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JUNE 2016

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Local co-op pages 19-22Charm confidential 24Backstage at Tecumseh! 26Snowville Creamery 32

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F E AT U R E S

4 POWERFUL CO-OP VOICES Our government affairs department ‘tells it like it is’ in Columbus and Washington.

24 CHARM CONFIDENTIAL This town in Amish Country deserves its name.

26 BEHIND THE SCENES AT TECUMSEH!Our outdoors editor takes you with him as he joinsthe cast for a single show.

32 MEET THE ‘DAIRY EVANGELIST’ At Snowville Creamery, milk is a particular passion for Warren Taylor.

34 FROM CHEWING GUM TO PVC We share four innovations with Buckeye roots.

2 COOPERAT IVE CONNECT ION

4 POWER STAT ION

12 GARDENING LANDSCAPE

14 WOODS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE

16 FOOD SCENE

28 OHIO ICON

30 THE 7 COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES

32 CO-OP PEOPLE

36 JUNE CALENDAR

39 OHIO QUIZ

40 MEMBER INTERACTIVE

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LATER THIS YEAR, you’ll see Ohio’s electric coopera-tives’ latest power generation project spring up, alongwith the OurSolar logo. We plan to install communitysolar projects in several locations around the state.

Ohio’s electric cooperatives have long supported an“all of the above” approach to power generation. Werely on traditional fossil fuel sources, such as coal andnatural gas, for most of your power supply. Our gen-eration mix also includes a diverse and growing set ofrenewable energy sources. Today, your cooperative re-ceives power generated by hydroelectric facilities atNiagara Falls; wind turbines in Iowa; agriculturalbiodigesters; and Ohio landfills that collect methane.This year, we’ll begin to add solar-generated power toour mix.

We’ll install U.S.-manufactured solar photovoltaicpanels at several cooperative locations. The OurSolarproject offers solar power generation on a communitybasis, rather than on individual member rooftops.The community solar project approach not only re-duces the cost of the project through economy ofscale, but also avoids the headaches of home mainte-nance that rooftop solar systems can bring.

In total, we plan to add approximately 1percent to our generation capacitythrough the OurSolar initiative. Whilethe power generated by the

project will cost more thanour traditional sources,overall cost should remainrelatively fixed over the expected 20-year life of thesystem, because it’s fueled by sunshine.

As those who live in Ohio are uniquely aware, duringmuch of the year, solar power’s potential is somewhatlimited by shorter daylight hours and cloudy skies.Over the years, however, we’ve learned that solarpower provides an energy source that better matchesyour usage pattern, as opposed to power generated bywind. Conversely, our wind turbines consistently pro-duce twice as much power at night as during the day,while you use twice as much power during the daythan you do at night. It’s a difficult problem to over-come.

Your electric cooperative will continue to work foryou, providing a reliable, affordable, clean, and safesupply of electricity, both day and night.

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Cooperative Connection

PAT O’LOUGHLIN, PRESIDENT & CEO • OHIO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES & BUCKEYE POWER

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June 2016 Volume 58, No. 9

Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives

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Communications Consultant

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COUNTRY LIVING (ISSN 0747-0592)is the official public ation of Ohio RuralElec tric Co op eratives, Inc. With a paidcirculation of 294,359, it is the monthlycom mun ication link be tween the elec tricco operatives in Ohio and West Virginiaand their mem bers. Nothing in this pub-lication may be reproduced in any man-ner without specific written permissionfrom Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives,Inc. All rights reserved.

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Check out the vegetarian recipes submitted by Cooking Editor MargieWuebker and Nutrition Editor Diane Yoakam under the “Food Scene”button.

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POWER STATION

KEEPING OHIO’SELECTED OFFICIALS up-to-

date on the concerns of elec-tric co-op members is a

year-round job for Marc Arm-strong and Spencer Waugh. Asdirector and manager, respectively,of the government affairs depart-ment of Ohio’s Electric Coopera-tives, they’re at the center oftoday’s biggest issues. They play avital role in helping elected offi-cials and regulators understand

the impacts of proposed legislationand regulations on families andbusinesses in all parts of the state.

Whether chatting on the phoneor speaking face-to-face with legis-lators and their staff members inthe hallways and hearing rooms ofgovernment buildings in down-town Columbus or Washington,D.C., they have one goal in mind— keeping your concerns about reliable and affordable electricityservice front and center in theconversation.

The co-op difference“We spend a lot of our time

talking about what electric cooper-atives do,” Waugh says. “We ex-plain how we’re different frominvestor-owned utilities and howour business model works.” Waughnotes that many elected officials inColumbus and Washington comefrom more urban and industrial-ized parts of Ohio, with little per-sonal experience with or know-ledge of electric cooperatives.

Armstrong says he and Waughoften have to begin with thebasics. Every two years, newlyelected representatives replaceothers who’ve left office due toterm limits. As those new legisla-tors converge in Columbus, Waugh

and Armstrong must educate themon the cooperative model, explain-ing that although electric co-oper-atives are not subject to PublicUtilities Commission of Ohio(PUCO) jurisdiction in terms ofrates, the co-ops still must followsound business practices and care-ful accounting rules.

“A lot of our work is educational,”Armstrong says. “We spend a lot oftime explaining how the cooperativebusiness model fits into the energyworld. We talk about how we aremember-owned and member-regu-lated, and how our not-for-profitbusiness structure serves our mem-bers very well.”

Waugh notes that each time anew legislative issue comes up, heand Armstrong work tirelessly toadvise officials how various coursesof action would affect co-op mem-bers. Very often, the facts they pro-vide result in changes.

“What we do is develop rela-tionships with elected officials,”Waugh says. “The fact that we’re-often successful in our legislativeefforts is due to the way we goabout our work. We make it possi-ble for officials to visit individualco-ops and meet with our CEOs atfrequent intervals. Marc and I rep-resent all 24 distribution co-ops

Our government affairs department‘tells it like it is’ in Columbus and WashingtonBY NANCY GRANT

PowerfulCo-opVoices

Spencer Waugh (left) and Marc Armstrong conferinside the Ohio Statehouse prior to meeting withlegislators.

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and our generation and transmis-sion co-op. Working together withthe members, we are more success-ful than any of us could be just onour own.”

Deciding Ohio’s energy futureArmstrong and Waugh face a

different challenge when they go toWashington to explain the concernsof Ohio’s electric co-op members tomembers of Congress. “Our chal-lenge and our goal is to bring ourmessage to lawmakers and decisionmakers in Washington,” Armstrongsays. “We try to be an advocate forpeople who may not feel that theirinterests are being accounted for.”

In early May, Armstrong andWaugh, along with staff membersfrom the statewide association andeight distribution co-op CEOs, vis-ited Washington to meet with law-makers to discuss the latestlegis lative issues. Armstrong says,“The positions we take on issues arebased on ensuring that we have themost affordable rates for our mem-bers, while also assuring the electric-ity we provide is reliable andenvironmentally responsible.”

Armstrong andWaugh have taken anactive role in Ohio’sopposition to the U.S. Environmental Protec-tion Agency’s CleanPower Plan an-nounced last fall. “Wehave been very aggres-sive with federal law-makers, explaining thedevastating effects thatthe Clean Power Planwill have on Ohio if itis implemented,” Arm-strong says. “We arepart of the lawsuit challenging the le-gality of the plan. We think it willhave a very damaging impact on ourmembers’ rates. The EPA’s plan willalso cause job losses in many of ourcommunities.”

In February, the U.S. SupremeCourt issued a “stay” for the CleanPower Plan, hitting the pause buttonuntil the arguments in the manylawsuits can be heard. But Arm-strong and Waugh continue to moni-tor the situation, which may not beresolved for several years.

In the meantime, during this pres-idential election year with manyseats up for grabs in Ohio’s legisla-ture and Congress, Armstrong andWaugh have another importantduty. “We’re reaching out to co-opmembers to help educate themabout our issues and where thecandidates stand,” Waugh says.

Your voice, your vote“Co-ops Vote,” a new, recently

launched nonpartisan effort willprovide facts for co-op members ontheir way to the ballot box. The goalof the new venture is to boost voterturnout in cooperative areas, mak-ing sure members exercise theirright to vote. Watch for details laterthis summer, then make plans tostudy the issues and cast your ballotin November.

NANCY GRANT is a member of theCooperative CommunicatorsAssociation.

(Above) Representatives from Ohio’s electric cooperatives metwith Senator Jay Hottinger (R-District 31) in May. (Below) Sena-tor Lou Gentile (D-District 30) meets with Marc Armstrong andother cooperative leaders. (Photos by Best Light Video)

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WHILE MANY PEOPLE endorse the benefits ofsolar power, the idea of their actually installingand maintaining a costly rooftop grid mightnever see the light of day.

Through a community solar program calledOurSolar, members of Ohio’s Electric Coopera-tives will soon will be able to plug into the sunwithout the drawbacks of doing it themselves.As part of OurSolar, Buckeye Power is begin-ning to build new solar panel arrays at severallocations around the state, bringing more emis-sion-free energy to Ohio’s electric cooperatives.

“We know that we have lots of members whowould like renewables to play a larger role intheir energy supply,” says Ohio’s Electric Coop-eratives Marketing Director Janet Rehberg.“This is a great effort to give them the mostaffordable option.”

While Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives remainscommitted to traditional sources of power, suchas coal and natural gas, the company continu-ally seeks innovative ways to ensure a balancedapproach toward energy production and gener-ation.

“Our power portfolio reflects a growinginterest in renewable energy sources,” says BenWilson, manager of power delivery engineeringfor Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives. “In addition to

solar, sources include wind, hydropower, andbiomass fuels.”

With a total capacity of 2.1 megawatts, theOurSolar project will become part of the diverse energy resources provided by Ohio’selectric cooperatives. Individual installationswill range from 25 kilowatts to 600 kilowatts. Atypical rooftop array is from 5 to 10 kilowatts.

Wilson says, “Systems will be installed atvarious locations across the state that offer anice, open spot, without requiring much land;have sight to the sun; and are close to electricalfacilities, so that they can be connected to theelectric grid and pull power from it.”

Wilson says that the expected cost of instal-lation will be lower than that, per watt, of thetypical rooftop project, averaging about half asmuch per watt.

OurSolar also eliminates the drawbacks thatcome with installing solar panels on one’shome, such as aesthetics; high costs of installa-tion and maintenance; and physical constraintssuch as trees and chimneys blocking the panels.

The first community solar system projectwill be in Delaware, Ohio. The entire projectis expected to take a year to roll out acrossOhio.

Here comes the sunThe OurSolar program will bring thepower of the sun into your home

BY MIKE PRAMIK

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HEAD TO THE AVON HERITAGE DUCK

TAPE FESTIVAL from June 17 to 19,and you’ll see what ingenuity, cre-ativity, and crazy can do if you haveenough Duck Tape® to do it.Twenty-five rolls can be turned intoa giraffe, for example. It takes muchless for a prom dress or a hat. For abigger-than-a-human Mr. PotatoHead, you’ll need quite a bit. Andyes, in Avon, it’s Duck tape, not ducttape, named for the product put outby the local company, ShurtechBrands.

Highlights of the festival includethe Duck Tape Parade, displays ofDuck Tape-made wonders, and aDuck Tape fashion show to promotethe adhesive tape made right intown at ShurTech Brand. If you’re soinspired, look for the Ducktivitiessection, where you can create aDuck Tape item to take home. Thisyear’s theme? “Celebrating AmericanPride” this year’s theme. Live musicand food booths are part of the fun.

For more information, go towww.ducktapefestival.com.

Stuck on you:Avon holds itsannual stickyfestivalBY JAMIE RHEIN

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Member interactive:Send us yourphotos and stories!

If we use your photo, you’ll get a Country Living tumbler:

If we use youressay, you’ll get:

$25For August, send us by June 15, essays on“My (not so) secret obsession.”

