April 2014 Challenge Magazine

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Bourbon Trail

Celebrating our only “native spirit,” the Bourbon Trail offers more than just insights on the making of this unique American elixir.

Baseball Preview

Major League Baseball returns and looks toward a fresh season with new rules, a lame-duck commissioner, a retiring icon and, hopefully, a year void of performanceenhancing drugs.

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SPRING FISHING

Finally! The ice is thawing and the fish are hungry, eagerly looking for an enticing treat that just may be dangling from your line.

Keeping Safe

Hitting the open road can be liberating but it also comes with risks. Situational awareness and having the pepper spray ready are just a few of the precautions drivers can take.

RV JOURNEY

RV Gourmet Cathy dishes up a supreme kale salad and Anne reminisces on springs past.

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contents in every issue

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HEALTHY CHOICES

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gettin’ outdoors

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around the track

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driving thrU d.c.

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CHEW ON THIS

Linda keeps her eye on nutrition, sharing some tips for ocular health.

Brenda knows how to lead a horse to water. Getting him to drink, well, that’s another matter. brought to you by:

Claire jumps into the fish bowl and finds Danica Patrick swimming just

fine.

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Mike looks up the road and sees more regulations straight ahead.

Jimmy recalls a slick surprise one early spring day.

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from the editor

Send in your photos, see them in Challenge Magazine and you may be a winner.

Loyalties.

letters to the editor

Readers share their thoughts and opinions on industry issues and stories from Challenge Magazine.

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Broadening the mind with the interesting and inane.

The Unique U.S.

The directive of the U.S. Seed Bank in Fort Collins, Colo., is to protect and preserve the world’s seeds. Glamorous, no. Paramount to our existence, brought to you by: yes.

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truckers’ corner

The creative side of truck drivers.

Games

garmin gallery

Sudoku, word search and crossword puzzles. Some clues for the puzzle come from this issue of Challenge Magazine.

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Drivers recognize these STAR employees who make Pilot Flying J a place you can rely on.

what’s happening Road Warriors.

pilot flying j directory

The comprehensive Pilot Flying J directory lists everything from location addresses to services available.

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LOYALTY

New showers and a driver profile.

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Loyalties

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by greg girard y grandmother was a Boston Red Sox fan. I admit now, I approached this phenomenon with a unique sense of loathing and love. You see, this was my mother’s mother. My father, a native of New York, is a New York Yankees fan, and thus by the rites and rituals of modern-day bloodlines, I am a Yankees fan.

I remember summer evenings for my grandmother took on a simple pattern, a coffee or tea and some cookies on the back porch as the voices of Ned Martin, Ken Coleman and Joe Castiglione echoed off into the balmy New England night, describing every pitch, every play. These were the Red Sox of Carl Yastrzemski, Fred Lynn, Jim Rice and Jerry Remy. These were the barren years of hope and futility for Sox fans, testing their faith, my grandmother never faltering, as devout a fan as she was in the pew each Sunday.

Every year growing up, my father would take my grandmother and my family two hours north to Fenway Park, where I would watch the enemy play, sitting in narrow antique seats, devouring Fenway Franks and blocks of melting ice cream bars while trying to see over the adult in front of me. My grandmother was in heaven. I was feeling all right myself.

On one such trip, my father decided, as fathers will often do, that the middle of the eighth inning was the right time to leave. “Gotta beat the traffic,” he mumbled under his breath as he gave the “let’s go” look to my mother. My grandmother gave an audible sigh of resignation, caught between her desire to stay until the last pitch and her gratitude for attending the game. What could she do?

As we left our seats and started down the dark tunnel, a crackle of noise spread across the crowd like corn popping in a kettle. Something big was going to happen. And then it did. A massive roar from above and a 70-year-old grandmother sprinting back up the tunnel from below.

A home run, the flight of the ball missed by my grandmother’s eager eyes, but there she stood with a satisfied grin as she watched Dwight Evans round the bases. She was certainly in heaven.

Baseball is here once again (Page 22), and we have a primer of sorts to get you ready for another season. Football may have taken over as the national pastime, but baseball – its history, its announcement of spring, its sounds, its smells – is still an irreplaceable part of the American landscape.

I can’t remember whether we went back to our seats or not. I do remember the look my grandmother gave my father – a look only a motherin-law can make. Yeah, now that I think of it, we probably sat back down.

Safe driving.

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Driver Appreciation

As a truck driver, I believe that we should get paid more to afford health insurance. I also believe that companies should appreciate us truck drivers a lot more than they do.

If it weren’t for truck drivers, how would the economy fare? Think about this: Everything we have today is transported by truck at some point. Also, hypothetically, what would happen if truck drivers across North America went on strike just for a week?

Thank you for your consideration.

William Mara Detroit

A huge thank you to Amanda Jakl, assistant editor of Challenge Magazine, for the excellent article she wrote about Bakups.

We are so thrilled to have the word reach so many people.

Penny O’Donnell Via Facebook

Cinderella

It was so nice Greg Girard referenced the 1954 Milan High School Indians in his article on Cinderella teams. Too often these articles focus only on college and professional teams. Having grown up just 15 miles from Milan, Ind. (and having had two of the former Milan players as high school teachers), the mention brought a smile to my face.

Joe Weigel Indianapolis

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Bakup

I love the idea of having something small on hand to give out to the people I see at almost every truck stop. The O’Donnells’ story had such a great message that no kindness is too small. And after giving a couple of bucks that I’m positive was spent on booze, this is a nice alternative that might make a difference.

Thanks to the O’Donnells and to Challenge for restoring my faith in humanity.

Joanna Harvelle Sioux Falls, S.D.

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A Closer Look: April Fools’ Day

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Although the exact origin of April Fools’ Day is a mystery (how apropos), one theory suggests that the holiday traces its roots to the late 1500s, when the calendar changed from the Julian to the current Gregorian calendar, making Jan. 1 mark the new year rather than a day in late March. The fuddy-duddies who continued to ring in the old new year were mocked, mostly in the form of a paper fish taped to their back, to suggest that they were gullible and “easily caught.” The “kick me” signs would be introduced 200 years later by the Scots.

Regardless of whether you celebrate this foolish day, we have to give props to successful pranks that manage to fool a lot of people. Let’s take a closer look at some of the best April Fools’ Day pranks ever played.

In 1957, a British news show convinced its viewers that there would be an extra spaghetti harvest in Switzerland. A clip of a family picking long stringy pasta growing from trees had viewers calling in asking how to grow their own pasta tree, to which the BBC responded dryly, “Place a sprig of spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.”

In the April 1985 issue of Sports Illustrated, George Plimpton wrote about a rookie baseball phenom named Sidd Finch who could throw an impossible 168 mph pitch. His ridiculous backstory (like that he learned the art of the pitch at a Tibetan monastery), should have given the hoax away, but readers were also given a hint in the story’s subhead. “He’s a pitcher, part yogi and part recluse. Impressively liberated from our opulent lifestyle, Sidd’s deciding about yoga – and his future in baseball.” The first letter of each of these words spells out “H-a-p-p-y A-p-r-i-l F-o-o-l-s D-a-y.”

In 1996, fast-food joint Taco Bell ran an ad in six major newspapers across the country announcing their purchase of the Liberty Bell, which would be renamed the Taco Liberty Bell. The White House played along, suggesting that privatization would extend to other monuments, like the Ford Company sponsoring the Lincoln Mercury Memorial.

Not to be outdone by Taco Bell, Burger King played their own prank two years later in 1998 by releasing their “Left-Handed Whopper.” The burger was identical to its right-handed counterpart except that all the ingredients had been turned 180 degrees. Of the 32 million left-handed Americans, several thousand actually requested the sandwich.

Americans aren’t the only gullible ones. In 1975, an Australian news show announced the move to metric time where a minute would consist of 100 seconds, an hour of 100 minutes and a day would be just 20 hours. Going further, seconds would be renamed millidays, minutes would be centidays and hours would be decidays. Even the deputy premier got in on the joke, approving of the change in an interview and fooling a lot of residents.

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We Asked,

You Answered!

Q Best or worst thing about driving at night?

Less traffic on the roads can be a plus. Worst thing is trying to find parking for your 30-minute break. Some days you feel like you have to start looking for a spot about seven hours before you need one.

– Dave Ellis

Best thing, especially here in Southern California, is less traffic!

– Jimmy Nevarez

There are many challenges to night drivers, like myself, such as the lack of parking in truck stops and rest areas in which to take required DOT breaks. By far most unsettling thing about driving at night is the increasing number of deer grazing just off the asphalt along our highways. I had a deer strike in November 2012. Since then, I drive in the left lane when I can to keep an additional 12 feet of asphalt between my rig and groups of deer.

– Ken Linderman

The worst thing about night driving is that I invariably start getting sleepy around 4 a.m.

– Jean Chapman

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What’s the most unusual thing you’ve seen on the road?

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April Tour Dates By the Numbers: Popcorn You can’t go to a movie theater and not be bowled over by the most delicious smell – after freshly cut grass, of course – in the world. Popcorn is synonymous with movies. And it makes sense – popcorn has been sold in theaters since “talkies” were introduced in the 1920s – but the ancient whole grain was enjoyed for hundreds of years before theaters came along. The Aztecs enjoyed it in the 1500s and there’s evidence that the Song Dynasty of China munched on it in the 900s. It’s safe to say that popcorn is definitely an oldie but a goodie.

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Calories in a cup of air-popped popcorn. Oil-popped corn has just 55 calories. Adding butter gives you a whole other number.

The year that Cracker Jack made its first appearance at the World Fair in Chicago.

Date

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New Braunfels, TX San Antonio, TX San Antonio, TX W. Houston, TX Houston, TX New Caney, TX Orange, TX Orange, TX Greenwood, LA Haughton, LA West Monroe, LA Rayville, LA

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The estimated age of the oldest popcorn ever found. It was discovered in New Mexico in the late 1940s.

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The ideal percentage of moisture in a kernel of popcorn. If it’s too dry, it gets the title of Old Maid and won’t pop.

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ROADWISDOM

The percentage of popcorn that is consumed at home.

“Ah, coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today’s tasks.”

– Holly Black

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Distance in feet of the circumference of the largest popcorn ball, according to the Guinness World Records book. The ball was created in 2006 at The Popcorn Factory in Lake Forest, Ill.

Dates subject to change.

Check www.facebook.com/DriverAppreciationTour for changes and updates.

Sources: popcorn.org, factmonster.com, guinnessworldrecords.com

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GET HEALTHY

Eggs

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For years, experts suggested avoiding eggs due to their cholesterol content, but the tides have turned.

We’re back to the “incredible, edible egg” era and with Easter right around the corner, it’s only fitting we give you a couple more reasons to eat, not just dye, an egg or two. Here are some reasons, according to The American Egg Board, to order that eggs Benedict the next time you eat out.

Pilot Flying J Truck Driver Challenge Momentum from 2013 is a strong factor in the 2014 Pilot Flying J Truck Driver Challenge. Transport drivers from NASCAR and the NHRA kick off their seasons this month, while IndyCar racing began their season in March. In the largest season yet, the Pilot Flying J Truck Driver Challenge features four chicanes each for NASCAR, IndyCar and the NHRA. Fans are invited to attend each chicane to cheer on the competitors and enter for a chance to win a $500 fuel card.

Todd DeNeve of Chip Ganassi Racing will defend his IndyCar championship, while NHRA champion Keith Smith will change gears and compete in the NASCAR series against reigning 2013 NASCAR champion Greg McGuire of Champion Tire & Wheel.

For more information visit www.pfjtruckchallenge.com.

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Darlington, SC Charlotte, NC Bristol, VA Charlotte, NC

IndyCar 3/26 St. Petersburg, FL 5/21 Indianapolis, IN 6/4 Ft. Worth, TX 7/8 Newton, IA NHRA 4/24 6/12 6/26 9/11

Houston, TX Bristol, VA Joliet, IL Charlotte, NC

• Watch the waistline: The protein found in an egg, about 6 grams, can help you feel satisfied longer, which can help you maintain a healthy weight.

• Build muscle mass: The protein in eggs also helps build muscle strength and, more importantly, prevents you from losing muscle mass as you age.

• Keep the brain sharp: Eggs contain choline, which helps neurotransmitters fire properly and keeps the brain cell membranes healthy.

• Keep the peepers focused: The antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin can help prevent macular degeneration. But don’t order that egg white omelet; these important nutrients are found in the egg yolks.

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by pam windsor

ourbon is booming. The spirit once considered more your “grandfather’s drink” has become a new favorite with young and old alike. And Kentucky – where it all began more than 200 years ago – is reaping the benefits.

The spirit has been around since the state’s earliest settlers began making corn whiskey and sending it in barrels downriver to New Orleans. In fact, that’s how it got its name and the early beginnings of its flavor.

Distillers put the whiskey in barrels, stamping them “Bourbon County” to mark their place of origin. During those long trips, first down the Ohio River, then the Mississippi, those barrels began aging due to the oak, developing an amber color and unique flavor.

People liked the taste and “Bourbon whiskey” soon became very popular.

It was sometime after 1789, or so the story goes, that the Rev. Elijah Craig became the first person to use a “charred” barrel to ship his whiskey, altering the flavor even more. Some say the barrels were charred by accident in a fire; others say he did it on purpose to sanitize and reuse old barrels.

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Either way, today, bourbon, by law, must be aged in a new, charred oak barrel for at least two years, have a grain mixture that’s at least 51 percent corn, and be made in the United States.

Bourbon whiskey did well in early America, until Prohibition, when the production, transportation and sale of alcohol were banned. Many distillers were wiped out. Others found new ways to make money during those 13 years. Jim Beam, for example, operated a quarry at the property that’s now the site of the Jim Beam Stillhouse in Clermont, Ky. But Prohibition took a toll on the bourbon industry.

“After Prohibition ended, bourbon took a long time to gain a strong foothold because you had this insurgence of all these imported whiskeys right off the bat,” explains Derrick Brown, a tour guide for Jim Beam. “Imported whiskey, Scotch whisky, Irish whiskey, they didn’t stop distilling there. And vodkas and gins, which don’t take time to age, could be sold right away.

So, although Prohibition ended in 1933, it took a year to get permits to distill again,

then aging took four years (our youngest bourbon is four years), so it took awhile. We didn’t sell our first bourbon until 1939.”

Distillers persevered, however, perfecting their bourbons, and over the years adding new products like single-batch and single-barrel bourbons. The industry now finds itself in its largest expansion since Prohibition – with double-digit growth for brands across the board – and bourbon fans want to know more about how it’s made. Last year, more than 571,000 came from all over the U.S. and around the world to visit the Kentucky Bourbon Trail. In, fact, bourbon is America’s only native spirit, as designated

by Congress in 1964.

There are several reasons for the spirit’s resurgence.

“I think there are cultural factors, you know, the ‘Mad Men’ factor,” explains Kentucky Bourbon Trail director Adam Johnson.

“You’ve also got ‘mixologists’ that are really enamored with these kinds of classic American spirits, whether it’s bourbon or rye whiskey. And I think people want to connect with things that are authentic and

Photo: Courtesy of Jim Beam Distillery

Bourbon must be made with at least 51 percent corn grain. Everything else is open to interpretation, with a wide variety of flavors, like cinnamon and black cherry, and length of aging.

American, and there’s nothing more American than bourbon.”

Eight distilleries, all members of the Kentucky Distillers Association, make up the Bourbon Trail. There’s no actual trail – four of the distilleries (Woodford Reserve, Four Roses, Wild Turkey and Town Branch) are in one part of the state near Frankfort

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and Lexington, three (Jim Beam, Heaven Hill and Maker’s Mark) are in another area in or near Bardstown, and a newly created artisan distillery (Evan Williams) is in Louisville.

Each has its own story. When you visit Jim Beam, you’ll hear how each generation of the Beam family added its own mark to

the company that’s become the largest bourbon producer in the world, making many well-known brands. At Maker’s Mark, tour guides recount the story of Bill Samuels Sr., who initially inherited his family’s distillery but couldn’t stand the bourbon it produced.

“He had inherited the T.W. Samuels distillery,” notes Denise Dyke. “The problem was he didn’t like the bourbon made with the rye. He didn’t like any of the bourbons of the time. So, he sold the distillery and burned the only copy of the family recipe.”

Samuels later bought a new distillery, and after experimenting by baking bread, ended up creating a bourbon that uses soft red wheat, instead of the more common rye, as one of its grains.

All working distilleries offer a chance to see and smell the mash cooking, as well as get a close look at the hot, bubbling fermentation vats or tanks. Some distilleries will allow you to dip your finger and take a taste; others warn you to stay back and avoid the heat.

“The motion is actually the yeast working,” says Denise Dyke at Maker’s Mark.

“All this action, the yeast is multiplying and multiplying and working until it’s converted all of the sugar to alcohol.”

While technology has altered some aspects of the bourbon-making operation,

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Bourbon facts Bourbon is America’s only native spirit as declared

by Congress in 1964.

Kentucky has more barrels of bourbon aging than it has people. Most recent numbers show 4.9 million barrels of bourbon to 4.3 million people.

Each barrel has the capacity to hold 53 gallons of bourbon.

A small portion of liquid – called the Angel’s Share - is lost in each aging barrel every year due to evaporation.

Kentucky bourbon manufacturers are investing millions of dollars in capital projects such as new distilleries and state-of-the-art tourism centers.

Charred, white oak barrels can only be used once to make bourbon. They are later sold and used to make scotch, Irish whiskeys, wines, bourbon barrel beer and other products.

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most still rely on the same hands-on process they’ve followed since the beginning.

“Basically, what we’re doing is what our ancestors were doing long before there was science in the industry,” explains Woodford Reserve master distiller Chris Morris. “Knowing how to grind the grain, knowing how to cook the grains and adding our yeast, using a very simple piece of equipment – a still – where we use heat to separate the alcohol. And then of course, maturing in the oak barrels, selecting barrels to be batched and bottled according to flavor profile and taste, not chemical analysis, I still lean on the side that we’re very much a craft.”

And much of the craft remains in the individual method each distillery uses for each step of the process, from the recipe and yeast, to the aging of the barrels.

“You’re going to see how everybody does it differently and that’s where the art comes in,” notes Johnson. “On the one

hand, you might go to Four Roses, where they’re doing all of their aging in a one-story rickhouse (a term used for warehouse), then you might pop over to Jim Beam and you’re going to see a nine-story (building) and see where they try to pull products (barrels) from the top where it’s a little bit hotter, whereas Four Roses tries to control things a little bit more.”

Getting to all eight distilleries takes about three days. Some offer easier access than others.

If you’re traveling to Maker’s Mark in Loretto, south of Bardstown, you’ll travel through some long, winding back roads that take you past corn fields, horse pastures and perhaps even a llama farm or two.

Woodford Reserve in Versailles takes you through horse country. You’ll pass scenic horse farms to get to the state’s oldest distillery, which fittingly makes the official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby.

“Every single one has their own distinctive style,” says

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Photo: Courtesy of Four Roses Distillery

The Bourbon Trail’s eight distilleries are celebrating 50 years of bourbon as America’s native spirit.

Amanda Keeton of Columbus, Ohio. “I think it’s interesting because you might miss something on one tour that they really highlight on another tour so by the end, you have a really good sense of how bourbon’s made. And you can see the different approaches each distillery takes.”

Every tour wraps things up with a bourbon tasting. Drinking bourbon – especially after seeing the care, expertise and years of work that go into making each bottle – should be an experience to savor.

“We’ve identified five primary areas of bourbon flavor,” notes Woodford’s Chris Morris. “The sweet aromatic notes we call barrel notes – the caramels, the vanilla, chocolates, butterscotch, etc.; floral and fruit notes, which are primarily from our fermentation process; spice notes, which come from the grain and maturation process; wood notes, which are those notes that remind you of nuts and woods, such as pecans and almonds and hazelnut; and then the grain character, which of the grain notes – rye, malt, barley, corn, etc. – that you taste. I want my bourbon to have a little of all those flavors.”

Bourbon’s renewed popularity comes as the industry prepares to mark the 50th anniversary of Congress’ designating the drink as America’s native spirit. In mid-May, Kentucky will celebrate with a four-day Bourbon Affair that starts in host city Louisville and branches out to more than 60 distilleries across the state. It’s an opportunity to highlight Kentucky’s pride and heritage in creating something that’s been a large part of its history and will continue to have a large role in its future.

