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Thanksgiving on its way O N T H E COV E R The US Brig Niagara, background, and the Pride of Baltimore II, foreground, participate in the re-enactment commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie, fought during the War of 1812. Photo by Frank Weeks
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about the event is posted on the park website, www.nps.gov/gett. Other events scheduled to commemorate the 150th anniversary of President Lincoln’s address include: k Nov. 16-17: Lincoln Scholars Book Signings — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center Lobby. Noted authors of works on President Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address, the Battle of Gettysburg and the Civil War will be in attendence. Free of charge. k Nov. 16-18: Lincoln Lecture Series — 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center’s Ford Education Room. Park rangers and historians will present talks about the president’s visit to Gettysburg 150 years ago, and the larger context and impact of the address on the war effort and the nation. Free of charge. k Nov. 18: ‘These Honored Dead: Death and Rebirth in the Civil War” – 6 p.m. at the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center. Ric Burns, director of “Death and the Civil War,” and Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust, author of “This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War,” will participate in a panel discussion. Free of charge, but tickets are required. k Nov. 18: David Wills House Open House – 6 to 9 p.m. at the David Wills House, 8 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg. Follow in the footsteps of President Lincoln, citizen David Wills and others at the home where the president visited and completed his Gettysburg Address the night before he delivered it. Free of charge. k Nov. 23: 11th annual Remembrance Day Illumination – 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Soldiers’ National Cemetery. Nearly 3,500 luminary candles will be placed on Civil War graves as a testament to the sacrifices made on the battlefield in 1863.
Ag projects receive grant funds Nineteen Pennsylvania projects will share nearly $1 million in federal grants to increase the visibility and market share of the state’s produce, nursery, horticultural, and nut products as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. The 19 funded projects address a range of agriculture industry priorities, including food safety, marketing, nutrition and sustainability. Recipients include the American Mushroom Institute, Blair County Conservation District, National Peach Council, Pennsylvania Wine Association, Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Pennsylvania Apple Marketing Program, Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Growers and Pennsylvania Farm Link. In addition, Penn State University received two grants and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture bureaus of food distribution, food safety, market development and plant industry also received grant funds.
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mum standard for energy efficiency, according to www.energystar.gov. Planting a tree or climbing vine not only adds a little flavor to your home’s landscape; it also can cool down your house when the sun beats down. Trees in the right spot can decrease your home’s energy use by up to 25 percent. Plant deciduous trees to the south and west of your home, and you’ll gain shade in the summer and sunshine in the winter. If you want shade all the time or need to block wind, choose evergreens. But when you’re preparing to choose your greenery, keep in mind that trees should never be planted underneath a power line. Call your electric cooperative to find out how far from lines you should plant. l Sources: U.S. Department of Energy (EnergySavers.gov), Energy Star, Together WeSave.com Magen Howard writes on consumer and cooperative affairs for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the Arlington, Va.-based service arm of the nation’s 900-plus consumer-owned, not-for-profit electric cooperatives.
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WITH ITS rolling hills, bountiful forests and ample farmland, Pennsylvania is often described as a rural state — one that’s tied to the land. But in the state’s northwestern corner, a different culture persists — one that’s very much tied to the water. And that seafaring culture has played a key role in the history of the Commonwealth — and the nation. One cannot look at that area today — especially the city of Erie — without seeing that heritage on display. Certainly that was the case when some 83,000 people took part in “Tall Ships Erie,” a four-day festival held Sept. 5-8 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie, a turning point in the War of 1812. Coordinated by the Flagship Niagara League (FNL), the event allowed festival attendees the chance to board 10 tall ships reminiscent of those that fought in the famed battle. Attendance at Tall Ships Erie shattered attendance goals set by the FNL, and nearly doubled the sponsor’s fundraising goals. “Tall Ships Erie far exceeded our expectations,” FNL executive director Shawn Waskiewicz notes. “It was not only a great fundraiser for the Flagship Niagara League, but a major boost to Erie’s economy.” Waskiewicz reports the funds raised are earmarked for a new set of sails and dry-docking expenses for the US Brig Niagara (the third reconstruction of the sailing vessel that figured prominently in the U.S. victory at the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813), a scholarship 8
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TALL SHIPS ERIE: The original US Brig Niagara (this one is the third reconstruction of the famed War of 1812 tall ship) figured prominently in the U.S. victory at the Battle of Lake Erie on Sept. 10, 1813. The current ship was open for public tours at Tall Ships Erie, the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the battle.
trainee fund, and the FNL’s endowment. Coincidentally, helping the local economy was something the 32-month War of 1812 did 200 years ago. The conflict with the British brought industry to Erie County, areas of which today are served by Cambridge Springs-based Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative.