For September, send us by July 15,photos of “Sports superstars.”

Guidelines:1. Stories no longer than 150 words2. Digital photos should be a minimum of 300 dpi3. One entry per household per month4. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope if you

want anything returned5. Include your name, mailing address, and the name

of your electric co-op6. E-mail: fromourmembers@ohioruralelectric.coop

By U.S. mail: Editor, Country Living, 6677 BuschBlvd., Columbus, OH 43229

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GARDENING LANDSCAPE

ONE OF THE JOYS of summerfor many gardeners is taking thatfirst bite of a tomato, picked ripefrom the garden. Store-boughttomatoes are just not the same. Atomato left on the vine to ripen inthe sun oozes with flavor. Hereare 10 ways to make your home-grown tomatoes the highlight ofyour kitchen.

1.Rev up the flavor with theright locationTomato flavor is enhanced by

sunshine, so be sure to chooseyour brightest and sunniest spotthat receives at least six hours ofdaily sun. Otherwise, the flavorwill never fully develop, despiteyour best efforts.

2.Cater to plant needsPlants grow best in a rich and

easily crumbled soil that is welldrained. They also prefer slightlyacidic soil, with a pH between6.2 and 6.8, for optimum growthand flavor.

3.Optimize the soilWhether your soil is sandy,

heavy clay, or any stage in be-tween, you can always improve

the quality and texture of yoursoil by digging in a shovelful ortwo of compost, aged manure, orother organic matter into eachplanting hole.

Organic matter will lighten thesoil and allow water, air, and nu-trients to flow more freely in claysoil; sandy soil is better able to re-tain water and nutrients. Organicmatter also creates a welcomingbed for roots to thrive and grow,while increasing the soil popula-tion of beneficial microorganismsthat help fight disease.

Another way to optimize thesoil is the use of flavor-enhancingminerals. You can sprinkle ahandful of granite dust or rockdust into each planting hole, orapply at the rate of 10 pounds per100 square feet. One tablespoonper hole of magnesium-richEpsom salt improves flower pro-duction.

4.Mulch for healthier plantsMulching your plants can

affect the overall flavor and yieldsof the fruit. A 2- to 3-inch layer ofmulch applied around plants willhelp keep soil moisture levelsmore even, which in turn will

help prevent fruit cracking andblossom end rot. Mulched plantsalso means fewer weeds, whichcan rob tomatoes of needed mois-ture and nutrients in the soil.

Common organic mulch mate-rials include straw or shreddedleaves. Use black plastic mulch toincrease soil temperatures up toseven degrees, which can be abonus in cooler weather. If yousimply want earlier yields, areflecting red plastic mulch canincrease fruit yields and outper-form black plastic by up to 20percent.

5.Grow plants uprightWhether staked or caged, grow

your tomatoes upright for bestflavor and production. Liftingfruit and vine off the ground notonly protects plants against soil-borne diseases, but the fruits willalso ripen quicker. The tomatoeswill be easier to find and harvestthan plants that are sprawlingacross the ground.

Grow plants on a trellis, orplace two cattle panels together toform an A-frame and secure themtogether with wire for a sturdy,portable trellis that can be easilystored.

6.Water wiselyKeep your tomato plants happy

by watering them deeply and con-sistently so that the soil moisturelevels stay fairly even. Plants lack-ing in moisture will produce fruitslacking in flavor. Fluctuating soilmoisture levels can also interferewith the uptake of calcium, result-ing in blossom-end rot in some va-rieties.

Top 10tomato tipsSTORY BY KRIS WETHERBEE;

PHOTOS BY RICK WETHERBEE

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Of course,mulching plantshelps to keep thesoil moisture levelsmore even. So does theuse of drip irrigation or a soakerhose to water your plants, whichwill help reduce surface evapora-tion by delivering the water di-rectly to plant roots.

Ease up on the frequency ofwatering once the fruits begin tochange color. Too much water ap-plied at this stage will dilute theflavor of the fruit. Keep the flavorintact by allowing the soil to dryout slightly between waterings.

7.Feed the fruitHow often you feed and the

type of fertilizer you use canmake the difference betweenproducing weak-tasting tomatoesor richly flavored fruit.

After your initial feeding ofcompost or aged manure atplanting time, you may need tofertilize again about four weekslater, depending on the quality ofyour soil. Then give plants an-other dose of nutrients, ifneeded, by side-dressing with ad-ditional compost, aged manure,or organic fertilizer when thefirst fruits are about the size of amarble.

Tomatoes thrive on potassiumand phosphorus. However, toomuch nitrogen can result in re-duced yields and weakened fla-vor. What’s more, excess nitrogencan also make the plants moresusceptible to pests and diseases.So be sure to choose a fertilizerspecifically for tomatoes or onethat is low in nitrogen.

8.Harvest for peak flavorAll your efforts will be lost if

the fruit is harvested too soon.The fruits can be downright dis-appointing if harvested while theshoulders are still green or evenpartially green — unless, ofcourse, you’re growing a tomatovariety that is green or is sup-posed to have green shoulders.The ideal time to harvest for fla-vor is a few days before the toma-toes are fully ripe, which is whenthe fruits have developed theircolor but are still somewhat semi-firm.

9.Keep the flavor intactBring your harvested tomatoes

indoors and then set them in afruit basket or holder on thekitchen counter. After a day ortwo, they should be ready to eatand enjoy. Tomatoes harvested inthis manner will be more flavor-ful, with better texture than fullyripe tomatoes that are pluckedfrom the vine when soft.

10.Take the “no chill”approach

For best flavor and texture,always store tomatoes at roomtemperature. Chilling the fruits bystoring them in the refrigeratorwill reduce sweetness and overallflavor and will result in a some-what mushy texture.

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CLINT WALKER, a member of Con-solidated Electric Cooperative,has always had a fascination withelephants, so much so that heeven has a collection of miniatureelephant figurines from aroundthe world. Imagine, then, his sur-prise and excitement upon dis-covering the skeleton of anextinct, prehistoric elephant-likecreature buried on his farm — amastodon.

“In 2013, I had just installed anew sod waterway on one of myfields,” Walker says. “About threeweeks later, a friend of minewanted to see the project, so Idrove him back to the site —about 300 yards off the road.When we walked over to theditch, there was a giant toothexposed on top of the ground inplain sight.”

After some quick Internet re-search, Walker thought what hehad found might be a mastodontooth, so he immediately contactedthe Ohio History Connection inColumbus. Two profes sional ar-chaeologists arrived the next day,confirmed the find, and referredWalker to Ashland University geol-ogy professor Nigel Brush.

Brush, his assistants, dozens ofstudents, and volunteers de-scended upon the Morrow Countysite and excavated it over a periodof weeks, painstakingly removingonly about 4 inches of soil perday from various 6-by-6-foot gridplots. What they found was defi-nitely a mastodon skeleton, butunfortunately, it was far fromcomplete. The bones and tuskshad deteriorated, weathering overthe years into hundreds of smallfragments, the largest only about8 inches long.

“What the scientists and ar-chaeologists found fascinating,though,” says Walker, “was thatone of the bones showed definitecut marks, signs of the animalhaving been butchered with stoneor flint tools.”

In other words, this particularmastodon had likely been killed,then butchered, by Paleo-Indians.Scientists say that finding evi-dence of interaction between humans and mastodons is extremely rare. Carbon-14 datingtechniques showed that it all

happened some 13,000 years ago. The condition of the

mastodon’s teeth indicated that itwas an adult male, about 40years of age. Mastodons werebrowsers, much like today’s ele-phants, eating the leaves andsmall branches of trees andshrubs. But the habitat in whichthis animal lived looked muchdifferent than Ohio does today.Massive glaciers, some possibly amile thick, had recently coveredmost of the land.

Mastodons lived south of theedges of the giant ice sheets, fol-lowing them north as the glaciersgradually melted and receded.Taiga, a forest type similar towhat is now present in northernCanada and Alaska, dominatedOhio’s landscape.

It was this habitat that at-tracted mastodons and other her-bivores, which in turn attractedpredators — including humans.Archeologists now believe thatPaleo-Indians may have played arole in the extinction of somelarge prehistoric animals, includ-ing mastodons.

An interesting fact that Walkerlearned from the archaeologists isthat protein-residue analysis isnow so sophisticated that even asmall chip of a flint tool fromthousands of years ago can betested for traces of blood. If any isfound, it can then be determinedwhat type of animal that blood

The Cedar Creek

MastodonWhat’s in your backyard?

WOODS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE

BY W. H. ‘CHIP’ GROSS

Consolidated Electric member Clint Walker holds apiece of mastodon bone excavated from his farm inMorrow County.

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came from — deer, elk,mastodon, etc.

Walker also mentioned that acomplete skeleton of a mastodonrecently sold in Japan for morethan $100,000. “But I don’t thinkwe’ll be getting that kind ofmoney for ours,” he jokes. Walkerhas no plans to sell the mastodonremains. Instead, he and a fewvolunteers will continue excavat-ing the site to see what else mightturn up, then add those items tothe collection of bones.

Surprisingly, the Cedar CreekMastodon is not the first prehis-toric find in Morrow County.Nearly a century ago, in 1919, acomplete skeleton of a woollymammoth was discovered near

the village of Fulton. It waspulled from an ancient lake bed,buried 16 feet below the surfaceof the ground. As with Walker’smastodon, it was a large tooththat was first uncovered.

The landowner at the time,John W. Powell, charged peopleto see the huge skeleton — 25cents per adult, 10 cents per child— which he kept in his barn. Hethen traveled with the bones andtusks by train, displaying them inseveral Midwestern cities. In1922, the woolly mammoth skele-ton was sold to The Ohio StateUniversity for $300; it was even-tually transferred to the ChicagoAcademy of Sciences. Both woollymammoths and their cousins,

mastodons, once roamed most ofNorth America.

But you don’t need to travel toChicago to see a mastodon skele-ton. At the Ohio History Connec-tion’s museum in Columbus, youcan see a full-size, reconstructeddisplay of what’s known as theConway Mastodon, complete withenormous tusks!

Outdoors editor W. H. “CHIP”GROSS, a member of ConsolidatedElectric Cooperative, is interested inhearing from you about any out-door story idea you might like himto investigate. His e-mail address iswhchipgross@gmail.com; his web-site is www.chipgross.com.

This is not the mastodon that Clint Walker found on his farm! This whopper, also known as the Conway Mastodon, is on display at the Ohio His-tory Center in Columbus. It was found in a swamp in Champaign and Clark counties in 1887. (Photo courtesy of the Ohio History Connection)

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FOOD SCENE

This is a special time, espe-cially for people who have chosento pursue vegetarian lifestyles. Forsome the preference definitelyruns in the family.

Worthington-area residentsMark and Kacy Bonaventura fol-lowed their daughter’s lead whenit came to meatless meals.Bridget, now a resident physicianat Nationwide Children’s Hospitalin Columbus, was a fifth-graderat the time she made the deci-sion, and she’s never looked back.

Fresh fruits and vegetablesrank high on the family’s shop-ping list, along with pasta, rice,beans, and soy products.

Although Kacy initially pur-chased cookbooks, she quickly de-cided it was more fun toexperiment in the kitchen, insteadof following somebody’s recipes.

“It’s easy to be creative with allthe wonderful produce at thistime of the year,” the busy realtorsays. “Although restaurants offermore options nowadays, I make ita practice to pack our lunches.When we do go out to eat, wemake a meal out of sides.”

Seasonal produce frequentlystars in roasted vegetables — afamily favorite. Kacy also plansahead, by cooking rice in veg-etable broth and storing it in therefrigerator to speed meal prepa-ration.

Linda Duesterhaus and hus-band Scott Parsons of rural TippCity also embrace vegetarianismas a healthy way of eating. Theirgarden yields lots of produce forspecial dishes, like a vegetablestew known as ratatouille. Manyother ingredients for meal plan-

Eat your lima beans! And your peas!

