salesmen with plenty ofexperience in the industry.Jaimie Roes has been withTommy’s approximately 14years.

Roes and his wife Sandyalso farm and ranch south-west of Chadron. The cou-ple have four children,Renee, Cody, Brady andBrooke, who is a senior atChadron High this year.

Roes notes he likes thevariety. “It’s something dif-ferent everyday, seemslike,” said Roes.

Jerry Turman, has beenwith Tommy’s a total ofapproximately eight years.However he has been inthe automobile business

over 30 years of his life. Prior to returning to Tommy’s afew years ago, he and his wife, DeeDee, owned and oper-ated the grocery store in Hay Springs. “I like working withpeople and like the challenge and satisfaction after asale,” said Turman. Jerry has three children, Jamie, JerryJr. and Barb.

Jerry Pierce, who has been at the dealership since1988, serves as the general manager. He spends a lot oftime on the road in search of good used vehicles. Carsalso run through his blood. His father owned the Buick-GMC garage in Crawford for years.

Turman said they sell about as many pickups as the(Continued on Page 2)

Next year, 2016, willmark the 40th Anniversary ofTommy’s Car Lot inChadron. The dealershiphas seen a lot of changessince it’s beginning as asmall used auto lot. Theoriginal lot was located onthe northeast corner ofSecond and Main Streetswhere the First NationalBank of Chadron parking lotis.

Tommy’s was foundedby the late Tommy Lecherand his son Curt. Tommy,who passed on in 1998,operated the business out ofa modest shed locatedtowards the back of the lot.

Tommy’s moved fromMain Street to E. Third Street on the old Frontier Refineryand Cafe lot in the spring of 1985. In 1997, Tommy’sacquired the old Chuckwagon property and expandedtheir inventory. The current facility was built in 2005.

The business is now owned by Curt and Mary Lecherand their son, Clint.... the third generation of Lechers tocarry on the family business. Cars are in the family’sblood, both of Clint’s grandfathers were in the automobilebusiness. Mary’s father owned Dutrow Chevrolet inChadron.

Tommy’s sells quality pre-owned vehicles for peopleof all lifestyles. The majority of their clientele are repeatcustomers. Tommy’s has a complete staff of personable

September 2015Hay Springs, NE 69347

Auto Dealership Bringing Back Customers For 40 Years

Jerry Turman (left) and Jamie Roes have a combinedexperience of nearly 50 years in the car industry. They havebeen bringing back to customers for years.

Tommy’s Car Lot average over 60 vehicles in their inventory -- but have access to an unlimited market.

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(Continued from Page 1)do cars or SUVs. “It’s about a toss up!” If customerscan’t find what they are looking for on the lot, Tommy’sis associated with a lot of different new car dealers,especially their sister dealership, Eagle Chevrolet inChadron. In fact, when customers visit their website atwww.tommyscarlot.com they will have access to all thevehicles on Tommy’s and Eagle Chevrolet. If you wantto ask a question, you can also use their e-mail address:tommyscarlot@hotmail.com.

Tommy’s has thousands of visitors on their website,attracting customers from all over the country. Theyhave a repeat customer from Deer Bourne, Mich. that isin touch with Tommy’s frequently.

In addition to the Chadron lot, Tommy’s has a lot inCrawford, headed by Steve Anderson. Anderson, aCrawford native, also has lots of experience in autosales. He was previously in the car business with hisdad in Crawford at the Dodge-Chrysler dealership.TheCrawford location is at 503 Second Street and he can bereached at 665-1800. And the operation wouldn’t becomplete without parttime bookkeeper, JenniferGalbraith.

Tommy's Car Lot is founded on trust, integrity, andrespect. They are proud to offer these values in oursales and business practices so their customers keepcoming back. Tommy’s is located at 920 E. Hwy. 20,Chadron and can be contacted at (308) 432-3636 or 1-888-363-3636.

Tommy’s Car Lot--

Tommy Lecher and his original office oncelocated on the corner of Second and Main Streets,north across the street of First National Bank

A chalkportrait ofTommyLecherdone by KitWatsonhangs inthe office.

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Gardening in September

Although many of us feel like September is a time tomove on to different activities such as school, football, orpreparation for the holidays; it is not the time to quit yourgarden. Just as you would not consider sending your chil-dren off to school unprepared; you should not consider let-ting your garden face the winter months without a littlepreparation. The gardening you do this fall will pay off inthe spring.

