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Richard Billingsley comes from a mining family and continues to collect equipment from the mining industry. PHOTO BY MIKE TEEGARDEN

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July 2016 Vol. 51, No. 4

An Obsession With Collections 12 Also In This Issue Plugged In 6 Side Roads 10 In the Kitchen 16 At Home 18

Outdoor Pursuits 20 Great Picture Hunt 22 Marketplace 26 Parting Shot 30

Your local utility pages: 4-5, 8, 25, 28-29, 32

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Anza Electric

It’s Annual Meeting Time! Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 16. Anza Electric Cooperative’s Annual Membership Meeting and the 65th anniversary celebration are just around the corner, and we are celebrating BIG at Hamilton High School! Our annual report is included inside this issue of Currents, along with a ballot for you to complete. There is one seat open on the board of directors this year—the director-at-large position—currently held by Paul Elmore. Petitions for the position were received from two candidates: Annika Knoppel and Elmore. Be sure to complete your ballot and return as soon as possible so your vote can be accurately counted. An independent election processor—The Ballot Box from Tustin, California— will handle the election duties again this year. Our events begin later this year since we are serving lunch. The ladies from the Thimble Club will serve coffee and donuts starting at 8:30 a.m. The Anza VFW will present the colors. The Anza Lions Club and Christian Men’s Association will help with parking. If you need handicap-accessible parking, please drive around back to the gymnasium by using the driveway east of the bus parking lot. Look for the handicapped parking signs. Members gathered at last year’s annual meeting at Hamilton High School. This year, Anza Electric celebrates 65 years of providing electricity to members.

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After the meeting, a catered barbecue luncheon will be served. Music will be provided by local band The Barnyard Boyz. Registration for the meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. and closes promptly at 10 a.m. when the meeting is called to order. Our local Co-op Connections businesses will be onsite to promote their fantastic discounts available to all of our members. See the box on page 5 for a list of all participating businesses. Cash Prizes Galore! Cash prizes and 10 electronic tablets will be given away. Members must be registered and present to win. Local Boy Returns Home We are excited to announce this year’s keynote speaker is Kyle Hasapes. Kyle is a former Hamilton High School student and Anza Electric Washington Youth Tour participant. He is now the deputy district attorney for Yolo County. Make plans to attend your annual membership meeting. It’s a celebration of 65 years of service to the Anza area. Listen to reports on the cooperative and enjoy the catered barbecue lunch. Most importantly, exercise your right to vote. See you on the 16th! n

Capital Credits to be Returned to Members in September

Rural electric cooperatives such as Anza Electric Cooperative, Inc. operate differently than investor-owned utilities. Electric cooperatives are not-for-profit entities, delivering electricity to their membership at the cost of service. IOUs, on the other hand, exist to make a profit, a part of which is distributed to investors in the form of dividends. These dividends are only available to those who invest in the utility. The remainder of the profit is retained by the IOU. Excess operating revenue that a cooperative has remaining at the end of the year must be returned to its membership in the form of capital credits. The amount returned is in proportion to the member’s electric bills. A member with higher bills will earn more capital credits than one with lower electric bills. Since 1989, AEC has returned more than $10 million to its members. This year, AEC is returning $500,000 to its present and former members for capital credits earned through 2014. This retirement will represent any remaining balance from 1996 and a percentage of capital credits earned from 1997 through 2014. As a way to reduce our exposure to potential fraud and reduce processing costs, bill credits will be issued for our active members and reflected on the September bills. Former members who no longer have service will receive checks if their check amount is greater than $25. If it is less than $25, funds are held until the former member’s capital credits account totals $25. Look for your bill credit on your September bill, and experience the cooperative difference. n

Correction In the May issue of the Currents magazine, we listed the third tier of the new rate structure as $.16 per kWh. It should have been listed as $.15 per kWh. We apologize for the error and appreciate this typo being brought to our attention.

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Plugged In

Using Electricity Safely and Efficiently

Advanced Technology at Home Developments in daily household features make your home a bit more interesting—and more efficient

Thermostats Ecobee’s Wi-Fi thermostat with remote sensors, above, may very well change your life—or at least your heating and cooling bill. Ordinary thermostats measure temperature in only one spot: where they are located. Ecobee’s smart thermostat, ecobee3, works with wireless remote sensors that measure temperature and occupancy, and adjusts accordingly to warm your house or cool it down. Most homes only need a few sensors, but the system supports up to 32. To sense consumers’ proximity to their home—and therefore, when to adjust temperatures—the thermostats use geofencing. This software program feature uses GPS or radio frequency identification to define geographical boundaries. Prices start at $199, www.ecobee.com

Heat Pump Water Heaters As the second-largest consumer of energy in the home—second only to heating and cooling your home—water heaters warrant efficiencies whenever possible. The SanCO2 heat pump water heater system from Sanden consists of two parts: an outdoor unit, and a 60- or 80-gallon storage tank, usually installed inside the home. A heat pump uses a small amount of energy to move heat from one location to another. The heat in the air is absorbed by a natural refrigerant: carbon dioxide. The warm refrigerant circulates in the system via a compressor. As it passes through the compressor, its pressure rises, as does its temperature. This hot refrigerant then passes through a heat exchanger to heat the water, which is then pumped to the storage tank. Prices vary by supplier, www.sandenwaterheater.com

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Advanced Power Strips It was only a matter of time before power strips focused on consumers’ entertainment needs. Embertec’s Emberstrip 8AV+ with Bluetooth is an advanced power strip designed for a TV and its accessory components. The power strip is synced to a free iOS or Android app, which lets consumers monitor power consumption for all devices connected to six power-saving sockets. Retails for $99.99, www.embertec.com

Clothes Dryers Recent years have seen advancements in and promotion of washing machines. Clothes dryers are often overlooked, however, serving only as the needed match to a shiny new washing machine. Dryers are finally getting their moment in the sun: heat pump clothes dryers. Conventional clothes dryers use electricity or gas to generate heat, then vent hot air out of the appliance. A heat pump clothes dryer captures the hot air, removes the moisture from it, then reuses the heated air to dry more clothing. Some heat pump dryer models do not require venting, eliminating the need to clear out dryer vents and keeping heated air inside the home. Because heat pump dryers typically use lower drying temperatures, consumers likely will see less shrinkage, wear and wrinkling of their clothing. Prices start at $1,799, www.whirlpool.com