The War of 1812 Walter Rybka, FNL site administrator and senior captain of the US Brig Niagara, speaking during the festival, noted that maritime issues — especially Great Britain’s habit of “impressing” sailors (forcibly taking British and nonBritish citizens, including Americans, and making them work on Great Britain’s ships) and seizing American ships that were trading with France — led to the declaration of war. Also, Great Britain had aligned itself with Native Americans who stood in the way of American expansion westward. At the time, Great Britain had nearly absolute supremacy at sea, while the United States had only a small Navy. “When we declared war, it was almost from the level of absurd weakness,” Rybka reports. “You have to look at the facts and say, ‘What were we thinking?’ because we were outnumbered so badly.” Despite the disparity between the naval forces, the United States emerged victorious from its first major action.
US Brig Niagara Senior Captain Walter Rybka, who also serves as site administrator for the Flagship Niagara League, enjoys giving presentations about the famed ship. SENIOR CAPTAIN SPEAKS:
On Aug. 2, 1812, the crew of the US Brig Constitution overcame the British frigate, the HMS Guerriere, in a battle about 400 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, leading to what Rybka calls a “big boost for American morale.” As time went on and the war expanded further into the relatively isolated Great Lakes, the city of Erie — then a small frontier settlement made up of farmers, merchants and seamen — underwent a significant change. Daniel Dobbins, a local shipmaster with his own schooner who sailed on Lake Erie, was in Detroit when the city was captured by the British. “Dobbins, a resident of Erie, went to Washington, D.C., at the request of Gen. (Robert) Meade, to inform President James Madison of the defeats at Detroit
Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative director Robert Agnew, left, sails on the Friends Good Will, a 2004 replica of the merchant vessel confiscated by Great Britain during the War of 1812.
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ordered to the area to take control of equipping the fleet of ships, which included the US Brig Niagara and the flagship, the US Brig Lawrence. Already under a bit of a cloud because a ship under his command sank after hitting shoals off Rhode Island and due to ongoing problems with superiors, Perry was nevertheless installed as fleet commander when the
nine U.S. ships were ready to leave Presque Isle Bay off Erie. “When Perry got the fleet out (of the harbor), he made an amazingly aggressive move against the British,” Rybka says. “These were green ships that had never sailed before. He had only twothirds of the crew he needed, and the crew had never worked together as a team before. The reasonable thing to do
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JAMIE TROST, one of two partner captains of the Pride of Baltimore II, and his family have spent generations on the water. He grew up sailing with family members on Presque Isle Bay. Back in 1988, when the “new” US Brig Niagara (the third reconstruction of the famed tall ship) was launched, Trost was 13. “I have always been fascinated with old wooden sailing ships, and my father was the press liaison for the launch, so I was there when the ship touched the water for the first time,”
Jamie Trost, one of two partner captains of the Pride of Baltimore II and a native of Erie, left, sails into port during the Tall Ships Erie festival. His father, Jerry Trost, a resident of Erie, steers the ship.