With fresh produce season starting soon, vegetable recipes add exciting options for mealtime

STORY BY MARGIE WUEBKER;

PHOTOS BY CHERYL BACH

ROASTED VEGETABLES

Cooking spray1/2 lb. asparagus, cleaned4 Tbsp. olive oil, divided1/2 lb. whole mushrooms1/2 lb. baby carrots1 medium onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges1 large red or green bell pepper, cut into strips2 cups small Brussels sprouts, cut in half1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. pepperPreheat oven to 450 degrees. Line 15 x 10 x

1-inch pan with foil. Spray with cooking spray.

Place asparagus on bottom of pan; drizzle

with small amount of olive oil. Toss other veg-

etables with remaining olive oil, 1/4 cup

Parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper. Spread

over asparagus; bake 28 to 30 minutes or

until vegetables are tender, stirring after 15

minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese

before serving. Serves 3 to 4.

FRESH VEGETABLES from Ohio’s heartland will bearriving soon at farmers’ markets, as well as roadsidestands. It won’t be long before popular farm operationslure shoppers with the likes of freshly pickedasparagus, spinach, green beans, peppers, andtomatoes, among other produce.

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ning come from local farm mar-kets and a food cooperative attheir church.

Linda’s culinary efforts involv-ing a hearty vegetable chili reapeda second-place award in a chilicontest that also drew meat-basedentries. Some people who tastedthe spicy concoction had no ideathey were eating vegetable-basedsausage, instead of the real thing.

“I probably didn’t eat right inthe beginning, but I have learnedalong the way,” she says. “I like toexperiment, and it isn’t hard towork around recipes that call formeat.”

The family, which includes twograndchildren, enjoys cashewcauliflower loaf on special occa-sions. It replaces turkey onThanksgiving Day and adds spe-cial flavor in sandwiches theday after.

Even for those of us who don’tchoose a vegetarian lifestyle, thereare plentiful recipe options thatmake vegetables far more than aho-hum meal choice. Add some

excitement to mealtime. Choosevegetables!

See additional vegetable recipes atwww.ohioec.org.

EASY RATATOUILLE

1/4 cup olive oil1-1/2 cups diced onion1 tsp. minced garlic2 cups diced eggplant (unpeeled)2 cups diced sweet peppers (anycolor)2 cups diced summer squash (yellow andgreen)1-1/2 cups peeled, seeded, and choppedtomatoes2 Tbsp. thinly sliced fresh sweet basil1 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsleySalt and pepper to tasteIn a large soup pan or sauté pan, heat oliveoil and add onion and garlic. Stir occasionallyuntil caramelized. Add eggplant and cook 5minutes. Add peppers and squash; cook 15more minutes. Add tomatoes, basil, parsley,salt, and pepper; cook 5 more minutes. Stirwell and serve. If desired, add some freshlygrated Parmesan cheese and serve withcrusty bread. Makes 3 to 4 servings.

Fry onion and cauliflower in olive oil until golden. Mixtogether with remaining ingredients. Shape into arounded loaf on an oiled baking sheet. Bake at 350degrees until firm (about 20 minutes). Serve hot orrefrigerate loaf before slicing for sandwiches. Note:Double the recipe if it is to be prepared in a loaf pan.Makes 3 to 4 servings.

CASHEW CAULIFLOWER LOAF

1 cup chopped onion1 cup grated cauliflower2 Tbsp. olive oil1 cup ground cashews1 cup grated cheddar cheese1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley2 eggsSalt and pepper to taste

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Choosing a ‘very veggie’ lifestyleBY DIANE YOAKAM, RD, LD

Vegetarianism comes in varying forms. There are those whoavoid meat, fish, and poultry, while vegans abstain from eating allanimal products, including dairy, eggs, and honey. Then there arethose who are “vegetable-inclined,” basing most of what they eataround plant-based foods, while still enjoying modest portions ofanimal products. With careful attention to consuming a wide varietyof foods and a few key nutrients, those choosing a “very veggie”lifestyle should have no problem meeting their nutritional needs.

Iron stands out as a concern when making the switch to a meat-free diet. Fortunately, several options exist to meet this need,including dried beans, tofu, tempeh, chard, spinach, cashews, dried fruits, bulgur, oatmeal, and fortified cereals. Eating foodscontaining vitamin C, such as citrus, tomatoes, or broccoli, alongside any iron source, will increase iron absorption. Using ironcookware also adds to iron intake.

Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient that may be lacking in vegetarian diets, so make a concerted effort to get enough. Somevegetarians choose to get their daily dose from animal sources, namely eggs and dairy foods. Vegans, on the other hand, must findalternatives through fortified foods, like plant-based milks, cereals, and nutritional yeast, or take a daily supplement to meet theirneeds.

Protein sources are plentiful among plant foods. In fact, some plant-based proteins are considered complete proteins, just likemeat, eggs, and dairy, meaning that they provide all nine of the essential amino acids. This includes quinoa, buckwheat, and chiaseeds. Daily protein requirements are easily met by also consuming beans, lentils, nuts, nut butters, seeds, and whole grains.

If you’re looking for new ways to enjoy vegetables, visit www.ohioec.org, where you’ll find recipes for eggplant lasagna,garbanzo bean burgers, and stuffed sweet potatoes.

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C O N N E C T I O N St h e va lue o f our member s i sn ’ t j u s t measured i n k i l owa t t s

June 2016

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CEC 2016 ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS

If not you, then who?

At our Annual Meeting of Members this year, I had the opportunity to speak about the 80-year history of your cooperative. While thinking about what all we have done and all we have been through together, I was impressed with the power we have to make a difference for ourselves and our communities. We have a tremendous history of bringing convenience and quality-of-life improvements at reasonable prices to ourselves, when for-profit companies have said they would have to charge exorbitant rates or have simply refused. From electric power to natural gas to propane to telecommunications, you — the members — have looked to us, your hired hands, for all these services.

But as I emphasized at the Annual Meeting, “we” ARE “you”; that is the cooperative difference. And now, more than ever, we need your help.

We do not exist without you. We do what we can to protect you and your interests on every level, locally, statewide, and nationally. But “we,” your hired hands, are few. However, “we” together are many when we count you and us. Together we can make our voices heard by those who need to hear them, those who will be making laws and enforcing regulations that have the very real and present danger of greatly increasing your costs for little or no environmental benefit, or even making us unable to bring some services to you.

How can you find out about the issues and the challenges and how you can help?

First, consider joining our Member Advisory Committee, or, as we lovingly refer to it, the “MAC.” Members of the MAC hear directly from us regarding not only issues and challenges, but also about some of the interesting ways we will be improving our services or considering new services for our members and our communities. Please

contact our offices or visit our website, www.consolidated.coop, for more information.

Equally importantly, though, is joining ACRE Co-op Owners for Political Action®. You will join forces with electric cooperatives across the state and country, hearing about important issues and challenges that face us all and supporting those in government who will give us the best chances to protect ourselves from special interests and others who do not or will not understand how not-for-profit electric cooperatives consistently improve the lives of their members.

From the President by Phil Caskey

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SUMMER IS HERE! THIS SEASON, LET YOUR LOCAL BUSINESS GET YOU READY FOR VACATION!

Oxford Automotive

Mohican Reservation Campgrounds and Canoeing

Central Ohio Symphony

SAVEWITH CO-OP CONNECTIONS, YOU

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SAVE

PRESCRIPTION FOR SAVINGSBy using your Co-op Connections® Card, you can receive a 10 to 85 percent discount on prescription drugs at over 60,000 national and regional pharmacy chain stores — including CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Target, and many more.

The Co-op Connections program is free to all Consolidated Electric members. One card can be used for the entire family. The Co-op Connections Card has saved CEC members

over $5,000 since April.

To locate providers in your area, go to www.connections.coop and select Healthy Savings. It’s just that simple!

Employee service recognitionBy Phil Caskey, President/CEO

The strength in great teamwork lies in each individual member. I firmly believe this statement and would personally like to thank CEC’s employees for their dedicated service to our members and for meeting and exceeding our standards of excellence. This month, we recognize seasoned employees who have given 13 years or more of service with Consolidated Electric Cooperative.

AccountingMalinda Baldwin

Engineering and OperationsChad Brewer Jim Tupps Matt RichBob Branstetter

Member ServicesMissy KidwellSally Rutherford

Again, more information is available by contacting our offices or visiting our website.

Finally, you can help by voting. Vote for your cooperative’s board of trustees, or even run for a seat yourself. Vote for your local, state, and national offices. Being silent in these processes will only guarantee that your viewpoint will not be heard. Visit www.vote.coop as a starting point.

We are you. You are us. Together, we can do great things.

Apart, we will fail.

(—continued from page 19)

President’s message

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FLASH BACKEarly-generation meters required that

technicians read them manually. By tracking meter readings over time, technicians could establish a benchmark for a member’s energy use.

Identifying and tracking performance with respect to benchmarks was a valuable tool for energy management, but it was only the first step in using meters. In 2011, CEC integrated meters with automated metering infrastructure technology, therefore ending an era of sending meter readers out into the field.

Today’s generation of meters is vastly different. Technicians can automatically read most of them remotely, and the meters can send data directly to CEC, where they can use real-time monitoring that helps detect and prevent power outages and sometimes restore power more quickly. Shown is a meter reader in 1980.

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FLASH BACK A R B O RArbor Day is an excellent opportunity to take stock of the trees on your property and plan for the future. Inspect your trees. Note any broken branches or evidence of disease or insect infestation. Think about how planting new trees might improve the look of your property or provide wind or heat protection. Take a trip to your local nursery to see what’s available and to get new ideas. Walk around your neighborhood.

Consolidated Electric celebrated Arbor Day by planting a Buckeye tree, also commemorating the co-op’s 80th anniversary! In attendance were lifelong CEC members David Dalrymple, representing Wayne Grange, and Lloyd and Phyllis Grogg.

Arbor Day is a day full of rich history and culture, and as CEC celebrates its own 80th anniversary, we are reminded of the past but also look forward to the future. Much in the same way, Tree Line USA, a program by the Arbor Day Foundation, promotes bequeathing to posterity as many forests and orchards as we have exhausted and consumed.

DAY

CEC employees and members celebrated Arbor Day and the co-op’s 80th anniversary by planting a Buckeye tree.

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Gonna take me to the fair? Did you know that CEC trustees serve as buyers of livestock at area county fairs? In 2015, they attended the Morrow, Knox, Delaware, Hartford, and Richland county fairs and put more than $6,500 back into the youth fair community by purchasing livestock.

Please send a postcard to the cooperative letting us know where and when you are showing your animals, and the trustees will make every effort to attend the sale.

Please mail to Consolidated Electric Cooperative Trustees, PO Box 111, Mt. Gilead, Ohio 43338.

• • • • •ONLINE USAGE CALCULATORS

Energy savings

Want to know what your estimated energy savings could be if you made some changes in your home?

The Internet has brought consumers many new conveniences and tools, including help evaluating your home’s energy use. Online calculators let you enter information about your home and appliances and compute your energy costs. Such calculators can be helpful as part of an overall energy plan to help you assess and analyze your best savings opportunities.

Explore the residential energy calculator on our website, www.consolidated.coop, to see estimates of energy costs based upon your use. The calculator allows you to enter data specific to your home and then view annual and monthly reports; it also allows you to compare months of energy use.

You can access the calculator under our Products and Services section on www.consolidated.coop. The site has three use calculators: home energy, appliances, and lighting.

CoGas propane Pre-Buy and

Price Protection programs

save you money

Though warmer weather is finally here, the heating season is only a few months away! Plan ahead and beat the cost of energy next winter by enrolling in one of Consolidated Gas Cooperative’s money-saving programs, Pre-Buy or Price Protection. In past years, these programs have saved cooperative members as much as $1.25 per gallon!

