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SEPTEMBER 2016 Vol. 51 • No. 9 Editor Peter A. Fitzgerald Senior Editor/Writer Katherine Hackleman Associate Editor Michael T. Crawford Layout & Design W. Douglas Shirk production coordinator Michelle M. Smith Contributing Columnists James Dulley Janette Hess Yvonne Butts-Mitchell Penn Lines (USPS 929-700), the newsmagazine of Pennsylvania’s electric cooperatives, is published monthly by the Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association, 212 Locust Street, P.O. Box 1266, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266. Penn Lines helps 166,000 households of co-op consumer-members understand issues that affect the electric cooperative program, their local co-ops, and their quality of life. Electric co-ops are notfor-profit, consumer-owned, locally directed, and taxpaying electric utilities. Penn Lines is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts. The opinions expressed in Penn Lines do not necessarily reflect those of the editors, the Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association, or local electric distribution cooperatives. Subscriptions: Electric co-op members, $5.42 per year through their local electric distribution cooperative. Preferred Periodicals postage paid at Harrisburg, PA 17107 and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes with mailing label to Penn Lines, 212 Locust Street, P.O. Box 1266, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266. Advertising: Display ad deadline is six weeks prior to month of issue. Ad rates upon request. Acceptance of advertising by Penn Lines does not imply endorsement of the product or services by the publisher or any electric cooperative. If you encounter a problem with any product or service advertised in Penn Lines, please contact: Advertising, Penn Lines, P.O. Box 1266, Harrisburg, PA 17108. Penn Lines reserves the right to refuse any advertising.

FIRST WORD All politics is local

6 Keeping Current News from across the Commonwealth 8 cover: revisiting 9/11 Survivor recalls devastating day 12

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14 Time Lines Your newsmagazine through the years 14a Cooperative

Connection Information and advice from your local electric cooperative

feat ure: By the numbers Load management program generates savings — by not generating power

19 E nergy Matters Is a geothermal heat pump right for you?

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Long before the man cave, man ruled the shed Board officers and staff, Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association: Chairman, Leroy Walls; Vice Chairman, Tim Burkett; Secretary, Barbara Miller; Treasurer, Rick Shope; President & CEO, Frank M. Betley

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Visit with us at Penn Lines Online, located at: www.prea.com/Content/ pennlines.asp. Penn Lines Online provides an email link to Penn Lines editorial staff, information on advertising rates, and an archive of past issues.

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ON THE COVER A cooperative member recalls the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York City.

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All politics is local So is the future of rural America By Justin LaBerge

n two months, Americans will go to the polls and cast votes for a president, 34 senators, 435 members of Congress, 12 governors, 5,920 state legislators, and countless other local races.

While the presidential race is at the top of most voters’ minds, it is the state and local races that have a more direct and immediate impact on the “kitchen table” issues that matter most to families. For rural America, the stakes in this election are especially high. An annual snapshot prepared by U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service says “rural employment in mid-2015 was still 3.2 percent below its pre-recession peak in 2007.” That same report found that rural America continues to experience population decline driven by outmigration of residents to larger urban areas. The trends underlying much of this outmigration — issues such as globalization, technology advances, and the shift from a manufacturing-based economy to a service and knowledge-based economy — are largely beyond the control of any community, state or even country. Although the challenges facing rural America are global, the prevailing sentiment among rural stakeholders and researchers is that the solutions are largely homegrown. In other words, if rural America is to enjoy a prosperous future, it will be thanks to the ingenuity, self-reliance and determination of its people.

The rural electrification movement is a prime example of this. When for-profit utilities based in urban areas declined to build electric lines in sparsely populated rural areas, the residents of those communities banded together to form cooperatives and build their own systems with the help of government loans. Today, America’s electric cooperatives are finding new ways to support and promote the interests of the communities they serve.

Co-ops Vote One program that is particularly relevant today is the Co-ops Vote initiative. This nonpartisan, nationwide program is designed to promote civic engagement and voter participation in communities served by electric cooperatives. Co-op members can go to vote.coop to gather information on the voter registration process in their state, dates of elections, information on the candidates running in those elections and explanations of key issues affecting rural America. Visitors to the website can also take a pledge to be a co-op voter. By taking this pledge, they can send a message to candidates at all levels of government

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that electric cooperative members will be showing up at the polls in force and are paying close attention to the issues that impact the quality of life in their communities. Here in Pennsylvania, co-op members can also visit the Co-ops Vote Pennsylvania page on Facebook, or follow Co-ops Vote Pennsylvania on Twitter. These social media platforms will provide updates and more state-specific information as the election nears.

Taking action for the future The challenges facing rural America will not be solved by one person, one idea or one action. But on Nov. 8, we will determine which leaders we trust to enact policies that will help small communities help themselves. Study the issues that are critical to the future of your community. Look at the positions and backgrounds of every candidate running for every race from U.S. president to township supervisor. Decide which ones are best qualified to address these issues. Then join millions of fellow electric cooperative members at the polls. l Justin LaBerge 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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Penn Lines receives two national awards Penn Lines, published by the Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association, recently received two Awards of Merit in the 2016 National Electric Cooperative Statewide Editors Association Willies Awards. Awards were presented for “History Lessons: One-room Schools Continue

to Educate About Rural Past,” published in September 2015, and “The Shadow Knows: Punxsutawney Phil Set to Make His Prediction,” published in January 2016. There were nearly 300 entries from 23 magazines in the contest, named for “Willie Wiredhand,” the mascot of the electric cooperative program.

