–25 • Raylrode Daze Festivul, Branchville.

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25 • Memory Ride Hunter Show & Silent Auction, Three Runs Plantation, Aiken. (803) 644-0649.

29–October 1 • Old Town Blues & Jazz Festival, York. (803) 328-2787.

30 • ZOOfari, Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, Columbia. (803) 779-8717.

30–October 1 • Rock Around the Clock Festival, Fairfield. (803) 635-4242.

OCTOBER

1 • Congaree Bluegrass Festival, Granby Gardens Park, Cayce. (803) 796-9020.

1 • Oktoberfest, Downtown, Newberry. (803) 321-1015.

1 • Walk & 5K Race for Life, Finlay Park, Columbia.

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6–8 • Carolina Downhome Blues Festival, Downtown, Camden. (803) 425-7676.

8 • Antique Tractor, Truck & Car Show, Broad Street, Gilbert. (803) 892-5745.

12–23 • South Carolina State Fair, Fairgrounds, Columbia. (803) 799-3387.

14–15 • Hook and Cook Festival, Main Street, Jackson. (803) 471-2228.

14–16 • Boo at the Zoo, Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, Columbia. (803) 779-8717.

14–16 • Colonial Times, A Day to Remember, Living History Park, North Augusta. (803) 279-7560.

14–16 • Old Farm Festival, Old South Farm Track, St. Matthews. (803) 874-3220.

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

Daily, except Sundays • 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.

Sundays • Docent-led Gallery Tour, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia. (803) 779-4005.

Mondays through May • Homeschool Mondays, Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, Columbia. (803) 779-8717.

First Thursdays until Oct. 7 • Main Street Live, Rock Hill. (803) 324-7500.

Second Thursdays through October • Outdoor Concert Series, Downtown, Sumter. (803) 436-2640.

Fridays • Main Street Marketplace, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia. (803) 779-4005.

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The Scottish Games & Highland Gathering at Boone Hall Plantation on September 17 includes a border collie demonstration.

First Saturdays until Dec. 3 • Rivers Bridge Battlefield Guided Tour, Rivers Bridge State Historic Site, Ehrhardt. (803) 267-3675.

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

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

LOWCOUNTRY SEPTEMBER

16 • Movies in the Park, James Island County Park, Charleston. (843) 795-4386.

17 • Harvest Hoe-Down Festival, Town Park, Aynor. (843) 358-1074.

17 • Pier Fishing Tournament, Fishing Pier, Folly Beach.

(843) 588-3474.

17 • River/Beach Sweep, North Beach Pavilion, Hunting Island. (843) 379-3389.

17 • Scottish Games & Highland Gathering, Boone Hall Plantation, Mount Pleasant. (843) 552-2563.

17 • Sea Grant Beach Sweep, Pier, Surfside Beach. (843) 650-9548.

17–18 • CarolinaFest Rodeo, Kreekside Farm, Chesterfield. (843) 634-2412.

22–25 • OPA at the Beach Greek Festival, St. John Greek Orthodox Church, Myrtle Beach. (843) 449-1900.

23 • Moonlight MixersShaggin’ on the Pier, Taylor Fishing Pier, Charleston.

(843) 795-4386.

23–25 • Atalaya Arts & Crafts Festival, Huntington Beach State Park Education Center, Murrells Inlet. (843) 235-8755.

23–25 • Darlington Historic Racing Festival, Darlington. (843) 395-8823.

23–25 • Take a Jazz Journey, Convention Center & Pavilion Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 742-5064.

24 • Irish Italian International Festival, North Myrtle Beach. (843) 280-5570.

24 • Italian Heritage Festival, Shelter Cove, Hilton Head. (843) 682-4625.

24 • Skyhoundz Disc Contest, Huckabee Complex, Surfside Beach. (843) 650-9548.

25 • Mountain Dew Kidsfest, Olde Towne Centre, Chesterfield. (843) 623-2343.

25–October 1 • Art Exhibit, Visitors Center, Chesterfield. (843) 623-2424.

29–October 9 • Moja Arts Festival, Charleston.

(843) 724-7305.

30–October 2 • Beaufort Shrimp Festival, Downtown, Beaufort. (843) 525-6644.

OCTOBER

1 • Carolina Fest, Olde Towne Centre, Chesterfield.

(843) 623-2343.

1 • Family Festival, Surfside Drive, Surfside Beach. (843) 650-9548.

1 • Gotta Have Heart 5K, Chesterfield. (843) 623-9622.

1–30 • Fall Activities, Legare Farm, Johns Island.

(843) 559-0788.

2 • Latin American Festival, Charleston. (843) 762-8061.

2 • Scrumptious Summerville Kitchen Tour, Shepard Place Community, Summerville. (843) 875-1551.

3–31 • City Gallery Exhibit, Charleston Area Convention Center, North Charleston. (843) 740-5854.

