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A century of foodFireplacesAdventures of the young
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Cooperative extensionprogram celebrates100th anniversary
Cooperative extensionprogram celebrates100th anniversary
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4 KEEP ING CURRENTNews items from across the Commonwealth
6 ENERGY MATTERS
Power quality solutions
8 FEATURE
Century of growthCooperative extension program celebrates100th anniversary
14 T IME L I NESYour newsmagazine through the years
14A COOPERATIVE CONNECTIONInformation and advice from your localelectric cooperative
18 T IME PASSAGESMemories from our members
20 COUNTRY K I TCHEN
A century of food
21 POWER PLANTS
A gardener’s Thanksgiving
22 CLASS I F I EDS
24 SMART C I RCU I TS
Using fireplaces efficiently
25 OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
Reliving the adventures of theyoung and (mostly) clueless
26 PUNCH L INES
Thoughts from Earl Pitts–Uhmerikun!Remember the good ol’ days when families atefast food together in a car in the parking lot?
27 RURAL REFLECT IONS
Thank you
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ON THE COVERA marker placed in Schellsburgby the Pennsylvania Historicaland Museum Commissionhighlights the special connectionthe Bedford County communityhas to the nation’s CooperativeExtension Service, which iscelebrating its 100th anniversaryin 2014. Photo by Kathy Hackleman
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tors, consisting of members of the stateHouse of Representatives, state Senate,governor appointees and academia,joined legislators from across the statefor the hearings. The hearing sites wereselected to achieve geographic represen-tation and perspectives reflecting thediversity of Pennsylvania.
The report and links to the testimonyfrom the public hearings are availableon the Center for Rural Pennsylvania’swebsite at www.rural.palegislature.us.
Cooperative CEO recognizedBrenda Swartzlander, president &
CEO of DuBois-based United ElectricCooperative, was recently selected forthe Pennsylvania Business Central 2014“Central Pennsylvania Women Makinga Difference List.”
This is the fourthyear the publicationhas teamed up with St.Francis University torecognize successfulwomen in the organi-zation’s 22-county cov-erage area thatincludes Bedford,Blair, Bradford, Cam-bria, Centre,
Clearfield, Clinton, Fayette, Green, Hunt-ingdon, Indiana, Juniata, Lycoming, Mif-flin, Northumberland, Snyder, Somerset,Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Washing-ton and Westmoreland counties.
Swartzlander began work at thecooperative in 1977 and was named toher current position in 2002.
History of Pennsylvania markersdates back 100 years
The history of Pennsylvania is told inmore than 2,000 markers placed on thestate’s highways and city streets. Since1946, the Pennsylvania State HistoricalMarker program has been administeredby the Pennsylvania Historical and
Heroin epidemic growing in rural Pennsylvania
The Center for Rural Pennsylvaniarecently released a report summarizingthe findings of four statewide hearingsheld to examine the growing numbers ofheroin- and opioid-related deaths andarrests across Pennsylvania.
The center, a bipartisan, bicameral leg-islative agency that serves as a resourcefor rural policy within the PennsylvaniaGeneral Assembly, said study findingshighlight support for legislation currentlyunder consideration in the GeneralAssembly: one bill that would provideimmunity to an individual who contactsauthorities in the event of a drug over-dose, and a second that would expand thetypes of drugs monitored under the Pre-scription Drug Monitoring Program.
More than 50 presenters, includinglaw enforcement officials, health careproviders, and family members of peo-ple who have used heroin and other opi-oids, spoke at the hearings. Their com-ments focused on education and preven-tion, law enforcement, and treatment.
“This epidemic affects individuals ofevery age, gender, race and background,”said state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming),center board chairman. “The increaseduse of heroin, which often has roots inthe abuse of prescription painkillers likeVicodin and OxyContin, has catapultedPennsylvania to seventh in the nation for
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drug-related overdose deaths in the latestfederal statistics.”
He added, “Right now we have a pub-lic health crisis facing rural Pennsylva-nia. Although our focus was specificallyon heroin use in rural Pennsylvania, weknow addiction has no municipal,county or state boundaries. It is, acrossthe board, a statewide and national epi-demic impacting residents of every age,race, gender, and socioeconomic back-ground. Simply locking people behindbars is not the answer. We, as a state,need to do more.”
Over a two-month period, the Centerfor Rural Pennsylvania’s Board of Direc-
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CorrectionThe “Political Spotlight” published in the October issue of Penn Lines included the
wrong photograph for state Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford). Topperrepresents District 78, including areas served by Bedford RuralElectric Cooperative (REC), New Enterprise REC and Valley REC.Topper was one of 50 state legislative candidates representingelectric cooperative service areas in Pennsylvania who wereendorsed by the Action Committee For Rural Electrification (ACRE). In accordance with ACRE bylaws, the candidates endorsed by
ACRE were selected based on their support for and voting recordregarding rural electrification and their stance on various ruraland consumer concerns. Penn Lines apologizes for the error and
is publishing the correct photo with this notice.
Rep. JesseTopper
BrendaSwartzlander
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YES. Please reserve the “One Love” Genuine Topaz Ring for me as described engraved as indicated in the boxes.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED: To assure a proper t, a ring sizer will
be sent to you after your reservation has
been accepted.
Genuine Topaz Ring
FREE Personalization
Hand-Crafted of Solid Sterling Silver
Over 1¾ Carats of Genuine White Topaz
Gorgeous design features intricate gallery work on the band.
Mr. Durante’s original sketch showcases the single heart in the setting that symbolizes “one love”
Internationally-renowned designer and artist Alfred Durante fi nds great joy in expressing his love for beauty and romance through his spectacular jewelry creations. Now he shares that vision in an elegant and rich design crafted exclusively for The Bradford Exchange and personalized just for you! Hand-crafted in solid sterling silver, our “One Love” Genuine Topaz
Ring showcases over 1¾ carats of glittering white topaz. Specialty gallery work features row after row of open hearts along the band. Plus the inside of the ring is custom-engraved with your names. What an exquisite expression of your love!
A Remarkable Value...Satisfaction GuaranteedThis is your chance to own an exclusive piece of customized designer jewelry at an amazing price! Act now to acquire your ring for just $119*, payable in four installments of $29.75 each. The ring arrives in a custom case and gift box along with a Certifi cate of Authenticity. To order, send no money now; just mail the Reservation Application. This designer original is exclusive to The Bradford Exchange; you won’t fi nd it in stores. So don’t miss out—reserve your personalized ring today!
