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O N T H E COV E R Cousins Sophie Westrick, left, and Lauren Itle-Szpala eat ice cream cones during a hayride for attendees of the Vale Wood Farms Jubilee, an annual event held in early June. The dairy farm and dairy processing plant, located near Loretto, is a member of REA Energy Cooperative. Photo by Brandon Hirt

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Johnstown Flood victims remembered on 125th anniversary The Johnstown Flood National Memorial, South Fork, Pa., commemorated the 125th anniversary of the Johnstown Flood on May 31, 2014. Special activities included a luminaria ceremony with the lighting of 2,209 candles, each bearing the name of one of the flood victims. The luminarias were placed on the ruins of the dam and on paths leading to the park’s visitor center. Other activities included the 3:10 p.m. ringing of the historic church bell that

Bob Hagerich and Harriet Conway ring the bell donated to the Johnstown Flood National Memorial in South Fork, Pa., during the anniversary commemoration. Left, luminarias light the way at the commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Johnstown Flood on May 31, 2014.

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survived the flood, signifying the time when the South Fork Dam broke on May 31, 1889; a temporary exhibit highlighting how the flood has been commemorated over the past 125 years; historical vignettes based on the four owners of the South Fork Dam presented by park rangers at an outdoor stage overlooking the dam abutment; and guided tours of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Clubhouse. Items on display at the museum include a variety of souvenir items, dozens of books and articles, and items from the centennial commemoration of the flood in 1989 (also the year the Johnstown Flood National Memorial Visitor Center opened to the public). As a part of the anniversary observance, the National Park Service commissioned artist Michael Hoeweller to create a postal cancellation stamp featuring an illustration of a large tree protruding from a house — 6

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an iconic image of the aftermath of the Johnstown Flood. The Johnstown Flood resulted from the catastrophic failure of the South Fork Dam on the Little Conemaugh River, 14 miles upstream from the city of Johnstown. When the dam failed, 20 million tons of water swept downstream from Lake Conemaugh, killing 2,209 people and causing $17 million in damage (equivalent to about $425 million today). The flood was the first major disaster relief effort undertaken by the American Red Cross, an effort headed by Clara Barton.

Penn State Extension has new water quality app Penn State Extension is offering a new mobile device application (app) called H2OSolutions, which is designed to help private water system owners and professionals evaluate wells, springs, and cisterns. The app has four sections: “Identify Problems with My Water,” which describes the stains, tastes and odors of

common water problems; “Water Test Results by County,” which provides a summary of water quality for private water supplies tested in each county; “Find Local Penn State Extension Contacts,” which provides a list and contact information for Penn State Extension educators and water specialists; and “About This App,” which provides information about Penn State Extension and the application. The Apple version of the app for iPhones and iPads is available at the App Store; an Android version is under development. This project was funded by Pennsylvania Sea Grant, a partnership of Penn State Behrend, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Farmers markets open at turnpike plazas Travelers on the Pennsylvania Turnpike can buy locally grown food directly from producers at three service plaza farmers markets this summer. The markets, located at the Allentown Service Plaza in Lehigh County, Sideling Hill Service Plaza in Fulton County, and

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AgrAbility program kicks off The Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation and Penn State University have entered into a multi-year agreement to promote and raise awareness of a U.S. Department of Agriculture-funded project called AgrAbility for Pennsylvanians. Foundation and university officials will be working with the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health, the Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Arthritis Foundation, and the Veterans Administration to set up outreach programs and activities and deliver targeted

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Ice cream dreams Cooperative communities celebrate National Ice Cream Month By K at h y H ac k l e m a n S e n i o r E d i t o r / Wr i t e r

CARISSA Itle Westrick can trace her family’s love of the land back nearly 200 years. That love would eventually turn into Vale Wood Farms, a dairy farm and a dairy processing plant near Loretto. Westrick, the director of business development for the family business, says customers buy their milk because they rely on it to be the same excellent quality in every carton. But it’s the ice cream end of the business that causes Westrick’s eyes to light up. “If you can’t have fun selling ice cream, something’s not right,” she says with a smile. “Ice cream is fun by its very nature. It’s an affordable indulgence. You don’t have to be wealthy to take your family out for ice cream, and eating it together is often a family event. People take their kids out for ice cream, or they go out with their grandparents for ice cream. ” It’s obvious that millions of people share Westrick’s love of ice cream, and for three decades it has even had its own month — July was first named “National

Ice Cream Month” by President Ronald Reagan in 1984.