For more information on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, go to www.kybourbontrail.com. Tours are free at Four Roses; all others charge an admission fee. Visitors who tour all eight distilleries and mail in their fully stamped bourbon passport get a Kentucky Bourbon Trail T-shirt. w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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n November, as the Boston Red Sox paraded through downtown Boston on an armada of duck boats celebrating their World Series victory, the team stopped at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to commemorate the victims of the bombing that occurred just a few months earlier.

Dustin Pedrioa, the Red Sox second baseman, addressed the crowd and said, “We played for the whole city, what the city went through.

Hopefully, we put a smile on everybody’s face. It was special. We wanted to do this and make it right for everybody.”

The 2013 season was memorable for many moments – the retirement of Mariano Rivera, considered by most the greatest closer of all time; the Pittsburgh Pirates breaking the longest streak of losing sea-

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sons by a professional sports team in North American history; and the ugly biogenesis performance-enhancing drug scandal that resulted in 18 players being suspended for using PEDs. But the symbolism behind the Red Sox’s improbable turnaround, not to mention finishing last in their division the year before only to become World Series champs, seems just. David Ortiz, the Red Sox stalwart slugger and World Series MVP, said it best when he addressed the crowd at Fenway Park a day after the bombing last April. “This is our (expletive) city, and nobody is going to dictate our freedom.

Stay strong.”

So here we are, looking ahead to another 162-game season of Major League Baseball. What will be the storylines, what team will survive?

Predictability is thankfully not inherent to sports, but here are a few stories worth watching as the 2014 season unfolds.

No. 2 hangs it up

“My office is at Yankee Stadium. Yes, dreams do come true.” Derek Jeter, who will turn 40 before the end of the season, has certainly lived his dream, and that of many others, over his 20-year major league career. He’s decided this season will be his last.

Jeter’s indelible mark on the game, including Rookie of the Year (1996), five World Series titles, World Series MVP (2000), more than 3,000 hits and being named just the 11th captain in Yankee history, will be a lasting testament to a firstballot Hall of Fame career.

“This has nothing to do with the way I feel,” he said at the press conference announc-

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by greg girard

ing his decision. “I feel great. I just feel the time is right after this year. There are things I want to do. You can’t do this forever.”

He’s right, athletes can’t do it forever, but they can leave a lasting legacy.

Change is good

Rule changes rarely have an easy path in sports. Never popular with traditionalists and always with an eye toward the economic impact, the powers that be must walk a fine line with changes that benefit the game but don’t alter its essence. When they’re wrong, like when the NCAA outlawed dunking in the 1960s, they must be prepared for the inevitable backlash both inside and outside the lines. But when they’re right, the game usually improves for the benefit of players and fans alike.

This season, two heavily debated rules will go into effect and have an immediate impact on Major League Baseball. The first is a ban on the “freight train meets brick wall” collisions at home plate between the catcher and the runner.

One could argue the homeplate collision is one of the most exciting moments of the sport, but prevailing opinion concludes these collisions don’t guarantee excitement as much as they do concussion, broken ribs and other impact injuries.

The second rule, and the one that brings baseball into the 21st century, is the introduction of instant replay. Fans, of course, have been enjoying instant replay for decades on TVs in their homes and on jumbo screens at the stadium.

Now that same technology

will have a direct impact on the game.

MLB has decided to walk the tightrope, with an eye toward appeasing both sides of the issue. Reviews will be allowed on almost every type of play, including home runs, ground-rule doubles, tag plays, fair or foul calls, fan interference, and hit by pitch.

Balls and strikes, however, are not reviewable, thus keeping the “human factor” intimately involved.

“We’re really going for the dramatic miss, not all misses,” said Tony La Russa, former manager and replay committee member, after the decision. “This is a challenge for a game-changing play that goes against you, and now you can correct it.”

Based loosely on the challenge rules of football, MLB’s instant-replay formula is de-

signed to alleviate controversial decisions, particularly those that occur during the final innings of a game. Managers are allowed one challenge per game. If the manager is correct, he gets an additional challenge. After the sixth inning, the umpires are allowed to call a review only if the aggrieved team has already used its challenge. All contested plays are reviewed by an umpire crew stationed at a command center at MLB’s headquarters in New York. Teams are also allowed to have a video analyst in contact with the dugout to recommend challenges.

Don’t worry, though, instant replay won’t eliminate the antics of irate managers reacting to a bad call. In fact, teams are already strategizing on how best to stall so their video analyst can see the play and make a decision. If anything, we may just see more dirt kicking and hat throwing as managers keep one eye on the dugout waiting for a signal to contest the call.

So long, commish

Jay Bruce will look to hit 30 or more home runs for the fourth consecutive year and propel the Cincinnati Reds into the playoffs again.

PHOTO: Courtesy of The Cincinnati Reds

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Much like Jeter, Allan Huber “Bud” Selig, the ninth commissioner of Major League Baseball, will leave a lasting mark on the game when he retires in January 2015.

Owner of the Milwaukee Brewers more than 20 years before taking the commissioner assignment in 1992, Selig’s legacy is a clear picture of success with one slight blot. During his tenure, MLB has exploded in popularity and profitability. Twenty-two new ballparks have been built and MLB’s revenue has increased from $1.2 billion in 1992 to a projected $9 billion by the end of the year. The average value of an MLB team is $1 billion and attendance has grown, with average attendance at nearly 2.5 million per team.

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Lisa Smith is a ballpark chaser, one of those hopeful baseball fans who keep a list of every Major League ballpark under their pillow and dream of seeing each and every one in person. This trucking company account manager, and mother of three, has quite a few checked off already – 14 in total – and after trips to Minnesota and Wisconsin this year, she’ll be more than halfway to her goal. We caught up with this Indiana native and asked her about America’s pastime and the thrill of the chase.

Tell us about your love of the game.

I assume the love of baseball came from my grandpa, as neither of my parents were athletic or have ever enjoyed watching sports, unless I was playing. I’ve played baseball and softball since I was 5 years old all the way through high school.

I remember my grandpa watching Dodger and Cardinal games growing up. He even bought me a Dodger uniform around my 9th birthday.

When did you become a baseball park chaser?

I found the terminology back in 2011, and slowly started “chasing.” At that time, I had been to four ballparks.

So, where have you visited?

I’ve been to 14 parks so far. We consider the Cincinnati Reds our team and our home park. We go a few times every year.

I’ve also been to the stadiums of the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, Anaheim Angels, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, Denver Rockies, Kansas City Royals, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants and Oakland Athletics.

Any rituals when you visit a new park?

We collect stuffed rally monkeys from every ballpark and ice cream sundae hats/helmets. My kids sleep with the monkeys every night and we display the helmets.

The good, the bad and the ugly?

Honestly, we’ve had a great time at every ballpark. Even Oakland that was near empty, run down, and in a horrible part of town, we had fun at the game. The Atlanta Braves ballpark is the best tailgating spot and the San Francisco Giants is in the top three ballparks I’ve seen.

I’ve never regretted going to a ballpark. Each one has something unique or the city has something great to offer, and it’s always a good time. It’s a family experience, the kids enjoy going. And we’ve seen some great things chasing ballparks: Disneyland; NASA Space Museum; the Hollywood sign; the San Diego Zoo; hidden concrete slides in San Francisco; the best barbecue ever in Kansas City; and a dinosaur museum in Denver.

It’s a great way to tour the U.S. and spend time together.

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Stephen Strasburg leads a formidable pitching rotation for the Washington Nationals.

PHOTO: Scott Clarke / ESPN Images

He expanded the playoffs with wild-card teams, introduced interleague play and fostered competitive parity, with 28 of the 30 teams making the playoffs in the last 12 years.

Critics will say he was slow to respond to the explosion of performance-enhancing drug use and that he turned a blind eye to the problem during the famous Mark McGuire/Sammy Sosa homerun battle in 1998 for the sake of profit, but he has since spearheaded the most comprehensive drug-testing program in professional sports and he’s come down hard on offenders. Exhibit A: Alex Rodriguez.

“It remains my great privilege to serve the game I have loved throughout my life,” Selig said in announcing his retirement.

“Baseball is the greatest game ever invented, and I look forward to continuing its extraordinary growth and addressing several significant issues during the remainder of my term.”

What are the odds?

The baseball offseason is typically filled with teams scrambling to sign free agents to massive contracts and this past offseason was no exception. The marque signing of the winter was Robinson Cano joining the Seattle Mariners on a 10-year, $240 million contract – the third largest contract in major league history.

Cano’s former team, the New York Yankees, decided they could survive without the All-Star second baseman, then proceeded to spend more than $400 million on four players to bolster their aging lineup (Masahiro Tanaka, Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran).

Nine-figure contracts. Remember when six figures seemed like a lot of money?

What does it all mean? No way to tell, except that several players will be looking for financial advisers. A season with 162 games can bring any number of surprises, controversies and special moments. It’s a safe bet that 2014 will be no different.

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by dave csanda s winter grudgingly loosens its icy grip, spring emerges from hibernation—tentatively at first, followed by increasing vigor.

Snow cover dissipates. The tips of green shoots emerge from the soil, testing the warmth of their surroundings. Migratory birds arrive daily in growing numbers, returning from winter sojourns to warmer climes. Spring is in the air, the woods and the fields … and beneath the waves as well.

Below the surfaces of lakes, rivers and ponds, all manner of life forms sense nature’s energizing warmth and begin responding in earnest. Plankton blooms. Insects hatch. Frogs gather along marshy shorelines, croaking nighttime melodies. And fish of all sizes are instinctively drawn to shallow waters warmed by the sun’s rays.

Northern pike jumpstart their yearly cycle of life into high gear, spawning beneath the thinning ice in marshes

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or flooded shoreline grass. Most other freshwater species, however, simply begin moving shallow shortly after ice-out to feed where their food sources hatch or gather. Spawning occurs weeks or months later, each species according to its own prescribed schedule, in its own preferred locales. In essence, early spring activity is all about finding warm water and food.

When it comes to largemouth bass and panfish, feeding activity is focused in the shallow, back portions of bays, coves and channels protected from the wind, where the warming effects of sunlight penetrate the glassy surface.

Panfish, like bluegills and crappies, desert the deeper, cooler sections of the main lake and flock to the far back ends of these shallow oases, seeking their invigorating warmth, a meal and some protection from the assorted eager predators ranging from larger fish to birds to, of course, man.

Out in the open, fish are exposed and vulnerable to attack. Survival instincts cause panfish to cluster in and around submerged weed or wood cover, generally along the shoreline. Fallen trees, stumps, logs, beaver lodges and other forms of submerged wood are especially attractive early in the year, since aquatic weed growth is barely beginning, offering minimal protection at best.

The end result is large concentrations of fish found extremely shallow, often within easy casting distance of anglers walking the bank along the lakeshore. Such areas are often obvious or easy to find by using a local map, a GPS map, asking questions at a local bait shop, or doing a little lakeside scouting while keeping an eye out for local kids riding bikes and toting fishing poles.

Panfishing Mantra – Keep It Simple

Using a bobber and putting weight on the line will help your lure or bait look more inviting, and give you a better feel for when a fish takes a bite.

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Spring panfishing requires little in the way of tackle and gear. In fact, the simpler you keep things, usually the better.

Those new to fishing would benefit from carrying a 5-foot-long spincasting rod and reel outfit in the back of the car or trunk, spooled with about 8- to 10-pound test monofilament line. This setup is easy to cast by simply depressing the button with your thumb and then lifting your thumb off the button at the right moment. Done properly, your baited line sails toward its target as line peels off the reel’s spool.

Veteran anglers may prefer spinning tackle, which allows the use of lighter line, such as 4- to 6-pound test. This wispy thread works best for casting tiny, lightweight panfish lures with minimal effort. Most fishermen are programmed into using about 5-footlong ultralight rods for panfish, which are soft and pliable, enabling even small fish to put up a big fight.

Personally, I prefer a slightly stouter 6 1/2 foot, lightaction rod, whose longer length makes it much easier to cast small lures long distances. Large panfish will put up a whale of a battle on this rig, and should I happen to hook into a large bass, well, the rod has sufficient backbone to wear the bruiser down. Like many things in fishing, rod selection boils down to personal preference. Use whatever suits you best.

As for lures and baits, there’s little argument as to what works best for spring panfishing. Bluegills and crappies have small mouths so the smaller the lure and bait the better. For bluegills, miniature

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If you don’t plan on eating it, be sure to release your catch and let it swim another day.

1/64-ounce jigs are often best. Crappies have larger, vacuum-like mouths, and respond well to 1/32- and even 1/16-ounce jigs at times, although smaller is usually better for fishing in shallow water.

Just remember, these baits are much too light in weight to effectively cast alone. So it’s important to add a bobber and small split shot (lead weight) to the line. This setup also allows us to do several things.

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bottom. Panfish prefer to feed “up,” meaning look up, rise to, and examine their food before slurping it in. Bobbers are infinitely patient; beneath them, your bait just keeps hanging in there, seductive and vulnerable, too good to resist. Most of the time, the bobber should be attached to the line about 16 to 18 inches above the lure, which is ideal for suspending baits in shallow water perhaps 3 to 5 feet deep.

The best panfish bobbers are long and thin, with little water resistance. The bobber will quiver if the fish simply sits there, and

may even rise and lie on its side if the fish rises a few inches. Most of the time, though, you’ll see the bobber subtly slip below the surface as the fish turns and begins to sink back toward bottom.

Be careful with the traditional round, red and white bobbers, as they are far less sensitive than slender floats and are more likely to spook fussy panfish. Fish can essentially feel the increased resistance when they try to pull round bobbers down, and they will more likely spit the bait before the hook is set.

The more delicately your line is weighted to balance the flotation of your bobber to a hair-trigger, the more strikes you’ll detect and more fish you’ll catch. You can do this by adding one or two BB-size split shot to the line about 6 to 8 inches above the lure.

Split shot are molded from soft lead, with a slit in one side. To attach, simply lay the line into the slit, and delicately squeeze the sinker tight, so it holds in place without damaging the line. Properly weighted to reduce its natural buoyancy, your bobber will be much more sensitive to detecting subtle strikes.

To bait or not to bait

Much of the time, unbaited lures can be used to catch panfish. Bluegills, for instance, often inhale small, hair- or marabou-bodied jigs in darker, insect-imitating colors like brown or A pril 2 0 1 4 C H A L L E N G E 31

SAVORYPANFISHFILLETS 4 fresh panfish fillets (about ½ pound each) 1 ½ tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons fresh parsley, chopped ½ teaspoon basil 1 teaspoon sea salt ½ teaspoon ground pepper 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 lemon Soak fillets in salt water for 10 minutes, then remove and pat dry with paper towel. Place butter and olive oil in large skillet and melt butter over medium-high heat. Combine parsley, sea salt, basil and ground pepper in a shallow bowl. Coat both sides of fillets with seasoning mixture.

Saute fillets for about 3 minutes per side or until fillets fork easily. Serve with lemon wedges.

Serves: 4

black as well as jigs with slender plastic tails that quiver seductively, even suspending at rest.

If they’re feeling especially picky and don’t want to hit an unbaited lure, pinch off a half-inch section of live nightcrawler, which can be purchased at the local bait shop or convenience store, to sweeten the offering. If necessary, switch from a jig to a small size 8, light-wire hook, baited with a piece of nightcrawler, miniature live leech, live waxworm larvae, or other bait shop delicacy. This will create a subtler, more natural presentation for times when fish are fussy, and adds the attraction of scent into the tempting mix.

When the fish are very fussy, pick up a bait bucket and a couple dozen 1 1/2 inch-long live “crappie minnows” at the bait shop. Either thread one onto the jig by inserting the hook point up through both lips, or nip the minnow lightly below the dorsal (back) fin, just enough to stay on the hook without damaging the minnow. Done correctly, the minnow will swim and struggle, attracting even reluctant crappies to investigate the commotion and slurp in the bait.

It’s on the line, now what?

When the bobber goes down, simply lift the rod tip to sink the hook into the fish’s lip, and have fun fighting it back to shore. You won’t be able to “crank ’em” in with light rods and thin line, but you can slowly coax them to shore, savoring every moment. Once landed, either release it or keep a few for a meal, stashing them in a small cooler.

One more tip, and it’s a good one during your search for shallow panfish: Polarized sunglasses eliminate glare off the water’s surface, allowing you to peer through the aquatic canopy to see what lurks below, be it weeds, wood or fish.

With large portions of the fish population so concentrated in obvious spots, it’s seldom difficult to find pods of willing biters amid the shallows during spring. When you do, hunker down, exercise patience and give fish time to respond to your efforts.

In the end, they can’t help themselves; it’s what they do. All it usually takes is dropping a baited line in a likely place, and waiting for a bobber to disappear, which is about as classic as fishing experiences can get.

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In the trucking industry, when safety and security are discussed, it’s often about the freight or how many million safe-driving miles the truck driver has logged. It’s easy to overlook the everyday risks that drivers face. Drivers are out on the road, day in and day out, and like Beals, are often alone. Because of their ever-moving profession, drivers are targets for breakins, unwanted solicitation and, in some cases, hold-ups. A good self-defense plan is vital and shouldn’t be limited to weapons and martial-arts skills. In fact, more often than not, the best defense is a good offense.

To Carry or Not to Carry

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t’s an early October morning, just after midnight in Chicago. Tired after a long day, Grace Beals waits patiently for her 3 a.m. unload time while parked in a small, well-lit location, the driver window down for her trusty companion of more than a decade, a black lab mix named Fate.

The four or five solicitations from earlier in the evening had all been from women asking for money, food and often something more. Normally, Beals keeps the blinds on her truck windows up, ignoring the knocks on the door. But it was a balmy, comfortable Midwestern fall night, so she left the window open, giving spare change to some, a snack to another.

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quick safety check of her tires. It’s while near the rear of the truck that the man approaches asking her for money. “No, sorry, I don’t,” she replies politely, moving toward the cab. He steps in front of her and places a hand on the driver’s door. His stance seems casual, but his voice suggests otherwise. Beals senses the threat and tries to swallow her fear as he asks again for money. Her response this time comes out at a higher pitch and wavers more than she would later like to admit.

Then Fate steps in, literally. Hearing the distress in her owner’s voice, a low growl emerges from the cab, forcing the man to take a step or two back, before Fate launches out the window and chases the man away, returning after two quick whistles from Beals.

Because of liability concerns, it’s no surprise most carriers do not allow personal firearms in the cabs of their trucks. Owneroperators should be aware that open-carry laws vary widely from state to state. Some states, like South Dakota, allow open carry, while its neighbor North Dakota requires a permit.

The concealed-carry laws can be even more confusing when traveling across state lines. There are some reciprocity agreements between states for concealedcarry permits, but there’s no consistent standard. An Idaho resident, for example, may conceal carry while traveling through Kansas, but not through Pennsylvania.

A good handle on the updated laws and state-to-state reciprocity agreements is recommended if an owner-operator decides to carry a firearm.

There are some tools, however, that are normally carried in a truck that can substitute for firearms in a pinch. Tire billies, fire extinguishers, a long-handled flashlight (a bright light in the face can be particularly debilitating), even a can of wasp spray can be effective deterrents to would-be thieves. And, of course, the most important weapon of all, a cell phone. It’s legal to carry and can get you help; just make sure to pre-program 911 on speed dial.

Security in Numbers

The “safety in numbers” rule that we learned in childhood is still one of the best.

Two people in a cab are less of a target than one. If feasible, consider driving team. Some companies, like C.R. England, are actively looking for team drivers. “We want two people on the trucks moving freight,” says Derek Ohata, director of compliance for C.R. England. “That alone gives you a co-worker or somebody to be with you in situations.” w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

PARKING LOT SAFETY TIPS Whether you park for the night at a travel center or for a couple of hours midday in the parking lot of a big-box store, it’s always good to know your surroundings. These parking lot safety tips from the Seattle-based Personal Safety Training Group are great for both truck drivers and four-wheelers.

If stopping late at night, be sure to move your vehicle to a well-lit parking place.

Do not leave high-value items in view inside your cab.

If possible, back into your parking space, allowing for a more rapid exit if a threatening situation develops.

Try to leave a stop with others, if possible. Walking in pairs, even if you’re not traveling together, helps you look less vulnerable.