ALFRED DURANTE PRESENTS THE MAGNIFICENT BEAUTY OF
www.bradfordexchange.com/onelove
or call 1-866-768-6517
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using power quality monitors and infor-mation gathered from the customer,investigators are able to determinewhere the power quality problem isoriginating and what may be causing it.
If the problem is on the utility side ofthe meter, the utility is responsible forcorrecting the issue and continuing toprovide reliable service. If the problemis shown to be on the member’s side ofthe meter, the member is responsible forfixing it. Cooperatives do not requiremembers to correct their own powerquality issues unless they impact othermembers.
“As much as 90 percent of powerquality investigations conclude that theissue in question is originating with themember,” says Jeff Schoenecker, powerquality detective for Dakota ElectricAssociation in Farmington, Minn.“Many times, voltage-flicker complaintsoccur when members install large heatpumps or introduce large loads on theirexisting services. The length of wirebetween the large load and their servicepanel should always be considered.”
Variable frequency drives, suddenlarge loads and improper wiring are allpotential causes of power quality issues.
Depending on the member’s needs
Power qualitysolutions
As the research and development arm of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, CRN pursues innovative solutions that hel
electric cooperatives deliver safe, reliable, and aordable power to their consumer-members.
and the source of the power qualityissue, there are a variety of possiblesolutions. Filters, regulators and unin-terruptable power supply (UPS) systemsare all available technologies designed toimprove power quality in specific cir-cumstances. Often, your local coopera-tive can give advice to help relieve theproblem. For those members who suffersignificant harm — such as damagedequipment or lost production (due topower quality events), a premium powerproduct could be a solution.
As some members start to generatetheir own power, other power qualityissues can occur. This is because the dis-tribution system is almost always amore robust source, which can help toabsorb many power quality issues thatotherwise might arise from self-genera-tion. This is why cooperatives workhard to maintain adequate staff andresources to track down power qualityproblems and make members aware ofthe potential causes.l
Thomas Kirk is a technical research ana-lyst specializing in energy efficiency andrenewable energy for the CooperativeResearch Network (CRN), a service of theArlington, Va.-based National Rural Elec-tric Cooperative Association.
POWER QUALITY issues are a concernfor commercial, industrial and agricul-tural consumers. These issues can havea negative impact on consumers becauseany interruption of power supply canlower productivity and damage goods.Power quality generally refers to theshape of the electric waveform as it trav-els down the transmission and distribu-tion lines. The ideal power quality formis a smooth, sinusoidal wave — and anydisturbance that impacts this shape isgenerally referred to as a power qualityproblem or issue.
There are a variety of power qualityproblems, including harmonics, sags,spikes and others. And the possibleimpacts of power quality issues includeline loss, reduced equipment life, out-ages, short circuits and flicker. Today,voltage sags — short duration reductionsin voltage, usually caused by short cir-cuit or overload — are by far the mostcommon power quality problem.
Members who suspect they have apower quality problem should first con-tact their local cooperative, which willthen initiate an investigation to uncoverthe cause of the power quality issue. By
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own history of disseminating practical,research-based information related toagriculture and home economics datesback more than a century.
Bedford County holds a special placein the history of the extension move-ment. In fact, in the Bedford Countycommunity of Schellsburg, there’s aPennsylvania Historical and MuseumCommission historical marker com-memorating the man often credited withbeing one of the first extension educa-tors in the nation.
Titled “The Beginning of the Agricul-tural Cooperative Extension Service,”the sign states, “One of the nation’s ear-liest cooperative extension offices wasestablished in 1910 in Schellsburg, Bed-ford County, with A.B. (Abram Bunn)
GIVEN THE Commonwealth’s roots inagriculture, Pennsylvania’s rural resi-dents are no strangers to cooperativepartnerships. More than 75 years ago,many of these residents banded togetherto form electric cooperatives to servetheir rural communities. Even beforethen, cooperative extension programswere taking root in rural communitiesthroughout the state, highlighting theunique partnership between the U.S.Department of Agriculture, the nation’sland-grant universities (Penn State Uni-versity in Pennsylvania) and local gov-ernment. This year, the U.S. CooperativeExtension movement is celebrating its100th anniversary, while Pennsylvania’s
Century of growthCooperative extension program celebrates 100th anniversaryB y K a t h y H a c k l e m a nS e n i o r E d i t o r / Wr i t e r
Ross as county agent. The innovativeprogram sought to educate farmersabout agricultural science to increasetheir productivity. County extensionoffices are now found throughout theU.S. Farmers and other citizens con-tinue to benefit from agents’ expertiseon agriculture, 4-H programs, and fam-ily and consumer science.”
Early networkingJoyce Herncane, president of the
Schellsburg and Old Log Church His-torical Society, reports Bedford County’sconnection to extension work actuallyprecedes Ross’s early work, which wasfunded through the U.S. Department ofAgriculture.
In remarks she prepared for the dedi-cation of the Ross historic marker, Hern-cane stated, “The beginning of extensionin Pennsylvania can be traced to the for-mation of the Philadelphia Society forPromoting Agriculture in 1785. As earlyas 1876, Pennsylvania formalized itsfarmers’ institutes and was one of thefirst states to unite its teaching with theSchool of Agriculture in 1882. PennState, a land-grant university, began cor-respondence course work in agricultureand home economics in 1892.”
In the early 1900s, communication inrural areas was largely confined to face-to-face talks and letters distributed bythe U.S. Postal Service. Realizing theneed for an educational network servingPennsylvania’s rural community, PennState University (then PennsylvaniaState College), established what wouldbecome the state’s extension service in
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TEACHING TOOL: Hannah Riser, daughter of Mikeand Josie Riser, Gettysburg, displays a calf fromthe farm owned by her grandparents, John andBonnie Hess, as part of the Adams County exten-sion office’s 100th anniversary celebration inJune. Hannah is a member of the Adams County4-H Dairy Club. The Hesses and Risers are allmembers of Adams Electric Cooperative.
1907. In 1912, the college named agents toserve in Blair, Butler, Mercer, Mont-gomery and Washington counties.
In 1914, the U.S. Congress passed theSmith-Lever Act (named for its spon-sors, U.S. Reps. M. Hoke Smith, aDemocrat from Georgia, and AsburyLever, a Democrat from South Carolina),officially establishing and providing asystem of funding for the national coop-erative extension system that included acombination of federal, state and localfunding. Soon after, the extension pro-gram was widespread across the Com-monwealth, and today, extension serv-ices are available in all of the state’s 67counties.