5 • Zin Experience, Shorehouse at the Hilton, Hilton Head. (843) 682-4625.

7 • French Quarter Art Walk, Downtown, Charleston. (843) 577-7101.

7 • Moonlight Mixers— Shaggin’ on the Pier, Taylor Fishing Pier, Folly Beach. (843) 795-4386.

7 • Taste of Charleston Iron Chef, Culinary Institute, Charleston. (843) 452-6088.

8 • Cooper River Challenge, Fishing Pier, Mount Pleasant. (843) 762-9946.

8 • Halloween Extravaganza, St. Paul’s Academy, Hollywood. (843) 889-2702.

8 • Sweet Potato Festival, Darlington. (843) 393-3526.

8 • Taste of the Arts, Gallery Row, Charleston. (843) 452-6088.

8–9 • The Taste of Charleston, Boone Hall Plantation, Mount Pleasant. (843) 577-4030.

9 • American Music Celebration, Freshfields Village, Kiawah Island. (843) 762-9125.

11 • Taste of the Town, Convention Center, Myrtle Beach. (843) 448-6062.

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 except Mondays • Feeding Frenzy, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet. (843) 237-4440.

Sundays through Saturdays • Nature Center, Hunting Island State Park, Hunting Island. (843) 838-7437.

Mondays until Oct. 31 • Coastal Kayaking, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet. (843) 237-4440.

Wednesdays until Oct. 31 • Coastal Birding, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet. (843) 237-4440.

Thursdays through October • Blues & BBQ Harbor Cruise, “Carolina Belle”, Charleston. (843) 722-1112.

Thursdays through Sundays, Sept. 22–Oct. 23 • Fall Tours of Homes & Gardens, King Street, Charleston. (843) 722-4630.

Fridays through Oct. 31 • Farmers Market Hilton Head Island, Historic Honey Horn, Hilton Head Island. (843) 785-2767.

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.

SCHumorMe

By Jan A. Igoe

NASCAR for nerds Every once in a great

while, nature gets her wires crossed and spits out a creature that scientists can’t explain. In the animal kingdom, such an anomaly might be a twoheaded turtle or a chicken with antlers, but in our family, it’s my nephew.

Michael, my own flesh and DNA relative with an IQ of several zillion, just started freshman year at Massachusetts Institute of Technomaniacs on a full scholarship. He firmly believes quantum physics and calculus are hobbies.

Nobody knows exactly how this kid backflipped into a gene pool of musicians, writers and ADD, which means attention … deficit… I forget the last part. But here he is, big brain and all.

Michael’s mother, aka my baby sister, supposedly has a very high IQ, but she’s still a dingbat. I remember watching her walk home from school the day our mom learned she was genius material. She kept twirling her little lunchbox around her head until she got dizzy and fell into a bush.

My brother might be a musical genius, but his second grade teacher didn’t care after calling his name 23 times in a row with “no reaction from that insolent child,” who was performing a killer drum solo on his desk. During the dark ages of parenting, the prevailing motherly response to teacher complaints of delinquent daydreaming was twisting the insolent child’s ears like transistor radio dials until his brain got better reception. So

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my brother’s ears became very flexible.

By fifth grade, they looked like a pair of sourdough pretzels glued to his head. Fearing for the safety of other body parts, he meticulously mastered Mom’s swirly signature, in case any substandard test papers ever got sent home for her Mama Hancock. That seemed pretty smart to me, but they don’t add IQ points for initiative.

My personal Waterloo was science.

Forced to enter a biology project in the high school science fair, I bought a pair of consenting hamsters, provided generous doses of cabernet and candle­light, and let nature do the homework. Of course, I had to conjure up some insightful biological revelations, such as “The offspring of Mr. and Mrs. Hamster inherited fur.”

Somehow, I passed.

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My nephew competes in science fairs all over the world. His last project had something to do with subatomic muon particles.

Pretty dry stuff, but all the good hamster projects were taken. It still won him a free trip to see the CERN Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, which is like a demolition derby for atoms, or NASCAR for nerds.

Inside the collider, two beams of subatomic particles accelerate in opposite directions, picking up speed with every lap until they smash head-on, Big Bang-style.

According to their website, “Collisions in the LHC will generate temperatures more than 100,000 times hotter than the heart of the sun. Physicists hope that … the protons and neutrons will ‘melt’, freeing the quarks from their bonds with the gluons.” And we all want what’s best for the quarks. Especially Michael.

So we’ve got a future physicist in the family. Even though he speaks in square roots and nobody understands a word he’s saying, we love him like our own two-headed turtle. Someday, when that enormous brain is contemplating the fundamental nature of matter, don’t be surprised if he falls into a bush.

Jan A. Igoe lives and writes in Horry County, where she tries to stay focused and avoid shrubbery. Share your nuclear reactions at HumorMe@ SCLiving.coop.

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