READER RESPONSE We recently heard from two readers regarding features printed in the August issue of Penn Lines and we are including excerpts of those letters below. The first letter is in response to the article titled “Pennsylvania Pastime: Local Teams Make Big Impression at Little League World Series” about the Red Land Little League of Lewisberry team taking the U.S. title in 2015. The letter is from a former Little League player who recalls his own Little League World Series experiences. “… I was on the last Pennsylvania team to win the Little League World Series at Williamsport — the Levittown American Little League. We played the 1960 State Championship at the Howard J. Lamade Stadium in Williamsport. It was brand new that year. We went on to win the World Series — 13 games and we were never behind. “I was also lucky enough to be on Levittown’s 1961 All Star team. We lost at Williamsport in the quarter-final round that year. The only game we were ever behind was to Punxsutawney Groundhog Little League in the 1961 State Championship. Our record was 23 wins in a row. Not many get two chances at Williamsport.” — Craig A Eisenhart, Mill Creek, Pa. (Valley Rural Electric Cooperative) The second writer responds to the article titled “Fire Alarm: Rural Communities Struggle to Maintain Volunteer Fire Companies,” and provides some suggestions for ways local volunteer fire companies could increase their fundraising efforts to benefit their departments. “… Success stories of companies that have independently succeeded or companies that have merged and are showing improve-

Big-buck trail cam contest underway The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) is holding a big-buck photo contest through Nov. 30 to showcase large bucks caught on trail cameras. Information about submissions can be found at www.pgc.pa.gov. The PGC will select a group of contending photos for each month, starting Sept. 1 and ending Dec. 5. Those photos will be placed on the PGC’s Facebook page. The winning photo will be determined by the number of “likes” the image receives. The overall winner will be selected from monthly winners. Winners will receive a trail camera.

ments to their struggle may help all companies improve. “My brother-in-law has been a firefighter/EMT/EMS instructor for over 47 years. He grew up in Tioga County, served there as a volunteer before he moved to Lancaster County, where he continued his volunteer career and worked for (Lancaster EMS) many years. He and his wife moved back to his home area where he joined the Nelson Volunteer Fire Company. He helped that company write a business plan, which made significant improvements to that small company, taking it from an ISO (Insurance Service Office) rating of 9 to 5, enabling their residents to receive significant deductions on their annual homeowners’ fire insurance coverage. The company also placed an ambulance in service licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. “The monies for this were raised through fundraisers, recycling of scrap metals and eBay sales of unneeded equipment. “I live in Lancaster County, and three years ago, our taxes were increased $300 annually to cover police and fire costs. This is only the beginning of future costs to municipalities if communities do not become more aware of the needs of their local services.” — Patricia Graybill, Manheim, Pa. (Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative)

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Revisiting 9/11 Survivor recalls devastating day By Kathy Hackleman Senior Editor/Writer

eynoldsdale resident David Dovala — like most Americans over the age of 20 or so — can remember exactly what he was doing on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. But most people can’t close their eyes and see, hear, feel, and yes, taste and smell, the terror.

Dovala can. A last-minute schedule change left Dovala just outside — instead of inside — the World Trade Center tower on that ill-fated morning 15 years ago when four coordinated terrorist attacks left nearly 3,000 innocent people dead at the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a rural Somerset County, Pa., field. “There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t thank the dear Lord that I survived, and I never see a low-flying plane that I don’t think about what happened,” says the now-retired Bedford County resident who has filled a room with his collection of Sept. 11 memorabilia as a tangible reminder of how lucky he feels to be alive. “I expect I’ll have that chill all of my life.”

Anniversary Dovala, a member of Bedford Rural Electric Cooperative, and his former wife were on vacation, celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary by visiting his brother, John, who was retired from the CIA, and his wife, Sharon, also a CIA employee. The Reynoldsdale couple journeyed to New York City by train, arriving late on Sept. 8 for their first visit to the city. They took in a Yankees game on Sept. 9, got up early on Sept. 10 to watch the production of the “Today” show and visited some other tourist sites. Their plans for Tuesday, Sept. 11, included touring the World Trade Center, followed by the Statue of Liberty before meeting up with John and Sharon. “Late on Monday (Sept. 10), for some unknown reason, PERSONAL MUSEUM: David Dovala, a resident of Reynoldsdale and a member of Bedford Rural Electric Cooperative, was near the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, when the hijacked airliners hit the two buildings. Since that day, he has been collecting memorabilia related to the event and regularly speaks to organizations about his close call.

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while emergency vehicles, sirens blaring, went flying down the sidewalks toward the scene. The couple began walking, fleeing the city along with thousands of others, trying to make sense of what they had just witnessed. They wondered if other planes were on the way. “A little while later, there’s another tremendous noise and I thought, ‘It’s another jet; we’re done,’” Dovala says. “But it was the first tower coming down. … I looked back and I saw the cloud of ash rolling toward us. I threw my wife down in the archway of a building and I laid on top of her.”

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FIRST MUSEUM PIECE: This photo provided by David Dovala is of the street scene unfolding after the first hijacked plane hit the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. He watched the second plane hit the towers before he realized the U.S. was under attack.

my wife changed her mind and decided we should go to the Statue of Liberty first before going to the towers,” Dovala says. “We took photos of the World Trade Center towers as the bus went by.” The couple, looking forward to a great day in the Big Apple, got off at the next bus stop. It was sunny; the sky was a beautiful blue with no clouds. “We were walking across Battery Park when the first plane hit,” he says. “The blast about knocked us down. We looked up and saw smoke and flames. We could taste the jet fuel.” Their first thought was to get to a telephone to check with John to see if he knew what had happened. After waiting for a woman to finish her call at a nearby pay phone, they reached John. “I was still on the phone with him when I looked to the left, and said, ‘Oh my God, here comes another one,’” Dovala recalls. “We watched it go right in front of us. I could count the windows; that’s how low it was. … My brother said, ‘That’s it; we’re under attack, get the hell out of there.’” Dovala describes the ensuing scene as chaotic, with people streaming out of buildings, most in wordless shock, everyone trying to make a phone call, and traffic at a standstill

Just then, Dovala says, he heard a man’s voice say, “Come to the garage with us,” and he looked across the street where he could see people inside a parking garage. The Dovalas ran into the garage just as the door was closing. “Immediately, there was a bang,” he says. “It was like a bomb hit the metal door. Ash was coming up underneath the door and on the sides.” Fourteen people had taken shelter in the garage, including a police officer, who took charge of the group, telling them to go to the basement level and put handkerchiefs or fabric over their mouths to avoid breathing in the ash. At that point, Dovala says, he began canvassing the group in an effort to find and thank the person who had called them over, an invitation he believes saved their lives. “It wasn’t any of the 14 people there,” he says, still in awe a decade and a half later. “I asked everyone, and no one had spoken to us. The person who had called to us wasn’t there. As true as I am standing here, I believe it was an angel who saved our lives.” Soon, the second tower collapsed, shaking the garage the group was huddled in, and the smell of natural gas was overwhelming. They knew they needed to get out of the structure.