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he recalls. “It was the beginning of a new life for the ship and a new life for the town.” Just a few months after that experience, Trost went with his mother to see the Pride of Baltimore II. The Pride is a reproduction of an 1812-era topsail schooner, often called a Baltimore Clipper. “I had no idea that 19 years later, I would end up captain of that ship,” he says with a laugh. Trost began his journey to his present job in 1997 as a new college graduate serving as a deck hand on the Appledore IV. Sixteen years and a dozen ships later, he’s a veteran of six seasons as a partner captain on the Pride of Baltimore II (the ship has two partner captains — one is always on duty during the season). Trost was thrilled to be on duty during this year’s 200th anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Lake Erie, and then sail into Presque Isle Bay for the Tall Ships Erie festival. “To say it felt like I was king of the world doesn’t quite touch what I felt,” he says. “My parents were on board; my wife was the cook. To have the timing work out where we could all participate in this was something very special. Sailing and shipbuilding are a big part of Erie history and a big part of my family’s history. … When you’re the captain, and it’s your home port, and your family is on board and it’s the 200th anniversary, I don’t think there’s any experience that could surpass that one for a sailor.” Trost also had the honor of presenting a U.S. flag that had flown at Fort McHenry — at the spot that inspired Francis Scott Key during the War of 1812 to pen what would become the “Star-Spangled Banner” — to the Erie mayor as a memento of the living history of tall ships. Although the re-enactment guest crew included Trost’s parents and their friends, anyone can sign up at www.pride2.org (click the “Come Aboard” icon) and take their chances of getting to guest crew on the Pride of Baltimore II, owned by the non-profit maritime institution, Pride of Baltimore, Inc., and berthed in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore. “We take up to six people as working guest crew members on several trips a year,” Trost explains. “Note the emphasis on ‘working.’ We expect them to be involved in all aspects of the work on board. One of the captains interviews everyone who wants to be a guest crew member. It’s a hands-on, participatory adventure. Everything the crew does, they do as well. We teach them everything they need to know to be safe and the instructor-to-passenger ratio is very high.” l
GUEST CREW: Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative members Frank and Janie Weeks, left, serve as guest crew members onboard the Pride of Baltimore II as it sails toward the Tall Ships Erie festival. With them are fellow members of the Commodore Perry Yacht Club, from left: Sharon and Jerry Trost (parents of the ship’s captain), Dave Moore and Jim Willet.
would have been to get some rest, get the ships loaded, do some training sails. But no, the next morning, he’s up and at ‘em, looking for the British.” Action began near Put-In-Bay, Ohio, about 135 miles west of Erie, on Sept. 10, 1813, with Perry aboard the US Brig Lawrence. The US Brig Niagara, under the command of Capt. Jesse Duncan Elliott, hung back for reasons that remain unclear even today, according to Rybka. Unsupported by the US Brig Niagara, the US Brig Lawrence was decimated and its crew suffered heavy losses. “The Lawrence is disabled and every gun is out,” Rybka says. “Right then, Perry has a piece of phenomenal luck. The wind comes back in favor of the Americans. Just then, the Niagara sails past and Perry rows over to the Niagara. Perry orders another downwind turn. He’s on a new ship and there’s a good breeze. The British are heavily damaged and are being hit from all sides. It’s enough to persuade them to surrender. The Battle of Lake Erie turns from utter defeat to complete victory.” Rybka notes that Perry had adopted the well-known slogan, “Don’t give up the ship,” as his motto from his friend,
Capt. James Lawrence, who was wounded and later died from injuries received during a battle aboard the US Brig Chesapeake. “In an ironic turn, Perry’s victory is ensured because he did give up the ship (the US Brig Lawrence),” Rybka notes. Perry’s victory led to the regaining of control of Detroit by U.S. forces.
The US Brig Niagara The original US Brig Niagara was scuttled in Erie Harbor after the War of 1812. It was brought up in 1913 for the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie, and parts of the original vessel were then used for the first reconstruction of the ship. The second reconstruction of the US Brig Niagara was completed in 1943. The third reconstruction and present US Brig Niagara was launched in 1988 on the 175th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie. Rachel Stegemann, one of the volunteer crew members leading tours of the US Brig Niagara during the Tall Ships Erie festival, explains that the current reconstruction is as historically accurate as safety regulations allow. It also includes some original pieces from the
first US Brig Niagara. “Originally built to house approximately 150 seamen, today’s ship usually has 10 to 15 professional crew members, along with 20 to 25 trainees and apprentices,” Stegemann reports. “Regular crew members have small cabins with bunks, while the trainees and apprentices sleep in hammocks that are stowed in seabags during the day. The small seabags also hold all personal items, including clothing, that a person requires for the trip.” Because the original ship was built to sail on the relatively shallow Great Lakes, the below-deck areas are short — about 5 feet — making it uncomfortable for most people to stand for an extended length of time. The kitchen and dining area are also on that level, meaning if the cook is over 5 feet tall, he or she must bend over to work. Today, the US Brig Niagara, owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission with the assistance of the FNL, is home-ported at the Erie Maritime Museum. It travels the Great Lakes as a way to preserve and interpret the history of the War of 1812, and to promote the Commonwealth and the Erie region. Members of the public can apply to live and sail aboard the US Brig Niagara (for a minimum of three weeks) as a part of the only authentic square-rigged wooden sailing vessel in the United States operating as a Sailing School Vessel (for information, go to www.flagshipniagara.org).