Janice Stoudnour, district director forPenn State Extension in Bedford, Cam-bria and Somerset counties, believesextension services are needed as muchtoday as they were in the past.
“Consumers continue to call ouroffice with insect, plant, agriculturalproduction, food preservation, andhome/commercial horticulture ques-tions,” she says. “Our commercial horti-culture educator, Tom Ford, is consis-tently on the road every day meetingwith producers to help them identifyand manage emerging pest and diseaseissues that can lead to substantial finan-cial loss.”
Growing technologyConsumers today have many
resources at their fingertips with theinternet, she adds, but those resourcesare not necessarily “research-based,” sothose resources may actually createadditional problems if the consumer fol-lows incorrect or incomplete online ven-dor recommendations.
“Our value to the consumer is basedon non-biased research and personalfollow-up as needed,” she says. “If yourlivelihood depends on identifying aninsect infestation or disease, you need toobtain factual information.”
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4-H’ER HELPS CELEBRATE: Seth Harbaugh, son ofTroy and Angela Harbaugh and a member of theLovely Valley 4-H Club, maneuvers a remote-con-trolled tractor through an obstacle course as partof the activities held at the 2014 Bedford CountyFair in July to recognize the 100th anniversary ofextension services.
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set aside as Ag Business Day, the Bed-ford County Farm Bureau Cooperativeand the Bedford Chamber of Commerceinvited area and state dignitaries, includ-ing Secretary of Agriculture GeorgeGreig, to speak at an afternoon celebra-tion recognizing agri-businesses. Thechamber provided cake in honor of theextension program’s 100th anniversary.
Bedford County was only one ofmany extension programs celebrating
the program’s centennial this year.Stoudnour and her staff in BedfordCounty, Cambria County and SomersetCounty also attended a county commis-sion meeting of each of the counties intheir district to recognize the countiesfor their support of extension education.
Harold Shaulis, president of the Som-erset County Extension Board, a dairyfarmer and a member of Somerset RuralElectric Cooperative, took part in the
Stoudnour, who has worked withPennsylvania’s extension program formore than 26 years, says utilization ofsocial media and the internet is provid-ing today’s extension educators theopportunity to reach far beyond thelocal community, a major difference thatis expected only to increase in the com-ing decades.
“The next 100 years will be an excit-ing time just as it was when A.B. Rosstraveled throughout central Pennsylva-nia communities sharing ‘new technol-ogy’ to help farmers become more effi-cient producers,” Stoudnour notes.“Penn State Extension plays a key rolein agriculture production, health andnutrition, community development andyouth education. I only see the rolebecoming more vital in the future.”
In celebration of the 100th anniver-sary of the cooperative extension pro-gram, several Bedford County organiza-tions planned a special event at the Bed-ford County Fair in July. During the day
SOMERSET COUNTY CELEBRATES: Staff members from the Somerset County extension office thank theSomerset County commissioners for their support. Attendees at the 100th anniversary celebrationinclude, front, from left: Commissioner Pam Tokar-Ickes; Janice Stoudnour, District 11 extension director;Kathy Shaffer, Somerset extension office manager; and Echo Kincaid, 4-H summer assistant; and backrow, from left: Commissioner Joe Betta; Commissioner John Vatavuk; Joanne Stoltzfus, extension 4-Heducator; Karen Serball, expanded food and nutrition educator; Harold Shaulis, extension board presi-dent; Debra Cook, master gardener volunteer; and Miguel Saviroff, extension farm management educator.
4-H RABBITS: Anne Copenhaver, leader of theAdams County 4-H Rabbit Club, right, teachesAdams County extension anniversary celebrationattendees, from left, Guen Yale, Linda Yale andCorinne Yale, about the care of rabbits.
recognition ceremony in SomersetCounty.
“The county provides some of ourfunding and is a very valuable partner inour education efforts,” Shaulis states.“We wanted to show our appreciationduring our 100th anniversary celebra-tion. Extension’s primary role is to pro-vide fact-based, unbiased information.Because the needs of residents havechanged in the past 100 years, our pro-gramming has changed, too. Our goal isto figure out what those needs are, andto provide information to address them.”
The Adams County extension officeheld a public event to mark the centen-nial. They invited the public to visit theAdams County Agricultural ResourceCenter one day in June to see what theextension program offers. More than250 guests attended the event, plannedby the staff and volunteer members ofthe Adams County Extension Board. Itwas supported financially by a number
of local businesses that donated refresh-ments and a tree for the tree-plantingceremony.
Community involvementBen Weikert, a former Penn State
Extension Adams County-based 4-Hclub and adult livestock educator who isalso a member of Adams Electric Coop-erative, explains, “We are an organiza-
were new to extension programming.“I even had an ex-teacher approach
me who had never been involved in theextension program,” Weikert says. “Shecame down to see what we were doing,and before she left, she volunteered to bea leader in the 4-H program.”
That was a pleasant surprise, Weikertsays, because even though the event washeld in observance of the extensioncooperative program’s anniversary,extension staff members across the state
are looking ahead to the next 100 yearsand are always in need of volunteers.
The Adams County event concludedwith the ceremonial planting of an East-ern Redbud tree.
Nina Redding, district extensiondirector and member of Adams ElectricCooperative, states, “Still today, 100 yearslater, Penn State Extension is ‘coopera-tive extension’ with the cooperation ofthe county commissioners, the Pennsyl-vania Legislature and our elected federalofficials through the U.S. Department ofAgriculture.”l
BEDFORD COUNTY CELEBRATION: Janice Stoudnour,District 11 extension director for Bedford, Somersetand Cambria counties, left, speaks during the 100thanniversary celebration held as part of the BedfordCounty Fair in July. Guests included, from left: stateRep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford), state Sen. JohnEichelberger (R-Blair) and Secretary of AgricultureGeorge Greig.
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tion that receives funding from tax dol-lars and fundraising efforts, so I think itis important for the community to comeinto our environment and see what edu-cational experiences are available tothem and what we can offer them.”
Activities at the Adams County eventincluded 4-H demonstrations, tours ofthe Penn State Master Gardener nativegardens, rain garden and green roof gar-den shade. Staff and volunteers also dis-played or demonstrated tips on food and
wellness, the Seeing Eye 4-H Club’s puppy project,4-H animal projects andothers. A variety of com-modity groups, includingthe Pennsylvania DairyPrincess and PromotionServices, were also repre-sented.
“We wanted to providea group community activ-ity where we could see old
friends and meet new ones,” Weikertsays. “It also served as a way for us toshow our elected officials and otheragencies what non-formal educationalopportunities are available to countyresidents.”