This has been an unusual summer. The weather wasgreat for humans (not too hot) but not so great for yourgarden. We needed more heat and sunshine, not men-tioning the hail and cool nights which set the harvest backeven further. No need to worry too much about that frostdate on most of your garden however. If frost threatensyour tomatoes, peppers and salad crops cover them withtwo layers of plastic. Unless it snows or the temperaturedrops to the low teens (We do live in Nebraska) the plasticshould keep you picking tomatoes into October.

Don't worry about frost and the root crops such asturnips, carrots and parsnips. They will actually sweetenas the temperature dips between 28 and 34 degrees. Ifyou would like to harvest these later - in early winter -cover the crops with about 18 inches of straw, hay, or dryleaves. This will keep the ground from freezing so deeplyand make it easier to dig up. If the temperatures getbelow zero, however, you need to dig your carrots andturnips. I tried leaving them through the winter once andended up with mush. My parents leave the parsnips in theground all winter and dig them up for an early vegetable inthe spring.

You need to pull up the bygone plantings of beans,broccoli and other crops that have been harvested.Removal of the crop residues will prevent diseases andinsect infestations next spring. Make sure to remove anyweeds that were missed as they will set seed and causeyou problems next spring. We till or plow down the gar-dens in the fall to get rid of the residues left in the garden.A great way to hold the soil and add organic matter to yourgarden for the next year is plant a cover crop. An excel-lent cover crop is oats which can be sown anytime inSeptember. It is inexpensive and will reliably winter-kill sonext spring all that remains is the dead residue which caneasily be tilled into the soil. Plant 4 - 5 pounds of oats per1,000 square feet. Be sure to use certified seed or triplecleaned seed to assure that the seed is free from weedseed.

If many of the annuals in your garden have died andyou need a quick pick me up of color, fill your flowerbedsand empty spaces with chrysanthemums. They come in awide range of colors and can be planted while in full

Along The Garden Path -by Karen Runkle, Master Gardener

bloom. FloweringKale and Cabbageare also nice fallplantings as they willturn a beautiful colorwith the frost andremain in your gardenuntil they are covered

with snow. Another plant you might try to provide fall coloris Fall Asters. They provide good color and are hardy tothe cooler fall weather.

Don't forget the houseplants that you put outside forthe summer. Be sure to check them for bugs, hose themdown lightly and even put a light layer of insecticide onthem before bringing them inside. If they need repotted,this is a great time to get them ready for winter.

It is also time to prepare your lawn for the upcomingwinter months. It is a good idea to fertilize grass in theearly fall. Keep mowing the grass as long as it is growingbut set the lawnmower blades up to two inches. Also ifyour grass has more than a half-inch of thatch, remove thebuild-up as it will interfere with the flow of nutrients, waterand air to the roots. The thatch in your lawn may also har-bor insects and disease so it is a good idea to remove it.To remove, use a dethatching machine. You can rent onefrom most rental agencies or hire a professional contractorto do the work and attend one of those foot ball gamesinstead.

Other things you might do in the fall: Go apple pick-ing, attend a fall harvest festival, or go to a late seasonagricultural fair. Enjoy the Season.

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Northwest Rural Public Power District had three areayouth representing the area at the 2015 Annual NebraskaRural Electric Leadership Energy Camp. This year’scampers consisted of three guys, they spent July 13-17at the State 4-H Camp in Halsey National Forest.

The campers, one Gordon-Rushville and two HaySprings students, included: Slayde Denton, 15, ofRushville; Nathan Tobiasson, 16, of Hay Springs; andKaelob Marx, 15, of Hay Springs/Clinton. This was the37th year of the camp, nearly 2,700 young men andwomen have attended the camp. There were 61 campersfrom 25 member-systems with 13 counselors and eightjunior counselors.

After the campers arrival at Halsey, they wasted notime with registration and an orientation. They wereassigned to one of eight designated colored teams withparticular activity assignments.

REGIONAL EXPERTS FROM CUSTER PPD,NREA, Central Nebraska Public Power and IrrigationDistrict, Basin Electric, and Nebraska Public PowerDistrict provided interesting workshops, demonstrationsand presentations addressing many of the issues affect-ing the rural electric program. Midwest EMC also helpedby providing a bucket truck for the group photo. A tour tothe Gerald Gentleman Power Station and the KingsleyHydro-Electric Power Plant provided a first-hand look atthe process of generating electricity.