A small high-intensity flashlight is helpful for illuminating the area around and under your vehicle, and allows you to check the cab or car before unlocking and getting in.

Have your keys in your hands when returning to your vehicle.

Try to walk down the middle of the parking aisle, keeping as much distance as possible between you and the parked trucks on either side.

Always walk with purpose and scan your surroundings.

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If team driving isn’t up your alley or just is not possible, there are plenty of drivers that have a canine companion, like Beals.

“I don’t like to think about how my situation could have turned out if I didn’t have Fate with me,” she says. “She scared off a lot of problems for me.”

Most thieves and criminals don’t want to mess with a dog or its bite. In addition to self-defense, a dog can stave off loneliness and encourage more exercise for its owner. For the mostly sedentary and solitary lifestyle of trucking, a dog can be very beneficial.

More Proactive, Less Reactive

As Grace Beals could attest, a dog truly is a driver’s best friend.

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For personal safety, the most obvious action is the right one. The best way to deal with a situation is to avoid the confrontation in the first place. “Stay in your truck, lock your doors,” says Ken Resta, safety director for J.B. Hunt. Most situations will resolve themselves once it’s clear that the intended victims are aware of the threat.

But if the situation doesn’t resolve itself, the next step is contacting authorities.

“If it’s escalating, call 911 first, then con-

tact the company,” he says. “There’s some level of communication that the driver can immediately do if he feels threatened. Our trucks are equipped with electronic onboard computers which have a function that allows them to send a message, via satellite, that gives their exact location.”

This principle of avoiding a confrontation applies while driving too, says Resta.

“Watch your mirrors. If you feel like you’re being followed, slow down, let the vehicle pass you and record the license plate.”

Overall, situational awareness is the strongest line of defense a driver can have, whether he or she is driving or parked.

“Drive with maintaining a good space, good following distance, good speed and give yourself an allowance to have a decent visibility to the hazards around you; then you’ll have more time to react and make appropriate decisions,” Resta says.

“So if I take that [idea of] space, visibility and time, I can apply that to a parking area. As I pull in, I take it nice and easy, I identify the well-lit areas, I identify the best opportunities for security. That’s where my visibility comes in. It gives me that moment to relax and the time to make the appropriate decisions.”

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Outdoor cooking

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’d eat out every meal if I could, but finances won’t allow that. We are always trying to eat more healthful meals and that is sometimes a challenge in the small kitchen of my RV. A salad is easy – no cooking and little cleanup. It’s also versatile; all it takes is some type of green leafy vegetable, and any other chopped vegetables you like. That’s enough as it is, but it’s great to add dried fruit, nuts, seeds, or fresh fruit in whatever amount you like. I love that crunch in my food.

For a dressing, you can either make an easy dressing like the one in this recipe or purchase a jar or bottle of your favorite from the grocery store. I like to use kale because it is one of the super foods and if it’s chopped fine, it’s very tender. Just wash it well and don’t use the stems.

This kale salad was inspired by a salad I found in the Whole Foods deli. It’s a delicious, crunchy salad bursting with loads of flavor. Be sure to use the chili powder spice, not just dried red chili. Instead of one kind of nut, I’ve used a handful from a jar of mixed nuts. I also usually add sesame seeds, dried cranberries or dried cherries and fresh blueberries. It is hard to get healthier than that.

Even if you’re not familiar with kale or think you may not like it, give this one a try. You might be pleasantly surprised.

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BY Cathy Lea

Kale Salad Supreme Serves 2 to 6

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Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice and chili powder together in a large enough bowl to hold all of the salad. Wash the kale well and remove the ribs. Chop fine and add to bowl with dressing. Mix well. Add chopped nuts, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, dried fruit and fresh fruit. Serve and enjoy.

1 bunch kale, chopped fine ¼ cup nuts, chopped ¼ cup sunflower or sesame seeds ¼ cup dried fruit, chopped ¼ cup fresh fruit, chopped

Dressing 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice or apple cider vinegar 1-2 teaspoons chili powder Salt and pepper to taste

Cathy Lea is a self-taught cook with more than 100,000 miles of traveling in a Roadtrek RV. She’s the creator of www.GoodRVFood. com, which is dedicated to the art of preparing meals in the relatively small spaces of RVs, motor homes and fifth wheels.

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pril! That first full month of spring. A time of growth and bloom, adventure and new horizons. Living in a home on wheels, every April on the road has brought me a different vista, with experiences fresh and unique.

This year marks my seventh year on the road in my “tin can cottage.” Seven years of wonderful Aprils. Throughout that time I have worked at more than 20 jobs. I know, sounds like a lot, but remember, work camping jobs are seasonal. Some of the jobs were at RV parks. Others were at state parks, a wildlife refuge, and an Army Corps of Engineers lake and campground.

One fragrant April was spent amid the apple orchards of York and Adams counties in Pennsylvania. As far as the eye could see there were apple trees spreading out on gently rolling hillsides. The air was filled with the scent of delicate white apple blossoms. Roadside stands sold wintered-over apples along with apple cake and apple blossom honey.

Another early spring I found myself beside the great Mississippi River between Tennessee and Arkansas. I sat on the riverbank at my stopover RV park, aptly named after one of Mark Twain’s unforgettable characters, Tom Sawyer. A massive uprooted tree floated by on the river. The Mississippi carried it as effortlessly as if it were a toothpick. Nearby, at the Memphis visitor center, I gazed at some of our country’s musical greats – larger-than-life bronze statues of B.B. King and Elvis Presley.

On a grocery run one fine April morning while working in northern California I had to stop on the side of the road for a group of frolicking royal yaks who had slipped through a hole in their pasture fence. They cavorted in the street with their multicolored long hair like a litter of puppies while I stood marveling at the sight. Spring was in the air!

Arcadia Lake, Okla., offered a similar scene one early April evening as I camped alongside the Army Corps of Engineers lake.

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As I sat quietly watching, a family of newborn goslings paraded between their parents while they all foraged for food and then found a safe place to settle in for the night.

A spring stay at Land Between The Lakes National Recreation Area in Kentucky gave me the opportunity to visit the Elk and Buffalo Prairie situated in the southern end of the park, where herds have been re-established as they existed in the past. It’s a place providing entry to cars, which can proceed slowly along the road for a close-up view of elk families grazing on the prairie and buffalo luxuriously wallowing in a roadside dirt bath.

Appropriate for the month of April, when most farmers put the plow to the earth, an adventure to Fairy Stone State Park, Va., led me to some very interesting staurolite stones, or fairy crosses. Lying on top of the ground, these naturally occurring crosses can be collected.

Fairy stones are a part of an ancient Cherokee legend. Every spring equinox, a ceremony would bless those who carried them with safe passage and offer prayers for rain in the growing season and plenty of food in the fall.

Watching the full moon rise over the mountains in Palo Duro Canyon was the setting for a most peaceful spring evening in the panhandle of Texas. Earlier in the day, tom turkeys had strutted in the sunshine, showing off their iridescent plumage while gathering their hen harems. A tarantula had popped out of its hole to sun briefly on a rock and a red-tailed hawk cried out from above to its waiting mate.

This April brings me back to the western edge of our great continent. I listen to seals on offshore rocks barking in the night, watch the tides on the beach toss up bits of sea glass and great pelicans diving straight down into the sea to fish for their dinner.

Living in an RV provides me with a kaleidoscope of memories in any month. But April assuredly stands out as one of the best.

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turn into vitamin A. They help protect eyes from sunlight damage and reduce risk for cataracts and macular degeneration. Get these nutrients from green leafy vegetables such as collards, spinach, turnip greens and broccoli, as well as peas, kiwi, red grapes, yellow squash, oranges, corn, mangoes and honeydew melon.

Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that can protect healthy cells from damage. Vitamin C also helps lower your risk for cataracts. Good sources of vitamin C include strawberries, citrus fruits (oranges, lemons and grapefruits), bell peppers, broccoli and cantaloupe.

Omega-3 fatty acids are healthy fats that can help alleviate dry eyes and are found in salmon, walnuts, avocado, olive oil, flax seed and olives.

Eye on Nutrition

by: linda mcgirr Linda McGirr is a Registered Dietitian and certified Dietitian-Nutritionist

ou’ve probably heard that carrots are good for your eyes. I used to tell my kids that if they didn’t eat their carrots, they wouldn’t be able to see well in the dark. That was my ploy and my advice did sink in. When my daughter was about 4 years old, she announced that she was going to perform a dance routine for the family. She put on some music, turned off all the lights and started dancing.

Of course, sitting in the dark, I explained that I couldn’t fully appreciate her dance because I couldn’t see her. She stopped the music, turned the lights back on, went to the refrigerator and grabbed a handful of baby carrots. She handed them out to all of us in the room and instructed us to eat them. She then turned the lights back off and asked, “Can you see me now?”

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keep them safe on the road. Following the advice of your eye-care professional is important, but what you eat can also play an important role in the health of your eyes.

The most common eye conditions include cataracts, macular degeneration and glaucoma. There is evidence that certain nutrients can help prevent or slow the progress of these and other eye woes. Let’s have a look at some of the foods rich in these nutrients.

Vitamin A and beta carotene can slow the progress of macular degeneration, help prevent dry eye and night blindness and fight off eye infection. Good sources of these nutrients include orange foods such as carrots, sweet potatoes and butternut squash, as well as green leafy vegetables, liver, milk, eggs, papaya and tomatoes.

Carotenoids, especially lutein and zeaxanthin, are colorful plant pigments that the body can

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that may reduce your risk for macular degeneration. Sardines, mackerel, milk and fortified orange juice are good sources of this vitamin.

Vitamin E is a potent antioxidant that researchers think plays an important role in protecting parts of the eye from sun damage. Wheat germ, nuts, seeds and oils are good sources.

Zinc deficiency can lead to cataracts. Eating red meats and whole grains will ensure an adequate amount of zinc in your diet.

Catechins, a type of bioflavonoid that acts as an antioxidant, can reduce your risk of developing cataracts and macular degeneration. Green tea, red wine, chocolate, berries and apples are good sources of catechins.

Maintaining a healthy weight can also help with good eye health. Being overweight or obese increases your risk for developing diabetes, which can put you at risk for developing eye disease.

Keeping your weight in a healthy range can be a good preventive strategy.

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Choosing healthier foods is a good thing, no matter how early or late in life you begin. As for specially formulated eye supplements, there is no evidence that these will prevent the most common eye ailments. They may, however, have a role in slowing the progression of age-related macular degeneration.

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ne of my two hunters emerged from the lodge in the pre-dawn hours, sauntered to the back of my truck and said, “There’s a thousand in it for you.” He must have been all of 20 years old, well over 6 feet tall, dressed like a wannabe cowboy and carrying a pompous air. I stared at him for a few seconds before asking him to repeat himself.

“There’s a thousand-dollar tip in it for you if you get me a Pope and Young buck,” said the hunter. And I use that moniker lightly. I just grinned at him and closed the tailgate.

My husband and I guided deer hunters in western Illinois for a couple of seasons. Stan always managed to assign me at least one hunter that we all knew was going to require skills “beyond guiding,” especially when it came to patience and dealing with quirky personalities.

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during the middle of the day to rest. Mr. Thousand was just the opposite.

In the morning I took him to a location where we knew a giant non-typical buck was living. On the first sit, he saw two does jump the fence about 50 yards from his tree stand. He wanted to move the stand to that spot for the afternoon hunt but I talked him out of it, knowing the tree we had chosen was the perfect spot.

I think he must have been pouting because later he told us he had been standing up, ankles crossed, leaning against the tree with his hands in his pockets, staring at the spot in the fence.

He heard a noise just below and looked down. The giant non-typical was five yards from the base of his tree. The buck was making a scrape and rubbing the glands on his head on the overhanging scrape branch.

This action caused the buck to point his head directly up at the hunter 16 feet above him. My hunter was frozen into position, with his bow hanging uselessly on a hook and his hands in his pockets. If he moved,

the buck would see him and sprint away in a heartbeat. Even when the buck finished making the scrape and walked away, the hunter had to move too much to pull off the shot. He missed the chance at the buck of a lifetime.

The next day he asked me to take him to a spot no one had hunted before. I agreed but told him we needed to leave 45 minutes earlier for the afternoon hunt. I had to wake him up from a nap when I came back to the lodge to get him. When we arrived at the destination I opened the tailgate so he could retrieve his gear. He stood there staring at the truck bed for a few moments. He had forgotten his bow. We probably broke some speed limits returning to the lodge and I got him into a stand with about an hour of daylight left. He passed on a nice eight-point buck, still holding out for that Pope and Young. I never could talk him into going back to the stand where the giant non-typical lived. I suspect he didn’t have the thousand bucks on him.

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racing in a fish bowl by claire b. lang

anica Patrick, driver of the GoDaddy. com NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car, somehow has the ability to carve out a real life, even while living on the road and under a constant storm of coverage and attention. I don’t know how she does it. The pressure seems unbearable, but you wouldn’t know it when hanging out with her.

I thought about this as I sat at a table outside her motor coach recently, basking in the sun and waiting for her to join me on my “Dialed In” show on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

I couldn’t help but notice the flurry of activity.

As her public relations folks assured me she was just finishing up and would join me soon, Danica’s parents, T.J. and Bev, arrived at the coach, having just flown into town for the race. I chatted with them until Danica’s boyfriend, Roush Fenway Racing driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr., walked around the corner of the motor coach and asked, “Where’s Danica?” After hearing she’d be back soon, he warmly hugged her parents and left.

Danica then arrived, still in street clothes and with Sprint Cup practice less than an hour away, only to be surrounded by her business folks with a stack of legal documents for her to sign. She calmly took the papers as she joked she was signing away all her money to them.

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She then invited me inside to chat. I told her that her coach was as clean as the last time I was there. “My bus driver, Hop, makes it absolutely perfect,” she said, before adding with a laugh, “In fact, he combs the carpet on his way out, but upon my arrival things just drop on the ground or fall into chairs.”

As we talked, I read her a few lines from a recent Orlando Sentinel article. “Danica Patrick doesn’t mind the rubbernecking fascination with her life. She kind of digs it, this lady in a fishbowl.”

“There are definitely filters of thought,” she admitted. “The things that I think about have a lot more to do with partners and people that are involved. So if I’m taking a picture of something, I’m like, ‘Can I tweet this picture?’ You have to always be thinking about those kinds of things to keep it clean and keep it right.”

But she admitted another side of her often says “screw it.” Like the time Stenhouse tweeted that she looked bored and she replied, “Baby, I’m always bored without you.”

“It’s funny,” she said. “So who cares?”

Danica faces judgment on every lap and she knows it. “I get nervous for tests even,” she said. “You are always trying to give it your all and be the best you can be. I really want to do well for the fans. I want to make them proud to wear my shirt and fly my flag.

I want to give them something fun to cheer for on Sunday.”

I told her five-time Sprint Cup Champ Jimmie Johnson said it took him five years to get the hang of NASCAR’s elite division.

“That’s coming from Jimmie,” she responded with a laugh. “Thank you, Jimmie.

I’ve been saying [it would take] three years to figure it out, at least to get a grip with what you need to compete and feel confident that you know what you are doing. If it’s coming from Jimmie, then it must be true.”

I read her some more lines from the Orlando Sentinel article. “There’s not a lot of people she can relate to; Amelia Earhart didn’t have to worry about 140-character rants on Twitter.”

“No,” Danica replied, laughing. “But she had to worry about getting over the ocean, and that seems like a far bigger feat.”

Whether Danica wins under that fishbowl pressure – who can say? That’s why they call it racing. But don’t expect her to give up anytime soon.

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Regulations ahead by mike howe Twitter: @TruckingDC • Facebook: www.facebook.com/TruckingPoliticsMore

e all knew it was only a matter of time, and it appears that time is now. The trucking industry is once again facing new regulatory mandates that will ultimately increase the cost of operating a truck. President Barack Obama announced earlier this year a set of proposals that address safety and environmental issues. The proposals are independent of one another and will influence the industry in different ways, but they will certainly have an impact.

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In February, Obama directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue more stringent fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for mediumand heavy-duty vehicles by March 2016. In announcing this directive, Obama made the expected arguments in support: helping the environment, battling climate change and strengthening national security by saving energy.

Taking on the issues of climate change and energy security is not new to the Obama administration. They’ve also required automakers to double the average fuel economy of their fleets to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

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Realistically, there won’t be such stringent requirements for the trucking industry, and one might even argue that any improvement in truck fuel efficiency will benefit drivers and fleets. After all, the highest percentage of truck operating costs is fuel; so reducing fuel consumption increases profits, right?

Bill Graves, president of the American Trucking Association, expressed support for the directive but also offered some sage advice.

“Fuel is one of our industry’s largest expenses, so it makes sense that as an industry we would support proposals to use less of it,” said Graves. “However, we should make sure that new rules don’t conflict with safety or other environmental regulations. Nor should they force specific types of technology onto the market before they are fully tested and ready.”

Drug and Alcohol Testing

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is proposing to establish a national drug and alcohol testing clearinghouse, making it easier for carriers to meet the requirements of mandatory pre-employment screening of a CDL driver’s qualifications. With this proposed “clearinghouse,”

carriers could conceivably search to ensure drivers have not failed a drug or alcohol test in the past.

“Safety is our highest priority, and we will continue to embrace new tools and opportunities that protect travelers on our nation’s roads,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “Today’s proposal will help ensure dangerous drivers stay off the road, while encouraging the employment of the many safe drivers who follow our drug and alcohol requirements.”

Employers would be required to report information about a driver who fails a drug or alcohol test or refuses to submit to a drug or alcohol test. Employers would also report when a driver successfully completes a substance abuse program and is legally qualified to return to duty.

While there are legitimate privacy concerns associated with this proposed clearinghouse, this is something the trucking industry – an industry truly interested in safety – should endorse. The primary concern for the industry should be the question of who pays for it, with the inevitable answer that the costs will undoubtedly be the responsibility of those who use it.

Sometimes the costs are obvious (like establishing and running a clearinghouse) and sometimes they are less so (like the impact of increased fuel efficiency on the highway trust fund). Either way, the trucking industry continues to bear the costs of unfunded mandates – costs that are generally passed on to the consumer or ultimately paid by the driver. Reasonable and well-thought-out rules and regulations are fine, but someone needs to remember they always come with a price tag. Proceed with caution.

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ow that the dark stormy clouds of winter are slowly drifting behind us, and the sun is showing its face more and more, we’re starting to see the first signs of “trucker arm tans” taking hold.

Admittedly, I had it much easier this winter than most, running in the weather of sunny Southern California. But I’ve had my fair share of “skating” along the ice-covered winter highways in my career.

It reminds me of the time I got a new set of 10 tires installed on my rig and thought nothing of a little rain on the freeway. In an effort to extend tire life, I decided to go with a harder rubber compound that resisted scrubbing conditions, an issue often seen in my line of local truck maneuvering. Cruising along at 50 mph

or so, I approached the top of a hill with caution, as a little bit of spring rain had just started to come down. As I approached the crest of the hill, traffic came to an absolute standstill on the other side and I had to react with braking force.

Bobtailing in the rain, needless to say, is not the sort of thing you ever want to experience. In a split-second reaction, my foot depressed the brake pedal and traction began to slip immediately. As my mind thought “Why are my tires slipping?” I began to brace for the possibility of impact, as the stopped cars grew larger in my view. The truck slipped in and out of traction before fortunately coming to a safe stop just shy of collision territory.

It took me a moment, but I soon realized what had happened. It had been a couple of months since the last storm rolled through in

by jimmy nevarez

Jimmy is an 11-year veteran of the trucking industry, owner of Angus Transportation, Inc., and writes for the Freightliner Team Run Smart website (www.teamrunsmart.com).

late February, allowing the oils and fluids from months of traffic to settle on the freeway. Adding a little water to the top of this sitting hazard turned the freeway into a virtual oil slick.

And having a hard rubber compound tire that I was not used to did not help in the least.

So, while you’re out there enjoying the beginning of spring and a break from the snow and ice, remember to keep your guard up. Melting snow and ice can trickle onto roads where you may not expect. Weather can change on a moment’s notice and take you for a ride not on your itinerary. Yes, April showers bring May flowers, but they’re sometimes accompanied by freak storms and unexpected spring road conditions.

