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Supporting vets and service members

The Servicemember Agricultural Vocation Education (S.A.V.E.) Farm is a teaching farm and healing center for service members and veterans seeking a pathway to farming.

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16 | Future of Electric Aircraft Twelve-passenger hybrid-electric planes may be flying the friendly skies by the early 2020s, offering lower fares and shorter flights by using smaller, regional airports instead of regional hubs.

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Electric cooperatives are working to make even better use of a powerful source of energy—military veterans—to help fill the estimated 25,000 co-op jobs to open in the next few years.

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ON THE COVER The S.A.V.E. Farm offers a pathway to farming for veterans and service members that includes beekeeping education. S.A.V.E. produces honey under the name Golden Prairie Honey Farms, 8859 Green Valley Drive, Suite 4, Manhattan; www.goldenprairiehoney.com. P H OTO BY M E L I N DA S C H N Y D E R

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(ISSN 0091-9586) NOVEMBER 2018 VOL. 68, NO. 11 ©KANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, INC., 2018 WWW.KEC.COOP

Bruce Graham

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Director of Communications, Editor

Carrie Kimberlin

Manager of Creative Solutions

husband’s best friend. His hunting and fishing buddy. The one guy he probably shared his deepest secrets with. The person we all counted on for a good belly laugh and a great, detailed story; some slightly embellished. He was also a kindly soul who served his country and later struggled with the aftereffects of war. He’s been gone more than a decade, but I can recall one of our conversations as though we had chatted over coffee just yesterday. It was this deep discussion that helped me understand the true sacrifices made by service members, and the sacrifices they continue to make well after they’ve worn their service uniform for the last time. Each November, Kansas Country Living honors our miliary service members and veterans by sharing their stories of bravery, struggles and triumphs. It’s our way of recognizing these heroes for their service to our country and educating each generation on the importance of actively supporting our military and their families and the many organizations who assist them. In this issue, you’ll meet several veterans who, with the support of others, have found the healing, education and HE WAS MY

career placement assistance needed to successfully transition from military to civilian life. The feature on Page 12 highlights the important educational and therapeutic work of the S.A.V.E. Farm and how it plans to help fill the need for 1 million new farmers in the next 12 years. As we honor our veterans on Sunday, Nov. 11, consider supporting one of the many organizations dedicated to their well-being. By volunteering your time or treasure, you just might help save a life. KCL

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NOV. 1-16 Four Painters & a Sculptor,

Ellsworth. T he Ellsworth Area Art Center hosts this event with a variety of art for all ages. 223 N. Douglas Ave., 785-472-5682. NOV. 3 Jingle Bell Shop & Sell, Ellsworth.

A rts and crafts, Santa’s Workshop, Grandma’s General Store; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Administrative Building Warehouse. 1706 Aylward Ave. NOV. 3-4 G&S Gun Show, Dodge City. B uy, sell and trade new and used guns. 5 p.m. at Western State Bank Expo. 11333 Highway 283. NOV. 3 Banner Art Auction, Garden

City. A fundraising event for Downtown Vision. Proceeds benefit downtown revitalization and encourage the arts. 6-10 p.m. 620-276-0891. NOV. 9 The Lindsborg Art Walk,

Lindsborg U nwrap Lindsborg Window Reveal 5-8 p.m. Main Street, Lindsborg, 785-227-8687. NOV. 10 Veterans Day Lunch and

Program, Blue Rapids. H eld at the Community Center from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. with parade at 1:30 p.m. 04 Public Square. NOV. 10-JAN. 31 Pheasant Hunting Contest

- Rooster Roundup & Bounty Bird, Ford County. E njoy 2018-2019 pheasant hunting and win prizes for catching one of 150 banded pheasants released. 400 West Wyatt Earp, www.visitdodgecity.org. NOV. 10-11 Young Guns Timed Event Extravaganza, Dodge City. 1 0:30 a.m. at Western State Bank Expo. Forms on website. 11333 Highway 283, www.younggunsdc.com, email entries to youngunsentry@gmail.com. NOV. 10 Fall Bake Sale, Denmark. B egins

at 9 a.m. until sold out. Held in conjunction with the Pheasant Day Soup Luncheon. Seven miles west of Lincoln on KS Highway 18 and three miles north on 120th Rd., 785-524-5352. NOV. 10 Pheasant Day Soup Luncheon,

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Meet & Greet, Burlingame. E njoy soup bar and presentation on the Joe Rubinstein story. Veterans eat free. 12:30 p.m. meal, 1:30 p.m. presentation at Burlingame School. 417 N. Dacotah, 785-654-3400, Facebook/Burlingame Community Library. NOV. 12 Veterans Day Musical Salute,

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rive through Pratt’s oldest and most scenic D park, illuminated by thousands of lights and animations from dusk to 11 p.m. nightly through Jan. 1. Donations accepted. 620-352-0203. NOV. 23-24 Christmas in the Country, Oxford. Home tours, shopping, vintage market, wagon rides and food. Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 620-455-3636, Facebook/Oxford’s Christmas in the Country.

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Ashland. G et into the Christmas spirit with rides, soup supper, carolers, 3 to 9 p.m. Facebook/Ashland Chamber of Commerce. DEC. 1 Chocolate Festival, Alton. C hocolate

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DEC. 1 Polar Express, Ellis. L ighted Christmas

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train ride. Visit with Santa and his helpers. From 6-9 p.m. Ellis Railroad Museum Depot. Lawrence. Event showcases jewelry, paintings, knitwear, wood products, photography and more. All original creations. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Cider Gallery. 810 Pennsylvania, 785-304-4005.

