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I’ve always been a bit of a weather nerd, especially concerning summer storms. As a kid, when the Dana Kelroy, Editor daytime sky turned dark, I looked to the West, hoping to see interesting cloud formations. After becoming a mom, my attitude has changed. Rather than hoping to get a good view of the action, staying safe and taking cover have become the priorities. I guess having kids will do that to you. In 2011, one of the deadliest tornadoes in U.S. history killed 159 people in Joplin, Missouri. A study conducted by the National Weather Service revealed that a majority of residents did not immediately seek shelter when tornado warnings were issued. Instead, they needed between two and nine risk signal conﬁrmations (look to the sky, go to a TV, call a friend, check their phone, etc.). Lives were lost in the time it took to get those conﬁrmations. Wisconsin averages 23 tornadoes each year with the peak tornado season occurring April to August. The state is recognizing Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week from April 9–13. Statewide tornado drills will be held on Thursday, April 12. Before severe weather strikes, have a plan and communicate that with others in your household, especially kids. In the event of severe weather, seek shelter immediately. Do not waste time checking multiple sources. Stay safe this tornado season. For more information on how to create a plan and recognize severe weather, go to readywisconsin.wi.gov.

April 2018 Vol. 78 No. 10 The Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News (Formerly Wisconsin R.E.C. News) has been published monthly and distributed since July 1940 to members of Wisconsin’s non-profit, consumer-owned rural electric cooperatives. It is available to non-members for $10 per year or $28 for three years. Published by the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association, 222 W. Washington Ave., Ste. 680, Madison, WI 53703. Steve Freese, president & CEO. USPS number: 688-480. Postmaster: please send address changes to Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News, 222 W. Washington Ave., Ste. 680, Madison, WI 53703. Periodicals postage paid at Baraboo, Wis. Send correspondence to Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News, 222 W. Washington Ave., Ste. 680, Madison, WI 53703. Phone (608) 467-4650. Web site: www.wecnmagazine.com. Co-op Members: Please send address changes to your local electric co-op. Contact information can be found on page 18. Steve Freese Dana Kelroy Mary Erickson David Hoopman Ann Bailey Dylan Pingitore Geri Miller

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ANNUAL MEETING EDUCATES, SERVES HOST COMMUNITY Some 6,000 electric co-op leaders attended the recent National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. Participants heard presentations on industry practices including worker safety, attracting and retaining young professionals in rural America, cybersecurity and technology issues, and

voted on member-generated resolutions to guide the organization’s policy choices. Seen here, Mykayla Wollin, Wisconsin’s youth representative sponsored by Jackson Electric Cooperative, joined more than 40 other young cooperators in evening volunteer work at Nashville’s Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.

TESCH ELECTED CFC BOARD OFFICER Taylor Electric Cooperative Board Chairman Dean Tesch was elected secretary-treasurer of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation (CFC) at the

organization’s 49th annual meeting—held in conjunction with the NRECA annual meeting—February 28 in Nashville, Tennessee. Tesch has been serving as one of two regional (Wisconsin, Iowa, and Illinois) CFC directors and continues in that role during his tenure as a board officer.

REPORT CITES RUSSIAN GAMING OF U.S. ENERGY POLICY The Russian government has used social media to plant narratives aimed at disrupting U.S. domestic energy markets, according to a March report from the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. The report cites “the Kremlin’s energy influence-peddling operation” in describing Russian entities “deceptively using various social and traditional media platforms” to spur opposition to U.S. development of domestic energy resources and U.S. contributions to global energy supplies. The Russian

economy is heavily dependent on energy exports, especially of liquid natural gas. Though the report was authored by majority Republican committee staff, anger over Russian meddling has been bipartisan. The Hill quoted Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal, a high-profile Democrat and member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying “Russia is continuing to extend its digital tentacles into every aspect of American life; it is absolutely chilling and profoundly dangerous to our future.”

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) last month began regulatory review of the license application for a private-sector interim facility to store spent nuclear power plant fuel in New Mexico, New Jersey-based Holtec International announced in March. According to the announcement, the NRC indicated a license could be issued by midsummer of 2020 and perhaps sooner if all aspects of the review are satisfactory. Spent fuel is now stored onsite at or near nuclear plants nationwide, as the government is 20 years past its own legal deadline to provide a single, permanent repository. The application represented the nation’s only currently active licensing effort in response to the Energy Department’s solicitation for interim storage sites. Dallas-based Waste Control Specialists applied in 2016 for a license to develop spent fuel storage at a west Texas site but suspended its application last year. At press time, Waste Control Specialists was in the process of reactivating licensing activity.