Many of the guests at the AdamsCounty event included people with cur-rent or former extension contacts, butthere were a number of people who
ADAMS COUNTY CELEBRATION: Nina Redding, district extensiondirector for Adams, Franklin and York counties, left, speaks with100th anniversary celebration guests, from left: state Rep. WillTallman (R-Adams), state Rep. Dan Moul (R-Adams), and AdamsCounty Commissioner Jim Martin. Redding, Tallman and Martin aremembers of Adams Electric Cooperative.
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Penn State University observed the 100th anniversary of thenational Cooperative Extension Service with a display at thePaterno Library on the campus in State College. The displayexplained that although extension outreach education was under-way earlier, Penn State’s involvement officially began in 1912when the School of Agriculture established extension offices infive counties: Blair, Butler, Mercer, Montgomery and Washington.
Even earlier,Penn State hadmade non-formaleducational pro-grams availablethrough demon-strations, lecturesand exhibits. Oneof those early for-ays into extensioneducation was the“Agricultural Train,”co-sponsored byPenn State and thePennsylvania Rail-road Company inthe late 1800s.Educators, travel-ing by rail through-
out the state, gave lectures on new agricultural technologyand techniques for optimizing crop production. By 1892, PennState had launched the nation’s first correspondence coursesin the core subject of agriculture.But it was the passage in 1914 of the Smith-Lever Act provid-
ing a means of funding the national extension program thatcaused Pennsylvania’s program to quickly grow, with over three-fourths of the state’s 67 counties having at least one extensionagent by 1918. Seven years later, 65 counties had full-timeextension agents. Penn State archives reveal the agents pro-vided technical information and results from experiment sta-tions, supervised experimental plantings, judged at local fairs,organized 4-H youth, and provided practical instruction throughworkshops, courses and institutes held across the state.Today, all 67 counties have access to university resources
in agriculture and home economics research through a systemof 20 extension districts and two urban centers that serve allareas. But beyond that, technology has expanded the reach ofextension education services around the world.“The core of our program — transferring knowledge and infor-
mation and helping people put it into context — has not changedover the past 100 years, but the tools have changed dramati-cally,” says Dr. Dennis Calvin, Penn State University associatedean and director of Penn State Extension. “The early approachof holding meetings across the state and having people drivethere to take a class has changed. We now offer online webinarsthat can be delivered in multiple areas across the state, andreally, all over the world. The borders of the state are no longerthe boundary of our educational programming.”Penn State Extension has gone from 1.2 million annual
online visits four years ago to 5 million this year, which showsthe continued value of the program, Calvin says.“One of the great values that extension has had is that we
have been out there embedded in local communities,” he says.“We are trusted members of the community, and we are theconduit that allows local residents to have access to the latestand greatest technology to help them improve their livelihood,or how they operate their household and feed their families.”As the complexity of the agricultural industry has increased
at the same time the number of people who are directlyinvolved in farming has decreased, education has become evenmore important, Calvin emphasizes. And extension servicesare evolving to meet those changing needs.“It’s hard to answer what we will look like in the next 100
years,” he says. “I think back even five years ago and wecouldn’t have predicted the ways technology has changed. I dothink we will continue to get better at using electronic tech-nologies, learning how to develop materials and deliver it to anew audience.”That new audience will be younger, more technologically
savvy and include more minorities who may not speak Englishas their first language, he says.“Our average age and customer base is around 60,” he
says. “Our organization is designed to meet the needs of BabyBoomers and beyond. We have a new generation coming alongthat operates much differently. Instead of spending time at ameeting, they want to access how-to videos on their own time.We have to be able to deliver our message in Spanish as well
as English because a lot of our agricultural workforce is His-panic, as well as a growing number of farm business owners. Itis important that we engage all the individuals working in agri-culture because they will be responsible for assuring we haveample quality food, and that it is safe and healthy.”The first 100 years of extension brought slow changes.
Today, the world of technology is moving rapidly and extensionservices must shift with it.“It’s a different world today,” Calvin says. “We are changing
to keep up with it.”
What is Penn State’s connection to extension?
ROSS ON TOUR: The first Pennsylvania extensioneducator, Abram Bunn (A.B.) Ross, is shown driv-ing in Bedford County. With him are R.L. Watts,dean of Pennsylvania State College (later PennState University), and Milton S. McDowell, thesecond director of extension in Pennsylvania.
PHOTO PROVIDED COURTESY OF JOYCE HERNCANE
AGRICULTURAL TRAIN: Before the extension program was initiated nationwide,Penn State University and the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in the late1800s joined together to operate the “Agricultural Train.” Educators traveledby rail, teaching the latest in agricultural technology and crop production.
PHOTO COURTESY OF PENN STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
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TIMElines Y o u r N e w s m a g a z i n e T h r o u g h t h e Y e a r s
1974 The Pennsylvania State Police, created by alaw signed on May 2, 1905, by Gov. Samuel W.Pennypacker, is the first uniformed police organi-zation of its kind in the U.S.
1984 The healthcare industry nationally facesserious problems, but characteristics unique torural areas intensify the problems for rural resi-dents.
2004 In a break from its rural roots, 4-H beginsshifting its focus to non-agricultural endeavors,while still emphasizing leadership, citizenship anddecision-making.
BY 1994, 25 years after it debuted in Alabama, 911 had become thealmost-universal number for distress; however, only 52 of Pennsylva-nia’s 67 counties had a state-approved 911 system. Two types of servicewere available back then — basic 911, which requires the caller to pro-vide an address and other information, and enhanced 911, which dis-plays a caller’s name, address and phone number on the screen, alongwith the appropriate police, fire and ambulance departments responsi-ble for serving that specific area.
The problem affecting rural areas 20 years ago was that most didnot have street addresses (even if the county had enhanced 911 service,without a street address it was difficult to dispatch an emergencyvehicle to the correct location).
That’s what brought about the readdressing of much of rural Penn-sylvania in the past two decades. Each home and business needed tobe identified on a map and given a unique street address. In additionto costs for aerial photos, mapping required the cooperation of allaffected municipalities, especially when renaming duplicate streets.
In 1990, Pennsylvania took a giant step into the future when Gov.Robert P. Casey signed into law the Public Safety Emergency Tele-phone Act (Act 78). The law allows counties to add up to $1.50 tomonthly phone bills to cover some of the costs of 911 systems. But noteven that money was enough to bring 911 to all counties, causing someof the more rural counties such as Potter and Tioga to band togetherto bring joint 911 systems to their residents.