Sailing on a tall ship Frank Weeks, retired manager of district operations for Mansfield-based Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, took an active role in the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Lake Erie, serving as a guest crew member on the Pride of Baltimore II. “It was the chance of a lifetime,” observes Weeks. He and his wife, Janie, found themselves in the thick of the action as guest crew members thanks to their sailing background and their friendship with Erie residents Jerry and Sharon Trost. The Trosts’ son, Jamie, is one of two NOVEMBER 2013 • PENN
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The current US Brig Niagara is outfitted in an as historically accurate manner as safety regulations allow, including this carronade.
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enactment, which lasted about two hours once the ships were in position. “We helped the crew to haul the lines,” Weeks says. “They were firing the cannons and I also helped the gun crew with reloading the cannons. Janie was helping with the lines. It takes about four or five people pulling on one line to do anything.” When the re-enactment was over, the Pride of Baltimore II, along with most of the other re-enactment participants, sailed for the Tall Ships Erie festival. “This baby was loaded up and charging along like a freight train,” Weeks said of the trip east toward Erie. When they arrived in Presque Isle Bay, the Pride of Baltimore II lined up for the “Parade of Sail” into the harbor. Once there, the volunteer crew members were finished with their work. The regular crew members stayed with the ship, which was open for public tours during the Sept. 5-9 festival.
Festival fun Rachel Stegemann, volunteer crew member on the US Brig Niagara, demonstrates the technique used to raise the sails on the ship.
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Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) director Robert Agnew and his wife, Jean, were among hundreds of festival attendees who took advantage of the opportunity to sail on a tall ship during the festival. They were among a group of 10 — including Northwestern REC members Linda and David Hasbrock and Bryan and Kim Agnew — who sailed on the Friends Good Will, a 2004 replica of the merchant vessel confiscated by the British in 1812. After its capture, the original ship sailed with
the British Royal Navy until it was recaptured by Perry during the Battle of Lake Erie in September 1813. It then returned to fight with the U.S. fleet until the British burned it during a raid on Buffalo in early 1814. “The Friends Good Will is small, only about half the size of the Niagara, so it only takes about 25 passengers or so, with six crew members,” Agnew reports. “On our trip, we were kind of short-handed so they had some of the passengers assist with putting up the sails and ropes.” Even though the ship is on the small side, Agnew said it felt very stable and the trip was enjoyable. “You find a seat where you can,” he states. “There aren’t any chairs, so you stood or found a place on the ship where you could sit. There’s nothing added to accommodate passengers. It was designed as a merchant ship when it was originally built in 1810. This is a replica, so it’s very similar to that original ship.” The Erie festival was a resounding success, Waskiewicz reports, thanks to the 10 tall ships that participated, more than 900 volunteers, the museum’s board of trustees and the guests who attended the four-day event. Funds raised at the event are earmarked to keep the US Brig Niagara sailing. The FNL’s annual budget this year was just over $2 million, an amount Waskiewicz reports is needed each year to ensure the US Brig Niagara continues to provide a living history lesson well into her third century. l
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Seeds that teach THE CRAZY, busy “Back to school through December holiday rush” is head on and we barely have time to catch our breath. It’s a relief to pack away the gardening tools and put up the mower, coil away the hoses, and empty the flower pots. End-of-season chores done, we put away the garden hat and hang up the trowel until spring. Luckily, the faster our pace, the slower the pace of the garden. This is the waning season of coolness, and the hardy plants are preparing to rest and drawing in their root reserves before the ground freezes. We hardworking gardeners deserve a rest now, too. We can relax, knowing our work for the growing year is done. We can cast back on our growing results with a certain satisfaction. Regardless of how the plants did overall, there are always some surprise winners and shocking losers in terms of “who” made it through and who did 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.