These two money-saving programs will be available from July 1 to Aug. 14. Please watch for more information in our quarterly newsletter, Propane News, on Facebook, or on www.consolidatedgas.coop.

Call us today for more information at 800-421-5863.

Electrical safety vacation checklist Summer vacations are meant for resting and recharging, so it’s important that trip-takers have peace of mind while they’re away from home. Fires can start when lightning storms strike electronics or small appliances; burglar-ies tend to increase because folks aren’t at home.

This electrical safety checklist will help you decrease the risk of problems occurring while on vacation:

• Unplug television sets and computers —these items are especially susceptible tolightning and power surges.

• Use a timer on indoor lights. Look for onethat can be set to a random pattern ratherthan regular times throughout the day.

• Set the thermostat to 80 degrees in thesummer and 55 degrees in the winter if youplan to leave for an extended period of time.

• Give your house key to a neighbor andmake sure he or she has a phone numberwhere you can be reached.

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Gonna take me to the fair? Did you know that CEC trustees serve as buyers of livestock at area county fairs? In 2015, they attended the Morrow, Knox, Delaware, Hartford, and Richland county fairs and put more than $6,500 back into the youth fair community by purchasing livestock.

Please send a postcard to the cooperative letting us know where and when you are showing your animals, and the trustees will make every effort to attend the sale.

Please mail to Consolidated Electric Cooperative Trustees, PO Box 111, Mt. Gilead, Ohio 43338.

• Unplug television sets and computers —these items are especially susceptible tolightning and power surges.

• Use a timer on indoor lights. Look for onethat can be set to a random pattern ratherthan regular times throughout the day.

• Set the thermostat to 80 degrees in thesummer and 55 degrees in the winter if youplan to leave for an extended period of time.

• Give your house key to a neighbor andmake sure he or she has a phone numberwhere you can be reached.

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The People FundYour spare change truly can change lives . . . by benefiting those in need in our community. We thank all CEC members who participate in the Operation Round Up program and applaud your efforts to help make our community a better place to live for children, families, neighbors, and friends.

YOUR PENNIES MAKE A DIFFERENCE The People Fund is a charitable not-for-profit organization that provides grants to help those who can’t find or do not qualify for help through other community and charitable agencies. Since its incorporation in May 2002, CEC and The PeopleFund have been able to grant more than $1 million to neighbors and organizations like the Sunbury Nazarene Church for its playground project. The People Fund is proud of the positive impact it has had in increas-ing the security, safety, health awareness, and quality of life in our community.

To learn more about applying for funding, visit the “About Us” section on www.consolidated.coop or contact Barb Sherbourne at 419-949-2908.

POWERING THE CO-OP COMMUNITY

Dates to rememberFather’s Day is June 16, and our offices will be closed on July 4 for Independence Day.

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A new community solar program from Consolidated Electric (CEC) is making renewable energy easy and affordable.

The OurSolar program gives CEC members the opportunity to purchase a subscription to panels at a brand-new solar array that will be located at our Delaware office, 4993 State Route 521. Members can subscribe to up to 10 panels, and CEC will measure the carbon-neutral energy produced by each panel every month and calculate it into the member’s bill.

“At CEC, we believe in strength in numbers,” said Phil Caskey, president and CEO of CEC. “Installing a renewable energy project on your own is just too expensive and too difficult for most people, but by working together as a co-op, we can make it work.”

OurSolar reflects CEC’s balanced approach to electricity generation. While most of the power supplied to CEC will continue to be produced by coal-fired generation that is among the cleanest of its kind in the world, OurSolar gives cooperative members the option to supplement that baseload power — that is, electricity production that is highly reliable and always available — with locally produced renewable energy.

“Our goal remains delivering power to our members at the lowest practical cost,” said Pam Hawk, CEC vice president of marketing and human resources. “As part of that goal, we want to give our members the option of adding renewables to their energy mix in the easiest and least-expensive way possible.”

A subscription to a single panel costs less than $2 per month. Joining the program requires a multi-year commitment, but in the event of a move, members can transfer their subscription to a new home as long as they will still be served by CEC.

For more information and full program requirements, call the cooperative at 800-421-5863 and ask about OurSolar.

CEC LAUNCHES ‘OurSolar’ RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAM

POWERING THE CO-OP COMMUNITY

Dates to rememberFather’s Day is June 16, and our offices will be closed on July 4 for Independence Day.

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LIGHTNING SAFETY• • • • •

Facebook fan of the month!

CEC’s Facebook Fan of the Month is Lacie Richardson. Lacie will receive a $10 credit on her electric bill. Visit and like our Facebook page to be eligible for the CEC Facebook Fan of the Month contest. Here you will find updates on CEC’s efforts in energy efficiency, outages, the community, and events. Search for us and become a fan! Members can also sign up to receive Peak Alert messages. Find us on Twitter @conelec.

Lightning strikes kill 55 to 60 people every year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmo-spheric Administration (NOAA). More than 400 people are hit by a bolt each year. But if you pre-pare before an outdoor event and know how to protect yourself, you can keep your family safe from lightning.

• Plan ahead. Just as you have an emergency plan for fires and weather events like tornadoes, form an action plan for lightning. Choose a safe shelter, and time how long it takes to get there.

• Seek shelter. As soon as you hear a rumble of thunder, head for a safe place — an enclosed structure, one with plumbing and wiring, is best, or a car. Open-air shelters, sheds, and covered porches are often not safe places. Avoid tall trees that stand alone, towers, and poles, as well as metal fences and other conductors of electricity.

• Avoid corded phones and appliances. If you’re indoors when a storm hits, do not use corded phones or appliances. Lightning can travel through your home’s wiring. Also, water is a great conductor of electricity, so don’t take a bath or shower.If someone near you has been struck by lightning, call 911 immediately. A certified person should

begin CPR right away if necessary — the victim will not have an electric charge and is safe to touch.

For more information on how to stay safe in a lightning storm, visit www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov.

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Chance

Safetyby

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Because swimming is one of the most popular summer activities, the best thing you can do to help your family stay safe is to enroll in age-appropriate swim lessons. Contact the American Red Cross’s Training Support Center at 1-800-RED-CROSS or support@redcrosstraining.org to find lessons in your community.

In the meantime, follow these safety tips whenever you are in, on, or around water.

• Swim in designated areas supervised by lifeguards.

• Always swim with a buddy; do not allow anyone to swim alone. Even at a public pool or a lifeguarded beach, use the buddy system!

• Ensure that everyone in the family learns to swim well. Enroll in age-appropriate Red Cross water orientation and Learn-to-Swim courses.

• Never leave a young child unattended near water and do not trust a child’s life to another child; teach children to always ask permission to go near water.

• Have young children or inexperienced swimmers wear U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets around water, but do not rely on life jackets alone.

• Establish rules for your family and enforce them without fail. For example, set limits based on each person’s ability, do not let anyone play around drains and suction fittings, and do not allow swimmers to hyperventilate before swimming under water or have breath-holding contests.

• Even if you do not plan on swimming, be cautious around natural bodies of water, including ocean shoreline, rivers, and lakes. Cold temperatures, currents, and underwater hazards can make a fall into these waters dangerous.

• If you go boating, wear a life jacket! Most boating fatalities occur from drowning.

• Avoid alcohol, which impairs judgment, balance, and coordination; affects swimming and diving skills; and reduces the body’s ability to stay warm.

Prevent unsupervised access to the water• Install and use barriers around your home pool or

hot tub. Safety covers and pool alarms should be added as additional layers of protection.

• Ensure that pool barriers enclose the entire pool area, are at least 4-feet high with gates that are self-closing, self-latching and open outward, and away from the pool. The latch should be high enough to be out of a small child’s reach.

• If you have an above-ground or inflatable pool, remove access ladders and secure the safety cover whenever the pool is not in use.

• Remove any structures that provide access to the pool, such as outdoor furniture, climbable trees, decorative walls, and playground equipment.

• Keep toys that are not in use away from the pool and out of sight. Toys can attract young children to the pool.

SUMMER SWIM SAFETY

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OFFICE LOCATIONS & HOURSMonday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Corporate Office 5255 St. Rte. 95 P.O. Box 111 Mt. Gilead, OH 43338 419-947-3055 District Office 4993 St. Rte. 521 Delaware, OH 43015 740-363-2641 800-421-5863 service@consolidated.coop www.consolidated.coop

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Larry RoofChairman H. Richard GearhiserVice Chairman Don McCrackenSecretary Dick MillerAsst. Secretary

Charles LynnTreasurer

James Burson Phillip Edwards Michael Struck

TOLL-FREE OUTAGE HOTLINE 866-567-2753 is a special automated Outage Hotline to help speed up outage reporting and provide you with any outage information that is known at the time of your call. You can also text your outage to 5505 after pre-registration with a member service representa-tive.

24-hour emergency service Emergency service is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year, by calling 800-421-5863.

Locating underground utility linesBefore you dig, call the Ohio Utilities Protection Service (OUPS). Underground gas lines, power lines, communication cables, water lines, and other utilities can lie at various depths below the surface of the area marked for excavation.

To request assistance in locating underground electric lines, call OUPS at 800-362-2764 or 811 at least two business days before you plan on digging.

NEED TO CONTACT US?

WATCH866-567-2753

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Everything you need toknow about Charm can besummarized in six words:Charm lives up to itsname. What’s so charmingabout this tiny AmishCountry destination? Letus count the ways:

1. Off-the-beaten-path ambianceHolmes County visitors typi-

cally follow St. Rte. 39 to Berlinand other Amish hot spots, butCharm is the hub of St. Rte. 557, atwo-lane road that curls throughthe bucolic Doughty Valley. Cover-ing about 10 miles, 557 is short insize yet long in scenery, passingthrough rolling hills of lush farm-land punctuated by white farm-houses and black buggies thatconvey the essence of the localAmish-Mennonite culture.

2. Swiss teaseIn the late 1940s, local Amish

dairy farmers needed someonewho could turn their fresh milkinto cheese. Enter expert cheese-maker Alfred Guggisberg, wholeft his native Switzerland forHolmes County, where he notonly made cheese but also devel-oped an entirely new cheese thathis wife, Margaret, named “BabySwiss.” With its agreeable tasteand uncommonly small holes,Baby Swiss became an AmishCountry classic, and thanks to itspopularity and the Guggisbergfamily’s Alpine-themed enter-prises, the Charm area acquired adecidedly Swiss flavor.

Chimes playing soothing tunesbeckon visitors to the chalet-styleGuggisberg Cheese Factory(www.babyswiss.com). Its tall,balconied clock tower is a St. Rte.557 landmark. Continuing to usemilk from local farms, Guggis-berg is one of the nation’s largestU.S. Swiss cheese makers, and in2015, its premium Swiss was theU.S. Grand Champion cheese.You can watch cheese being madethrough a window in the factory’sretail store, which sells Guggis-berg’s 40+ varieties of cheese aswell as imported Swiss chocolatesand cuckoo clocks.

Across the road is Chalet inthe Valley (www.chaletinthe -valley.com), the restaurant Mar-garet Guggisberg started in 1983.It specializes in fondue (madewith Guggisberg cheese, ofcourse), schnitzels, Black Forestcake, and other Swiss-Austriandishes. The cordial waitresseswear Swiss folk costumes; itsmenu depicts GuggeshornliMountain; and edelweiss andalpenrose flowers decorate thedining rooms’ wooden tables andchandeliers, which Alfred Guggis-berg made himself.

Tucked away on a quiet coun-try lane, the Guggisberg SwissInn (www.guggisbergswiss -inn.com) boasts comfortable accommodations, hearty break-fasts, and picture-perfectgrounds, complete with a duckpond. Personable owners Juliaand Eric Guggisberg, who is amaster cheesemaker, also operatetwo exceptional on-site amenities— Amish Country Riding Sta-bles (www.amishcountryriding -stables.com), which offers guided

Charm confidentialThis town in Amish country deserves its nameBY DAMAINE VONADA

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horseback rides, and DoughtyGlen Winery (www.doughtyglen-winery.com), whose boutiquewines are available for tasting inthe inn’s pleasant lobby.

