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REFLECTIONS FROM MT. KILIMANJARO Lessons in humility: Climbing Africa’s highest mountain for rural electrification gave a Country Living staffer a new vision.

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BELMONT COUNTY SHERIFF’S RESIDENCE MUSEUM

Because of a state law that once required Ohio sheriffs to live on the county jail premises, Belmont County built a sheriff ’s residence adjoining its lockup in 1890.

10 HOLIDAY TRAVEL GUIDE

’Tis the season to enjoy Ohio holiday events, so mark your calendar now for these upcoming festivities.

14 TOPS FOR TURKEY

Bowman & Landes turkey farm has grown into a year-round destination.

23 FIND THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT

Ideas for stuffing everyone’s stocking — including your own!

26 SHIPWRECKED

Reflections of the sole survivor of a Great Lakes disaster.

28 MEMORIAL GARDENS

Create a long-lasting tribute to loved ones.

38 FAVORITE FALL SCENES

Co-op members show the beauty of the season from all corners of Ohio.

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26 WOODS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE

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Cooperative Connection PAT O’LOUGHLIN, PRESIDENT & CEO • OHIO RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES & BUCKEYE POWER

Be aware, be involved, and be thankful ANOTHER IMPORTANT ELECTION DAY has arrived. Some view the election as historic. Some are passionate about candidates and issues, and others are disappointed with the negative tone that the various campaigns and protests have taken. Regardless of your view of the candidates or the issues, please take time to appreciate the rights of expression that we have been given. Our veterans, who are honored in November, have sacrificed much for our rights, and those who are no longer with us have paid the ultimate price for our freedoms.

I encourage everyone to reflect upon the issues and candidates, remember that your vote counts, and that your actions matter. Each of us can make a difference in our community, in our country, and around the world. In this month’s issue, we feature how one family — that of our own Associate Editor Samantha Rhodes — scaled Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise funds and awareness for the NRECA International Foundation’s efforts to bring electricity to some of the poorest corners of the world. Read more about Samantha’s adventure, check out some breathtaking photos from her trip, and learn how you can support the cause on pages 4-7.

Finally, as we prepare for Thanksgiving, please take time to relax and enjoy the holiday season, with gratitude for our blessings. Thank you for your support of your country, your community, and your local electric cooperative. Happy Thanksgiving! 

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In this issue: St. Clairsville (p. 8) New Carlisle (p. 14) Ashtabula (p. 26)

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“Why do you climb this mountain?” I asked Little Man, an enthusiastic, yet slow-speaking porter nicknamed for his compact size.

“I want to make your biggest dream come true,” he said, turning to look at me with all-too-serious eyes. “If you reach the top, it makes us very happy.” Then he proceeded to pump water into my canteen with his bare hands, as he’d done every day after breakfast before hitting the trail, saving my fingers from the biting wind of Summit Crater Camp’s 18,700-foot elevation.

As a new porter on Mt. Kilimanjaro’s most dangerous Western Route in Tanzania, Little Man had already made this climb 10 times — still paling in comparison to lead guide Ben’s 200-plus trips to the summit. But this was my first time even venturing out of the United States, and after the fifth early morning of crawling from a tent into howling darkness up unpredictable inclines, 4

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I knew this was the craziest thing I’d ever done.

My dad, Steve, stepmom Tami, and I were on a mission: to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in a fundraising campaign to raise $30,000 for the NRECA International Foundation’s rural electrification efforts in Africa and around the world.

We wanted to help “Electrify Africa” by joining the around 50,000 people who flock to Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, every year in an attempt to cross “reach the 19,340-foot summit” off their bucket lists.

What the tour companies don’t tell you is that one-fourth of all Kili climbers don’t make it to the summit, and up to 10 die each year — not including those that go unreported — from altitude-related sickness, avalanches, falls, and heart attacks.

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staff, guides, and porters, who carry everything you need up and back down the mountain — mess hall and personal sleeping tents, chairs, food and water, and your precious 22-lb. duffle bag of cold-weather gear. Even more unbelievably, the porters carry this 50-plus-pounds of baggage on their heads or necks, many without using their hands to balance the load.

Climbing the beast

We didn’t realize how diverse the landscape would be until it changed on us two days into the climb on the Shira Plateau. The breeze suddenly felt more like wind, and jackets were soon pulled over our sweaty T-shirts. We grew to despise the red, volcanic dust that blew around us like fog, making our noses run black. But I was in awe to find that five different climate zones exist on the mountain, and nearly every type of ecological system can be found there: cultivated land, lush rainforest, heath, moorland, alpine desert, and an arctic summit.

By now, we could see Kili straight ahead, looming over us, its snowy top completely obscured by clouds — the place we were somehow supposed to reach in only a few short days. Looking the gigantic monster of a mountain straight in the eye was intimidating to

say the least, and it took a toll on our confidence.

To our horror, on Day 4, my stepmom fell ill with what we believe was dustinduced bronchitis, hacking up so much phlegm she bruised her ribs. She refused to give up, but shortly after, we lost our first group member, Christine, who decided she couldn’t handle Kili or the constant shivering any longer. As I watched a porter escort her down the ruthless mountain out of sight, a deeper truth sank in: Victory here was more dependent on mental willpower than physical fitness.