Slayde Denton, a Gordon-Rushville sophomore,said his incentive was to learn more about electricity. “Ihoped to learn more about electricity and how it works,”said Denton. His favorite highlights from the campincluded the bucket truck demonstrations and demon-stration trailer.

He would encourage others to attend if they havethe opportunity because he found it to be fun and inter-esting.

At Gordon-Rushville High School, he participates infootball, wrestling and FFA. Outside of school, Denton is

involved in 4-H, ranching and farming. The son of Ronand Kim Denton, hopes to pursue a career as a dieselmechanic following high school. Slayde has sevensiblings, Travis, Nichole, Alanna, Chance, Lawrence,Gatlin and Tyrelzo.

Nathan Tobiasson, a junior at Hay Springs HighSchool said his grandparents and parents encouragedhim to attend the camp and thought it would be agreat learning experience.

“I hoped to gain lots of knowledge on how electric-ity works,” said Tobiasson. “My favorite highlightsincluded pole climbing and the Gerald GentlemanStation because climbing was harder than I thoughtand the Gerald Gentlemen Station was HUGE and Iwas amazed by the work put into the construction. Itwas fascinating,” said Tobiasson.

He would recommend the camp to othersbecause it was a great way to learn about electricityand it could become your next job.(Continued on Page 5)

NRPPD Sponsors Three At ‘15 Leadership Energy Camp

Kaelob Marx (far left) of Rushville with fel-low campers during the initiation.

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(Continued from Page 4)At Hay Springs High School, Tobiasson is out for

wrestling and football. He is the son of Trent andCammie Tobiasson, who reside north of Hay Springs.Nathan plans to attend college at Curtis and earn hisbachelor’s degree in Ag and become engaged in farm-ing following his studies. He has a younger sister,Ashley, and two younger brothers, Taden and Tanner.

Kaelob Marx, a sophomore at Hay Springs HighSchool, who is actually from the Rushville area notedboth of his older siblings attended the Youth Camp andsaid it was a great experience.

Marx hoped to gain knowledge about electricity,meet new people and have fun... and he did all of theabove.

His favorite portions of the camp included safecracking experiment involving electrical circuits and hethought the canoeing experience was fun.

“It was a wonderful experience. I learned a lot andhad fun,” said Marx, the son of Gale and Kim Marx.

He is very active in high school where he partici-pates in football, basketball, track, Quiz Bowl, One-Actand All-School Play. Outside of school, he is active in 4-H, Boy Scouts and the St. Columbikille Youth Group.

Following high school, he plans to attend theUniversity of Nebraska - Lincoln and major in chemistry.He has an older sister, Kerisa, 20, and brother, Kolten,

Nathan Tobiasson of rural Hay Springs enjoyedthe pole climbing experience, even though it was alittle tougher than he anticipated.

Leadership Camp--

Kaelob Marx (front right), learning about electri-cal circuits and safe cracking with several campers.

Slayde Denton, of rural Rushville, gets guidancefrom a Bob Cooper, JTs coordinator about pole climb-ing,

E l e c t r i c i t yThe power to make life better

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ChadronTues., Sept. 8 Girls Golf tbd at Ridgeview, 9 a.m.

SB (JV-V) at Gering, 4 & 6 p.m.VB (7th-8th) vs. Alliance St. Agnes,

4, 5:30 p.m.VB (9th-JV-V) at Alliance, 5, 6, 7 p.m.VB (JV) vs. Valentine, 4:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 10 Girls Golf vs. Mitchell at Scenic Knolls, 9 a.m.

Primary Open House, 3:30-7 p.m.VB (9th-JV) vs. Gering, 4, 5 & 6 p.m.VB (7th) at Crawford, 4 p.m.FB (V) at Valentine, 7 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 11 SB at Scottsbluff Tourney, 9 a.m.Sat., Sept. 12 VB (7th) vs. Gering at SB MS, 8 a.m.

VB (8th) at Sidney, 8:30 a.m.SB at Scottsbluff Tourney, 9 a.m.VB (JV) Chadron Tourney (Gering, Rapid City Stevens, Sidney), 9 a.m.CC at Chadron Invite, 10 a.m.

Mon., Sept. 14 FB (JV) at Gordon0Rushville, 6 p.m.Tues., Sept. 15 G-Golf at Monument Shadows, 9 a.m.