3. Park-and-walk attractionsCharm’s unique cluster of visi-

tor-friendly businesses like KeimLumber (see this month’s “OhioIcon”) delivers eclectic shoppingand dining experiences. AtCharm Harness & Boot(www.charmharnessandboot.com),you’ll find a phenomenal selec-tion of boots and shoes. Miller’sDry Goods (www.millersdry-goods.com) is a sewing and quilt-ing hub with thousands of fabricsand cute, locally made items likechicken-shaped pin cushions.Charm Gifts & Nature’s Herbs(330-893-4516) carries every-thing from cutlery to dried cat-nip. The homey atmosphere atCharm Family Restaurant (330-893-2717) perfectly complementsits comfort food fare, and almosteverything on the menu — meat-loaf, mashed potatoes, and evenice cream — is homemade.

4. Nearby gemsSituated in a cozy little building

on a hilly township road, The Pot-tery Niche (www.thepottery-niche.com) is worth the trip forowner Eleanor’s Gray’s treasuretrove of colorful, handcrafted Pol-ish pottery. Hershberger’s Farm& Bakery (330-674-6096) opti-mizes agritourism with its wagonrides, barnyard animal petting zoo,and homemade treats, whileMiller’s Bakery (330-893-3002)is a simple, secluded Amish shopfamous for its cheese tarts andoven-fresh pastries.

5. The Charm Countryview InnWhen you turn off St. Rte. 557

and cross the small bridge leadingto this inn (330-893-3003 orwww.charmcountryviewinn.com),don’t be surprised if your bodyclock seems to slow down.Innkeepers Paul and Naomi Millerare Holmes-Wayne Electric Coop-erative members who have createda hilltop haven with inviting, farm-house architecture and panoramicviews of fields, where llamas andalpacas graze. Guest rooms have

no TVs or telephones, but thereare handmade quilts, help-yourselfsnacks and beverages, and a widefront porch lined with rockingchairs and gliders. Naomi’s family-style breakfasts include hashbrowns or biscuits with sausagegravy, and Paul, a Mennonitebishop, gives a devotional lessonevery morning. “Our inn,” he says,“provides a place of relaxation,where the body is rested and thespirit encouraged.”

DAMAINE VONADA is a freelancewriter from Xenia.

To learn more about Charm, contact theHolmes County Tourism Bureau at 330-674-3975 or www.visitamishcountry.com.

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HAVE YOU EVER DAYDREAMED

about what it would be like totake part in one of Ohio’s profes-sional summer outdoor dramas?My own daydream came true lastJuly when I participated as anonstage “extra” for one perform-ance of Tecumseh!, conductedeach summer near Chillicothe.

My personal goal for theevening was to be the proverbialwallflower. In other words, trynot to do anything stupid thatwould draw undue attention tomyself and detract from the show.

I expected to be in one, maybetwo scenes, but instead I endedup being involved in five!

The performance began at 8p.m., yet I was asked to arrivemany hours earlier. Greeting meenthusiastically was directorJenny Male. She first got me fit-ted for a frontiersman costume,then took me to the amphithe-ater stage and walked methrough the various scenes inwhich I’d appear.

Next, to get some historicalperspective and background for

the story, I attended two back-to-back tours, both open to the pub-lic. The Living History tour isonly given once per week, on Sat-urday afternoon; Behind-the-Scenes tours are offeredthroughout the week, twice eachafternoon.

When the dramatic musicalscore that signals the opening ofthe show began playing thatevening to a packed house, I’lladmit there were a few butterfliesin my stomach. But I needn’thave worried. Male made theevening not only easy, but fun.She seldom left my side duringthe entire 2-1/2 hour perform-ance, alternately ushering mefrom stage left to stage right andassisting me through two costumechanges.

Behind the scenes at

Tecumseh!Our outdoors editor takes you with himas he joins the cast for a single show

BY W. H. ‘CHIP’ GROSS

Country Living’s outdoorseditor, Chip Gross (pic-tured at left in costume)took the stage in a walk-on part during one per-formance of Tecumseh!last summer.

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The cast is made up of some50 actors and six horses, all ofwhich made me feel very wel-come. Many of the cast membersplay more than one role, so back-stage can best be described as or-ganized chaos. As cast memberscome offstage, frontiersmen raceto change costumes, instantlytransforming into soldiers, or viceversa; Indians hurry to quicklyput on or rinse off war paint.

There are three major battlescenes during the show, and sincefew women actors are involved inthose scenes, most remain back-stage, some firing blank roundsfrom 12-gauge shotguns to makethe battle sound louder andlarger.

Many things impressed meabout the cast, but two stand out:The actors seem to truly enjoywhat they do, and they work verymuch as a team. It was also inter-esting to see how quickly actorscan transition in and out of char-acter.

For instance, during one scene,Tecumseh (last year played byClifford Nunley) gives an impas-sioned speech, then runs offstage.Male and I happened to be stand-ing in the stage tunnel as hepassed, and when he saw us —and he knew the audience couldno longer see him — he instantlywent from running to skipping, toget Male and me to laugh. Itworked — we did!

Tecumseh!, the iconic story ofOhio’s frontier past, begins its44th summer season on June 10at the Sugarloaf Mountain Am-phitheater. For tickets, go onlineto www.tecumsehdrama.com orcall 866-775-0700.

If you goBackstage tours at Tecumseh! are offered each afternoon at 4 and 5 p.m. In

recent years, a Living History tour has been added on Saturdays at 3 p.m. Alsoavailable is an on-site dinner buffet from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., with the showbeginning promptly at 8 p.m. If you’d like to save a few dollars, pack a picnicsupper and eat at nearby Great Seal State Park, just down the road fromSugarloaf Mountain Amphitheater.

Tecumseh! is family entertainment but is not recommended for children ages6 and younger because of loud battle scenes. Here’s another viewing tip — onethat takes a little preplanning, however. See the show during the night of a fullmoon. Doing so always adds a bit of natural drama to an already spectacular livepresentation.

Tecumseh was the Shawnee leader born in Ohio who helped form a large confederacy of Native American tribes that opposed U.S. expansion into the Northwest Territory. The con-federacy became an ally of Great Britain in the War of 1812 but disbanded after Tecum-seh’s death in 1813. (Photos courtesy of Ohio Stock Photography)

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ICON

Location: Off St. Rte. 557 in theHolmes County village of Charm.

Provenance: In 1911, Amish car-penter and woodworker MosesKeim opened a sawmill in the vil-lage of Charm. A planing mill tosurface and mold finish lumberwas soon added. The companyused a 25-horsepower steam en-gine for power and disposed ofsawdust by spreading it overCharm’s dirt streets. By the 1930s,the mill facilities had been en-larged. Keim Lumber significantlyexpanded in the 1960s, and in2007, the company opened its re-tail store, a 125,000-square-feetshowroom with a full-fledged resi-dential and commercial designand building center.

Significance: The business thatbegan with four employees in 1911has grown into one of Ohio’slargest lumber and hardware com-panies. Keim Lumber now em-ploys more than 400 people, andits 40-acre campus in Charm hassome 700,000 square feet of

buildings under roof, includingmillwork manufacturing facilities,a drying yard, a molding shed, astain lab, and the showroom store.After 105 years, Keim Lumbercontinues to be a family business,currently owned and operated by afourth generation, Robbie Keimand Eric Slabach. The companyalso remains true to its Amishroots. About 70 percent of KeimLumber’s employees are Amish.

Currently: Aside from being acomprehensive resource for build-ing professionals, cabinet and fur-niture makers, woodworkers, andhobbyists, Keim Lumber’s spectac-ular showroom store is a majorCharm attraction. “People walkinto the store and are just awed byits size and all the beautiful wood-work,” says Micah Yoder, KeimLumber’s marketing manager. “It’slike the Cabela’s of hardwarestores.”

Outfitted with elegant charactercherry woodwork, the store inte-rior showcases the company’s mill-work expertise and craftsmanship.

The store’s millwork departmentoffers stock, as well as custommoldings, casings, stairs, and man-tles, and its “woodshed” featuresexotic woods of more than 100species from all over the world.One of the woodshed’s highlightsis a 500-year-old African bubingaslab, with labels indicating eventsthat occurred during the life of thetree. The label in the center of theslab indicates Columbus’s discov-ery of America.

The store’s other departmentsinclude kitchens, plumbing andbathrooms, doors and windows,heating and electrical, flooring,tools, home décor, and lawn andgarden.

It’s a little-known fact that: Thestore’s second floor is home to theCarpenter’s Café, an eatery thatprovides “good food fast, not fastfood.”

Keim Lumber Company, 4465 St. Rte.557, Charm. For more information, call330-893-2251 or 888-534-6527, or visitwww.keimlumber.com.

Keim LumberCharmBY DAMAINE VONADA

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In our seven-part series, you’lllearn how the same seven princi-ples that guide cooperativesaround the world also guide yourlocal electric co-op, keeping you —a valued member-owner — as theprimary focus. Principle 4, “Auto-nomy and Independence,” reads asfollows: “Cooperatives are au-tonomous, self-help organizationscontrolled by their members.”

Treasures at every turn: 690 miles ofbargaining

Cars, SUVs, trucks, and trailersline the highway for miles, pulledoff into ditches and drivewaysunder the scorching August sun.Their passengers sprint across the

road, eager to raid dozens of tentscrammed with antiques, textiles,crafts, clothes, décor, dusty knick-knacks, and — to put it simply —the coolest junk you’ll ever find.

But this isn’t your typical closet-cleanout. Dubbed “The World’sLongest Yard Sale,” the massivefour-day sale spans 690 milesalong U.S. 127 from Addison,Michigan, to Gadsden, Alabama,hosting an onslaught of visitors —some from as far away as Englandand Germany.

From its beginning in 1987, thesale’s mission was to pull travelersoff the interstate system and backonto the rural roads of America.Now, the sale’s headquarters in

Tennessee estimates more than halfa million people attend annually.

“You never know what you’regoing to see, who you’re going tomeet, or what you’re going tobring home,” says Cheri Blanken-ship, a Hancock-Wood Electric Co-operative (HWEC) member who’sbeen both a buyer and a seller inthe 127 Yard Sale for years.

As a couple who married laterin life, 61-year-old Cheri and her71-year-old husband, Van, share aninterest in “old” things. Over theyears, they’ve discovered an arrayof primitive collectibles at the sale— a monstrous coffee table builtwith a poplar log from a 1771cabin, an original canister corn

The SevenCooperativePrinciplesHighway 127 yard sale demonstratesPrinciple 4:Autonomy and Independence

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planter, and a purple trailer nick-named “Barney” that the couplepurchased after naïvely runningout of hauling space their firstyear. Cheri even found her wed-ding dress — a 1930s woven lacegown — for only $25.

“I was thrilled to wear it andhonor the memory of anotherhappy bride on her own specialday,” Cheri says.

Though haggling for bargains istheir favorite aspect, Cheri and herhusband also found themselvesrenting booth space along thehighway to sell their excess oftreasures. Though their big-ticketitems brought in about $400 insales a day, Cheri estimates thosewith numerous quality items couldmake $100 to $200 per day.

“Selling is fun, but make nomistake — it’s hard, hot work!” shesays. “You do this as a labor oflove. You won’t get rich, but you’llhave a good time.”

Living the PrincipleJust as the 127 Yard Sale is run

solely for and by bargain hunters,your electric co-op is run for and bythe benefit of its voting members,who elect the board of directors.