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KEEPINGcurrent In 1906, a small locomotive plungedoff a partially dismantled bridge span-ning the Loyalsock Creek near Hills-grove, Pa. While most of the wreckagewas pulled out of the water shortly after
the mishap, parts of the ill-fated EngineNo. 4 were entombed in the murkywaters for more than 100 years untilavid scuba diver John Smithkors ofDushore, Pa., came upon them in thesummer of 2013.
Realizing the historical nature of hisfind — the engine’s smokestack —Smithkors contacted the Laporte-basedSullivan County Historical Society andMuseum. After months of coordinationwith the museum, state officials, locallandowners, and volunteers, the smoke-stack was extracted from the creek inmid-September with the assistance of adigger derrick truck and operator pro-vided by Forksville-based SullivanCounty Rural Electric Cooperative.
After the smokestack is properlycleaned and preserved, it will be displayedat the Sullivan County Historical Societyand Museum. More information is avail-able at http://scpahistory.com/home.l
Museum Commission (PHMC). Theforerunner of the program, however,dates back 100 years.
The Pennsylvania Historical Commis-sion — the predecessor of the Pennsylva-nia Historical and Museum Commission— installed plaques throughout the stateto commemorate individuals, events andsites of historic interest beginning in 1914.The modern style of historical markerwas developed by the PHMC soon afterthe commission was created by thePennsylvania General Assembly in 1945.
The first of the new style of markerswas dedicated in September 1946 on USRoute 22, 14 miles east of Harrisburg.Titled “Hanover Reserves,” it indicatesthe location of the earliest decree for
independence in the state, according tothe PHMC.
Through the years, various changeshave been made to the guidelines forinstallation of a historical marker. ThePHMC notes that in the late 1970s, newguidelines required “that the person,event or site to be commemorated havehad a meaningful impact on its timesand be of statewide or national ratherthan only local significance.”
For more information about the his-torical marker program, contact thePHMC or visit its website atwww.phmc.state.pa.us and do a searchfor “historical markers.”
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The three scientists will split the $1.1-million prize, to be awarded inStockholm in December, for their discov-ery of a way to produce blue light beamsfrom semiconductors — an essential partof the production of white light. In the 20 years since the physicists’ discovery,LED technology has revolutionized light-ing as it can produce substantially morelight than either a fluorescent or incan-descent bulb. LEDs also last longer.
Interactive map geared towardhunters, hikers
The Pennsylvania Department ofConservation and Natural Resources haslaunched a new interactive map of stateforest lands across the state. It includesinformation about roads and forestryoffice contact numbers, as well as linksto weather and prevailing winds.
The map shows viewers areas of tim-ber harvests and various habitat types, aswell as state forest boundaries and DeerManagement Assistance Program areasapproved by the Pennsylvania GameCommission. Other map overlays includebear check station locations, elk manage-ment zones and normally gated roadsthat will be opened during hunting sea-son, along with GPS and mapping meas-urement tools enabling visitors to find thebest routes on state forest lands to areaswhere they want to hunt or visit.
The map can be viewed at http://maps.dcnr.pa.gov/bof/huntmap/index.html.
Historic artifact retrieved fromLoyalsock Creek
The Pennsylvania Historical andMuseum Commission’s Bureau for His-toric Preservation recently granted apermit to retrieve and preserve a his-toric artifact from Commonwealthwaters in Sullivan County, Pa.
UP FROM THE DEPTHS: Volunteers carefullymaneuver a 108-year-old smokestack pulled fromthe Loyalsock Creek, Hillsgrove, Pa., into a water-filled transport tub, top. The smokestack,entombed in the creek when the locomotiveplunged off a partially dismantled bridge in 1906,bottom, will be cleaned and preserved.
BEDFORD COUNTY MARKER: This marker outsidethe Bedford Rural Electric Cooperative office tellsthe story of the beginning of the cooperativemovement in Pennsylvania.
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(EDITOR’S NOTE: In observance of 50 years of the electric cooperative Youth Tourprogram in Pennsylvania, throughout the year Penn Lines will feature personalaccounts of former Youth Tour participants. To share your Youth Tour memories, writeStephanie Okuniewski at Penn Lines, P.O. Box 1266, Harrisburg, PA 17108 or [email protected].)
Bob Phillips represented Sullivan County Rural Electric Coopera-tive on the Youth Tour and was named 2007 Pennsylvania Outstand-ing Youth Tour Student. A graduate of Sullivan County High School,Phillips earned a bachelor’s degree in secondary English educationfrom Kutztown University in 2011. He is employed at theWilliamsport Sun-Gazette as a reporter and photographer.
Penn Lines: How did your YouthTour experience help with yourcareer direction?
Bob Phillips: Youth Tour was one ofthe most influential events in my highschool career. It opened my eyes to theworld of rural electric cooperatives, as wellas our nation’s government. I didn’t realizeit at the time, but it influenced my careerdirection in journalism by giving me myfirst taste of the world of public relations.
Penn Lines: How did your Youth Tour experienceinfluence your educational goals?
Bob Phillips: Youth Tour inspired me to continue mydream of being an educator myself. The events and activitiesthat Youth Tour featured included glimpses into our nation’shistory and the individuals who helped shape it. The presen-tations we heard were delivered with such passion that it washard for it not to be contagious and awake a similar passionto educate.
Penn Lines:What advice would you give to someonegoing on Youth Tour today?
Bob Phillips: If I could give a Youth Tour student onepiece of advice it would be to encourage them to make it theirgoal to talk to someone new each day of the tour. The tour is achance to learn more about our nation’s history and politics,but it’s also a chance to get to know people from your stateand others, and develop lasting friendships.
Penn Lines: In what ways has your Youth Tour experi-ence helped you as a person?
Bob Phillips: It helped me to become a more confidentperson. The night before Youth Tour, I was terrified because Ididn’t know anyone going on the trip. I wasn’t sure if I couldhandle it. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Not only did Imake friends and learn about where they were from, I learnedmany things about myself. The confidence that I have day-to-day, assignment-to-assignment working as a journalist can allbe traced back to that day in June when I stepped out of mycomfort zone and on to the bus to go to Washington, D.C.
Penn Lines: What did it mean to you to have theopportunity to meet with your congressional representa-tive?
Bob Phillips: It was a chance to see the man behind thename. We always read about this politician or that politician.We see them speak on the television about a wide variety ofissues. To get a chance to have a question-and-answer sessionwith the men who help guide our nation was an enlighteningexperience.