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Westrick is the sixth generation of her family to live and/or work on Vale Wood Farms, named for its location — “valley by the woods.” In 1816, brothers John and Joseph Itle (whose surname was then spelled Itel) immigrated to the United States from Switzerland. John began the family farm, which was continued by his son, Francis, and his son, Charles. It was Charles who expanded the farm and began to process the milk, delivering it to customers by horse and wagon. His sons, Gerald and Russell, continued the family business, and now his grandchildren and great-grandchildren operate the farm that has grown from John Itle’s original five acres to more than 500 acres. About a dozen family members are included among Vale Wood Farms’ 35 full-time employees, and there’s at least one family member involved in every aspect of the business from growing the crops that provide feed for the cattle herd, to milking the cows, processing the milk, delivering the products to area distributors, and selling the products at the family store. In addition to using milk from their own herd, Vale Wood Farms takes in milk from three other nearby farms. Milk is delivered to the dairy processing plant, where it becomes butter, sour cream, yogurt, or white or DAIRY DELICIOUS: REA Energy Cooperative member Carissa Itle flavored milk. Finished Westrick, Vale Wood Farms, stands by some of her family’s dairy products are delivered to cows. Jennifer Itle, Vale Wood Farms coordinator of ice cream proinstitutional users (schools duction and sales, took this photo for inclusion in a list of “40 and restaurants), retailers under 40 in agriculture” that included her cousin. 8

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in the central Pennsylvania area, or customers’ homes. Vale Wood Farms, which is served by Indiana-based REA Energy Cooperative, also has a retail store where customers can buy dairy products and, at the same time, see the cows that provided the milk for those products. Ice cream is its own separate product line in the processing plant. Making ice cream involves mixing the correct proportions of milk, cream, sugar and milk solids. The resulting mix is put into a “batch freezer” where air is added. The ice cream is soft when it comes out of the batch freezer, and then is hardened in large, walk-in freezers. Vanilla is the best seller, but Vale Wood Farms offers numerous ice cream flavors. “Variety is the spice of life,” Westrick notes. “We are always thinking about new flavors. We also have seasonal flavors, and people look forward to those all year. We are small enough that we can listen to customers who have ideas for specific flavors, and then make a batch to see what it’s like. We have one school group that we make green vanilla ice cream for because green is their school color.” Her favorite flavor? Well, it’s hard to select just one, but she definitely does have a favorite time of the day to eat ice cream. “The best thing about working in the dairy is putting a scoop of ice cream in my coffee every morning,” she says, adding, “Who needs creamer?” There’s no question that what Vale Wood Farms makes is ice cream. But the formal definition of ice cream is long and convoluted, featuring the percentage of milk fat, sugar content and the product’s final consistency, but it’s a safe bet that most people who take up the call to “go for ice cream” have a pretty

broad definition. In addition to traditional ice cream, it might include soft serve, frozen yogurt, gelato, sorbet, or sherbet.

Hard work All the frozen dessert-muncher has to do is enjoy the treat — spoons are even optional if a cone is involved, but somewhere in the background, a lot of preparation has been involved, no matter what the final product is called. Huntingdon-based Valley Rural Elec-

tric Cooperative members Pam Stock and Tracey Dodson, co-owners of Stock’s Dairy Delight in Martinsburg, are among those dedicated people who labor behind the scenes in order to provide a soft, rich treat that will bring a smile to the face of the recipient. “I love it, but it’s hard work,” Stock says. “It may look like play, but it’s a seven-day-a-week job from April through October, and there’s a lot more to it than just being here during our open hours. The only day we take off is

ICE CREAM, ANYONE?: Valley Rural Electric Cooperative members Pam Stock, right, and her daughter, Tracey Dodson, are the co-owners of Stock’s Dairy Delight in Martinsburg. The seasonal ice cream shop offers both soft serve and hard ice cream, along with a variety of other foods.

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and also offer some easy-toprepare foods such as nachos and cheese, pretzels, and walking tacos. In addition, Dodson’s husband, Ryan, a lineman with Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, cooks 100 chicken halves every other Sunday, a popular item that sells out quickly. It’s their ice cream, though, that brings out the crowds. Vanilla is their top seller, although their other ice WORTH THE WAIT: Customers line up across the parking lot at cream treats and specialty Reeser’s Soft Ice Cream in Lewisberry on Memorial Day weeksoft-serve flavors — which end, waiting for a chance to order the weekend’s customer range from peanut butter to favorite — peanut butter soft serve. The business is a member cherry vanilla, black raspof Adams Electric Cooperative. berry, coconut and pistachio — have their die-hard fans. his or her favorite flavor. Stock’s is “We have a couple from Maryland cherry vanilla, and Ryan Dodson’s is who drive in every year on their blueberry crumb pie. anniversary for a banana split,” Stock But Dodson herself doesn’t pick explains. favorites. “I try them all,” she says with As for the family, every member has a grin.