In both cases, people with acommon interest have come to-gether to do more than they couldachieve independently. At the YardSale, each vendor decides whatthey will sell and where they willoperate. Similarly, each electric co-operative is an independent entity,operating with separate boardsand staffs, setting their own ratesand establishing their own poli-cies, all for the purpose of makingdecisions in the best interest oftheir member-owners. Ohio’s elec-tric cooperatives have been follow-ing this model since 1935 whenindividual rural residents acrossthe state united because they had acommon interest — to get electric-ity in their homes and businesses.

According to George Walton,CEO and president of Hancock-Wood Electric Cooperative, “Justas individual people make deci-sions based on their own situa-tions, our individual cooperativeshave important differences be-tween one another — our localeconomies are different; our mem-berships differ in numbers and diversity; our service territoriesdiffer in size and terrain. A boardat one cooperative may make deci-

sions that wouldn’t work in an-other area of the state or country.But what’s important is that whatthey decide works in their own in-dividual situations. Maintainingour independence is critical to thesuccess of each co-op.”

If your co-op does enter intoagreements with other organiza-tions, including governments andbanks, or if it raises capital fromexternal sources, the cooperativedoes so only on terms that ensuredemocratic member control. Be-cause you are both a member anda part owner, you are both yourco-op’s decision-making hands andits moving feet — no externalgroup can direct your cooperative.

Here’s the bottom line:Whether you’re a yard-sale attendee or an electric co-opmember, you’re sure to get agood deal.

SAMANTHA RHODES, a freelancewriter from Ney, is a member ofNorth Western Electric Cooperative.

This year’s “World’s Longest Yard Sale”takes place August 4 through 7. Formore information, go towww.127yardsale.com.

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Meet the‘Dairy Evangelist’

At Snowville Creamery, milk is a particular passion for Warren Taylor

CO-OP PEOPLE

ON A ONE-ACRE PATCH surroundedby farmland in Meigs County’sAppalachian foothills, WarrenTaylor, a self-described DairyEvangelist, has poured passionand expertise into a one-wordsuccess story — milk. Not justany milk, but the kind from cowsmilked in the red barn next door.The kind that grandparents re-member from their childhoods.The kind that Warren wantsevery consumer to find in theirgrocery store.

The desire to produce this kindof milk — rich, fresh, and pure —is what inspired Taylor and hiswife, Victoria, to open SnowvilleCreamery, a Buckeye Rural Elec-tric Cooperative member, in themiddle of Meigs County’s dairyland. In fact, they are completelysurrounded by Brick Farm Dairy’sland, so yes, actual cows do wan-der past Snowville’s dairy process-

ing facility. This neighboring dairy, like the

other ones that supply Snowville,is a small-scale operation thatproduces milk from grass-fedcows. It’s the taste and texture ofmilk from grass-fed cattle that theTaylors decided was “perfect” andthat they wanted to showcase intheir products.

Those products, ranging frommilk (whole, skim, and choco-late), to crème fraîche and yogurts, are what have resultedfrom the Taylors’ desire to givetheir customers perfect products.

Besides flavor, there are healthbenefits for those drinking thistype of milk. Grazing most of theday in pastures makes cows’ milkhigh in omega-3 fatty acids andconjugated linoleic acid (CLA).Both contribute to a healthy brainand heart. Such milk is alsohigher in beta-carotene, vitamin

A, and vitamin E, making it a“perfect food, and we try not tomess it up,” say Victoria.

Not messing up milk is whereWarren’s expertise comes in. For10 years, he put his dairy technol-ogy degree from The Ohio StateUniversity to work by designingmilk production facilities for thesupermarket chain Safeway’sdairy division. Later, through hisconsulting firm, Warren designedfacilities for other dairy “big boys”like Dannon and Daisy Brand.But it was the “perfect milk” pro-duced by their neighbors thatgave them the idea to go small in-stead of big, producing milkproducts on a more limited scalethan the large dairies.

“Big” producers mix milk fromgrass-fed cows with milk ofmostly grain-fed cows. But goingsmall allowed the Taylors to con-centrate exclusively on grass-fed

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cows. The texture, taste, andnutritional value that fuel War-ren’s passion remain.

To handle the complexities ofthe dairy business and retaintheir milk’s wholesomeness, War-ren designed Snowville’s facilitiesto handle every part of the pro-cessing operation. Milk is pas-teurized to a low 165 degrees for18 seconds, which kills off patho-genic organisms but retains itsfresh, creamy quality. Because themilk is not homogenized, thecream will rise to the top. Shak-ing before drinking mixes thecream back in, and the result is amore yellow and sweeter-tastingmilk than the homogenized ver-sion.

From carton filling to ship-ping, the Taylors and their em-ployees handle each part of thecreamery’s operations. “Makingmilk is the easy part. We didn’tknow we were also getting intothe accounting, marketing, andtrucking business,” says Warren.Repairing delivery trucks that tra-verse bumpy country roads is justanother part of the mix.

In the balance between sus-

tainability and profit, Snowville’sproduction changes to fit con-sumer demand, as the public’s in-terest in non-genetically modifiedfood rises. The latest addition is a10,000-gallon storage silo to helpSnowville hold the milk it re-quires for its growing retail mar-ket of more than 150 outlets,including big sellers like WholeFoods and small ones like Mus-tard Seed Market in Akron.

Look for Snowville delicious-ness throughout Ohio, Kentucky,and Indiana, and as far away asWashington, D.C. To find a mar-ket near you, go to their website,www.snowvillecreamery.com, andclick on “Find a Retailer.”

The Taylors now receive milkfrom 10 other small-scale dairyfarms, including their neighbors,now called Melody Holler Farm.This network is vital to bothSnowville’s and the dairy farms’success stories. Freshness is guar-anteed: “The day it’s produced,it’s out of here,” says Warren.Snowville’s milk is gaining a fol-lowing, with its 14-day shelf lifeensuring freshness on the day ofsale. The Taylors see their non-

genetically modified success storygrowing, one sample at a time, aspeople taste the goodness thattheir grandparents remember.

JAMIE RHEIN is a freelance writerfrom Columbus.

For more information and tours, visitwww.snowvillecreamery.com. Look fortasting events wherever Snowville issold.

Visit Snowville’sannualopenhouseand farmtour

On June 11 from 1 to 4 p.m., youcan participate in Snowville’s once-a-year celebration of perfect milkgoodness. Snowville Creamery’s openhouse showcases milk productionfrom start to finish. Tour the plant, peta baby calf, churn butter, and tasteSnowville’s bounty. Also, hop onSnowville’s bicycle-powered ice-cream churn, another one of Warren’sinventions. The neighboring MelodyHoller Farm is also open. It’s the onlyday tours of the milking parlor areheld.

Snowville Creamery is located at32623 St. Rte. 143 outside ofPomeroy. Visit their website or call740-698-2340 for more information.

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OVER THE LAST 200 YEARS, Ohioans have madetheir mark both on commercial industry and inthe field of technological innovation. Ohio hasserved as a state where big ideas reach fruition,giving birth to a number of patents that haveinfluenced today’s society.

“Inventions developed by some of Ohio’sleading innovators have had significant impactson modern life, ranging from conveniencessuch as the dishwasher and a portable vacuumcleaner to improvements in mass transporta-tion and medicine,” says State Library of OhioLibrarian Beverly Cain.

Here are four little-known contributionsmade by Ohioans.

Chewing gum People worldwide have chewed on various

natural materials since the beginning of time,including thickened resin and latex from trees,grasses, leaves, grains, and waxes.

According to Wrigley’s, the gum-like resinof spruce trees was sold commercially in theeastern U.S. in the early 1800s, until sweet-

ened paraffin wax surpassed spruce gum inpopularity around 1850. Chicle-based gum, de-rived from the sapodilla tree, was introduced tothe U.S. in the 1860s, but the Central Americantrees couldn’t keep up with demand.

To continue business, manufacturers turnedto synthetic gum. Toledo resident Amos Tylerwas the first to receive a patent for “improvedchewing-gum” in July 1869 by combining whiterosin and olive oil, according to Ohio HistoryCentral, an extensive online encyclopedia main-tained by the Ohio History Connection.

Months later, dentist William Semple ofMount Vernon patented his own chewing gumcompound for jaw strengthening and gumstimulation in December 1869. According tothe patent, the gum was produced by dissolving

rubber in naphtha and alcohol, then mixing itwith prepared chalk, licorice root, or “any othersuitable material.”

Though no evidence can prove Tyler or Sem-ple ever mass-produced chewing gum for saleto the public, gum became and still remainspopular, with the average American chewingthe equivalent of 200 sticks per year.

Pull-top can Up until 1967, you couldn’t open a canned

beverage without purchasing a separate openerknown as a “church key.” But according to OhioHistory Central, inventor Ermal Fraze was de-termined to find an easier method of openingdrinks after he once had to use his car’s bumperto open beers for his guests at a picnic, soakinghimself in the process.

First, he designed a can with the opener — alever — attached. The design, however, createda sharp opening that sometimes cut thedrinkers. So Fraze developed another canknown as the pull-top can, where users couldaccess the drink by pulling a removable tab.Ohio History Central estimates that it wasquickly adopted by more than 75 percent ofbeer brewers in the U.S. by 1965.

Unfortunately, Fraze didn’t receive a patentuntil October 1967. There were also downsides— some users threw their tabs on the ground orinjured themselves by placing the tab inside inthe can and then swallowing it. To remedythese issues, Fraze patented the first push-inand fold-back tab in 1977, allowing the tab toremain attached to the can.

By 1980, the design earned Fraze’s company— the Dayton Reliable Tool and ManufacturingCompany — more than $500 million and isstill the principle design used on canned bever-ages today.

Fromchewing gum toPVC

Four innovations with Buckeye rootsBY SAMANTHA RHODES

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Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)The versatile material in

credit cards, pipes, bumperstickers, luggage, toys, andeven automobile interiors wasdiscovered in 1928. Two years earlier, inventorand chemist Waldo Semon was working in aB. F. Goodrich Company research lab in Akron,trying to find ways to keep rubber from agingand cracking, according to the New York Times.

In his spare time, Semon researched the qual-ities of vinyl polymers, experimenting with adhe-sives for bonding rubber to metal. It neverworked — but when he mixed polyvinyl chloridepower in a solvent and heated it at high temper-atures, he discovered a gelatinous materialknown as PVC. The new material was malleable,waterproof, and fire-resistant. It also wouldn’tconduct electricity and could be plasticized.

Semon received a patent for the material in1933, soon after it began appearing in showercurtains, umbrellas, and raincoats. Today, theNew York Times estimates that vinyl is the sec-ond most widely used plastic in the world, withsome 44 billion pounds earning producers $20billion per year.

Single-cylinder automobile Though the automobile’s exact origin is diffi-

cult to pinpoint, many expert historians, includ-ing the Smithsonian Institute, credit JohnLambert of Ohio City with inventing the firstgasoline-driven, single-cylinder automobile, builtin 1890.

Curt Dalton’s book How Ohio Helped Inventthe World explains the process: After investing$3,300 to buy a three-cylinder gasoline engine,

Lambert converted it into aone-cylinder engine with aradiator, 7-gallon watertank, and steam vent.His three-wheeledbuggy could reachspeeds of up to 5miles per hour.

By the timeof his death, Lambert heldmore than 600patents withinthe automotiveindustry.

SAMANTHA RHODES, afreelance writer from Ney,is a member of NorthWestern Electric Coopera-tive.

To learn more about Ohiohistory, visitwww.ohiohistorycentral.org.

To read more about otherinventions that came from Ohioinventors, go to www.ohioec.org.

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JUNE 2016 CALENDAR

NORTHWESTTHROUGH NOV. 23 – “Fighting forFreedom: WWII in Fulton County,”Fulton Co. Museum, 229 Monroe St.,Wauseon, Tues.–Sat. 12–5 p.m. Exhibitshows how everyday life was affectedby the war. 419-337-7922 or www.ful-toncountyoh.com.