WANTED: UTILITY REGULATOR Ellen Nowak, who chaired Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission (PSC) since 2015 and served as a commissioner since 2011, departed the independent utility regulatory panel in March to become the new Secretary of the Department of Administration. She succeeds Scott Neitzel, who had been a Madison utility executive prior to his 2015 appointment to the state’s highest-ranking cabinet post. Earlier, Neitzel had served as a member of the PSC during the Thompson administration. Commissioner Lon Roberts was appointed by Governor Walker to succeed Nowak in the chair. Walker appointed his chief of staff, Rich Zipperer, to fill the vacant seat on the three-member utility commission.

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day in the life OF A LINEWORKER “WE DON’T SAY, ‘HURRY UP.’ ” Like many of his days as an electric co-op lineworker, Larry’s day actually started the night before. He was getting ready for bed when a woman reported her power was out. It was Larry’s weekly overnight to be on call, so the co-op truck was already in his driveway. He drove it to the woman’s house, identified a problem in the base of the meter, installed a temporary fix until an electrician could get out the next day, and returned home two hours later. By 7:30 the next morning, he would report for work at the co-op office. “I like hunting down problems,” Larry said. “I know I’m doing something the members can’t do themselves. They depend on us.” Larry’s like a lot of electric utility lineworkers, said John Dvorak, director of safety and loss control for the Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives. Dvorak also serves on the membership committee of the National Utility Training and Safety Education Association. “There are more people who can’t

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do this work than can do it,” said Dvorak. “It takes speciﬁc skills and intestinal fortitude. They’re a ‘get it done’ type of personality.” In truth, Larry isn’t like a lot of lineworkers—he is a lot of lineworkers. He’s actually not a real person, but a combination of all the real people I met doing interviews for this story about a typical day in the life of a lineworker.

Following Procedure What I discovered in my day at the co-op was a group of people who carefully and deliberately follow the rules of an elaborate system that lets the rest of us make magic by flipping a switch. It’s a system made up of little pieces of hardware, big trucks, and small and large tools. “This isn’t a video game,” said Dvorak. “You can’t just push a button and have that pole set itself or remove that transformer. You’ve got to work with nuts and bolts and poles and wire.” Larry started his day sitting in a room with the rest of the lineworkers, leafing through stacks of paper—checklists, maps, work orders—planning the day’s work. The group compared notes on similar jobs, asked who was familiar with the area they were headed to, and analyzed the finer points of last night’s college football game. In addition to taking time to coordinate the plans and paperwork, these guys (there are a few women among the more than 15,000 co-

Multiple crews work on a Dairyland Power Cooperative transmission pole replacement, with a Richland Electric Cooperative under build performed by Journeymen Ken Wymer and Dave Darling. (Photo courtesy of Trevor Clark, Richland Electric)

op lineworkers around the country) need to keep track of a lot of equipment. Neatly organized shelves in the warehouse hold saws, drills, climbing hooks, insulated work poles, trash cans, and binoculars. The right equipment needs to be in the right truck for the day’s job. Lineworkers need to be wearing safety gear or have it close at hand—hard hat, safety glasses, ﬁre-retardant uniforms, steeltoed shoes, regular work gloves, hot-line safety gloves. And there was one more thing keeping the crews from driving off to their ﬁrst jobs, probably the most important reason of all for the workers’ careful habits: the weekly safety meeting. The co-op’s safety coordinator opened the meeting. She said that while catastrophic contact with electric current is always a top concern, today’s meeting would focus on avoiding “slips, trips, and falls that can cause very big issues.” The group members talked about being aware of their surroundings, avoiding distractions, properly lighting work areas, and watching out for each other even if it means they have to tell co-workers they’re not following proper safety procedures. The meeting ended and as the crews organized their truck convoys, I saw something that struck me as amazing in how simple it was.

