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LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR Signs of the times
Volunteer line crews from Wisconsin electric cooperatives joined Hurricane Irma relief efforts (see page 5) and got some unsolicited attention. Dana Kelroy, Editor In the days leading up to their departure, the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association worked with Governor Scott Walker’s office to issue an executive order to ensure a smooth, fast trip to Florida. The hope was to allow Wisconsin trucks to bypass weigh stations, suspend fuel trip permits, and increase weight limits. The order also encouraged other states to afford similar accommodations in this emergency situation. To communicate the urgency of the effort, WECA also made magnetic signs for the sides of the trucks to convey the intention of this convoy. The hope was that these signs would ease regulatory passage through multiple states and allow crews to arrive as soon as possible. However, the signs had an unplanned effect, becoming symbols of Wisconsin cooperative relief efforts as many participating co-ops changed their Facebook profile pictures to the image. The signs were noticed on the road and in the work zone. Facebook user Josh Pfeffer passed the convoy of Wisconsin trucks near St. Loius, Missouri, and was moved enough to search out this magazine’s Facebook page and post, “Just passed a HUGE convoy of Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News trucks heading to Florida for storm relief. Such an amazing thing to see!” Another Facebook user commented, “I am not sure which Wisconsin Team it was but “Goooo Wisconsin” The guys restored our power last night and they are AWESOME!! Thank you all so much for coming to Florida to help us out!!!! We made them some sandwiches for a snack, wish we could have done more!!! But with no power, that’s about all we had!! Thank you Sirs! We can not Thank You enough!!” On behalf of Wisconsin’s electric cooperatives, you are welcome. 1
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.
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HELPING HANDS Wisconsin pitches in for hurricane relief
Electric cooperatives have an honored tradition of assisting one another’s recovery efforts when severe weather damages a system beyond local capabilities for timely service restoration. This tradition of mutual assistance puts the principle of cooperation among cooperatives into action, usually within a single state. Sometimes co-ops reach out farther. On September 11, volunteer line crews from 18 Wisconsin electric cooperatives set out by convoy to Clay Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Keystone Heights, Florida. More than
50 Wisconsin co-op employees traveled with more than 40 vehicles to help restore service for some 152,000 Clay Electric members left without power by Hurricane Irma. Irma was the seventh-strongest U.S. hurricane since 1850, according to Philip Klotzbach of Colorado State University, an institution that’s been central to the development of U.S. hurricane forecasting. It packed ample force to disable three-fourths of Clay Electric’s distribution system. Participating co-ops include Adams-Columbia, Barron, Bayfield, Central Wisconsin, and Clark Electric Cooperatives, Dairyland Power Coop-
erative, Dunn and Eau Claire Energy Cooperatives, Oakdale and Oconto Electric Cooperatives, Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services, Price and Richland Electric Cooperatives, Riverland, Rock, and Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperatives, and Taylor and Vernon Electric Cooperatives. The relief mission is similar to assistance rendered by Wisconsin co-ops 12 years ago after Hurricane Katrina. Over a four-week period, personnel from 14 Wisconsin electric cooperatives rotated in and out of Louisiana, helping rebuild a local co-op distribution system that had been almost totally destroyed. —Dave Hoopman; Photos by Dana Kelroy October 2017
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NEWS BRIEFS TRANSMISSION BUILDOUT COMPLETED
The upper Midwest transmission grid’s biggest expansion in four decades was completed this summer with the final segment of CapX2020, a 70-mile, 345-kilovolt line between Big Stone City and Brookings, South Dakota, energized at the end of August. First announced in June 2006, CapX2020 (for “capacity expansion needed by 2020”) includes nearly 800 miles of new transmission lines spanning Minnesota and making new connections to Wisconsin and the Dakotas. The Wisconsin connection is a 150-mile, 345-kilovolt line between the southeast Twin Cities; Rochester, Minneso-
ta; and La Crosse. That segment was energized last September. Overall project costs were estimated at about $2 billion. A key CapX2020 focus has been to open new paths for moving wind and solar energy across the upper Midwest in response to state renewable energy mandates, as well as reducing regional transmission congestion. The joint initiative involves 11 entities, including Dairyland Power Cooperative, WPPI Energy, and Xcel Energy, along with several cooperative and municipal utilities serving Minnesota and the Dakotas.
ATC INVESTS IN CANADIAN TRANSMISSION DEVELOPER
The American Transmission Company’s ATC Development has invested capital and joined the board of directors of Toronto-based oneGRID, an independent transmission developer with projects in North and South America specializing in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission. ATC Development Company is a separate branch of Waukesha-based ATC, formed by its investor-owned utility members. Several Wisconsin electric co-
STEPP NOW HEADING EPA REGION
Cathy Stepp, secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) since 2011, has vacated that position to become principal deputy administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 7, headquartered in Lenexa, Kansas. Pending the appointment of a permanent administrator, Stepp will at least temporarily be the highest-ranking EPA official in the four-state region covering Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri.