Green slowly faded from view and was replaced by slippery, brown-black volcanic gravel and enormous, speckled boulders. Day 5 was without a doubt the toughest and most dangerous test.

A sign marked “Challenge Spot: Beware of falling rocks” even warned us as we approached the murderous Western Breach, jaggedly carved out over the years by melting glacier runoff and rock falls from above. Just last year, a hiker was killed on the breach by a merciless rolling rock, and in 2006, three Americans were killed in the same fashion, but while sleeping in their tents. I told myself not to look up — no amount of neck straining would help me see the end goal in the clouds. It’s a miracle we were able to drag our swollen feet up to the next camp.

Those of us taking Diamox, an overthe-counter medicine to help prevent altitude sickness, were grateful not to feel overly nauseated, though many of us still had to pop an Advil nearly every day for headaches. By the end of Day 6, we kept to ourselves and moved like sloths, consumed with our own oxygen-deprived

thoughts and why-am-I-doing-thisagain questions. We posed with the massive glaciers about 1,000 feet from the summit and then curled up in our sleeping bags as the wind howled and shook our tents violently. I prayed they would delay our final ascension climb; we can’t hike with wind like this…right?

Wrong. Even after all we had been through, nothing prepared us for summit day. On Day 7, we woke by 4 a.m. and hiked ever-so-slowly up the slippery, narrow dirt path by headlamp. Though my helmet pinched my head, I was grateful for the added layer of wind protection.

Arriving at the summit during sunrise was nothing like I’d expected: insanely cold, crowded, and short-lived.

International crowds lined up beside the Uhuru Peak sign, speaking languages indiscernible to me and seemingly incapable of taking turns for photo ops.

I snagged a few celebratory photos, hugged my family, and enjoyed the rich view.

But in the midst of the chaos, I crashed into the realization like a brick wall: This was the real deal, and somehow I was here in flesh and blood by the grace of God on the continent’s tallest mountain, nearly halfway around the world from home. I was above the clouds, now only an ocean of mist beneath me. I’d never felt so in touch with nature as I did looking down from the top of Africa that day.

Then suddenly we were heading downhill — the more painful two-day segment of the trip nobody warns you about. Total muscle exhaustion is a real ordeal; our guide told us around 12 people a day have to be carried down in

Porters Little Man (left) and Jungle Boy (right) chat with me before entering the mess tent for dinner and our vitals check. Behind us, Leki stands waiting to sanitize everyone’s hands.

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Funding big change We knew our climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro would be tough, but we were fueled by the knowledge we were doing it for a good cause. Now, since fostering friendships with the locals, our passion for and dedication to raising money for the NRECA International Foundation’s rural electrification efforts in developing countries has only doubled.

On the six-hour, unpaved drive back to the airport, we rode through the rural villages of Arusha, passing “houses” so dilapidated I had trouble believing families could find shelter from the elements there, let alone know what electricity was or how it could change their lives. NRECA reports that only 10 percent of rural Africa’s population has access to electricity.

Smack-dab in the middle of nowhere, dust upon dust and miles from any practical buildings, thin children in rainbowcolored clothing ran out to smile, hoot, and wave at us, nearly splitting my heart in two.

Thanks to generous donors across the country, I’m grateful to say we’ve raised about $36,800 for rural electrification. We surpassed our original goal by nearly $7,000, but we’re not ready to call it quits. We want to hit the $40,000 benchmark. There are people in the dark all around the globe, and every donation counts.

Climbing Kilimanjaro was thrilling, but the best part is yet to come: the improved standard of living that results when electric poles are set and power lines are strung in impoverished villages before wide-eyed children and grateful parents.

I started this trip knowing I wanted to raise money to help Africans. But now I’ve returned knowing whose lives I want to electrify — and that makes all the difference.

To make a donation, learn more about the NRECA International Foundation and its work, or see more photos from the family’ trip, visit their blog at www.RhodestoKili.com.

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iron stretchers after their quads give out, no longer able to hold their own body weight. I’d never hiked downhill for that many hours straight, and knowing now what each step does to your knees, shins, and calves, you couldn’t pay me to do it again. Toes crunched into the front of your boots is not a pleasant feeling; my dad and Tami actually each ended up losing their big toenails as a result.

The unexpected takeaways

It was during this tedious descent that my mind began to whirl. We had successfully reached the summit…but was it all really over, just like that?

After all this time, the climax, the thing we had been working toward, was over in less than 20 minutes.

Ironically, my camera’s photos told a different story. The long-awaited summit photo — you know, the one that fuels your decision to buy the plane ticket in the first place — had turned out pretty lackluster with poor lighting. Meanwhile, dozens of gorgeous landscape shots over the seven-day uphill trek were what struck a chord in me. I was preoccupied with making a trophy memory out of the summit, but what I didn’t realize was that each day’s photos were key memory bricks I had laid in time that together could be used to build an honest, more life-changing house of experience.

Yes, everyone knows the adage: The destination isn’t as important as the journey itself. The same was true of my Kilimanjaro adventure.