Penn Lines: How has the opportunity to meet peoplefrom all over the country influenced you?
Bob Phillips: I come from a very small town in ruralnortheast Pennsylvania, so the opportunity to meet someonefrom California, or Hawaii, or Kansas was eye-opening. I wasso used to my little corner of Pennsylvania that I lost sight ofthe fact that there was a whole, wide world out there waitingto be explored and learned about. Meeting those people influ-enced me to want to travel more and see more of the placesthey talked about.
Penn Lines: What did you learn on Youth Tour thatsurprised you?
Bob Phillips:Many things surprised me, but none somuch as how powerful a group of people can be when theywork together to accomplish a common goal. From developinga nation to starting electric cooperatives so rural families couldhave electricity, it’s truly humbling to think about what we canaccomplish when we work together.
Penn Lines: How would your life be different todayhad you not gone on Youth Tour?
Bob Phillips: I can comfortably say that I wouldn’t be asconfident and outgoing as I am today if I had never gone onYouth Tour.
Penn Lines: What would you change about Youth Tourif you could?
Bob Phillips: I wouldn’t change anything about YouthTour except to make it longer. What a great experience forhigh school students to take part in.
Penn Lines: What is your favorite memory from YouthTour and why?
Bob Phillips:My favorite memory was when I was intro-duced as the Pennsylvania representative on the Youth Lead-ership Council. I remember standing up on stage and sayingmy name and state. The entire Pennsylvania section explodedin cheers. We certainly weren’t the largest state there or thebiggest group, but I’m proud to say my fellow Pennsylvaniansshook the ceiling with their cheers. It was awesome! l
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A century of foodA CENTURY ago, many households in Pennsylvanialooked no further than the barn, the chicken coop, the gar-den and the orchard for their food. Now most look no fur-ther than the local supermarket.
Has cooking, too, changed in the past 100 years? Recipesgleaned from vintage cookbooks and family recipe boxes stillhave appeal, although some instructions and ingredientsseem dated. We find ourselves amused when a recipe callsfor “butter the size of an egg.” We’re thankful that we’re notrequired to “remove the oil bag and every bit of the wind-pipe” every time we cook a chicken. And where would webuy some old-style salt pork, if we were of the mind to usesome in a recipe? The times are indeed different.
This month, try some old-fashioned recipes with somenew-fangled instructions. Note the simple, fresh ingredi-ents. Also, ponder the influence that the national coopera-tive extension system has had on all links of the foodchain. Created by an Act of Congress in 1914, the systemconnects citizens with the research and educationalresources of the nation’s land grant universities. Locally,
Penn State Extension offers courses, publica-tions, and resources on food safety and nutri-tion. Take advantage! lA trained journalist, JANETTE HESS focuses her writing on interesting
people and interesting foods. She is a Master Food Volunteer with her
local extension service and enjoys collecting, testing and sharing recipes.
BRAISED BEEF AND VEGETABLES1 2 1/2- to 3-pound pot roast or round roast2 tablespoons flour1 tablespoon bacon grease OR vegetable oil2 bay leaves 8 peppercorns1 cup carrot chunks1 cup turnip chunks OR potato chunks1 cup chopped onion1 cup thick-sliced celery1/2 teaspoon salt, plus additional to taste3 cups beef stockPepper to taste
Pat roast dry. Dredge in flour. In heavy, lidded, oven-safe stew pot orDutch oven, heat grease or oil over medium to medium-high heat. Careful-ly brown entire surface of roast. Add bay leaves, peppercorns and vegeta-bles. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. (More may be needed later, depend-ing on saltiness of beef stock.) In separate pan or microwaveablecontainer, heat stock to boiling. Pour over meat and vegetables. Covertightly and bake at 325 degrees for 3 hours, or until roast and vegetablesare tender. Transfer meat and vegetables to platter for serving. Discardbay leaves. Strain broth and skim fat, if needed. Add salt and pepper totaste. Serve with roast.
NOTE: The original recipe called for browning the roast in rendered saltpork. The roast was then doused with boiling water and simmered on thestovetop for up to 4 hours. Stovetop cooking still may be used, but itrequires a more watchful eye on the part of the cook.
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LET’S HONOR tradition andgive a little thanks for some ofour favorite gardening things.Let’s get started.
Glass bottle tree. FelderRushing’s book, “Bottle Treesand Other Whimsical GlassArt for the Garden,” inspiredme to “plant” a real dazzlerconsisting of blue seltzer bot-tles slipped over firmly plantedtomato stakes clusteredtogether. It gleams in the sun,twinkles under the securitylight on a rainy evening andsparkles when frosted.
Tree wrap. Low-tech,highly effective in preventingfrost crack damage to the barkof tender, young trees, particu-larly maples. The new “Blood-good” Japanese maple is sport-ing one in high style.
Rose cones. Admittedly, Iplant my own-root roses so Idon’t need to install rose cones— my roses simply receive abit of well-rotted manure andsome bark mulch this month.But, I love the gorgeousgrafted hybrid tea roses andthank the dedicated rosarianswho do grow them, complete
with the insulating cones andother extreme measures theseplants sometimes require.
Toads! My favorite, all-nat-ural and organic weaponagainst slugs. The toads alsodo a good job catching mothswho linger too long under theporch light. Sleep well, littletoads. See you next spring.
Year-round birds. Cardi-nals are my favorite, but I likethe little chickadees, too. Andthe nuthatches. And, well, allof them. They bring move-ment, flash and delight allwinter long. I have tried tolandscape in a way thatencourages their visits: manynative plants replete withberries and seeds left in-situ,as well as sheltering thicketsand evergreens for the coldesttimes this winter.
Pond heater. Besides shim-mering in the summer sun-shine and splashing merrilywhen the fountain is running,the pond offers year-roundwater to the birds — as long asthere is a gap in the ice. Thatgap allows for air exchangeand helps keep the overwin-tering fish healthy, too. Asmall electric heater maintainsa constant opening when thetemperatures drop. Otherwise,they rely on me to melt a holein the ice on super cold days.
Slow down. It’s kind of niceto take a break from weeding,trimming, watering, groomingand otherwise finding con-stant chores outside. I’ll bemissing it soon enough, butfor now it’s good to relax andenjoy the view.
Harvest. There’s something
to be said about serving home-grown produce. Especiallyafter the end of the growingseason. For some, it is a meas-ure of economy or frugality, forothers it is a matter of gourmetenjoyment, for some it is long-standing tradition and a tasteof home, for others a new-found joy.