Looking Out for Each Other As I

followed Larry along the equipment warehouse loading dock, he passed around the back of another lineworker, touched that lineworker’s shoulder, and said, “I’m coming around behind you, and Paul’s right behind me.” Just to make sure I wasn’t making too big a deal out of a routine courtesy, I mentioned it to Corey

Thanks, and then some… Working around high-voltage infrastructure requires close attention to procedures and deliberate habits of safety, but we’ve never met a lineworker who was afraid of electricity; anybody who was probably wouldn’t last a week in the job. It’s fairly simple: If you know what you’re doing and pay attention, all the time, you can control electricity. If you don’t know what you’re doing or let your mind wander, it’s better to stay away. Construction and maintenance of power lines is demanding but not scary, which doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of scary things lineworkers or other co-op employees need to be aware of as they carry out their duties. We’ve heard about a co-op employee on a field assignment who was greeted at the front door by a man armed with a revolver. This employee is a calm fellow with a friendly manner, which likely helped keep things from going wrong. We’ve heard about lineworkers coping with pit bulls located perilously close to where they needed to carry out an assignment. We even recall the accounts of rifle fire directed at occupied vehicles, evidently by people who disliked the construction of a new transmission line. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association has designated April 9 as Lineworker Appreciation Day. It’s a day to recall that ice, snow, rain, wind, snakes, bugs, and heat aren’t the only things those faithful workers might run into, as the everyday heroes who keep our lights on. —Dave Hoopman April 2018

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Lineman Scott Bancroft performs a hotline demonstration at Oconto Electric Cooperative’s member appreciation picnic. (Photo courtesy of Katie Jagiello, Oconto Electric)

Parr, vice president of safety and loss prevention with the company that insures most of the electric co-ops, Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange. “You couldn’t come up with a better example of someone focused on a culture of looking out for yourself, and others,” said Parr. “That awareness and accountability is the culture we want to drive towards.” Parr said that tap on the shoulder also reveals an important myth about the danger of line work. “Working on electrical lines is not dangerous. It is unforgiving,” he said. Accidents don’t have to be part of line work, said Parr, as long as correct procedures are followed. He said, “We have the tools, we have the rules, the employees and the knowledge that can keep it from being dangerous.” And maybe those safety rules are working. From 2006 to 2015, co-op lineworkers reported 53 injuries from falls, including falling off poles. In 2016, that number was zero. By mid-morning, the convoy was ready. Three lineworkers drove three trucks: a service truck, a bucket truck pulling a trailer with a large spool of wire, and a digger truck with a huge auger on top and pulling a trailer carrying a backhoe. They headed across the county for the day’s job—moving a ground-mounted transformer 500 feet up a hill, closer to an underground connection to a new barn. “It’s going to be muddy out there after the rain we’ve had,” Larry said. “When you’re working on underground connections, mud is not your friend.” We neared the site by late morning. To avoid interrupting the field work, the team stopped for an early lunch at a truck-stop McDon12

ald’s. Over burgers, I asked Larry about his training and his typical day.

We Don’t Say ‘Hurry Up’

“There’s nothing routine,” he said. “A work plan might get changed because someone crashed their car into a utility pole, or you might have to figure out how to avoid a dog.” Tomorrow, he would be presenting a safety demonstration to a group of elementary school students. He told stories about helping other co-ops repair storm damage—about the day he came to work packed to help repair ice storm damage on the other side of the state, but was told he was needed at his own co-op. He described the satisfaction of traveling out of state to help repair hurricane damage: “We spent seven days rebuilding lines before even a single light could come back on. But when you finally do that, you know you’re helping somebody get their life back to normal.” I asked Larry what people should know about lineworkers. “That we take the time to do the job right,” he said. “You can’t just go out and turn the lights back on. You have to track down the source of the outage.” Larry said it took him five years of experience and study to reach lineworker status, including learning basic algebra and math to calculate tension on wires, construction angles, and adjusting transformer voltages to the job. When the caravan arrived at the work site, the crew faced roadblock number one: how to manage a right turn into the driveway with the large trucks and trailers without ripping the mailbox out of the ground. They drove further

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down the road to a spot where they could turn around, allowing a left turn onto the property. The trucks drove up the packed, crushed-rock driveway, avoiding the soft ground on either side. The crew’s first move on the ground was to change from leather boots to rubber boots—I watched from the side, taking notes, my tennis shoes sinking into the mud. The three lineworkers then gathered near the front of one of the trucks for what a lot of co-ops call a “tailgate meeting” and this co-op calls a “job briefing.” They opened a metal-clad clipboard to read through a stack of forms, noting the address, cross street, job and account number—that way, in case they have to call in an accident, location information is quickly available. All three men signed the form. They broke their huddle and deenergized the lines they would be working on, calling in to let the office know the power had been cut. The next step was to use the backhoe to dig around the new connection pipes sticking out of the ground, making room for the ground-mounted transformer. When the backhoe finished digging around the new transformer location, the crew drove it down to the old transformer site. The crew unhooked the electric connections, then chained the transformer to the backhoe’s loader bucket to be carried up the hill. But then came roadblock number two: The backhoe wouldn’t be able to make the short drive without sinking into the mud. So the large trucks were carefully backed down the driveway, clearing the way for the backhoe to be driven up the hill on firmer ground. Two of the crew pulled new wire underground, then methodically cut and spliced the two-inch diameter wires into the transformer box. They secured the connections before cleaning up the work site and backing out of the property. On the return trip, the convoy visited the truck stop to top off the gas tanks. Back at the co-op, the crew checked the paperwork for the next day’s jobs, then stocked the trucks with the equipment they would need for an early start the next day. “We got a late start with today’s