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Leavenworth. C hildren shop with elves; shoppers get free ride on the 1913 carousel, and movies. Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 320 S. Esplanade, www.cwparkercarouselmuseum. org, cyndi1536@yahoo.com.

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Meade. C hristmas melodrama by The Way Out West Off Broadway Players. 7 p.m. Sat. and 2 p.m. Sun. Meade County Historical Society. 620-8732731, email daltonhideout@yahoo.com. DEC. 1-2 Festival of the Nativities,

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BY B R U C E G R A H A M

Bruce Graham

A penny’s worth of electricity runs a 1,000-watt microwave for 6 minutes and a desktop computer for 30 minutes.

PROBABLY THE ONLY time most people think about the cost of electricity is when the monthly bill arrives. However, electric rates were a frequent topic of discussion this past session of the Kansas Legislature and during the recent campaign for governor. Whether at the gas pump or with your monthly energy bill, there is a trend toward higher costs—so we are all concerned. Electric rates had been rising because of environmental upgrades to generation plants and declining energy sales. In addition, the shift toward more renewables has caused the early retirement of some baseload generation and required the construction of new quick-start, natural gas generation to run when the new renewables aren’t. Another major contributor to higher costs has been the rules that require all utilities to pay for the buildout of new transmission lines to deliver wind energy from remote areas to population centers. So the call to reduce regulation in order to stem rising rates is welcome. In spite of that goal, there continues to be political pressure by special interest groups that could hike your electric bill further. We have written before about calls from the oil and gas industry to lower their electric rates for extraction. Now some school districts are banding together to lobby for special rates. As not-for-profit electric cooperatives, our rates do not include a component for investor profit or a bucket of money to subsidize rates. We depend on cost-ofservice studies to determine how rates should be structured and so any effort to artificially lower rates would mean a subsidy by the rest of the cooperative members to those special interests. We face another challenge in the solar industry’s aggressive advocacy initiative to subsidize an individual’s decision to install selfgeneration. The Kansas Corporation Commission recently found that owners of renewable resources should pay a demand charge that reflects their need to retain access to the utility grid at times when the sun isn’t shining and the wind isn’t blowing. Some might say that utilities are against renewable energy. Others might say we are opposed to customer-owned generation. Neither is the

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case. Kansas’ electric cooperatives are investing in renewable energy through utility scale wind and solar projects. And customer-owned generation is welcome if the cooperative is able to recover the actual cost of providing and maintaining a reliable electric grid and not required to shift that cost to other customers. Most who own self-generation rely upon the utility to export their excess power and, of course, provide kilowatts when needed. There are significant costs to build and maintain utility reliability, and cooperatives are doing their best to set rates that are cost-based and provide value to the consumer-members. So let’s go back to that monthly statement from your electric cooperative. It is important to remember the bill reflects four full weeks of heating and cooling comfort, refrigeration, lights, meal preparation, clothes washing, drying and ironing, television and other media entertainment, computer, internet and cell phone charging. Electricity has simplified household and professional chores and improved the quality of life—and our life expectancy. And you can still get significant value out of a single penny’s worth of electricity. At 10 cents a kilowatt-hour, a penny will power a 9-watt LED lightbulb—the equivalent of a 60-watt incandescent bulb—for 11 hours. A penny’s worth of electricity runs a 1,000-watt microwave for 6 minutes and a desktop computer for 30 minutes. Where else can you get that kind of value? The government can’t even make a penny for a penny anymore. According to the U.S. Mint, it now costs 1.5 cents to produce one. So as we prepare for family, friends and festivities on Thanksgiving, remember that you can watch the Bears and the Lions on your 32-inch LED television for about 5 cents, and the cost to prepare your family feast will probably be less than your trip back to the store for the forgotten whipped cream. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! KCL BRUCE GRAHAM is Chief Executive Officer of Kansas

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BY PAT K E E G A N A N D B R A D T H I E S S E N

DEAR JIM: My husband and I love decorating our home with holiday lights, but I feel guilty about the higher energy bill we get in January. How can we light up the holidays without wasting electricity? – Jessica DEAR JESSICA: There are strategies that can save you money without dampening your holiday spirit. One of the best ways to save energy is LED lights, which use about 80 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs. The amount of money you can save depends on a lot of factors, including your electric rate and how many hours your holiday lights are on. We’ve seen a number of savings estimates in energy costs. One report said that replacing five strings of traditional incandescent outdoor lights with LED bulbs could lower your bill from about $14 to 22 cents. Another report said that replacing incandescent lights on a typical indoor tree with LED bulbs could lower your monthly cost from $15 to $2. The reason incandescent bulbs are so inefficient is that at least 90 percent of their energy is converted into heat, not light. LEDs, by contrast, convert virtually all their energy to light. This means up to 20 strings of LED lights can be linked together, whereas incandescent sets are typically limited to between three and five strings in a chain. The efficiency of LED lights also makes them safer because they generate so much less heat. Aside from their energy efficiency, LED lights can last longer—around 200,000 hours or more, which is about 25 times longer than incandescent lights. The bulb is more durable because it is made of an epoxy instead of glass. But not all LEDs are created equal. An improperly designed LED can flicker, change color or draw power even when it’s turned off. To avoid these problems, purchase ENERGY STAR®LED bulbs are made with epoxy rated LEDs. To qualify for instead of glass, making them much the ENERGY STAR rating, stronger than incandescent bulbs. And they are cooler to the touch.