POWER MARKET CHANGES PONDERED
Federal regulators will consider altering wholesale electricity market rules to better recognize the role of baseload—essentially, coal and nuclear—generation facilities in maintaining grid reliability, according to the chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). In testimony prepared for a September congressional hearing (cancelled due to hurricane-related schedule changes), FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee wrote that 6
operatives have an ownership interest in ATC, which builds, owns, and operates the transmission grid serving some two dozen investor-owned, cooperative, and municipal utilities, nearly all in Wisconsin. The companies say HVDC transmission offers reduced line loss and strengthens grid reliability and power flow control, as well as the ability to connect asynchronous or outof-phase systems. About 200 HVDC projects are currently active on six continents, they said.
A former homebuilder and Wisconsin State Senator representing the Racine area, Stepp served three years on the Natural Resources Board as a 1998 appointee of then-Governor Tommy Thompson. She had been the only person to serve as DNR secretary during the Walker administration. Deputy Secretary and agency veteran Kurt Thiede was named interim secretary upon Stepp’s departure.
when the continued operation of baseload generators comes into question because of economic factors, they may need to be compensated differently than under existing market rules. Chatterjee’s statement comes as some states have begun and others are considering subsidies for economically challenged nuclear plants, to retain them as sources of large-capacity, emission-free generation and grid stability.
DUKE, OTHERS, EXITING NUKE PROJECTS
The U.S. nuclear power industry, shaken by construction delays, early plant retirements, and competition from inexpensive natural gas, got more bad news at the end of August when North Carolina-based Duke Energy said it’s pulling out of new power plant projects in South Carolina and Florida. Duke’s withdrawals came soon after the bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric, a major contractor in nuclear plant construction. Westinghouse said it would no longer build reactors in the United States, where 99 such facilities remain in commercial operation. The moves also closely followed the co-owners of an existing South Carolina plant halting construction activity on a planned expansion. Separately, in September, just days after Duke’s decisions were announced, Dominion Energy disclosed it was suspending further development of an expansion plan at its North Anna plant in Virginia, a project for which the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission had issued a construction and operating license this spring. That license gives Dominion a 20-year window to move ahead with development of the new reactor, but a decision to go ahead would presumably hinge on whether a new nuclear plant with its very high up-front costs could compete economically with natural gasfired facilities. Abundant natural gas supplies add up to a competitive advantage in today’s wholesale power markets that has been a major factor in early retirements of nuclear plants—well before their operating licenses would have expired—in recent years. With other nations expanding emissions-free nuclear generation, the only new nuclear project still underway in this country is the addition of two new reactors at an existing Georgia plant co-owned by Oglethorpe Power Cooperative and the Atlanta-based Southern Company. That project is over budget and thought unlikely to see completion before 2023. A recent New York Times story quoted Nuclear Energy Institute CEO Maria Korsnick saying, “We are in dire circumstances right now.”
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FORTUNATE
With the changing seasons and What would life be like if we lost power for a couple of fall upon us, we’re harvesting weeks? What would you have to do to milk a herd or even the last garden vegetables and feed cows without electricity? How much longer would the preparing for the farm crop day be without the convenience of turning a few switches to harvest to reach full swing. We’re deliver feed or operate the milking parlor? fortunate. Imagine if you couldn’t charge an electric car or turn on a In September we watched computer or even watch Netflix. our televisions in disbelief at the As I take pride in our volunteers who helped out in power of nature when hurricanes Florida, I watch in awe how our member electric cooperahit Texas and Florida, affecting tives provide reliable electricity every day. Yes, storms take so many people’s lives. In Florida out our service as well, but as cooperatives we’re quick to alone more than 15 million lost get power restored and if the damage is too great for the electricity. In some cases it