DISPLAY: David Dovala collects items related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. He had planned to visit the World Trade Center that morning, but had not arrived for his tour before the attack. His collection includes photos, news articles, books, hats, T-shirts, flags, posters, etc.

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“Thousands of people were walking away from the area; some were covered in ash, everyone was in shock,” he says. “People along the way were unbelievable. They gave us water and said, ‘Don’t swallow it, just swish it in your mouth, and spit it out.’” It was 2:15 p.m. — five and a half hours after the first plane hit the World Trade Center — when they arrived on foot at John and Sharon’s apartment. “We had not been able to talk to (John or Sharon) after the second plane hit,” Dovala says. “They had no idea what had happened to us. I turned the key in their lock and he met me at the door, and we just hugged and hugged and didn’t let go. That’s when he told me another plane had crashed near Shanksville in Somerset County, just about 20 miles from my home. It all seemed unreal; all of it.”

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attacks. Today, his collection, which began with an album of his own photos taken that day in New York City, includes paintings, lighted artwork, books, hats, T-shirts, flags, posters, newspaper articles, etc. He even has a small chunk of 7 World Trade Center, the 47-story building that collapsed late on Sept. 11. It is where his sister-in-law worked in 2001, although she was not yet at work on Sept. 11 when the planes hit. “Sometimes,” he says, “especially around the anniversary, I just come and spend some time alone with my collection, thinking about what happened and how lucky I am.” Other times, he will load up his collection and take it with him to present a program about the Sept. 11 attacks and their aftermath. “I don’t charge to speak about it,” he says, adding, “I just don’t want people to forget what happened. It was a significant day in U.S. history.” Contact Dovala at 814-839-2156 for information about scheduling a presentation or to view his collection. l

Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County 2001-2016 On Sept. 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93 became the fourth and final commercial airliner to crash in the U.S. after hijackers used the planes to strike targets on the ground. Nearly 3,000 people lost their lives that day, including 40 passengers and crew members who died when Flight 93 crashed near Shanksville in Somerset County. That plane is believed to have been headed for the U.S. Capitol. Earlier that morning, two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City and one hit the Pentagon in suburban Washington, D.C. In the 15 years since 2001, the memorials commemorating the heroes of that day in Pennsylvania have evolved from a heartfelt “Thank you” spelled out by the students of the ShanksvilleStonycreek School District, which was near the crash site, top left, to other memorials. They include middle left: a temporary memorial set up near the crash scene shown in 2007; bottom left: wooden angels naming each of the 40 passengers and crew members in 2009; and right from top: a remembrance left for the public to read at the 10th anniversary observance in 2011; the Memorial Plaza entrance in 2012, and the Wall of Names with the Visitor Center in the background in 2016. The 15th anniversary observance will include a luminaria display from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 10 and an open air service at 9:45 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Flight 93 National Memorial.

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50th Anniversary Contests Penn Lines staff

enn Lines is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. As part of the newsmagazine’s anniversary celebration, we asked readers to participate in a number of contests, including photo contests for the “Oldest Penn Lines” and the “Most Well-Traveled Penn Lines.” There were also three essay contests, where readers were asked to answer one of the following questions: “What does Penn Lines mean to rural Pennsylvania?” “How does Penn Lines help me as a cooperative member?” and “What is your earliest memory of Penn Lines?” The winning entries have all been printed and a $50 gift certificate has been presented to each of the five winners, but we plan to continue publishing other entries throughout the remaining months of the anniversary celebration year.

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Here are some of those entries: “How does Penn Lines help you as a cooperative member?” “Thank you so very much for a very informative Penn Lines. Every month, I look forward to reading Penn Lines with all the great articles. “There are usually three articles that I read faithfully because they are so informative. They are: the gardening column, the outdoors column and of course, Earl Pitts, which I always laugh at because he is so funny. “Please don’t get me wrong; all the articles are good, but these three are my favorites. The January 2015 article on Mustangs was exceptional — what better vehicle could you want? “Thank you so very much for publishing Penn Lines and please keep up the good work.” — Gladys S. Hollabaugh, Valley Rural Electric Cooperative

PENNSYLVANIA-OHIO LINE: Howard Brown, a member of Cambridge Springs-based Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative, submits this photo in the “Most Well-Traveled Penn Lines” category. He is standing at “Mile 0” on State Line Road near Pierpont, Ohio.

“What is your earliest memory of Penn Lines?” “Congratulations for 50 years of service by your wonderful publication. I have always enjoyed each issue since becoming a member of the co-op in 1976. “One article I will always remember is the trapping article dated November 1987. That was the 50th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Trappers Association. The piece was written by Elaine Herrman. We met at Arendtsville Fairgrounds, where the Golden Celebration was held. District 8 of the P.T.A. hosted the event, of which I am a lifetime member. Everything we discussed with Ms. Herrman was written without editing. All the living founders of our organization at that rendezvous were honored. I’ll never forget their smiles and enthusiasm for being recognized.” — Pete Ellerman, Valley Rural Electric Cooperative

NITRA, SLOVAKIA: Bob Kochersberger and Janet Watrous, members of Wysox-based Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, submit this photo in the “Most-Well Traveled Penn Lines” category. She is standing in front of the city hall in Nitra, Slovakia, where they lived last spring while he was teaching as a Fulbright professor at the University of Constantine the Philosopher.

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1990 PENN LINES: LaVerne Stinson, a member of Huntingdon-based Valley Rural Electric Cooperative, submits this photo in the “Oldest Penn Lines” category. This magazine was published in February 1990.