Thermostatic Shower Valves Consider your morning showering routine. You turn on the shower, ready to wake up. The water is cold, so you walk away as it warms. Perhaps you brush your teeth, feed the cat or pick out which socks you are going to wear. In the meantime, the water warms—but you are too occupied to realize it. Wasting hot water and energy as you wait for the shower to heat up is a terrible way to start the day. ShowerStart TSV from Evolve saves water—and the energy used to heat it—with help from a thermostatic shut-off valve. How it works: The user turns on the shower. Once the water reaches 95 F, the water slows to a trickle. The user pulls the unit’s lanyard to bypass the trickle, and normal showerhead flow resumes. After showering, the device resets for the next shower. Retails for $29.95, www.thinkevolve.com

The Pitfalls of Smart Advancements Although technological advancements are often impressive, integration into your home is not always seamless. Keep the following in mind:  Not all contractors/installers are aware or trained in the best ways to install new technologies. Find one who is qualiﬁed.  Heat pumps and heat pump technology work better in warmer climates.  Some technologies—such as web-enabled thermostats and

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power strips—change the way consumers interact with their existing system. Expect an adjustment period while getting used to new technology. For the best experience, try to understand the basics of how the technology works and why it saves energy. You will have a better understanding of what eﬀects it may have, and learn the best ways to get the most out of it.

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Anza Electric

Plan to Attend AEC’s 65th Annual Membership Meeting

Saturday, July 16, at Hamilton High School It is going to be BIG!

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Discoveries Oﬀ the Beaten Path

Relics of a bygone mining era dot the 80 acres of Richard Billingsley’s home in east-central Arizona. Photo by Mike Teegarden

Collecting Pieces of His Past By Jennifer Brown

Richard Billingsley of Duncan County, Arizona, surely has ore in his bones. Along with his parents and four brothers, Richard grew up in the house where he now resides. It is a modest home outside the town of Duncan, down a dusty road with a view of Steeple Rock—a volcanic butte in New Mexico, just across the Arizona border—where much of the area’s mining history was made.

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The Carlisle Mine, one of several mines in the Steeple Rock Mining District, became famous in the late 19th century and was the most productive the mine in the area. Richard’s father, Benjamin Franklin Billingsley III, worked there in the 1930s and ’40s. Richard’s great-grandfather, Benjamin Franklin II, owned a mercantile in Duncan where he did business with the Carlisles in the 1890s. Richard’s father also built the Ontario Mine, which is part of the Steeple Rock District, in the 1930s. “Our family was living there in 1946 when I was born,” Richard says. “Off and on through the ’60s and ’70s, all of the family worked in and about the Ontario Mine.” Richard, who turns 70 this month, and his older brother Les own majority interest in two patented mining properties in the Steeple Rock Mining District: Jim Crow Mine and Billali Mine. They acquired ownership of both properties in the mid- to late-1980s. The brothers have developed the mines by sinking shafts, driving tunnels,

declines and raises to explore for and block out ore zones. “Over the years, we have erected several head frames with hoisting machinery and other surface plant structures and equipment,” Richard explains. Production is currently at a halt due to lack of funds for production. “It takes a lot of money to do anything,” Richard says. As the mines sit unworked, it is on Richard’s 80 acres of property where his fascination with all things mining is evident. He has acquired more than 60 years’ worth of tools and equipment, much of which is on display and visible from the road in front of his house. Among the countless items are a rocker shovel, 1-ton and 3-ton ore carts, ore buckets, a blacksmith’s forge, a manpowered drill press, a pneumatic drill and a drifter drill for drilling blast holes in tunneling. There are battery-powered locomotives to pull ore car trains underground, a rock crusher and a water pump recovered from the 200-foot level of Jim Crow Mine. It had been under water for 100 years. An anvil—which, despite being heavy and hard to carry off—is bolted to the

post it stands on to keep it from being stolen. Richard didn’t start his collection with intention. He found many of his pieces in the mining operations he explored and cleaned out. “It just kinda came about,” Richard says. “We’d say, ‘We oughta hang onto that’ for nostalgic reasons.” The tallest piece in Richard’s collection is a 60-foot headframe—the structural frame that sits above an underground mine shaft—still short of its eventual 90-foot stature. It is a project 25 years in the making. Richard and Les took a contract at a copper mine in Christmas, Arizona, in 1991. Their job was to dispose of machinery. The disassembled headframe was among the trash. “We asked what it was, and decided we’d better see if they’d sell it,” Richard says. For years after the sale, the pieces sat in a pile on Richard’s property. “I decided if I don’t do something with that, someone would take the parts for scrap,” Richard says. The brothers are reconstructing the headframe in case they want to put it in service or sell it. Some pieces are missing, and they will have to buy more steel to finish the job. “We don’t have plans or pictures,” Richard says. “It’s kind of like a jigsaw puzzle.” People have asked to buy some of Richard’s collection, but he has turned them down. “It’s getting harder and harder to find things,” he says. Although much of the machinery collection sits dormant, some of the machinery is functional. The town of Duncan has borrowed ore carts—as well as one of three old fire engines parked on Richard’s property—for local parades. “I just love old iron, whether it’s vehicles or what have you,” Richard says. “They’re just not making them like that no more.” n

Vehicles decked in bunting, American flags and other patriotic decorations follow a parade route that has been used by friends, families, neighbors and visitors at the Smith family’s remote Cottonwood Ranch annual Fourth of July celebration in northeastern Nevada. Photo by Alecia Maxey

A Fourth of July Tradition By Dianna Troyer

Every Fourth of July, a flash mob of patriotism erupts at the remote Cottonwood Ranch in northeastern Nevada with an impromptu parade and musical program—cowboy style. In 2005, ranch owners Horace and Irene “Renie” Smith launched the starspangled idea at their fifth-generation cattle, horse and guest ranch. “We’re 30 miles from the nearest paved road and 70 miles from the nearest town,” says Renie, “so we decided to have our own parade and program.” Only one rule is enforced for their family, friends, employees and guests who come from throughout America and the world: “No one is a bystander,” says Renie, who estimates there have been more than 80 participants at times. “We make floats with whatever material is around, and drive our trucks, wagons, tractors and fourwheelers, or ride our horses.” Another unwritten rule is to cast

aside political differences for a day. “We’re all Americans,” says Renie. “It doesn’t matter what your political affiliations are. We live in a wonderful country of freedom and liberty.” After Horace died in 2014, Renie, 86, began leading the parade as grand marshal. Driving an all-terrain vehicle along a sagebrush-lined route from the lodge to a meadow, she flies a flag presented to the family during a military funeral for her father-in-law, Emery, a World War I veteran. In the meadow, they pause to honor veterans, including Emery, Horace—a Korean War veteran—and Horace and Irene’s son Agee, who served during the Vietnam War. Gathering in a circle, they sing “The Star Spangled Banner,” “Home Means Nevada,” “God Bless America” and “America the Beautiful.” With the fifth generation of Smiths helping to run the ranch, “they’ll make sure our parade continues to be a tradition for all of us,” says Renie. n