The family has a trick for the long, dry spell during the winter when the shop isn’t open. “We stockpile ice cream for the freezer at home, and we also have ice cream makers at home that we use a lot during the winter,” Ryan Dodson says.

Making memories Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative members Michele Fazenbaker and her father, Dennis Nickelsen, also like ice cream, but their relatively new venture into the business — they bought an existing business and renamed it Outflow Soft Freeze a year ago — was fueled just as much by nostalgia as a love of ice cream. “This place (located at 1523 Mae West Road in Confluence) was operated as Suder’s Soft Freeze for 58 years before we bought it,” Fazenbaker explains. “This was the hangout for all the kids when I was a kid. There are not a lot of places in Confluence for kids to hang out. And it’s right off the entrance to the bike trail and near the lake and campgrounds.” Fazenbaker’s mother was an employee at Suder’s Soft Freeze, and Fazenbaker herself had a background in food management, so it was a natural fit for the family to step up when the business was for sale. Fazenbaker manages the shop, and her father, two children, and various aunts and cousins make up the majority of the work force. The shop is open from early April through early October. In addition to soft-serve and hand-dipped ice cream, frozen yogurt, and sherbet, they also offer a variety of sandwiches, wraps, pizzas, salads, and other lunch items. When the family purchased the shop, they kept many of the previous owners’ specialties, including the williwah, a take-off on the name of a cold wind that blows down from a mountainous region to the coast and out to sea. The treat itself includes ice cream with numerous options for add-ins from cake to candy to fruit. Fazenbaker’s goal is to make sure every customer is happy when they leave. “Our customer is always right,” she

Shelly LeRoy, an employee of Reeser’s Soft Ice Cream in Lewisberry, is a six-year employee of the seasonal ice cream shop. She says her favorite part of working there — besides the ice cream, of course — is that all of the employees are like family to her.

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says. “If we can make what they want, we will. That’s fun for us, and it’s fun for us to be able to continue to provide a place for kids to hang out. I have two teenagers (Victoria Wilburn, 17, and Mason Wilburn, 15) who help as much as they can. It’s fun for them to work here. They get to hang out with their friends while they are working. It’s a great atmosphere for everyone.” Gettysburg-based Adams Electric Cooperative member Donald Reeser Jr. can lay claim to being one of those kids who grew up in an ice cream store. His parents — Donald Sr. and Harriet Reeser — opened Reeser’s Soft Ice Cream in Lewisberry in 1969. It has been in continuous operation under the family’s management since then. The ice cream shop has a full kitchen with a wide selection of tasty food from early April through early September. Reeser’s Soft Ice Cream has three claims to fame, according to Reeser. First, is a customer favorite — peanut butter soft serve, which he says is so good that people often stand in line for more than 30 minutes during the select weekends it is served. But even that can

be overshadowed by the crowd favorite, fresh peach sundaes, served only during peach season. The demand for fresh peach sundaes is so great that Reeser’s mother and two aunts are employed during August simply to peel the peaches, which are picked at a nearby orchard. The third crowd favorite is what he calls the Reeser’s Summit Sundae (a take-off on the name of a nearby neighborhood), which combines vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, peanut butter sauce and crushed Peanut Butter Cups, and a slathering of whipped cream.

Do-it-yourselfers There’s an interesting story behind the shop’s opening. Reeser explains that his mother and uncle went out for ice cream back in 1968. Upon arriving home, family history says his mother announced that if she had an ice cream shop, she would operate it differently as she was unhappy with both the quality of the ice cream and its high price. Unbeknownst to Harriet Reeser, her husband, a mason by trade, soon began digging the foundation for an ice cream J U LY 2 0 1 4 • P E N N

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know that every ice cream cone I sell reflects what they did.” Through the years, there have been a number of changes at the shop. “When my parents started the place, there was lots of trial and error, and lots of mix poured down the drain,” Reeser says. “Once we get a recipe just RED, WHITE AND BLUE SUNDAE: A sundae featuring strawberries, right, we write down the vanilla ice cream and blueberries is served up on patriotic holidays recipe and like the colonel’s by Outflow Soft Freeze in Confluence. Owner Michelle Fazenbaker is fried chicken recipe, we a member of Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative. guard it closely. We also work to find the best ingredients and the Reeser’s parents are regulars at the most efficient method of making the shop; his mom’s favorite is a hot fudge product. Our ice cream machines are top sundae and his dad favors a dish of of the line, and that makes a difference.” chocolate-vanilla ice cream. However, Another thing that makes a differthe younger Reeser says due to “overexence, he says, is his top-notch employposure” to ice cream as a child, he selees, many of whom stay with him for dom indulges. decades. Reeser’s Soft Serve has the rep“Once a year or so, I’ll make myself a utation for being a good place to work, chocolate shake,” he says, adding, and so it’s difficult to get a job there as “When I do that, my employees usually no one ever leaves. He typically gets 60 take a picture of me because it’s such a to 70 applications each year, but a posirare thing.” tion only opens up every two or three And that’s OK by Reeser. It just means years. more ice cream for everybody else. l