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Your Newsmagazine Through the Years

1996

Installing a renewable energy generation system can work great in some situations, but it is important to do your homework before embarking on what could be a costly venture.

or years, television images of homeless men and women have bombarded the cozy shelter of Americansâ€™ living rooms. The most common images depict homeless people sleeping on inner city streets or huddled in shanty towns under a bridge. But seeing the homeless problem in rural Pennsylvania is far more difficult. Officials say measuring the number of rural homeless is very difficult because they are a floating population that is not likely to be counted in surveys or in a census. The homeless in rural areas often have a strong sense of self-reliance so many keep their problems to themselves. Some have a place to sleep, but no real place to call home. Their shelter is often substandard housing, a church or community center, homes of friends or relatives, cars, or even a makeshift tent pitched in a remote field or wooded area. Just like the urban homeless, the rural homeless are often caught in a cycle that begins with a crisis â€” the loss of a job, substance abuse, a dysfunctional family life or mental illness. A 2015 study by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania indicates rural homelessness is increasing at a greater rate than in urban areas and many of the rural homeless have health problems, mental health issues, drug and alcohol addiction, and/or disabilities.

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1986 Farmers depend on the use of tractors and heavy machinery for everything from baling hay to feeding animals, but this equipment can also make the farm a hazardous place to work.

A farm wife is not only the nurturing center of the farm and the family, but also a mathematician, a personnel coordinator, a bargain hunter, a gardener, involved citizen and farmhand.

1976

IF IT’S NOT INSULATED, NEITHER ARE YOU.

REPLACE, NEVER REPAIR DAMAGED EXTENSION CORDS. Helping members use electricity safely, that’s the power of your co-op membership. Learn more from the experts themselves at TogetherWeSave.com.

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EYE ON THE COMPUTER: Tim Cope, PREA/ Allegheny Coordinated Load Management System operator, keeps a close eye on his computer so he has the data needed to make a determination about initiating a call for load control.

Natural fit

By the numbers Load management program generates savings — by not generating power By Kathy Hackleman

Senior Editor/Writer

ith the exception of perhaps accountants and tax professionals, crunching numbers isn’t for everyone. But here are two numbers cooperative members can really get behind: 30 years and $133 million.

Thirty years ago, the electric distribution cooperatives in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, working with their wholesale power supplier, Allegheny Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Allegheny), established the Coordinated Load Management System (CLMS). During those three decades, the unique cooperative initiative started in 1986 has saved members nearly $133 million. CLMS works by shifting the use of electricity by residential water heaters and other electric equipment from times of peak demand such as hot, humid summer afternoons or cold winter mornings — when electricity prices are 16

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generally higher — to off-peak hours in order to save money for cooperatives, and ultimately, their members. “This program is the perfect example of the cooperative principle of ‘cooperation among cooperatives,’” says Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association (PREA)/ Allegheny President & CEO Frank Betley. “CLMS is about cooperatives working together to serve their members in the best way possible. It’s a program that was developed for one reason — to save members money on power costs. As we observe the program’s 30th anniversary, we note it’s done just that — and done it very successfully.”

Load management — also known as “demand response” — is a natural fit for not-for-profit cooperatives, which exist to provide their owner-members with electricity and services at an affordable cost. As part of this effort, cooperatives in Pennsylvania and New Jersey formed Allegheny in 1946 to be their generation supplier. Realizing the cheapest kilowatt-hour is the one never generated, Allegheny and its member cooperatives established the CLMS program as a cost-effective, energy efficiency and conservation initiative — long before such concepts were common. Even though electricity can now be stored in large-scale batteries, that technology is only in its infancy, still requiring most electricity be produced for immediate use. That means power plants must be able to meet the needs of all electric consumers at all times. To serve those consumers’ needs, Allegheny has a 10 percent ownership share in the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, a nuclear power plant near Berwick, and also owns the Raystown Hydroelectric Project near Huntingdon; however, about 30 percent of the power required to meet the needs of Pennsylvania and New Jersey cooperatives is purchased on the open market. That’s the part that can vary significantly in price if use during peak periods is not curtailed. “In the mid-1970s, Allegheny staff realized that if electricity use by cooperative members could be shifted from times of peak demand to off-peak hours, there would be a significant financial benefit to all cooperative members,” says Todd Sallade, PREA/Allegheny vice president – power supply & engineering. “Because of the CLMS program, Allegheny is able to reduce power costs to local cooperatives, which in turn reduce the power cost to their members, thereby benefitting every

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Pennsylvania and New Jersey cooperative and every cooperative member. Thanks to CLMS, we can lower electric cooperative power requirements systemwide between 35 and 50 megawatts (about 8 percent of the cooperatives’ peak load), depending on the season.”

Pilot program Although the idea was developed in the 1970s, it wasn’t until the early 1980s that a pilot program was initiated with four participating cooperatives — Gettysburg-based Adams Electric Cooperative (EC), Wysox-based Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative (REC), Cambridge Springs-based Northwestern REC, and Somerset-based Somerset REC. Each of the four cooperatives canvassed their membership to find volunteers who would agree to have a load control receiver installed on their water heaters that would respond to signals sent by their cooperative. When the demand for electricity rose to a pre-determined level, Allegheny staff in Harrisburg would send a signal to cooperatives, which would then remotely turn off power to the volunteers’ water heaters. The water heaters were not off long enough to inconvenience members, but it was long enough to reduce demand during peak periods. After the successful pilot program, Allegheny set up the CLMS with 10

