South Carolina Living November/December 2016

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Simple steps for planting trees

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BRAIN GAMES Solve the mysteries of S.C. escape rooms

KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C.

Find your buried treasure

ED WAS DELIGHTED TO FIND BURIED TREASURE IN HIS YARD

How did you hear about WaterFurnace?

I was involved with the design and installation of closed- and open-loop geothermal systems in the mid-80s. I was very familiar with WaterFurnace and felt that they were one of the best on the market. I feel today that they are the leader in the industry.

Why did you choose a geothermal system over a conventional unit?

The geothermal systems are far more efficient than conventional air-source heat pumps for heating and cooling or conventional AC-cooling/fossil-fuel units for heating. The payback for geothermal systems is very short in new construction.

Are you enjoying a lower power bill?

I have been following the operating cost for the all-electric house for the past year, and we are saving much more than half on our electric bill.

What are your favorite features?

There are no noisy outdoor units that rust on a beachfront property. That is an improvement for any home. The air conditioning is very efficient during the very hot days, because rather than having to discharge the heat from a conventional outdoor AC unit into the air, the heat is discharged into the ground, which is at a much lower temperature.

Would you recommend a WaterFurnace geothermal system to friends and family?

Yes, especially for new construction where the payback will be very short considering the operating cost and longevity of the equipment.

The WaterFurnace Units are of very high quality and I would highly recommend them.

How did you select your contractor?

Having researched all of the companies installing geothermal systems in our area, we felt Berkeley Heating and Air was the most experienced. We were very impressed with president Gordon Dinger’s knowledge and design experience. It is critical that the closed-loop systems are sized and placed properly, or the systems will not operate to their full potential.

Contact your local WaterFurnace dealer today to learn how you can discover treasure in your backyard.

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South Carolina’s not-for-profit electric cooperatives bounce back from Hurricane Matthew with a heroic repair effort.

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Palmetto State citizen soldiers clear the way for the recovery effort in the wake of Hurricane Matthew.

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Thousands of visitors a year flock to God’s Acre Healing Springs to fill up on cold, clear water—and a little bit of faith.

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28 Simple steps for planting trees The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second-best time is now. Follow these steps to make a lasting contribution to your landscape.

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Simple steps for planting trees

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BRAIN GAMES Solve the mysteries of S.C. escape rooms

A team from Francis Marion University searches for clues at Locked Inn, one of South Carolina’s growing number of escape rooms.

Photo by Jeff Smith.

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Company’s coming, and you’re pressed for time. Good thing you have Chef Belinda’s recipes for quick-and-easy dinner entrees.

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32 Authentic flavors of

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Chef Nello Gioia serves up the cuisine of his homeland made from fresh, local ingredients.

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HUMOR ME

38 Ring around the trouser

Humor columnist Jan A. Igoe gets “fashion forward” with a trip down memory lane.

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Highlights TOP PICK FOR KIDS To really soak up the holiday spirit, surround yourself with thousands of twinkling, colored lights and help neighbors in need at the same time.

The month-long Celebrate the Season holiday-lights driving tour at Old Santee Canal Park in Moncks Corner is a fund-raising event that offers enchanting light displays, weekend Holiday Fairs between Thanksgiving and Christmas, visits with Santa, marshmallow roasting and more. The annual event is presented by Berkeley Electric Cooperative and organized by Santee Cooper and Old Santee Canal Park. Since 2011, it has raised more than $500,000 for Berkeley County charities.

NOVEMBER 27– DECEMBER 30

Celebrate the Season

SANTEE COOPER

For details, visit celebratetheseason.oldsanteecanalpark.org/visit or call (843) 899‑5200.

NOVEMBER 19

Native American Celebration

Honor Native American Heritage Month in November at Hagood Mill in Pickens. The historic site will showcase the customs, crafts, foods, music and dance of the Cherokee, Catawba and other North American tribes.

Ancient cooking techniques, pottery making, flint knapping and spear throwing are among the skills that will be demonstrated. Kids can hand paint a pony, and food trucks will feed the crowds at this popular annual festival.

For details, visit visitpickenscounty.com or call (864) 898‑3936.

NOVEMBER 24

One Table

Friends and strangers come together to share Thanksgiving Day dinner at this annual gathering in The Alley in downtown Aiken. Free and open to all, the midday community meal is “everyone serving everyone, not one group providing for another,” organizer Eddie George says, calling it “a handshake, not a handout.” The 100 turkeys prepared for the event are donated anonymously, and the labor is all volunteer. Bring a favorite dish to share, if you like, or just come enjoy the food and fellowship.

For details, visit onetable.info or call (803) 270‑7060.

DECEMBER 3 AND 10

Christmas Candlelight Tours Go really retro this year and see how Christmas was celebrated by 18th- and 19th-century Southern backcountry settlers. Costumed interpreters at Historic Brattonsville in McConnells demonstrate old-time holiday traditions and hands-on activities, share stories and music by candlelight and campfire, and introduce you to Father Christmas.

For details, visit chmuseums.org/brattonsville or call (803) 684‑2327.

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JONATHAN GOWDY, SANTEE ELECTRIC

BUSY DAY ON THE JOB The storm knocked down or damaged more than 1,000 co-op utility poles that had to be replaced before service could be restored.

HELPING HANDS In the true spirit of cooperatives, line crews from eight states helped S.C. electric cooperatives repair storm damage from Hurricane Matthew.

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GETTING THEIR FEET WET Making repairs in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew often required lineworkers to wade through, and work in, floodwater.

WORKING ON THE WATER Pee Dee Electric Cooperative employee Chris Byrd “rides the lines” by boat, searching for damage as waters from the Pee Dee River flood areas near Nichols.

A little help from our friends

Hurricane Matthew was strong, but S.C. electric cooperatives were stronger and flooding blocked repair crews from inspecting and repair—perfect, that is, for damaging the state’s largest utility ing the damage. network.

Remarkably, service was restored across most of the state in The slow-moving Category 1 hurricane churned off the little more than a week, Carter says, thanks to the cooperative South Carolina coast for 12 hours before coming ashore near spirit.

McClellanville on Oct. 8, and the sustained winds and rain Coordinated by the state association of electric cooperait created across the state delivered a one-two punch to the tives, more than 150 lineworkers from northern parts of the power-distribution network, says Todd Carter, vice president of state were released to assist co-ops with the greatest damage, loss control and training for The Electric Cooperatives of South and approximately 600 more lineworkers from cooperatives in Carolina, Inc. Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Virginia, “When you get 40-mph winds with Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina saturated ground, trees give way and and Arkansas arrived to help rebuild fall on power lines,” he says. “Then we the system. In some of the hardesthad insult to injury. We had floods on hit areas of the Pee Dee, S.C. National top of a hurricane.”

Guard troops helped clear the way for Electric cooperatives build and co-op line crews to restore power (see maintain the state’s largest utility page 10). network, covering 70 percent of the “It took us four weeks to get everystate’s land area with 74,000 miles of body back on after Hugo, but we did it power lines. In the ­hardest-hit territoin about a week this time. It’s a remarkries south of I-20, more than 300,000 able achievement,” Carter says, noting co-op members were without power at that no co-op crews were injured in the height of storm—the most outages the recovery effort, despite working HEIGHT OF THE STORM A snapshot of the ECSC.org outage map from Oct. 8, the day Hurricane Matthew 16-hour days. “From my position, I get since Hurricane Hugo. While cooperamade landfall, shows the growing number of outages to see the co-ops come together—and tives were prepared for the storm with created by wind and rain sweeping across the state. At extra lineworkers and equipment on they truly come together in something the height of the storm, more than 300,000 co-op-served homes and businesses were without power. hand, forests of fallen trees, washouts like this.” —KEITH PHILLIPS IN MANY WAYS, HURRICANE MATTHEW WAS THE PERFECT STORM​

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the holiday season. We’ll be back in your mailbox in January with our Legislative Directory issue to kick off another year of co-op news, d­ elicious recipes, festivals and events, eye-catching photos, and stories about the people, places and experiences that make life in South Carolina so enjoyable.

We hope you will stay in touch over the holidays at SCLiving.coop and via our free email newsletter (SCLiving.coop/newsletter). Look for these bonus stories coming in December.

HOLIDAY GIFTS AND GAMES — Need a last-minute holiday gift? Our gadget columnist has plenty to choose from.

NEW YEAR, NEW RECIPES — Ring in 2017 with Chef Belinda’s delicious recipes for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day favorites.

HUMOR ME — Share the gift of laughter with humor columnist Jan Igoe’s quirky take on everyday life.

GONE FISHIN’ The Vektor Fish & Game Forecast provides feeding and migration times. Major periods can bracket the peak by an hour. Minor peaks, ½ hour before and after.

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TOUCHSTONE ENERGY COOPERATIVES BOWL SET FOR DEC. 10 Witness 88 of the state’s best high school football players in action in the 2016 Touchstone Energy Cooperatives Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 10, in Myrtle Beach.