Year-round treats By K at h y H ac k l e m a n S e n i o r E d i t o r / Wr i t e r

Many shops that sell ice cream are open only during the summer, but Adams Electric Cooperative member John Maslowski takes selling ice cream to another level. He owns two Dairy Queen franchises in Gettysburg that are open yearround with a short Christmas vacation, but he has stayed with the tradition of keeping them family businesses. Maslowski’s parents, who started selling soft serve in 1955, opened the second Dairy Queen franchise in Pennsylvania. John Maslowski took over the business in 1986, and the family business is poised to continue as his four daughters all work with him, either at the original location at 915 York Road or the recently opened franchise at 230 Steinwehr Avenue. On a typical summer day at the original store, about 650 groups (individuals or multiple individuals) will put in an order. The most popular item sold at that location, according to Maslowski, is the blizzard, with the Peanut Butter Cup, Oreo cookie or cookie dough being the most-requested items. Maslowski’s favorite thing about operating the Dairy Queen franchise — besides the handy treats, of course, and getting to be a small part of hundreds of family celebrations through his decorated cakes — is that he gets to see the

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Adams Electric Cooperative member John Maslowski, owner of two Dairy Queen franchises in Gettysburg, shows how thick his shop’s blizzards are by turning them upside down.

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same customers over and over again. “I may not know every customer by name, but as I look out at the customers here today, I recognize everyone in here,” he says. “For most of them, I know what their favorite item is. We get lots of tourists in here, too, and it’s fun to talk to them about why they have come to Gettysburg. Some tourists come back year after year, and they always come in when they are here.”

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1994 OBJECTING to sportsmen who don’t respect the land and ever-growing government oversight, rural Pennsylvania residents become involved in a populist firestorm sweeping across the state. Known as the private property, or “wise use,” movement, it often finds farmers, coal, oil and lumber producers, small businesses, and homeowners slugging it out with environmental groups and preservationists, as well as state and federal agencies. The battle lines in this case are philosophical, drawn over just what constitutes proper land use and stewardship, and how to balance economic interests with environmental protection. Founded in 1987, the Pennsylvania Landowners Association has spread statewide and taken up land-use causes related to wetlands enforcement, wild and scenic river and stream designations, archaeological and historical listings, rails-to-trails initiatives, and trespass laws. The Pennsylvania Wildlife Federation, though, says the wise use movement is designed to thwart the role of government in protecting critical natural resources. At the core of the property rights agenda is the last line of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: “no private property shall be taken for public use without just compensation.” Backers of the movement say that restrictions intended to protect the environment amount to “taking” private property because the environmental restrictions can prohibit property owners from doing what they want with their land. Critics of the “wise use” movement say private property rights end when they infringe on the rights of others (such as filling in a portion of wetlands that would cause downstream flooding).

1974 If anything can improve your outlook on life, it’s the 82 participants from local cooperatives who are participating in this year’s Rural Electric Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. 14

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1984 William Matson, president & CEO of the Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association and Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc., looks back over his 20-year career in Pennsylvania.

2004 State organizations focus on land conservation efforts, such as with this field in York County, but they also look for ways to strengthen local economic conditions.

SMARTcircuits

by James Dulley

Finding the right AC contractor HAVE YOU noticed that an old central air conditioner or heat pump typically conks out on the hottest day? This is because it is running almost nonstop to keep the house cool. Also, the efficiency and cooling output of the unit drops as it gets hotter outdoors, putting even more strain on the old compressor. Finding a good contractor to repair or replace an old air conditioner is important. The refrigeration system in an air conditioner is a complicated piece of equipment. You have no way to determine if things are set properly, so you have to trust that the contractor did it correctly. When selecting a contractor, first check with your relatives and friends about who they have used and their satisfaction. Also, when a contractor gives you a list of references, you should call each one. People often are afraid to offend a “nice guy” contractor, so they do not tell them of problems. They will, however, share any negative experiences with you, which will help you make your hiring decision. If you do not have a source for contractor names, check with the Air Conditioning Contractors of America and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association. Reputable contractors will belong to one or both of these organizations, which can give you a list of members in your area. When installing a new system, the contractor should do a thorough analysis of your house and calculate its cooling needs. This should involve more than just measuring the outside dimensions and then recommending the same size unit as you have now. Improper sizing will result in higher utility bills and poor comfort level. A knowledgeable contractor should ask if you currently have any heating and cooling problems, particularly with vari-