safety meeting,” said Larry. “Normally we can finish two jobs in a day.” Before we said goodbye, I asked Larry what he liked about his job. I also noted that everything they did that day seemed to take a long time. “We don’t think, ‘this is taking a long time,’ ” he said. “We just think, ‘this is how you do it.’ We don’t say, ‘hurry up.’ We look out for each other.” Larry told me he likes that he has a good job that lets him provide for his family. “I like being outside and not at a desk all day. I get to meet a lot of different people every day,” he says. “I like being at the top of a 40-foot pole and watching the sun come up over a beautiful countryside. A lot of people don’t get to see that.” Lineman Ben Wilcox performs pole-top rescue training

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& SENSORS, PART II

THE BENEFITS OF

UTILITY AUTOMATION

ast month, we discussed utility technologies for monitoring, data collection, and remote-control technologies, such as AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition). This month, we’ll dive deeper by looking into utility automation––or the ability of the system to respond to an event without any direct human input! There are many different aspects of utility automation, including data and software integration, disconnects and reconnects, and asset control. Automation technologies such as reclosers have been around for decades, but more digital technologies are entering the market, offering greater functionality for electric utilities. In this article, we’ll focus primarily on one part of asset control––smart feeder switching (SFS).

The Benefits of Utility Automation and SFS

There are two main benefits of SFS for electric utilities: 1. Automatic service restoration to non-faulted sections after a permanent fault 2. Dynamic reconfiguration of the distribution network to prevent overloading, minimize outage risks, and achieve load balancing What this means in plain English: SFS helps bring back power faster after an outage and makes sure it’s done in a safe way.

How Does SFS Work? There are many technologies that fit under the SFS umbrella, but generally there are three core technologies deployed in the following order: 1. Switch automation 2. Recloser automation 3. Pulse closing Switch Automation

This technology is great for members who can be served by two or more sources. For example, assume a university is connected by two power lines (each of these lines is referred to as a feeder) from a

substation, and a tree falls on the primary feeder powering the university. The system will sense that a fault has occurred and stop sending power through the damaged feeder. With automation, the system will attempt to route power through the backup feeder instead. This can happen so fast that the university may not even notice that a fault occurred on the system.

Recloser Automation There are many different causes of faults in electrical systems, including lightning, ice, trees, animals, equipment failure, and others. While some faults are “permanent” (a pole or line has been damaged and requires physical repair), others are “temporary” (an animal touches two phases and falls off). A temporary fault typically does not damage equipment but will still cause a feeder to momentarily lose power. This is where the automatic recloser comes in. After the circuit is opened (halting the flow of power), the automatic recloser will attempt to restore power after a few moments. If the fault is temporary and has cleared, service will be restored with the member noticing only a brief pause in service. If the fault is permanent, the recloser will re-open, shutting down power on that feeder. Pulse Closing Pulse closing complements reclosers by allowing the system to send out a limited pulse of energy to check for unresolved faults. The purpose is to minimize stress on electrical equipment. Without this technology, every time a recloser closes onto a faulted circuit, a surge of electricity can flow onto the circuit, resulting in equipment damage over time. Together, these technologies help support the core mission of electric cooperatives to provide safe, reliable, and affordable electricity to their members. Thomas Kirk is an associate analyst of distributed energy resources for the Arlington, Va.-based National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

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BEWARE OF THE

HIDDEN DANGERS

Stay Away from Flood Waters Flood waters can hide submerged electrical equipment, creating the risk of shock or electrocution. Inside the home: • Never step into a flooded basement or other room if water may be in contact with electrical outlets, appliances, or cords. • Never attempt to turn off power at the breaker box if you must stand in water to do so. If you cannot reach your breaker box safely, call your electric utility to shut off power at the meter. • Never use electric appliances or touch electric wires, switches, or fuses when you are wet or standing in water. Likewise, stay out of floodwaters outside, on foot, in a car or a boat. When waters recede, keep electric tools and equipment at least 10 feet away from wet surfaces. Do not use electric yard tools if it is raining or the ground is wet. Learn more about flooding safety at SafeElectricity.org.