The annual North vs. South ballgame, organized by the S.C. Athletic Coaches Association, returns to Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium with a 12:30 p.m. kickoff.

Outstanding players in their senior year of high school are selected for the game by coaches from across the state. The matchup, now in its 69th year, is the oldest continuous all-star football game in the South.

A highlight of the game is the announcement at halftime of the winner of South Carolina’s Mr. Football award. The five finalists for the honor this year are quarterback Gage Maloney of Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, linebacker D’Marco Jackson of Spartanburg’s Broome High, Greer High defensive end Noah Hannon, wide receiver OrTre Smith of Wando High in Mount Pleasant, and Cedrick Cunningham of North Central High in Kershaw.

This marks the fourth year Touchstone Energy has sponsored the bowl game. The first 500 fans will get free Touchstone Energy seat cushions.

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the gate. Advance tickets can be purchased at touchstoneallstargame.eventbrite.com. The game will also be broadcast live on the South Carolina Radio Network. For more on the game, visit northsouthallstarfootball.com.

—DIANE VETO PARHAM

Celebrate the American Revolution in Lake City WHEN SANTEE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

member Paul Graham inherited his family’s farm near Lake City a few years back, he never imagined it would lead to hosting a festival celebrating the American Revolution.

Sorting through an attic filled with long-forgotten Colonial-era furniture

KEITH PHILLIPS

THEN AND NOW Paul Graham, a Santee Electric Cooperative member and founder of the American Heritage Festival, holds the deed to his family’s farm, signed by Gov. William Moultrie. Maps from the 1700s show the dirt lane running through the property today follows the same route as a Colonial-era roadway used by militia commander Gen. Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion.

and stacks of old documents, Graham uncovered a tattered deed to the 100acre property. It was signed by thenGov. William Moultrie, a hero of the American Revolution for his defense of Charleston Harbor in 1776.

Intrigued, Graham began years of archival and genealogical research and uncovered compelling evidence that Pee Dee farmers, including his ancestors, supplied and supported guerilla fighters commanded by Gen. Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion.

“I began to realize that Marion was using the family farms in the area as one of his networks to hide,” Graham says.

After validating his research with historian Christopher Kennedy at Francis Marion University, Graham launched the American Heritage Festival to share the story of local farmers and soldiers in Florence and surrounding counties.

Now in its second year, the festival takes place Dec. 2–4 at Historic Graham’s Farm, 843 McCutcheon Road in Lake City. Adopting a holiday theme, the celebration will include

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The American History Festival takes place Dec. 2–4 at Historic Graham’s Farm, 843 McCutcheon Road in Lake City.

HOURS: 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday ADMISSION: Advance-purchase tickets are $10 for one day, $15 for a weekend pass DETAILS: theamericanheritagefestival.com

a merchant village, bonfires and a tavern tent featuring Colonial-era music and dancing. Reenactors from the 2nd South Carolina Regiment will demonstrate battle techniques, and historians will present lectures on the Revolutionary War in South Carolina.

“This community is so close to the founding of America,” Graham says.

“That history is not known as well as it should be.” —KEITH PHILLIPS

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William Fleming Jr., CEO of Marlboro Electric Cooperative, offers his thanks to some of the 41 S.C. National Guard troops who helped clear the way for the co-op to restore power after Hurricane Matthew.

MATT HAYNIE, MARLBORO ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

Hurricane Matthew swept through South Carolina, upturning the lives of hundreds of thousands of folks, co-op repair efforts are nearing completion, and the stories coming out of the storm are taking on a new, optimistic tone. Allow me to share one such story from my friend and colleague, William Fleming Jr., CEO of Marlboro Electric Cooperative.

It’s a tale of gratitude that seems especially fitting as we approach the Thanksgiving holiday.

The heroes in this story include the men and women of the S.C. National Guard, and they exemplify the best “can do” spirit of all the public servants who performed so admirably in the face of the devastating storm.

When the hurricane made landfall near McClellanville at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8, the eyewall soon collapsed, but intense bands of wind and rain raked inland across the Pee Dee, smashing trees into power lines and businesses, flooding substations and homes, and washing out roads and bridges.

At Marlboro Electric, where 99 percent of members lost power, the co-op was fully prepared for the storm. It had line crews, trucks, poles and transformers ready to roll, with more crews on the way from across South Carolina and the Southeast to help. But the road to recovery was— quite literally—blocked by fallen trees and floodwaters.

Through the Marlboro County Emergency Operations Center, the call went out, and help soon arrived driving camouflaged Humvees, three-axle LMTV trucks full of chainsaws, and tractor-trailer rigs loaded with backhoes and front-end loaders. Under the command of Master Sgt. Cleveland Lewis, a task force of 41 S.C. National Guard soldiers drawn from units across the state soon went to work clearing the way for Marlboro line crews to begin repairs and restore service.

“The National Guard troops assisting at Marlboro Electric were essential,” Fleming says. “They worked diligently alongside our lineworkers and office staff—clearing trees from lines, debris from the roads, directing traffic and even providing updates to our members at times.

“When 99 percent of your members lose power, it takes a big team effort to get the power back,” he continues. “The

National Guard folks we had helping us became part of the Marlboro Electric family. They did everything we asked, so our line crews could do what they needed to do—get the lights back on.”

For his part, Master Sgt. Lewis—a Pee Dee Electric Cooperative member from Florence—praised the Marlboro Electric team for having a “surefire game plan” for repairs and employees who “bent over backwards to accommodate us.”

The men and women in the National Guard task force, many who live and work in the region, were more than happy to help their neighbors, he says. It’s why they volunteered to serve in the S.C. National Guard.

“We’re people from the same communities,” Lewis says.

“Some of the guys—a good number of them—are Marlboro members. It’s kind of like getting our families’ lights back on, too.”

I share this story in the hope that it will inspire you to thank the citizen soldiers of the guard, as well as the men and women of the S.C. Highway Patrol, your cooperative’s line crews, local police and fire departments, and the emergency operations center in your county. They all worked together before, during and after Hurricane Matthew to show that, while the storm was a tough one, South Carolina will not be defeated.

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President and CEO, The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina MIKE COUICK

EnergyQ&A

BY PATRICK KEEGAN

On the hunt for energy hogs

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Pump systems

To make my home more energy efficient, I’ve installed a new heat pump and efficient water heater and increased the insulation in my home. Still, my energy bills seem higher than they should be. What might I be overlooking?

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Water pumps that run on electricity can bump up a bill. An automatic-­irrigation system that leaks, for instance, can greatly increase your pump’s electricity use.

If your home uses well water, your well pump helps bring water to your home. A malfuncYou have made some solid investments by focusing on tioning pump may run continuspace and water heating, ously to try to maintain proper which are usually the major water pressure, causing an An old swimming-pool pump can be a significant source of uses of energy in a home. Ask a increase in your electricity bill. electricity use. Energy Star-certified pumps use far less energy. qualified home energy auditor Fountains make charming how your home’s energy use additions to your garden, but the different speeds and can pay for itself com­pares to similar homes in the pumps that run them use about as in as little as two years. area and, if it’s substantially higher, much energy as a small lamp. Install a If you heat your pool, try using what could be causing the problem. timer so your fountains run only part an efficient heater. Pool heaters that Information from your electric of the day. run on natural gas or propane are the co-op may also help pinpoint a large Nonliving spaces most common, but an electric heatenergy user. For example, if you use pump water heater or a solar water more electricity on weekends, that You may find energy hogs in your heater could be more cost effective. would be a clue to discovering what’s garage, outbuilding or basement.

Cover the pool when it’s not in use driving up your energy costs.

If you use a second, but ineffito keep your heater from working Armed with whatever clues you cient, refrigerator or freezer, you can as hard. can glean, you’ll be better able to eliminate that energy use by consoliIf you use your hot tub or spa only search for an energy hog in your dating that appliance’s contents into occasionally, turn it off when not in home, including energy users that your kitchen. use. If you use it frequently, a cover may be out of sight, out of mind.

Space heaters or portable air Below are examples of unconventional with a high insulation value will keep ­conditioners used in an uninsulated the water warm and your electric energy users that could be adding to part of your home can also lead to bill low. your energy bill. higher bills.

Swimming pools and spas

Pools and spas are nice amenities, but they can significantly contribute to your energy bill.

Your pool pump, which keeps water circulating through a filtering system, could be the most energyintensive part of your pool. Older pumps run continuously on a single, high-speed setting, but this circulation is more than a typical residential pool needs. An Energy Star-certified pool pump can be programmed to run at 12

Home business

GetMore Visit SCLiving.coop/energy to read our April 2016 article “Home energy audits” and learn how an energy audit can help you save energy and money. Get additional information about finding a home energy auditor from the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) at resnet.us.

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Some home businesses rely on large energy users. For example, welding equipment, ceramic kilns or power carpentry tools can contribute significantly to your electric bill, as can equipment that supports home farming operations.