Unexpectedly, the local people — especially the porters — were some of the kindest, most inspiring people

I’ve ever met. Aside from being the key physical factor in our Kili success, the porters were also our cheerleaders, always passing our panting, weary team line with a “hakuna matata” — meaning “no worries” in Swahili — and an encouraging smile or singalong song. Nearly every morning, three porters, including Little Man, would knock on my tent door, too enthusiastically wish me a good morning, and serve hot coffee with milk and sugar. Insistent on helping and saving your energy, they refused to let me even strap on my own ankle gaiters.

I was at the complete mercy of these third world strangers for all of my needs, and watching them conquer the trail twice as quickly bearing five times as much weight in scanty hiking garb, flimsy jackets, and torn-out tennis shoes — all while focusing on getting me, a helpless tourist, to the top and down safely — was a slap-inthe-face dose of humility. They were living examples that there’s no reason not to take the best possible attitude in any given situation, even when you aren’t sure of the outcome.  To read more or see additional photos, visit www.RhodestoKili.com.

SAMANTHA RHODES is Country Living’s associate editor.

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Page 6, left: Some members of our team and porters try to catch their breath during a water break. Page 6, right: Exhausted, we lean against the giant glacier at Summit Crater Camp near our tents at 18,700 feet. The next morning at about 6:30 a.m., we ascended less than 1,000 feet more to the summit.

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It’s a little known fact that: Joseph Warren Yost was the architect of both the Belmont County Sheriff ’s Residence Museum and the Belmont County Courthouse, an elaborate Second Empire building that was completed in 1888. Born in Monroe County in 1847, the eminent architect designed numerous courthouses and public buildings in Ohio, including Ohio State University’s venerable Orton Hall. 

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Currently: Because all of Belmont County’s communities were invited to provide photos, documents, heirlooms, and artifacts that portray their heritage, the museum’s exhibits range from Imperial Glass items made in Bellaire to a model of the U.S.S. Constitution, which was partly designed by Colerain Township settler Josiah Fox. Other displays showcase Arthur St. Clair, who was the governor of the Northwest Territory and St. Clairsville’s namesake; Quaker and abolitionist Benjamin Lundy, who published an anti-slavery newspaper; Martins Ferry resident Betty Zane, whose daring dash to obtain gunpowder for Fort Henry’s defenders made her a Revolutionary War heroine; and, of course, the series of sheriffs’ families who lived in the residence.

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Location: Next to the Belmont County Courthouse along the old National Road, U.S. 40, in downtown St. Clairsville.

Provenance: Because of a state law that once required Ohio sheriffs to live on the county jail premises, Belmont County built a sheriff ’s residence adjoining its lockup in 1890.

The Romanesque-style structure was big enough to house an entire family because in those days, it was customary for sheriffs’ wives to cook inmates’ meals and look after female prisoners. Sheriff George Neff and his family were the Belmont County residence’s last occupants. After they moved out in 1976, it was used for offices until the 1990s and then sat empty for years.

The dilapidated residence might have been demolished had St. Clairsville resident Ginny Favede not spearheaded a campaign to turn it into a county history museum.

“Saving the sheriff ’s residence was a 10-year effort by myself and many, many other people in the community,” says Favede, a Belmont County commissioner and former St. Clairsville councilwoman.

In addition to obtaining grants needed to fund the building’s transformation, the history-minded locals tapped the expertise of Akron-based Chambers, Murphy & Burge Restoration Architects, and they collaborated with students from Belmont College’s building preservation and restoration program, who refurbished a stained glass window.

Significance: Opened in December 2014, the Belmont County Sheriff’s Residence Museum was honored in 2015 with a Preservation Merit Award from the Ohio History Connection’s State Historic Preservation Office.

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2016 HOLIDAY TRAVEL GUIDE

Think road trip. ’Tis the season to enjoy Ohio holiday events, so mark your calendar now for these upcoming festivities

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A Glorious Christmas, Granville Nov. 9 through Dec. 30 Nothing shows off Christmas decorations better than a beautiful residence, and the Avery-Downer House delivers one of the most splendid holiday settings you’ll ever see. Dating back to the 1830s, it’s not only a magnificent showcase for the Robbins Hunter Museum’s 18th- and 19th-century decorative arts, but also one of the nation’s best examples of Greek Revival architecture. During the Yuletide season, bright lights accent the exterior’s signature columns and pediment, while the house’s interior delights visitors with lush greenery on the curved staircase and authentically decorated Christmas trees from the 1870s to 1960s. 740-587-0430; www.robbinshunter.org

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A Storybook Christmas, Zanesville and Muskingum County Nov. 30 through Jan. 5 From Zanesville to nearby communities such as Dresden and New Concord, more than 80 Muskingum County attractions and businesses celebrate the season with decorations inspired by storybooks.