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An Obsession With Collections Whether motivated by sentimental attachment or potential financial gain, it is in our nature to collect By Lori Tobias

Some adult mother/daughter duos make it a habit to enjoy spa days, others shop together or sit down regularly to tea. Lisa McDonald and her mom also had a ritual, albeit one that might sound surprising for two grown women. Every Friday at noon sharp, the two dined at McDonald’s—on a hamburger Happy Meal, no less. Friday was the day the new Happy Meal toy was released. Lisa’s mother kept hers for the grandchildren. Lisa kept hers for herself. “I just started collecting them,” says Lisa, who lives in Milton-Freewater, Oregon, and has a cabin in Tollgate. “I didn’t have kids, but children came to my home for me to babysit, so I threw them in a basket for them. Then it got a little out of hand and I decided to collect for myself and not let the kids play with them.” Today, her collection of children’s Happy Meal toys numbers more than 35,000.

Lisa McDonald has amassed more than 35,000 McDonald’s Happy Meal toys since 1983, “mostly because I thought they were cute, they were inexpensive and with their small size, they didn’t take up much room,” she says. “That is, until the collection got out of hand.”

Collecting is in Our Nature Lisa is one of innumerable collectors who finds pleasure in amassing collections of a particular object. “Everyone collects something,” says Meryl Starr, a New York-based personal organizer and author of “The Home Organizing Workbook.” “People have been collecting forever,” says Meryl.

Lured by the Colors and the History Jim Sinasek of Bend, Oregon, began collecting glass insulators in the 1970s. He bought his first simply because he was taken by the rich purple color. “It’s a hobby,” said Sinasek, who has about 700 insulators. “I love the colors, anywhere from the yellows to the blues to the reds. I’ve got them in my picture windows. “There’s quite a history to these things. Insulators began with the advent of the telegraph and the railroad back in the mid-1800s. I’ve seen them go for $20,000. I’ve got one that is a $4,500 insulator and a number that are $1,000 insulators. You never know where you’ll find them. It could be an antique sale, a garage sale, an estate sale. Someone says, ‘We have a bucketful in the garage, come look at them.’ A woman called from La Pine and said she had them on the fence post, but I might want to wait until spring because there was 3 feet of snow. “The biggest thing is the camaraderie and the stories back in the day with the linemen.” n

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“People collect materials to work on a project. People collect figurines, dishes and tea sets; stacks of newspapers, believe it or not; antiques, books, letters; things their children have made in school. It’s almost in our nature to gather and collect.” A recent search on eBay for collectibles revealed categories ranging from advertising to transportation, with nearly endless subcategories for each. Under “Breweriana and Beer Collectibles,” the curious could search 318,261 listings under at least 27 headings. Advertising collectibles numbered more than 1.6 million objects. Trading cards came in at more than 1 million. Collecting often begins in childhood with marbles, dolls, stuffed animals and, of course, trading cards. “Most children will put together collections of something,” says Randy O. Frost, professor of psychology at

Smith College and author of “Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things.” “It may be tiny. Sticks. Early in life, people start this process. Some people continue and others drop out of it.” Generally, there are two reasons for collecting: a sentimental or nostalgic connection or for investment purposes. Collecting for sentimental reasons is different than collecting as an investment, though often the lines between the two become blurred. Randy says collecting should not be confused with hoarding—an exaggerated form of collecting that can lead to unhealthy behavior. “In collecting, there is the

courtship process,” Randy says. “There is a lot of thought and preparation for the hunt. There is a specific object that is identified, an attempt to find it and to bring it back and incorporate it into the collection.” Once acquired, behaviors involve organizing the collection and then displaying it, so the collection tells a story. “It goes back to something that psychologists call essentialism,” Randy says. “The notion is that possessions have an essence that goes beyond physical characteristics—like a ticket stub from a concert. That ticket stub has an essence, and that essence is the connection to the concert. That essence is in your head.

That is where the connection is. It is the essence of the thing that gives it meaning.” From Hobby to Investment People who collect purely for financial reasons do not have the same connection to the objects as sentimental collectors, Randy says. “The connection is not so much the object, or that the object represents something else,” he says. “It’s a means to an end. The connection to the objects is different. There is not an attachment. “With the other stuff, we’re talking about an attachment. It’s part of their history, part of their identity, part of their self. It is about ownership.”

Mike Haley with the antique stoves and hard coal baseburners he collects with Jan Daggett. “Mike’s my best friend,” Jan says. “He finds the stoves, I pay for them and he fixes them up. He’s responsible for my addiction.”

Some people—like Mike Haley and Jan Daggett of Sisters, Oregon—will tell you they understand the investment aspect, but feel a connection to their collectibles. The object of their affection is antique stoves and hard coal baseburners. Jan bought their first in about 1992 after Mike introduced her to the old stoves, which he discovered as a young man. They nicknamed that large one— which is taller than Jan— “Gargoyles” for the elaborately J U LY 2 0 1 6

Crayola Crayons As an elementary teacher, one day I discovered some older, unused 1980s boxes of Crayola crayons in my desk. Opening a new green and yellow box of Crayola crayons takes me back to the first day of school. Those first vintage boxes started my search for a Crayola crayon box from each decade. I found an original 1903 box of eight crayons “for educational color work” at an estate sale. Since then, I’ve found vintage crayons at flea markets, garage sales, antique stores and on eBay. Dating a box is easy when you notice how the Crayola font has changed over 113 years from all capital to lowercase letters. It’s fun to find newer boxes of specialty Crayolas, such as Pearl Brite, Glitter, Multicultural (skin colors around the world), Silver Swirls and Techno Brite. My collection includes limited edition Crayola vehicles and commemorative tins that hold crayon boxes, and Hallmark’s Crayola Christmas ornaments. I’ve received many for gifts, even a set of special edition Crayola “Kelly” dolls. —Joan Ogden Lebanon, Oregon 14