took local co-op to quickly repair, it calls in help from adjoining weeks to restore power. After 12 cooperatives. That call for help has been answered 11 times years without a major U.S. hurriso far this year. cane, the good fortune ran out. Without that kind of unselfish cooperation, even simple But good fortune takes many things can be difficult. forms. For instance, 18 Wisconsin For instance, simple things like canning cinnamon pickelectric cooperatives sent crews to les with those really big cucumbers at the end of the garden help restore power in Florida (see season. So I’ll leave you with a great family recipe for page 5). cinnamon pickles and as you make them, think about your Steve Freese President and CEO Imagine if we had to live a grandmother canning them on a wood stove the way mine couple of weeks without electricwould have. They’re bright red when they’re finished and ity. How would we cope with the inconvenience? Imagine perfect for serving at Christmas. canning your fruits and vegetables without electricity as people did in rural Wisconsin prior to 1936. Think of the additional time it kles would take. I remember namon Pic in ar C 10 cups sugn salt a phrase my grandma Cinnamon 1 tablespoo ar always used: “Now ers (large) Pickles b m u c u c eg s cups vin sticks 2 gallon ken lime 2 we’re cookin’ with gas.” n 2 cups slac ar 8 cinnamo er She was so relieved to eg v o c in v to p r 1 cu wate coloring have gas in the kitchen nce red food m u o 1 ts o because of the heat the H n alu 1 tablespoo pkg. of cinnamon Red s. Slice old wood stove created e c n remove seed u d o in, n a ½ e 9 is w ngth 4 hours. Dra le 2 just preparing a simple r lf a fo h e m in li t bers, cu ernight. ater and nightly supper, let alone Peel cucum hours to ov . Soak in w 3 s k d c n nd ti s ta s ” et ½ 1 canning the garden harvest. ng, alum a ater. L ri w lo o ld c o c d into ½” by o h it fo vinegar, and cover w But as soon as the farm was solution of rinse well, in rs u o h 2 hooked up to electricity the mer gar, Drain. Sim rain. gas stove left and a brand , 10 cups su r to cover. D ts te o a H w h ed g R u e o en new electric stove went in. ce packag g to boil; r, 9 ½ oun ticks. Brin s te a n w o s m p a u n c (Or cook What a life-changing experi2 cin mornings. Mix syrup: vinegar, 8 3 s t p ea u c h re 2 , d ence! She kept the wood stove lt n a cess by n sa ight. Drain shorten pro 1 tablespoo n to er v y o a d et in the summer kitchen but it s e ; in th kles pour over pic orning and reheat late g syrup and seal. was never used after electriciin m il y o er with b d reuse syrup earl ty arrived. in jars, cov se, dry, an
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Any solar eclipse is at once fascinating and wholly predictable. That adds up to no more than a gee-whiz fun fact as long as you aren’t relying on solar electric generation for a substantial fraction of your energy supply. But if you are heavily reliant on solar generation, the predictability of an eclipse takes on critical importance. In that respect, the total eclipse that transited the United States August 21 provided what amounted to a valuable dry run: Power producers, generation dispatching authorities, and the organizations responsible for ensuring electric system reliability had an opportunity to experience the challenge of an eclipse knowing the loss of all utility-scale solar generation—something that was never a realistic probability anyhow—would take away less than 1 percent of the U.S. power supply.1 Key concerns had more to do with disruption of grid stability through the
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sudden loss and equally abrupt return of numerous individual generation sources, especially in sunny states where solar facilities are concentrated. Plans laid months in advance allowed the phenomenon to pass with electric reliability untouched. That was this time. Nobody knows for certain just what percentage of U.S. electric generation will be obtained from solar facilities six or seven years from now, but present trends point toward a safe bet that it will be a much bigger number than today’s. And that, in turn, points toward a significantly greater
challenge keeping the grid on an even keel Sunday, April 8, 2024. That’s when the next total eclipse traverses the United States, roughly from Texas through New England. Even though the event will last for only a couple of minutes at any given point along its path, the expected growing percentage of solar in the generation mix will amplify the need for continuously available, dispatchable generation—most likely meaning natural gas-fired—to preserve grid stability.
Unpredicted Effects With weeks of more-or-less constant
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a division of the Department of Energy, utility-scale solar accounted for 0.9 percent of all U.S. electricity generation during 2016.