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Madness Three Mushroom and Garlic Grilled Pizza

Sauce:

Mushrooms:

Pizza:

1 Tbsp unsalted butter 4 cloves garlic, minced 5 leaves basil, minced 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour 3/4 cup half and half 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese, grated 1/2 tsp fine sea salt 1/4 tsp ground black pepper.

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil 3 oz crimini mushrooms, sliced 3 oz shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced 3 oz white button mushrooms, sliced 1 oz dry white wine (or chicken stock) 1/4 tsp fine sea salt

Dough for 14-inch pizza Olive oil 4 oz whole milk mozzarella cheese, chopped For garnish: shaved parmesan and fresh basil leaves.

In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Whisk in garlic and basil, cook for 1 minute. Sprinkle in flour while whisking quickly, a paste will form. Reduce heat to medium. Slowly pour in cream while whisking, continue whisking until there are no longer clumps. Increase heat slightly and bring to a simmer. Stir as mixture thickens into a sauce (approx. 1–2 minutes). Remove from heat; stir in parmesan, salt, and pepper; set aside.

In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook until tender (approx. 2 minutes). Carefully pour in wine (or stock) and continue to cook until liquid evaporates (approx, 1 minute). Sprinkle with salt.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Stretch dough to make a 14-inch pizza, either circle or oval. Brush grill grate generously with olive oil. Place dough on grill and cook until the underside is browned and removes easily from grill (approx. 3 minutes). Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Remove dough from grill and flip onto baking sheet, cooked side up. Spread sauce over pizza, evenly spread mushrooms, and add mozzarella cheese. Return pizza to grill, topping side up. Close lid and allow to cook for 3–5 minutes, watching closely. Once top crust browns, cheese melts, and begins to bubble, the pizza is ready. Allow to cool for 2–3 minutes. Garnish with parmesan and basil leaves, slice to serve.

Recipes and photos courtesy of the Mushroom Council.

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Kale and Basil Pesto Zoodles with Mushrooms 2 cups kale leaves, chopped 1/4 cup basil leaves, lightly packed 8 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, divided 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 Tbsp pine nuts

Place kale, basil, and 4 tablespoons of olive oil in a small food processor. Pulse for 10-second intervals, until all ingredients are combined and kale is ﬁnely chopped. Add 2 additional tablespoons of olive oil, garlic, 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese, pine nuts, and salt. Pulse for 10-second intervals, until all ingredients are ﬁnely chopped and transformed into a thick dressing. In a deep, skillet heat remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook for 2 minutes, until they begin to soften. Add zoodles and cook 2–3 minutes more, until they become tender. Pour in pesto mix and cook for 1 additional minute, to heat all ingredients. Garnish with remaining 2 tablespoons of parmesan and season with additional salt to taste before serving.

Classic Stuffed Mushrooms 16 oz white button mushrooms 1/2 lb pound pork (or turkey) sausage 4 oz cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs 2 Tbsp parmesan cheese, freshly grated, divided 1/4 tsp ﬁne sea salt Small or chopped basil leaves

Remove stem from each mushroom. Grease an 8x10-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Place mushroom caps upside down in baking dish. In a large skillet over medium-high

Mushroom Soup Recipes and photos courtesy of the Mushroom Council.

4 Tbsp parmesan cheese, freshly grated, divided 1/2 tsp ﬁne sea salt 8 oz white button mushrooms, chopped 3 medium zucchini, cut into zoodles

3 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 shallot, ﬁnely chopped 4 oz crimini mushrooms, chopped

heat, cook sausage until no longer pink (approx. 7 minutes), break sausage into small pieces as it cooks. Reduce heat to medium and stir in cream cheese until melted (approx. 2 minutes). Add panko breadcrumbs and remove skillet from heat. Stir skillet until all ingredients are combined. Add 1 tablespoon of parmesan cheese and salt, stir well. Allow to cool. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Fill each mushroom cap with an equal amount of sausage stufﬁng, mounding it high over the mushroom. Bake for 25 minutes, until ﬁlling is bubbly and mushrooms are tender. Sprinkle remaining 1 tablespoon of parmesan over mushrooms as they are removed from the oven. Garnish with basil before serving.