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LED products must use 75 percent less energy than incandescent lighting and pass a number of additional tests. The drawback of switching over to LED lights is the upfront cost. Incandescent bulbs can be purchased for 19 to 50 cents each, while a replacement LED will likely cost $1 or more. But one estimate we found showed the cost of buying and operating standard C-9 lights for 10 seasons is approximately $122 for incandescent bulbs and $18 for LEDs. Plus, the LED lighting is more likely to last the full 10 seasons, meaning less trips to the store! There are other ways to cut energy expenses. You can use decorative solar light sets, which store energy during the day and release light during the night. Timers are also a good idea because they can reduce energy use, especially if you don’t always remember to turn the lights off before bedtime. Innovative decorating ideas can make your display more dynamic and interesting, which might help you get by with fewer lights. This could reduce energy costs and still keep your holidays bright: ffColor-changing LED lights can cycle through the

colors in sequence and can even be set to change colors in response to music.

ffA laser light projector on the ground projects

multi-colored patterns onto the wall of your house. Most include a timer function and may come with a remote control and additional features. They range from $20 to $150 or more.

ffYou can recreate the excitement of a laser light

show (using LED lights) by installing a smart lighting system that creates pre-set or programmable light shows through your smart phone or other smart devices.

ffFor maximum effect with the smallest amount of

energy use, try distributing the lighting across a broader space. In the spaces between light, add reflective ornaments and decorations to increase the effect of the lights and add interest. These tips can help raise your holiday spirits without giving you the budget blues in January! KCL This column was co-written by PAT KEEGAN and BRAD THIESSEN of Collaborative Efficiency. Visit: www. collaborativeefficiency.com/energytips.

Costly Joint-Pain Injections Replaced By New $2 Pill ADVERTISEMENT

New pill boosts the same lubricating joint fluid as expensive and painful injections - without using a needle. Users report dramatic relief from swelling, pain and stiffness without side effects and expense. Health News Syndicate HNS—A popular needle injection for people with joint pain is now available in an inexpensive nonprescription pill. The breakthrough came when researchers discovered a way to deliver the injected “relief molecule” through the digestive system. Top US clinics have used these needle injections for years because they deliver powerful relief. Unfortunately, the shots are painful and expensive. They also only work on the joint being treated. The new pill, called Synovia, delivers the same “relief molecule” as the injections. However, it has some impressive advantages. First, it’s inexpensive and nonprescription. Also, relief is delivered to every joint in the body because it enters the bloodstream through the digestive system. This gives it the ability to reduce a much wider variety of pain. Users report greater flexibility and less stiffness in their knees. Hands and shoulders move pain-free for the first time in years. Even neck and lower back pain improve dramatically. All this without spending over $600 on needle injections and taking trips to the doctor every week. The medical community is very excited about this new breakthrough. Dr. Jacob Moss says, “Synovia is a great option for those suffering from joint pain. Injections are usually a last resort because of the pain and expense. However, Synovia should be taken at the first sign of discomfort.”

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The needle injection procedure has been given to hundreds of thousands of patients over the last several years. Doctors use the shots to boost a critical element of the joint called synovial fluid. This lubricating fluid is found between the cartilage and bones of every joint. According to the firm’s head of R&D, Mike McNeill, “Researchers have been working for years to find a way to boost this fluid noninvasively. The problem was the molecule used in the injections was too large to absorb into the bloodstream.” Top scientists conquered this obstacle by finding a smaller form of the same molecule. This new glucose form is easily absorbed by

Synovia’s UNHEALTHY: No lubricating BEFORE: No lubricating fluid or fluid HEALTHY: AFTER: Synovia’s activeactive ingredients and or cartilage to painful bone- ingredients cartilage lead toleads pain bone-on-bone lubricate jointslubricate and nourishjoints cartilage so it nourish cartilage on-bone rubbing. rubbing. can re-grow!

your stomach and intestines! Now those who suffer from joint pain can get relief without painful injections. At less than $2 per day, early users like Steve Young are impressed. He says, “I’ve tried more pills than I can count, without any luck. Synovia is different. My knees and hands haven’t felt this good in years!”

Impressive Clinical Results

Leading clinics use injection therapy because it works. Recent clinical trials show the pill form also delivers major relief. One example is a landmark study out of Europe. In the study the active ingredient in Synovia was compared to a popular NSAID pain reliever. The goal was to see if it could reduce pain and swelling around the knee. The results were incredible! After just 30 days, more than 8 out of 10 people who took Synovia’s active ingredient had NO swelling. However, only 2 out of 10 people who took the NSAID experienced reduced swelling. The study also looked at cases of severe swelling. Amazingly, zero cases of severe swelling were detected in the group taking the active ingredient found in Synovia. This means it was 100% effective for the cases of severe swelling! In contrast, 9 out of 10 people taking the NSAID still had severe swelling. McNeill points out, “The impressive thing about this study is the active ingredient wasn’t tested against a fake pill. It was up against one of the most popular NSAIDs people use every day. It’s easy to see why people in pain are excited to get relief without an injection.”

The New Way It Delivers Relief

Getting relief without injections has big advantages. The most obvious is avoiding being stuck by a large needle every week for 5 weeks. Another downside of injections is the doctor can “miss”. The needle needs to be inserted into a precise spot in the joint to work. Otherwise, you risk the treatment being ineffective. However, boosting your lubricating joint fluid by taking a pill delivers relief to all your joints, not just one. There’s an additional reason the active ingredient in Synovia works so well – it nourishes the cartilage. McNeill says, “This is vital because cartilage does not have blood vessels. The fluid in the joint serves two very important pain-relief roles: lubrication and giving the cartilage the nutrients it needs.”