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media attention and many months of utilities and reliabilnia, North Carolina, or anywhere in between. There are ity agencies like the North American Electric Reliability at least two primary reasons. One is the ability of natural Corporation (NERC) planning compensatory strategies, gas-fired generation to ramp up quickly and balance out no one but a hermit could have been surprised by the shortages that may occur for whatever reason—for ineclipse path, its varying intensity to either side of the stance, a widespread overcast rapidly moving in on what path, or its timing. All of this was so well-known so far started out as a sunny day. Another is that demand fell in advance as to prompt a similarly well-predicted mass instead of increasing. migration of people into the path of totality, the better to Getting It Backwards It all comes down to the less witness the rare event. than astonishing fact that when the sun and the moon do If anticipating these things helped prevent damage to something different from what they normally do, people the electric grid and also helped keep the sharp influx of will too. people into mainly sparsely populated areas from turning But if power providers and reliability organizations into chaos, it didn’t mean there were no consequences were fully awake to the situation well ahead of August felt in the energy sector; they just weren’t the predictable 21, another sector of the energy business found itself in ones so many were watching for. the dark the day before the eclipse arrived. Banking on The actual consequences mostly involved human the combination of a warm summer day and solar output nature baffling the experts. Preparations to cope with the plummeting just as air conditioning demand would ordibrief loss of almost 2,000 utility-scale solar photovoltaic narily begin to climb, wholesale electricity traders bid up generating facilities focused on making up for the missprices on day-ahead markets to lock in supply, anticipating capacity, which would normally be at a premium in ing big profits from a brief shortage. the middle of a warm summer day. The dual concern was A lot of traders assumed the sudden darkness would grid stability and meeting summer energy demand, the cause people to switch on lights, adding that load to midlatter yet another normally predictable factor. day cooling demand. August 21 just wasn’t What the traders failed a normal day. Two states, to calculate was the California and North possibility that people Carolina, had been might regard the first singled out by NERC as transcontinental total being most vulnerable to eclipse in a century as a grid disruptions because big enough deal to draw of their high concentrathem outdoors for much tion—they’re the number of the day, leaving their one and number two lights and AC turned off. states, respectively—for Bloomberg Markets utility solar facilities. cited data revealing that Records from the during the period of the California Indepeneclipse, Northern Calident System Operator When lacking adequately protective eyewear for direct viewing, fornia spot market prices that oversees power a pinhole in an ordinary piece of paper can be used to project for immediate electricdispatching statewide the appearance of the sun onto a flat surface. In New Orleans, ity purchases were less show California solar where the extent of eclipse reached about 75 percent, a friend than half what traders production dipped from of Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News held out a snack cracker to in the day-ahead market project multiple images of the partially-hidden sun. Elsewhere, about 6,000 megawatts photographers captured hundreds of closely-spaced crescent had paid to corner their to roughly half that much shapes on concrete pavement where small gaps between tree supplies for the relevant as the eclipse passed. leaves delivered the same effect. (Photo courtesy of Julie Hebert.) hour. Bloomberg also Hours later, as the reported that spot elececlipse moved over the tricity prices even went eastern seaboard, North negative for a time in California and dipped from Carolina-based Duke Energy briefly lost nearly all Texas to New York. its solar capacity, shedding about 1,700 megawatts The PJM Interconnection (a regional grid of what would normally be about 1,800, according operator named for Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and to a report in The Washington Examiner. Maryland but serving 13 states) reported electricBut nowhere to be found are reports of anyone ity demand dropped nearly 4 percent during the having trouble meeting power demand in Califor10
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In a large bowl, combine bell pepper, onion, garlic, mushrooms, and ham. Mix well. In a smaller bowl, whisk together eggs, heavy cream, salt, and pepper. Add whisked eggs to vegetable bowl and stir. Incorporate potatoes, then 1 cup of shredded cheese. Pour casserole mixture into an 8x8-inch greased baking dish. Sprinkle remaining cheese over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30–45 minutes, until cooked through and eggs are set. If using a broiler-safe dish, turn on broiler for 2–3 minutes to crisp and brown cheese.
Recipes and photos courtesy of the National Pork Board.
Pass the pork,
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Cajun Sausage Jambalaya 1 lb boneless pork loin roast, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 12 oz andouille sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices 2-1/2 cups water 1-1/2 cups rice, medium-grain 2 yellow onions, chopped 1 bell pepper, chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1-1/2 tsp salt 1/4 to 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper 1/2 cup green onions, chopped Mix all ingredients except green onions in a 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 5–6 hours. Watch carefully during the last 1 hour of cooking to prevent rice from overcooking. Just before serving, check seasoning and add green onions.
Fast and Easy Garlic and Lime Butterfly Pork Chops
with salt and pepper. Heat half the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add two of the pork chops; cook 2 minutes to brown one side. Set aside on separate plate, browned side up. Repeat with remaining oil and pork chops. Turn pork chops, add the reserved pork chops, reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook 7–8 minutes or until internal temperature on a thermometer reads 145 degrees, followed by a 3-minute rest time. Remove pork and set Place the pork in a shallow dish; add the aside on separate plate. Add dressing to liquid lime juice and garlic and turn several in skillet, stir until completely blended. Place times to coat well. Cover with plaspork on top of sauce, sprinkle cheese evenly tic wrap and refrigerate 30 minutes. over pork, cover, and cook 2 minutes to melt Sprinkle both sides of the pork evenly cheese. 4 boneless pork chops, butterfly cut, about 1/2-inch thick 3 limes, juice only (6 Tbsp) 3 large cloves garlic, minced 1/4 tsp salt, or to taste 1/8 tsp black pepper, or to taste 3 Tbsp olive oil 1/2 cup salsa ranch dressing 1/2 cup Monterey jack cheese, shredded
Pork and Quinoa Salad
12 oz boneless pork chops, thinly-cut (1/4-inch thick), cut into 1-inch squares 1 cup quinoa 3 cups water 1 tsp olive oil 1 tsp paprika
2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 head romaine lettuce, cut into 1/2-inch strips 1/2 cup queso fresco or feta cheese 1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced 1 lime, zested and juiced 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1/2 cucumber, cut into bite-sized pieces Salt and black pepper, to taste
Combine the quinoa and water in a pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to medium heat and let the quinoa cook until all the water is evaporated. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high heat. Add pork and sprinkle with paprika, salt, and pepper. Sauté, stirring frequently, until browned and cooked to 145 degrees, about 4–5 minutes, adding the garlic after about 3 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and set aside. On a large platter, arrange the lettuce. In a large bowl, combine the cooked quinoa, queso fresco, red onion, lime zest and juice, cherry tomatoes, and cucumber. Toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange the quinoa over the lettuce, followed by the sautéed pork.