Their visions of sugar plums include Santa’s Favorite Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and A Churchmouse Christmas, and visitors

can pore over the novel displays by car or by foot. Along with joyous light and music shows at downtown Zanesville’s courthouse, local shops, galleries, churches, and museums offer glad tidings with continual Christmas concerts, treats, and activities. 800-743-2303; www.visitzanesville.com

Holiday Open House at Hanby House, Westerville Dec. 6, 10, and 11 Benjamin Hanby was a prolific folk music composer whose ballad “Darling Nellie Gray” became a Civil War standard. In 1864, he also wrote “Up on the Housetop,” a jolly tune that is considered the first Christmas song about Santa Claus. While attending Otterbein College, Hanby lived in an antebellum house where his abolitionist father harbored runaway slaves. That home is now on the National Register of Historic Places, and in December, visitors can view its Civil War–era antiques and exhibits, enjoy cider and cookies, and of course, listen to holiday music in the parlor.

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Lights on the Lake, Ashtabula Nov. 25 through Jan. 1 White Christmases are almost a given in Ashtabula, which, thanks to the white stuff that blows in from Lake Erie, is one of Ohio’s snowiest spots. That Great Lake also makes a magnificent backdrop for Lights on the Lake, the town’s annual holiday spectacle. Held in 54-acre Lakeshore Park, the drive-through attraction dazzles visitors with some 70 displays illuminated with LED lights. The show includes a Nativity, a snowman, and other holiday favorites, but it also features only-in-Ashtabula scenes, such as a lighthouse, assorted boats, and a covered bridge. 440-993-1051; www.aclotl.com Photo courtesy of Lights on the Lake 12

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Nutcracker Village and Advent Market, Steubenville Nov. 22 through Jan. 8 The late Dean Martin performed in many movies, but did the singer and actor ever play a nutcracker? He’s playing one now in his hometown of Steubenville, where a Dean Martin nutcracker is among the 100 life-sized nutcrackers exhibited throughout the holidays in Fort Steuben Park. Designed and made in Steubenville, the fanciful nutcrackers also include portrayals of Ebenezer Scrooge, St. Francis, and the Phantom of the Opera. Visitors can view the nutcrackers during the day or at night, but on weekends, food vendors, crafters, carolers, and trolley rides add even more holiday spirit. 740-283-1787; www.oldfortsteuben.com

The Polar Express at Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, Dennison Dec. 2-4 and Dec. 9-11 Storytellers read from Chris Van Allsburg’s Christmas classic The Polar Express as an Ohio Central Railroad train leaves Dennison’s Victorian depot on an imaginary journey to the North Pole. During the trip, elves sing carols and serve hot chocolate and cookies to pajama-clad passengers, and when the train arrives at the North Pole, everyone can see Santa Claus’s workshop through the railroad cars’ windows. Santa himself boards the train, and taking a page out of Allsburg’s beloved book, he presents every child with a jingle bell. 740-922-6776; www.dennisondepot.org Photo courtesy of Dennison Railroad Depot Museum N OVE M BE R 20 16

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Though farming certainly has changed since Bowman’s late father, Kenneth Bowman, teamed up with Dennis Landes in 1948, their families’ relationship has remained constant.

“It’s been a wonderful partnership,” Bowman says. “We’re not related, but the Bowman kids and Landes kids are like brothers and

sisters. They grew up side by side.”

And in an era when small, independent farms often struggle, Bowman & Landes has thrived.

“We’re unique because we have two families and a fourth generation working here, and after 68 years, we still enjoy each other,” Bowman says.

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turkeys raised without antibiotics and fed a homegrown diet of corn and soybeans. The farm purchases white-feathered hybrid turkeys when they’re 1 day old, and then keeps the poults inside heated barns. When they’re big enough to be on their own, the turkeys go into fenced pastures, where they roam in fresh air and sunshine.

In addition to shelters, the pastures have rows of corn that provide the turkeys with shade and a hiding place if, for example, a loud noise frightens them. “We check the turkeys at least twice a day to make sure they’re happy and healthy,” Bowman says. “We look at their droppings and how much they’re drinking and eating.”

Bowman & Landes typically grows 80,000 turkeys every year, raising seven flocks during the summer and one in the winter. It takes between 14 and 20 weeks for the turkeys to reach market weight of 10 to 30 pounds. Hens are generally smaller than toms, but that doesn’t mean they’re better to eat. “People always ask if hens are more tender, and the answer is no,” Bowman says.

“Toms are just as tender, and they taste the same, too.”

Turkey’s rising popularity When Bowman & Landes began, most Americans ate turkey once a year.

“Back then, turkeys were just for Thanksgiving, and we sold whole birds. It wasn’t until the 1950s that we started cutting them up and selling parts,” says Dennis Landes, who, at 94 years young, still keeps an eye on the farm he co-founded.

Because turkey offers a low-fat alternative to red meat, it’s now gobbled up year-round and is growing in popularity. According to the National Turkey Federation, turkey is the nation’s fourth-favorite protein, and U.S. turkey consumption and production have more than doubled since 1970.

Bowman & Landes has carved out a singular niche in the turkey market as a nest-to-table operation.

“We produce, process, and market all of our turkey products, which is very unusual because most farms don’t do all of that,” Bowman says.

An on-site processing plant makes everything from turkey bacon to raspberry chipotle turkey breast, and an array of Bowman & Landes items is sold at the farm’s retail meat shop and deli, including whole turkeys, ground turkey, smoked turkey, turkey sausages, and turkey breast mignon.

Because the shop also carries Amish cheeses and locally made breads, pies, and maple syrup, it doubles as a farm market.