Cardinal Dance, 3:30-5 p.m.SB (JV-V) at Alliance, 4 & 6 p.m.VB (JV-V) at Bridgeport, 4 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 16 Magazine Sales at CHS., 8 a.m.Thurs., Sept. 17 Parent-Teacher Conf. at MS Gym,

2-8 p.m.; P-T Conf. at HS Commons, 5-8:30 p.m.

FB (9th) at Scottsbluff, 6 p.m.Fri., Sept. 18 VB (JV-V) at Gothenburg,

Cardinal Dance, 1:30-3:15 p.m.SB (JV-V) at Chase County, 4 & 6 p.m.FB (V) vs. Broken Bow, 6 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 19 CC (V-MS) at Alliance, tbaVB (MS) at Alliance, 8, 8:30 p.m.VB (JV-V) at Gothenburg, 9 a.m.FB (7th) at Torrington, 10 a.m.FB (8th) at Torrington, 10 a.m.G SB at North Platte, 12 p.m.

Mon., Sept. 21 G Golf at Westwind Golf Course, 9 a.m.FB (JV) vs. Gering, 5 p.m.

Tues., Sept. 22 CC (MS) at Scottsbluff, tbaG Golf at Prairie Club, 10 a.m.CC (V) at Scottsbluff, 4 p.m.SB (JV-V) vs. Gering, 4 & 6 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 24 G SB at Ogallala, 3 p.m.CC (MS-V) at Gordon Country Club,

4 p.m.VB (9th-JV-V) at Scottsbluff, 4, 5 & 6 p.m.VB (7th-8th) vs. Gordon-Rushville,

4:30 & 6 p.m.FB (9th) vs. Alliance, 5 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 25 FB (V) at Ogallala, 7 p.m.Sat., Sept. 26 G Golf at Skyview Course, tba

G SB at Scottsbluff, 10 a.m.Mon., Sept. 28 G Golf at Gordon Country Club, 9 a.m.

CC (V) at KearneyFB (JV) vs.

Tues., Sept. 29 G SB (JV-V) at Scottsbluff, 4 p.m.

Gordon-RushvilleTues., Sept. 1 Bus Driver TrainingWed., Sept. 2 Bus Driver TrainingThurs., Sept. 3 Bus Driver Training

VB vs Chadron, 5 p.m.Friday, Sept. 4 CC at Gering, 1 p.m.

FB vs Valentine, 6 p.m.Mon., Sept. 7 No School Labor DayTues., Sept. 8 9 GGO at Chadron

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FB (JV) vs Hemingford, 6 p.m.Thurs., Sept. 10 GGO at Mitchell WTC tba, 9 a.m.

FB (MS) at Bayard, 5 p.m.VB at Bayard, 5 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 11 FB at Bridgeport, 7 p.m.Sat., Sept. 12 G-R VB Invite, 8 a.m.

CC at Chadron, 9 a.m.FB (MS) at Bayard, 9 a.m.

Mon., Sept. 14 FB (JV) vs. Chadron, 6 p.m.Tues., Sept. 15 9 GGO at Gering

VB (V) Hemingford w/Kimball, 4 p.m.Thurs., Sept. 17 Turn in BoxTops Day!!!, 8 a.m.

FB (MS) at Hemingford, 5 p.m.Fri., Sept. 18 FB (V) Bennett Co., 6 p.m. -

HomecomingSat., Sept. 19 VB (MS) at Valentine Invite, 8 a.m.

CC at Alliance, 9 a.m.Mon., Sept. 21 VB (MS) vs. Cody-Kilgore, 5 p.m.

FB (JV) at Bennett Co, 6 p.m.Tues., Sept. 22 VB (JV) vs. Valentine, 5 p.m.

G Golf Valentine, 9 p.m.Thurs., Sept. 24CC G-R Invite, 4 p.m.

MSVB at Chadron, 4:30 p.m.JV/VVB at Crawford

Friday, Sept. 25 FB (V) at Mitchell, 6 p.m.Sat., Sept. 26 VB (JV/V) at Mitchell Invite, 8:30 p.m.

Girls Golf at Alliance, 9 a.m.FB (MS) vs. Bridgeport, 9 a.m.

Mon., Sept. 28 CC at UNK, 3 p.m.

FB (JV) vs. Torrington, 6 p.m.Girls Golf G-R Invite, 9 a.m.