Drive safely out there and enjoy the warmer spring weather; you’ve more than earned it for making it through this past winter!

is a great example where an old collection from 1906 called Acala (after a city in Mexico where the seed came from) was utilized,” he explains. “[The seed] allowed a large yield increase worth $300 million for California growers that would not have been possible if this collection had been lost or not kept in a centralized gene bank.”

Nestled within the campus of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., the bank wouldn’t deserve a second glance on the outside, but inside is a virtual Fort Knox of seeds, with hurricane-proof walls, elevated high-security vaults, and smoking liquid nitrogen vats that can protect and preserve seeds for centuries. And considering the consequences, all the precautions seem acutely necessary.

“If we want agriculture to survive with all the challenges that we have, especially when you think about climate change, and the increasing pressure we have with herbicides, pests and diseases, if we want agriculture to continue, we need the bank,” says Dierig.

“It’s just vital for our food security, vital for the agricultural industry. It’s the basis of our economy. So it’s pretty valuable.”

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he idea behind the U.S. Seed Bank wasn’t in reaction to hearing Orson Welles’ rendition of “War of the Worlds” or from watching the latest season of “The Walking Dead.”

Granted, the bank would come in handy in the aftermath of an alien invasion or zombie apocalypse. Wheat, rice, corn, strawberries, cotton … the diversity of seeds the bank has collected seems endless.

“We have two different kinds of collections,” explains Dr. David Dierig, research leader at the bank. “Our active collection, or samples that are freely distributed, and our backup, what we call black box samples, that are not distributed.” In all, the bank has preserved and cataloged close to a million seed samples, including nearly 60,000 samples of wheat. “You would think that’s probably good enough,” Dierig deadpans.

But there’s also a much more tangible reason behind the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation. For more than 50 years, the bank has actively worked to protect and strengthen the world’s food supply by making its collection available for research and use. It’s a lending library for seeds.

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“We consider ourselves a managed gene bank and we really want to make sure our material is utilized for plant breeders whenever there is an issue,” says Dierig.

He says just about every crop in the world, particularly “mono culture” crops (large fields of one crop like rye or corn) will eventually suffer a major outbreak, either from an attack by a pest or disease or changes in climate. So just like a student finding information for a term paper at a library, the bank invites researchers to screen their vast collection and look for resistance within the plant’s genes that can then fight off the invasive element.

The benefits are incalculable, considering many of the foods we eat have been protected or improved by research coming out of the bank – from discovering “low chilling genes” in blueberries that have allowed the blueberry industry to expand to warmer climates and allowing us to eat blueberries year-round, to saving the wheat crop industry in Russia from an invasive aphid, to repopulating rice paddies in Malaysia after a tsunami.

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Old Farm, Old Friend

BY David Bayreuther

I truly do miss my old friend And those long hot summer days in field that refused to end.

Where bean sprouts cracked the ground And sweet melons ripened to the distinctive and hollow sound.

We grew up happy on that little farm And I realize now it’s part of our charm.

I wish to be back with my old friend soon And I can see it so clearly, all the dogwoods in bloom.

My mom, my sisters and I speak often of that happy place, The lessons learned, values that can never be replaced.

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Our grandparents have long since gone But boy does their memory live on.

So God, could you tell them how much they are missed?

And just for me, give Granny a kiss!

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Kirt Loomis (right) handing Antonio Key a reward for finding his phone “Antonio provides the best maintenance,” wrote customer Kirt Loomis.

“He is impressive and remembers faces and pays attention to detail. I am not impressed by too many, but he does a good job and should move up the ladder. He is an excellent employee and any employer should be proud to have him. I left my phone and he hunted me down, remembered who I was and gave it back. Awesome job.”

Jonathan Lopez, April Rowell, and Teresa Albritton • Theodore, AL A customer wrote, “I parked on the fuel island and went to the bathroom. When I returned to fuel, there was another driver that had a fit and proceeded to back his flatbed truck into me, knocking me to the ground.

He then got out of the truck with a hammer and was going to hit me in the head. April Rowell came out and stood in front of me and screamed at the guy to stop, which he did. Jonathan and Teresa were also there, called 911 and made sure I got an ambulance. I want April to be recognized for helping me, even though she didn’t have to. I am grateful because I might not be here today if not for her.”

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The U.S. economy depends on trucks to deliver more than 65 percent of all freight transported annually. Additionally, many drivers spend more than 300 days a year on the road. Join the Road Warrior challenge and help us recognize the unsung heroes in the professional driving industry.

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Each Road Warrior will be featured on the site and on Pilot Flying J’s social media networks. Daily and weekly Road Warriors will receive a variety of prizes including a Road Warrior T-shirt, MyRewards points and a variety of other items. The grand prize for the ultimate Road Warrior is $10,000.

Voting is currently open and you can nominate Road Warriors through Oct. 31, 2014. Once nominations close, finalists will be selected and open voting will begin for the final Road Warrior. We’ll announce the ultimate Road Warrior in December.

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ARIZONA (cont.)

ARKANSAS (cont.)

369 BIRMINGHAM 7 S DEF 100 I-20/59/65 AL 78, Exit 123 901 Bankhead Highway West, 35204 602 BIRMINGHAM DEF 157 15 rv dump I-65 & SR 94, Exit 264 224 Daniel Payne Drive North, 35207 603 Dothan DEF 158 9 rv dump Ross Clark Hwy/Hwy 231 2190 Ross Clark Circle, 36301 604 Hope Hull (Tyson) 9 S DEF 75 rv dump I-65 Exit 158 900 Tyson Road, 36043 497 Lincoln DEF 80 7 I-20, Exit 165 121 Honda Drive, 35096 601 McCalla DEF 150 15 rv dump I-20/I-59 Exit 104 6098 MacAshan Dr, 35111 302 MOBILE (THEODORE) DEF 65 5 I-10 & Theodore Dawes Rd, Exit 13 6955 Theodore Dawes Road, 36582 441 PRICEVILLE 7 S DEF 100 rv dump I-65, Exit 334 3240 Point Mallard Parkway, 35603 75 SATSUMA 8 S DEF 125 I-65, Exit 19 6109 US 43 South, 36572 76 TUSCALOOSA 8 S DEF 125 I-20/59, Exit 76 4416 Skyland Boulevard East, 35405

609 Eloy DEF 350 11 rv dump I-10 Exit 208 16189 S Sunshine Blvd, 85231 610 Kingman DEF 95 11 rv dump I-40 Exit 53 3300 East Andy DeVine Ave., 86401 211 LAKE HAVASU CITY 12 S DEF 110 I-40 & AZ 95, Exit 9 14750 South Highway 95, 86404 279 NOGALES (RIO RICO) DEF 90 11 I-19 & SR 289, Exit 12 769 East Frontage Road, 85648 611 Phoenix DEF 185 15 rv dump I-10 Exit 137 6700 West Latham, 85043 593 Tucson 7 S DEF 80 I-10, Exit 268 5570 E. Travel Plaza Way, 85756 328 QUARTZSITE DEF 100 4 I-10 & US 95, Exit 17 1201 West Main Street, 85359 612 Winslow DEF 250 15 rv dump I-40 Exit 255 400 Transcon Lane, 86047 505 Yuma 6 100 I-8, Exit 12 108000 North Frontage Road, 85367

145 SPRINGDALE DEF 33 4 US 412 & 71 Bypass 5660 West Sunset Avenue, 72762 606 Texarkana DEF 157 15 rv dump I-30 Exit 7 Rt 12 Box 254B, I30 & Hwy 108, 71854 429 West Memphis 11 S DEF 150 I-40, Exit 280 1100 Martin Luther King Blvd, 72301 607 West Memphis DEF 225 15 rv dump I-40 Exit 280 & I-55 Exit 4 3400 Service Loop Road, 72301

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p 205-323-2177 f 205-323-7885

p 334-792-5152 f 334-792-5293

p 334-613-0212 f 334-613-0849

p 205-763-2225 f 205-763-2229

p 205-477-9181 f 205-477-6870

p 251-653-8834 f 251-653-9556

p 256-353-5252 f 256-353-5235

p 251-679-6260 f 251-679-6235

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p 928-757-7300 f 928-757-1085

p 928-764-2410 f 928-764-2021

p 520-377-0001 f 520-377-0003

p 623-936-1118 f 623-936-3611

p 520-663-3348 f 520-663-3439

p 928-927-7777 f 928-927-7000

p 928-289-2081 f 928-289-3798

Day Breaker CafĂŠ p 928-342-2696 f 928-342-1619

ARKANSAS p 205-553-9710 f 205-553-3089

ARIZONA 459 AVONDALE 13 S DEF 145 rv dump I-10, Exit 133A 900 North 99th Avenue, 85323 180 BELLEMONT 7 S DEF 90 I-40, EXIT 185 12500 West I-40, 86015 608 Ehrenberg DEF 300 13 I-10 Exit 1 Box 801, I-10 Exit 1 S. Frontage Rd, 85334 458 ELOY 5 S DEF 145 rv dump I-10, Exit 208 619 South Sunshine Boulevard, 85231

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p 623-936-0900 f 623-936-7376

p 928-773-0180 f 928-773-0205

p 928-923-9600 f 928-923-7735

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118 BENTON 7 S DEF 70 I-30, Exit 121 7801 Alcoa Road, 72015 492 Caddo valley 7 S DEF 80 I-30, Exit 78 & Hwy 7 170 Valley Street, 71923 332 N. LITTLE ROCK 7 S DEF 100 I-40 & SR391 Galloway Road, Exit 161 3300 Highway 391 North, 72117 430 RUSSELLVILLE 5 S DEF 130 I-40, Exit 84 215 SR 331 North, 72802 605 Russellville DEF 165 15 rv dump I-40, Exit 84 42 Bradley Cove Road, 72801

p 501-794-5900 f 501-794-5904

p 870-245-3119 f 870-245-3084

p 501-945-2226 f 501-945-2282

p 479-967-7414 f 479-964-0112

p 479-890-6161 f 479-890-2639

p 479-872-6100 f 479-872-6103

p 870-774-3595 f 870-772-1006

p 870-732-1202 f 870-732-1340

p 870-735-8200 f 870-735-3300

CALIFORNIA 613 Bakersfield DEF 250 14 rv dump Hwy 99 Exit Merced Ave. 17047 Zachary Ave., 93308 282 barstow 7 S DEF 30 I-15/40 & US 58 2591 Commerce Parkway, 92311 614 Bartsow DEF 171 15 rv dump I-15 & Lenwood Exit 2611 Fisher Boulevard, 92311 372 CASTAIC 7 S DEF 125 I-5 & Lake Hughes Exit 31642 Castaic Road, 91384 168 DUNNIGAN 10 S DEF 155 I-5, Road 8 Exit 554 30035 County Road 8, 95937 616 Frazier Park 18 285 rv dump I-5 Frazier Park Exit 205 42810 Frazier Mtn Park Road, 93243 381 HESPERIA 11 S DEF 300 I-15 & US 395 8701 Highway 395, 92345 200 KRAMER JUNCTION DEF 50 7 US 395/US 58 5725 Highway 58, 93516 617 Lodi DEF 187 15 rv dump I-5 & Hwy 12, Exit Fairfield 15100 North Thornton Road, 95242 154 LOST HILLS 7 S DEF 100 I-5 & CA 46 14808 Warren Street, 93249

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p 760-253-2861 f 760-253-2863

p 760-253-7043 f 760-253-7051

p 661-257-2800 f 661-257-2109

p 530-724-3060 f 530-724-3029

p 661-248-2600 f 661-248-2610

p 760-956-2844 f 760-956-1198

p 760-762-0041 f 760-762-5231

p 209-339-4066 f 209-339-4287

p 661-797-2122 f 661-797-9772

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FLORIDA (cont.)

FLORIDA (cont.)

365 MADERA DEF 150 11 CA-99 at Ave 18.5 22717 Avenue 18 1/2, 93637 307 N. PALM SPRINGS DEF 80 5 I-10 & Garnett & Indian Ave. 6605 N. Indian Canyon Drive, 92258 343 Otay Mesa 9 S DEF 150 I-905, Exit 7, CA905 1497 Piper Ranch Rd, 92154 618 Ripon DEF 197 15 rv dump Hwy 99 Exit Jack Tone Rd 1501 North Jack Tone Road, 95366 879 Sacramento 49er Travel Plaza DEF 300 12 I-80, Exit 85 (W. El Camino Ave) 2828 El Centro Rd, 95833 237 SALINAS DEF 75 7 US 101 & Sanborn 951 Work Street, 93901 765 Thousand Palms DEF 88 9 rv dump I-10 Ramon Exit 72235 Varner Road, 92276 137 weed DEF 80 7 rv dump I-5, Exit 745 395 E Vista Drive, 96094

89 ELLENTON DEF 2 2 I-75, Exit 224 1526 51st Avenue East, 34222 352 FT. MYERS DEF 80 6 I-75, Luckett Rd, Exit 139 6050 Plaza Drive, 33905 90 FT. PIERCE 8 S DEF 80 I-95, Exit 129 7300 West Okeechobee Road, 34945 471 Haines City DEF 80 7 rv dump US Hwy 27 North 35647 US Hwy 27 North, 33845 91 JACKSONVILLE DEF 50 5 I-95, Exit 329 1625 County Road 210 West, 32259 374 MARIANNA 7 S DEF 90 I-10 @ FL 71, Exit 142 2209 Highway 71, 32448 873 miami 3 65 Hwy 27 12200 NW South River Road, 33178 874 miami 2 30 US 41 & SR 997 17696 SW 8th Street, 33194 897 Miami Gardens Dades corner Plz 1 7 SR 826, Exit SR 817 16650 NW 27th Avenue, 33054 425 MIDWAY 8 S DEF 90 rv dump I-10, Exit 192 33333 Blue Star Highway, 32343 293 OCALA DEF 60 7 I-75 & FL 484, Exit 341 2020 SW 135th Street, 34476 92 OCALA 7 S DEF 130 I-75, Exit 358 4255 NW Highway 326, 34482 424 OCALA 5 S DEF 150 I-75, Exit 358 4032 West Highway 326, 34482 94 PUNTA GORDA DEF 40 5 I-75, Exit 161 26505 Jones Loop Road, 33950 623 Quincy DEF 150 15 rv dump I-10 Exit 192 32670 Blue Star Highway, 32343 626 St. Augustine DEF 160 9 rv dump I-95 Hwy 206 Exit 305 950 State Road 206 West, 32086 622 St. Lucie DEF 156 15 rv dump I-95 Hwy 68 Exit 131 100 North Kings Hwy 625 Tampa 4 30 rv dump I-4 & SR 579 Exit 10 11555 East Sligh Ave.

95 WILDWOOD 5 S DEF 10 I-75, Exit 329 493 East State Route 44 96 YEEHAW JUNCTION 0 40 US 60 & FL Turnpike, Exit 193 3050 SR 60 Yeehaw Junction

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p 760-329-5562 f 760-329-0083

p 619-661-9558 f 619-661-9814

p 209-599-4141 f 209-599-4265

p 916-927-4774 f 916-923-3677

p 831-775-0380 f 831-775-0360

p 760-343-1500 f 760-343-1330

p 530-938-9600 f 530-938-9700

COLORADO 619 Aurora DEF 149 15 rv dump I-70 Exit 285 (South) 16751 East 32nd Ave., 80011 316 DENVER 7 S DEF 100 I-70 & Steele Street, Exit 276A 4640 Steele Street, 80216 621 Limon DEF 200 2 rv dump I-70 & Exit 359 2495 Williams Ave., 80828

p 303-366-7600 f 303-367-5657

p 303-292-6303 f 303-292-3647

p 719-775-9286 f 719-775-9306

CONNecticut 255 MILFORD 12 S DEF 150 I-95, EXIT 40 433 Old Gate Lane, 06460 882 N Stonington American Auto Stop 6 119 I-95, Exit 93 273 Clarks Falls Rd, 06359

p 203-876-1266 f 203-876-9473

p 860-599-2020 f 860-599-5771

FLORIDA 87 BALDWIN DEF 50 5 I-10, Exit 343 1050 US 301 South, 32234 88 COCOA 2 LTD I-95, Exit 201 4455 King Street, 32926 624 Dade City DEF 180 15 I-75 Exit 285 & SR52 29933 State Road 52, 33576 w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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p 321-639-0346 f 321-639-0351

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p 941-729-6288 f 941-729-7523

p 239-693-6868 f 239-693-1253

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p 352-748-4486 f 352-748-6095

p 407-436-1224 f 407-436-1919

GEORGIA p 772-460-0611 f 772-460-9492

p 863-421-3571 f 863-421-6032

p 904-826-3618 f 904-825-2760

p 850-482-2148 f 850-482-2136

p 305-883-1004 f 305-883-1799

p 305-553-6203 f 305-207-7967

p 305-623-3434 f 305-623-3439

p 850-576-3200 f 850-576-3213

p 352-347-8555 f 352-347-3082

p 352-402-9081 f 352-622-5233

p 352-867-8300 f 352-867-8448

p 941-637-3974 f 941-637-5729

p 850-574-1299 f 850-574-6546

p 904-794-0426 f 904-794-7582

p 772-461-0091 f 772-461-0291

260 ALBANY DEF 80 4 Hwy 300 & Clark Ave 310 Cordele Road, 31705 331 ATLANTA (EAST) 7 S DEF 100 I-285 & Bouldercrest Road, Exit 51 2605 Bouldercrest, 30316 344 ATLANTA (WEST) 5 45 I-285 & South Atlanta Road, Exit 16 4600 South Atlanta Road, 30080 65 AUGUSTA 3 30 I-20, Exit 194 4091 Jimmie Dyess Parkway, 30909 144 AUGUSTA DEF 90 6

I-20, Exit 200 2975 Gun Club Road, 30907 66 BRASELTON 7 S DEF 70 I-85, Exit 129 5888 Highway 53, 30517 627 Brunswick DEF 150 15 rv dump I-95 Exit 29 2990 US Hwy 17 South, 31523 628 Carnesville DEF 190 15 rv dump I-85 Exit 160 10226 Old Federal Road, 30521 67 CARTERSVILLE 8 S DEF 100 I-75, Exit 296 968 Cassville-White Road, 30120 416 CORDELLE DEF 60 10 rv dump I-75, Exit 101 2201 East 16 Avenue, 31015 319 DALTON DEF 100 7 I-75/Connector 3, Exit 328 244 Connector 3 SW, 30720 421 DALTON 9 S DEF 210 rv dump I-75, Exit 326 142 Carbondale Road, 30721 68 DUBLIN DEF 6 2 I-16, Exit 51 2185 US 441, 31021 630 Jackson DEF 200 14 rv dump I-75 Exit 201 I-75 & Exit 66 Bucksnort Road, 30233 69 LAGRANGE DEF 60 3 I-85, Exit 13 1960 Whitesvillle Road, 30240

p 229-878-1355 f 229-878-1302

p 404-212-8733 f 404-212-8568

p 770-434-9949 f 770-434-8341

p 706-860-6677 f 706-869-9074

p 706-667-6557 f 706-481-9940

p 706-654-2820 f 706-654-9326

p 912-280-0006 f 912-280-9555

p 706-335-6656 f 706-335-4432

p 770-607-7835 f 770-607-7873

p 229-271-5775 f 229-271-5774

p 706-277-7934 f 706-277-3337

p 706-370-4060 f 706-370-5769

p 478-275-2143 f 478-275-0070

p 770-775-0138 f 770-775-1134

p 706-884-6318 f 706-884-1872

p 813-612-9438 f 813-612-9297

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631 Lake Park DEF 200 15 rv dump I-75 Exit 2 7001 Lake Park-Bellville Rd., 31636 420 MADISON DEF 110 6 rv dump I-20, Exit 114 1881 Eatonton Road, 30650 422 NEWNAN 7 S DEF 95 I-85, Exit 41 1645 South Highway 29, 30263 71 PORT WENTWORTH 8 S DEF 125 I-95, Exit 109 7001 Highway 21, 31407 632 Resaca DEF 200 15 rv dump I-75 Exit 320 288 Resaca Beach Blvd. NW, 30735 415 RISING FAWN DEF 150 8 I-59, Exit 4 319 Deer Head Cover Road, 30738 72 SAVANNAH DEF LTD 1 I-16, Exit 160 1504 Dean Forrest Road, 31408 575 St. marys DEF 235 12 I-95, Exit 1 491 W. St. Mary’s Street, 31558 312 TALLAPOOSA 6 S DEF 90 I-20 & GA 100, Exit 5 882 Georgia Highway 100, 30176 417 TEMPLE DEF 140 14 rv dump I-20, Exit 19 625 Carrollton Street, 30179 634 TEMPLE DEF 164 15 rv dump I-20 & Hwy 113 Exit 19 15 Villa Rosa Road, 30179 192 TIFTON 12 S DEF 200 I-75, Exit 60 4431 Old Union Road, 31794 633 union point DEF 189 9 rv dump I-20 & Exit 138 3600 Highway 77 South, 30642 73 VALDOSTA 5 S DEF 90 I-75, Exit 11 3495 Madison Highway, 31601 398 VIENNA DEF 85 5 I-75, Exit 109 39 Victory Lane, 31092 267 WARNER ROBINS (BYRON) 11 S DEF 150 I-75, Exit 146 2965 Highway 247C, 31008 254 WILDWOOD DEF 20 3 I-24 Exit 169 650 Highway 299, 30757