“We try to stock a lot of local things that other stores don’t,” Bowman says.

Although Bowman & Landes products are available at numerous grocery stores in Ohio and surrounding states, many locals patronize the shop for farm-fresh turkey. The scenic country drive and the opportunity to catch a glimpse of turkeys toddling around the pastures are all bonuses.

While the shop is open throughout the year, November through mid-December is the busiest season.

Bowman & Landes hires more than a hundred extra employees for the Thanksgiving rush.

“In the three days before Thanksgiving, we sell a turkey every 30 seconds,” Bowman says.  DAMAINE VONADA is a freelance writer from Xenia.

If you go: What: Bowman & Landes Turkeys Inc. Where: 6490 E. Ross Rd., New Carlisle, OH 45344 Contact: 937- 845-9466 or visit www.bowmanlandes.com for more information about the farm, retail shop and deli, turkey products, cooking tips, recipes, and placing orders.

TALKING TURKEY In 2015: • U.S. turkey consumption was 16 pounds per person.

• Ohio raised more than 5.2 million turkeys.

• The value of Ohio’s turkey production exceeded $169 million.

• Ohio ranked ninth nationally for turkey production.

Sources: Ohio Poultry Association; National Turkey Federation

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IN SOME HOUSEHOLDS, turkey does not reign supreme on Thanksgiving.

Steve Stover of Columbus has adopted the philosophy of author Calvin Trillin, who believes spaghetti carbonara should be proclaimed the nation’s Thanksgiving dish.

“Nobody knows for sure whether the pilgrims really ate turkey on that first Thanksgiving Day,” says Stover, who has taught cooking classes for more than 30 years and has presented weekly restaurant and food commentaries. “So I changed up other dishes over the years.”

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and two cheeses, has been the entrée of choice in recent years when Stover’s family gathers in Boston to celebrate the holiday. He does the cooking using a recipe that appeared in the New York Times.

Ashley Werling of Osgood grew up in South Carolina, where family members enjoyed ham loaf on Thanksgiving. The recipe from her step-grandmother, Sue Gregory of Canton, features a sweet glaze and a creamy mustard sauce.

With a chuckle, she remembers proposing the addition of ham loaf to the holiday menu once she had a family of her own. Her husband was uncertain at first, but one taste banished all qualms. Now he requests it frequently throughout

the year, and so do other family members.

“The recipe makes two loaves, one to serve and the other for the freezer,” Werling says. “And leftovers taste just as good as the first time around.”

Other popular non-turkey Thanksgiving entrées are beef roasts, seafood, and whole hams.

Still eager for apples? October’s apple recipe contest yielded so many entries, we’ve added more online at www.ohioec.org/ country-living. 

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Spaghetti Carbonara Ingredients

Salt 2 large eggs and 2 large yolks (at room temperature) 1 oz. (about 1/3 packed cup) grated pecorino romano cheese, plus more for serving 1 oz. (about 1/3 cup packed) grated Parmesan Coarsely ground black pepper 1 Tbsp. olive oil 3½ oz. slab pancetta or bacon, sliced into pieces about ¼ inch thick by 1/3 inch square 12 oz. spaghetti Place a large pot of lightly salted water (no more than 1 Tbsp.) over high heat and bring to boil. Fill large serving bowl with hot water and set aside. In mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, yolks, and pecorino romano and parmesan cheeses. Season with a pinch of salt and generously with black pepper. Set water to boil. Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium heat and add pork; sauté until the fat just renders on the edge of crispness but not hard. Remove from heat and set aside. Add pasta to water and boil until a bit firmer than al dente. Just before pasta is ready, reheat pancetta or bacon in skillet if needed. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water; drain pasta and add to skillet over low heat. Stir for a minute or so. Pour hot water from serving bowl; dry bowl and add hot pasta mixture. Stir in cheese mixture, adding some reserved pasta water if needed for creaminess. Serve immediately, dressing with a bit of additional grated cheese and pepper. Yields 4 servings.

Mustard Sauce Ingredients

2 Tbsp. flour 1½ cups sugar 2 cups milk 4 egg yolks, beaten 2 Tbsp. dry mustard 1 cup white vinegar Mix dry ingredients. Combine milk and beaten egg yolks and add to dry ingredients. Add vinegar and cook mixture in double boiler until thickened. Mixture will thicken more as it cools down. Note: Sauce can be made in microwave.

2 lbs. whole beef tenderloin 2 Tbsp. butter, softened ¼ cup green onions, chopped 2 Tbsp. butter 2 Tbsp. soy sauce ¼ tsp. black pepper 1 tsp. Dijon mustard ¾ cup dry sherry Coat outer surface of tenderloin with 2 Tbsp. butter; place in shallow baking dish. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.

Cook onions in butter until tender.

Add soy sauce, pepper, and Dijon mustard. Stir in sherry and heat to boiling. Pour over tenderloin. Continue to bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes more, basting frequently with sauce. Timing instructions will produce a medium-rare roast. Check for desired doneness.

Remove tenderloin from oven, slice, and serve immediately with sauce from pan. Yields 6 servings.