2 Tbsp all-purpose ﬂour 3 cups chicken stock 1/4 tsp ﬁne sea salt or to taste 1/4 tsp ground black pepper or to taste Optional ingredients for garnish: sliced sautéed mushrooms, chopped parsley

In a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter. Add garlic and shallot, cook until they begin to soften (approx. 1 minute). Add mushrooms and cook until tender and browned (approx. 3 minutes). Transfer contents to a bowl. Add remaining 1 tablespoon of butter to Dutch oven. Once melted, sprinkle ﬂour and whisk it quickly into a paste. Reduce heat to medium. Add stock, a little at a time, whisking out the clumps after each addition. Increase heat back to medium-high and allow soup to simmer well for 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and continue to cook for 2 additional minutes, the stock will thicken slightly to be somewhat creamy. Allow to cool for 3–4 minutes. Ladle into bowls. Garnish with mushrooms and parsley, if desired.

Pepper Burrito Bowls 3 large red, green, or orange bell peppers 1 Tbsp olive oil 3 large fresh portabella mushrooms, diced 1 small red onion, diced 1 clove garlic, minced 2 cups brown rice 1 can (28 oz) diced tomatoes, partially drained 1 pkg Tex-Mex seasoning 3/4 cup canned black beans 3/4 cup frozen corn 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded Optional ingredients: cilantro, diced avocado, sour cream, and salsa

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut peppers in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Place cut side up in a shallow baking dish. In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add diced portabellas and sauté 4–5 minutes, or until most of the moisture has released. Add onion and garlic; sauté an additional 1–2 minutes. Cook brown rice as per directions on packet. Add diced tomatoes, Tex-Mex seasoning, black beans, corn, and rice to pan. Simmer over medium-low heat, occasionally stirring until mixture thickens slightly (approx. 6–8 minutes). Spoon rice mixture into each pepper half (approx. 1/2 cup in each). Sprinkle each pepper with shredded cheese. Cover baking dish with foil and bake for 20–30 minutes or until peppers are softened. Serve with chopped cilantro and diced avocado on top, sour cream and salsa on the side. April 2018

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RECIPE EXCHANGE Submit your favorite recipes to be featured on our reader recipe page. Email to dylan@weca.coop. For bonus recipes, go to http://wecnmagazine.com/recipes/. In our March magazine, the recipe for Old-Fashioned Hot Fudge Sundae Cake listed the incorrect amount of cocoa. The corrected recipe is at wecnmagazine.com/recipes. We regret the error.

Apple (Fruit) Kuechen Claudia Bartz, online reader

3 Tbsp butter, divided 2 cups plus 2 Tbsp flour 1-1/2 cups sugar, divided 1 egg 2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1 cup milk, divided 3 apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons flour, and 1 cup sugar; set aside. Beat remaining 1/2 cup sugar with remaining 1 tablespoon butter; then beat in egg. Sift remaining 2 cups flour together with baking powder and salt. Add alternately, milk, flour mixture, milk to sugar mixture. Place batter in 13x9-inch greased and floured pan. Arrange apples over the batter in one layer. Sprinkle sugar streusel over top of apples. Sprinkle cinnamon and/or nutmeg over dish, to taste. Bake for 25–30 minutes, test with toothpick in an area without fruit on top.

Additional notes: You can add 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1/2 teaspoon almond/orange flavoring to batter. You can use many different kinds of fruit with this recipe.

Down East Pudding

Desiree Butterfield, La Crosse Pudding:

1 cup boiling water 1 cup figs, cut-up 2 Tbsp shortening 1 egg 1 cup sugar 1-1/2 cups flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda In a saucepan, pour water over figs. Add shortening and egg, beat well. Stir in sugar. Sift together and stir in flour, salt, and baking soda. Pour into well-greased 1-quart mold. Steam for 2 hours. Serve pudding piping hot with foamy sauce! Foamy Sauce:

1 egg 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted 1/2 cup soft butter 1 tsp vanilla In top of double boiler, beat egg. Blend in sugar, butter, and vanilla. Keep over hot water until time to serve.

Fig Pudding

Patricia Mullens, Friendship

1-7/8 cups flour 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp cloves 1/2 tsp allspice 1/2 tsp nutmeg 3 Tbsp butter 1/2 cup molasses 1/2 cup milk 1/2 lb dried figs, cut small Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg. In a large saucepan melt butter. Add molasses and milk, stir well. Add flour mixture and figs. Remove from pan and pour mixture into pudding mold. Place a rack in a deep kettle or large pot and set the filled mold on the rack. Add boiling water until it comes halfway around the mold. Cover tightly; adjust heat to keep water boiling throughout the steaming, adding more water as it boils away. Steam for 2-1/2 hours. Set mold in cold water for a few seconds, uncover, and turn out.