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carved dragons on its side. “Most of the stoves were designed to heat two-story or three-story Victorian homes,” Jan says. “Baseburners were designed to burn hard coal. Anthracite coal. We also have some elaborate wood stoves in the collection. The ones that are very fancy are usually baseburners. They are covered in Eisenglass, which is made from mica. I thought they were gorgeous. “I am a jewelry designer. I carve wax and cast it into metal. These stoves were carved in some other material and cast into iron. I think I was drawn because of the immense amount of detail and artistry

in the carvings. Fundamentally, it’s the same process I use to carve wax and cast gold.” The pair have sold stoves for $1,500 to $20,000. They plan to expand Jan’s jewelry gallery to showcase and sell others. “We appreciate their beauty, but we also know they can be an investment,” Jan says. Memorable Moments Whether for sentimental reasons or as an investment, the thrill of the hunt often leads to memorable moments and a chance to connect with friends. “I just got back from a recent trip to Europe,” says Lisa. “I was traveling with my

dad, and he made sure we made our stop at McDonald’s. “McDonald’s is in 200 countries. There are a lot of toys from other countries. One of the guys I used to work with works only in the U.S. during tax season, and then he goes back to China. Every time, before he comes back to the U.S., he makes sure he stops at McDonald’s in China and brings me toys from there. I have a friend who has a son in Japan, and he does the same thing. “I always thought it would be part of my retirement, but then every toy becomes a favorite and you don’t want to part with them.” n

Here a Chick, There a Chick I started using a covered chicken I acquired as a butter dish in the ’80s. After I got a computer in 2003, I started researching all the different companies that make them and I was hooked. I have three from two different companies that are over 100 years old. I counted them, more or less, and have just over 100. I’m holding a Mosser that is Vaseline glass and glows greenish under a black light. My favorite Hen On Nest is probably the smallest one Le Smith made: a Confetti glass, black, with white squiggles (on the table). —Susan Stephens, Kooskia, Idaho

A Record Collection I bought my first record at the age of 12 for 59 cents: Connie Francis’ “Among My Souvenirs,” one of my favorites of all time. I now have over 1,200 45’s, which include Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Linda Ronstad, Roy Orbison, Journey, Olivia Newton-John, Chubby Checker, a T-shirt signed by The Kingsmen and far too much more to mention. One of my favorite things to do is to pull out my 45’s, play them one by one, and allow myself to take that walk down memory lane. —Carolyn Spriggs-Aplin, Island City, Oregon

Tuned in to Old Radios By Chris Peterson

Gordon Ormsby’s passion for antique radios was born in boyhood, and is carried on by his wife, Marion, through the approximately 100 radios that fill the family’s 1930s-era farmhouse. “He was a Renaissance man, and radios are the more visible of his many interests,” Marion says of her husband, who died in February. Gordon built his first radio from instructions in Boy’s Life magazine. “When he was 12, his Uncle Bob paid him for a summer of lawn mowing with a 1935 Zenith table-top model he’d used in his cabinet-making shop,” Marion says. Gordon was hooked. “This radio has followed us our entire married life, from Pennsylvania to Oregon,” Marion says, noting Gordon removed the Mad magazine stickers he had affixed to it in his youth as part of the restoration process. Gordon’s passion ran deeper than the radios themselves. They were a connection to the world of electricity—his chosen career field—and expanded people’s world in the 1930s as radically as computers did decades later. Following a similar path as his father— who was a lineman at a rural electric cooperative in Pennsylvania—Gordon’s first two jobs as an electrical engineer were with Pennsylvania co-ops. When the family moved to Oregon in 1978, Gordon worked as a power transmission line consultant and engineering company manager before co-founding Tri-Axis Engineering, which designs substations and transmission and distribution lines for public utilities in the Northwest. “I was delighted to see the great satisfaction he got from researching the electronics and patiently, meticulously restoring the wooden cabinets,” Marion says of her husband’s hobby. “It was restorative and creative, and I appreciated that he was saving part of our history.”

Above, Marion Ormsby with the 1935 Zenith table-top radio that started her late husband Gordon’s antique radio collection. Below, Gordon works in his radio room around 2000.

Despite his training as an electrical engineer, Gordon relied on old volumes of “The Perpetual Troubleshooter Manual,” used by early repairmen, to coax sounds through the earliest glass tubes and tangles of resistors and capacitors. “Fellow hobbyists clued him in on junkyards and sales,” Marion says. “When he’d come home with a pickup load of radio stuff, he’d find someone interested in the German WWII tank radio or antique car radios. Usually there was a treasure trove of tubes and miscellaneous parts, too.” Dozens of old radios awaited Gordon when he retired in 2013, but brain cancer cut short his ability to work on them. Instead, he and Marion meticulously cataloged each one before his death at age 69. Marion says the radio room now is the saddest room in the house for her. “It speaks about all of his plans for a radio-filled retirement and unrealized dreams,” she says. While most of Gordon’s radios work, Marion says she rarely turns them on. “I usually use that ugly thing,” she says, pointing to a plastic one. “I don’t want to wear the parts out on the antique ones.

“He didn’t just collect them, he loved to refurbish every detail, inside and out.” Fellow enthusiast Gary Marvin led Gordon through the intricate world of veneers, lacquers, grill cloths, wires, knobs and dials. Just before Gordon died, Gary finished a treasured piece Gordon had been working on before his diagnosis: a 1938 Grunow that had been in his Uncle Bob’s shop. Marion says her commitment to the radios is part of her love for Gordon. “I spent many a meal listening to his latest challenges with a wiring diagram or finding a specific knob,” she says. “For now, our children and I agree that we’ll keep the collection intact out of our love and respect for him.” n J U LY 2 0 1 6

In the Kitchen

Recipes That Satisfy

Summer Peach Delights Tantalize your taste buds with juicy fruit flavors

Peach Tortellini Salad with Basil Vinaigrette 9 ounces refrigerated cheese tortellini 3 cups sliced peaches 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into match sticks 1/4 cup basil vinaigrette (recipe follows) 4 cups mixed fresh salad greens

Cook the tortellini according to package directions. Rinse until cool; drain well. In a medium bowl, combine the tortellini, peaches and red pepper. Chill until ready to serve. Drizzle vinaigrette over the mixture; toss. Place greens on a large serving platter or four salad plates. Arrange the tortellini mixture over the greens. Yields 4 servings

Basil or Cilantro Vinaigrette 1/4 cup peach preserves 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar 1 tablespoon seeded, finely minced jalapeño pepper 1 tablespoon finely chopped basil or cilantro 1/2 cup olive oil

Combine all ingredients in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Process until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use. Yields 1¼ cups

Peachy Chicken Salad 1/3 cup mayonnaise 2 tablespoons milk 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 16