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The new delivery system for this molecule has caught the attention of leading medical

NO MORE NEEDLES: A popular needle injection pain-killer for joint pain is being replaced. The key molecule in these injections can now be delivered by taking a new low-cost pill called Synovia.

doctors. “Needle injections for joint pain have been around for years because they work. Being able to get the same relief molecule through a pill is amazing. Injections may be a last resort, but I’d recommend Synovia at the first sign of pain,” said Dr. Marie Laguna. Dr. Moss adds, “The research behind the active ingredient in Synovia is very exciting. This product is a great choice for those who haven’t had success with other joint pain treatments.”

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Amazing feedback from users of Synovia has generated a wave of confidence at the company. So much so that they now offer Synovia with a 110% money back guarantee. The company’s president, Michael Kenneth says, “We’ve seen how well it works. Now we want to remove any risk for those who might think Synovia sounds too good to be true.” Simply take the pill exactly as directed. You must enjoy fast acting relief. Otherwise, return the product as directed and you’ll receive 100% of your money back plus an extra 10%.

How To Get Synovia

Today marks the official release of Synovia. As such, the company is offering a special discounted supply to everyone who calls within the next 48 hours. A Regional Order Hotline has been set up for local readers to call. This is the only way to try Synovia with their “110% money back” guarantee. Starting at 6:00 am today the order hotline will be open for 48 hours. All you have to do is call TOLL FREE 1-800-995-9713 and provide the operator with the special discount approval code: SYN18. The company will do the rest. Current supplies of Synovia are limited, and callers that don’t get through to the order hotline within the next 48 hours may have to pay more and wait until more inventory is produced. This could take as long as 6 weeks.

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SAVING Veterans, SAVING Family Farms

BY M E L I N DA S C H N Y D E R

S.A.V.E. Farm offers a pathway for veterans and transitioning service members that this program works,” said Tim Heiman, standing at the entrance to the farm he manages about 20 minutes northwest of Manhattan, Kansas. If not for finding his new purpose through the Service Member Agricultural Vocational Education (S.A.V.E.) Farm at the end of a 20-year military career, Heiman predicts he would be among the bleak statistics: 16.8 veterans and 3.8 active-duty service members, guardsmen and reservists commit suicide every day, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. “I was a severe alcoholic and I didn’t care whether I was here or I was dead,” said the husband and father of three who grew up in South Dakota. “Once I knew I was getting out, I didn’t know what I wanted to do or where I wanted to go. I probably would be in the ground right now if not for this program.” In February of this year, Staff Sgt. Heiman took medical retirement after two decades in the U.S. Army. He has visible and invisible scars from his service, which included seven deployments. On his last, in 2016, he took an injury that sent him off the front line. “I came back to Fort Riley and went through multiple surgeries,” he said. “They found that I had severe PTSD and severe depression disorder, and that’s actually what put me out.” Heiman said his mental struggles started as far back as 2007. He lost a close soldier to a roadside bomb on July 3, 2004, and lost another the same way on July 2, 2007. He was in Iraq again in July 2010 and on convoys on July 1 and July 4. Improvised explosive devices hit him both days but no physical injuries resulted. He carried the mental injuries with him, though, even after tran-

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sitioning from active duty to the reserves. He struggled with civilian life so much that he volunteered to go to Iraq in 2016, where he eventually was injured. Upon arriving at Fort Riley in 2016, Heiman connected with Gary LaGrange, who was teaching beekeeping and in the beginning stages of establishing a teaching farm.

The Need to S.A.V.E

LaGrange understands the demons that Heiman came home with, because he came home from three tours in Vietnam with similar anxieties. He retired as a colonel in 1991 after a 28-year career in the U.S. Army, including earning the Purple Heart. Fort Riley was his final post before retiring, then he served as the senior civilian on the Army base until 2002. While he regularly invited soldiers to help him with his beekeeping hobby, LaGrange credits his daughter Shari LaGrange-Aulich with first suggesting the idea for the farm in 2012. She is a clinical psychologist specializing in post traumatic stress disorder, brain injury and suicide. She noticed positive therapeutic results when several of her soldier clients at Fort Riley worked in a greenhouse. Her idea was to create a training farm in the Manhattan area so more soldiers could have the experience. “We decided to move forward with the idea,” said LaGrange, who did not farm despite being born on an Iowa farm and into a family that had farmed since 1652. “We made several trips to Washington, met with the Department of Agriculture, the Veterans Administration and our federal elected officials. During the course of that, we found that the need was far greater than anything we could have expected.” Among the numbers that LaGrange said he found that supported the farm project:

Staff Sgt. Tim Heiman, a U.S. Army veteran with seven deployments during his 20-year military career, says the S.A.V.E. Farm he now manages northwest of Manhattan saved him from being a suicide statistic. ffThe average age of farmers in the U.S. is

approaching 60 with 40 percent older than 65. It’s higher in Kansas—closer to age 74.

ffJust shy of 2.5 million farms—63 percent of all

the farms in the country—may be in the last generation of a family. “According to the USDA, we need about 1 million new farmers in the next 12 years to offset that or what will happen is the farms will just get bigger and most of the farms will come out of a family into a corporation,” LaGrange said.

ffAbout 1.5 million veterans and 800,000 tran-

sitioning service members are coming out of service in the next couple of years, including about 30 to 35 percent who have a disability.

ffA very high percentage of them—more than

40 percent—express interest in farming, partly because the current force is disproportionately rural (60 percent come from farms and rural environments).

The LaGranges formed the not-for-profit 501(c) (3) S.A.V.E. in 2015 to create a pathway for transitioning service members and veterans to explore what type of farming they might be interested in and to help them find a farm on which to work.