BBQ Pork Mac N’ Cheese
2–3 lbs pork shoulder, cut into 3 pieces 1 (18 oz) bottle barbecue sauce 12 oz elbow macaroni 1 Tbsp olive oil 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 3/4 cups half & half 1-1/2 cups fontina cheese, shredded Salt and pepper
Place the pieces of pork shoulder and BBQ sauce into the slow cooker. Cover and place on low heat for 8 hours. After 8 hours, using two forks, shred the pork
while it’s still in the slow cooker. Once shredded, let it rest in the slow cooker with the remaining BBQ sauce. Bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions. Reserve 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water and drain and rinse the pasta. Return the pot to the stove over low heat and add the olive oil. Once the oil is warm, add the onion, season with salt and cook until golden brown, about 5–7 minutes. Stir in the half and half. When the mixture just begins to simmer, add the cheese and whisk until smooth. Once the cheese has melted, add the pasta and stir to coat. If the macaroni and cheese seems thick, add a few tablespoons of the reserved pasta water and stir to combine. Taste and season with additional salt as needed. Evenly distribute the pasta to 6 serving bowls and add a serving of the shredded BBQ pulled pork on top of the pasta and serve. October 2017
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Marilyn Hines, Ellsworth
1/2 cup coconut 1 pkg yellow cake mix 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 can apple pie filling 1 tsp cinnamon 1/2 cup sugar 1 cup sour cream 1 egg Mix coconut, cake mix, and butter until crumbly. Pat lightly into a floured 9x13-inch pan. Bake 10 minutes at 325 degrees. Pour apple pie filling evenly over warm crust. Mix together cinnamon and sugar. Sprinkle over apple pie filling. Mix egg and sour cream until well-blended. Pour over cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.
Royal Apple Dessert Manette Flouro
1/3 cup shorterning 1-1/4 cups sugar 2 eggs 1-1/2 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp nutmeg 3/4 tsp cinnamon 5 cups chopped apples 1/2 cup nuts Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream shortening and sugar together. Add eggs and beat well. Sift remaining dry ingredients together; stir into mixture. Add apples and nuts. Bake in a 9x13-inch greased pan for 45–50 minutes.
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Apple Dip
Rhubarb Pudding Cake
8 oz pkg cream cheese 1/2 cup powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup peanut butter Milk
2 cups rhubarb, chopped 1-3/4 cups sugar, divided 3 Tbsp butter, softened 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup milk 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/2 tsp almond extract 1 cup flour 1 tsp cornstarch 2/3 cup boiling water
Ruthann Martin, Withee
Beat first 5 ingredients thoroughly. Add milk until right thickness for dipping.
Polish Pork Lard Spread Heidi Garnello Johnson, Brule
2-1/4 lbs white pork fat 2 large onions, finely chopped 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1/2 lb fatty bacon, diced 2 large tart apples, peeled, cored, and diced 1/8 tsp pepper 1 tsp salt Grind the diced fat and place in a large skillet. Fry until white pork fat is transparent, stirring occasionally. Add the onion, garlic, and bacon. Sauté until bacon is golden brown and the fat has rendered out. Add the apples and season to taste with pepper and salt. Transfer to a stoneware crock or heatproof jar. Leave at room temperature until fat has solidified. Then store, covered in the refrigerator for up to two weeks. Serve this spread on rye bread with sliced onion on top.
Lillian Marshall, Wisconsin Dells
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line rhubarb in the bottom of an 8x9-inch non-reactive pan. In a bowl, mix 3/4 cup sugar, butter, baking powder, salt, vanilla, almond extract, milk, and flour. Pour over rhubarb. Mix together remaining sugar and cornstarch. Sprinkle over mixture in pan. Pour boiling water over the top. Bake for 45 minutes.