JUN. 4, 5 – Black Swamp HistoricalFarm Implement Show, AuglaizeVillage, 12296 Krouse Rd., Defiance.Gas engines, tractors, and gardentractors are operated and displayed.Tinsmith at work, as well as woodcrafter, candle maker, broom maker,and printer. www.auglaizevillage.com.

JUN. 9–11 – Cherry Festival, 10802Waterville St., Whitehouse. Food, beerand wine garden, rides, parade, livemusic, and fireworks. Free admission.419-321-6404 or www.awchamber.com/cherry-fest.html.

JUN. 10, 11 – Pork Rind HeritageFestival, downtown Harrod, Fri. 5–11p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.–11 p.m. Games, enter-tainment, 5K run, and, of course, freshlypopped pork rinds! 419-230-1946.

JUN. 10, 11 – Tiffin Music and ArtFestival, Hedges Boyer Park, 491 CoeSt., Tiffin. 567-207-5041 or www.tiffin-musicandartfestival.com.

JUN. 11–JUL. 8 – 60th AnnualWassenberg June Art Show, 214 S.Washington St., Van Wert, 1–5 p.m.Juried art exhibit. Free. 877-989-2282or www.ohio.org/events.

JUN. 17–21 – Pyrate Fest, Put-in-Bay.Pirates invade the downtown harbor!Pirate parade for kids and adults onSat., with costume contest. Displays,demonstrations, and re-enactors.Cardboard boat races Tues. 6 p.m.419-285-2832 or www.putinbay.com.

JUN. 18 – Antique Boat Reunion,Earl’s Island Pavilion, Lake LoramieState Park, Minster, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Seedisplays of antique boats, motors, andfishing tackle. www.stateparks.com/lake-loramie.html.

JUN. 18 – International Jazz Festival,“Take Me to the Rivers,” Wild BillDavison and Milt Buckner, 3rd St. atthe Stroede, Defiance. Gates open at3:30 p.m., children’s events at 4 p.m.,music begins at 5 p.m. Free admis-sion. http://visitdefianceohio.com.

JUN. 24 – Rib Fest 2016, N. Perry St.Napoleon, 5:30–11 p.m. Taste the bestribs on the Maumee River. Ten to 12 dif-ferent local vendors. $5. 419-592-1786.

JUN. 24–26, Maria Stein CountryFest, 2291 St. Johns Rd., Maria Stein.Free entertainment, with perform-ances by Team Rock extreme breakingnational champion, plus TractorSquare Dancers. Games, rides, music,and food. 419-925-4532 orwww.mscountryfest.com.

JUN. 25, 26 – Crosby Festival of theArts, Toledo Botanical Garden, Toledo,Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.–4p.m. $7 in advance; kids under 12,free. 419-536-5566 or www.toledogar-den.org.

JUN. 30 – Muleskinner Band, Van WertCo. Fgds., 7 p.m. Part of Old FashionedFarmers Days. 419-795-5404.

NORTHEASTJUN. 3, 4 – Burgers and BeardsFestival, Youngstown, Fri. 5 p.m. toSat 5 p.m. Midwest BurgerChampionship Cook-Off offers 17awards in 7 categories. Rust BeltWhisker Society hosts its annual beardand moustache competition. Livemusic, entertainment, burger-eatingchallenge, and a car show. 234-228-9158.

JUN. 3, 10, 17 – Rockin’ on the River,Black River Landing, 421 Black RiverLn., Lorain, 5:30–11 p.m. NortheastOhio’s longest-running and highest-attended outdoor concert series. Jun.17 features “The Purple Xperience,” aPrince tribute band. 330-730-7591 orwww.rockinontheriver.com.

JUN. 4 – International Wine at the Mill,Wolf Creek Grist Mill, Loudonville, noon–11 p.m. Enjoy nearly 100 varieties of in-ternational and Ohio wines, domesticbeers, live music, and great food. $10adults over 21, $1 ages 10-20.www.wolfcreekmill.org.

JUN. 4 – Flea Market on ChardonSquare, 111 Water St., Chardon, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 100 vendors. Includes vintageand collectible items. 440-286-1912.

JUN. 4, 5 – Ohio Valley FrontierDays, Fort Steuben, 120 S. Third St.,Steubenville, Sat. 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun.11 a.m.-5 p.m. Re-enactors, demonstra-tors, musicians, storytellers, artists,and crafters make early Americanfrontier life come alive for visitors. 740-283-1787 or www.oldfortsteuben.com.

JUN. 4, 5 – Columbia Antique GasEngine Show and Flea Market,25540 Royalton Rd. (St. Rte. 82),Columbia Station, Sat. 8 a.m–5 p.m.,Sun 8 a.m.–3 p.m. 440-236-9053 orwww.columbiastation.com/engineshow.html.

JUN. 8–11 – Dennison RailroadFestival, Center St., downtownDennison. 740-922-6776 or www.den-nisonrailroadfestival.org.

JUN. 9-11 – Tri-State Pottery Festival,Fifth St. at Broadway, East Liverpool.Celebrate the rich heritage of the“Pottery Capital of the World.” 330-385-5394.

JUN. 10 – Béla Fleck and theFlecktones, Cain Park, 1823 Lee Rd.,Cleveland Heights, 8 p.m. $25–$65.www.cainpark.com.

JUN. 12 – “What’s in Your Barn?”—Antique Motorcycle Show, 1899Mahoning Avenue NW, Warren, 12–5p.m. $8. Features 30 “Barn Find” mo-torcycles manufactured between 1939and 1983. 330-394-1899.

JUN. 16–18 – Dean Martin Festival,S. 4th St., Steubenville, 7–11 p.m. Joinother fans to celebrate Dino’s life andaccomplishments. $15. 740-283-9164or www.deanmartinsteubenville.com.

JUN. 16–19 – Dead Grass Festival, 8120Coon Club Rd., Medina. Musicians,painters, flow arts, workshops, and kids’activities. www.facebook.com/dead-grassfestival.

JUN. 24, 25 – Ohio Scottish Games,Lorain Co. Fairgrounds, Wellington.www.ohioscottishgames.com.

JUN. 24–26 – Cy Young DaysFestival, 102 S. Bridge St.,Newcomerstown. Grand Parade mar-shal is Dave Drabek of the PittsburghPirates. 740-498-4545 or www.cyyoungdaysfestival.com.

JUN. 24–26 – Lorain InternationalFestival and Bazaar, Black RiverLanding, Black River Ln., Lorain, 5–11p.m. Ethnic foods, craft vendors fromaround the world, and nonstop enter-tainment. $2 daily. 440-288-2592 orwww.loraininter national.com.

CENTRALTHROUGH OCT. – “CelebratingVictoria, the First Woman to Run forPresident,” Victoria Woodhull exhibit,Robbins Hunter Museum, 221 E.Broadway, Granville, Wed.–Sat. 1–4p.m. 740-587-0430 or www.robbins-hunter.org.

JUN. 1-4 – Commercial PointHomecoming, Community Ctr.grounds, Commercial Point, Wed.-Fri.4-11 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.. Rides,food, beer garden, games, parade,fireworks, car show, entertainment.614-875-5929.

JUN. 2 – “Professor of Falsehoods,”OSU Marion, Guthery Room, 7 p.m.Presentation on William Chancellor’sbid to derail the Harding presidency.$10, members $5. 800-600-6894 orwww.hardinghome.org.

JUN. 4, 11, 18, 25 – Echoes in TimeTheatre: She Wants to Vote?, OhioHistory Center, 800 E. 17th Ave.,Columbus. Listen to an Ohio suffragistrecall the struggle of getting womenthe right to vote. Performances at 1and 3 p.m. $10. 614-297-2300, 800-686-6124, or www.ohiohistory.org.

JUN. 9–11 – Hot Air Balloon Festival,Coshocton Co. Fgds., Coshocton, Thur.4–9 p.m., Fri. 11 a.m.–9 p.m., Sat. 6a.m.–9:30 p.m. fireworks. 740-622-4877, 800-338-4724, or www.visit-coshocton.com/ hot-air-balloon-festival.

JUN. 10–12 – Columbus ArtsFestival, downtown riverfront,Columbus, Fri. and Sat. 11 a.m.–10:30p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Free.Features nation’s top artists and crafts-people, live music, theater, dance,hands-on art activities, and gourmetfood. 614-224-2606 or http://colum-busartsfestival.org.

JUN. 10–12 – Poultry Days, 459 S.Center St., Versailles. Enjoy the world-famous BBQ chicken dinners andmany fun events. www.versaillespoul-trydays.com.

JUN. 10–AUG. 7 – CAPA SummerMovie Series, Ohio Theatre, 55 E.State St., Columbus, Wed.–Sun. 7:30p.m., Sun. matinee 2 p.m. America’slongest-running classic film series. 614-469-0939 or www.capa.com.

JUN. 16–18 – Washboard MusicFestival, Main St., Worthington Park,Logan, noon–10 p.m. every day. Ohio’smost unique music and arts festival.Also features children’s park withrides. Free. 740-380-2752 orwww.washboardmusicfestival.com.

JUN 17 – Ashley Wesleyan ChurchCar, Truck, and Motorcycle Show,305 E. High St., Ashley, 6-9 p.m. Beandinner, trophies, door prizes. 740-815-7238 or www.ashleywesleyan.org.

JUN. 17–19 – Coshocton DulcimerDays Festival, Roscoe Village, 600 N.Whitewoman St., Coshocton. HearAppalachian and traditional musicplayed on mountain dulcimers, ham-mered dulcimers, bowed psalteries,fiddles, guitars, banjos, and other in-struments. Free admission; workshopfee $15. 740-545-6265 orwww.coshoctondulcimerdays.com.

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PLEASENOTE• Country Living strives for ac -curacy but strongly urges readers to confirmdates and times before traveling long dis-tances to events. Submit listings AT LEAST90 DAYS prior to the event bywriting toCountry Living, 6677 Busch Blvd.,Columbus, OH 43229 or events@ohioec.org.Country Livingwill not publish listings thatdon’t include a complete address of wherethe event takes place or a number to call formore information.

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JUN. 18 – Car Show for MS, F.O.E., 29Fir St., New London, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.Best-dressed ’50s and ’60s costumecontest 50/50 drawings, chicken BBQ,games, entertainment. 419-929-5040.

JUN. 18 – Earth Angel FoundationSuper Cruise-In, Car, Truck, andMotorcycle Show, Fairfield Co. Fgds.,Lancaster, daytime car show 9 a.m.-5p.m, evening concert at 7 p.m. 866-611-2645.

JUN. 18, 19 – Strawberry Festival CraftBazaar, Jefferson Depot Village, 147 E.Jefferson St., Jefferson, Sat. 11 a.m.-5p.m., Sun. 12-5 p.m. 614-507-5246 orwww.jeffersondepotvillage.org.

JUN. 25 – Night Haunt at MalabarFarm, Malabar Farm State Park,Lucas. Meet at the Visitor Ctr. Dare toexplore the “normal to the paranor-mal” while exploring murders, ceme-teries, and haunted houses. Not forchildren under 17. $30. 419-892-2784or www.malabarfarm.org.

JUN. 25 – Dublin Kiwanis FrogJump, Coffman Park, 5600 Post Rd.,Dublin, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 800-245-8387.

JUN. 25 – Back to Our RootsAntique Show, 735 Lafayette Rd.,Medina, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. $6. 419-651-5317.

SOUTHEASTJUN. 2–5 – Nelsonville MusicFestival, Hocking College campus,3301 Hocking Pkwy., Nelsonville. Livemusic on multiple stages, kids’ activi-ties, local art vendors, food, and abeer garden. Day pass, $50; weekendpass, $70, $140, $350. 740-753-1924or www.nelsonvillefest.org.

JUN. 3, 4 – Gold Wings and RibsFestival, Main St., Pomeroy. Home of“Ohio's Best Ribs” and “Ohio's BestWings.” Motorcycles, entertainment,and BBQ. 877-MEIGS-CO or http://gold-wingsandribs.com.