ous rooms. There may have to be additional return air registers and ducts installed. This can increase the overall cost significantly, so the lowest estimate is not always the one you should select. If your system has just broken down and you have at least three contractors to give you quotes, be wary of ones who immediately want to replace the system. They should take the time to determine the current problem and provide a quote for repair. Take your time to evaluate the quotes and recommendations. It is not as dire as having your furnace go out during winter when your water pipes may freeze if not fixed immediately. There are several maintenance tasks you can do each spring to keep your air conditioner running efficiently, but don’t eliminate regular professional service. Heating and cooling systems are packed with electronic circuit boards and controls, meaning you would have no way to test them without specialized readouts and training. Having adequate air flow through the outdoor condenser coils is imperative. This is where the hot refrigerant expels its heat to the outdoor air. If the air flow is impeded and reduced so the refrigerant

does not cool as designed, it can throw off the entire functioning of the system. Make sure there is a foot or two of clearance around the housing where the coils are exposed to the outdoor air. If you notice some of the heat transfer fins on the coils are bent over and touching so air cannot flow between them, separate them with the tip of a scraper. Don’t flex them too much or they may break off. They don’t have to look uniform to be effective. Make sure all the screws on the housing are tight. This ensures the air is being drawn through the coils and fins. Change the indoor filter regularly. Switch off the electricity to the unit and remove the cover over the indoor blower unit. Clean dust off the blower and any evaporator coils you can reach with the vacuum brush attachment. Adequate indoor air flow is also important for good efficiency. Seal any leaking duct joints with aluminum or duct tape and close the bypass damper for the humidifier. l Have a question for Jim? Send inquiries to JAMES DULLEY , Penn Lines, 6906 Royalgreen Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45244 or visit www.dulley.com.

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Celebrating ice cream July is here, so once again it’s time to celebrate National Ice Cream Month! While ice cream shops offer a huge variety of flavors and styles of ice cream, are you still missing your grandmother’s homemade ice cream — the kind rich with raw eggs? In the not-too-distant past, most homemade ice cream contained raw eggs. Then came concerns that raw eggs might be contaminated with salmonella bacteria. But just recently, thanks to advances in consumer science, pasteurized eggs have found their way into supermarkets. As a result, treats containing pasteurized uncooked eggs may be enjoyed without fear. Pasteurized eggs are more expensive than regular eggs, but it’s a small price to pay for avoiding food poisoning. Although this month’s recipe for Home-style Vanilla Ice Cream harkens back to days of hand-cranked ice cream makers, feel free to use your electric version, especially since the recipe comes to you courtesy of your local electric cooperative! It’s the ingredients that count, not the elbow grease. Ingredients — in the form of fresh summer peaches — also are of the utmost importance in “Peaches and Cream” Ice Cream. Always take advantage of ripe, juicy peaches at their peak of flavor. And finally, for an easy novelty dessert, try Ice Cream Cake. In this recipe, melted ice cream replaces the liquid and oil. The resulting cake is hard to resist, just like ice cream. l

ICE CREAM CAKE 1 package yellow or butter-flavo red cake mix 3 large eggs 2 cups melted butter pecan ice cream, at room temperature

Prepare plain or decorative tube pan by greasing and then dusting with flou r. Combine cake mix, eggs and melted ice crea m in large mixing bowl. Once combined, beat at med ium speed for 2 minutes. Transfer batter into pan and bake at 350 degrees for approximately 35 minutes, or until pick inserted in center of cake com es out clean. Allow cake to cool for at least 30 minutes before loosening with knife and inverting onto cool ing rack. Frost or glaze as desired. NOTE: For best results, use commer cially-prepared ice cream with a regu lar fat content. This recipe also works well with white cake mix and vanilla ice cream.

A trained journalist, JANETTE HESS focuses her writing on interesting people and interesting foods. She is a Master Food Volunteer with her local extension service and enjoys collecting, testing and sharing recipes.

HOME-STYLE VANILLA ICE CREAM

‘PEACHES AND CREAM’ ICE CREAM 4 cups peeled, mashed fresh peaches 4 cups milk, divided 2 cups sugar 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 4 cups heavy cream 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1/4 teaspoon salt

Using an immersion-style or regular blender, combine peaches and milk. (Frozen peaches may be substituted. Thaw befor e mashing.) Transfer mixture to chilled ice cream maker can and add all remaining ingredients. Churn and freeze according to manufacturer’s instructions. Makes approximately 1 gallon ice cream.