Send questions to Energy Q&A, South Carolina Living, 808 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce, SC 29033, email energyqa@scliving.coop or fax (803) 739‑3041.

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Photo finish SMARTER PHONES SET YOUR SIGHTS DYNAMIC DUO Pairing two key functions, you can clearly see and shoot photos of distant subjects with what Hammacher Schlemmer labels The Best Digital Camera Binoculars. With 8X magnification, users can read lines of text from 100 feet away and capture images visible on a mounted preview screen. $200. (800) 321‑1484; hammacher.com.

HOLD ON TIGHT The Joby GripTight GorillaPod Stand adds flexibility—literally—to the old-school tripod.

Its bendable legs can wrap around a tree branch, position your camera phone at odd angles or simply hold devices level on uneven surfaces. The lightweight GorillaPod is easily portable and works with any smartphone or small tablet. Plus, it’s fun. $30. (707) 827‑4000; joby.com.

GAMBLE ON A GIMBAL Serious videographers may want to go the gimbal route. Like it’s balanced by a gyroscope, the DJI Osmo Handheld 4K Camera and 3-Axis Gimbal stabilizes your video recording, while joystick controls let you scan, pan and tilt to your heart’s content. Attach any smartphone to serve as your monitor via Wi-Fi. $569.

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NOT FOR SQUARES The #Cube—pronounced “hashtag cube”—brings real-time video streaming to the now-venerable digital photo frame. Still photos also can be streamed on the device, which accommodates Wi‑Fi and Instagram uploads and provides views of up to 16 images at one time. $75.

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PHONE DRONE Your smartphone controls this personal drone that shoots professional-quality aerial video with a first-person view. The Ghostdrone 2.0 VR from EHang mimics the movements of your phone, and a smart app helps reduce human error. Wearable gear makes it controllable, too, by simple head movements.

(That’s the VR, or virtual reality, part.) If accidents happen, EHang will cover up to three crashes in the first year, no questions asked. $900. (888) 800‑7056; ehang.com.

ADD A CLIP Channel your inner artist on the cheap with the Insignia Phone Camera 3 Lens Kit. Wideangle, fisheye and macro lenses clip on to nearly any smartphone to capture the world—or at least the kids—with more creativity. A soft pouch stores lenses, caps and clip. $40. (888) 237‑8289; bestbuy.com.

REMOTE CONTROL Remember the days of setting your camera on a tripod and rushing to get in the picture before the timer snapped the photo? Solo or group selfies are way easier now with the CamKix Bluetooth Remote Control. It works with any camera-equipped Apple or Android device up to 30 feet away. And no rush. $7.

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MAGICAL ADVENTURE The Williams family of Leesville races against the clock to solve puzzles in The Wizard, a family-friendly room at Escape Plan Columbia. The game is the newest and most elaborate room at the expanding business—but maybe not for long. “We want to take it even further,” owner Josh Brickey says. “We’re actually talking with a professional set designer to help us do the next room.” Inset: In the spy-themed Espionage room, teams must work together to defuse a ticking time bomb.

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Thrill seekers flock to escape rooms for a chance to test their puzzle-solving skills in a race against time

BY TIM HANSON | PHOTOS BY ANDREW HAWORTH

“Anybody good at breaking codes?” asks Francis Marion University professor Garry Griffith. “Look at this.” Griffith has his flashlight trained on a photograph tacked to the wall of an old cabin in which he and three friends are being held captive by a serial killer who—in less than an hour—will return to do them all in.

Playing the game

In reality, of course, there is no killer, and the group is free to leave the “cabin” at any time if things get too creepy. What they are engaged in is a carefully crafted and remarkably clever “escape room” called Lakewood Lodge, a game involving a variety of locks, puzzles and codes that must be unlocked, solved and broken in order for the group to get out of the room within a set period of time.

The game is played at Locked Inn, Florence’s first and, so far, only escape-room parlor. Owned by the brother-andsister team of Gavin Smith and Maureen Allen, the business opened in mid-July and has since seen a rush of eager players willing to pony up $25 each to try their hand at beating the clock and escaping the room within 60 minutes.

Locked Inn is one of many escape rooms that have

JEFF SMITH

The photo depicts random letters superimposed over the faces of maybe a dozen or more people.

“What kind of code is it?” asks fellow captive Elizabeth McCarley, an administrative assistant at the university.

“I don’t know,” Griffith says. “I don’t know if it really is one.”

“What does it say ? ” McCarley asks.

The other two captives—professor Kay Packett and FMU student James McCarley (Elizabeth’s brother)—­ momentarily stop searching for clues in the darkened room and join the group huddled in front of the photograph. Maybe this is their big break, the clue that will set them free.

“It says,” Griffith replies, squinting hard now as if carefully unscrambling the code on the fly. “It says … ‘ Two-for-one drinks on Fridays.’ ” There is a collective groan from the group as the professor’s lame joke makes it clear that he has absolutely no idea what any of it means.

MASTERS OF THE GAME Gavin Smith and Maureen Allen, the brother-and-sister team behind Locked Inn, welcome players to their escape room in Florence.

cropped up throughout the state in the last year, part of a worldwide craze that began in Japan nearly a decade ago.

Smith and Allen became smitten with the concept when they visited an escape room in Charlotte during a family vacation last February.

“We all like mysteries and scary movies and puzzles and games,” Allen says. “We did not escape the room in time, but it was a wonderful experience nonetheless, and all of us came out of there just really jazzed.”

Since Lakewood Lodge opened, more than 80 groups, or roughly 500 people, have passed through the doors— families looking for something fun to do, birthday parties, couples on date nights, corporate groups and escape-room addicts who travel from city to city to play one room after another.

Other escape rooms across South Carolina have seen striking numbers. Josh and Patty Brickey opened Escape

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New escape rooms are popping up across South Carolina. For additional help finding a room near you, visit escaperoomplayer.com.

CO L U M B I A

Escape Plan Columbia

151 Riverchase Way, Suite B, Lexington (803) 728‑1555 info@escapeplansc.com escapeplansc.com

The Final Door

930 Knox Abbott Drive, Cayce (803) 602‑2433 info@thefinaldoor.com thefinaldoor.com C H A R L E STO N

Escape in 60

45 South Market St., Charleston (843) 709‑6266 info@escape60.com escape60.com

Break Out Charleston

18 Leinbach Drive, Charleston (843) 714‑9132 booking@breakoutgames.com charlestonescapegames.com F LO R E N C E

Locked Inn

1951 Pisgah Road, Florence (843) 413‑3216 lockedinnsc@gmail.com lockedinnsc.com GREENVILLE

Breakout Greenville

614 North Main St., Greenville (864) 326‑0190 breakoutgames.com/greenville

Escape Artist Greenville

217 East Stone Ave., Greenville (864) 509‑9305 info@escapeartistgreenville.com escapeartistgreenville.com

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A TOAST TO VICTORY—OR DEFEAT Catering to college students, couples and thrill-seeking young professionals, The Final Door in Cayce is the only S.C. escape room serving beer and wine in the lobby. Owners Alexis Fenske (left) and Tracy Crawford say the small lounge—complete with tabletop puzzles—provides teams a place to continue the fun of a game. “People come out, and we’ve seen them exchange numbers and hang out in the lobby for an hour afterwards, taking pictures together, writing notes on the wall,” Fenske says.

“It’s a very bonding experience.”

Greenville Escape Room

319 Garlington Road, Suite A-5, Greenville (864) 982‑5083 greenvilleescaperoom@gmail.com greenvilleescaperoom.com

Mad World Escapes

147 Country Manor Road, Piedmont (864) 436‑6307 info@madworldhaunt.com madworldescape.com G R A N D ST R A N D

Break Out Myrtle Beach

314 Main St., North Myrtle Beach (843) 231‑5644 contact@breakoutmyrtlebeach.com breakoutmyrtlebeach.com

Myrtle Beach Room Escape

505 9th Avenue North, Myrtle Beach (843) 990‑1677 info@myrtlebeachroomescape.com myrtlebeachroomescape.com

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Backstage Escape Games

1314 Celebrity Circle, #165, Myrtle Beach (843) 712‑1794 backstagemirrormaze.com

Riddles Escape Room

9713 North Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach (843) 424‑0022 info@riddlesescaperoom.com riddlesescaperoom.com

Escape! Myrtle Beach

606 West Broadway St., Myrtle Beach (843) 331‑6999 escapemyrtlebeach@gmail.com escapemyrtlebeach.com H I LTO N H E A D I S L A N D

HHI Escape

140 Beach City Road, Hilton Head Island (843) 790‑4441 hhiescape.com RO C K H I L L

Escape Eight

115 Oakland Avenue, #101, Rock Hill (803) 386‑3841 escapeeight.com

Plan Columbia nearly a year ago and have since catered to more than 6,000 people, ranging from Girl Scout troops to teams of FBI agents. In Cayce, Tracy Crawford, who owns The Final Door with her sister, Alexis Fenske, says at least 1,000 people played their escape room in the first month alone. And Caleb McKisic, the general manager of Breakout Greenville—part of an escape-room franchise with 13 locations operating around the country—says that more than 10,000 people have visited his business since it opened in March.