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Peaches and cheese tortellini served on top of mixed greens make for a cool, refreshing salad. Photos by Brandon Pomrenke

1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon (or 1/4 teaspoon dried tarragon) 21/2 cups cubed cooked chicken 1 cup seedless red grapes, halved 1 cup frozen tiny peas, thawed 2 large peaches, peeled and chopped 1 cup pecan halves, toasted Lettuce leaves

In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, milk, salt, pepper and tarragon until smooth. Add the chicken and toss to coat. Stir in the grapes, peas, peaches and pecans. Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl. Serves 4 to 6

Just Peachy Ham Roll Ups 16 slices thinly sliced ham 1 cup peach preserves 1/2 cup fresh orange juice 1 cup honey 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Dash ground clove

Roll each ham slice into a tight roll. Stick with toothpicks and place in a shallow baking dish. Combine the remaining ingredients in a small pan and heat just until well combined and syrup-like. Spoon the sauce over each ham roll. Bake at 350 F for about 20 minutes. Baste frequently with half of the sauce. To serve, portion four rolls on each plate and spoon the remaining sauce across the center of the rolls. Serves 4

Top thin slices of ham with a peachy sauce made with preserves, then bake until flavors combine.

Peach Upside-Down Cake

Preheat oven to 350 F. Add the sugar and melted butter to a mixer bowl fitted with a whisk attachment; beat until combined. Add the eggs. Whisk until the mixture is light and fluffy. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Combine the buttermilk and vanilla extract. With the mixer set on low speed, add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture by thirds, alternating with the liquid ingredients. When all is fully blended, pour the batter into the pan over the peaches and bake, rotating it front to back after the first 15 minutes, for about 50 minutes or until the cake is golden brown and springy to the touch. Allow to sit for about 10 minutes before inverting onto a platter. Remove parchment paper.

Caramel 6 tablespoons butter plus additional for pan 1 cup sugar 4 to 6 fresh peaches, halved and pitted

Butter a 10-inch cake pan. Line the bottom with parchment paper, and butter the paper. Stir together 2 tablespoons water and sugar in a saucepan. Cook over high heat, swirling the pan until the mixture turns a golden caramel color. Immediately remove the pan from the heat and whisk in the butter. Be careful余 the mixture will foam. Pour the caramel into the bottom of the cake pan. Cover with peach halves, cut side down. Cake 1 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup melted butter 11/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Peach French Toast Cobbler 1-pound unsliced French bread loaf 5 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 cup sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon cornstarch 41/2 cups sliced fresh peaches 2 tablespoons butter, melted Powdered sugar

Slice the bread into eight 他- to 1-inchthick slices余 arrange in a shallow baking pan. In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, baking powder and vanilla. Pour over the bread, turning to coat evenly. Cover the pan with plastic wrap. Let stand for 2 hours at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator. Heat oven to 450 F. Spray a 13x9 baking pan with cooking spray. In a bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch. Gently stir in the peaches until well coated. Spread three-fourths of the peach mixture in the prepared pan余 place the bread slices on top of the peaches. Brush tops of the bread with butter. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toast is golden and peaches are bubbling. To serve, place toast slices on plates. Top with the remaining peach mixture and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Recipes courtesy of Dickey Farms

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At Home

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Books I am looking for old books or articles on raising livestock, cattle, hogs, horses and sheep, preferably pre1970. Also the same vintage books on gardening. Willing to pay reasonable fee and/ or postage. Thank you. Dean Pattermann 14319 436th Ave. SE North Bend, WA 98045

Crafts I sew bibs for infants and toddlers in a community outreach center. I am looking for any color of polyester ribbing, the kind used for T-shirt necklines. If you have such to share, it will be appreciated and go to a good cause. Colleen Stutzman 21565 N. Coburg Road Harrisburg, OR 97446

I am requesting supplies such as yard sticks, threecornered needles, crochet needles, thimbles, yarns, dental floss and any arts and crafts. Yupik class is in need of supplies. Any donations will be appreciated. Yupik Class Emmonak School P.O. Box 144 Emmonak, AK 99581

I am looking for all sizes and colors of buttons for craft projects for my children. Thank you very much. Jenna Walton 11350 Grangemont Road Orofino, ID 83544

Finished projects need three skeins Red Heart yarn 340 gray. Will pay purchase and postage. Darlene Wyllie P.O. Box 35 Elko, NV 89803

Does anyone have the old Trillium pattern designed by Kay Parker, featured in the July/August 1983 issue of Quilters Newsletter? I’ve been looking for this a long time, so hope somebody can help. Write with price, etc. Thanks. Charlene Cummings 430 Teanaway Ridge Way Cle Elum, WA 98922

I love doing latch and hook kits, and would like any that people no longer want. I can’t afford to buy them since I recently went on disability after 30 years in the health care workforce, and I’m going stir crazy. Doing these relaxes me. Thank you. Barbara Barker 2321 E. Calvada Blvd. #1 Pahrump, NV 89048

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Odds Looking for miniatures to build a city of Bay Ocean before city was washed away. This is a project for my history class. The display will eventually go in the Tillamook Bay Community College library. Unable to return postage. Thank you. Georgina McVay P.O. Box 3455 Bay City, OR 97107

Wanted: inexpensive or broken violin, viola or ukulele to deconstruct for a retirement woodworking project. Willing to pay a small amount and postage. Wm. Jasen 71139 Arena Road Richland, WA 99352 eaj52@msn.com

I’m tutoring an adult who can’t read, and I have been looking for the Sullivan programmed readers I used so successfully as a reading teacher in grade school. Please let me know if you have any, and we can arrange for payment and postage. Kirkpatrick Hill P.O. Box 84435 Fairbanks, AK 99708 kirkpatrickhill@gmail.com

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Stamped envelopes and postcards are great, the older the better. Will consider any large postage fee to be paid. Thank you all so much in advance. Lori Arola 82162 Red Bluff Road Seaside, OR 97138-5037

Granite, Idaho, history going digital. If you have access to pictures, newspaper articles or brief stories of Granite in the years 1890-1940, please label with brief description on the Facebook group Granite, Idaho of Bonner County. If not comfortable doing that, please contact me. Thank you. Mary Wells 270 Upper Granite Loop Road Athol, ID 83801 goattrails@gmail.com

Searching for Mike. Built the octagon house on Paradise Valley Road, Bonners Ferry. Worked for the Forest Service mid ’90s. Saw Metaline Falls and The Postman. Linda P.O. Box 111 Alsea, OR 97324