participating cooperatives: the original four plus Bedford-based Bedford REC, Parker-based Central EC, Forksville-based Sullivan County REC, Mansfield-based Tri-County REC, and Huntingdon-based Valley REC, all in Pennsylvania, and Sussex REC in New Jersey. (Since then, New Enterprise-based NORTHWESTERN REC PROGRAM: Rian Doubet, energy solutions representative at Northwestern REC, visits with a member New Enterprise REC, about the cooperative’s load management program at the 2016 Indiana-based REA Enannual meeting in Meadville. Known as the “water heater” or “batergy Cooperative, Dutery in the basement” program, it has been the most successful Bois-based United EC, program Northwestern REC has offered its members, according to Northwestern REC President & CEO Mary Grill. Grill says it and Youngsville-based has resulted in more than $20 million in avoided power costs for Warren EC have joined Northwestern REC, which helps keep member rates stable. Nearly the CLMS program.) half of the cooperative’s 21,000 members participate in the program. “The goal of load weather, all of which can alter the need management is to reduce as much load as possible during peak hours in an for load control. effort to reduce the overall number of “When the load level reaches an megawatts we have to buy,” says Rich established set point, an experienced Geosits, PREA/Allegheny manager, powoperator makes a decision based on er delivery. “Doing that ensures we reach real-time information, the weather preour ultimate goal of reducing wholesale dictions and historical data about what power costs for the cooperatives and happened before in similar situations,” their members.” says Tony Vincik, PREA/Allegheny CLMS operators based at the Almanager, energy management systems. legheny office in Harrisburg constantly “When the kilowatt reduction is determonitor cooperative loads, output of mined, we download that information to power plants around the region and cooperatives. When the pre-determined hour to begin load control is reached, a computer at each cooperative signals participants’ water heaters and other appliances on the load control system to shut down. Because water heaters retain heat for a long period of time, cooperative members typically don’t even notice when they are off for a few hours.”

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Volunteer effort

HERE’S HOW WE DO IT: Rodger Brough, Adams Electric Cooperative dispatch coordinator, seated, shows a group of employees from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association and the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation the load control system in the cooperative’s dispatch area during a group tour on April 14.

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Three decades into the program, there are approximately 46,000 load control devices installed on appliances in the homes of volunteer cooperative members, meaning about 20 percent of Pennsylvania and New Jersey cooperative members participate. There is no charge to participate, and no action

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is expected from members once the system is in place. Each cooperative has a different way of handling member participation, but in general, most full-time residents with an electric water heater, electric thermal storage or dual fuel heating system, or whole-house air-conditioning can participate, and most receive some type of financial incentive for their participation. “I don’t think we have a program that is more beneficial than the demand response program,” says Travis Kuhstos, Valley REC’s energy specialist/demand response program coordinator. “In the past 23 years, Valley REC has had only three kilowatt-hour rate increases, and that is due in large part to the demand response program, which reduces the peak load and the co-op’s future wholesale power costs. I don’t know how you could have a program with more impact.” Kuhstos has had a demand response unit at his home since 2009. “I’m a Valley REC employee, but I am also a co-op member and I have found the benefit of this program at my own home,” he says. “I feel good knowing I am helping myself be more energy efficient and also helping to keep costs

Other benefits Saving money for a cooperative, and thus its members, is important, but the load management program has other benefits, notes Ruston Ogburn, general manager of Somerset REC, which has about 3,000 participants out of approximately 13,500 members.

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INSTALLATION TIME: Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Energy Specialist Travis Kuhstos installs a new demand response unit for the cooperative’s load control program in the basement of a member’s home in Mifflin County.

down for my co-op.” Valley REC, which has over 23,000 active accounts, has nearly 4,500 accounts with demand response units. Neighboring cooperative, Adams EC, has 10,800 out of more than 32,000 accounts that participate in their program, which is known as U-Shift, U-$ave. Scott Wehler, vice president of engineering at Adams EC, says his cooperative has about 50 percent participation among members who have electric water heaters. “The rest of the people (with electric water heaters) just don’t realize they can save a lot of money and help the cooperative, and it is relatively painless,” Wehler says. “When we temporarily interrupt that water heater, it does not affect the availability of hot water for the family. … We have also had success with the air-conditioning program. There are about 1,000 people on it and we cycle in 15-minute intervals. … Virtually none of the people notice, but there are some that do, but the whole program is voluntary. If you say, ‘Remove the switch,’ we remove the switch.”

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“The CLMS program has been valuable to our co-op for decades,” Ogburn states. “The evidence of the program’s success comes not only from the amount of money it continues to save our members, but also from the fact that many of today’s ‘smart’ appliances are imitating the program’s key concept of shifting electricity use to save money.” In addition to lowering power use during peak demand, some Pennsylvania cooperatives, including Warren EC, use systemwide voltage reduction when Allegheny staff initiates load control, and Warren EC can also use their program to check for other problems. “Over the years, the load management system has saved Warren EC over $1.2 million in our energy bill,” notes Alan Fuller, load management manager and special projects engineer at Warren EC, which serves nearly 9,000 members. “The new system, which was redesigned in 2013, also texts information on the status of the condition at each substation 24/7, which can help us determine the source of a problem at a sub during an outage.” Cooperative members who want information about participating in the load management program are asked to contact their local cooperative directly as each cooperative has its own specifications and incentives. In recent years, it has become common for regulatory agencies to require investor-owned utilities to develop programs similar to the CLMS program in an effort to curb rising costs and preserve resources. In fact, Patrick McDonnell, acting secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, recently spoke to Pennsylvania and New Jersey’s cooperative leaders, saying, “One of the things I have appreciated as we work with you is that you have been incorporating energy efficiency for decades. I think that’s because you are closer to the consumer than any other model we have. You are directly responsible to them. … That you have more than 20 percent of your members statewide participating in demand response programs is incredible in terms of penetration.” l