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At each site, the Calnins’ theater backgrounds are evident in the cabins’ imaginative designs. “We just followed our gut and our creative juices,” Susan said. “We always built in mind of what we would like to see. So we kind of create miniature homes that we would like to live in.” The Calnins came up with the concept for each cabin themselves, bringing in an architect to help with stabilization of the glass-walled houses. All furnishings were custom-made for each cabin. The result is a collection of one-ofa-kind cabins, each offering its own magical experience.
From One to Five Although the five
unique cabins blend together seamlessly to create Candlewood, the Calnins say they had no grand plan. They moved to the 80-acre former farm property
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between Muscoda and Richland Center in 1981 and opened Candlewood Cabins in 1995 with just Hillside Cabin, which was already on the property. Their intention was simply to provide a peaceful respite from a fast-paced world. “We wish we could claim this great business plan that was all laid out,” Susan said, “but it was very organic. We just thought, ‘Hey, we’ve got a pretty good business with just one cabin. We should build another one.’ ” So they did. They added a cozy log cabin, and both cabins became so popular that they thought of adding some space for extra guests to sleep. This third structure was another opportunity for the Calnins to put their creativity to the test. “In another life Norbert was a contractor,” Susan explained. “He did a job where he took out 16 glass patio doors. We put them in the barn thinking some-
day we might build a greenhouse. Well, someday came, and we built a glass house as an overflow for the Hillside and Log Cabin for people with families. We thought they could just sleep in the glass house. But as we were building that, Norbert got the idea of walking across a bridge to a bathhouse. So it became the Glass House.” The Glass House was such a success that Norbert used the same concept to build the Meadow House, another cabin walled entirely with glass panels. They intended for this cabin, which Norbert describes as a more upscale version of the Glass House, to be their final one. “With the success of the Meadow House, we had REC put the line in strategically,” Norbert said. “We told them to put it out as far as they could so the next owners would have the opportunity to build another cabin.”
1. The Meadow House (overview) was built with the same concept as the Glass House. The glass walls allow for nature viewing and star gazing, without ever having to leave the cabin. 2. Guests are free to roam throughout the surrounding woods. A walking trail begins at the foot of the Meadow House driveway and extends to the top of the ridge. 3. Owners Norbert and Susan Calnin. 4. In the Glass Cabin, guests cross a footbridge from the living quarters to the bath house and kitchenette.
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They didn’t wait for the “next owners.” This past summer, Candlewood’s fifth cabin, Woodland House, opened. This two-story dwelling offers a treehouse-like experience, with a wrap-around deck on both floors and a tower encasing a winding staircase. Clearly customers were anticipating this new cabin with enthusiasm; Susan said bookings for the Woodland House were opened at 10:30 p.m. one evening (Candlewood Cabins does all its bookings online), and it was booked solid for the entire year by the following morning.
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spread word about Candlewood Cabins and contributed to the demand, but Norbert also noted that the business grew as people were recognizing the value of getting back to nature. “We came along with the right thing at the right time,” Norbert said. “We just keep reading a lot about more people living in urban areas and cities than in the countryside. When people were coming, even to our first cabin, we kept hearing them say that it’s great to get out of the city. So as people were discovering us, we were discovering that there was a big need for what we were doing.” However, a visit to Candlewood doesn’t have to be completely unplugged. When Richland Electric extended power to the cabins, the Calnins asked for the cable to buried so there’d
be no power poles detracting from the magical woodland atmosphere. Therefore, despite their rustic location, the cabins all offer modern amenities. Each has a fully equipped kitchen area and air conditioning—four even have wireless internet service. The Glass House is the only dwelling without wi-fi, and that’s by design. This house is meant to be a true back-to-nature experience. Four of the cabins have heat and are available year-round; two are kid- and pet-friendly.
Plan Ahead and Act Quickly—If you want to experience the magic that awaits at Candlewood Cabins, it’s best to be prepared with a plan and a quick finger. With the exception of some occasional open nights here and there, most cabins are fully booked through 2018. The Calnins will open all the cabins for 2019 reservations on January 5, 2018. They use a strictly online booking system, so if you don’t have a computer, you’ll need to get to a library or other internet source. Anyone who likes the Candlewood Cabins Facebook page will receive notifications when a cabin opens up for reservations. And that just might get you a fairy-tale ending.—Mary Erickson (Photos by Peter Godshall) Candlewood Cabins is located at 29493 State Hwy. 80 (Candlewood Lane), Richland Center. Office hours are 8 a.m.–6 p.m. To learn more, visit candlewoodcabins.com, call 608-647-5720, or email info@candlewoodcabins.com.
1. The Glass Cabin offers a panoramic view of the woods. 2. The Hillside Cabin is the original of the five Candlewood Cabins. 3. Each cabin comes with plenty of appealing outdoor amenities, including this deck in back of the Log Cabin.