Violas and pansies. I am ahuge fan. The most cold-toler-ant may bloom off and on dur-ing warm spells all winterlong. I keep some at my south-facing doorstep and delight insaying hello to their sweet littlefaces whenever they appear.
Metal wire. Hardwarecloth, chicken wire and allmanner of fence stand guardprotecting tender plants frommarauding critters. A pain toinstall, and an expense, but thepeace of mind is, as they say,priceless. And best of all, itusually works.
Mulch by nature. That gen-erous blanket of fallen leaves,now painstakingly raked off thelawn and chopped up with thelawn mower and returned tothe growing beds. Leaf mould,like the natural fallen leaves inthe forest, provides some insu-lation and temperature moder-ation. The leaves will recyclethemselves with the help ofcountless micro-organisms to“feed” and replenish the soil.
Anticipation. I am alwaysthankful for the wonders andbounties (and lessons) of thegrowing season just past, andI always eagerly anticipate theone to come. So at the sametime as we give thanks, I’mraising a happy toast. Here’s tothe next one!
What’s on your list?l
POWERplants
BARBARA MARTIN ,who says she began gar-dening as a hobby “toomany years ago tocount,” currently worksfor the National Garden-
ing Association as a horticulturist. A formermember of Gettysburg-based Adams Elect -ric Cooperative, her articles appear in mag-azines and on the internet.
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A gardener’sThanksgiving
TOADS MAKE THE LIST: Toads are anall-natural way to control garden pestsso they make the “Thanksgiving” list.
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DURING the winter, a warm fire can bequite comfortable. Radiant heat from theflames and coals keeps you warm whenyou are sitting directly in front of an openfireplace. But unfortunately, most fire-places lose more heat than they produce.
That warm, relaxing open fire is actu-ally costing you a lot of money. First, fire-wood must be purchased, which is notcheap. Second, the radiant heat feels nicein front of the fire, but already-heated air isbeing sucked up the chimney. This makesyour heat pump or furnace run longer.Third, if there is no damper on the fire-place or the fireplace is not fitted with itsown outdoor air source, indoor air isescaping up the chimney when the fire-place is not in use. Adding a source ofcombustion air that ducts into the fireplacecan help a great deal — and this workswell in combination with glass doors.
The best tip is to avoid using the fire-place in extremely cold weather. All of theindoor air lost up the chimney is beingdrawn outdoors through leaks in thehouse exterior. During milder weather,the air leaking indoors is not as cold soless energy is needed to warm it up.
It also helps to crack open a window inthe room by the fireplace and close doorsleading to the room. Much of the excessair being drawn up the chimney will becold air from the open window. When sit-ting right in front of the hot fire, you prob-ably will not notice the chilly breeze.
Do not place wood into the fire severalhours before bedtime so the fire is totallyout by the time you go to sleep. It is notsafe to leave a smoldering fire. Also, if thefire is completely out, you can close thechimney damper to block room air losswithout filling the room with smoke.
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should be to install high-quality glassdoors.
High-quality fireplace doors are notcheap, but they are worth the expense.The best doors are relatively airtight whenclosed. By adjusting combustion air ventsin the bottom of the glass door frame, youcan still have a raging fire without majorindoor air loss.
Keep in mind, the fire does need anadequate supply of combustion air for anefficient, clean burn. If the air flow isreduced too much, creosote buildupoccurs, leaving the potential for a chimneyfire. I recommend having the chimneyinspected regularly and using a creosotecontrol spray during each fire.
Burn only well-seasoned wood or nomore than one unseasoned log to threeseasoned ones.
There are several designs of heat-circu-lating grates that increase the heat outputfrom a fireplace. Many efficient grates aredesigned to fit snugly under the bottomedge of the fireplace doors and contain anelectric blower that circulates indoor airthrough the grate, keeping the air warm.
If you decide to purchase a heat-circu-lating grate, select a model with a blowerthat has several speeds and a thermostatwith an on/off switch. This switch shuts
off the blower when the fire burns down.If you prefer to use the fireplace with thedoors open, tubular heat-circulatinggrates are available to blow the heatdirectly out the front. Other models haveno blower and rely on natural convection.
A circulating heat exchanger withbuilt-in glass doors is also available for amore airtight combination. Also, anoptional upper oven section is availablefor cooking and baking, which can helpreduce energy use.
When your fireplace is not in use, insertan inflatable chimney pillow or balloon inthe fireplace flue. This seals much betterthan the chimney damper. Chimney topdampers, which operate from indoors witha chain, also help reduce air leakage andkeep critters and debris out of the chimney.
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OUTDOORadventures b y M a r c u s S c h n e c k
A HIGH SCHOOL friend,Leo Bettinger, and I spentsome time reliving old memo-ries at our class reunion theother night. It’s been a while.He’s lived in Alaska fornearly 30 years. The thirdmember of our group, RandyHoffman, who lives muchcloser than Alaska, could notmake it to the reunion. But asLeo and I recalled the misad-ventures I led us through inour teen years, I wonderedhow they have lived any-where over the past 30 years.It’s a marvel any of us sur-vived those teen years at all.
Our first death-defyingouting found us heading intothe wilds of a spot in north-ern Lebanon County knownas Small Valley. It was one ofthe most remote spots withinan easy drive for drop-off onFriday evening and pick-upSunday by my father.
We could camp next to anative trout stream, which Iemphasized in outlining theweekend along with theprobability of us eating justfine while bringing very littleof our own food along. Theweather forecast was for clearskies and warm tempera-tures, so we could sleepunder the stars.
My parents, both moreexperienced campers thanme, insisted that my packshould include some backup,just-in-case items, like somecanned foods, freeze-driedmeals, candy and an emer-gency tent that looked a lotlike a gigantic garbage bagwithout a bottom. Leo andRandy were not luckyenough to see such interces-sion by their parents andcame on the trip relying onmy prognostications aboutfood and shelter. Theyembarked with sleeping bags,jackets, knives and little morein their packs.
The intermittent, but occa-sionally heavy, rains startedjust after sunset on Friday.We huddled in the garbagebag, grateful for the shelter itprovided. Our fishing skillswere not up to the challengeof the trout. We shared thefood my parents had sentalong — at bit grudgingly onmy part at first. And, about48 hours later, my fatherpicked up three wet, cold andhungry teens.
It wasn’t our lack of fish-ing skills, but a lack of fish,that thwarted us on a camp-ing trip to Locust Lake State
Park in Schuylkill Countysoon after the park wasopened around a man-madelake. We took plenty of foodalong and did not plan oneating fish for any of ourmeals. However, that didn’tkeep us from wasting days onthe lake, casting lures andbait for fish that had not yetbeen stocked into the newlycreated lake.