‘When you hear the beep, your time begins’

Watching teams play can be fun for the staff, too. ‘You’ll see people 50, 60 years old, jumping up and down in excitement when they find something.’

—JOSH BRICKEY, OWNER OF ESCAPE PLAN COLUMBIA

journal filled with random notes—any one of which may be a valuable clue.

A rolltop desk dominates the opposite side of the room, while a fireplace sits squarely in the middle of a third wall. The ultimate prize—the door leading to the group’s freedom—is on the fourth wall, but as the beams of their lights flash that way, they see that a locked, wall-to-wall section of steel bars stands between them and escape.

With a digital clock ticking silently away, the group begins searching for clues, but it’s a bit chaotic, because nobody knows where to begin.

Packett finds pieces of a traditional jigsaw puzzle but frowns in the darkness.

“I’m not good at puzzles,” she says. “Who’s good at puzzles?”

“I’ll try,” says Griffith.

When the adventurers from FMU arrive at Locked Inn, Allen briefs them on the rules of the game. One person, she says, will be in charge of a walkie-talkie, which will be used to communicate with her and her brother, both of whom will monitor the group’s progress via a live video feed.

“If, at some point, you feel like you’re stuck and not making much progress, you can ask for a clue, as long as everyone in your party agrees,” she says. “You have three clues, so don’t wait until the last few minutes to use them.”

With the briefing complete, Allen looks at the group, rubs the palms of her hands together and says, “Now, for the blindfolds!”

Eyes covered, the players are led into the room, where Smith explains the scenario: “You were all on an epic road trip, but you were having such a good time that you didn’t even realize that your GPS had gone haywire. Somehow, you end up on a dark, deserted road, and your car breaks down.”

As the unsettling yarn unfolds, the players become aware of a cacophony of chilling noises—hooting owls, cicadas, yowling cats, wind, branches scraping against the side of the cabin.

“When help finally arrives,” Smith continues, “it is your worst nightmare—a serial killer grabs your group and locks all of you in this abandoned cabin.”

The only hope of escape is found in a series of clues left by previous victims. The killer will be back in 60 minutes, Smith says. “When you hear the beep, take your blindfolds off and your time begins.”

Their vision restored, the players use flashSWEATING THE DETAILS Josh Brickey, a Fairfield Electric Cooperative member and lights to investigate the large, darkened room. owner of Escape Plan Columbia, built most of his current rooms from scratch with his wife Against one wall, a bookcase holds a variety and business partner, Patty. That includes the computer programming for this mystery screen in the spy-themed game Espionage. Inset: Escape-room operators monitor the of disparate items—an old candelabra, paperprogress of each game and offer the occasional clue to keep teams moving toward a solution. back books, a world globe, a tiny wooden keg, a

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BEHIND CLOSED DOORS “That’s classified,” Tracy Crawford says with a mischievous grin when asked too many questions about the dark scenario of their current room, The Sacrifice, or the second room under construction at The Final Door. “If you want to find out, you’ve got to come in and do it.”

“Are you fast?” asks Packett, mindful of the clock.

“No,” Griffith concedes.

“James, are you fast?” asks Packett, turning to the ­youngest member of the group.

McCarley begins fitting together puzzle pieces, which soon begin to reveal a picture of butterflies. But is it a clue or a time-draining red herring?

With almost 10 minutes gone, the group finds a key, which opens the desk.

“Looks like we have a journal in here,” says Elizabeth McCarley, flipping through the pages. She reads from an old, tattered news clipping glued inside the journal: “Dear Editor, this is the murderer of the two teenagers …”

From across the room, James McCarley asks, “Does this puzzle actually do something?”

No answer. Everyone is concentrating on other possible clues.

At one point, Packett spies a piece of clothing that has, apparently, been strategically placed on one corner of the desk. Realizing that it might somehow contain a valuable clue, she brightens and says, “Here’s a jersey. Somebody hold the light on it so I can see if there is anything here.”

Griffith steps quickly across the room to join her and soon has the answer.

“That’s mine,” Griffith says.

“This is yours?” asks Packett, a bit incredulous and slightly annoyed. “Oh, for crying out loud.”

Race to the finish

With time slipping away, the group decides to ask for a clue.

Smith’s voice comes across the walkie-talkie and urges the group to check out some items on the bookshelf. The clue proves to be helpful and moves everyone closer to 20

freedom. Eventually, their work pays off, and the lock to the barred partition dividing the room snaps open.

With only a few minutes remaining, the pace accelerates as the players scramble to make sense of new clues and puzzles. James McCarley finds a femur and holds the bone toward his friends.

“Does this mean anything?” he asks.

With no answer forthcoming, he sets aside the bone and empties a small bag of curiously blank Scrabble pieces onto the floor.

“What in the world?” Packett asks.

Then a loud beeping indicates that time is up. The lights come on, and Smith enters the room.

“You guys were so close,” he says. “You were about 80 percent of the way through.”

The group is slightly disheartened until they learn that most escape rooms have a meager 20 to 30 percent escape rate and that larger groups—Locked Inn can accommodate up to eight players in one room—usually have better luck, because they can work on more clues at the same time.

Choose a diverse team. ‘You need different personalities, because the clues require a wide variety of skills.’

— ALEXIS FENSKE, CO-OWNER OF THE FINAL DOOR

Living the adventure

The serial-killer motif runs through many escape rooms, but not all. Smith and Allen have a second game, set to open soon, called Submerged. In this scenario, players are trapped in a sinking submarine and must discover a way to make it to the surface within an hour.

Other escape rooms in South Carolina feature prison breaks, deadly pathogens, wizards, spy games, crime scenes and dungeons. While some scenarios may be too dark or scary for children, others are designed to welcome younger players.

Josh Brickey, a Fairfield Electric Cooperative member and owner of Escape Plan Columbia, prides himself on offering family-friendly game experiences. While the scenario behind some of his games may be intense, “we keep it lighthearted so people have fun,” he says. “We’re not going to jump out and scare you, but I can’t guarantee your teammates won’t.”

So what drives the popularity of escape rooms? Robert Webb, co-owner of Escape in 60 in downtown Charleston, sums it up in a word: adventure.

“It is a real, live adventure,” he says. “It is a little bit like theater, but you are the star. People really enjoy that.”

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Stories

No fear

With professional white-water kayaker Adriene Levknecht, fear doesn’t stand a chance. In fact, it drives her.

Conquering some of the most treacherous rivers on the globe, Levknecht earned her reputation as the top female kayaker in a sport dominated by men twice her size. Google her, and you’ll find jaw-dropping coverage of her hurtling over towering waterfalls and performing acrobatic moves on raging currents.

“There’s a thrill in tackling a hard river and finishing,” she says. “Only a small group of people in the world can do it. Knowing that drives me to kayak more.”

Levknecht’s competitive mettle doesn’t stop there. When she’s not paddling, Levknecht brings the same spirit to her work as a paramedic with Greenville County EMS. “Working at EMS, you learn to adapt and overcome,” Levknecht says. “You plan for the best and stay flexible when it doesn’t work out. It’s the same on the water.

You can’t just give up. You fight and get back in.”

Levknecht helps others conquer their fears with her work for First Descents, a nonprofit organization that provides outdoor adventure experiences for cancer survivors.

“When cancer survivors come here, their bodies have let them down,” she says. “Seeing them do the unimaginable means as much to me as any competition.”

“What scares me the most?” she says with a laugh. “It’s the fear of being stuck, financially or in the wrong job, and not able to accomplish what I want with my life. That’s something to be afraid of.” —RENATA PARKER

Adriene Levknecht AGE:

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Grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan; moved to Greenville in 2010 OCCUPATION: Professional white-water kayaker, paramedic with Greenville County EMS RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Voted Canoe & Kayak magazine’s 2016 Female Paddler of the Year; won a record seventh Green River Narrows Race in 2015; three-time U.S. Freestyle Team member WHAT’S NEXT: Engaged to kayak designer Snowy Robertson; a wedding is planned for September 2017 IF SHE WON THE LOTTERY: “I would donate every bit to First Descents.”

MILTON MORRIS

HOMETOWN:

GET MORE Visit SCLiving.coop to watch Adriene Levknecht at play on some of the most extreme rapids on earth. For more on First Descents, visit firstdescents.org.

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BY DIANE VETO PARHAM PHOTOS BY MILTON MORRIS

Work that

matters

Williamsburg County teacher Quinn Ranahan introduces her middle-school students to skills and projects that spark an interest in computer science and coding.

THERE’S MORE THAN JUST ALGEBRA

and geometry going on in Quinn Teach For Ranahan’s middle-school classes.

America marks Day after day, the 25-year-old five years in math teacher sets lofty goals for South Carolina her students.