777 East Boise DEF 60 6 I-84 Exit 54 (Federal Way) 3353 Federal Way, 83705 638 Caldwell DEF 100 9 I-84 Exit 29 3512 Franklin Road, 83605 641 McCammon DEF 100 4 I-15 Exit 47 587 E. US Hwy 30, 83250 350 MOUNTAIN HOME DEF 100 7 I-84 & US 20, Exit 95 1050 Highway 20, 83647 639 Post Falls DEF 100 8 I-90 Exit 2 N 400 Idahline Rd, 83854 640 Twin Falls DEF 100 6 I-84 Exit 173 5350 Highway 93, 83338

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p 706-343-1455 f 706-343-1033

p 770-252-3551 f 770-252-2197

p 912-964-7006 f 912-964-7808

p 706-629-1541 f 706-629-2003

p 706-462-2455 f 706-462-2702

p 912-964-5280 f 912-964-5098

p 912-576-5424 f 912-882-8867

p 770-574-9922 f 770-574-9697

p 770-562-9773 f 770-562-2269

p 770-562-4009 f 770-562-3571

p 229-382-7295 f 229-382-4910

p 706-486-4835 f 706-486-4845

p 229-244-8034 f 229-244-6020

p 229-268-1414 f 229-268-4880

p 478-956-5316 f 478-956-3726

p 706-820-7353 f 706-820-9539

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p 208-385-9745 f 208-344-3624

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p 208-453-9225 f 208-453-9409

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p 208-587-4465 f 208-587-3071

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p 208-773-0593 f 208-773-0404

p 208-324-3454 f 208-324-4097

ILLINOIS 642 alorton DEF 202 15 rv dump I-255 & Exit 17A 140 Racehorse Drive, 62207 299 BLOOMINGTON 6 S DEF 160 I-55/74 & IL 9, Exit 160A 1522 West Market Street 526 Champaign road ranger DEF 150 3 I-57, Exit 240 4910 Market St 473 channahon DEF 45 0 I-55 & Route 6, Exit 248 23841 SE Eams 378 Chicago road ranger 0 LTD I-55 MM 288 “Stevenson Expressway” 3401 South California Avenue, 60632 368 Decatur DEF 60 7 I-72, Exit 144 (SE Quad) 4030 E. Boyd Road 523 Dixon road ranger DEF 45 5 I-88 Exit 54 1801 South Galena Ave. ,61021 313 EAST ST. LOUIS 11 S DEF 200 I 70/55 Exit 4 699 State Route 203 165 EFFINGHAM 7 S DEF 100 I-57/70, Exit 162 2500 North 3rd Street 643 Effingham DEF 180 15 rv dump I-70 & I-57, Exit 160 1701 W Evergreen / I-70 & I-57 468 Gilman DEF 80 7 I-57, Exit 283 815 Hwy 24 West, 60938

p 618-337-4579 f 618-337-4851

p 309-827-7867 f 309-827-2355

p 815-315-4991 f 217-643-7809

p 815-467-0918 f 815-467-0972

p 815-977-7020 f 773-847-1438

p 217-876-0208 f 217-876-0522

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p 815-516-1998 f 815-284-0469

p 618-875-5800 f 618-875-4234

p 217-342-3787 f 217-342-6672

p 217-347-7161 f 217-347-5815

p 815-265-4754 f 815-265-4795

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543 Hampshire road ranger Dan’s Big Slice Pizza DEF 30 4 I-90, Exit 43 p 815-209-9013 19 N. 681 US Hwy 20 f 847-683-7609 644 LaSalle DEF 186 15 rv dump I-80 Exit 77 p 815-220-0611 343 Civic Road f 815-220-0617 514 Lincoln Thorntons Subworks DEF 100 6 2903 Woodlawn Road p 217-732-3915 I-55, Exit 126 f 217-732-4875 540 Loves Park road ranger 0 LTD I-90 & Riverside Blvd p 815-580-4221 7500 East Riverside Blvd, 61111 f 847-232-3058 595 marion DEF 45 5 I-57, Exit 54B p 618-993-2697 2611Vernell Road, 62959 f 618-993-8100 347 Mclean road ranger Dan’s Big Dixie Slice Pizza DEF 80 10 I-55, Exit 145 p 815-315-0774 501 South Main Street, 61754 f 309-874-2048 530 mendota road ranger DEF 25 3 I-39, Exit 72 p 815-315-4210 2705 12th Street, 61342 f 815-539-2340 326 Minonk road ranger Dan’s Big Woody’s Slice Pizza DEF 100 4 I-39, Exit 27 p 815-315-4189 1311 Carolyn Dr, 61760 f 309-432-2002 236 MINOOKA 7 S DEF 100 I-80, Exit 122 p 815-467-4416 301 Ridge Road, 60447 f 815-467-5409 39 MONEE DEF 90 5 I-57, Exit 335 p 708-534-2483 6002 Monee-Manhattan Road, 60449 f 708-534-3980 482 MT. VERNON 7 S DEF 100 I-57, Exit 95 p 618-244-1216 4610 Broadway, 62864 f 618-244-1262 889 MT. VERNON 7 S DEF 200 I-64/57, exit IL Hwy 15 p 618-244-2616 101 S. 46th St., 62864 520 new berlin road ranger DEF 25 3 I-72, Exit 82 p 815-209-9009 700 King Rd, 62670 171 Oakwood 7 S DEF 100 I-74, Exit 206 p 217-354-4270 503 N. Oakwood St, 61858 f 217-354-4070 534 Okawville road ranger DEF 50 2 I-64, Exit 41 p 815-656-4143 905 Hen House Rd, 62271 f 618-243-6479 515 ottawa road ranger Dan’s Big Slice Pizza DEF 25 2 I-80, Exit 93 p 815-516-0946 3041 North IL Route 71,61350 f 815-434-4081 645 Pontoon Beach DEF 185 15 rv dump I-270 & Exit 6B p 618-931-1580 1310 East Chain of Rocks Road, 62040 f 618-931-3587

541 Princeton road ranger DEF 250 7 I-80, Exit 56 2835 N Main St, 61356 539 Rochelle road ranger DEF 55 5 I-39, Exit 99 890 E Hwy 38, 61068 535 Rockford road ranger 0 LTD US 20 4980 S Main St, 61108 536 South Beloit road ranger DEF 75 5 I-90, Exit 1 6070 Gardner Street, 61080 646 South Beloit DEF 186 15 rv dump I-90 & HWY 75 16049 Willowbrook Road, 61080 512 Springfield road ranger DEF 25 2 I-55, Exit 90 500 Toronto Road, 62711 525 Springfield road ranger DEF 50 6 I-55, Exit 100-A 3752 Camp Butler Rd, 62707 249 TROY 7 S DEF 135 I-55/70 & IL 162, Exit 18 820 Edwardsville Road, 62294 529 Tuscola road ranger 3 15 I-57, Exit 212 1112 East Southline Dr., 61953 537 Winnebago road ranger 0 LTD US 20, MM8 101 S. Winnebago Rd, 61088 476 woodhull DEF 80 5 I-74, Exit 32 900 Plaza Ave, 61490

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p 815-209-9038 f 815-562-6573

p 815-315-4974 f 847-232-1183 Dan’s Big Slice Pizza

p 815-264-4311 f 815-389-3917

p 815-389-4760 f 815-389-4793

Dan’s Big Slice Pizza p 815-516-0863 f 217-585-1883

Star 66 Café

Dan’s Big Slice Pizza

p 815-209-9059 f 217-528-9169

p 618-667-0946 f 618-667-0966

p 815-315-4988 f 217-253-3793

Dan’s Big Slice Pizza p 815-957-4049 f 847-897-2600

p 309-334-4550 f 309-334-4556

INDIANA 444 BRAZIL 10 S DEF 110 I-70, Exit 23 4376 North SR 59, 47834 531 BRAZIL road ranger DEF 30 3 I-70, Exit 23 990 West State Rd 42, 47834 445 BURNS HARBOR 7 S DEF 115 rv dump I-94, Exit 22 243 Melton Road, 46304 247 CRAWFORDSVILLE 5 S DEF 110 I-74 & SR 32, Exit 39 4367 East State Road 32, 47933 28 DALEVILLE DEF 35 3 I-69, Exit 234 15151 Commerce Road, 47334 446 DALEVILLE DEF 125 5 I-69, Exit 234 15876 West Commerce Road, 47334

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p 219-787-5705 f 219-787-9656

p 765-361-9603 f 765-361-9601

p 765-378-3599 f 765-378-3592

p 765-378-0246 f 765-378-4248

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indiana (cont.)

iowa (cont.)

447 EVANSVILLE (HAUBSTADT) 5 S DEF 145 rv dump I-64, Exit 25B 1042 E Warrenton Road, 47639 362 FORTVILLE (PENDLETON) DEF 50 4 I-69, Exit 214 7455 South State Rd. 13, 46064 29 FREMONT 7 S DEF 130 I-80, Exit 144; I-69 N, Exit 157 6900 Old US 27, 46737 881 Ft Wayne Ft Wayne travel plz 6 260 I-69, Exit 109A 3037 Goshen Rd, 46808 271 GARY 9 S DEF 215 I-80/94 & Burr Street, Exit 6 2501 Burr Street, 46406 30 Greenfield DEF 150 5 I-70, Exit 96 2640 North 600 West, 46140 542 Greenwood road ranger DEF 40 7 I-65, Exit 99 1615 East Main Street, 46143 647 Haubstadt DEF 145 9 rv dump I-64 & SR 41 Exit 25B Rural Route 1, Box 254A, 47639 448 HEBRON 8 S DEF 135 I-65, Exit 240 18011 Colorado Street, 46341 31 HIGHLAND DEF LTD 2 I-80 & 94, Exit 2 8150 Indianapolis Boulevard, 46322 318 INDIANAPOLIS 7 S DEF 90 I-465 & IN37, Exit 4 4607 South Harding Street, 46217 649 Indianapolis DEF 190 15 rv dump I-465 Exit 4 1720 West Thompson Road, 46217 546 Lake staTIon - S – road ranger 4 15 I-80, Exit 15A 2151 Ripley St., 46405 650 Lake Station DEF 375 14 rv dump I-94 & Exit 15B 1401 Ripley Street, 46405 478 LEAVENWORTH DEF 65 5 I-64, Exit 92 6921 South SR 66, 47137 652 Lebanon DEF 150 9 rv dump I-65 Exit 139 520 South State Road 39, 46052 653 Lowell DEF 375 15 Rt 2 & I-65 Exit 240 3231 East 181st Street, 46356

152 MEMPHIS DEF 70 10 I-65, Memphis Road, Exit 16 14013 Memphis Blue Lick Road, 47143 304 new haven DEF 80 9 rv dump I-469, Exit 19 Hwy 30 & Doyle Road, 46774 198 PLYMOUTH 7 S DEF 110 US 30 & US 31 10619 9A Road, 46563 34 REMINGTON DEF 75 5 I-65, Exit 201 4154 West US Highway 24, 47977 339 RILEYSBURG (COVINGTON) DEF 50 6 I-74 & SR 63, Exit 4 16502 North State Road 63, 47932 242 SHELBYVILLE 7 S DEF 90 I-74, Exit 109 1851 West 400 North 35 SOUTH BEND DEF 70 5 I-80, Exit 72 6424 West Brick Road 655 Spiceland DEF 193 15 rv dump I-70 Exit 123 5300 South State Rte. 3 297 TERRE HAUTE DEF 70 5 I-70 & IN46, Exit 11 5555 E. Margaret Avenue 36 VALPARAISO DEF 25 3 US 30 & SR 49 4105 US 30 East 37 WHITELAND 8 S DEF 110 I-65, Exit 95 2962 County Road 500 North 656 WHITELAND DEF 173 15 rv dump I-65 & Whiteland Road, Exit 95 4982 North 350 East

329 COUNCIL BLUFFS 7 S DEF 80 I-80/29, Exit 1B 2647 South 24th Street, 51501 636 Davenport DEF 146 15 rv dump I-80 Exit 292 8200 N.W. Blvd., 52806 373 DES MOINES 17 S DEF 350 I-35/80 & Douglas Ave, Ext 126 11957 Douglas Avenue, 50322 532 elk run heights road ranger DEF 100 6 I-380, Exit 68 100 Plaza Drive, 50707 637 Evansdale DEF 80 7 rv dump I-380 & Evansdale Dr. 445 Evansdale Drive, 50707 131 Osceola DEF 80 5 rv dump I-35, Exit 34 2010 West Clay Street, 50213 238 Percival DEF 50 7 I-29, Exit 10 2495 210th Ave., 51648 594 Sioux city DEF 100 7 I-29, Exit 143 2815 Singing Hills Blvd, 51111 43 WALCOTT 8 S DEF 160 I-80, Exit 284 3500 North Plainview Road, 52773 268 WALCOTT DEF 25 3 I-80, Exit 284 2975 North Plainview Road, 52773 572 williams 7 S DEF 100 rv dump I-35, and SR 20, Exit 144 3040 220th Street, 50271

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p 317-485-6211 f 317-485-4527

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p 260-482-7814 f 260-482-7780

p 219-844-2661 f 219-844-7957

p 317-894-1910 f 317-894-3499

p 815-315-4987 f 317-881-7301

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p 219-962-8502 f 219-962-3259

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p 765-793-7307 f 765-793-2155

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p 574-272-8212 f 574-272-9914

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Dan’s Big Slice Pizza

Junies Family Restaurant

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p 319-291-7714 f 319-291-7720

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p 563-284-5074 f 563-284-5076

p 515-854-9117 f 515-854-9124

KANSAS p 317-535-1124 f 317-535-4123

IOWA 913 ALTOONA DEF 350 18 I-80 & US 65, Exit 142 3231 Adventureland Drive, 50009 496 Atalissa DEF 45 4 I-80, Exit 265 2086 Atalissa Rd., 52720 893 avoca wings america/Flying j 15 200 I-80, Exit 40 7005 N. Chestnut St, 51521 495 brooklyn 5 S DEF 140 I-80, Exit 201 4126 Hwy 21, 52211 407 CLEAR LAKE DEF 125 6 I-35, Exit 194 2411 US Highway 18 East, 50428

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p 319-685-4221 f 319-685-4575

p 641-357-3124 f 641-357-4939

920 colby 5 90 I-70, Exit 54 110 East Willow Street, 67701 657 Dodge City DEF 62 4 Hwy 400 & Hwy 283 2524 E. Wyatt Earp Blvd., 67801 658 Emporia DEF 74 7 rv dump I-35 & US 50 Exit 127 4245 West Hwy 50, 66801 524 Kansas City 2 S 30 I-635, Exit 3 4510 Kansas Ave, 66106 903 SALINA 16 200 rv dump I-70, Exit 252 1944 North 9th Street, 67401 659 Salina DEF 120 9 I-70 Exit 253 2250 North Ohio Street, 67401

p 785-460-5832 f 785-460-5877

p 620-338-8888 f 602-338-8829 TM

p 620-343-2717 f 620-343-3692

p 913-948-8302 f 913-233-0721

p 785-825-6787 f 785-827-3394 TM

p 785-825-5300 f 785-452-9221

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Kentucky

KENTUCKY (cont.)

356 BROOKS (SHEPHERDSVILLE) DEF 100 5 I-65 & Brooks Rd, Exit 121 2050 East Blue Lick Road, 40165 660 catlettsburg DEF 155 9 rv dump I-64 SR 180 Exit 185 15236 State Route 180, 41129 231 CORBIN DEF 40 5 I-75 & US25E, Exit 29 249 West Cumberland Gap Prkwy, 40701 46 FRANKLIN DEF 150 3 I-65, Exit 6 2929 Scottsville Road, 42134 438 FRANKLIN 8 S DEF 80 I-65, Exit 6 Highway 100 & I-65, Exit 6, 42134 661 FRANKLIN DEF 172 15 rv dump I-65 US Hwy 31 W. Exit 2 4380 Nashville Road, 42134 47 GEORGETOWN DEF 90 5 I-75, Exit 129 259 Cherry Blossom Way, 40324 353 GEORGETOWN 12 S DEF 175 I-75, Exit 129 110 Triport Road, 40324 48 GLENDALE DEF 125 8 I-65, Exit 86 58 Glendale-Hodgenville Road, 42740 890 Kuttawa 7 S DEF 100 I-24, Exit 40 2299 E. Hwy 62, 42055 399 LEBANON JUNCTION 7 S DEF 85 I-65, Exit 105 150 Park Plaza Boulevard, 40150 240 MIDDLESBORO DEF 40 2 Rt 2, Hwy 25E 3000 US Highway 25 East, 40965 156 MORTON’S GAP DEF 90 5 Highway 813, Exit 37 Pennyrile Parkway, Exit 37, 42440 41 MT STERLING DEF 80 7 I-64, Exit 113 3060 Owingsville Road, 40353 49 OAK GROVE 8 S DEF 300 I-24, Exit 89 8190 Pembroke-Oak Grove Road, 42262 439 OAK GROVE 5 S DEF 125 I-24, Exit 86 12900 Fort Campbell Boulevard, 42262 662 OAK GROVE DEF 130 9 rv dump I-24 Exit 86 18750 Herndon Oak Grove Road, 42262 358 PADUCAH DEF 65 8 I-24 & KY 305, Exit 3 5353 Cairo Road, 42001

440 PENDLETON DEF 100 5 I-71, Exit 28 205 Pendleton Road, 40055 278 RICHWOOD (WALTON) DEF LTD 5 I-75/71 & KY 338, Exit 175 118 Richwood Road, 41094 321 RICHWOOD (WALTON) DEF LTD 3 I-75/71 & KY 338, Exit 175 11229 Frontage Road, 41094 354 SIMPSONVILLE DEF 60 7 I-64 & Veechdale Rd, Exit 28 819 Buck Creek Road, 40067 50 SULPHUR DEF 175 8 I-71, Exit 28 489 Pendleton Road, 40070 392 SONORA 6 S DEF 200 I-65, Exit 81 450 East Western Avenue, 42776 663 Waddy DEF 110 9 rv dump I-64 & HWY 395 Exit 43 1670 Waddy Road, 40076 664 Walton DEF 200 15 rv dump I-75 Exit 171 13019 Walton Verona Rd., 41094 437 WILLIAMSBURG DEF 80 3 rv dump I-75, Exit 11 481 West Highway 92, 40769

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p 606-549-0162 f 606-549-0166

LOUISIANA 274 BREAUX BRIDGE 7 S DEF 105 I-10, Exit 109 2112 Rees Street, 70517 79 DENHAM SPRINGS DEF 60 3 I-12, Exit 10 2601 South Range Avenue, 70726 665 Greenwood DEF 190 15 rv dump I-20 Exit 3 9510 Greenwood Road, 71033 300 HAMMOND DEF 60 5 I-12 Exit 40 / I-55/US 51 2111 SW Railroad Avenue, 70403 199 HAUGHTON 7 S DEF 90 I-20, Exit 33 490 North Elm Street, 71037 82 LAPLACE DEF 150 8 I-10/55, Exit 209 4301 South Main Street, 70068 335 RAYVILLE DEF 85 5 I-20 & LA137, Exit 138 103 Grimshaw Street, 71269 428 WEST MONROE DEF 100 5 rv dump I-20, Exit 112 300 Well Road, 71292

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p 318-938-7744 f 318-938-5697

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p 318-390-9709 f 318-390-9713

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MARYLAND

MIchigan (cont.)