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energymatters

Is a geothermal heat pump right for you? By Pat Keegan and Amy Wheeless

Even when it is extremely hot or cold outside, the temperature a few feet below the surface of the ground remains relatively constant and moderate. A geothermal heat pump system uses this constant ground temperature to help heat and cool your home. As a result, geothermal heat pumps are quite efficient. For example, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, geothermal heat pumps use up to 44 percent less energy than traditional air-source heat pumps, and up to 72 percent less energy than electric resistance heaters combined with standard air conditioners. A geothermal heat pump system is made up of three main components: 1. The collector, or loop field, which is in the ground and cycles a liquid, like antifreeze, through dense plastic tubing. 2. The heat pump that is in your home. 3. The duct system that distributes the heated or cooled air throughout your home. During the winter, the collector absorbs the heat stored in the ground and the liquid carries that heat to the heat pump, which concentrates it and blows it into the duct work, warming your home. In the summer, the heat pump extracts heat from the home and transfers it to the cooler ground. The collector that exchanges heating and cooling with the ground can be set up in one of three main ways: k Horizontal system: Plastic tubing is placed in trenches 4 to 6 feet below the surface of the ground. This

pumps. Most notably, there is a 30 percent federal tax credit for installing an Energy Star-rated system before the end of 2016 â€” so, if your system and installation cost $20,000, you could take $6,000 directly off your federal tax bill. Some states also offer tax incentives, and your electric co-op may offer rebates or financing to help you pay for the system. For those with high energy bills resulting from heating and cooling, an efficient geothermal system is a good option to consider. In addition, those building new homes should consider at

system works well when a home or business has sufficient available land, as these systems may require up to 400 feet of trenches to be dug. k V ertical system: If the site does not have sufficient space for a horizontal system, a collector can be placed vertically. In this system, a drill digs 100 to 400 feet below the surface and places the tubing. This system can be more costly than a horizontal system, but will have less impact on any existing landscaping and can be used on smaller lots. k Pond system: If a home has access to a pond or lake, a pond system (also known as a water-source heat pump) may be possible. GEOTHERMAL COMPONENT: A horizontal loop field can be The loop field is connected less expensive than vertical drilling, but requires more space, to the heat pump and then as shown at this installation. placed at least 8 feet below the surface of the water. If a homethe outset whether to install a geotherowner has access to a pond that mal heat pump. With new construcis sufficiently wide and deep, this tion, the system can be included in the option can be the lowest cost. mortgage and installing it before the Geothermal systems typically cost home is completed means no disrupmore than other heating systems, tion to your landscaping. largely because of the collector and Talk with a qualified energy auditor the associated digging or drilling, but who can help you evaluate the differtheir high efficiency can help reduce ent heating and cooling options that the payback time. The cost will vary would be best for your home. l based on whether new ductwork is This column was co-written by Pat needed and the type of collector you Keegan and Amy Wheeless of Collaborainstall, among other factors. However, tive Efficiency. For more information on there are incentives available for those geothermal heat pumps, please visit www. who install qualified geothermal heat collaborativeefficiency.com/energytips.

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n most areas of the U.S., space heating and cooling account for a large percentage of overall home energy use, so upgrading to a more efficient HVAC system is a great way to reduce your monthly energy bill. A geothermal heat pump, also known as a ground-source heat pump, is among the most efficient types of heating and cooling systems you can consider installing in your home.

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Autumn apps By Janette Hess

n the culinary world, apps are appetizers, not computer applications. This A trained journalist, Janette Hess month’s appetizer recipes rely on foods and flavors normally associated with focuses her writing on interestautumn — nuts, cheeses, dried fruits and, of course, pumpkin. That said, the ing people and interesting foods. She is a Master Food Volunteer application of these appetizers to your next autumn get-together just might cause with her local extension service your reputation as a cook to go viral. and enjoys collecting, testing and sharing recipes. Pumpkin Pizza offers a seasonal take on traditional Fruit Pizza. A pan of sugar cookie dough serves as the crust beneath pumpkin-flavored spread and fall-friendly toppings. Cheese “Truffles” prove that small, round treats can be cheesy and savory instead of sweet and chocolaty. If available, a few drops of truffle-flavored oil make an impressive addition to these “truffles.” Baked Brie with Apricot Topping is the most upscale offering among these fall-themed treats, but, amazingly, it is also the easiest to assemble. So enjoy these autumn recipes. Just don’t confuse your appetizers with your applications or your bites with your bytes!

Pumpkin Pizza Cookie Crust: 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/8 teaspoon (dash) salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 large egg 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pumpkin spread: 8 ounces cream cheese or Neufchatel cheese, softened 3/4 cup canned pumpkin 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon cinnamon Toppings: 1/2 cup toasted, chopped pecans 1/2 cup white chocolate chips 1/2 cup crunchy granola

Cheese “Truffles” 8 ounces cream cheese or Neufchatel cheese, softened 4 ounces (1 cup) sharp cheddar cheese, finely grated 2 ounces blue or gorgonzola cheese crumbles

2 teaspoons finely minced red or yellow onion 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder Several drops truffle oil, if available and if desired 1 cup finely chopped pecans

Baked Brie with Apricot Topping 1 8-ounce round of brie cheese 1/3 cup coarsely chopped pecans and or walnuts 1/4 cup dried, chopped apricots or chopped golden raisins

6 tablespoons apricot preserves 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 to 4 drops hot pepper sauce

To make crust, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in mixing bowl. Using pastry blender or fork, cut butter into flour mixture until crumbly. In separate dish, beat together egg and vanilla. Add to flour mixture and combine with fork or fingertips until ball of dough forms. Do not overmix. Prepare 12-inch pizza pan with baking spray or oil and flour. Pat dough into pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 13 to 15 minutes, or just until crust is set and begins to brown. Cool completely. When cool, beat together ingredients for pumpkin spread. Evenly spread over crust and sprinkle with toppings. Chill several hours or overnight. Cut into 12 to 16 pieces, depending on desired serving size.

Combine all ingredients except pretzels or pecans. Chill. When firm, form each truffle by measuring approximately 2 teaspoons cheese mixture and hand-rolling into a ball. When all truffles have been formed, roll to coat in chopped pecans. Chill until serving time. Makes approximately 3 dozen pieces. Variation: For added interest, fold 2 to 3 tablespoons crisp, crumbled bacon or minced, dried beef into cheese mixture.

Unwrap brie and place in oven-proof serving dish. (A small pie pan works well if a serving dish is not available.) Combine remaining ingredients. Spoon on top of brie. Bake at 350 degrees for 5 to 7 minutes, or until cheese just starts to soften and ooze. Serve with crackers or sliced pears and apples.