The Long-Range Vision

Master beekeeper Gary LaGrange at the Manhattan storefront where S.A.V.E.’s Golden Prairie Honey Farms brand sells the honey, beeswax and beekeeping supplies they produce.

While his daughter’s vision might have started small, the S.A.V.E. Farm has developed into a massive project that Kansas’ senators and several government agencies believe can be a model for the country’s land grant universities. When completed, S.A.V.E. will consist of a 500-acre training farm offering many types of farming: livestock, row crops, orchards, gardens, apiaries and hydroponics. There will be a commerNOVEMBER 2018

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cial kitchen so students could learn to turn what they produce into edible and marketable products. Workshops will have space to learn allied skills such as woodworking, welding, metalworking and basic mechanics. Small plots will train students on the basics like soil preparation, seeding, maintenance and harvest while partnerships with larger farm operations will offer real-world experience. Placement services will help graduates of the program find work on a family farm in need of a succession plan. The training farm will welcome 100 students and their families each year and have on-site residences, a dining hall, a community center, a spiritual center and a transition center offering clinical therapy. Curriculum will be accredited and developed by S.A.V.E. with Kansas State University, Manhattan Area Technical College, Cloud County Community College and Barton Community College. “We’ll immerse them in agriculture for a year, and at the completion they’ll earn a certificate and be ready to be placed on a mentor farm,” LaGrange said. “Most veterans and transitioning service members are near retirement age and have families, and they want to get out there and start this new life as soon as possible and not spend years going through the normal academic model.”

Kansas State University has designed the farm and its structures, LaGrange said, and now they need the money to build it out. Once funding is in place, he said they could have S.A.V.E. fully functioning in a year and a half. “Senator Moran and Senator Roberts would like to see this funded by the Farm Bill in the future,” Chief Warrant Officer 4 Randy Teague, an intern with S.A.V.E. for the past year, builds components of bee LaGrange said. “We need a hives. He now works on a cattle ranch in Oklahoma. million new farmers. If we Basic and commercial beekeepproduce 100 a year, over the ing was first to be developed because next 12 years that’s only 1,200. If we can LaGrange is a master beekeeper and it expand this out to 178 land grant uniwas simplest to get going. All particiversities or vocational schools and they pants go through a basic beekeeping oriall produce 100, we can make far more entation, then those who are interested than a marginal contribution to the in commercial beekeeping can complete need of farmers in this country.” further training. S.A.V.E. has 200 hives in 17 locations Current Farm State throughout the county, and a grant from As the organization works to attract a USDA to expand to 500 hives in the major sponsor, win grants and collect next two years. Since setting up the hives donations, it has started with limited programming: workshops, farm tours, in 2013, they’ve produced 15,000 pounds internships and beekeeping education. of honey. S.A.V.E. operates a temporary workThey sell the raw honey and beeswax shop at its headquarters in Manhattan. in their shop, online and at local markets There it conducts training classes and under the name Golden Prairie Honey Farms, with all proceeds going to teaches woodworking and metalworking support S.A.V.E. (Their honey is featured by making beekeeping supplies that it in the gift boxes offered by From the uses and sells to the public. Land of Kansas.) Heiman participated in beekeeping training, workshops and had an internship. He said being around others like S.A.V.E. is a 501(c)(3) and relies on proceeds from items it sells, grants and him brought back the camaraderie he individual donations as it works toward the LaGranges’ dream of a complete missed from active duty and gave him teaching farm and healing center. a reason to get up and leave his room “We ask that folks help us by advocating for us and assisting us if there’s a way every day. He joined S.A.V.E. in February 2018 as the farm manager, one of four they can help us with the resources we need, whether dollars or in-kind with anything paid staff positions, because he wants to that’s required to run a farm,” Gary LaGrange said. help the program succeed so it can help All contributions go directly to the organization. You can donate money online more soldiers like him. through thesavefarm.org or find a list of items needed on the website, too. The list “I lost three soldiers over there. I can’t ranges from basic farm tools to large equipment to seed. get them back but I can help save others If you own a farm and are interested in hosting a farm tour or being a mentor through this program,” he said. “If I can farmer, contact Gary LaGrange at 785-537-7493 or thesavefarm@gmail.com. influence saving one other veteran from Honey and beekeeping supplies produced by participants and staff can be being a statistic, I’ve done my job. I hope to help hundreds or thousands over the purchased by calling 785-370-3642 or visiting goldenprairiehoney.com. years through this program.” KCL

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THE ELECTRIC AIRPLANE: Landing Soon in a Town Near You

Zunum Aero, an aviation startup backed by Boeing and JetBlue, expects to roll out their 12-passenger, hybridelectric planes by the early 2020s. The startup plans to offer lower fares and shorter flights, and use smaller, regional airports instead of regional hubs.

immune from the threat of disruptive technologies. New companies are creating innovative variations of products and services that build upon previous models to offer more cost and time savings. As a result, people are flocking to these technologies simply because they improve their lives. A prime example is the electric airplane. Zunum Aero is an aviation startup, backed by Boeing and JetBlue, that found a niche in short-haul transportation. Founded in 2013, this Washington state company expects to roll out their 12-passenger, hybrid-electric planes by the early 2020s. Just like a hybrid car, their airplane will rely on both batteries and an engine to fly. The forward-thinking company recognizes that battery energy storage is advancing quite rapidly and once it matures, the airplanes are expected to be fully electric. The early Zunum Aero planes will be able to travel an estimated 720 miles from take-off to landing, which is roughly a trip from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to New York, and by 2030, they’re expected to reach flight distances of more than 1,000 miles. Nevertheless, the startup believes the majority