JUN. 3, 10, 17 – Guernsey Co.Farmers’ Market, Main St.,Cambridge, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

JUN. 4 – Mound Cemetery Tour:Marietta Politicians, Fifth andScammel Sts., Marietta, 10 a.m. $5.Learn about some of Marietta’s mostnoted politicians as you tour the his-toric cemetery. 740-373-5178 orwww.mariettaohio.org.

JUN. 10–SEPT. 3 – Tecumseh!,Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre,5968 Marietta Rd., Chillicothe, Mon.–Sat. 8 p.m. $24.95. Witness the epiclife story of the legendary Shawneeleader. Backstage tours offered at 4and 5 p.m., buffet 4:30–7:30 p.m. (ad-ditional cost). 740-775-0700, 866-775-0700, or www.tecumsehdrama.com.

JUN. 11, 18, 25 – Tecumseh “LivingHistory” Tour, Chillicothe, 3 p.m. $5.The one-hour tour takes you back tolate 18th-century Ohio to learn moreabout the lives of the frontier settlersand Shawnee who shaped our history.Devised, written, and directed by castmembers of Tecumseh! 866-775-0700or www.tecumsehdrama.com

JUN. 12 – Marietta Merchants andArtists Walk, 100 Front St., Marietta.Stroll through historic downtownMarietta and Harmar Village to visitmore than 35 retail shops featuringlocal and regional artists. Refresh -ments, live music. 800-288-2577 orwww.mariettaohio.org.

JUN. 17, 18, 24–26 – Harvey, PlayersTheatre, 299 Putnam St., Marietta, Fri.,and Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. 740-374-9434 or www.midohiovalley -players.org.

JUN. 18 – National Road Bike Showand Ribfest, downtown Cambridge, 11a.m.–8 p.m. One of the fastest-growingmotorcycle shows in the region. Bikejudging, contests, and live music. Beerand barbecue all day. 740-439-2238.

JUN. 19 – Nathan Stanley and theClinch Mountain Boys, with DoyleLawson and Quicksilver, SugarloafMountain Amphitheatre, 5968 MariettaRd., Chillicothe. Tickets starting at$17.50. 740-775-4100 or www.visitchillicothe.com.

JUN. 24, 25 – National CambridgeGlass Collectors Show and Sale,Pritchard Laughlin Civic Ctr., 7033Glenn Hwy., Cambridge, Fri. 1–5 p.m.,Sat. 10:30 a.m.–4 p.m. $4. www.cam-bridgeglass.org/glassshow.php.

JUN. 24, 25 – Kicking Bear One-on-One, Deerassic Park Education Ctr.,14250 Cadiz Rd., Cambridge, Fri. 4p.m.–Sat. 2 p.m. Archery shoot andcampout for ages 5 to 15. 740-435-3335or www.deerassic.com.

SOUTHWESTJUN. 3–5 – Antique Tractor andMachinery Show, Pike Co. FairGrounds, Piketon. Tractor and machin-ery displays, craft booths, demonstra-tions, live entertainment, raffles, dailyparades, and kids’ games. 740-289-4124.

JUN. 4 – Bradford Railroad MuseumFestival, 200 N. Miami Ave., Bradford,10 a.m.–4 p.m. $5. Celebration of 130years of railroad history. For all agegroups and rail fans. 937-552-2196 orwww.ohio.org/events/bradford-rail-road-heritage-festival.

JUN. 4, 5 – Troy Strawberry Festival,downtown Troy, Sat. 10 a.m.–8 p.m.,Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m. More than 70 foodbooths, all showcasing strawberrydishes and products. Arts and crafts,games for all ages. 937-339-7714 orhttp://gostrawberries.com.

JUN. 10, 11 – Banana Split Festival,1326 Fife Ave., Wilmington, Fri. 4–10p.m., Sat. 12–10 p.m. Free. Celebratethe fabulous ’50s and ’60s at the na-tion’s only banana split festival. Enjoyfree concerts, crafts and collectibles,games, rides, unique food, and, ofcourse, banana splits! Classic carcruise-in Fri. night, car show Sat. 877-428-4748 or www.bananasplit-festival.com.

JUN. 11 – Old Fashioned StrawberryFestival, downtown Shandon, St. Rte.126, 4 mi. east of Ross. Enjoy freshfood and produce, including straw-berry shortcake and ice cream. Localvendors and artists, antique tractorshow, plus live Welsh harp music andorgan music. Free. 513-738-4180 or513-738-0491.

JUN. 11, 12 – Hueston Woods Artsand Crafts Fair, Hueston Woods StatePark, Pioneer Farm Museum, 6929Brown Rd., Oxford, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $4.513-523-8687.

JUN. 17, 18 – Jungle Jim’sInternational Beer Fest, Oscar EventCtr., 5440 Dixie Hwy., Fairfield, 7–10:30 p.m. 513-674-6000 or www.jun-glejims.com/beerfest.

JUN. 18 – Bonnybrook FarmsCountry Fair, 3779 St. Rte. 132,Clarksville, 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Fun for theentire family! Bike races, fishing derby,pony rides, live country music, andmore. Enjoy BBQ, farm-fresh sides,and ice cream. $10, C. 5–12 $5, under5 free.

JUN. 18, 19 – Vectren Dayton AirShow, 3800 Wright Dr., Vandalia.Features the U.S. Navy Blue Angelsand the U.S Air Force ACC F-22 RaptorDemo Team, plus other amazing per-formers and displays. 937-898-5901 orwww.face book.com/ Vectren Dayton -AirShow.

JUN. 18–25 – Great Ohio BicycleAdventure. This biking-camping tourstarts at Hamilton and goes throughOxford, Eaton, Brookville, andMiamisburg, about 50 miles per day.614-273-0811 or www.goba.com.

JUN. 20 – Antique and Artisan Show,20 E. Main St., Tipp City, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.Free. Artisans from all over theMidwest. Demonstrations, local food,entertainment, and a farmers’ market.937-667-0883 or www.downtowntipp-city.org/events.html.

JUN. 25 – Fayette Co. Toast toSummer and Hot Air Balloon Glow,Fayette Co. Airport, 2770 St. Rte. 38,Washington Court House, 11 a.m.-11p.m. Wine tasting and art event withlocal food, live music, beer garden,ending with a hot air balloon glow. $5parking. 740-335-0761 or http://fayettecountyohio.com.

JUN. 25, 26 – Keeping the TraditionPow Wow, 2301 W. River Rd., Dayton,Sat. 12–8:30 p.m., Sun. 12–5 p.m.American Indian men’s and women’sdances, plus traditional arts, crafts,and food. $8; Srs./C. 6-16, $6; under 5,free. Weekend passes available. 937-268-8199 or www.sunwatch.org.

JUN. 25, 26 – Historic Home andGarden Tour, Urbana, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Visit the homes and gardens, a historicchurch, community gardens, and theJohnny Appleseed Museum. Purchasetickets at welcome tent behind 205 S.Main St., Urbana. $15. 937-408-4195

WEST VIRGINIAJUN. 4 – Taste of Parkersburg,Market and 3rd Sts., Parkersburg, 5–11p.m. $20. Savor food, wine, and beerfrom local restaurants. 304-865-0522or www.downtownpkb.com.

JUN. 10–12 – Fostoria GlassConvention, 901 8th St., Moundsville,WV. Elegant glass show and sale fea-turing Fostoria’s hand-painted lampsand glass oil lamps. $5. 304-843-4128or www.fostoriaglass.org.

JUN. 16–19 – West Virginia StateFolk Festival, 6 N. Court St., Glenville,WV. Old-time music, traditional squaredancing, and Appalachian arts andcrafts. Workshops in music, dance,and crafts, and demonstrations ofcrafts. 304-462-9644 or www.wvstate-folkfestival.com.

JUN. 30, JUL. 1, 2 –SternwheelRegatta, Point Pleasant, WV.www.pointpleasantregatta.org.

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1. Geauga Park District2. Columbus and Franklin CountyMetro Parks

3. Mill Creek MetroParks4. Five Rivers MetroParks5. Johnny Appleseed MetropolitanPark District

6. Great Parks of Hamilton County7. Metroparks of the Toledo Area8. Farmpark9. Stark Parks10. Summit Metro Parks11. Darke County Park District12. Ashtabula County Metroparks

Ohio Quiz(Answers from page 39)

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OHIO QUIZ

Parks par excellence

Since spring is in full swing, this month’s quiz features Ohio’s parkdistricts. We’ll provide the clues about some of the state’s bestand biggest green spaces, and naturally, you’ll provide theanswers. For example, if the clue is “Nicknamed the ‘EmeraldNecklace,’ this northern Ohio nature network includes eightlakefront parks,” the answer would be “Cleveland Metroparks.”

CLUES1. See the stars and pursue the planets at this park district’splanetarium.

2. It’s a vast, 27,000-acre park system that extends into sevencounties.

3. Historic Lanterman’s Mill is one of its landmarks. 4. These Dayton-area waterways — the Great Miami River, MadRiver, Stillwater River, Wolf Creek, and Twin Creek — inspired itsname.

5. Covering Allen County, it’s named for a legendary nurseryman.6. This Cincinnati-area park district includes scenic preserves andparks along the Ohio River.

7. Fallen TimbersBattlefield is part of this groupof parks.

8. Cows and chickens and piglets — oh my! Thisfamily-friendly agricultural center is one of the LakeMetroparks.

9. This set of Canton-area parksincludes Magnolia Flouring Mills, an1834 edifice on the National Register ofHistoric Places.

10. One of this park system’s early commissioners wasGoodyear Tire & Rubber Company founder Frank A.Seiberling.

11. Shawnee Prairie Preserve not only includes wetlands,restored prairies, and a swamp forest but also is the largestpark in this countywide network.

12. One of its high points is the picturesque Harpersfield CoveredBridge.

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I like riding my pony named Stormy, and when I grow up, Iwant to be just like my Paw Paw Don Stover. He goes to sortingevents and chases cattle with his horse. It’s a timed event wherecattle have numbers on their backs, and we have to put as manycows across the line as we can before time runs out. Paw Pawand I rode in the Pee Pee class. It was so much fun. Sometimes,we practice at home with the cows. I love being on the farmwith my Paw Paw.

Court Stover (age 3-1/2, son of Pam Stover), MarengoConsolidated EC

When I grow up, I would like to be a cowboy with a ranch.My horse would be called Star. And my ranch would be calledthe Double B Ranch. I’d like to fight Indians. I’d go shoot buf-falo to eat. And someday I’ll be a deputy sheriff.

Alan Mast (age 9), FredericksburgHolmes-Wayne EC

I can’t wait until I’m older because I can be a teacher. I wouldbe a good one. And I also want to work at Paulding PutnamElectric and work at home and make supper. And also work at aschool that has special kids or older people. Those are the placesI want to work when I grow up.

Amber Stoller (2nd grade, daughter of Kendra), PauldingPaulding Putnam EC

I’m a kid now, but when I grow up, here’s my dream ofwhat I want to do. I want to have a normal-sized house onthe small side and a Christian wife. I want to live in a nice,quiet neighborhood. I would like to make a living design-ing and building cars. I would like to have two kids, too.And that will be my dream life.

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As far back as I can remember, I was impressed with thecompassion and generosity of my father. He was a pharma-cist and ran the local pharmacy. Back then, everyone wentto the pharmacist with health questions. Whether it was acommon cold or a terminal illness, he was willing to sharehis medical knowledge in basic terms to ease the stress anillness produces. His compassion was genuine and appreci-ated. It is because of him I chose my career. I obtained myRN license. After years working in nursing, I returned toschool and graduated with a law degree. Combining mynursing and legal knowledge was a way to help othersthrough the confusion and stress of the medical and healthinsurance fields. I wanted to be like my father when I grewup. I hope I have made him proud.

Michele Strelec, AmsterdamCarroll Electric

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