Corned or Pickled Beef Jewish Style Ann Schmidt, online reader

1 leveled tsp Prague Powder #1 1/4 cup warm water 1 cup salt Water 2 Tbsp sugar 1 Tbsp mixed pickling spice 2 cloves garlic 5–6 lbs beef brisket 2 tsp paprika 4 bay leaves 1 tsp cloves 1 medium onion In a large bowl, dissolve Prague Powder in warm water. Add salt, sugar, pickling spice, garlic, and paprika to mixture. Put brisket in a stone jar or pressure cooker, pour brine over and cover with a weighted-down plate. Cover jar or pressure cooker. Allow to stand in a cool place for 3 weeks or more, turning meat occasionally. Transfer meat to kettle or deep pot, add cold water to cover, bring to boil, and simmer meat for 1 hour. Drain kettle, add fresh cold water to cover; add bay leaves, cloves, and onions. Gradually bring water to boil, then simmer meat gently until tender. Prague Powder #1: contains sodium nitrite. Use no more than 1 teaspoon per 5 pounds of meat. Using more than this can be harmful to your health.

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BREWING UP HISTORY

IN POTOSI

t. Louis, Missouri, has Anheuser-Busch and the Gateway Arch. Milwaukee has Miller High Life and the Milwaukee Art Museum. And Potosi has Good Old Potosi Beer and the National Brewery Museum. That’s right, this village tucked in southwest Wisconsin’s Driftless Area—with a population that hovers around 700—is the site of the country’s National Brewery Museum, which both aforementioned cities tried in vain to secure for themselves. That honor went instead to Potosi, which emerged victorious over its two big-city rivals after a well-prepared campaign convinced the powers-that-be that this little community had the commitment and resourcefulness to successfully host a national-caliber museum.

The National Brewery Museum, located within the historic Potosi Brewery Company building, is a joint venture between the Potosi Brewery Foundation and the American Breweriana Association. The museum’s three floors are filled with antique beer-making equipment and memorabilia from breweries throughout the country. (Photo courtesy of Katy Macek)

Now marking its 10th year, the National Brewery Museum is a must-see stop along the Great River Road National Scenic Byway. Housed in the historic Potosi Brewing Company building, the museum explores the nation’s brewery history, with emphasis on brewing in the Midwest. One needn’t be a beer drinker, however, to appreciate this museum. It’s also a haven for history lovers and collectors, with three ﬂoors of exhibits showcasing an abundance of historic memorabilia including beer bottles, cans, coasters, signs, and advertisements. Exhibits focus on various themes such as Beer Goes to War and Prohibition. Antique beer-making equipment is displayed throughout, some of it in a ground-ﬂoor cave where the beer

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WISCONSIN FAVORITES was stored in the days before electric refrigeration was available. Many of the exhibits are interactive, featuring audio and video stations. An all-inclusive self-guided tour ends with samples of the Potosi Brewery beer that is once again brewed on site. The brewery’s own Potosi Root Beer is also available for post-tour sampling.

Triple Attraction

The National Brewery Museum is just one portion of this multi-faceted attraction. The historic brewery building is also home to the Potosi Brewing Company Transportation Museum, which explores the role transportation played in the brewing and marketing of Potosi beer. The nearby Mississippi River once played a huge part in meeting the area’s transportation needs, so it’s no surprise

that the facility was also selected to house one of the interpretive centers that connect the historic settings along the Mississippi River. As such, the Potosi Brewery Interpretive Center welcomes guests traveling along the Wisconsin corridor of the Great River Road. Also on site and available for tours is a state-of-the-art production facility, opened in 2015. This is where Good Old Potosi Beer is made, and where beer for a growing number of other breweries is made as well.