MISSOURI

875 Elkton DEF 225 23 I-95, Exit 109A 221 Belle Hill Rd, 21921 408 GRANTSVILLE 7 S DEF 65 I-68, Exit 22 3000 Chesnut Ridge Road, 21536 150 HAGERSTOWN 7 S DEF 90 I-70 & MD 63, Exit 24 11633 Greencastle Pike, 21740 179 HAGERSTOWN 9 S DEF 111 I-81, Exit 5B 16921 Halfway Blvd, 21740 784 North East DEF 200 15 rv dump I-95, Exit 100 One Center Drive, 21901 290 PERRYVILLE 5 80 I-95 & MD 222, Exit 93 31 Heather Lane, 21903

668 Saginaw DEF 50 3 rv dump I-75 & Washington St. Exit 151 3475 East Washington, 48601 895 Woodhaven Detroiter DEF 225 12 I-75, Exit 32A 21055 West Road, 48183

44 BOONVILLE 8 S DEF 150 I-70, Exit 101 1701 Ashley Road, 65233 571 CHARLESTON DEF 65 7 I-57 Exit 12 2460 E. Marshall/E US Hwy 60, 63834 385 collins DEF 35 3 US 54 & Hwy 13 South Hwy 13 South, 64738 533 fenton road ranger DEF 25 2 I-44 W, Exit 275; I-44 E, Exit 274B 205 North Highway Dr., 63026 442 HAYTI 8 S DEF 150 rv dump I-55, Exit 19 1701 Highway 84 East, 63851 443 HIGGINSVILLE 6 S DEF 125 rv dump I-70, Exit 49 6676 Highway 13, 64037 317 JOPLIN 7 S DEF 90 I-44 & MO 43S, Exit 4 4500 Highway 43 South, 64804 669 JOPLIN DEF 160 15 rv dump I-44 U.S. 71 Exit 11A 11570 Hwy FF, 64804 768 Kansas City DEF 121 6 I-435 Front Street 1300 North Corrington Ave., 64120 252 Kearney 7 S DEF 125 I-35, Exit 26 600 West SR 92, 64060 301 MARSTON DEF 70 6 I-55, Exit 40 917 East Elm Street, 63866 671 Matthews DEF 188 15 rv dump I-55 Exit 58 703 State Hwy 80, 63867 167 nevada DEF 45 3 US 71 & Camp Clark Road 2424 East Austin Road, 64772 208 Pacific DEF 90 7 I-44W, Exit 257; I-44E, Exit 256 1475 Thornton Street, 63069 672 Peculiar DEF 165 9 rv dump US Hwy 71 Exit J 700 J Hwy, 64078 547 st. robert road ranger DEF 75 6 I-44, Exit 163 22345 Hwy 28, 65584 673 Sullivan DEF 160 15 rv dump I-44/Hwy. 185 Exit 226 1500 AF Highway, 63080 674 Warrenton DEF 200 14 rv dump I-70 Exit 188 24004 West Veterans Mem. Pkwy, 63383

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p 301-895-4536 f 301-895-4548

f 989-752-6842

p 734-675-0222 f 734-675-4973

MINNesota p 301-582-9004 f 301-582-9008

p 301-582-6111 f 301-582-5004

p 410-287-7110 f 410-287-7116

p 410-642-2883 f 410-378-4941

MASSachusetts 222 STURBRIDGE 6 S DEF 222 I-84 Exit 1 400 Route 15 (Haynes Street), 01566

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590 alexandria DEF 50 6 I-94, Exit 100 & SR 27 3181 Evergreen Lane, 56308 521 AUSTIN 3 60 I-90, Exit 179 1509 10th Place NE #2, 55912 581 Inver Grove Heights DEF 45 5 Hwy 52 & 117 Street 11650 Courthouse Blvd, 55077 576 northfield DEF 80 6 rv dump I-35 & Hwy 19, Exit 69 8051 Bagley Avenue, 55057 134 ST. CLOUD DEF 40 7 I-94, Exit 171 (CR 75) 4231 Clearwater Road, 56301

MICHIGAN

MISSISSIPPI

17 BATTLE CREEK 5 S DEF 25 I-94, Exit 104 15901 Eleven Mile Road, 49014 666 Benton Harbor DEF 135 6 I-94 Exit 30 1860 East Napier Ave., 49022 21 DEXTER DEF 80 3 I-94, Exit 167 750 Baker Road, 48130 296 DEXTER DEF 80 5 I-94, Exit 167 195 Baker Road, 48130 667 Grand Ledge DEF 265 9 rv dump I-96 & Exit 90/I-69 & Exit 81 7800 West Grand River Ave., 48837 23 IONIA DEF 18 4 I-96, Exit 67 7205 South State Road, 48846 24 MONROE DEF 20 3 I-75, Exit 15 1100 North Dixie Highway, 48162 284 MONROE DEF 60 5 I-75, Exit 18 1200 Nadeau Road, 48161 26 OTTAWA LAKE DEF 170 8 US 23, Exit 5 6158 US 223, 49267 596 port huron DEF 65 5 I-69, Exit 196 2424 Wadhams Road, 48074

676 Gulfport DEF 165 15 rv dump I-10 Exit 31 9351 Canal Road, 39503 77 JACKSON 5 S DEF 120 I-55/I-20, Exit 45 2520 South Gallatin Street, 39204 388 MERIDIAN 7 S DEF 100 I-59, Exit 151 1555 Tommy Webb Drive, 39307 586 Moss Point DEF 70 7 rv dump I-10, Exit 69 6705 Hwy 63 174 NEW ALBANY DEF 90 7 US 78, Exit 64 500 State Highway 15 South, 38652 677 Olive Branch DEF 51 9 rv dump Hwy 78 and Bethel Road 4740 Bethel Road, 38654 678 Pearl DEF 175 15 rv dump I-20/I-55 Exit 47 685 Hwy 80 East, 39208 519 Senatobia kangaroo pantry 4 75 I-55, Exit 265 510 E Main Street, 38668 261 WINONA 5 S DEF 110 I-55 & Hwy. 82, Exit 185 403 SW Frontage Road, 38967

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Big Steer Restaurant

p 507-645-6082 f 507-645-6082

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p 660-882-9120 f 660-882-9710 TM

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p 636-257-4100 f 636-257-4107

p 816-779-8000 f 816-779-4441

Dan’s Big Slice Pizza

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p 573-860-8880 f 573-860-8892

p 636-456-2001 f 636-456-2016

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MONTANA

NEBRASKA

NEW JERSEY

675 Wayland DEF 99 6 rv dump Hwy 136 & Hwy 61 102 Fore Drive, 63472 968 Belgrade Pilot/broadway 3 125 I-90 Exit 298 6505 Jack Rabit Lane, 59701 915 billings Pilot/town pump DEF 150 14 I-90, Exit 455 2711 N Frontage Road, 59101 923 Billings Flying j/town pump DEF 75 9 I-90, Exit 455 2775 Old Hardin Road, 59101 905 BONNER Pilot/town pump DEF 100 11 Junction of I-90 & Hwy 200 7985 Highway 200 East, 59851 924 Butte Flying j/town pump DEF 125 14 I-15 Exit 122 & I-90 MM220 122000 W. Browns Gulch Road; 59701 922 COLUMbia falls Pilot/town pump DEF 20 1 Hwy 2 West 6102 Hwy 2 West, 59912 906 COLUMBUS Pilot/town pump DEF 150 7 I-90, Exit 408 602 8th Avenue North, 59019 917 GREAT FALLS Pilot/town pump DEF 100 5 Junction of I-15 & Hwy 87 3700 31st St SW, Suite 1, 59404 925 Great Falls Flying j/town pump DEF 80 4 rv dump I-15 & 31st Street Exit 277 3715 31st St SW, 59404 964 Hardin Pilot/broadway 1 50 I-90 Exit 495 315 E 13th Street, 59034 916 LOLO Pilot/town pump 1 40 Junction of Hwy 93 & Hwy 12 11822 Highway 93 South, 59847 907 MILES CITY Pilot/town pump DEF 100 6 I-94, Exit 138 1210 South Haynes Street, 59301 914 MIssoula Flying j/town pump DEF 125 14 rv dump I-90 & MT Hwy 93, Exit 96 8475 Hwy 93 N Suite B, 59808 908 ROCKER/BUTTE Pilot/town pump DEF 195 10 I-90, Exit 122 1000 Grizzly Trail, 59701 909 SHELBY Pilot/town pump DEF 70 6 I-15, Exit 363 1350 West Roosevelt, 59474 911 SUPERIOR Pilot/town pump DEF 10 2 I-90, Exit 47 403 Diamond Match Road, 59872 910 THREE FORKS Pilot/town pump DEF 90 5 Junction of I-90 & US 287, Exit 274 10800 Highway 287, 59751

904 BIG SPRINGS DEF 500 16 rv dump I-80, Exit 107 I-80 and Big Springs Road, 69122 901 ELM CREEK 5 75 I-80, Exit 257 5085 Buffalo Creek Road, 68836 902 GRAND ISLAND bosselman DEF 400 21 I-80, Exit 312N 3335 West Woodriver Road, 68803 686 Gretna DEF 150 15 rv dump I-80 Exit 432 15010 South State Hwy 31, 68028 687 North Platte DEF 123 9 rv dump I-80 Exit 179 3400 S. Newberry Road, 69101 912 WOOD RIVER 5 30 I-80 & Hwy 11, Exit 300 I-80 and Highway 11 and Exit 300, 68883

280 BLOOMSBURY 5 S DEF 30 I-78 & NJ 173, Exit 7 979 Route 173, 08804 253 CARNEYS POINT DEF LTD 2 I-295 at Jersey Turnpike, Exit 2B 600 Pennsville-Auburn Road, 08069 688 Carneys Point DEF LTD 16 rv dump I-295 Exit 2C 326 Slapes Corner Road, 08069 190 CLINTON 6 95 I-78, Exit 12 68 Rt. 173, 08827 891 Ledgewood 2 S 10 I-80, Exit 27B WB/Exit 27 A&B EB 1470 Rt 46 East, 07852 210 mahwah 0 LTD 230 Route 17 South, 07430

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p 406-892-0747

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Country Skillet p 406-434-5221

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880 Montague Gulf 0 LTD I-84, Exit 1 15 Route 23 S, 07827

NEVADA 966 Battle MTN. Flying j/broadway 9 70 I-80 Exit 231 650 W Front St., 89820 387 CARLIN DEF 60 5 I-80/NV 278, Exit 280 791 Tenth Street, 89822 340 FERNLEY 7 S DEF 100 I-80 & US 95, Exit 46 465 Pilot Road, 89408 341 LAS VEGAS 7 S DEF 80 I-15 & Craig Rd, Exit 48 3812 East Craig Road, 89031 513 Primm 6 S DEF 125 I-15, Exit 1 115 West Primm Blv, 89019 692 Wells DEF 105 9 rv dump I-80 & HWY 93, Exit 352 (South) 156 Hwy 93 South, 89835 147 WEST WENDOVER DEF 250 11 I-80 @ Peppermill Casino, Exit 410 1200 West Wendover Boulevard, 89883 485 Winnemucca 5 S DEF 140 I-80 & West Interchange, Exit 173 5625 I-80 W Winnemucca Exchange, 89445 770 Winnemucca 10 S DEF 105 rv dump I-80 Exit 176 1880 West Winnemucca Blvd., 89445

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689 Albuquerque DEF 165 15 rv dump I-40 Exit 153 9911 Avalon Road NW, 87105 490 Carlsbad 2 S 20 Hwy 180 & Hwy 285 3202 S. Canal Street 305 JAMESTOWN 16 S DEF 450 I-40, Exit 39 I-40, Exit 39, 87347 266 LAS CRUCES DEF 40 5 I-10 & NM 292, Exit 139 2681 West Amador, 88005 163 LORDSBURG 7 S DEF 95 I-10 & East Motel Dr, Exit 24 1050 East Motel Drive, 88045 690 Lordsburg DEF 285 9 rv dump I-10 Exit 24 11 Old Highway 70, 88045 475 Moriarty 7 S DEF 85 Hwy 41 and I-40, Exit 196 305 Abrahames RD W, 87035 691 Tucumcari DEF 136 9 rv dump I-40 & Exit 333 2021 S. Mountain Road, 88401

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW YORK

p 406-822-4444

896 bow 3 55 I-93, Exit 11/12S 728 SR 3A, 03304

322 KANONA DEF 40 4 I-86, Exit 37 7767 State Rt 53, 14810

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f 908-479-6394

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p 201-529-2704 f 201-529-1784

p 973-293-3477 f 973-293-3177

NEW MEXICO

f 406-434-7019

f 406-822-4444

p 908-479-6443

p 505-831-2001 f 505-833-0464

p 575-887-7033 f 575-887-0466

p 505-722-6655 f 505-722-2674

p 575-523-2700 f 575-525-6727

p 575-542-3100 f 575-542-3111

p

575-542-3320

p

505-832-4954

f 575-542-3324

f 505-832-4953

p 575-461-6590 f 575-461-3879

p 607-776-2012 f 607-776-4179

p 406-285-3807 f 406-285-6976

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North dakota (cont.)

394 NEWBURGH 6 S DEF 110 I-84, Exit 6 239 Route 17K, 12550 693 Pembroke DEF 150 9 rv dump I-90 Exit 48A 8484 Allegheny Road, 14036 494 Rotterdam DEF 50 4 I-88, Exit 25 1128 Duanesburg Road, 12306 146 SCHODACK LANDING DEF 15 4 I-90, Exit 12 995 US Route 9, 12033 380 SYRACUSE (LIVERPOOL) DEF 85 5 I-81, Exit 25; I-90, Exit 36 107 Seventh North Street, 13088

685 fargo DEF 165 9

p 845-567-1722 f 845-567-1773

p 585-599-4430 f 585-599-4436

p 518-356-5616 f 518-356-5634

p 518-732-7272 f 518-732-7228

p 315-424-0124 f 315-424-0126

North Carolina 275 CHARLOTTE DEF 60 5 I-85, Exit 39; I-77, Exit 13 3807 Statesville Avenue, 28206 885 dunn Kangaroo Pantry 3 40 I-95, Exit 71 873 Longbranch, 28334 900 dunn Saddler bros.

9 300 I-95, Exit 75 65 Sadler Rd, 28334 682 Graham DEF 251 14 rv dump I-85 & I-40 Exit 150 1043 Jimmie Kerr Road, 27258 56 KANNAPOLIS DEF 55 8 I-85, Exit 63 2825 Lane Street, 28083 683 Kenly DEF 145 9 rv dump I-95 & Exit 106 1800 Princeton-Kenly Road, 27542 57 MEBANE 8 S DEF 140 I-40/85, Exit 152 1342 Trollingwood Road, 27302 549 Mount Airy 10 S DEF 150 I-77, Exit 100 125 Plaza Lane, 27030 58 PLEASANT HILL 4 50 I-95, Exit 180 Route 1 - Box 202, 27866 393 WAYNESVILLE DEF 60 4 I-40 & NC 209, Exit 24 3712 Crabtree Road, 28786

p 704-358-1006 f 704-358-1506

p 910-892-3642 f 910-980-2364

p 910-892-0106 f 910-892-2084

p 336-578-2427 f 336-578-0804

p 704-938-6800 f 704-938-6900

p 919-284-4548 f 919-284-4214

p 919-563-4999 f 919-563-4929

p 336-352-3167 f 336-352-3169

p 252-537-4476 f 252-537-3666

p 828-627-8611 f 828-627-9499

North dakota 684 Beach DEF 89 9 I-94 & Hwy 16 I-94 & Hwy 16, 58621

p 701-872-4737 f 701-872-4985

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3150 39th Street SW, Suite A, 58104 489 grand forks DEF 145 10 rv dump I-29, Exit 138 4401 32nd Avenue South, 58201 550 Minot DEF 55 4 rv dump Hwy 2 & 52 West 3800 Hwy 2 & 52 W, 58701 589 Williston DEF 75 5 13553 Hwy 2, 58801 NE Side Hwy 2 at Hwy 85 & Hwy 2

ohio (cont.)

TM

p 701-282-7766 f 701-282-7259

p 701-738-0017 f 701-746-4342

p 701-839-5061 f 701-839-3623

p 701-826-2500 f 701-826-2504

ohio 2 AUSTINBURG 7 S DEF 150 I-90, Exit 223 2246 State Route 45, 44010 694 AUSTINBURG DEF 165 15 rv dump I-90 & State Rd 45, Exit 223 2349 Center Road, 44010 3 AUSTINTOWN 8 S DEF 200 I-80, Exit 223 1150 North Canfield-Niles Road, 44515 4 AVON DEF 55 3 I-90, Exit 151 39115 Colorado Road, 44011 457 BEAVER DAM 10 S DEF 105 I-75, Exit 135 427 East Main Street, 45808 695 BEAVER DAM DEF 150 15 rv dump I-75 Exit 135 420 East Main Street, 45808 449 Belmont 9 S DEF 65 I-70, Exit 208 66377 Belmont - Morristown Rd, 43718 696 Berkshire DEF 150 15 I-71 Exit 131 7735 State Route 37, 43074 309 CALDWELL DEF 45 5 I-77, Exit 25 44133 Fairground Road, 43724 6 CAMBRIDGE DEF 35 3 I-70, Exit 178 61700 Southgate Road, 43725 469 CAnton 7 S DEF 130 I-77, Exit 101 2320 Faircrest Street, 44706 8 CIRCLEVILLE DEF 55 3 US 23 and Pittsburgh Road 25600 US 23, 43113 213 COLUMBUS DEF 100 7 I-70 & Wilson Road Exit 94 3600 Interchange Road, 43204

rv dump

restaurants outlined in a red box do not accept MYREWARDS points

p 440-275-3303 f 440-275-3311

p 440-275-1515 f 440-275-3289

p 330-505-3532 f 330-505-3548

p 440-934-0110 f 440-934-1168

p 419-643-6023 f 419-643-6085

p 419-643-8001 f 419-643-8106

p 740-782-0134 f 740-782-0148

p 740-965-9835 f 740-965-9770

p 740-732-5656 f 740-732-1404

p 740-439-0989 f 740-432-9607

p 330-484-3965 f 330-484-6304

p 740-420-8942 f 740-420-3972

p 614-308-9195 f 614-308-9673

286 EATON 5 S DEF 50 I-70 & OH 127, Exit 10 6141 US 127 North, 45320 360 FINDLAY DEF 80 5 I-75 & OH 613, Exit 164 11471 State Route 613W, 45840 9 FRANKLIN 7 S DEF 200 I-75, Exit 36 6830 Franklin-Lebanon Road, 45005 285 HEBRON 9 S DEF 90 I-70 & OH 37, Exit 126 10258 Lancaster Road SW, 43025 697 Hubbard DEF 150 15 rv dump I-80 & Hwy 62, Exit 234B (Eastbound) 2226 North Main, 44425 698 Jeffersonville DEF 148 9 rv dump I-71 Exit 69 9935 SR 41, 43128 700 Lake Township DEF 150 15 rv dump I-280 Exit 1B; I-80/90, Exit 71 26415 Warns Dr., 43551 287 LODI (BURBANK) DEF 105 7 I-71 & OH 83, Exit 204 10048 Avon Lake Road, 44214 454 LONDON 9 S DEF 125 I-70, Exit 79 1365 SR 42 NE, 43140 455 MARENGO DEF 65 5 rv dump I-71, Exit 140 488 State Route 61, 43334 699 Millersport DEF 152 15 rv dump I-70 St Rd 158 Exit 122 10480 Baltimore, 43046 11 N. LIMA 5 S DEF 50 I-76, Exit 232 10920 Market Street, 44452 303 NAPOLEON DEF 75 5 Rt. 24 905 American Road, 43545 130 RICHFIELD DEF 80 7 I-77S, Ex 146; I-77N, Ex 145; I-80, Ex 173 5219 Brecksville Road, 44286 13 SEVILLE 10 S DEF 190 I-71, Exit 209 8924 Lake Road, 44273 12 STONEY RIDGE (PERRYSBURG) 5 S DEF 50 I-80/90, Exit 71 3430 Libbey Road, 43551 14 SUNBURY DEF 115 5 rv dump I-71, Exit 131 7680 East State Route 36, 43074 15 TOLEDO DEF 70 5 I-75, Exit 210 5820 Hagman Road, 43612

p 937-456-6303 f 937-456-6497

p 419-299-3381 f 419-299-3096

p 937-746-4488 f 937-743-3006

p 740-928-5588 f 740-928-6032

p 330-534-3774 f 330-534-4372

p 740-426-9136 f 740-426-9156

p 419-837-2100 f 419-837-2199

p 330-948-4571 f 330-948-4575

p 614-879-4128 f 614-879-4137

p 419-253-1400 f 419-253-1402

p 740-964-9601 f 740-964-9611

p 330-549-9203 f 330-549-1930

p 419-599-0043 f 419-599-0051

p 330-659-2020 f 330-659-2021

p 330-769-4220 f 330-769-2202

p 419-837-5091 f 419-837-5658

p 740-965-5540 f 740-965-5641

p 419-729-3985 f 419-729-0905

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ohio (cont.)