Tues., Sept. 29 VB (MS) at Hemingford, 5:30 p.m.CrawfordThurs., Sept. 3 VB (JV-V) at Lusk, 4 p.m.Fri., Sept. 4 CC at Gering, 1 p.m.Thurs., Sept. 10 VB (JH) vs. Chadron, 4 p.m.Fri., Sept. 11 Teacher In-Service, 1:15-4:15 p.m.

Tailgate Party at CHS FB Field, 6:30 p.m.FB (V) vs. Hemingford, 7 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 12 VB (JV) at Hay Springs Invite, 8 a.m.VB (JV) at Gordon Invite, 8 a.m.CC at Chadron Invite, 10 a.m.

Mon., Sept. 14 VB (JH) at Garden County, 4 p.m.FB (JH) at Garden County, 4 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 17 VB (JV-V) vs. Mitchell, 5 p.m.Fri., Sept. 18 VB (JV-V) at Morrill, 4 p.m.Sat., Sept. 19 CC at Alliance, 9 a.m.

VB (JH) at Hay Springs, 9 a.m.FB (JH) at Hay Springs, 10:30 a.m.

Mon., Sept. 21 VB (JV-V) vs. Edgemont, 6 p.m.Tues., Sept. 22 CC at Scottsbluff, 4:45 p.m.Thurs., Sept. 24 VB (JV-V) vs. Gordon-Rushville, 5 p.m.Fri., Sept. 25 Teacher-Inservice, 1:15 p.m.

FB at Leyton, 7 p.m.Sat., Sept. 26 VB (JH) PanCo at Hay Springs, 12 p.m.

VB (V) at Potter-Dix, 12 p.m.Mon., Sept. 28 FB (JH) vs. Morrill, 5 p.m.(Continued on Page 8)

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“Satisfaction Guaranteed” Contact Phone Numbersare Important

Please contact Northwest Rural Public PowerDistrict to verify or update office personnel with thebest phone number to contact you with. Seemsmore and more phone numbers on file are notoperable or valid.

Having your current phone number on fileallows the District to make contact with you as theneed arises. There can be a multitude of reasonsfor making contact: planned outages, troubleshoot-ing a particular line, billing questions, cattle on theroad, or service change out questions.

You can see and understand the importance ofhaving your current home or business phone num-ber on file with the District. Northwest Rural “Cares About the Consumer”

(308) 638-44451-800-847-0492

(Crawford Continued from Page 9)Tues., Sept. 29 VB (JH) at Cody-Kilgore, 5 p.m.

VB (JV-V) at Cody-Kilgore, 6 p.m.Thurs., Oct. 1 CC at Bayard, 3 p.m.

VB (JH) vs. Hemingford, 4 p.m.Hay SpringsThurs., Sept. 3 VB (V) at Hyannis Tri (McPherson), 4 p.m.

VB (JH) at Alliance St. Agnes, 4 p.m.Fri., Sept. 4 VB (V) at Rapid City Christian, 4 p.m.

FB at Rapid City Christian, 7 p.m.Sat., Sept. 5 VB (V) vs. Oelrichs, 12 p.m.Tues., Sept. 8 VB (V) at Hemingford Tri. (Banner Co.), 5 p.m.Fri., Sept. 11 VB (V) vs. Edgemont, 4:30 p.m. P-N

FB vs. Edgemont, 2 p.m. (Parent’s Night)

Sat., Sept. 12 VB (V) Sheridan County Invite, 8 a.m.*Tues., Sept. 15 FB (JH) at Oelrichs, 5 p.m.Sat., Sept. 19 VB (V) at Hemingford, 9 a.m.

VB (JH) vs. Crawford, 9 a.m.FB (JH) vs. Crawford, 10:30 a.m.

Tues., Sept. 22 FB (JH) at Morrill, 4 p.m.Thurs., Sept. 24 VB (V) at Leyton Tri (Mitchell), 4:30p.m.Fri., Sept. 25 FB at Potter-Dix, 7 p.m.Sat., Sept. 26 VB (V) at Mitchell Tournament, tba

VB (JH) PanCo at HomeThurs., Oct. 1 VB (V) at Hemingford, 5 p.m.