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not. I suppose it is akin to maternal pride (apologies to my human child) this feeling I have looking back at the plants I raised from seed or tip cutting, the small divisions and tiny starts I set out. Fortunately, home-grown plants are easier to let go of than children, so it is with some bemusement that I note which plants thrived, and which did not. Golly, how about the overly rambunctious ones I shovel pruned (dug up and pitched!) and the ones I tended with care and concern but to no avail (also shovel pruned, but sadly) and then the ones that plain hopped up and grew away. These last are the leaperspreaders, the overarching vines and spreading rompers and shameless self-seeders that run out of control and threaten takeover of the whole homestead. While I cherish certain variants of the shy, self-seeding volunteers (e.g. the hardy cyclamen are entirely welcome), sometimes the more profligate (cleome, I’m talking to you) are simply too much. These should probably be deadheaded before they can set seed, and excess seedlings summarily raked out. In truth, I say thanks equally for all the baby spreaders and self-seeders, the bounding escapees, the coveted tough-to-start reseeders, as well as the unwelcome overachievers. Why? Because they are messengers from the earth, informing me in no
uncertain terms what the natural growing conditions are in every part of my yard and garden. Proponents of the “right plant, right place” mantra of gardening can learn a lot from these self-propagators. We glean helpful clues based on which specific plants pop up, and where. For example, some prefer an acidic soil; some an alkaline mix; some grow only in very welldrained spots; some crop up more predominantly in poorly drained or even compacted soil. These “secret” coded messages delivered by self-sowers especially — and this includes weeds — provide important data we can use to form our gardening and landscaping efforts. It’s off-key perhaps to discuss eradicating plants as excess and unwanted bounty, but the more we understand
Self-sowers, even weeds, provide information for gardeners who know how to read their signs. EVEN WEEDS TEACH US:
about the ecosystem in our landscape, the better decisions we make as property stewards. We are responsible for safeguarding the living soil, that special place where the plant roots find their foundation and take up sustenance. It’s up to us to assist the soil — literally the ground we stand on — to stay healthy so it can be as bountiful and as generous as possible for years to come. And with that thought, may I say I am thankful for the ground space, for the bounty of produce and the beauty of the landscape, and thank you, reader, for the pleasure of your company. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. l
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1993 AMBITIOUS legislation passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and signed into law in July 1993 calls for the state’s 40 telephone companies to construct a statewide network of broadband telephone lines, likely fiber optics, by Dec. 31, 2015. Deployment of this network will not only allow the Commonwealth to connect with 21st century technologies, it could open up a world of educational, medical, entertainment and employment sources previously unavailable in rural areas. For rural communities, the 1993 legislation has the potential to improve the rural quality of life as radically as electricity did in the 1930s. As a result, Pennsylvania’s 13 rural electric cooperatives — which pioneered electric service in rural areas that private power companies refused to serve — worked hard to make sure rural areas benefitted from the system. The 1993 law mandates that the fiber optics system be equally balanced between rural, urban and suburban areas. It also ensures the lines run adjacent to public schools, health care facilities and industrial parks. Today — only two years from the deadline — there are a number of areas of Pennsylvania that still are not served under the legislation. With the growing shift from “land” lines to cellphones, some in the telecommunications industry view the 1993 law as outdated and unreasonable, and they are seeking ways to avoid the economic burden of regulated mandates that require them to provide service in rural areas.
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major legislative effort involving the Rural Electrification and Telephone Revolving Fund SelfSufficiency Act of 1983.
imposed in 2002, state officials contend Pennsylvania hunters will see more big bucks during the upcoming deer season.
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KEEPINGcurrent (continued from page 4) Wildlife Research Unit, has launched a study of the impacts deer have on forest regeneration, and the current methods used to evaluate those impacts. The study will also assess hunter activities and experiences. In addition to forest regeneration, deer impact, deer population and forestmanagement studies, hunters will be surveyed regarding their activities while hunting in the study areas (within the Bald Eagle, Rothrock and Susquehannock state forests on properties enrolled in the state’s Deer Management Assistance Program). Study areas are marked with signs in parking lots and along roads. Hunters must register when hunting in these study areas (register by visiting the white-tailed deer page at the commission’s website, then clicking on the “Deer-Forest Study” in the “Research and Surveys” category). At the end of deer season, hunters will receive a survey by mail where they are asked to record their hunting success and experiences. Individual surveys will remain confidential; only summary information will be made public. More information about the study is available online at the commission’s website at www.pgc.state.pa.us.