Ham Loaf Ingredients

2 lbs. ground ham 1 lb. ground pork 2 eggs ½ cup or 1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed ½ cup brown sugar For glaze: ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup apple cider vinegar ½ cup water Mix meat, eggs, crushed crackers, and brown sugar well; form into two loaves. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Place glaze ingredients in pan and mix well. Boil 1 minute before pouring over ham loaves and returning to oven to continue baking for 50 minutes. Serve with mustard sauce (recipe at left). Yields 12-15 servings.

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Make a Thanksgiving game plan THIS TIME OF YEAR brings a plethora of opportunities to sabotage an otherwise healthy lifestyle. The season of holiday celebrations — and eating — kicks off when the turkey and dressing are served on Thanksgiving and proceeds through New Year’s Day. The best of nutritional intentions often go by the wayside, resulting in overindulgence and weight gain.

The average American will consume about 3,000 calories at the Thanksgiving meal alone, which, if continued at that pace, could lead to a gain of about 10 pounds during the six-week holiday season.

No one is immune from the treats lurking about at family gatherings, office potlucks, and special holiday events. But everyone has the capability to use a few solid strategies to ensure there’s not a lot of extra work to get back to health once the holidays are over.

Food portions play a big role.

Start the day by eating a light breakfast in anticipation of the calories ahead. Instead of second helpings during the feast, opt for leftovers at a meal later in the day or over the next few days.

Avoid too much snacking before the big meal and mindless munching later in the day, which, on average, adds up to 1,500 extra calories — for a whopping total of 4,500 calories by day’s end. Strive for weight maintenance, not weight loss, during this season by simply watching out for those moments when extra calories really add up.

Weight loss goals are better met once the new year begins and the festivities die down.

Exercise is one of the best ways to combat overconsumption from the holiday buffet. A brisk walk after a heavy meal can reverse any repeated run-ins with the dessert table. In addition, creating a calorie deficit is your best bet for keeping the scale in check. Work out prior

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to attending your get-together, after the meal to combat overindulgences, and a bit more before bedtime for good measure and a restful night’s sleep. If holiday shopping is your cup of tea, head to the mall over the weekend and walk off those extra calories as you get a jump on your gift purchases.

Remember that Thanksgiving comes once a year, and a bit of an indulgence is okay, especially for holiday favorites that are rarely served. Even if you don’t do your best, pick up where you left off with your health goals and get back on track in the new year. It’s never too late to choose health.  DIANE YOAKAM is a registered and

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Sprinkle graham cracker crumbs in bottom of 8-inch springform pan; set aside. In food processor, combine Neufchatel and next 7 ingredients. Process until smooth; add egg and process until blended. Fold in mini chocolate chips. Slowly pour mixture over crumbs in pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 65 to 70 minutes or until cheesecake is set. Let cool in pan on wire rack. Cover and chill at least 8 hours. Remove sides of pan and transfer cheesecake to a serving plate. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired. Yields 12 servings.

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Co-op ownership makes a difference in our community

Lpocal ages COOPERATIVE NEWS FOR FIRELANDS’ MEMBER-OWNERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT, DISTRICT 7 • Dan McNaull VICE PRESIDENT, DISTRICT 2 • Lowell Kreager SECY./TREAS., DISTRICT 3 • Donna Woodworth DISTRICT 1 • Dan Schloemer DISTRICT 4 • Bruce Leimbach DISTRICT 5 • Carl Ayers DISTRICT 6 • Larry Messmore DISTRICT 8 • W.E. Anderson DISTRICT 9 •

MANAGEMENT GENERAL MANAGER • April Bordas abordas@firelandsec.com FINANCE & ACCOUNTING • Tabi Shepherd tshepherd@firelandsec.com MEMBER SERVICES • Andrea Gravenhorst agravenhorst@firelandsec.com OPERATIONS & ENGINEERING • Denny Marugg dmarugg@firelandsec.com

OFFICE LOCATION & HOURS One Energy Place, P.O. Box 32 New London, OH 44851-0032 Monday – Friday: 8 A.M. – 5 P.M.

Studies have shown that in communities where owners occupy the majority of homes, residents are more successful academically, are more physically fit, and have a stronger sense of community. While owning a home may not be possible or desirable for everyone, ownership does matter. It just seems to make sense that we treat things we own with greater care.

Chances are you probably don’t think too often about your ownership role within your electric cooperative. As a member of Firelands Electric, you can take pride in the fact that you are an owner of your electric co-op. While at times it may seem easy to take electricity for granted, we are working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to make sure you, April Bordas the member-owners of the co-op, are taken care of when it General Manager, comes to your electricity needs.

Firelands Electric Locally based cooperatives believe in this special bond and have an obligation to be an integral part of the community. Firelands Electric understands that you can’t sell electricity to a business that has closed its doors or to people who have left the community because there are not enough local opportunities. Electricity is a critical need, but it takes more than poles, wires, and kilowatt-hours to make a community.

We are fortunate that we have an economic development team at our statewide service organization and power supplier, Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives, who can provide a wide array of services for Firelands Electric and our local communities. This includes attracting businesses from the automotive and food manufacturing industries to agricultural produce, dairy, and poultry. Co-op members across the Buckeye State range in size and complexity, from local family-owned businesses to Fortune 500 industrial manufacturing plants.