FB (JH) at Alliance, 4 p.m.Fri., Oct. 2 FB vs. Garden County, 7 p.m.Sat., Oct. 3 VB (JH) at Gordon-Rushville, 9 a.m.Monday, Oct. 5 VB (V) at Gordon-Rushville, 6 p.m.*Sept. 12 - Varsity will play in Gordon, JV will play in Hay Springs

NRPPD Area School Activity Calendar

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Each project details level of difficulty, potential energysavings, time to complete, and overall cost. There are alsostep-by-step instructions to make completing your DIYenergy saving project a piece of cake.Lower Water Heating Temperature

This "easy" water heater project recommends youlower your water heater temperature to 120°F. Lowering thetemperature of your water heater can save you $12-$30annually for each 10° reduction and decreases the risk ofscalding. It only takes two hours to complete and doesn’tcost anything!

INSULATE HOT WATER PIPESInsulating your hot water pipes reduces heat loss and

can raise water temperature by 2°F–4°F hotter than uninsu-lated pipes can deliver, allowing for a lower water tempera-ture setting. It is rated as a medium difficulty level project,

and can save $8-$12 annually. It will take about threehours to complete for a small house and costs about$10-$15 overall.

INSULATE HOT WATER HEATER TANKJust like insulating your walls or roof, insulating

your hot water tank is an easy and inexpensive way toimprove energy efficiency and save you money eachmonth, especially if you have an older water tank. It isa medium difficulty level project and can save you $20-$45 annually. It only takes an hour and a half to com-plete and will cost about $30 overall.(Continued on Page 10)

Simple Do-It-Yourself Projects Can Save $$$

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Storm window installation is one of the most cost-effective solutions for upgrading energy inefficient exist-ing windows. They’re easy to install and cost a fractionof replacement windows. In fact, low-emissivity (low-e)storm windows can lower your utility bill just as much asreplacing an entire window. It is rated as an easy proj-ect and can save you 10%-35% on your energy bills. Itwill take 20-30 minutes per window and cost $60-$200per window.

SEAL AIR LEAKS WITH CAULKAir leaks can waste a lot of your energy dollars.

One of the quickest energy- and money-saving tasksyou can do is caulk, seal and weatherstrip all cracksand large openings to the outside. This "easy" projectwill cost $3-$30 and only takes one to two hours tocomplete. It will also save you 5%-10% on your energybills.

WEATHERSTRIP DOUBLE-HUNG OR SASH WINDOWS

You can use weatherstripping in your home to sealair leaks around movable joints, such as windows or

doors, and save big on energy bills. Weatherstrippingyour windows is an easy project that only takes an hourto complete. It will cost $5-$10 and you'll save 5%-10%on your energy bills.

When you've finished your projects, let us know howit went! We'd love to hear your experiences or any DIYprojects you use to save energy at home. Just use thehashtag #EnergySaverDIY on social media or use thelinks below to share them with us. Send us your storiesand photos, and you could see them on Energy Saver'sFacebook.

Do-It-Yourself Projects--

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Young’s Repair, Inc.Major to Minor Mechanical WorkTractors, Truck, & Car Repair

• Vehicle & Farm Tires • Batteries• Oil • Grease • Bolts

SERVICE CALLS • HAULING308-638-7443

5631 Hwy. 87 • Hay Springsyoungsrepairinc@gpcom.net

Wreck-A-MendedBody Works

Free Estimates • Custom Painting(308) 282-2005Steve & Valli Petersen

701 South Main • Gordon

NORTHWEST RURAL NEWS

ReecippeeCCorneer

Cabbage Soup"This tomato and cabbage soup was rumored, in days of

old, to melt away those thighs."Original recipe makes 15 servings.• 5 carrots, chopped• 3 onions, chopped• 2 (16 ounce) cans whole peeled tomatoes, with liquid• 1 large head cabbage, chopped• 1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix• 1 (15 ounce) can cut green beans, drained• 2 quarts tomato juice• 2 green bell peppers, diced• 10 stalks celery, chopped• 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth

Place carrots, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, green beans,peppers, and celery in a large pot. Add onion soup mix,tomato juice, beef broth, and enough water to cover veg-etables. Simmer until vegetables are tender. May bestored in the refrigerator for several days.

* * * *Chocolate Wavy Zucchini BreadOriginal recipe makes 1 loaf

• 1/3 cup shortening• 1 1/3 cups white sugar• 2 eggs• 1 1/2 cups grated zucchini• 1/3 cup water• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour• 1 teaspoon baking soda• 1/2 teaspoon salt• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder• 1/3 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Greaseone 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar together. Mixin eggs. Add zucchini, water, and vanilla; stir. Blend in flour,baking soda, salt , baking powder, and pumpkin pie spice. Stirin nuts.