Then and Now

Walking through the restored building, it’s easy to imagine what the original Potosi Brewery facility was like in the mid 1800s when it was a thriving brewery the ﬁrst time around. It was founded in 1852 by Gabriel Hail and John Albrecht, who produced beer

for a mostly local crowd. Adam Schumacher bought the brewery in 1886, and along with his brothers Nicholas and Henry, renamed it the Potosi Brewing Company in 1906. At its peak, the Potosi Brewery was the ﬁfth largest brewery in Wisconsin, producing labels including Good Old Potosi, Holiday, and Garten Brau, and marketing them throughout the country. The company ceased operations in 1972, and the building fell into disrepair. Fund-raising for restoral began in 2000, when the Potosi Brewery Foundation was founded, and the doors opened again in 2008. Frank Fiorenza, a member of the foundation’s board of directors, was part of a local team that met with members of the American Breweriana Association in 2003 to discuss potential locations for

1. A cave set inside the hillside behind the brewery was used to store beer before electric refrigeration was available. 2. Potosi Brewery is one of the few breweries that can keg, bottle, and can quality beer in one place thanks to this state-of-the-art production facility, one of the best in the Midwest. 3. The museum is filled with historic brewery artifacts such as this barrel-topped newel post, crowned with a hops cone, and some iron handrails from the Schlitz brewhouse in Milwaukee. 4. Also housed within the Potosi Brewery building is the Potosi Brewing Company Transportation Museum.

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I AM THE CO-OP A museum visit is not complete without a stop at the Brew Pub and Restaurant. Just in front of the restaurant’s entrance, visitors step over a window in the floor offering a glimpse of the springwater used to brew Good Old Potosi Beer.

a planned national museum. Representatives from St. Louis and Milwaukee were also invited to lobby on behalf of their own cities. The Potosi crew’s pitch stood out. “We had a building, and the other two cities didn’t,” Fiorenza said. “We also had done a feasibility study. They hadn’t.” Breweriana representatives visited Potosi and toured the old brewery building, which was still in early stages of restoration. Later, the group toured Potosi’s ﬁre and rescue facility, where talk turned to how the village itself fully funded the building and all its equipment through grants, contributions from community organizations, and personal donations. “After that meeting the Breweriana president said, ‘If a community of 700 can have a building like this, then I believe you can restore that building [the brewery] too,’ ” Fiorenza said. The National Brewery Museum and its sister attractions now draw visitors from all over the world, especially during the summer when guests can wrap up a tour by sipping Good Old Potosi Beer or Potosi Root Beer on the deck outside the family-friendly Brew Pub and Restaurant. Fortunately, the summer season begins early here, with the full seven-day-a-week schedule returning April 1. That leaves plenty of opportunity to take in this unique museum, ﬁlled with a big-city collection and small-town charm.—Mary Erickson

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13 Pancake Supper and Bake Sale—Big Flats. Zion Lutheran Church, 4–7 p.m. All you can eat potato or regular pancakes. 608-564-2008. 14 Trivia Night—Rio. High School, 6–8:30 p.m. Register before April 13 $10 for adults and $5 for children 11–18; Prices at the door are an additional $1. 6–8 people per team, team matchmaking for individuals. Watch Ferris Bueller’s Day Off to prepare. 920-992-3296. 14 Ladies Spring Fling Luncheon—Hustler. Trinity Lutheran Church, 12–2:30 p.m. Music, basket rafﬂes, and guest speaker Simply J.P. $8. RSVP 608-547-2222. 14 School Fundraising Auction—Randolph. Christian School, 4:30–10 p.m. Evening of fun, food, and fantastic items. Proceeds to student education at school. 14 DNA Genealogy Workshop—La Crosse. Black River Beach Neighborhood Center, 12–5:30 p.m. Free workshop on the use of DNA in genealogy. 608-789-8640. 14 Polka Fest—Gilman. Jump River Community Center, 1–9 p.m. The Cynor Classics and Polka Pak. 715-452-5369. 14 Hillbilly Harmony—Colfax. High School, 7:30–9 p.m. 17–21 Fundraising Garage Sale—Friendship. Adams Town Hall, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Sale to beneﬁt Adams County Humane Society. Donations accepted April 17–19, Sale April 20–21. 608-339-6700. 18 Meatball and Maple Syrup Supper—Jim Falls. United Methodist Church, 4:30–7 p.m. $9 for adults and $4.50 for children aged 5–12. 19 Smelt Feed—Chippewa Falls. Knights of Columbus Hall, 4:30–7:30 p.m. Chance to win cash prize, $12. 22 Smelt Feed—Willard. Rock Dam Rod and Gun Clubhouse, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. All you can eat. 715-512-0272. 22 Open House—Friendship. Adams County Humane Society, 12–1:30 p.m. Open house and “Stuff the Van.” 608-339-6700. 25 Meatball Supper—Menomonie. St Katherine’s Lutheran Church, 4–7 p.m. Dine-in or take-out. 715-235-1603.

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