“Every day in my classroom, schools my expectations are for you to do the best you can, so you can go to college or have a career,” Ranahan tells her students at C.E. Murray Middle School in Greeleyville. “The opportunities are limitless, as long as you work hard and do your best every day.”

When Ranahan moved to this small Williamsburg County community two years ago, it was because she wanted to make an impact on kids growing up in a rural area like the one she left in southern Arkansas. Now, having fulfilled her two-year commitment as a Teach For America corps member, she’s staying in South Carolina. She’s built a network of relationships with parents, fellow teachers and community members she says is essential for her students’ success.

“I go to football games, and I see people in this community that I know care about my students as much as I do, if not more,” says Ranahan, now in her third year of teaching.

“I’m where I need to be.”

Finding teachers who believe in tapping the potential of every student, then placing them in high-need schools around the state—and hoping they’ll stay—is what Teach For America has been focused on in South Carolina for the past five years.

GET MORE To learn more about TFA–South A national nonCarolina, visit southcarolina.teachforamerica.org. profit that recruits The organization is accepting applications from dynamic leaders to teach leaders interested in classroom teaching positions. and improve learnUpcoming deadlines to apply are Dec. 9, Jan. 27, 2017, ing opportunities and March 3, 2017. Application instructions are available for all students, TFA at teachforamerica.org/join-tfa/how‑to‑apply. launched in South To recommend a candidate for the corps, visit Carolina in 2011. teachforamerica.org/refer-a-friend.

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That first year, TFA placed a corps of 30 new ­teachers in 18 schools in four S.C. counties. Today, in its sixth school year in this state, TFA has expanded its reach with a current corps of 100 teachers serving 45 schools in 11 counties.

Every one of those counties has TFA alumni who have chosen to stay in S.C. schools, says Josh Bell, ­executive director of TFA–South Carolina. But too many others, he says, have been lured away by school districts in other parts of the country. So, in 2015, TFA–South Carolina created RiseSC to recruit new corps members with S.C. ties, hoping they’ll commit long-term to improving education in this state.

“We’re seeing a growing number of people who have roots here, or are from a hometown here, or went to college here, who are three times more likely to stay in South Carolina beyond their two-year commitment,” Bell says.

RiseSC’s strategies include collaborating with TFA’s national recruitment team to identify more high-­quality candidates with S.C. connections, as well as focusing regional recruitment on S.C. college campuses and other promising prospects, such as military veterans, teaching assistants and previous TFA applicants who feel unfulfilled in their current careers, Bell says.

It’s off to a good start. RiseSC’s initial goal was to attract 50 percent of incoming corps members with S.C. ties by 2020. Just one year in, TFA blew past that goal with 60 percent of its 2016 corps members having S.C. roots.

TFA–South Carolina knows that 66 percent of its 240 alumni are still working as educators; even more are working in education-related fields. And they know stories of S.C. natives who, in keeping with RiseSC’s goals, have

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Number of new teachers TFA placed in South Carolina in 2011, the organization’s first year operating in the Palmetto State

been certified to teach chosen to teach in their home state and stay in an exploring computer S.C. schools when their corps years ended. science class that encourJulia-Louise Doe is one of those teachers.

Number of TFA corps “The minute I walked into this school, I could ages students to experimembers currently teaching in feel the rightness of it,” says the 26-year-old Doe, ment with software and South Carolina an Irmo native who teaches fourth-grade English website development. language arts and social studies at Marshall A third component of Elementary School in Orangeburg. She rememTFA’s growth in South Total number of schools Carolina, Bell says, is its bers telling herself, “This is where you’re sup(in five school districts, in TFA alumnus Justin alumni impact. posed to be, where you can make your impact.”

Dunham, profiled in four counties) utilizing TFA “We now have Teach Unlike many corps members, Doe didn’t our August 2013 issue, corps members as classroom now leads a program For America alumni who come to TFA right out of college. After graduatteachers in 2011 to help boost student are principals in the state ing from Furman University in 2012, she worked achievement in of South Carolina,” he says. in community-service roles for two years with Hartsville schools.

“We have leaders who are FEMA Corps and City Year, with a growing realCurrent number of schools invaluable in their organizations, in ization that she could devote her energies to improving (in 12 school districts, in 11 counties) utilizing their schools, in their districts, who got opportunities for S.C. students.

TFA teachers “Having an investment in where you’re from and a pride their start in Teach For America. The five years ahead will be successful in in seeing it get better—there’s a passion there,” she says of large part, I think, because of the founTFA teachers who commit to teaching in their home state.

Percent of South Carolina’s In addition to RiseSC, TFA–South Carolina also launched dation our alumni have built through2016 TFA corps members who InnovateSC in 2015, an initiative to expand student opporout the state.” have Palmetto State roots One of those alumni is Justin tunities and skills in STEM subjects—science, technology, Dunham, 27, a TFA corps member engineering and math—to better prepare them for college and 21st-century careers. InnovateSC is training and equip- from 2012 to 2014. Dunham taught Percent of TFA–South Carolina science at Darlington Middle School, ping TFA teachers to lead classes in computer science, alumni who are still working in in the same part of the state where he after-school coding or robotics clubs, and other activities education-related fields grew up. that expose students to STEM subjects in hands-on ways.

Now, he is coordinator for an Ranahan’s students, for example, have delved into ­initiative called PULSE (Partners for coding via local day camps for girls and the international Total TFA–South Carolina ­Unparalleled Local Scholastic Excel“Hour of Code” event that introduces students to comalumni puter science through fun projects. Through TFA, she has lence), a public-private partnership that expands learning opportunities for students from pre-K through high school in Hartsville public schools.

“It was hard for me to leave my kids,” Dunham says. But he liked the opportunity PULSE offered to improve student achievement in multiple schools.

Nominated for the 2016 Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence, PULSE has been recognized for its initiatives that are boosting reading and math scores among elementary students and providing accelerated learning opportunities for high school students in diverse subjects, including Mandarin Chinese and molecular biology.

“South Carolina is where my heart is,” Dunham says. “I feel like I’m doing what I’m supposed to be doing. I feel like what I’m doing Irmo native and Orangeburg elementary-school teacher Julia-Louise Doe works with matters.”

S.C. students because, she says, “I’m committed to seeing change in my state in my life.”

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BY ERIN SHAW

Health springs eternal

ANDREW HAWORTH

to use the precious healing AS ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS go, water that flows from this God’s Acre Healing Springs God-given source.” may not be the biggest or the Joe Newberry, a regular most exciting in the state, visitor, drove two hours but don’t bother telling that from his home in Bluffton to the thousands of people one recent Saturday who visit every year, empty morning with a pickup full jugs in hand. of empty jugs to fill. He Located north of and his mother are faithBlackville, the one-acre plot of land is primarily a parking ful Healing Springs water lot and a few picnic tables drinkers, he says. overlooking a small, wooded “She’s really into it,” stream, but the cold, clear Newberry says with a laugh. water flowing freely from the “Last time she was here, she ground and 12 spigots is the filled 93 jugs. She only let real reason to visit—and has me have 10.”

Most visitors fill up and been since the 1700s. go, but some linger and The water is said to have exchange stories—about healing powers, a secret known only by ­Native Amerithat time a busload of New Yorkers showed up for a can tribes until the Revolutwice-yearly visit to God’s tionary War, when Indians Acre, about this friend or came across four severely that friend who was cured wounded Charleston ­Tories. of some ailment by drinkAccording to local legend, the Jacquelyn Frazier of Fairfax fills her bottles with water from God’s Acre soldiers were left for dead, ing the spring water. Others Healing Springs. Frazier says she’s been enjoying the water from the spring but the Indians brought them for more than 20 years. “It’s good for all kinds of ailments,” she says. make a day of it with a to the springs to recover. Six picnic and a stop at the months later, the troops returned to “They drank the water, and they country store on the corner, which their post, strong and healthy. got well,” says Thomas Terry, one of sells empty plastic jugs and lids for three trustees who oversee the propvisitors who want to bottle an extra gallon or two. erty in partnership with Barnwell GetThere Jimmy Gathers, another springs County. “The name Healing Springs regular, says he drinks the water every kind of stuck.”

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He also claims to know friends Today, the springs are still a desend of Springs Court in Blackville, next to who found relief from arthritis pain tination for curiosity seekers and Healing Springs Baptist Church. From downtown by drinking the water. And, even if those in search of the reputed healing Blackville, go north on S.C. Highway 3 (Solomon it doesn’t have healing properties, he powers.

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SCGardener

BY S. CORY TANNER

Simple steps for planting trees WALKING ACROSS CLEMSON

University’s campus 20 years after my college days, I’m reminded of a saying: “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago; the second-best time is now.” Today’s mature, shade-bearing oaks are the small, newly planted trees I remember from my undergraduate years.