Firelands Electric has an obligation to continually work to strengthen our community. Because our consumers are also our owners, in a real sense, we are owners of our community. Think about how much greater it could be if we work cooperatively to tackle future challenges.

If we act like owners on a consistent basis, we will put even more care and attention into our community, and we will look locally for solutions. Finding local solutions can help keep money — and people — right here.

We all have a role to play. As your local electric cooperative, we promise to do our part for the community. If you have thoughts about how we can do a better job, please contact us at www.FirelandsEC.com, or call 1-800-533-8658. You are the owners of the co-op, and we welcome your active participation.

OUTAGE HOTLINE • 800-533-8658 www.FirelandsEC.com

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Preserving a Christmas tradition

BY TRACY GIBB

Selecting the perfect Christmas tree is a cherished tradition for many families. That tradition is especially meaningful for Blake Rafeld, who has operated Sugargrove Tree Farm for nearly four decades. Not only does the business offer a memorable holiday experience for its customers, but it also helps maintain the farm that has been a part of Rafeld’s family for nearly two centuries.

In the early 1820s, Rafeld’s ancestor, Benjamin Brubaker, purchased five farms in the Black Fork Valley region, south of Ashland. A few years later Brubaker’s son, Peter, began developing the area, known as Sugargrove Farm, adding the bank barn and large farmhouse, which still stand on the property today.

For generations, the family focused on traditional grain and livestock farming. Changes in the agricultural industry led Rafeld to revise the farm’s direction in 1976. Armed with a degree in horticulture from Ohio State University, Rafeld and his wife, Chris, began planting evergreen seedlings.

“We knew we needed a niche market to maintain the land,” he says.

Today, the farm devotes 50 acres to growing evergreens. Approximately 60 percent of these trees are Canaan or Fraser fir, while white pine and varieties of spruce make up the remainder.

Beginning the day after Thanksgiving, families from as far away as West Virginia arrive at Sugargrove Farm to choose and cut the perfect Christmas tree.

“We conduct about 50 percent of our yearly sales in the first three days of the season,” Rafeld says, “and the majority of our Christmas tree sales take place by the end of the first weekend in December.”

However, preparations for the holiday season occur all year. It takes evergreens eight years to mature into “Christmas trees,” so the Rafelds maintain a ten-year rotation of their stock — planting 2,500-3,000 seedlings annually.

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Above, a glimpse of an 18th-century family cemetery can be seen among the evergreens at Sugargrove Tree Farm. Photo at right, courtesy of Blake Rafeld, shows snow-covered Christmas trees standing in a field.

In addition, existing trees must be shaped once a year to encourage ideal growth.

According to Rafeld, his biggest challenge is the ever-present battle with weeds. In order to keep harmful plants at bay, Rafeld uses a strict vegetation-control regimen, which includes mowing between trees three times a year and using carefully applied herbicides. Prevention is key, he notes, especially when it comes to herbicideresistant weeds, such as marestail.

In the coming weeks, Rafeld will be finalizing preparations for the Christmas season. Families will soon ride wagons across the fields at Sugargrove to choose and cut the perfect tree. Or perhaps they will choose a tree from the pre-cut or balled varieties also available at the farm. After enjoying hot chocolate and cookies, they head home to decorate their tree. “We sell the experience — and throw in a Christmas tree,” Rafeld says.

Sugargrove Tree Farm is located at 1619 Township Road 1455, Ashland, and can be reached at 419-282-5151. They can also be found by visiting www.sugargrovefarm.com.

Places & Faces is a monthly feature showcasing people, businesses, and organizations located throughout the Firelands Electric Cooperative service territory.

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celebrates 25 years as Firelands trustee Dan McNaull has represented the members of Firelands Electric Cooperative as the trustee for District 7 for the past 25 years. After first being elected to an open seat in 1991, Dan was then selected as president of the board in 1999.

The co-owner and vice president of Ashland Implement, Dan attended The Ohio State University and North Central Technical College. He also received his Credentialed Cooperative Director certification from the National Rural Electrical Cooperative Association.

Dan’s civic and volunteer activities are numerous, including acting as a deacon at Ashland Dickey Church of the Brethren; chairman of the Ashland Dickey Cemetery Association; chairman of the Montgomery Township zoning commission; member of Ashland County Farm Bureau; member of Ashland County Yesteryear Machinery Club; director and present board chairman for Farmers State Bank; and member of Ashland Young Men’s Business Club.

“It is truly an honor to represent the members of Firelands Electric Cooperative,” says Dan, who represents Firelands on the statewide electric co-op association board. “I am absolutely convinced that the locally owned and governed cooperative business model is the most effective, reliable and responsible method of delivering electricity to a community.”

Dan has seen vast technological changes in 25 years, including the integration of the cooperative’s metering systems.

“I have seen many significant changes at Firelands Electric while serving on the cooperative’s

board, but the common goal of providing safe and reliable electric energy to members at the lowest cost remains the first and foremost of the cooperative’s core fundamentals,” Dan says.

One of the ways Firelands works to keep costs in check is by advocating for members’ interests at the state and national level. Dan is a President’s Club member of ACRE Co-op Owners for Political Action®, the consumer arm of the national electric cooperative political action committee that brings issues important to co-ops to the attention of legislators.