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techtrends

Energy-saving technologies By Brian Sloboda

hat does the home of the future look like to you? Perhaps the home of George and Jane Jetson comes to mind, where dinner and laundry are taken care of with the mere press of a button.

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and adjusting your thermostat to save energy and money. There are many devices you can install in your home’s electric panel Today, the average home may that can educate you on the energy their programmable thermostat, but not quite be “Jetsons-esque,” but consumption of various appliances. smartphone apps associated with household appliances are becoming These in-home monitoring devices internet-enabled thermostats are smarter and more energy efficient provide more information to often easier to use. These thermostats than ever before. A growing number consumers about their household can also learn your daily routine by of appliances now connect to the energy costs and have been shown sensing when you are away from home internet and offer new to help people reduce their capabilities. In many cases, energy consumption. One purchasing a new television, study of 36 energy feedback refrigerator or other large programs concluded that when appliance will result in lower presented with information energy use, assuming you on energy consumption, properly dispose of the old consumers reduce their home appliance. Many of these smart energy use by an average of appliances offer features aimed 4 to 12 percent. Consumers at comfort, convenience and should note that in-home sometimes, energy savings. monitoring devices should Manufacturers are adding be installed by a licensed and communication modules inside qualified electrician. many appliances, which often Technology by itself will use Wi-Fi to communicate not save a significant amount simple messages to a home’s of energy, but other activities, wireless network. The messages such as weather sealing and vary from device to device, but turning off lights when not typically include energy use in use, will save significant information, power control amounts of energy and money. and thermostat settings. Technology has an important Efficiency-savvy consumers role to play, but the key will can potentially save energy be finding the right mix of and money using one of these technologies that fit your systems. lifestyle and budget. l Brian Sloboda is a program The bulk of the savings manager specializing in energy will come from the ability efficiency for the Business to remotely control your Technology Strategies (BTS), air conditioning system’s a service of the Arlington, Va.thermostat. Studies have based National Rural Electric shown that consumers REMOTE CONTROL: This Lennox iComfort app is one example of an Cooperative Association. generally do not program app that can remotely control home thermostats.

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smartcircuits

Convert ‘extra’ space into ‘extra living space’ By James Dulley

ear Jim: We need more living space. I plan to convert our attached garage into a bedroom. What is the most efficient way to insulate the masonry garage walls? — Monica H. Dear Monica: Converting an existing space in your house into living space is far less expensive per square foot than making a room addition, but it takes more planning to make it energy efficient and comfortable. Whether you are converting a garage or a basement, which also is a common project, the wall insulation techniques are similar. Since the underground temperature stays more constant than the outdoor air temperature, you may need less insulation thickness for a basement-to-bedroom conversion. The major difference when insulating is the flow of water vapor through the insulation. In all but the most humid climates, vapor flows from indoors to outdoors for above-ground walls and from outdoors to indoors for a basement. The vapor barrier should be toward the more humid side to keep it from absorbing moisture. Before you begin your project, get quotes from some contractors about making the conversion for you. It may not cost as much as you think as compared to your buying all the materials individually. If you decide to move forward, plan to add a window or replace the existing garage window. In order to get ventilation, consider replacement windows with two-inch thick wavy plastic blocks. These look identical to privacy glass blocks, but are lighter, simple to install and block the UV (ultravio-

let) fading rays. The casement design cranks out easily to catch even slight breezes for natural ventilation. Conversion systems with insulated fabric-covered panels are ideal for a bedroom or home theater where sound is a concern. Ones with a snap-in vinyl attachment system are good for moisture resistance. Also, the panels can be snapped out at any time to gain access to the block or brick walls. The easiest way to insulate the walls yourself is to build 2-inch-by-4-inch studded wall framing on 24-inch centers and insert fiberglass batt insulation. For your garage, staple the vapor barrier to the studs. Use pressure-treated lumber where it touches the concrete floor. In order to save floor space, attaching thinner furring strips to the wall and insulating with rigid foam insulation is a good option. It has higher R-value per inch thickness. Rigid foam insulation panels are available that are designed to fit over the strips. When using rigid foam insulation, it must be

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covered with drywall, not just paneling, for fire safety. Although walls are an important area to insulate, as is the attic, don’t forget the floor. A chilly concrete floor can make the entire room feel cold and adding carpeting may not be enough. Install breathable-type resilient panels on the top of the concrete before the carpeting. If low ceiling height will be a problem, insulate around the outside of the garage concrete slab. Dig down several feet and place rigid extruded polystyrene insulation panels against the sides of the slab. Make sure to use extruded, not expanded, foam panels for belowground applications. l

Have a question for Jim? Send inquiries to James Dulley, Penn Lines, 6906 Royalgreen Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45244 or visit www.dulley.com.

ruralviews

Long before the man cave, man ruled the shed By Mitchell Kyd “News from the Path Valley Hotel”

orget pool tables, flat-screen TVs, and oversized recliners complete with holders for chips and dip. All men really need to be happy is a space of their own. They want a place where they can retreat with honor when they need not to think or when the estrogen in their homes has run amok. Men have been carving out this space since the first muddy footprint was left on his wife’s clean cave floor.

Although “man cave” is the trendy term, the shed predates it by generations and has contributed to the continued success of many marriages. To be clear, we’re not talking about the handsome little pre-fab boxes you load on the back of your truck from the retail store. A shed is an authentic, weathered

suspended by baler twine or arranged to the owner’s tastes on nine-penny spikes. This system, and its distance from the house, assures the owner he will always find his tools in the same place he left them without the threat of being “put away” or “tidied up.” Projects in various states of repair offer the promise of future satisfaction of having gotten around to it. The shed is also a great place for entertaining. Overturned crates, metal stools or old chairs missing arms and spindles say “Come on in!” to neighboring men who are on their own pilgrimage to go anywhere as long as it’s out of the house. Engine first man cave: The old shed out behind the house is the forerunparts soaking in oil ner of today’s popular man cave. or electric motors partially assembled structure complete with rusty hinges make conversation starters as the great and creaky doors. It was never intended debate continues: repair or replace. to be part of the main dwelling, but No doubt presidents have been elected instead it is the classic outbuilding, far and battles won or lost based on enough from the house to provide a strategies developed through inspired little privacy. Elaborate security devices conversations in the shed. Meanwhile, to deter the opposite sex from random the women of the neighborhood are visits are usually not required. The happy, too, because the house is calm occasional mention of a black snake and quiet for a bit. sighting might be all it takes. Another great quality of the shed is Miscellaneous tools and spare parts that nothing there ever really needs hang on display in a shed, a collection to be cleaned. Cobwebs are expected,