Recipes I am learning to can. Would like recipe for pickled asparagus. Thanks. Michelle Atherton P.O. Box 643 Kittitas, WA 98934

Thanks Thank you so much to all the dear people who sent me instructions on how to make greeting cards. Betty Radtke Clarkston, Washington

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Seven Tips for Keeping Your Cool It’s hot out there, so keeping food and beverages cold on outings is more important than ever. One of those fancy coolers from Yeti or Rtic would be nice, but it is hard for most of us to justify the expense. So we have to be content using the cooler we’ve got. Not to worry. Here are seven tips that will maximize your cooler’s potential, whether it is a cheap one or a high-end, mega cooler. • Right-size your cooler. Keeping contents as cold as possible begins with the right size cooler. Don’t use a massive, 65-quart cooler when a 20-quart will do. Empty space means warmer internal temperatures and faster ice melt. • Pre-cool your cooler. That goes for contents, too, especially beverages. Avoid putting them in the cooler while they are warm. In the field, you can pre-cool the cooler or beverages by sinking them in the nearest stream or other clean water source before loading.

The cooler wars rage on. Yeti’s dominance in the high-end cooler arena is being challenged by the likes of Rtic, Pelican and other worthy opponents. That is good news for consumers, as features and warranties improve and prices decline. For example, the 45-quart Rtic cooler is half the price of the 45-quart Yeti—$175 vs. $350— and the Rtic’s seven-year warranty is two years longer than the Yeti’s.

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Many of Curtis Condon’s fondest memories involve outdoor adventures with friends and family, whether fishing with old school buddies, backpacking in the mountains of the Northwest with his sons, or bird watching along the coast with his wife. He feels fortunate having the opportunity to write about the outdoors and other subjects for more than 30 years.

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The Great Picture Hunt

Photo Tips from David LaBelle

Reflecting on Shiny Objects A man at the post office shared his frustration in trying to photograph some coins he was selling online. “The reflection is ruining my pictures,” he groaned, adding, “I learned photography is all about lighting.” Through trial and error, he found the key that unlocked all the deep secrets to photography. It is about the quality and direction of light. Since nobody was behind me in line, I gave him a quick tutorial on light and how to best use it to photograph shiny objects, such as his coins. I explained how the direction and quality of light influence how we see and feel about people and objects. Light changes our experience. When light comes from behind a subject, it shows shape. When it comes from the side, it reveals texture. If the main or primary illumination—often a pop-up flash—is blasted at the front of your subject, it generally washes away shape and texture. When the postal worker flooded his coins with light from above, it gave him enough light for a good exposure, but created hard-to-manage reflections, and eliminated the contour and design of the

coins. He would have been better served to grab a household lamp and place it to one side or the other, which would create small shadows. Like photographing shiny objects such as coins, making interesting pictures of glass can be challenging—especially managing reflections. Reflections can be annoying, especially on eye glasses during portrait sessions. But they also can be helpful aids— accents that add visual excitement and energy to otherwise bland still-life pictures. Just as photographing the wind is to photograph what it touches, photographing glass or shiny objects such as silverware often is to capture what is reflected on their surfaces. • If your camera has a built-in flash, disable it. Look for a setting in your camera’s menu. If not, block the flash with a piece of dark tape or cardboard. You might even fashion a little black hoodie to place over your pop-up flash. The camera will still fire, but the light will be blocked. • If showing the shape of the object (or person) is important, consider backlighting. If you know your way around a studio, you might want to add an accent light

David LaBelle is an internationally known photographer, teacher, author and lecturer. He has worked for newspapers and magazines across the United States and taught at three universities. He applies many of the lessons he learned during his magical boyhood years in rural California to photography. For more information, visit www. greatpicturehunt.com.

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My wife is on my back to make the bathroom stop smelling and as you can imagine, my neighbors are having a field day, kidding me about the mud pit and sewage stench in my yard. It’s humiliating. I called a plumber buddy of mine, who recommended pumping (and maybe even replacing) my septic system. But at the potential cost of thousands of dollars, I hate to explore that option. I tried the store bought, so called, Septic treatments out there, and they did Nothing to clear up my problem. Is there anything on the market I can pour or flush into my system that will restore it to normal, and keep it maintained? Clogged and Smelly – Portland , OR

DEAR CLOGGED AND SMELLY: As a reader of my column, I am sure you are aware that I have a great deal of experience in this particular field. You will be glad to know that there IS a septic solution that will solve your back-up and effectively restore your entire system from interior piping throughout the septic system and even unclog the drain field as well. SeptiCleanse® Shock and Maintenance Programs deliver your system the fast active bacteria and enzymes needed to liquefy solid waste and free the clogs causing your back-up. This fast-acting bacteria multiplies within minutes of application and is specifically designed to withstand many of today’s anti-bacterial cleaners, soaps and detergents. It comes in dissolvable plastic packs, that you just flush down your toilets. It’s so cool. Plus, they actually Guarantee that it restores ANY system, no matter how bad the problem is. SeptiCleanse® Shock and Maintenance Programs are designed to work on any septic system regardless of design or age. From modern day systems to sand mounds, and systems installed generations ago, I have personally seen SeptiCleanse unclog and restore these systems in a matter of weeks. I highly recommend that you try it before spending any money on repairs. SeptiCleanse products are available online at www.septicleanse.com or you can order or learn more by calling toll free at 1-888-899-8345. If you use the promo code “RURS3”, you can get 10% off anything you order. So, make sure you use that code when you call or buy online. J U LY 2 0 1 6

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Multiple Ways to Pay Your Bills Pay Your Bill Online or Set up Automatic Draft Online bill pay is available through www.anzaelectric.org. Click the Pay Online button on the home page. You will be directed to the bill payment portal. Use your account number as the username and your member number as the password to gain access. For example, if the account number listed on your bill is 12345001, enter that number as your username. Your member number is everything preceding 001, so enter 12345 for your member number. Once you have gained access, you will be prompted to reset your username and password. This also can be done by selecting the “My Account” tab at the top of the page.