Divide batter in half, and add cocoa powder and chocolatechips to one of the halves. Pour plain batter into bottom ofthe loaf pan. Pour chocolate batter on top of plain batter.

Bake until wooden pick inserted into center comes outclean, about 1 hour. Cool 10 minutes, and remove from pan.Store in refrigerator.

* * * * * Tomato Cucumber SaladOriginal recipe makes 4 servings• 2 tomatoes, chopped• 1 cucumber, peeled and diced• 1 onion, chopped• 1 tablespoon lemon juice• salt to taste• ground black pepper to taste

Combine tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions in a salad bowl.Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Sprinkle withlemon juice. Chill.

* * * * * Cabbage on the GrillOriginal recipe makes 8 servings• 1 large head cabbage• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder, or to taste• salt and pepper to taste

Preheat grill for medium heat.Cut the cabbage into 8 wedges, and remove the core. Place

all the wedges on a piece of aluminum foil large enough towrap the cabbage. Season to taste with garlic powder, salt,and pepper. Seal cabbage in the foil.

Grill for 30 to 40 minutes on the preheated grill, until ten-der.

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NORTHWEST RURAL ENTERTAINMENTBits ‘n Pieces...I have never had so many good ideas day after dayas when I work in the garden.

-- John Erskine* * * * *

The best ideas are one part blue sky plus two partshealthy dose of reality.

--Michael McLaughlin* * * * *

We should be as quick to compliment as we are to criticize.

--Mitchell P. Ejnik* * * * *

Love is like acorns on a tree, you never know whenone will fall off and hit you. On the other hand, youcan’t stand under the tree waiting for it to happen!

--Paul D. Anderson* * * * *

There are two sides to every question; my side andthe wrong side.

--Oscar Levant* * * * *

Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter.

--James A. Garfield* * * * *

Knowledge is knowing tomato is a fruit; wisdom is notputting it in a fruit salad.

--Miles Kington

Life LessonsI’ve learned that...• It takes years to built trust, and seconds to

destroy it.• It’s not what you have in your life, but who have in

your life that counts.• You can get by on charm for about 15 seconds, but

after that you’d better know something.• Never compare yourself to the best others can do.• You can do something in an instant that will bring

you a lifetime of regret.• You can keep going after you think you can’t.• It’s always better to take responsibility for what

you do, no matter how much shame or criticism itwill bring you.

• You either control your attitude, or it will controlyou.

• Real heroes are the people who do what has to bedone, when it needs to be done, regardless ofthe consequences.

• It’s OK to be angry, but that doesn’t give you theright to take the anger out on someone else.

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OFFICERSPresident: Lee Ahrens, MarslandVice President: Wayne Cobb, MerrimanSecretary: Bruce Troester, MarslandTreasurer: Robert Rickenbach, Chadron

Tri-State Director: Gary Fuchser, Gordon

Board Members:Mike Van Buskirk, Hay Springs

Manager: CHANCE BRISCOE Office Manager: Arlene Lahaye

Office (308) 638-4445Fax 638-4448

Consumer/MarketingDirector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Les TlustosPublisher/EditorAdvertising Rep. . . . . . . . .Cindy Peters

Hip-Hop (308) 638-7132

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Office Hours:8 a.m. to 5 p.m.Monday- Friday

Service CallsAfter Hours:

Please call 800-847-0492 ifyour call is long dis-tance or 638-4445for the local HaySprings area at alltimes.

We have ananswering servicethat answers thesenumbers on a 24-hour basis - afterhours, Saturday,Sundays and holi-days. Please statelegal description,account number ormeter numberwhere the outage isand your phonenumber when youcall.

Public Power DistrictSouth on Hwy. 87 • P.O. Box 249

Hay Springs, NE 69347

web page: http://www.nrppd.com

Call or E-mail for more info.Karen Runkle at

232-4474 or 308-763-1843

4283 460th RoadHay Springs, NE 69347

Fresh from the Earth!

Lil LadybugGreenhouse & Garden

E-mail: runkle@haysprings.netOr visit

www.LittleLadybugGardens.com

HOURS: Tues.-Sat. 9-6 p.m.; Sundays 1-6 p.m.

Enjoy yourKitchen Garden

without the dirt!Come to Lil Ladybugfor your vegetables

Watch for Pumpkin Patch details next month!