Properly planted trees grow faster than people realize. Given a good start, most should outlive their

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for circling roots. Without obstruction, roots grow in nearly straight lines away from the stem of a tree. For plants grown in containers, circling roots are nearly unavoidable. They follow the inner surface of the container, searching for nutrients, water and escape from confinement. They won’t straighten themselves after planting, so they must be removed beforehand. If not, they eventually become girdling roots that will strangle a tree to death.

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DIG THE HOLE. Measure the height of the rootball from the topmost root to the bottom. Subtract an inch or two; that’s the depth to dig your hole. This measurement accounts for settling and will position your tree’s topmost root at or slightly above the soil grade.

Digging further down will only result in too-deep planting.

Leave the bottom of the hole firm. Dig the hole as wide as you want. Two to five times the diameter of the rootball is standard; wider is better. With your tree in the hole, use a straight edge (a shovel or rake handle works well) across the hole to check the height of the topmost root.

It should fall in line or slightly above the line.

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BACKFILL. Use a small amount of backfill soil to stabilize the tree and make sure it is vertical. Backfill around the rootball with native backfill soil (the soil dug from the hole). No need to add compost, fertilizer or other special ingredients. At best, they’ll be wasted in the bottom of the hole where roots won’t grow. At worst, they’ll interrupt water drainage, resulting in a hole that either holds too much water or dries out too fast.

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WATER IT IN. Check the height of the topmost

root once more, then water the newly planted tree well to settle soil around its roots. A good flooding helps eliminate air pockets. Flood the rootball once a week for the first year in absence of rainfall, then gradually reduce waterings until it is not watered at all, except during severe droughts.

PHOTOS BY S. CORY TANNER

is an area horticulture agent for Clemson Extension based in Greenville County. Contact him at shannt@clemson.edu.

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FIND THE TOPMOST ROOT. Before you dig a hole, figure out the proper planting depth. Remove your new tree from its container and look for its topmost root arising from the stem or trunk. You may need to clear some soil from the top of the rootball to find it. That will become the tree’s root flare, and it must be above ground for the tree to thrive.

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Recipe

BY BELINDA SMITH-SULLIVAN

Specialty of the house HERB-STUFFED PORK CHOPS SERVES 4

Canola oil or cooking spray 4 rib pork chops, 1½-inch thick All-purpose seasoning ¼ cup olive oil, divided ½ cup chopped celery ½ cup chopped onion 1 ½ cups chopped, stale bread

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1 tablespoon dried herbs (parsley, oregano and/or sage) 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves ½ cup unsalted chicken stock, more if needed ½ cup all-purpose flour 2 bay leaves 1 cup white wine or water

Preheat oven to 350 F. Coat a baking pan with canola oil or cooking spray.

Using a paring or boning knife, cut a pocket, horizontally, into each pork chop, leaving a 2-inch opening along the edge. Season chops inside and out with all-purpose seasoning.

In a medium skillet over medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

Saute celery and onion until soft. Remove from heat, and add bread, dried and fresh herbs, and stock. Mix until ingredients are moist but not runny; add more stock if needed. Let cool slightly. Divide stuffing evenly, and stuff into pockets of chops. Secure opening with toothpicks.

Dust the chops with flour. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the remaining olive oil. Place stuffed chops in skillet, and brown on both sides.

Transfer chops to prepared baking pan; add bay leaves and wine. Cover with foil, and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil, baste meat and cook for an additional 30 minutes uncovered, basting occasionally. Remove from oven, and keep warm.

To make a sauce, put baking pan on stove, and bring juices to a simmer.

Continue simmering and stirring, scraping bits from bottom of pan, until liquid reduces to one-half cup. Serve sauce over chops.

PEPPERCORN STEAK WITH MUSHROOMS SERVES 4

4 steaks (tenderloin, strip, rib-eye or sirloin), 1-inch thick ¼ cup whole peppercorns, coarsely cracked Kosher salt

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3 tablespoons butter 1 pound sliced mushrooms 2–3 tablespoons olive oil, as needed Steak sauce (optional)

Season steak generously with cracked peppercorns and salt on both sides, pressing seasonings into steak. Let sit 30 minutes.

In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add mushrooms, and saute until soft. Set aside.

In a large cast-iron or heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat, heat olive oil. Add steaks, and cook to desired doneness, about 3 minutes on each side for medium-rare. If steaks are less than an inch thick, reduce cooking time; if thicker, cook longer. Remove from skillet to a platter, tent with foil and let sit 15 minutes.

Serve on a bed of mushrooms, with steak sauce on the side.

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LEMON-DILL FISH IN PARCHMENT PACKETS SERVES 4

4 large sheets parchment paper* 1 large red potato, thinly sliced Seafood seasoning 4 thick fish fillets (cod, halibut, salmon, sea bass, snapper) 12 thin lemon slices 4 sprigs fresh dill 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 tablespoons white wine*

CHICKEN ROLL-UPS WITH PROSCIUTTO AND CHEESE SERVES 4

KAREN HERMANN

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut in half horizontally Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 4 slices prosciutto 4 slices mozzarella or Swiss cheese 8 fresh sage leaves 4 Kalamata olives, pitted and halved ½ cup flour ¼ cup seasoned breadcrumbs ½ cup unsalted butter, divided 2 garlic cloves, finely minced ½ cup Italian parsley, chopped 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice ¼ cup olive oil, more if needed

Place chicken cutlets between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap. Using meat pounder or heavy skillet, lightly pound to ¼-inch thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides. On each cutlet, place a slice of prosciutto, cheese, 2 olive halves and 2 sage leaves. Roll up each cutlet, and press edges firmly together to enclose filling, or secure with toothpicks.

In a shallow bowl, combine flour and breadcrumbs. Flour each cutlet on all sides. Place on a platter, seam side down, to chill for at least 30 minutes. In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt ¼ cup butter, and add half the garlic, half the parsley and all the lemon juice. Keep warm until chicken is cooked.

Preheat oven to 350 F. In a skillet over medium heat, heat remaining butter and the olive oil with the remaining garlic and parsley, until fats are hot but not smoking. Place floured cutlets in skillet, seam side down. Cook until golden brown, turning to cook all sides. Transfer to a baking dish, and cook in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until temperature on an instant-read thermometer reaches 165 F. Remove to a serving dish; remove any toothpicks. Pour warm garlic-parsley-lemon butter on top, and serve.

Preheat oven to 375 F. Season fillets with seafood seasoning.

Fold parchment sheets in half, and draw half of a heart shape along the folded side. Cut paper along the drawn line to create large, heartshaped cards. Open parchment sheets, and place 3 potato slices in the middle of one side of each sheet. Sprinkle both sides of each fish fillet with seafood seasoning, and place a fillet on top of each packet’s potatoes. Cover each with 3 lemon slices, a sprig of dill and 1 tablespoon of butter.

Sprinkle each fillet with 1 tablespoon of wine. Fold the other half of parchment over the fillet, and carefully pinch and fold the outer edges closed.

Place fish packets on a low-rimmed baking sheet, and bake 13–15 minutes. Remove from oven, and let sit for 10 minutes. To serve, place packets on serving plates, and tear parchment open in the center. * If you do not have parchment paper, you can use foil, but the result will be more of a steamed fish, rather than baked. You may also substitute chicken, fish or vegetable stock for the wine.

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BY RENATA PARKER

Authentic flavors of northern Italy WHEN YOU THINK OF ITALIAN FARE, MEATBALLS AND LASAGNA MAY

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first come to mind. But Nello Gioia, chef and owner of Ristorante Bergamo, wants you to think again.

A native of Bergamo, a city located at the base of the Swiss Alps in northern Italy, Gioia has served the authentic flavors and traditions of his home from the same downtown Greenville corner for 30 years.

“In Bergamo and the surrounding region of northern Italy, the dishes are heavily influenced by neighboring countries, like Switzerland and France,” Gioia says. “So, you will find lighter sauces, more seafood, veal, polenta and softer cheeses.”

His firm commitment to fresh, seasonal ingredients is not a food trend. In fact, he was sourcing locally and from his personal greenhouse and herb gardens from the very beginning, long before farm-totable and slow food were buzz words. “Your food should always taste like the earth,” he says. “It should make your senses come alive!”

Depending on the ingredients available, Gioia features as many as 13 menu specials a day. A few of his regional specialties include polenta, a type of Italian cornmeal, which Gioia sautes with butter and sage and serves with Ristorante Bergamo snails wrapped in speck, a prosciutto from the 100 N. Main St., Greenville Alps; chestnut-flour crepes stuffed with porcini (864) 271-8667 mushrooms, shredded radicchio and Taleggio, a ristorantebergamo.com mild Italian semisoft cheese; and veal scaloppine HOURS: Tuesday through sauteed in olive oil, dry white wine and aged LINGUINE CARBONARA Saturday, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. balsamic.

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1 tablespoon minced garlic studied chemical engineering in Bergamo and ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil Milan.