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WANTED TO BUY: Used T.V. antenna tower that’s 20–30.’ Call Gary 414-218-8838. WANTED: Ruger or Smith and Wesson revolvers. 920-284-4728. ENTERTIA LOG HOME KITS FOR SALE. Arcadia model, 32 x 48 plus 24 x 24 garage and porch. Check out manufacturer website www.enertia.com for additional pictures. Please email inquiries to marsandbuy@yahoo.com. KEY IMPERIAL BIB OVERALLS. Blue denim, rinsed, washed, hickory stripe. Co-op members get FREE SHIPPING with coupon code: FREEWEC. Call 800-922-3533 or check out our website www.bohlings.com. WANTED: DAN WESSON REVOLVERS. 920-410-6590.
REAL ESTATE VACATION RENTAL. Five or ten bedroom lodge or cabin. Hatfield, WI. Enjoy Lake Arbutus and Lake Wazee. ATV and snowmobile trails. Bruce Mound ski hill. www.thunderbirdvillage.net. FOR SALE: 3 bedroom cabin on Upper Clam Lake, Ashland County. Fireplace, beds, furniture, appliances. Boat, shed, dock. $89,000. Call Tim 715-423-6550 or 715-572-2632. WOODED 72 ACRES SW OF COLOMA. Some MFL & mature pines. Hiking trails. Big bucks. Quiet. $2600 an acre. 920-210-0664. VACATION RENTAL ON SCENIC FLAMBEAU RIVER. Beautiful fully furnished 3+ bedrooms, one bath that sleeps 8+. Cottage sits within 30 level feet off the shoreline. 4 Kayaks and 2 Canoes supplied for renters to use. Rates depend upon number of guests and number of nights booked. Email: paultroy@centurytel.net or Call: 715-288-6802. HUNTING/FISHING MARQUETTE COUNTY, 8 miles from Montello. 45+ acres total with 21 acre secluded woods. High deer population and turkeys. Includes 560 feet of frontage on 2300 acre Buffalo Lake. Amazing fishing and duck hunting. Fronts on county road. Great building sites. All high and dry. $189,000. 321-626-8394.
FOR SALE: Mobile Home on 1 acre with living room addition. Fully furnished. Located on Reshel Road in the Town of City Point, Jackson County. 608-577-6140. REMOTE FORESTED 40 OR 80 ACRES IN BAYFIELD COUNTY. 12 miles west of City of Bayfield. Two sides adjacent to Bayfield Co forest laced with ATV and hunting trails. Bordered by new fencing on 1 1/2 sides, adjacent to private lands. Brush cut in 2010 through this acreage. Divided in 40’s, $650/acre. Entire 80 at $600/acre. Easements possible from adjacent landowners and Bayfield Co. Priced below similar properties by 60%. Hunting for white-tailed deer, bears, turkey and grouse. Near Cornucopia, WI and Lake Superior, 1000’ from Sand River. Please call 715-373-5252.
PLANTS & SHRUBS HARDWOOD AND CONIFER SEEDLINGS AND TRANSPLANTS. Thousands available; oak, maple, mulberry, cherry, highbred poplar, dogwoods, hazelnut, lilac, Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir, spruce, pine, cedar, fruit trees, jumbo transplants, large bare-root shade trees. Hundreds of 3-5 foot conifers of all species at wholesale prices. We plant and transplant large trees with tree spade, too. Check us out on the web at www. paintcreeknursery.com, Facebook and YouTube also. Paint Creek Nursery, Cadott, WI 715-723-2072. SPRUCE TREES 7-9 foot balled & burlaped. I have beautiful, thick Wisconsin grown trees perfect for cover or screening. We are open spring–fall but please order early to reserve your trees as it’s common for us to sell out for both spring and fall planting seasons. We dig and hold all orders for you and try not to hold many extra trees. Call us at 608-981-2169 or go to www. peterstellasfarm.com. TREES FOR FALL PLANTING, transplant and larger B&B sizes available, Maple, Dogwood, Spruce, Pine, Cedar and Fir, you can also order now for our spring season. Check us out www.paintcreeknursery.com, Facebook and YouTube too. Paint Creek Nursery, Cadott, WI 715-723-2072.
13.3 WOODED ACRES, 10 minutes from downtown Wisconsin Dells. New well and electric. Beautiful campsites, 1/2 mile of ATV trails, deer stands, flower garden, and stonework. Older mobile home. $125,000. 262-496-6510.
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WISCONSIN EVENTS 1 Bazaar— Holcombe. United Methodist Church, 9:30 a.m.–2 p.m. 3 Oktoberfest—Marshfield. Eagles Club, 4:30–7:30 p.m. 3 Woods and Waters Concert—Park Falls. Chequamegon High School, 7–9 p.m. 4 Comedy Night—Clinton. Boxcars Pub and Grill, 7:30–9 p.m. $10/person. Call 608-676-1149 to reserve your seat. 5 Epicurean Evening Culinary Event—Madison. Monona Terrace, 5–9 p.m. Exquisite fare, artisan cocktails, and stunning views.