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Marketplace Books, Magazines, Videos Book restoration. Bibles, cookbooks, cherished family heirlooms. Beautiful work; we give renewed life, more durable than original, to last for generations. (775) 537-7066; salacanstudio@ gmail.com. 0716 You wrote your book, now what? I will get your book online for Apple, Android & Kindle stores or an app. (503) 815-8433; apps503.com. 1116 “Gilchrist, Oregon: The Model Company Town,” the nation’s most successful company town, $27.95. Agincourt Research Services, P.O. Box 830, Gilchrist, OR 97737. (541) 815-1371; www.gilchristcompanytown.com. 0716 “Life & Death of Oregon ‘Cattle King’ Peter French, 1849-1897.” $15.95, includes shpg. New copies. www.edwardgraybooks.com; Amazon; Agincourt Research Services, P.O. Box 830, Gilchrist, OR 97737. 0716 Edward Gray’s “An Illustrated History of Early Northern Klamath County Oregon,” $38.95. Available on Amazon; www.edwardgraybooks. com. ARS, P.O. Box 830, Gilchrist, OR 97737. johncdriscoll1068@gmail.com. 0716

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Business Opportunities Oregon Coast, small town weekly newspaper for sale. Perfect for couple or single owner. Terms available. Owners ready to retire. Info: weeklynewspaper4sale@gmail.com. 0716

Community Events Sawtooth Mountain Mamas 40th annual arts & crafts fair, July 16-17, downtown Stanley, Idaho. Over 100 vendors, handcrafted products, food & music. Free admission. www. sawtoothmountainmamas.org. 0716

Free Items Used greeting cards. Send request to 40016 Flat Iron Rd., Lewiston, ID 83501, with amount wanted and mailing address and phone number for contact. 0716 Books/DVDs. In light of the coming economic collapse, prepare yourself/family now. TBS, P.O. Box 99, Lenoir City, TN 37771. (888) 211-1715; thebiblesaystruth@yahoo.com. 0816

Miscellaneous Woodworker’s dream warehouse sale. July 9, 9-5. Turning demos, deals, burl, slabs, fun, wine tasting. 56752 SW Sain Creek Road, Gaston, Oregon. (503) 357-9953; www.nwfiguredwoods. com. 0716 Rocks over 1,800lbs. Assorted, from various NW locations over the past 50yrs. Located in Dufur, Oregon. $1,500. nicsydole@msn.com. 0716 Health forces sale. VW buggy & parts. Corvair buggy & rampside & parts. N series Ford tractors & parts. Cub cadets tractors & parts. (509) 5217496. 0716 Cemetery markers, both granite & bronze. Also offering bronze plaques, signage. All at affordable prices. Shipping available. Call Joe Plass for more info, (541) 815-8906; www.highdesertmemorials.com. 0716

Pets, Supplies AKC-registered Airedales. Fort Sage Kennels, Patricia Sharp, P.O. Box 246, Doyle, CA 96109; (530) 827-2271. 0317 Australian Labradoodles. Non-shedding. No allergy. Registered ALAA, ALCA. All colors. Mini/ mediums 15-40lbs. Service/therapy candidates. Genetic disease tested. Warranty. 8mi from Veneta, Oregon. www.fernridgelabradoodles. com. 1216

Real Estate One block to ocean. Tierra Del Mar Beach, Oregon. Buildable lot, rough dimensions 104’ width, 168’ length. Septic approved, legal access, recorded survey. $85,000. (503) 3074159. 0816 Former restaurant & apartment. 4,500sqft. Built 1980. Includes bar, walk-in freezer/cooler. 3bdr, 2ba apt rents for $1,300. Owner retired. Janesville, California. $160K OBO. (530) 6656522. 0716

Close to downtown Ely, Nevada. Small 2bdr, conjoining bath, lg. kitchen living room. Unfinished basement for laundry/storage. $70K cash only. SueandDan1@outlook.com. 0916 Sparkling 10.1ac property. Older farmhome, 2 greenhouses, small converted barn, organic, well, septic, well-drained great soil. Benton City, Oregon. $840K. Contact Kris, (541) 602-7349. Sandpines Golf Course, Florence, Oregon. 1,272sqft townhouse. 2bdr, 2ba w/fireplace. 2-car 546sqft garage. $198,000. (541) 836-2505, (541) 520-9808. 0816 North Idaho elk country. Usable 110ac adjoining timber company land. Timber, hay, class I stream. 25gpm well, great water. Marlette home, 2 garages/shops. $600K. (208) 245-1780. 6ac alpaca ranch, ranch home + 2 rentals, barn, shop, sheds. 3 businesses: rentals, breeding, alpaca products store. Roy, Washington, area. Turnkey operation. $1,195,000. (253) 208-2107. East Fork Salmon River, Idaho, 6ac, 3bdr, 2ba, garage, shop/barn tackshed, walk-in cooler, fenced, on river, irrigation pipe, hay/pasture, hunting/fishing. $328,000. (208) 838-2482. 0916 Wamic (Pinehollow), Oregon. Beautiful 2009 mh, 3bdr, 2ba. 0.5ac. 1 block from Pinehollow Reservoir & Pine Meadows Golf Course. Huge covered deck, fire pit. tykeann@ bendbroadband.com. 0716 Hawaii Kapoho Oceanfront owner sale in vacation/retirement area. Views, turnkey furnished, huge tropical garden. Upgraded, remodeled. Flexible terms, down. 4bdr, 2½ba. $700,000 OBO. Christyi@hawaii.rr.com. 0816 Fenced 3bdr, 3ba home on 5.5ac corner lot. 2-car garage. Lg. RV/boat garage. Shop w/meat storage/hanger. Lenore, Idaho. (303) 505-9041. New small summer cabin on 4+ac in the Copper River Valley near Glennallen, Alaska. Electric, septic, water. Fantastic salmon fishing & hunting. $120,000. (907) 450-9812. 0716 Snowbird paradise. La Pine, Oregon. Beautifully treed 3ac. 12x40 park model w/ loft, 16x37 pole building, 10x20 storage. Electric, septic, well. $145,000. (503) 702-4349. 0716 Great home site or hunting, fishing camp. Dworshak Reservoir near Orofino, Idaho. 12+ac, 2.5mi to boat launch. 40x48 shop, power, well, septic, RV hookup. $179,900. (208) 245-1780. Off-grid seasonal A-frame cabin in Colorado (10,000 ft), 2bdr, 1ba on 5.9ac. Aspens & wildlife. $74,900. (541) 729-0374, (541) 729-3198. 0916

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News From Arizona G&T Cooperatives

‘Scaling the Cliff’ Takes on New Meaning Generating power requires ability to adapt to new challenges By Geoff Oldfather goldfather@azgt.coop

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“Scaling the Cliff ” was the theme for the 2016 annual meeting of Arizona G&T Cooperatives, June 2 in Benson. The message was that the challenge of producing power for rural communities will be a steep—but not impossible—climb as long as there is a commitment to planning, and a willingness to adapt to a constantly changing regulatory landscape. The cliff theme grew out of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan proposal in June 2014 that would have shut down most of the state’s coalfired generation by 2020. Visual presentations designed to show carbon reductions required under the proposed rule showed an insurmountable “cliff ” that the state’s cooperatives and other utilities would have faced. Due to an unprecedented grassroots effort focused on member/consumers, state legislators, members of Arizona’s congressional delegation and other officials and policymakers, the EPA’s final rule issued in September 2015 was modified substantially in favor of the state’s utilities. Then the U.S. Supreme Court issued a stay that stops implementation of the rule while court challenges are heard.