behind as air traffic concentrated to regional hubs like Atlanta and Dallas. The company’s co-founders, Matt Knapp and Ashish Kumar, hope to leverage these smaller airports, avoid congestion of large airports and use their planes to connect communities across America. “The shift of the industry to large aircraft and long ranges driven by gas turbines has concentrated almost all air traffic to just 2 percent of our airports, creating a massive transport gap over regional distances where there is no high-speed alternative,” said Ashish Kumar, CEO and founder, Zunum Aero. “As a result, door-to-door times for most journeys are no better than they were 50 years ago. Hybrid propulsion is an industry-changing solution, enabling midsized aircraft on regional routes to have better cost efficiencies than airliners.” By shifting traffic from hubs to regional airports, Zunum Aero is democratizing access to fast and affordable travel. Designing aircraft for walkon, walk-off travel from nearby airports addresses the major pain points of modern air transit while filling a vast regional transport gap. For more information, visit http://zunum.aero. KCL

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of trips will be much shorter, which may reduce fares between 40 and 80 percent. According to their website Zunum. aero, a flight from Memphis to New Orleans would drop from $240 to $126. The price reduction is a result of a variety of different economic factors. As expected, the planes use less fuel, which equals cost savings. The time it takes to fuel up is also reduced, which means quicker turnaround for the aircrafts. Time equals money. The smaller airports are also significantly less congested with planes and people. For the Memphis to New Orleans trip, estimated door-to-door time for a passenger would be reduced from 5 hours and 28 minutes to 2 hours and 17 minutes. Convenience and affordability are key to Zunum Aero’s success. This goal of efficient, regional travel will shake up the airline industry when it comes to passenger satisfaction and airline travel experience. Zunum Aero estimates there are 13,500 under-utilized airports in the U.S. Of these, just 1 percent service roughly 96 percent of all air traffic. This means the smaller, regional airports, built when air travel first boomed, have been largely left

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Military veterans meet with electric co-op leaders at a Veterans in Energy event. Veterans in Energy is a professional development group formed through NRECA’s Serve Our Co-ops; Serve Our Country initiative to help veterans transition into the energy workforce.

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co-ops in her role as program manager for NRECA’s initiative called “Serve Our Co-ops; Serve Our Country.” The program launched in January 2016 “to honor and employ veterans,” said Rostom. Since then, the program has been forming a coalition of co-ops and other groups to focus attention on the benefits of hiring veterans, and to actually hire more veterans. In announcing the program, Jim Matheson, CEO of NRECA, said, “Our military veterans deserve our unending gratitude for their service to our country, on Veterans Day and every day. Veterans possess many of the qualities sought by electric co-ops,

including a deep commitment to service and an uncompromising work ethic. More than 200,000 service members transition out of the military to civilian life each year, and we’d like to tap into that talent to help fill the thousands of co-op jobs opening up.” Hiring veterans is certainly a decent thing to do, but Rostom explains why it makes business sense as well. “They understand their role and they go out and execute it,” she said. “They bring leadership skills, they work in teams and look out for each other in that kind of ‘brotherhood.’ They work in all types of weather. They are disciplined. They show up on time. Those are professional competencies that not every job applicant brings with them, but you find them in the military.” The initiative grew out of broader strategic planning by NRECA. That plan envisioned that 25,000 jobs at electric co-ops would need to be filled in the next few years. “We are racing to make sure we have the right talent applying for our jobs,” said Rostom. Part of that work has been developing and distributing information to bring attention and advice aimed at connecting veterans with co-op jobs. A series of three checklists published by the program helps guide electric co-ops in setting up a veteran hiring effort. The checklists show co-ops how to recognize veterans, contact groups in their communities for broad-based effectiveness and bring attention to the skills and abilities veterans offer. Some of those skills and abilities might not be immediately obvious, said Rostom, like what they learn by having to change their job and their residence every few years. “They are trained to learn,” she said. “They change jobs every couple of years, so they learn to adapt.” Serve Our Co-ops; Serve Our Country also started a group called “Veterans in Energy,” a professional organization to go beyond hiring, by helping veterans transition into the energy workforce. Military spouses make up another often-overlooked resource, said Rostom. “You’ll get résumés for a spouse, and they will have big gaps in their experience,” she said. “They’ve put their career path on hold to follow

Air Force Captain Jeremiah Sloan was the first veteran hire of NRECA’s Serve Our Co-ops; Serve Our Country program. Sloan is an engineer at Craighead Electric Cooperative in Jonesboro, Arkansas.

their spouse around the world with the military, so don’t just discount that résumé.” Rostom said, “They’ve had to move their family probably 10 times over the past 15 years, so they have to plan, they have to find housing, find schools, medical care—and they’re doing that without their spouse there, who is deployed somewhere. Often, they are volunteering, so they are community-focused, which is what we look for in the co-ops. In working with groups of volunteers, they are managing people, they are probably managing a budget, they are securing vendors for events. There are a lot of skill sets that they bring.” Rostom continues, “Many are working on a degree while they are moving around the world. They are a phenomenal group of untapped talent we should consider. When you see that résumé, it doesn’t say military spouse, but I think it should. It totally changes the game—it shows the potential employer why their career has been put on hold. They are smart, educated, they are project managers, they work with diverse groups of people. They’re an untapped group of talent that we don’t always think about.” Through Serve Our Co-ops; Serve Our Country, electric co-ops are better positioned to increase their veteran workforce and support local veteran communities. To learn more about the program, visit www.servevets.coop. KCL