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Nominate your favorite trail Pennsylvanians are being asked to nominate their favorite trail for the 2014 Trail of the Year designation. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), the new designation is being coordinated by the DCNR’s Trails Advisory Committee to elevate public awareness of the thousands of miles of trails available for public enjoyment throughout Pennsylvania. Any trail of any length can be nominated. Nomination packets including a description of the trail and information on history, benefits and future promotion must be submitted by Dec. 1. The Trail of the Year will be announced in early 2014. More information about the nomination process is available at www.explore PAtrails.com. l WorkingTogether_Insulation_Mag_FullPg NOVEMBER 2013 • PENN
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Sizing up storm doors Options can fit any efficiency need, budget EVEN though a door is a relatively small area compared to the entire wall area of a house, just one door can lose a significant amount of energy. Even insulated doors typically have some glass, which will lower insulation value, and inadequate weather stripping, which will allow air to leak through. Before buying a new storm door, make sure your primary doors are as airtight as possible. Adding storm doors can certainly improve the energy efficiency of almost any house, but they are not designed to correct efficiency problems of an old, warped primary door. If possible, purchase replacement weather stripping for your existing doors from the original manufacturer. If you can’t find it, most home improvement stores sell many styles of generic weather stripping that should fit. Pry off the old door molding, fill any gaps around the framing with non-expanding foam insulation, and caulk around the door frame. The quality of the storm door construction is important for a nice appearance, long life and security. It must withstand a lot of abuse, so don’t just pick the cheapest one. From strictly an energy efficiency standpoint, though, the most important factors are the dead air space between the storm and primary doors, and how well wind is blocked. Buying an aluminum storm door and installing it yourself is the typical low-cost option. They’re lightweight and made to fit standard openings, so installing one is a simple do-it-yourself project. When you see the door on display 16
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attached to a wooden frame at the store, the aluminum frame will feel very strong. When you open the box at home, you may find the unattached aluminum frame strips are somewhat flexible. Be careful not to kink them during handling. Apply a generous bead of caulk on the back of the aluminum frame when screwing it to the door frame. If you plan to use natural ventilation during the summer, a self-storing tripletrack storm/screen door is your most convenient option. A fairly new design of storm/screen door uses a spring-mounted, roll-up retractable screen built into the door. When you are ready for ventilation, just lower the glass and pull the screen down as far as you wish. When your budget does open up someday, some very attractive all-wood frame (made with mortise and tenon joints) storm/screen doors are available. These are strong and secure, but they do require some regular maintenance similar to any wood door. For added security, ornate wrought iron storm doors are available with deadbolts and very tough, break-in-resistant, stainless steel screens.
If your budget is really tight, consider making your own storm door. It is easy to mount hinges in the existing door opening for the storm door. Make a simple wooden frame with only the top half open and a plywood lower panel. This panel improves rigidity for a more airtight seal and better durability. Most home improvement stores carry sheets of clear acrylic plastic to mount in the frame. Make another narrow wooden frame slightly larger than the open half and mount the acrylic sheet in it. Screw it over the storm door opening. Make a similar frame with screening in it for summer use. Nail spring-steel weather stripping in the door opening on the latch side and top and bottom. This type of weather stripping is very durable where there is sliding friction. Adhesive-backed foam weather stripping is effective in compression on the hinge side. 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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The other side of Thanksgiving DOES THE prospect of peeling and mashing yet another batch of potatoes get you down? Have baked sweet potatoes found their way to your Thanksgiving table one too many years? Do you love the flavors of sage, onions and celery, but are just plain tired of bread-based dressings that are either too soggy or too dry? This year, experiment with your Thanksgiving sides. Try mashing cauliflower instead of potatoes. Serve honey-baked carrots and apples instead of sweet potatoes and marshmallows. Swap rice for bread when mixing up your dressing ingredients. Your family just might discover some new favorite sides! And if you’re not ready to give up bread-based dressing for your big meal, bake a batch of Holiday Rice Casserole and serve it with your leftover turkey. It’s the perfect accompaniment. l 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.