Oregon (cont.)

Pennsylvania (cont.)

239 UPPER SANDUSKY DEF 70 5 St. Hwy 23 & 30 1600 W. Wyandot Avenue, 43351 97 Vandalia DEF 110 9 I-75, Exit 64 175 Northwoods Blvd, 45377 16 WILMINGTON DEF 20 3 I-71, Exit 50 5772 US 68 North, 45177 281 YOUNGSTOWN (GIRARD) 7 S DEF 80 I-80 & Salt Springs Rd., Exit 226 2786 Salt Springs Road, 44420

391 CENTRAL POINT DEF 100 7 I-5, Exit 33 1600 East Pine Street, 97502 133 CHEMULT DEF 60 4 US 97 341 Damon Street, 97731 504 Klamath Falls DEF 50 4 rv dump Hwy 97 3817 N. Hwy 97, 97601 934 LaGrande A&B 4 50 I-84 Exit 265 I-84 & Exit 265, 97850 232 ONTARIO DEF 105 7 I-84, Exit 376A 653 East Idaho Avenue, 97914 233 RICE HILL 10 S DEF 160 I-5, Exit 148 800 John Long Road, 97462 390 STANFIELD DEF 90 9 I-84/82 & Hwy 395, Exit 188 2115 Highway 395, 97875

1 MILL HALL 5 S DEF 70 I-80, Exit 173 p 570-726-7618 5868 Nittany Valley Drive, 17751 f 570-726-5092 709 MILL HALL (Lamar) DEF 155 15 rv dump I-80 and Exit 173 p 570-726-4080 5609 Nittany Valley Drive, 17751 f 570-726-4363 555 Milton Penn 80 Milton Truck Plaza Penn 80 Grill 16 300 I-80, Exit 215 p 570-742-2663 1460 North Ridge Rd, 17847 f 1-877-395-0850 81 NEW CASTLE 7 S DEF 90 I-79, Exit 99 p 724-368-3028 2010 New Castle Road, 16051 f 724-368-3059 710 New Milford DEF 125 9 rv dump I-81 Exit 219 p 570-465-2974 1623 Oliver Road, 18834 f 570-465-2979 522 Pine Grove 3 160 I-81, Exit 100 p 570-345-8800 482 Suedberg Rd, 17963 f 570-915-6278 370 SCRANTON (PITTSTON) 7 S DEF 80 I-81N, Exit 175; I-81 S, Exit 175B; I-476, RT 315 p 570-655-4116 417 Route 315, 18640 f 570-655-2479 620 Smithton DEF 110 7 rv dump I-70 & Exit 49 p 724-872-4050 122 Fitzhenry Road, 15479 f 724-872-9471

p 419-294-2971 f 419-294-3812

p 937-264-8520 p 937-264-8525

p 937-382-0464 f 937-382-3069

p 330-530-8500 f 330-530-8318

Oklahoma 701 Ardmore DEF 136 9 rv dump I-35 & Exit 33 2450 Cooper Drive, 73401 702 Checotah DEF 150 9 rv dump U.S. Hwy 69 & U.S. Hwy 266 1255 W. Gentry, 74426 556 Choctaw Thunder Travel Plaza DEF 25 3 I-40, Exit 166 7501 S. Choctaw Road, 73020 704 Edmond DEF 73 8 rv dump I-35 & N.E. 122nd Street 4801 NE 122 Street, 73013 259 muskogee 7 S DEF 125 US 69 3006 N. 32nd Street, 74401 460 OKLAHOMA CITY 15 S DEF 145 I-40, Exit 140 400 South Morgan Road, 73128 703 OKLAHOMA CITY DEF 172 15 rv dump I-40, Exit 140 701 South Morgan Road, 73128 196 ROLAND DEF 125 7 I-40 & US 64, Exit 325 123 West Ray Fine Boulevard 705 Sayre DEF 150 9 rv dump I-40 & US 283 2400 South 4th Route, 73662 706 Tulsa DEF 185 9 rv dump I-44 & Exit 236 121 North 129 E/I-44 Exit 236, 74116

TM

p 580-226-3833 f 580-226-3546

p 918-473-1243 f 918-473-1957

p 405-638-3000 f 405-638-3006 TM

p 405-475-9440 f 405-475-9435

p 918-686-7856 f 918-686-0597

p 405-440-1048 f 405-440-1093 TM

p 405-324-5000 f 405-324-7181

p 918-427-0895 f 918-427-0862

p 580-928-2216 f 580-928-2354

p 918-437-5477 f 918-437-5660

oregon 584 Aurora 7 S DEF 90 I-5, Exit 278 12334 Ehlen Rd, 97002 195 BIGGS JUNCTION DEF 55 5 I-84 & US Hwy 97, Exit 104 91485 Biggs Rufus Highway, 97065 386 BROOKS 7 S DEF 110 I-5, Exit 263 4220 Brooklake Road, 97305 w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

p 503-678-1262 f 503-678-1886

p 541-739-2174 f 541-739-2479

p 503-463-1114 f 503-463-0409

p 541-664-7001 f 541-664-7006

p 541-365-0991 f 541-365-0995

p 541-884-0400 f 541-884-0409 Full Service Restaurant

p 541-963-9762 f 541-663-9822

p 541-889-9070 f 541-889-4117

p 541-849-2133 f 541-849-2137

p 541-449-1403 f 541-449-1430

Pennsylvania 348 BENTLEYVILLE 7 S DEF 90 I-70 Exit 32-B 205 Wilson Road, 15314 516 breezewood all american 12 280 I-76, Exit 161; I-70, Exit 147 167 Post House Road, 15533 707 Brookville DEF 140 15 rv dump I-80 Exit 78 246 Allegheny Blvd., 15825 708 Carlisle DEF 278 22 rv dump I-81 Exit 52/I-76 & Exit 226 1501 Harrisburg Pike, 17013 336 DUBOIS DEF 100 7 I-80, Hwy 219, Exit 97 1742 Rich Highway, 15801 517 Duncannon DEF 85 6 US 22 and 322 30 Benvenue Ave, 17020 311 ERIE DEF 85 5 I-90 & PA97, Exit 27 8035 Perry Highway, 16509 518 Frystown DEF 240 8 I-78, Exit 10 (PA 645) 2210 Camp Swatara Road, 17067 245 HARRISBURG DEF 30 3 I-81 & PA39, Exit 77 7961 Linglestown Road, 17112 298 HAZLETON (DRUMS) DEF 60 5 I-80, Exit 256 1114 SR 93, 18222

p 724-239-5855 f 724-239-5801 Pizza Shop

Perkins

Taco Maker

p 814-735-4076 f 814-735-4823

p 814-849-2992 f 814-849-2440

p 717-243-6659 f 717-243-2510

p 814-375-6046 f 814-375-6047

p 717-834-3156 f 717-834-3208

p 814-864-8536 f 814-866-0332 TM

p 717-933-4146 f 717-933-5008

p 717-545-5507 f 717-545-6768

p 570-788-3262 f 570-788-2163

south carolina 711 Blacksburg DEF 200 15 I-85 Exit 102 1011 North Mountain Street, 29702 60 BOWMAN 8 S DEF 100 I-26, Exit 159 2064 Homestead Road, 29018 346 CAMDEN (LUGOFF) 5 S DEF 60 I-20 & US 601 Exit 92 522 Highway 601 South, 29078 884 Campobello Kangaroo Pantry 2 35 I-26, Exit 5 8998 SC Hwy 11, 29322 338 CAYCE (COLUMBIA) DEF 90 5 I-26/77 & US321, Exit 115 3008 Highway 321, 29033 61 CLINTON DEF 40 3 I-26, Exit 52 12818 Highway 56 North, 29325 712 Columbia DEF 180 15 rv dump I-20 Exit 70 5901 Fairfield Road, 29203 310 DUNCAN DEF 70 8 I-85 & SC290, Exit 63 1405 East Main Street, 29334 62 FLORENCE DEF 75 6 I-95, Exit 170 3006 North Williston Road, 29506

p 864-839-5934 f 864-839-5942

p 803-829-3541 f 803-829-3352

p 803-438-5175 f 803-438-3947

p 864-472-2128 f 864-472-2280

p 803-739-2921 f 803-739-4521

p 864-833-4555 f 864-833-3765

p 803-735-9006 f 803-735-0917

p 864-433-1221 f 864-433-1210

p 843-662-6972 f 843-662-7013

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South Carolina (cont.)

tennessee (cont.)

tennessee (cont.)

337 FLORENCE DEF 90 5 I-95 & US 52, Exit 164 2015 West Lucas St., 29501 453 GAFFNEY 7 S DEF 100 I-85, Exit 90 909 Hyatt Street, 29341 713 Latta DEF 200 15 rv dump I-95 Exit 181A 111 Mill Branch Road, 29565 63 PIEDMONT 5 S DEF 90 I-85, Exit 35 110 Frontage Road, 29673 714 Rock Hill DEF 140 9 rv dump I-77 & Hwy 901, Exit 73 2435 Mount Holly Road, 29730 493 St. George DEF 120 8 rv dump I-95, Exit 77 113 Motel Drive, 29477 64 SUMMERVILLE 3 S DEF LTD I-26, Exit 199 1521 North Main Street, 29483

409 DICKSON 11 S DEF 90 I-40, Exit 172 2320 Highway 46 South, 37055 720 Fairview DEF 150 9 rv dump I-40 & Hwy 96, Exit 182 1420 Hwy 96 North, 37062 51 GREENEVILLE DEF 25 3 I-81 Exit 36 11190 Baileyton Road, 37745 403 HEISKELL DEF 25 1 I-75, Exit 117 1915 East Raccoon Valley Road, 37754 53 HURRICANE MILLS 8 S DEF 250 I-40, Exit 143 15559 Highway 13 South, 37078 366 Jackson 7 S DEF 85 I-40, Exit 85 32 Sand Pebble Rd., 38305 241 KNOXVILLE DEF 80 0 I-40, Exit 398; @ John Sevier 2801 East Govenor John Sevier Hwy, 37914 722 Knoxville DEF 187 13 rv dump I-40 & I-75 Exit 369 800 Watt Road, 37932 270 KNOXVILLE (LOVELL ROAD) 7 S DEF 80 I-40/75, Exit 374 314 Lovell Road, 37922 219 KNOXVILLE (STRAW PLAINS) 9 S DEF 250 I-40, Exit 398 7210 Straw Plains Pike, 37914 52 LAVERGNE DEF 40 4 I-24, Exit 64 535 Waldron Road, 37086 411 LEBANON 8 S DEF 150 rv dump I-40, Exit 238 921 Murfreesboro, 37090 363 MEMPHIS DEF 70 5 US 78 @ Pleasant Hill 5021 Highway 78, 38118 405 MEMPHIS 5 S DEF 100 I-240, Hwy 78S 4949 Lamar Ave, 38118 404 Murfreesboro 7 S DEF 90 I-24, Exit 81 2441 S. Church St, 37127 413 nashville DEF 25 2 Briley Pkwy, Hwy 155N, Ex 26A, Hwy 155S, Ex 26 6418 Centennial Blvd., 37209 224 ONeiDA (PIONEER) DEF 85 4 I-75, Exit 141 304 Howard Baker Highway, 37847 149 STANTON DEF 50 5 I-40 Exit 42 7720 Highway 222, 38069

412 WHITE PINE 10 S DEF 130 rv dump I-81, Exit 4 3624 Roy Messer Highway, 37890

p 843-662-2646 f 843-662-2893

p 864-206-0050 f 864-206-0052

p 843-752-5047 f 843-752-7265

p 864-845-8177 f 864-845-8178

p 803-328-5700 f 803-909-5800

p 843-563-8989 f 843-563-8986

p 843-486-5770 f 843-486-5702

south dakota 932 Hermosa MG Oil DEF 25 2 25 Heartland Express Hwy 79 25 Heartland Express Hwy 79, 57744 599 murdo DEF 50 4 rv dump I-90, Exit 192 601 E. Fifth Street, 57559 918 Rapid City DEF 200 5 I-90, Exit 55 2783 Deadwood Ave., 57702 931 Rapid City MG Oil DEF 150 8 I-90 Exit 61 4200 N I-90 Service Rd Exit 61, 57701 716 Sioux Falls DEF 158 9 rv dump I-29 Exit 83 5201 Granite Lane, 57107

p 605-255-4555 f 605-255-4522

p 605-669-2465 f 605-669-2859

p 605-348-7070 f 605-348-3438

p 605-342-5450 f 605-342-3011

p 605-977-1438 f 605-977-1538

tennessee 481 Cleveland DEF 75 7 I-75, Exit 20 p 423-476-3892 281 Pleasant Grove Rd, 37353 f 423-476-5430 265 COOKEVILLE DEF LMTD 1 I-40, Exit 287 p 931-528-7100 1111 South Jefferson, 38501 f 931-528-3893 406 CORNERSVILLE DEF 40 2 I-65, Exit 22 p 931-363-3290 9211 Lewisburg Highway, 37047 f 931-363-8248 114 CROSSVILLE 7 S DEF 80 I-40, Exit 320 p 931-787-1901 2449 Genesis Road, 38571 f 931-787-1905 226 DANDRIDGE DEF 80 6 I-40, Exit 417 p 865-397-3547 505 Patriot Drive, 37725 f 865-397-3699 70 C H A L L E N G E A pril 2 0 1 4

p 615-446-4600 f 615-446-0763

p 865-674-8570 f 865-674-8572

texas p 615-799-4116 f 615-799-4120

p 423-234-0414 f 423-234-0641

p 865-938-1439 f 865-938-1146

p 931-296-7180 f 931-296-7719

p 731-422-5545 f 731-422-5780

p 865-546-6776 f 865-546-7475

p 865-531-7400 f 865-531-7982

p 865-966-0445 f 865-966-2918

p 865-544-1067 f 865-544-1138

p 615-793-9856 f 615-793-9085

p 615-453-8866 f 615-453-8860

p 901-366-0337 f 901-366-1712

p 901-202-5520 f 901-202-5522

p 615-907-9595 f 615-907-3982

p 615-350-7225 f 615-350-7318

p 423-562-5000 f 423-566-1335

436 AMARILLO 12 S DEF 150 rv dump I-40, Exit 75 715 South Lakeside Drive, 79118 723 AMARILLO DEF 200 13 rv dump I-40 Exit 76 9601 I-40 East Exit 76, 79118 477 anna DEF 100 8 1700 US Hwy 75/Hwy 75, Exit 48 714 South Central Expressway, 75409 435 ANTHONY 8 S DEF 100 I-10, Exit 0 2015 Antonio Street, 79821 724 ANTHONY DEF 175 13 rv dump I-10 Exit 0 3001 Mountain Pass Blvd., 79821 725 Baytown DEF 200 15 rv dump I-10 & Exit 789 Thompson Road 1876 East Freeway, 77521 559 Big Spring 7 S DEF 70 I-20, Exit 178 706 E. I-20, 79720 740 Brookshire DEF 115 9 rv dump I-10, Exit 732 204 South Waller Ave., 77423 367 CADDO MILLS DEF 80 6 I-30 & FM1903, Exit 87 & 88 2725 FM 1903, 75135 883 Canton 4 S DEF 100 I-20, Exit 533 9800 Interstate 20, 75103 488 Cotulla 7 S DEF 75 I-35, Exit 69 921 N. IH35, 78014 433 DALLAS 11 S DEF 150 I-20, Exit 470 8787 South Lancaster Road, 75241 726 DALLAS DEF 180 12 rv dump I-20 Exit 472 7425 Bonnie View Road, 75241 727 Edinburg DEF 200 9 rv dump Hwy 281 & FM 1925 1305 East Monte Cristo, 78539 728 El Paso DEF 120 11 rv dump I-10 and Exit 37 1301 North Horizon Blvd., 79927 553 FORT Stockton 9 S DEF 100 I-10, Exit 259 2571 North Front Street, 79735

p 806-335-3323 f 806-335-2868

p 806-335-1475 f 806-335-1058 TM

p 972-924-2035 f 972-924-2051

p 915-886-3090 f 915-886-3404

p 915-886-2737 f 915-886-3522

p 281-424-7706 f 281-424-7730

p 432-264-7490 f 432-264-7050

p 281-934-4133 f 281-934-4153

p 903-527-2150 f 903-527-2103

p 903-829-2600

p 830-879-5363 F 830-879-5359

p 972-228-2467 f 972-228-4386

p 972-225-3566 f 972-225-3681

p 956-316-0149 f 956-316-4732

p 915-852-4141 f 915-852-4101

p 432-336-3410 f 432-336-3430

p 901-466-3535 f 901-465-7822

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texas (cont.)

UTah (cont.)