Leo and Randy had yet tolearn from past experiencesand joined me on yet anotherouting to a campsite alongthe Juniata River, whereactivities on the water wouldbe the focus for the entiretrip. That turned out to beless than an optimal plan forsomeone as fair-skinned asLeo, whose upper body soonwas covered in massive, liq-uid blisters. A day out of thesun with careful treatmentand Leo was ready for action,as long as he exposed as little
skin as possible.That freed us for some
messing around with therowboat in the river. Andthat eventually led to amishap with the boat floatingover Leo, pressing himalmost to the river bottom,where he grabbed onto some-thing that sliced his handfiercely. If we had taken himto a doctor, he probablywould have received at least afew stitches.
We’ve dispersed into ouradult lives and haven’t foundthe opportunity for anyrecent outings. I wonder, if Iasked, how eager would theybe to make the trip. And, ifwe did, would everyone becoming back, given my trackrecord?l
MARCUS SCHNECK isis outdoor and naturewriter at PennLive.com,the website of The Har-risburg, Pa., Patriot-News. He also writes fora range of magazinesand websites, and has
written more than two dozen books. For moreof his writing, visit www.marcusschneck.com.
Reliving theadventures ofthe youngand (mostly)clueless
FISHING MEMORIES: Some fishingtrips remain in a lifetime memorybank due to great success; othersremain for different reasons.
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Thoughts from Earl Pitts,UHMERIKUN!
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Social commentary from Earl Pitts —— a.k.a.GARY BUR BANK , a nation ally syndicatedradio per son ality —— can be heard on thefollowing radio stations that cover electriccooperative service territories in Pennsylvania:WANB-FM 103.1 Pittsburgh; WARM-AM 590Wilkes-Barre/Scran ton; WIOO-AM 1000 Carlisle;WEEO-AM 1480 Shippensburg; WMTZ-FM 96.5Johnstown; WQBR-FM 99.9/92.7 McElhattan;WLMI-FM 103.9 Kane; and WVNW-FM 96.7 Burnham-Lewistown. You can also find him atEarlpittsamerican.com.
Remember the good ol’days when families atefast food together in acar in the parking lot?
Sometimes I get a little misty-eyedwhen I think about the good ol’ days. Imean, there was lots of things we used todo back in the day that we don’t do nomore. And that’s sad. The world’s gettingfaster, and we’re losing some of ourhumanity.
I thought about this drivin’ throughthe McDonald’s last night. You knowwhat you don’t see no more? You don’tsee a family settin’ in their car eating nomore.
No sir. You eat while you’re driving.Or you take it home and eat it. Thereused to be a time when a family saw thevalue of settin’ in a parking lot and eatin’in a car.
I mean, that’s your quality familytime right there. Kids in the back seatthrowin’ French fries at each other.Mom’s got a milkshake up on the dash-board. Dad’s got his nugget-dippingsauce balanced between his knees. Youdon’t see families today takin’ the timeto eat together like that no more. Andthat is a shame.
I remember my daddy used to take usout on Friday night to the Red Barn. Andwe’d set there in the car, eating Barn-busters and thinkin’ that was how theRockefellers must’a lived. And then thewhole rest of the weekend, that car usedto smell like onion rings and secret sauce.
You know, they got fast food and theygot casual food. And now they come upwith something called fast casual. What Imiss is fast, redneck, casual food.
Wake up, America. So bring backAmerican values. Throw your kids in thecar tonight and eat in the Wendy’s park-ing lot. And tell ‘em Earl sent you.
I was working at the Duck Inn lastnight — twistin’ long-necks and mindin’my own business — when Buddy Carsoncome in there. You all know Buddy, right?Our local independent insurance agent.
Now don’t get me wrong. I appreciate
your insurance agents. Their job is tosell you something you don’t want touse. That would be like selling you a car,and you don’t want the keys. So thesegot to be the best salespeople ever. And Iappreciate anybody that’s good at theirjob.
Anyways, Buddy has been after meall these years to increase my life insur-ance. He says $20,000 will not see tothe welfare and comfort of my sur-vivors. I figure that I’m just trying tohelp them get by. I don’t want my deathto be like them hitting the lottery.Because then they might start buyingmore tickets, if you know what I mean.
I says, “Here’s my problem, Buddy.Last night, I paid my car insurance. So Iadded up my car insurance, my lifeinsurance, my house insurance, myhealth insurance, dental insurance, eye-care insurance, mortgage insurance,and that major appliance insurance webought when we got the new washerand dryer. You add all that up, and I fig-ure I’m shelling out about a third of myincome hopin’ nothing happens.”
And Buddy says, “Yeah, Earl, but theinsurance is there when you need it.”
And I says, “Yeah, but you know what— I figured out the only way this insur-ance stuff is gonna break my way. I haveto total my car, running into my ownhouse, and spend five weeks in a comabefore I die.”
He says, “Crazier things have hap-pened, Earl. …”
And then I remember, “And one morething. I got to hit the new washer.”
Wake up, America! I already told mybetter half, Pearl, if the doctors evercome to you and want to pull the plug,see what the bill is up to first. They canwait until we at least break even.
I’m Earl Pitts, Uhmerikun. Buy mybook at earlpittsamerican.com. Like meon Facebook. And you can catch mynew blog at Earlpittsamerican.com. l
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Thank youIT’S THE traditional season to give thanks, so we wantto join in by thanking all of the amateur photographerswho submitted photos for our 2014 “Rural Reflections”contest, which is now closed. Winning photos, chosenby an independent panel of judges, will be printed inthe January and February issues of Penn Lines.
You can now begin submitting your photos for the2015 contest. If your photo wins top honors, you couldreceive a $75 prize in one of our five contest categories:most artistic, best landscape, best human subject, bestanimal and editor’s choice.
Send photos (no digital files, please) to: Penn LinesPhotos, P.O. Box 1266, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266. Onthe back of each photo, include your name, address,phone number and the name of the electric cooperativethat serves your home, business or seasonal residence.The best way to include that information is by affixingan address label to the back of the photo.
Remember, our publication deadlines require thatwe work ahead, so send your seasonal photos in early.We need spring photos before mid-January, summerphotos before mid-April, fall photos before mid-Julyand winter photos before mid-September. Photos thatdo not reflect any specific season may be sent at anytime. Please note: photos will be returned at the end ofeach contest year if a self-addressed, stamped envelopeis included.l
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