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4 pasteurized eggs (at room temperature), separated* 2 cups sugar 4 cups heavy cream, divided 8 cups milk 4 teaspoons vanilla extract Dash of salt

beat in sugar, adding Beat room-temperature yolks until smooth. Gradually smooth. Add remain2 or 3 tablespoons cream as needed to keep mixture beat room-tembowl, te separa In salt. and t extrac ing cream, milk, vanilla mixture. liquid into Fold perature egg whites until frothy and thickened. ing to accord freeze and Churn can. maker cream Transfer to chilled ice . cream ice gallon 1 y manufacturer’s instructions. Makes approximatel uted in this recipe, *NOTE: Regular, unpasteurized eggs may NOT be substit ing. poison food of due to the possibility

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by Barbara Martin

Ways to spice up mid-summer MID-SUMMER can be as ambitious or laid back as you like. Why not install a patio or deck, or a wider strolling pathway? More modestly, maybe you could create a brick or step stone landing pad in front of a favorite garden seat. This will keep feet drier in muddy times and reduce weeds now, too. Add, reposition or modify seating. Gardens are for enjoying, and early morning rambles with a cup of coffee are made all the better with a comfy chair as the destination. If you ramble in the evening, you might find that a sun shade keeps your seating area cooler, prevents glare as the sun sets and makes the garden visits far more pleasant. Fire draws us closer in a primeval way, so how about a fire pit? A rustic ceramic chimenea, an outdoor propane fireplace, a hickory wood barbecue smoker, or historically accurate wood-fired bread oven? Lighted pathways beckon to visitors and enhance safety at BARBARA MARTIN ,

who says she began gardening as a hobby “too many years ago to count,” currently works for the National Gardening Association as a horticulturist. A former member of Gettysburg-based Adams Electric Cooperative, her articles appear in magazines and on the internet.

night, while spots and strings of lights add drama. You will potentially enjoy these late into the fall if not year-round, so it’s a worthy project. Gardeners know July and August have long dry spells punctuated by heavy thunderstorms that may run off instead of soaking into the soil. I love the ease of a timer or soil moisture-sensor-activated, setit-and-forget-it system. On the other hand, I like to eyeball the plants and see how they are doing, and I do that when I am forced to water during an extended dry spell. And I hate seeing the irrigation water running merrily during a rainstorm. You know plants suffer in dry soil. This is especially true for plants new in the ground this year, and for many of our favorite annuals that originally come from rainy and humid tropics. When plants temporarily wilt in the afternoon even though they have been watered, it may just be due to heat. But if they are still wilted in the coolness of the evening or in the morning, they need deep, slow watering right away. Speaking of water, that life blood required by every living thing, you might add a water feature to your yard. A bird bath, a splashy fountain, a serene reflecting pool, a deep and mysterious pond, a thundering waterfall, or a supremely easy patio-size container water garden. Speaking of containers, if your flower beds are past their prime and all your flowering

trees and shrubs bloomed last spring, look into adding colorful containers. I love how a big container overflowing with blooming cannas delivers instant flower and foliage excitement like WOWPOPZOOM and goes nonstop until frost. Large containers and specially formulated container soil mixes help maintain steady soil moisture during hot weather. With a container, you can also control how much — or how little — sun reaches the plants by moving it from place to place. You have full control over watering, fertilizing, and grooming, and can keep a close eye on them to troubleshoot and, more importantly, to fully enjoy them. I haven’t suggested planting or transplanting in the garden; mid-summer is the most challenging time for plants to reestablish. Plants set out now may need supplemental shading and definitely require extra

A water feature adds interest to every garden.

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care in watering, with a nottoo-much/not-too-little approach. This can be touchy, especially if you go away on vacation. Possible exceptions: succulents such as sedums, and bearded iris. Simpler projects abound. Seed-savers can start eying plants to collect seed from; take notes and photos of areas to fine tune this fall or next spring; or fluff the garden mulch with a rake so it doesn’t pack down and repel rain or sprinkler water. Last but not least, why not perk up the outdoor table and chairs with a good scrubbing and fresh coat of paint or stain, or a new cushion or two? This is a quick, but utterly satisfying, fix. Even if it’s hot and humid out there, I just added to my to-do list, didn’t you? l

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(EDITOR’S NOTE: In observance of 50 years of the electric cooperative Youth Tour program in Pennsylvania, throughout the year Penn Lines will feature personal accounts of former Youth Tour participants. To share your Youth Tour memories, write Stephanie Okuniewski at Penn Lines, P.O. Box 1266, Harrisburg, PA 17108 or email Stephanie_Okuniewski@prea.com.)