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The CPP is only one of many major environmental, regulatory and legislative challenges Arizona’s rural electric cooperatives face. The Waters of the U.S. rule, the regional haze mandate, and continued rule-making on ozone and other byproducts of power generation all continue make generating power similar to scaling a steep mountain. Despite these challenges, it was reported during the annual meeting that the Apache Generating Station at Cochise, east of Benson,

continues to be one of the most reliable generating plants in the nation. One way to measure reliability is to track the percentage of forced outages— those that occur because of equipment failure, weather, or other unpredictable factors that cannot be controlled. The industry average is between 7.5 and 8 percent for generating stations of similar size. In 2015, the Apache station achieved one of its lowest forced outage rates in years: 0.69 percent. That means the

combined Equivalent Forced Outage Rate for the station’s two coal-fired units was less than 1 percent of the total number of hours the generators were running. This record-low number was achieved with a smaller workforce that has seen workloads increase due to additional regulatory requirements. Even with a growing mountain of challenges, we continue to provide rural members who rely on us with affordable, reliable and safe electric power. That is our commitment. n

About Arizona G&T Cooperatives Arizona Electric Power Cooperative, and Sierra Southwest Cooperative Services collectively make up AzGT. XX AEPCO owns and operates the 605-megawatt (combined gross) Apache Generating Station, as well as more than 622 miles of transmission lines and 27 substations that transmit wholesale power from the Apache Generating Station to six member distribution cooperatives in southern Arizona, northwestern Arizona and California. XX Combined, the distribution cooperatives that receive AEPCOâ€™s wholesale power serve more than 150,000 meters representing almost 400,000 individual residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial customers. XX

The Class A Member Cooperatives that receive wholesale power from AEPCO include: XX Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative in Willcox. XX Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative in Duncan. XX Graham County Electric Cooperative in Pima. XX Trico Electric Cooperative in Marana. XX Mohave Electric Cooperative in Bullhead City. XX Anza Electric Cooperative in Anza, California. These member cooperatives own the AzGT and, by extension, the G&T cooperatives are owned by their membersâ€”the people at the end of the line who use the power.

About Arizonaâ€™s Electric Cooperative Member-Consumers

AzGT CEO Patrick Ledger speaks to attendees at the 2016 annual meeting, June 2 at the multimedia building at the Benson Public Schools campus. Ledger said the G&Ts have worked hard to control costs and keep wholesale power costs as low as possible.

The G&Ts and their member cooperatives are not-for-profit utilities that are owned by the people they serve, most of whom live in rural areas. XX These cooperatives depend on fewer consumer-members to share their costs than for-profit utilities. XX On average, one-third of these consumer-members live at or below the federal poverty level. XX Cooperative consumer-members spend a higher percentage of their income on electricity than customers of for-profit utilities. XX Electric cooperatives provide much-needed, highly skilled jobs for their communities.

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This crab looks like something out of a 1950s science fiction B movie. The Zahn family thought it would be fun to see if they could put together a complete crab using some of the hundreds of parts littering the beach. They may have gotten carried away.  Photo submitted by Susan Zahn of Janesville, California.

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Board of Directors Billy Adams, President Ryall Stewart, Vice President Joel Carlisle, Secretary Harold Burdick, Treasurer Paul Elmore Belinda Hepler Michael Machado

General Manager Kevin Short IMPORTANT DATES

July 4–Cooperative office closed

July 16—Annual Meeting

September 5—Labor Day (Co-op office Closed)

EMPLOYEE ANNIVERSARIES

July and August Congratulations! XXDon Downing....................10 years XXJulia Salinas..........................9 years XXKevin Short.........................10 years

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If this is your account number, contact the AEC office and claim your $25 bill credit.

ANZA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. P.O. Box 391909, Anza, CA 92539 (951) 763-4333, Fax: (951) 763-5297, aec@anzaelectric.org, www.anzaelectric.org Our crew is on standby 24 hours a day. To report an outage or other service problem, please call (951) 763-4333.

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A Message from the Manager

The Power of Purpose What defines us? How do we know that what we are doing is the right thing, aimed at successfully reaching our goals? When considered from an individual’s point of view, these questions are best answered by that person’s unique value set. But when a group of people come together for a common reason, it is usually better to clearly define the mission of the group. This keeps the group’s efforts focused and effective. Our mission statement reads: “Anza Electric Cooperative exists to provide reliable utility services to its member-owners at the lowest possible cost through the use of well-trained employees and board members and will operate consistent with the Seven Cooperative Principles.” This simple statement spells out these things: • Who we are (member-owners). • What we do (provide reliable low cost utility services). • How we do it (with well-trained employees and board members). Kevin Short • Why we do it (Seven Cooperative Principles). For 65 years, our cooperative has existed to fulfill this mission for our members. While circumstances, conditions and even the people involved have changed through the years, the purpose remains the same. Remaining on task for so many years has brought strength and determination to how we operate. Even though we are one of the smallest electric cooperatives in the country, we have accomplished amazing things. We have flourished through difficult economic pressures by effectively controlling our operating costs. We are building a solar generating facility to provide affordable clean electric energy in our community. We have returned more than $10 million in capital credits to our members, while maintaining a rate structure far below those of other Southern California utilities. We are one of the first electric cooperative utilities in the nation to provide affordable, true high-speed internet access to our members using the financial model of capital credit returns. These accomplishments—all developed with a concentration on our mission—clearly demonstrate that we are achieving our goals. There is power in purpose. When we work together—sharing our goals, dreams and visions with practicality, willpower and resolve—we succeed. The next 65 years will be a defining time for our cooperative and our community. There will be challenges and difficulties. There will be setbacks and defeats. There will be successes and accomplishments. But through it all, our purpose must remain resolute, focused and clear. We will succeed by following the clear cooperative example of the past 65 years. By keeping costs low, quality of service high and never taking our eyes off the goals set by our mission statement, we will make the next 65 years the following chapter in the success story of our member-focused community.