434 FORT WORTH 12 S DEF 185 rv dump I-35, Exit 65 2400 Alliance Gateway, 76178 554 George West 7 S DEF 90 I-37, Exit 56 4066 Hwy 59, 78022 375 HOUSTON 7 S DEF 90 I-610, Exit 24A US 90 E 4440 N. McCarty Street, 77013 729 Houston DEF 235 15 rv dump I-45 Richie Rd, Exit 64 15919 North Freeway, 77090 234 HUNTSVILLE 6 S DEF 90 I-45, Exit 118 639 State Highway 75 North, 77320 507 Jarrell 8 140 I-35 & Exit 275 11710 North Interstate 35, 76537 377 LAREDO 12 S DEF 300 I-35 S, Exit 13; I-35 N, Exit 12B 1101 Uniroyal Drive, 78045 730 LAREDO DEF 190 15 rv dump I-35 S, Exit 13; I-35 N, Exit 12B 1011 Beltway Parkway, 78045 733 Lubbock DEF 50 4 rv dump I-27 & 4th Street Exit 602 4th Street, 79401 257 MIDLAND 7 S DEF 84 I-20, Exit 126 4015 S. FM 1788, 79706 330 New Braunfels 7 S DEF 80 I-35, Exit 184 4142 Loop 337, 78132 734 New Caney DEF 150 9 rv dump US 59 & Exit 242 23412 Hwy 242, 77357 580 ODESSA 10 S DEF 100 I-20, Exit 121 5900 E. Interstate 20, 79766 431 ORANGE 8 S DEF 110 rv dump I-10, Exit 873 2205 North Highway 62, 77630 735 ORANGE DEF 150 15 rv dump I-10 Exit 873 7112 I-10 West, 77630 736 Pecos DEF 200 9 rv dump I-20 Exit 42 100 East Pinehurst, 79772 432 ROBINSON 10 S DEF 285 I-35, Exit 328 8055 South I-35, 76706 306 SAN ANTONIO 6 S DEF 50 I-10 E.bound, Ex 581; I-10 W.bound, Ex 582 5619 I-10 East, 78219

467 SAN ANTONIO 7 S DEF 85 I-37, Exit 125 4105 S Loop 1604 E, 78264 737 SAN ANTONIO 13 S DEF 200 I-10, Exit 583 1815 N Foster Road, 78244 887 Snyder 5 S 25 1100 E Hwy 180 1100 E Hwy 180, 79549 157 SULPHUR SPRINGS 7 S DEF 85 I-30, Exit 122 1200 South Hillcrest, 75482 888 Tulia 5 S 71 I-27 & Hwy 86, 79088 1200 South Hillcrest, 75482 738 Tye DEF 200 15 rv dump I-20 & FM 707 Exit 277 101 North FM 707, 79563 486 Tyler 7 S DEF 85 I-20 & FM 14 12881 FM 14A, 75706 209 VAN HORN 6 S DEF 75 I-10, Exit 140 501 Van Horn Drive, 79855 568 VoN ormy DEF 65 7 I-35, Exit 140 14555 IH35 South, 78073 739 Waco DEF 200 9 rv dump I-35 & New Road 2409 South New Road, 76711 206 WEATHERFORD 7 S DEF 110 I-20, Exit 406 1201 I-20 West, 76087 741 Wichita Falls DEF 50 3 rv dump US 287 & Jacksboro Highway 2311 Jacksboro Highway, 76301

294 OGDEN DEF 60 5 I-15 & UT 39, Exit 344 1670 West 12th Street, 84404 744 OGDEN DEF 100 9 I-15 Exit 343 1172 West 21st Street, 84401 508 Perry DEF 25 2 I-15 Exit 362 1674 W. 1100 S., 84302 773 Richfield DEF 50 4 rv dump I-70 Exit 40 35 East Flying J Drive, 84701 746 Salt Lake City DEF 110 9 rv dump I-15 & I-80 SR201, Exit 17 2025 South 900 West, 84119 510 Scipio 4 100 I-15, Exit 188 810 North 800 West, 84656 774 Snowville DEF 50 3 rv dump I-84 Exit 7 90 South Stone Road, 84336 747 Springville DEF 80 8 I-15 Exit 261 1460 North 1750 West, 84663 775 St. George DEF 60 4 I-15 Exit 4 2841 South 60 East, 84790 748 Willard Bay DEF 50 4 rv dump I-15 Exit 357 600 West 750 North, 84340

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p 817-337-5324 f 817-337-5137

p 361-449-1420 f 361-449-8919

p 713-675-3375 f 713-670-7629

p 281-893-0423 f 281-893-9368

p 936-291-1125 f 936-291-2421 Q eats

p 512-746-4341

p 956-717-5006 f 956-717-5012

p 956-712-3265 f 956-791-3057

p 806-744-0539 f 806-744-7423

p 432-563-1683 f 432-563-1748

p 830-629-1424 f 830-629-1254

p 281-689-8065 f 281-689-8271

p 432-366-0812 f 432-366-0845

p 409-745-1124 f 409-745-3336

p 409-883-9465 f 409-886-8224

p 432-445-9436 f 432-445-7171

p 254-662-4771 f 254-662-4951

p 210-661-5353 f 210-661-4660

p 210-626-9183 f 210-626-9201

p 210-666-2266 f 210-666-2280

p 325-573-5213 f 325-573-8666

p 903-885-0020 f 903-885-1580

p 806-995-4597 f 806-995-3501

p 325-691-9974 f 325-691-5365

p 903-593-5466 f 903-593-3204

p 432-283-8067 f 432-283-8071

p 210-622-9384 f 210-622-9302

p 254-714-0313 f 254-714-1798

f 801-731-2380

p 801-399-5577 f 801-399-9353

p 435-723-9999

p 435-896-5050 f 435-896-4044

p 801-972-3711 f 801-972-6174

p 435-758-2345

p 435-872-8181 f 435-872-8171

p 801-489-3622 f 801-489-3059

p 435-674-7104 f 435-652-3627

p 435-723-1010 f 435-723-1044

virginia p 817-341-4600 f 817-341-4602

p 940-720-0598 f 940-720-0725

utah 509 Beaver DEF 150 6 I-15, Exit 112 653 West 1400 North, 84713 892 Green River West winds truck stop 5 100 I-70, Exit 164 1085 East Main St., 84525 742 Lake Point DEF 130 9 rv dump I-80 Exit 99 1605 East Saddleback Blvd., 84074 743 Nephi DEF 110 9 rv dump I-15 Exit 222 1597 South Main, 84648 772 N. Salt Lake 4 40 I-215 & Redwood Rd, Exit 27 885 W. North Point Circle, 84054

p 801-731-2900

Roberto’s Taco Shop

p 435-438-5191

West Winds Restaurant

p 435-564-3495 f 435-564-8162

p 801-508-7400 f 801-508-7404

p 435-623-2400 f 435-623-2421

p 801-936-1408 f 801-936-1457

749 Carmel Church DEF 239 15 rv dump I-95 Exit 104 24279 Roger Clark Blvd., 22546 256 DANVILLE DEF 25 3 Hwy 58 & 29, Exit 104 110 River Point Drive, 24541 898 Emporia Sadler’s Truck Stop 10 250 I-95, Exit 11B 918 West Atlantic Street, 23847 750 Ft. Chiswell DEF 270 14 I-81 & I-77 Exit 80 I-81, I-77 & VA Route 52, 24360 396 Greenville 11 S DEF 100 I-81S, Exit 213A;I-81 N, Exit 213 3541 Lee Jackson Highway, 24401 491 Harrisonburg DEF 100 7 I-81m Exit 251, 22802 3634 North Valley Pike, 22802 384 RICHMOND 9 S DEF 110 I-95 N, Exit 58; I-95 S, Exit 58A 2126 Ruffin Mill Road, 23834

p 804-448-9047 f 804-448-9805

p 434-792-1180 f 434-792-7894

p 434-634-4312 f 434-634-5397

p 276-637-4115 f 276-637-6968

p 540-324-0714 f 540-324-0718

p 540-434-2529 f 540-434-2076

p 804-524-9556 f 804-524-9522

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876 Ruther Glen DEF 250 22 I-95, Exit 104 23866 Rogers Clark Blvd, 22546 899 South hill Sadler’s trk. Stp. 3 20 I-85, Exit 12A 1011 East Atlantic Street, 23970 159 TALLYSVILLE DEF 60 4 I-64, Exit 211 6721 Emmaus Church Road 23140 258 TROUTVILLE 3 LTD I-81, Exit 150A or B 2966 Lee Highway South, 24175 752 Winchester DEF 144 15 rv dump I-81 Exit 323 1530 Rest Church Road, 22624 754 Wytheville DEF 177 13 rv dump I-77 & I-81 Exit 77 3249 Chapman Rd, 24382

756 Black River Falls DEF 150 14 rv dump I-94 & Exit 116 780 State Hwy 54, 54615 528 Cottage Grove road ranger DEF 50 2 I-90, Exit 147 2762 County Hwy N, 53527 544 East troy road ranger 1 5 I-43, Exit 38 1946 A. Energy Drive, 53120 470 roberts (hudson) DEF 100 9 US 65 & I-94 1191 70th Avenue, 55023 164 MAUSTON 7 S DEF 95 I-90/94 & WI 82, Exit 69 1101 State Road 82 East, 53948 40 OAK CREEK 8 S DEF 150 I-94, Exit 322 2031 West Ryan Road, 53154 538 Oakdale road ranger DEF 100 5 I-90, Exit 48 102 E Woody, 54660 324 RACINE (FRANKSVILLE) DEF 80 5 I-94 & CR K, Exit 329 13712 Northwestern Avenue, 53126

p 804-448-3077 f 804-448-8350

p 434-447-4528 f 434-447-6388

p 804-966-1880 f 804-966-9231

p 540-992-2805 f 540-992-1534

p 540-678-3641 f 540-678-3651

p 276-228-7110 f 276-228-9010

Washington 965 Ellensburg Flying j/broadway 7 100 I-90 Exit 109 2300 Canyon Rd., 98926 583 Ferndale DEF 25 4 1678 Main Street #3, 98248 970 Pasco (spokane) Flying j/broadway 2 75 U.S. Hwy 395 2216 E Hillsboro Road, 99301 963 Spokane Flying j/broadway 2 LTD I-90 Exit 276 3709 S. Geiger Blvd., 99224 967 Spokane Flying j/broadway 7 80 I-90 Exit 286 6606 E. Broadway Ave., 99212 151 TUMWATER DEF 100 7 I-5, Exit 99 2430 93rd Avenue SW, 98512

p 509-925-6161 f 509-925-5748

p 360-312-1822 f 360-312-1851

p 509-547-5561 f 509-547-4570

p 509-456-8843

p 509-535-3028 f 509-535-7589

p 360-754-0151 f 360-754-0159

west virginia 474 flatwoods (sutton) DEF 70 5 I-79, Exit 67 270 Scott Fork - Bonnie Rd, 26601 243 NITRO DEF 60 6 I-64 & SR 25, Exit 45 4304 First Avenue, 25143 503 morgantown DEF 50 5 I-79, Exit 146 2309 Smithton Rd, 26508

p 304-765-9270 f 304-765-7306

p 304-755-8654 f 304-755-8655

p 304-284-8518 f 304-284-8509

wisconsin 289 BELOIT DEF 55 5 I-43/90 & WI 81, Exit 185A 3001 Milwaukee Road, 53511

p 608-364-3644 f 608-364-3643

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canada alberta , canada p 715-284-4341 f 715-284-1551 Dan’s Big Slice Pizza

813 ab-Airdrie 0 10

p 815-580-4842

85 East Lake Cres., T4B 2B5 792 AB-BROOKS 2 20

p 815-315-4979

1260 Cassils Road East, T1R 1B7 785 AB-Calgary DEF 130 9

p 715-749-4238

11511 40th Street SE, T2H 1L4 793 AB-Calgary 2 15

f 608-873-1610

f 847-232-1186

f 715-749-4241

p 608-847-3321 f 608-847-3316

p 414-761-0939 f 414-761-0165 Dan’s Big Slice Pizza

p 815-209-9040 f 608-374-2001

p 262-835-2292 f 262-835-2564

wyoming 758 Casper DEF 45 4 rv dump I-25 Exit 185 41 SE Wyoming Blvd., 82609 402 CHEYENNE DEF 120 10 rv dump I-80, Exit 367 8020 Campstool Road, 82007 759 CHEYENNE DEF 180 16 rv dump I-25 Exit 7 2250 Etchepare Drive, 82007 760 Cokeville DEF 90 4 rv dump US Hwy 30/SR 232 10501 US Hwy 30, 83114 141 EVANSTON 6 S DEF 75 I-80, Exit 6 289 Bear River Drive, 82930 761 Evanston 9 80 I-80 Exit 3 1920 Harrison Drive, 82930 762 Gillette DEF 50 4 rv dump I-90 & Hwy 59 1810 South Douglas Hwy, 82718 308 LARAMIE DEF 100 8 I-80 & Curtis St., Exit 310 1564 McCue Street, 82072 763 Rawlins DEF 200 10 rv dump I-80 Exit 209 I-80 Johnson Rd., 82301 764 Rock Springs DEF 85 6 rv dump I-80 Exit 104 650 Stage Coach Drive, 82901

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p 307-473-1750 f 307-473-1759

4216 72 Ave SE, T2C 2C1 814 AB-Calgary 0 0 2525 23 ST N. E., T2E 7M1 848 AB-Calgary 9 80 4949 Barlow Trail Se, T2B3B5 815 ab-Drayton Valley 0 0 5505 Jubilee Ave., T7A 1S3 816 ab-Edmonton 0 0 15609 121 A. Ave, T5V 1B1 850 ab-Edmonton 8 100

p 307-635-5744

16806 118 Avenue, T5V1M8 818 ab-Edson Motco 0 0

p 307-635-2918

2520 - 2 Ave., T7E 1T9 819 ab-Fort McMurray 0 0

p 307-279-3050

345 Sakitawaw Trail, T9H 4E4 820 ab-Grande Prairie 0 0

p 307-783-5930

9212 - 108 St., T8V 4C9 845 ab-Grassland 2 75

p 307-789-9129

1st Ave. 1st Street, TOA 1V0 846 ab-Hanna 2 100

p 307-682-3562

Hwy 9 & Hwy 36 South, T0J 1P0 794 AB-High Level 0 25

p 307-742-6443

10529 96 St., T0H 1Z0 817 ab-Hinton 0 0

p 307-328-0158

294 Kelly Road, T7V 1H2 821 ab-Lethbridge 0 20

f 307-635-5746

f 307-634-2794

f 307-279-3041

f 307-783-5916

f 307-789-5461

f 307-682-5038

f 307-742-2576

f 307-328-1668

1005 43 St, T1K 7B8

p 403-948-4193

p 403-362-5594

p 403-720-0904 f 403-720-4937

p 403-236-2404

p 403-250-3835

p 403-273-4949 f 403-273-0628

p 801-725-1370

p 708-413-9116

p 780-455-1111 f 780-482-4448

p 780-743-3545

p 780-532-2378

p 780-525-2295 f 780-525-2299

p 403-854-5000

p 780-926-2066

p 801-725-1370

p 403-328-4735

p 307-362-4231 f 307-362-9710

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alberta , canada (cont.)

British Columbia , canada (cont.)

Ontario , canada (cont.)

822 ab-Lloydminster 1 0

831 bc-Merritt 0 0 1885 Cold Water Ave. 2190 Douglas Street North, V0K 2B0 832 bc-New Westminster 0 0

790 ON-Napanee DEF 165 15 401 & Cnty Rd 41 Exit 579 628 County Road #41 RR6, K7R 3L1 866 ON-Pass Lake (Shuniah) 5 S DEF 70 Hwy 11/17 @ Hwy 587 3200 Highway 11/17, ON POT 2MO 865 on-Pickering 9 50 Hwy 401 2000 Clements Road, L1W 4A1 838 on-Sault Ste Marie 0 0

5109 63 St Ave, T9V 2E7 869 AB-nanton 3 130 Hwy #2 2810 21st Ave., T0L 1R0 795 Ab-Nisku 2 8 302 20th Avenue, T9E 7T8 796 AB-Red Deer DEF 26 4

p 780-875-2990

Humpty’s Restaurant

p 403-646-2810 f 403-646-2872

p 780-955-3535

403-346-2785 f 403-346-2852 p

67th Ave. & 67 Street, T4P 1A4 826 ab-Redcliff 1 0 115 Lockwood St, T1A 7T9 797 Ab-Rycroft 0 8 Hwy #49 & Hwy #2 Hwy #49 & 2, Box 73, T0H 3A0 786 AB-Sherwood Park DEF 140 9 Yellowhead Hwy 16/ Broadmoor Blvd.

50 Pembina Rd., T8H 2G9 824 ab-Whitecourt 0 10 Hwy #43 & West Mtn. Road, T7N 1S9

p 403-526-2669

p 780-765-3740 f 780-765-3748

p 780-416-2035 f 780-416-2084

p 780-706-0471

British columbia, canada 827 bc-Abbotsford 1 10 929 Coutts Way & Sumas Way, V2S 4N2 798 BC-Annacis Island 1 LTD 1291 Cliveden Ave, V5M 6G4 799 BC-Chilliwack 4 20 7970 Lickman Road, V2R 1A9 828 bc-Cranbrook 0 0 2209 Theatre Road, V1C 4H4 829 bc-Creston 0 0 1411 Northwest Blvd, V0B 1G6 830 bc-Dawson Creek 0 0 1725 Alaska Ave, V1G 1P5 861 bc-HOPE 4 S DEF 65 Hwy 1, Exit 168 63100 Flood Hope Road, VOX 1L2 800 bc-Fort St John 0 0 Alaska Hwy & 109 St. 9407 109th Street, V1J 6K6 847 bc-Kamloops 5 125 175 Kokanee Way, V2C 6Z2

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24 Braid St, V3L 3P3 801 BC-Prince George 3 LTD 4869 Continental Way, V2N 5S5

p 604-521-4445

p 604-795-7265

p 250-426-3763

p 250-428-7131

p 250-782-3111

p 604-860-4601 f 604-860-0528

p 250-785-3052

p 250-573-3032 f 205-573-7828

p 604-522-6511

p 250-563-1677

manitoba, canada 802 BC-Vancouver 0 0 8655 Boundary Rd & Marine Way, V5S 4H3 788 MB-Headingley DEF 150 9 Hwy #1 & Camp Manitou Rd. 4100 Portage Avenue, R4H 1C5 803 MB-Portage La Prairie 0 40 Hwy #1 East, R1N 3B2 804 MB-Winnipeg 2 LTD 1747 Brookside Blvd., R2C 2E8 835 MB-Winnipeg 0 0 131 Warman Road & HWY. #59, R2J 3R3

p 604-850-1594

p 250-280-1555

p 604-454-9578

987 Great Northern Road, P6A 5K7 836 on-Schreiber 0 0

p 204-832-8952

Hwy # 17, P0T 2S0 837 on-Sudbury 0 0

f 204-832-9104

p 204-857-9997

p 204-633-0663

p 204-231-5485

ontario, canada 862 ON-Ayr 5 30 Hwy 401, Exit 268 2492 Cedar Creek Road, N0B 1E0 833 ON-Bainsville 6 S 90 Hwy 401, Exit 825 6115 4th Line Rd, KOC 1E0 462 ON-Cardinal 8 S 125 Hwy 401, Exit 730 2085 Shanly Rd, K0E 1E0 805 ON-Etobicoke 0 0 1765 Albion Rd & Hwy 27, M9W 5S7 860 ON-Fort Erie 6 S DEF LTD QEW, Exit 5 1637 Pettit Road, ON L2A SM4 806 ON-Kapuskasing DEF 40 4 410 Government Road E, P5N 2X7 852 ON-lancaster DEF 110 9 Hwy 401, Exit 814 20382 Old Hwy #2, K0C 1N0 789 ON-London DEF 230 16 Hwy 401 & Highbury Ave. Exit 189 3700 Highbury Ave. South, N6N 1P3 807 ON-Mississauga DEF 50 3 1400 Britannia Road Exit 401 and Dixie Road

Papa Joe’s Hot Kettle p 519-624-9578 f 519-624-2587

p 613-347-2433 f 613-347-7447

p 613-657-3155 f 613-657-1065

p 416-674-8665

p 905-991-1800 p 905-991-1805

p 705-337-1333 f 705-337-1208

17 Duhamel Road, P3E 4N1 461 ON-TILBURY DEF 150 6 Rural Route #5, Highway 401, Exit 56 19325 Essex County Road 42, N0P 2L0

p 613-354-7044 f 613-354-3796

p 807-977-2121 f 807-977-2323

p 905-428-9700 f 905-428-9633

p 705-759-8280

p 807-824-2383

p 705-692-5447

p 519-682-1140 f 519-682-9221

Quebec, canada 808 QC-Berthierville 0 10 1181 Ave Gilles Villeneuve, J0K 1A0 809 QC-Napierville 0 10 Hwy 15 Exit 21 1 Rang St-Andre, J0J 1L0 810 QC-Ste Helene 4 10 HWY 20, Exit 152 569 Rue Principale, J0H 1M0

p 450-836-6581

p 450-245-3539 f 450-245-9642

p 450-791-2232 f 450-791-2495

Saskatchewan, canada 811 SK-Moose Jaw DEF 20 5 370 North Service Rd. Hwy #11, S6H 4N9 842 sk-Regina 3 12 1511 Ross Ave. East, S4R 1J2 791 SK-Saskatoon DEF 85 4 3850 Idylwylde Drive North, S7P 0A1 844 sk-Yorkton 0 0 Hwy #16A Bypass on York 1910 York Road West Box 794, S3N 2W8

p 306-693-5858

p 306-721-0070

p 306-955-6840 f 306-955-6846

p 306-782-2645

p 613-347-2221 f 613-347-1970

p 519-686-9154

f 519-686-8629

p 905-564-6216 p 905-564-0438

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Driver Profile:

Arthur Goodband ’m from over twixt the back hills between Dryden and Slaterville, N.Y. I currently live in Little York, N.Y., and run a Northeast regional route. I’ve been happily married five years to my darling wife, Tammy, who is a wonderful woman. I have no favorite Pilot Flying J, but I stop frequently at the Gibson, Pa., store.

In my free time, I restore and build custom farm toys, like tractors. If I get a chance, I like to photograph old tractors when I’m out on the road.

I got my first Flying J card back in 1990 when I was an owner-operator.

Occasionally I’ll use my points to buy food but mostly I use them to purchase unsweetened iced tea and hot chocolate. I also like to use the showers at Flying J because they’re bigger and more private. I like the kiosks where I can swipe my card and set up my shower myself rather than having a cashier swipe my card.

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