In the late 1970s, he accepted a position 4 ounces of chopped pancetta or bacon with a textile company and relocated to Greenville. Longing 1 egg per person for dishes of his native land, he began cooking for friends. ¾ cup finely grated pecorino cheese, at room temperature That’s when he discovered that his passion was in the Freshly ground black pepper kitchen and not on the road.

3–4 ounces of fresh linguine pasta per person “Life was intense with work and travel,” he says. “After Sea salt a while, the places, hotels and restaurants all looked the Heat a large pot of water for the pasta. In a large saute pan over same, so I decided it was time to pursue my dream.” medium heat, saute garlic in olive oil until lightly brown. Add Gioia opened Ristorante Bergamo in 1986 and never chopped pancetta or bacon, and cook until crispy. In a mixing looked back. “I was one of the first restaurants downtown,” bowl, beat one egg yolk per person. Add grated pecorino cheese, he says.

“And here I am, 30 years later, serving three genercooked pancetta and a good dose of freshly ground black pepper. ations of diners. It’s incredible.”

Add pasta to pot of heated water, and cook until al dente (a In the kitchen by 8:30 a.m., Gioia still makes everything little firm). Add a tablespoon of warm water from the pot of from scratch, including sauces, biscotti and gelatos. He even cooking pasta to the bowl with the carbonara sauce. When pasta is cooked, drain and add to the bowl of the carbonara sauce, and makes the mozzarella for his sought-after risotto special. stir. The residual heat of the pasta should create a smooth, creamy “Everything on the menu honors cultural traditions and sauce with no remaining liquid. Add salt as needed. satisfies the senses,” Gioia says. “It’s as close to my homeland as you will find.”

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Calendar of Events UPSTATE

NOVEMBER

17 • Earth Market, Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery, Greenville. slowfoodupstate.com.

18 • Art & Fine Craft Holiday Market, ARTS Center of Clemson, Clemson. (864) 633‑5051.

18–19 • Easy Bend IPRA World Championship Rodeo, T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena, Pendleton. (864) 918‑7633.

18–19 • Pickens County Literacy Association Semi-Annual Book Sale, Pickens Presbyterian Church, Pickens. (864) 878‑9642.

19 • Greenville Craft Beer Festival, Fluor Field at the West End, Greenville. (954) 854‑6474.

19 • Michelin Townville Turkey Trot, Townville Elementary School, Townville. (864) 403‑2600.

19 • Native American Celebration, Hagood Mill Historic Site and Folklife Center, Pickens. (864) 898‑2936.

19 • St. Luke Fall Festival, St. Luke United Methodist Church, Walhalla. (864) 638‑3628.

20 • Battle of Blackstock’s Anniversary Symposium, Musgrove Mill State Historic Site, Clinton. (864) 938‑0100.

24 • Electric City Gobbler 5K, Anderson Mall, Anderson. (864) 353‑5113.

28 • Simpsonville Holiday Market, South Main Street, Simpsonville. (864) 963‑3781.

29 • Dickens of a Christmas, downtown, Spartanburg.

(864) 540‑4143.

29–Dec. 1 • Hospice of the Foothills Christmas Tree Festival, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Seneca. (864) 882‑8551.

30 • Seneca Christmas Parade and Market, Ram Cat Alley, Seneca. (864) 882‑2097.

DECEMBER

1 • Holiday Parade, downtown, Clemson.

(864) 624‑1120, ext. 16002.

1 • Landrum Christmas Parade, downtown, Landrum. (864) 457‑3000.

1 • Westminster Christmas Parade, downtown, Westminster. (864) 647‑5316.

1–3 • Holiday Fair, TD Convention Center, Greenville. (864) 233‑2562.

2 • Emile Pandolfi in concert, Walhalla Civic Auditorium, Walhalla. (864) 638‑5277.

3 • Walhalla Christmas Parade, Main Street, Walhalla. (864) 638‑2727.

4 • Salem Christmas Parade, downtown, Salem. (864) 944‑2819.

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6 • Movie Night: “Arthur Christmas,” Wren Park, Anderson. (864) 231‑2232.

10 • West Union Christmas Parade, Main Street, West Union. (864) 638‑2727.

17 • Ed Harrison Memorial Celtic Christmas Concert, Hagood Mill Historic Site and Folklife Center, Pickens. (864) 898‑2936.

17–18 • S.C. Arms Collectors Association’s Gun, Knife and Militaria Show, TD Convention Center, Greenville. (803) 463‑9377.

JANUARY

6–8 • S.C. Camping and RV Show, TD Convention Center, Greenville. (864) 233‑2562.

13–15 • Greenville Remodeling Expo, TD Convention Center, Greenville. (864) 233‑2562.

14 • 7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Experience, Walhalla Civic Auditorium, Walhalla. (864) 638‑2727.

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Daily, Nov. 18–Jan. 2, 2017 • Holiday Lights Safari, Hollywild Animal Park, Wellford.

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Daily, Nov. 24–Dec. 25 • Christmas Gift Light Festival, Anderson Civic Center, Anderson. (864) 617‑5774.

Daily, Nov. 24–Dec. 30 • Roper Mountain Holiday Lights, Roper Mountain Science Center, Greenville. (864) 355‑8900.

Daily, Nov. 25–Jan. 3, 2017 • Skating on the Square, Morgan Square, Spartanburg.

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Daily, Nov. 26–Jan. 3, 2017 • Upstate Holiday Light Show, Greenville Pickens Speedway, Easley. (864) 303‑8870.

Daily through Jan. 16, 2017 • Ice on Main, Village Green, Greenville. (864) 467‑4355.

Saturdays, Nov. 29–Dec. 20 • Holiday Market, Anderson County Farmers Market, Anderson. (864) 231‑1924.

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18 • Community Players Movie Night: “Polar Express,” Ritz Theater, Newberry. (803) 597‑1636.

18 • Dutch Fork Choral Society Concert: “A Testament of Freedom,” Chapin United Methodist Church, Chapin. (803) 345‑3460.

18 • Main Street Lights, downtown, Newberry.

(803) 321‑1015.

18 • “Polar Express” Movie Night, Aiken Visitors Center and Train Museum, Aiken. (803) 644‑1907.

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18–20 • Festival of Trees, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, Columbia. (803) 434‑6021.

18–20 • Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show, Jamil Temple, Columbia. (803) 736‑9317.

19 • Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup, Springdale Race Course, Camden. (803) 432‑6513.

19 • Storybook Ball, Edventure Children’s Museum, Columbia. (803) 779‑3100.

19–20 • Southern Steel Guitar Convention, Belvedere Jaycee Building, Belvedere. (803) 593‑0454.

20 • South Carolina Oyster Festival, Robert Mills Historic House and Gardens, Columbia. (803) 252‑2128.

24 • Blessing of the Hounds, Hitchcock Woods, Memorial Gate, Aiken. (803) 642‑0528.

24 • One Table, The Alley, Aiken. (803) 270‑7060.

25 • McConnells Christmas Craft Show, McConnells Community Center, McConnells. (803) 230‑3845.

26 • Chitlin Strut, downtown, Salley. (803) 258‑3485.

26 • Christmas in the Backcountry, Living History Park, North Augusta. (803) 279‑7560.

DECEMBER

1 • Love Lights Tree Lighting Ceremony, Newberry County Memorial Hospital, Newberry. (803) 405‑7425.

2 • Downtown Tree Lighting Ceremony, Newberry Street, Aiken. (803) 642‑7634.

2–3 • Christmas Craft Show, Odell Weeks Activities Center, Aiken. (803) 642‑7631.

3 • Christmas for the Birds, Living History Park, North Augusta. (803) 279‑7560.

3 • Community Players: Madrigal Dinner, Speers Street School, Newberry. (803) 597‑1636.

3 • December Monthly Gospel Singing, Midland Gospel Singing Center, Gilbert. (803) 719‑1289.

3 • “Nutcracker” Tea, Aiken County Historical Museum, Aiken. (803) 642‑2015.

3 • Southeast Hunter Trials, Stable View Farms, Aiken. (484) 356‑3173.

3 and 10 • Christmas Candlelight Tours, Historic Brattonsville, McConnells.

(803) 684‑2327.

7 • Under the Stars Jumper Night, Stable View Farms, Aiken. (484) 356‑3173.

8 • Night of 1000 Lights, Laurens Street and The Alley, Aiken. (803) 649‑2221.

9 • John Berry Christmas, Sumter Opera House, Sumter. (803) 436‑2616.

9 • Madrigal Dinner: A Yuletide Feast, Houndslake Country Club Ballroom, Aiken. (803) 649‑6570.

10 • Christmas Crafts at the Farmers Market, Aiken County Farmers Market, Aiken. (803) 293‑2214.

10 • Christmas Tour of Homes, various historic homes, Newberry. (803) 276‑4274.

10–11 • Christmas in Hopelands, Hopelands Gardens, Aiken. (803) 642‑7650.

10–11 • Orangeburg Civic Ballet presents “The Nutcracker,” Martin Luther King Auditorium, S.C. State University, Orangeburg. (803) 533‑0017.