HOLIDAY RICE CASSEROLE 1 pound ground sausage 2 4.3-ounce packages long grain and wild rice mix 1 cup (approximate) long grain rice 6 tablespoons butter, divided 4 teaspoons ground sage, divided 1 1/2 cups chopped onion 1 1/2 cups sliced celery 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, cleaned and sliced 5 cups water
In large, non-stick skillet, brown sausage. Discard drippin gs and transfer sausage to 9- by 13-inch baking dish. In same skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter. Measure rice mix from 2 boxes and add enough long grain rice to equal 2 cups. Add rice to melted butter; cook and stir over medium heat until rice turns golden, approximately 6 to 8 minutes. Transfe r rice to baking dish. Add contents of seasoning packets and 3 teaspo ons ground sage. Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in skillet. Add onion, celery and remaining 1 teaspoon sage. Sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and continue cooking and stirring for 5 more minutes. Transfer to baking dish. Add 5 cups water and stir to combine all ingredients. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until rice is tender. Stir lightly before serving. Makes 12 servings.
CREAMY MASHED CAULIFLOWER 1 large head cauliflower 1 cup vegetable broth 4 ounces Gruyere cheese, finely shredded or micro-planed 4 ounces cream cheese or Neufchatel cheese, softened 1/8 teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper
Wash cauliflower and trim away leaves and core. Cut cauliflower into chunks. Place in large cooking pot with vegetable broth . Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium low; cook for approximat ely 30 minutes, or until tender. Stir at least once during cooking. Drain broth and set aside to use, if needed. Mash cauliflower. Stir in cheeses and allow to melt. If mixture seems dry, add a few teaspoons of reserved broth. Season with salt and pepper. Makes 8 servings.
HONEY-BAKED CARROTS AND APPLES 1 package (16 ounces) baby carrots, cooked and drained 3 large apples, peeled and cut into chunks 1/4 cup honey 2 tablespoons butter, melted 1/4 teaspoon salt Cooking spray Paprika for garnish
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OUTDOORadventures
The return of ‘American Wild Life’
MARCUS SCHNECK is outdoor editor for The (Harrisburg, Pa.) PatriotNews and a contributor to many outdoor publications and websites, and author of more than two dozen books.. An ongoing guide to his writing and photography appears at www.marcusschneck.com.
by Marcus Schneck
AS A KID growing up on the edge of a tiny village in ultra-rural Schuylkill County, with fields, forests, streams and wetlands as my backyard, there was never all that much time indoors. But, when something like a lifethreatening storm or the chicken pox drove me inside, there were a few books that always seemed to be the choice for whiling away the time. One of those books, a 625page wonder from 1954, titled “American Wild Life,” recently was resurrected back into my life at the local library’s annual used book sale. While my original copy today is page-worn, with its leatherette cover now more like a detachable case than an attached cover, a nearmint condition copy showed up on the “buck a book” table. The color photo of the bull bison in Yellowstone National Park that still can conjure the sensations of truly wild places, the comical image of the sea family in the concrete enclosure at the Bronx Zoo and the other 20 color photos are wonderfully unfaded in my new copy. Even the hundreds of black-and-white photos are crisp, if marvelously outdated. And, it turns out, some of the information is equally outdated, entertainingly so, but outdated nevertheless. For example, in its Game Birds chapter, the book reports that turkey popula-
tions are “rapidly diminishing as a result of intensive hunting,” but “these birds are still tracked by the more inveterate Nimrods. Flushed by a dog, the strong fliers will rise and scatter in all directions, but if the hunter is patient they will soon return to the same spot. In the presence of hunters the wild turkey sometimes walks unconcernedly, apparently feigning to be a tame bird.” Other than in some old Disney or Looney Toons cartoons that also may have been vintage 1950s, I don’t believe I’ve ever come across a wild turkey pretending to be a tame turkey. How would that work? Does the wild turkey paint its feathers white? Or hide in some massive poultry house among thousands of tame turkeys waiting for their big day in late November? I guess the snake-bite
Adults who spent most of their childhood outside enjoy reading about wildlife, especially if the book is one they remember from their early years. GROWING UP OUTDOORS:
emergency treatment instructions are similarly suspect. The last time I helped a Boy Scout with his first aid merit badge, I’m almost certain we weren’t told to “connect the two fang punctures with a single incision of a clear, sharp-bladed instrument” or to “apply suction by means of the suction bulb included in the snake-bite kit.” Although I would need to dig through a few memory boxes to put my hands on one of those old, self-contained, rubber-bulb, snakebite kits, like “American Wild Life,” that olive green, elongated bulb also would be an enjoyable trip back into what we now call our outdoor heritage. l