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and empty paint cans add a spot of color here and there. Clean cat litter on the floor helps soak up any spills, and rags never need washed or folded, only thrown away when they are too worn out to be useful. If the shed is truly well-equipped and ready for all seasons, it will have a little wood stove so occasionally the trash can will be emptied. Old newspapers and crumpled cardboard boxes make great fire starters. Chances are good that there’s an ancient radio in there somewhere, something good enough to catch a ball game or follow all the left turns of weekend NASCAR. If the knob’s a little loose and there’s a little static, all the better. That represents another thing that might get torn apart and fixed the day that every job gets done, which is of course, “some” day. Outdated calendars and clocks without their batteries hang with impunity, suggesting that time has no power over what happens in the shed, unless it’s dinnertime, of course. “Dinner will be ready in an hour” is the language of an ancient and ingrained ritual, a signal to a man that there’s still an hour he can call his own. Like every other creature that knows how to respond to the call of its mate, the human male responds: “OK. Gimme a holler. I’ll be out in the shed.” l Yvonne Butts-Mitchell writes and blogs (deadmousediaries.com) under the pen name Mitchell Kyd. The “News from the Path Valley Hotel” series was inspired by her encounters with contractors, critters and assorted creepy crawlies while rehabbing her family cabin after its 17-year stint as a giant closet.

punchlines

Do y’all know what cous cous is? By Earl Pitts, American

earl, my better half, got all excited last night. She said she seen this thing on the computer, and had our dinner delivered in a box. Now, I’m a redneck, so I’m thinkin’ I’m gonna have pizza for dinner. What other kind of food comes in a box? It couldn’t be fried chicken — that comes in a bucket. And I don’t know nobody that delivers.

But no. It appears that Pearl has gone full-on, dopey, yuppie nut-case on me. She takes me in the kitchen and shows me that we got a box in the mail — a box of food ingredients. It was basically an erector set you had to use to build a meal. It’s a meal kit. Have you seen this? They send you a box of food stuff and instructions to build a meal. I believe this is replacin’ what used to be called the grocery store. And clueless Pearl over there, she goes, “Earl, if I follow the instructions and use all these ingredients just right, we will have the fanciest, finest meal of our lives. ‘Cause Martha Stewart gave me her personal recipe.” People, there was stuff in that box I have never tasted before. First of all, there was a sprig of rosemary. And I know it was a sprig of rosemary because the instructions said, “Find the sprig of rosemary,” and through a process of elimination, we found it. It was like cookin’ with one a’ them bonzai tree branches. Weird, I’ll tell you. There was also cous cous in this box. Do y’all know what cous cous is? Me neither. After eatin’ it, I can tell you it’s either really small rice or really lumpy grits. And then there was two chicken breasts. From chickens — they tell us — raised up with no

antibiotics, no hormones, no cages and apparently no flavor. Unless that was what the rosemary was for. Wake up, America! When we’re done, I says, “Pearl, that wasn’t too bad, but it’s lame compared to your own cookin’.” And she goes, “Earl, we already got another box comin’ next week.” I says, “Can you stop it?” She goes, “I’m not sure,” and here we go. I’m not sure I’ll ever have the food of the gods — pizza — again.

saw a story the other day that said there was one way you could tell if a man was a real, patriotic, hard-workin’, flag-wavin’, red-blooded American male. Simple enough — just ask him if he’s got a pocketknife on him. If he does — he is. Now your American woman — she will face the day with a purse the size of a carry-on suitcase. A woman’s purse is the female equivalent of a tractor-trailer. She is haulin’ a load with her, all day long. You know that junk drawer everybody’s got in their kitchen? That’s what a woman’s purse is — a portable, designer junk drawer. A man needs his wallet, his car keys and a pocketknife. And, of course, a hankie if he’s got a cold. For a man,

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his wallet holds his money. His keys start his truck. And his pocket knife does everything else he needs for the day. And no real man needs no Swiss Army knife or one a’ them fancy Leatherface man-tools. No sir, two blades will suit him just fine. Three blades if he wants to show off. Four blades? Well, he’s just pretendin’. And I mean, you can use your pocketknife every day. Use it to open boxes, cut bait, free yourself from a leg snare. You can use your pocketknife to whittle, face down a wild animal, rescue a hostage that’s been bound and gagged. You can clean your fingernails, cut an accident victim out of their seat belt and freak people out at a ribbon-cuttin’ ceremony. Carve your own corncob pipe, cut tinder and sharpen a campfire hot dog stick. And for a lot of us men, that’s just the first day. Wake up, America. So men, you got no choice. Get you a pocketknife if you don’t already have one. l Social commentary from Earl Pitts — a.k.a. Gary Burbank, 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 BurnhamLewistown. You can also find him at earlpittsamerican.com.

ruralreflections

Summer is winding down

look at the calendar shows it is still summer, but the daylight hours are growing shorter, and it won’t be long before the leaves begin to change colors. Be sure to carry a camera with you to record the changing seasons. Amateur photographers are encouraged to send photos to Penn Lines Photos, P.O. Box 1266, Harrisburg PA 17108-1266. Include name, address, phone number and the name of your electric cooperative. 2016 winners in each of five categories — artistic, landscape, human, animal, and editor’s choice — will receive $75 and runners-up will receive $25. Please send winter photos by mid-September (hint: save your spring, summer and fall photos for next year’s contest). We will return 2016 photos in early 2017 if you include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. l

Joann Kline Tri-County REC

Dixie Zeigler Adams EC

Emily Gingras Bedford REC

Kayla Burkett United EC

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