Youth Tour memories Mike LaDue participated in Youth Tour in 1968, representing Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative. LaDue recently retired from the cooperative as a member services technical representative after working there for 22 years. While an employee at Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, he served as an adult chaperone for Youth Tour. Penn Lines: How did your Youth Tour experience help with your career direction? Mike LaDue: My experience with Youth Tour lent itself to a 20-plus year career at Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, where I was in charge of developing and running youth programs. Penn Lines: How did your Youth Tour experience influence your educational goals? Mike LaDue: I was a rural country boy, and Youth Tour opened my eyes to a wider world. Penn Lines: What advice would you give to someone going on Youth Tour today? Mike LaDue: Enjoy the opportunity of touring our nation’s capital and meeting new people from around the country. Penn Lines: In what ways has your Youth Tour experience helped you as a person? Mike LaDue: The Youth Tour experience over my career has helped me relate better to students and their parents. Penn Lines: What did it mean to you to have the opportunity to meet with your congressional representative? Mike LaDue: In 1968, we met with both our state and federal representatives. I was in awe of their surroundings and their responsibilities. Penn Lines: How has the opportunity to meet people from all over the country influenced you? Mike LaDue: As a youth on Youth Tour, I was amazed at the variety of accents and colloquial terms used across the country, but even within our state (of course, I thought I had no accent). Penn Lines: What did you learn on Youth Tour that surprised you? LADUE IN 1968: Mike LaDue Mike LaDue: In 1968, there was is shown in this file photo considerable turmoil across our printed in the 1968 Youth Tour booklet. country and that was very evident 18

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LADUE AND THE PRESIDENT: Mike LaDue poses with ‘President Lyndon Johnson’

at Madame Tussauds while serving as a Youth Tour chaperone in 2013.

in Washington, D.C. This trip opened my eyes to this more than watching these events on the nightly news. Penn Lines: How would your life be different today had you not gone on Youth Tour? Mike LaDue: I probably would not have had the wonderful career in the co-op system without an introduction to the cooperative and to electric utilities. Penn Lines: What would you change about Youth Tour if you could? Mike LaDue: The only change I could make is to invite more students both from within and outside the cooperative world. Penn Lines: What is your favorite memory from Youth Tour and why? Mike LaDue: My favorite memory comes from my Youth Tour experience as an adult chaperone. The war memorials were not there in 1968 when I went as a student. Having lived through the Vietnam War and losing friends there made the tours of these memorials to the sacrifices of our lost servicemen and women very moving. l

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A tale of two oaks, part two AT THE corner of my fourplus acres in northern Berks County, stood an ancient oak, a very distant relative of the old, Schuylkill County tree trunk that was the focus of last month’s column. Perhaps at one time it had actually been a boundary oak, serving as the official marker of a property line. By the time my wife and I bought the property, the deed didn’t mention the tree with the 5-foot-diameter trunk, but I did find the official corner post at the base of the tree. The oak had a deep hollow in its trunk, about 30 feet up, but there was still a lot of life in its branches. Every three or four or five years, those limbs would drop a heavy crop of acorns, and every mast-eater from the surrounding countryside would converge for the feast. The number of squirrels was mind-boggling for a landscape of small woodlots sepais is outdoor and nature writer at PennLive.com, the website of The Harrisburg, Pa., PatriotNews. He also writes for a range of magazines and websites, and has written more than two dozen books. For more of his writing, visit www.marcusschneck.com. MARCUS SCHNECK

by Marcus Schneck

rated by farmers’ fields. And, the current crop of bigracked, whitetail bucks that the local gene pool produced with regularity would show themselves. A mother raccoon birthed and raised several litters of babies in the high-up hollow of the trees. Often, in late spring, we would exchange stares, the babies peering down from their comfy, secure sanctuary. They would be there for several weeks and then suddenly they weren’t, having grown to the point that “Mom” was now taking them on her nightly forays. Their tiny tracks now appeared in the mud along the small stream that coursed through our woodlot. And then, only the much larger tracks of the female would be there. The youngsters had dispersed to other small streams and other woodlots. The massive oak was there long, very long, before we came to that parcel of land. It marked the first decade-plus of our life there. Standing next to a road that we traveled nearly every day, it was a constant of the property, a welcome mat of nature, a steadfast greeter. Then came the high winds and drenching rains of Hurricane Sandy just before Halloween 2012. We didn’t see anything on the scale of many other areas. We lost power for a bit, a few shingles came off the roof and a bunch of branches fell from

some of our landscape trees and in our woodlot. But, our biggest loss was that old, raccoon-nurturing, acorn-producing oak at the corner of our property. By the time the storm had passed, the old oak was down, across the road. Township crews had hacked off the branches and pushed the trunk off the road before we even knew the tree was down. The trunk now lies along