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Thoughts from Earl Pitts, UHMERIKUN! Earl knows what he doesn’t want to do
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I hate the big stuff — Washington, instant replay, soccer. But that’s easy. I also have no place for the small stupid stuff in life. Here’s what I’m talkin’ ‘bout. Let’s say you’re with a group a’ people, could be your family, could be your buddies — it don’t make no difference, because this is gonna happen. Somebody’s gonna ask the group what they wanna do. Y’all been there — y’all know how it works. What does everybody say — “I don’t care.” Now, here is a Earl Pitts Undeniable Fact a’ Life. If you tell somebody you don’t care what you do — you will end up spendin’ loads a’ time doin’ somethin’ you don’t wanna do. An’ that’s somethin’ I care about. So fact is, I myself, don’t care what we do. But, I care deeply what we don’t do. So if you’re hangin’ with me at any time in the future an’ we’re bouncin’ around like blind mice in a cheese factory lookin’ for somethin’ to do, here is my automatic list of what I don’t want to do. I don’t want to go shopping. When I need somethin’, I go ‘buyin’. If I wanted to walk around lookin’ at stuff, I’ll walk around my house an’ look at stuff I already own. It’s a lot cheaper an’ it’s easier to park. I don’t want to go anywhere to eat where the deal is two people got to share a dessert. My experience on this is the skinny guy gets the short end of the stick. I do not want to walk around the block. Wanderin’ around the neighborhood with no place to go is the definition of dementia. I’ll get there soon enough, thank you. I don’t need to practice now. An’ no, I do not want to play Uno. You know why it’s called Uno? Because that’s the actual number of people on earth that want to play that game. An’ that one person ain’t me. Wake up, America! One time, my brother, Merl, told his friends he didn’t care what they did. I had no idea tattoo removal was so expensive — and so painful. So think before you say that.
vehicle. For real Americans, that comes with the territory. You probably still remember the day you got your license. Some a’ your best memories were in that vehicle. An’ that’s how come I say to you, I cannot believe the travesty they are doin’ to the American car. They’re takin’ the best thing America ever invented, an’ turnin’ it into a space ship. An’ I got two stories that will illust-ri-ate my point. Number 1 — they are doin’ away with the spark plug. It’s true. Some idiot company somewheres is gonna replace spark plugs with plasma arc generators. Yeah? I said the same thing — what the heck? They say the plasma shoots an arc of charged particles into the chamber more efficiently than a spark plug. It will improve your gas mileage. OK. But we like spark plugs. We can change our own spark plugs. I’m not sure I got a wrench to change my plasma arc flux capacitor. An’ now what are we gonna call that little half-back that just won’t quit on the football field? “I’ll tell you what, Tommy, that little No. 42 is a real plasma arc generator for this team.” That’s just stupid. Story No. 2 — Nissan come out the other day an’ said by the year 2020, they will be sellin’ — get this — a self-drivin’ car. You just sit in there, an’ your smart car does everything but dig out the change that dropped between the seats. In my book, there are two types a’ people in this world. People who drive to get somewhere. An’ people who drive because they like to drive. If you’re just settin’ there, an’ then magically end up where you want to go, that’s not a car. That’s a bus! Wake up, America. You mark my words, 20 years from now, the only people gonna be drivin’ the vehicles we got today will be the Amish. An’ I might be joinin’ ‘em because I don’t believe I’m a fan of the future.
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RURALreflections Thanksgiving on its way IT’S THE traditional season to give thanks, so we want to join in by thanking all of the amateur photographers who submitted photos for our 2013 “Rural Reflections” contest, which is now closed. Winning photos, chosen by an independent panel of judges, will be printed in the January and February issues of Penn Lines. You can now begin submitting your photos for the 2014 contest. If your photo wins top honors, you could receive a $75 prize in one of our five contest categories: most artistic, best landscape, best human subject, best animal and editor’s choice. Send photos (no digital files, please) to: Penn Lines Photos, P.O. Box 1266, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266. On the back of each photo, include your name, address, phone number and the name of the electric cooperative that serves your home, business or seasonal residence. The best way to include that information is by affixing an address label to the back of the photo. Remember, our publication deadlines require that we work ahead, so send your seasonal photos in early. We need spring photos before mid-January, summer photos before mid-April, fall photos before mid-July and winter photos before mid-September. Photos that do not reflect any specific season may be sent at any time. Please note: photos will be returned if a self-addressed, stamped envelope is included. l
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