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Annual Turkey Supper Draws Community to Rural Church November Kansas evenings, chilly but tolerable, the sun was in pre-winter practice of deceiving the length of daylight left. Sundown, and the dark settles in fast—no room for a wrong turn on country roads. But ours wasn’t the only car headed out in the early evening darkness the Saturday before Thanksgiving. We followed a stream of red taillights, crunching over gravel, headed in the same direction. The pitch dark was soon pierced by a single bright blue star, unblinking from a church steeple, and warm yellow light from doors and windows. Cars knowingly pulled into the Sutphen Mill Christian Church, as if they’d been waiting for this all year. I’d been waiting a good while myself, invited by family friends to attend an annual supper that had been served to the community for decades at the little country church, located about seven miles north of Chapman. Hungry patrons hurried in and were greeted by church volunteers and also met by early birds who were carrying out boxed dinners. In the basement of the church, tables had been spread with golden tablecloths and decorated with fall leaves and pumpkins. From the wide kitchen serving window, all the best smells of Thanksgiving—roast turkey, onion, celery, sage and butter—irresistibly called. An assembly line of practiced volunteers piled plates full of uniformly generous helpings of turkey, mashed

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Cranberry Salad This bright, sweet gelatin salad, loaded with fruit, is a nice twist on traditional cranberry sauce and is served as a perfect accompaniment at the Sutphen Mill Christian Church’s annual Turkey Supper. Recipe Courtesy Barnabas Circle Ladies Group, Sutphen Mill Christian Church. ff 2 3-ounce packages of

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potatoes, dressing, green beans, gelatin salads and yeast rolls and asked the courteous but unnecessary question: “Do you want gravy?” As anxious as I was to get to a table and eat, I was transfixed (and subsequently slowed the line) by the pie table—pumpkin, pumpkin streusel, apple, dutch apple, apricot, peach, pecan and chocolate pies in precisely cut wedges. The room was soon full of diners enjoying their meals. Bob Gfeller of rural Chapman has attended the community supper since he first started coming with his parents in the 1940s. He said the event gave him a chance to catch up with folks. “I know almost everybody who comes,” he said. “And some I maybe haven’t seen in a year.” Gfeller said one main reason the event draws dozens of people, some from as far as 25 to 30 miles away, was simple: “It’s good home cookin’,” he said. “It’s a really good meal.” As many as 200 meals are served annually for this donation/free-will offering dinner, said Thelma Lexow, church member and one of the organizers of the event. Lexow, one of the Barnabas Circle Ladies Group—who do everything from maintaining the upkeep of the church to supporting area projects such as the Abilene Food Pantry—said the group has been in charge of the supper since the mid-1990s, but the tradition began long before. “The supper has been an annual event for years, but it has not always been in November and it has not always been a turkey dinner,” Lexow said. She added that minutes of the Loyal Women’s Aid group, who originally organized the event, go back to the mid-1930s (the church was founded in 1884) and referred it to as a “Community Supper.” The menu was anything from ham to baked or scalloped chicken and all the trimmings. As part of the event, there has also been a bazaar with selling of homemade foods and craft items and a raffle drawing for a handmade quilt. Planning for each year’s supper begins in the summer. Cooking duties are farmed out—different members sign up to each bake one of eight 20-pound turkeys (purchased from local grocers), and the week of the event, cook and carve them at their homes, each saving the broth for the member who makes the gravy and the dressing. One

From the wide kitchen serving window, all the best smells of Thanksgiving—roast turkey, onion, celery, sage and butter—irresistibly called. member makes the potatoes. Other ladies make the carrot-pineapple and cranberry gelatin salads, served in individual cups. Lexow makes the green beans—eight to 10 gallon cans are seasoned with cooked bacon, dried minced onion and black pepper. Rolls are homemade or from a bakery. Members sign up to bake and donate the array of pies. Men of the church help with greeting guests, washing dishes and heavy lifting. Youth help with serving, seating people at tables, serving drinks and cleaning tables. With her background (Lexow used to manage the senior center in Chapman) and the group’s experience of hosting the supper, Lexow said they have learned how to balance everything and make it work, from using trays or stackable pans to maximize space in the church’s refrigerators, keeping food warm in roasters or ovens, using the proper equipment (special ladles that measure exact halfcup portions were added to the kitchen’s tools) and fine-tuning the finishing touches. And while the meals are served on paper plates, real silverware—wrapped in festive napkins—serve as the cutlery. “People just don’t like plastic utensils,” Lexow said. Watching this smooth, successfully organized pre-holiday meal unfold, one can take example and a motto for any feast planned at home. You can’t (and probably shouldn’t) do it all alone. “It takes all of our group of ladies and other volunteers,” Lexow said, also recommending. “Plan ahead, have your recipes mapped out and decide who’s going to do what.” KCL

Sutphen Mill Chr Church, locate istian d miles north of about seven C welcomes visi hapman, tors with its single bright blue star.

REBECCA HOWARD grew up in Kansas and has written for the Los Angeles Daily News, the Los Angeles Times and LA Parent Magazine, and currently writes the food blog, “A Woman Sconed.”

Right: The turkey supper pie table— pumpkin, pumpkin streusel, apple, dutch apple, apricot, peach, pecan and chocolate pies in precisely cut wedges. NOVEMBER 2018

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Let’s Talk Turkey—A Consumer Guide to Safely Thawing, Roasting & Storing THE THANKSGIVING MEAL is the largest many cooks prepare each year. Getting it just right, especially the turkey, brings a fair amount of pressure. Follow these tips to make sure your Thanksgiving meal is delicious and safe to serve.