MEMORIES: An old oak tree provides more than shade. It’s the background for years of memories of the wild critters it nourished.

the boundary of our property. It still has that hollow, still largely a protected spot for rearing a wild family. And, the tiny tracks of young raccoons following their mother were pressed into the mud of our stream again this spring. l

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Social commentary from Earl Pitts —— a.k.a. GARY BUR BANK , a nationally syndicated radio personality —— can be heard on the following radio stations that cover electric cooperative service territories in Pennsylvania: WANB-FM 103.1 Pittsburgh; WARM-AM 590 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton; WIOO-AM 1000 Carlisle; WEEO-AM 1480 Shippensburg; WMTZ-FM 96.5 Johnstown; WQBR-FM 99.9/92.7 McElhattan; WLMI-FM 103.9 Kane; and WVNW-FM 96.7 Burnham-Lewistown. You can also find him at Earlpittsamerican.com.

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somethin’ in this country that has just gone over the top. It’s how today’s yuppie pinheads get hold a’ somethin’ an’ just overthink it. Their latest target is childhood. At least back when we was kids, childhood was a good thing. That was fun times. You’d spend 16 hours a day playin’ an’ the rest sleepin’. You’d be climbin’ trees, ridin’ your bike all over God’s creation, baseball, football. You’d play Army, and you knew every inch of your neighborhood. Today, apparently childhood is too dangerous for our kids. Like Runt Wilson was tellin’ me last night down at the Duck Inn. He went over to his daughter’s house, but his granddaughter wasn’t there on account his daughter said she was on a “play date” with a little girl down the street. Yeah, today’s parents arrange “play dates.” You know how we arranged to play when we was kids? We went outside! And we played. Because there was other kids out there! And I’ll tell you another thing — every time we stepped out of the house when we was kids, we wadn’t wearin’ a helmet. Call us dare-devil rebels, but back in those days, a kid was expected to get knocked silly a couple times a month. ‘Cause back then, it was good for ya. My parents said it would toughen up my head. I remember I got hit in the melon by a ball bat one time, and I fell off my bike a hundred times, and I fell out of a tree more than once, and fell down the stairs a couple times, and got hit in the head by a horseshoe, and took snowballs to the head, and fell on ice. Not one time was I wearin’ a helmet. And look at me today. OK, so maybe that’s a bad example. Wake up, America. Back when we was kids, you could make it through childhood by followin’ two simple rules. Don’t run with scissors and don’t play in traffic. Everything else, yous on your own. An’ obviously, we’re still here.

about the differences between your male an’ your female of the species. Everybody agrees, your man and your woman are different. You don’t got to go to Venus or Mars to figure it out. Here’s where I went to find out — church. We were down at the church Sunday, an’ this young couple in our congregation brung in a new baby they just hatched. Golly, you’d a thunk Elvis had come back to life and walked down the center aisle. I mean, it looked like WalMart on Thanksgiving night. There was a mad woman-rush to see this new baby. Now, when a man sees a brand new baby, he’s more liable to actually back up a little. A man will look at a new baby like he looks at a deadly animal in the zoo — from a safe distance. Best I can tell, it’s a hormone thing. When a woman sees a new baby, she loses all sense. First of all, she’s gonna tell the new mama it is the cutest baby she has ever seen in her entire life. Which is mathematically impossible. And then, all of a sudden, this grow’d up woman you spent half your life with will start speaking in tongues. She will start babblin’ in baby talk. She’ll say things like, “Look at the cutesy-wutesy toesy-woesies” or “Look at the little finger-wingers.” An’ you're left to wonder, “What happened to my ol’ lady’s brainsy-wainsy?” Then it comes to holdin’ the baby. Women will get into flat-out cage-match fights to hold a baby first. Ask a man to hold a new baby and he’ll hold it like the bomb squad holds a suspicious package. Which would be appropriate, because this thing could go off at any second. Wake up, America. No, I do not want to hold the baby. I said, “NO, I do not want to hold the baby.” I swear, if you give me that new baby, I am going to hold my breath. Thank you. I’m Earl Pitts, Uhmerikun. Like me on Facebook. And you can catch my new blog at Earlpittsamerican.com. l

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