11 • Aiken Jaycees Christmas Parade, downtown, Aiken. (803) 761‑7081.

14 • Under the Stars Dressage, Stable View Farms, Aiken. (484) 356‑3173.

15 • Sandlapper Singers Christmas Concert: “Legends,” Spring Valley Presbyterian Church, Columbia. (803) 381‑5481.

16 • Sandlapper Singers Christmas Concert: “Legends,” St. Michael and All Angels’ Episcopal Church, Columbia. (803) 381‑5481.

17 • John Cowan with Darin and Brooke Aldridge, Sumter Opera House, Sumter. (803) 436‑2616.

17 • Aiken Symphony Orchestra’s Home for the Holidays Concert, Etherredge Center, Aiken. (803) 641‑3305.

31 • Famously Hot New Year, Gervais and Sumter streets, Columbia. (803) 212-7118.

31 • New Year’s Eve Celebration, Newberry Opera House, Newberry. (803) 276‑6264.

JANUARY

1 • First Day Hike, Lee State Park, Bishopville. (803) 428‑4988.

1 • First Day Hike, Rivers Bridge State Historic Site, Ehrhardt. (803) 267‑3675.

7 • Sierra Hull in Southern Sound Series, McCelvey Center, York. (803) 909‑7313.

13 • Artrageous, Newberry Opera House, Newberry. (803) 276‑6264.

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13 • When Swing Was King: Benny Goodman, Sumter Opera House, Sumter. (803) 436‑2616.

14 • Caesar Entertainment with His All-Star Band, Newberry Opera House, Newberry. (803) 276‑6264.

ONGOING

Daily, Nov. 19–Dec. 30 • Lights Before Christmas, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, Columbia. (803) 779‑8717.

Daily, Nov. 21–Jan. 1, 2017 • Children’s Garden Christmas and Kids Walk, Edisto Memorial Gardens, Orangeburg. (803) 533‑6020.

Daily, Nov. 23–Dec. 31 • Holiday Lights, Saluda Shoals Park, Columbia. (803) 772‑3903.

Daily through Feb. 26, 2017 • “Wild Fabrications” and “Nature’s Tapestries,” Museum of York County, Rock Hill. (803) 329‑2121.

Sundays, Nov. 28–Dec. 12 • Painting Party, Newberry Arts Center, Newberry. (803) 321‑1015.

Mondays through Saturdays, through July 2017 • “A Compass to Guide: S.C. Cabinetmakers Today,” McKissick Museum, Columbia. (803) 777‑7251.

Fridays, Nov. 20–Dec. 25 • Main Street Lights Special Snowfall Nights, downtown, Newberry. (803) 321‑1015.

Fridays in December • North Pole Night Downtown, downtown, Newberry. (803) 321‑1015.

Saturdays through Dec. 17 • Santa Train, S.C. Railroad Museum, Winnsboro. (803) 712‑4135.

LOWCOUNTRY NOVEMBER

18 • Day of Caring, various service sites, Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester. (843) 740‑9000.

18–20 • AtomaCon, Radisson Hotel, North Charleston. info@atomacon.org.

18–20 • Charleston’s Holiday Market: The Lowcountry’s Complete Holiday Experience, Charleston Coliseum Convention Center, North Charleston. (336) 282‑5550.

19 • Bair-ly Pulling Tractor Pull, 762 Mount Zion Road, Saint George. (843) 563‑4114.

19 • Mythical and Medieval Fest, R.H. Acres, Myrtle Beach. (843) 602‑1049.

24–26 • South Carolina State Bluegrass Festival, Convention Center, Myrtle Beach. (706) 864‑7203.

26 • Intracoastal Christmas Regatta, Little River Inlet, Myrtle Beach. (843) 249‑8888.

DECEMBER

1–3, 8–10 and 15–18 • Nights of a Thousand Candles, Brookgreen Gardens, Myrtle Beach. (888) 718‑4253.

2–3 • Holly Hill Christmas Festival, Holly Hill Depot, Holly Hill. (843) 709‑3706.

3 • American Heritage Festival, Graham’s Historic Farm, Lake City. (904) 200‑1232.

3–4 • Santa at the Beach, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238‑0874.

9–10 and 16–18 • Florence Festival of Lights, Hoffmeyer Place, Florence. (843) 388‑5968.

10 • Holiday Farmers Market and Craft Show, Farmers Market Pavilion, Mount Pleasant. (843) 884‑8517.

17 • “The Night Before Christmas,” Sottile Theatre, Charleston. (843) 763‑4941.

JANUARY

1 • First Day Hike, Myrtle Beach State Park, Myrtle Beach. (843) 238‑0874.

1 • First Day Hike, Woods Bay State Park, Olanta. (843) 659‑4445.

11–12 • S.C. Agribiz and Farm Expo, Florence Civic Center, Florence. (864) 237‑3648.

12 • Chamber Music, Dock Street Theatre, Charleston. (843) 763‑4941.

13–15 • Society of Stranders Mid‑Winter Break, OD Resort, North Myrtle Beach. (704) 996‑7032.

14 • Charleston Marathon, starts at Joe Riley Stadium, Charleston. (843) 300‑7500.

14–15 • S.C. Arms Collectors Association’s Gun, Knife and Militaria Show, Convention Center, Charleston. (803) 463‑9377.

ONGOING

Daily, Nov. 19–Dec. 31 • Dove Street Festival of Lights, Shelter Cove Towne Centre, Hilton Head Island. (843) 686‑3090.

Daily, Nov. 27–Dec. 30 • Celebrate the Season Holiday Lights Driving Tour, Santee Cooper and Old Santee Canal Park, Moncks Corner. (843) 899‑5200.

Daily through Jan. 1, 2017 • Holiday Festival of Lights, James Island County Park, Charleston. (843) 795‑4386.

Mondays through Dec. 26 • Coastal Kayaking Tours, Huntington Beach State Park, Murrells Inlet. (843) 237‑4440.

Saturdays through Nov. 26 • Charleston Farmers Market, Marion Square, Charleston. (843) 724‑7309.

SCHumorMe

BY JAN A. IGOE

Ring around the trouser AT THIS VERY MOMENT, there’s another male designer on TV telling women like me how to dress. This one is wearing big, black glasses and an Elvis pompadour. His ensemble includes an orange button-down shirt in desperate need of a dimmer switch, a royal-blue jacket and limegreen pants that fit like last year’s leggings—a size too small, even on his size 2-ish frame.

To complete the look, his bony, naked ankles are peeking out over his loafers as seductively as bony, naked ankles can. My brother was built like that at age 9, but our mom never would have let him out without socks.

I know this because she wouldn’t let me out without them either.

Socks in the 1960s— anklets, actually—were the last vestige of elementary school. I’d already scored my first training bra (the same day every cotton ball in the house went missing). The next feminine frontier was sock-free legs, which looked really groovy with saddle shoes.

In this century, it’s hard to imagine a schoolyard full of sixth-grade girls wearing dresses, but I was one of them back when Superman was still changing in a phone booth and we’d only recently conceded the world’s not flat.

School leaders believed with every fiber of their prehistoric brains that if girls wore pants, life as we know it— and certainly higher learning—would cease. Wearing dresses, however,

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would virtually guarantee our admission to Harvard.

That’s when my personal fashion rebellion started. I begged my mom to let me wear nylons—a rite of passage granted by every mother on the block except mine. She might have said

OK to pantyhose, but they had yet to debut in our backward little school.

We were still garter-belt central.

No girl could survive middle school in anklets, but she wouldn’t budge. So, I started scouting bushes up the block where I could hide my socks and swap them for big-girl apparel on the way to school. I had a pretty good system going until Mrs. Toomey’s pug got loose and was last seen heading east with a pink garter belt on its head.

My brother’s ankles had it worse.

He was already a human bamboo

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shoot when he hit his growth spurt.

The pants that were resting on his sneakers Monday morning were midcalf by Friday. Mom’s pants budget was tapped out, so she whipped out her trusty sewing machine and remnant collection to add festive rows of fabric to the hem of last week’s capris. They began to look like the growth rings you’d find on trees, if they were visible from Mars.

Mom liked bright colors.

My brother was even more distraught about his new wardrobe than I was about anklets.

The modified pants were met with tantrums and absolute refusal to leave the house, even if it were on fire.

(In that case, he’d stay until every last pair burned.) In Mom’s mind, resistance just meant he needed matching shirts. So, she whipped up some cowboy creations with snap fronts and pockets that matched the pant hems.

Try to imagine John Wayne starring in Cabaret.

It’s too bad Mom and that TV designer never got a chance to collaborate. They both love glow-in-thedark colors and know how to outfit beanstalks. But, if they ever did team up, I guarantee he’d be wearing socks. would love to convince fashion designers that there’s life after size 2— especially around Thanksgiving. Have a great holiday, and share your stories with her at HumorMe@SCLiving.coop.

JAN IGOE

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