Steps to Follow Before Cooking a Turkey: ffRead labels carefully. Temperature labels show if

the bird is fresh or frozen. If you plan to serve a fresh turkey, purchase it no more than two days before Thanksgiving.

ffPurchase two thermometers: a refrigerator ther-

mometer to ensure the turkey is stored at 40 F or slightly below and a food thermometer to make sure the cooked turkey reaches a safe 165 F.

ffThaw the turkey by using the microwave, the

cold water method, or the refrigerator. The refrigerator method is USDA recommended.

Steps to Follow When Cooking a Turkey: ffWash hands with warm water and soap for 20

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when handling raw turkey to avoid cross-contamination. Wash items that have touched raw meat with warm soap and water, or place them in a dishwasher. ffCook the turkey until it reaches 165 F, as mea-

sured by a food thermometer. Check the turkey’s temperature by inserting the thermometer in three places: the thickest part of the breast, the innermost part of the thigh, and the innermost part of the wing.

Steps to Follow When Consuming Leftover Thanksgiving Food: ffRefrigerate leftovers within two hours to

prevent bacteria from growing on the food.

ffStore leftovers in shallow pans or containers to

decrease cooling time. This prevents the food from spending too much time at unsafe temperatures (between 40 F to 140 F).

ffDo not store stuffing inside a leftover turkey.

Remove the stuffing from the turkey, and refrigerate the stuffing and the meat separately.

ffAvoid consuming leftovers that have been left

in the refrigerator for longer than three or four days. Use the freezer to store leftovers for longer.

ffKeep leftovers in a cooler with ice or frozen gel

packs if the food is traveling home with a guest who lives more than two hours away. KCL

Information provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the USDA and the Ad Council.

ADDITIONAL COOKING HINTS ff Tuck wing tips under shoulders of the bird

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ff If your roasting pan doesn’t have a lid, place

a tent of heavy-duty aluminum foil over the turkey for the first 1 to 1 ½ hours. This allows for maximum heat circulation, keeps

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the turkey moist, and reduces oven splatter. Foil may also be placed over the turkey after it reaches the desired color to prevent overbrowning. place it in the turkey at the start of the cooking cycle. It will allow you to check the internal temperature of the turkey while it is cooking. For turkey breasts, place ther-

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mometer in the thickest part. For whole turkeys, place in the thickest part of the inner thigh. Once the thigh has reached 165 F, check the wing and the thickest part of the breast to ensure the turkey has reached a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 F throughout the product. ff If using an oven cooking bag, follow the

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Glazed Ham with Pecan Crust

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Try the fall flavors of apple cider and pecans to glaze your holiday ham this year.

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its head with this flavorful side dish.

Cornbread, Sausage and Apple Stuffing Turn traditional Thanksgiving stuffing on

ff 4 tomatoes

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ff 10 basil leaves

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ff 1/8 teaspoon pepper ff 3 grilled red bell peppers in oil

Cornbread, Sausage and Apple Stuffing ff 6 cups cornbread coarsely crumbled

ff 8 ounces bulk pork sausage ff 2 cups apple unpeeled and chopped

ff pepper, to taste

ff 1/4 cup fresh parsley chopped ff 1 shallot

ff 3/4 cup onion chopped

ff 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, plus

ff 4 slices crusty bread

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Remove ham from oven during the last 40 minutes and firmly pat the sugar pecan mixture all over the ham. Return to oven and continue roasting until crust is brown and ham is done. Slice and serve with sauce. Some of the topping will fall into the sauce, making it the perfect accompaniment to ham.

Meanwhile, in bowl, combine brown sugar, mustard and pecans.

Preheat oven to 325 F. Insert meat thermometer into center of ham without touching bone. Place ham in baking dish and pour cider over. Roast in oven, basting with cider every 30 minutes for a total cooking time of 2 1/2 hours (about 15-18 minutes per pound), or until thermometer registers 140 F.

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Cut bread slices, brush with olive oil and grill 2 minutes per side over medium-high heat until visible grill marks have formed.

In blender, blend tomatoes, red bell peppers, shallot, extra-virgin olive oil, vinegar, garlic, basil, salt and pepper, to taste, until mixture is smooth. Add mixture to large pot and heat, stirring frequently.

Cut small cross in bottom of tomatoes and submerge in boiling water 30 seconds. Let tomatoes cool in ice water 30 seconds then remove skins.

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Heat oven to 350 F. In a large skillet, cook sausage until brown. Remove sausage; drain and set aside. Drain fat from skillet. In the same skillet, cook apple and onion in hot butter until tender. Remove from heat. Stir in poultry seasoning and black pepper. In a large bowl, combine sausage, apple mixture, corn bread and parsley. Drizzle with enough chicken broth to moisten, tossing gently. Transfer to a greased 2-quart casserole.

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Cover and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through. Serves 8.

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ff 1/4 cup butter, cubed ff 2 Eggs

Preheat oven to 400 F. In a large saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Add flour all at once, stirring until a smooth ball forms. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Brush water over parchment paper. Fill piping bags with pastry dough and pipe circle swirls 3 inches apart. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. For filling, in a small heavy saucepan, combine beaten egg, sugar, lemon juice and butter. Slowly cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Transfer to a small bowl; refrigerate until partially set. Whisk again to make sure ingredients are mixed well. In a large bowl, beat whipped cream and sugar until stiff peaks form; fold in lemon mixture. Fill pastry bag with lemon filling. Split pastry puffs. Pipe lemon filling onto pastry bottoms, replace pastry tops. Dust with powdered sugar.

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We’re not your typical energy company. We’re a local, not-for-proﬁt electric cooperative. That’s because we don’t have customers. We have members. Putting people ﬁrst is our super power. To learn more about the cooperative difference, visit TouchstoneEnergy.com.

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