8 Chili Fiesta—Nekoosa. Woodland Lutheran Church, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Crafts, quilts, bakery. 715-325-3686. 13 Potato And Regular Pancake Supper—Big Flats. Zion Lutheran Church, 4–7 p.m. Call 608-564-2008 for more info. 13, 14 Book Sale—Onalaska. Library, Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.–noon. Books, DVDs, magazines, and CDs.
6–8 Autumn Color Weekend— North Freedom. Mid-Continent Railway, train rides on vintage train. 608-522-4261.
13–15 The Civil War—Coon Valley. Norskedalen, all day events. 2017 reenactment of a skirmish that led to the battle of Perryville, Kentucky.
6–8 Fall Fishing Tournament—Hayward. Bait and Bottle, all day event. $30,000 in prizes awarded. Entry fee is $75/adults and $25/children. 715-634-2921.
14 Granite City Run—Montello. City Park, all day event. $30 per person for timed 10K and 5K run and untimed 5K walk. $5 for 1 mile run and a 1/4-mile kid run.
6–8 Brat Fry—Richland Center. Oakwood Fruit Farm, 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
14 Arts and Crafts Fair—Bloomer. Elementary School, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
7 Norwegian Baking with Anne Farning—Coon Valley. Norskedalen, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Spend a day baking and then take home the goodies. 608-452-3424.
14 Harvest of Talents Harvest Day—Ladysmith. First Church of Christ, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. Gift shops, cafe, live auction, car show, kid’s activities. 715 532-7093.
7 Apple Affair—Galesville. On the Square, 7 a.m.–5 p.m. 10-foot apple pie, food, arts & crafts, orchard bike rides. Free admission. 608-582-2868.
14 Brat Fry—Adams. Carquest Auto Parts, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
7 Cheesefest—Shullsburg. Water Street, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Firemen breakfast, cheese making, kid games, entertainment, hay rides, craft vendors. 608-482-1859. 7 Fall Craft and Vendor Show—Boyceville. Tiffany Creek Elementary School, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Crafts and vendors. 7 Fall Festival—Poynette. MacKenzie Center, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $15 per vehicle covers all activities. 608-635-8105. 7, 8 Fermentation Fest—Reedsburg. Area Chamber of Commerce, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Tastings, demonstrations, cooking classes, art events, performances, food. 7, 8 Quilt Show—Chippewa Falls. Fairgrounds, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Quilt display, vendors, boutique, raffles.
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14 Fall Festival—Holmen. Lewis Valley Lutheran Church, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Live music, farmers market, tractor rides, food, more. 608-526-2284. 14, 15 Pumpkin Special—North Freedom. Mid-Continent Railway. Train rides to the pumpkin patch. 608-522-4261. 14, 15 Archaeological Festival—Horicon. Marsh Visitor Center, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Speakers, children’s activities, food, art displays. 920-387-7893. 15 Chili Feed—Black River Falls. American Legion Post 200, 11:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. 15 Fall Supper—Ogema. First Lutheran Church, 4:30 p.m.–7 p.m. Potato sausage, roast beef, more. 15 French Wine Tasting—Onalaska. Mary Cody’s Restaurant, 4:30–6:30 p.m. Music by “Under Paris Skies.”
19 Pumpkin Fest—Sand Creek. The Old School, all day events. 715-658-1889. 20 Men’s Night Out—Hustler. Trinity Lutheran Church, 6–8 p.m. 608-547-2222. 21 Lutefisk Supper and Norwegian Bake and Craft Sale—Iola. Northland Lutheran Church, 12:30–6:30 p.m. 715-445-2956. 21 Swiss Steak Dinner—Briggsville. American Legion Post, 4–7:30 p.m. Steak, potato, vegetable, dessert. 21, 22 Pumpkin Carving—Coon Valley. Norskedalen. Volunteer to carve pumpkins that light the trails for Ghoulees in the Coulees. 22 Roast Beef Dinner—Granton. Community Center, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. Roast beef & mashed potato dinner. 26 Family-Friendly Trick or Treat—Coon Valley. Norskedalen, 5–7 p.m. Follow the jack o‘lantern lit trail to the Halloween Town. 608-452-3424. 27, 28 Ghoulees in the Coulees—Coon Valley, Norskedalen, 5 p.m. Haunted trails, haunted buildings with story tellers, and haunts galore. Call 608-452-3424 for reservations. 28 Longaberger Bingo Basket—Blair. Blair Taylor High School, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Bingo, silent auction, bake sale, concessions. 608-525-2300.
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