“I am very alarmed that recently enacted and additional proposed laws and regulations in Washington, D.C., threaten the supply of reliable and reasonably priced electric power that we all depend on each and every day,” Dan says. “I have never been more convinced that electric co-op members must make our voices heard on the state and national level.”

Dan encourages Firelands Electric members to join him in making their voices heard in the political process by participating in Co-op Owners.

“Showing our interest in the issues of the day is one of the best ways to keep electricity costs reasonable,” he says.

Dan and his wife Debbie live near Ashland. They have two grown daughters, and are the proud firsttime grandparents of a grandson born in April. In his spare time, Dan enjoys fishing and caring for the family’s 1815 McNaull homestead farm.

Last chance to enter your co-op’s monthly drawing for a $25 bill credit Firelands Electric has been celebrating its 80th anniversary this year with monthly contest drawings in which members can win a $25 bill credit. Willie Wiredhand (at left) will be checking out areas of the cooperative’s website, www.FirelandsEC.com, throughout the month of November. If you locate Willie, just click on him to be entered in the co-op’s monthly drawing.

Congratulations to our recent contest winner, Jerry Collins of Willard.

This cooperative member recently found Willie Wiredhand while visiting Firelands Electric Cooperative’s website.

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Member rebates for appliances with ENERGY STAR rating Do you have a clothes washer, refrigerator, dishwasher, or stand-alone freezer on your appliance wish list? Then be certain to look for the ENERGY STAR® logo to save money now and in the future.

Thanks to recent efficiency improvements, today’s ENERGY STAR-certified appliances use much less energy than older models, and can maximize your energy savings without sacrificing the features you want.

To encourage our members to make energy-smart purchases, Firelands Electric Co-op offers rebates ranging from $50 to $100 for major appliances that have earned the ENERGY STAR rating.

Before you shop, be sure you understand the difference in labels you’ll find on new appliances. The ENERGY STAR logo is on all qualified products meeting standards for energy efficiency and quality that exceed federal minimum standards.

KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR Many major appliances have a bright yellow and black Energy Guide label, which the federal government requires on most appliances, that shows the typical electric use in kilowatt-hours per year. The lower the energy number, the more energy efficient the product is. But before you buy, remember that an appliance labeled “energy efficient” does not necessarily mean it’s ENERGY STAR-certified.

Choose an ENERGY STAR product for exceptional energy savings over the life of the appliance — and qualify for Firelands Electric’s appliance rebate program. The cooperative also offers rebates for electric water heaters, air-source heat pumps, and geothermal systems. Learn more about the programs, rebates, and qualifying requirements by visiting www.FirelandsEC.com.

Firelands Electric offers a variety of appliance and energy

Firelands Electric Co-op offers rebates for select appliances bearing the ENERGY STAR logo. If the appliance does not have this logo, it does not qualify for a rebate.

conservation programs to help you save energy, save money, and live more comfortably.

Helpful tools and resources are available on the cooperative’s Energy Efficiency page at www.FirelandsEC.com or by contacting your energy experts at 1-800-533-8658.

Energy Efficiency tip of the month

Heating your living space uses more energy than any other system in your home — typically making up about 42 percent of your utility bill. By combining proper maintenance with recommended insulation levels, air sealing, and thermostat settings, you can save about 30 percent on your energy bill.

Discover more ways to save energy and money by visiting Firelands’ Energy Efficiency page at www.firelandsec.com/content/energy, or contact your cooperative’s efficiency experts at 1-800-533-8658.

Source: energy.gov

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Firelands Electric Cooperative’s Board of Trustees met Aug. 23 and covered the following items: • Board President Dan McNaull reported there were 45 new membership applications for approval by the board.

• Director of Finance and Accounting Tabi Shepherd reviewed August and reported on billing department activities.

• General Manager April Bordas discussed construction of a new headquarters facility. The board appointed a building committee consisting of board and management representatives, who are examining different building options and land.

• The board discussed the cooperative’s drug testing policy and agreed no changes will be made.

• Bordas reported that line loss (electricity lost due to resistance during transmission) year to date is 3.82 percent, and she estimates it will continue to improve with the new metering system.

• The board discussed the cooperative’s retirement policy, Policy Bulletin 3-7, and decided to repeal Policy 3-7 and not replace it at this time.

• Management said the cooperative is switching its outdoor/security lighting to LED fixtures.

Burnt-out bulbs, however, are still being replaced with non-LEDs. • Board District 9 Representative John Copley announced he will resign his seat effective Oct. 1 due to a residence change. The board decided to appoint a qualified candidate to represent District 9 as an interim trustee.

• Director of Electric Operations Denny Marugg reported on recent projects in the operations department, including the completed work at the Boughtonville substation.

• Line Superintendent Don Englet reported on recent line crew activities and the advantages of the cooperative’s use of a water pressure digger.

• Director of Member Services Andrea Gravenhorst reported on recent communications pieces and discussed upcoming activities involving the member services department.

Firelands Electric is democratically controlled and governed by local residents. The next board meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the co-op office, located at One Energy Place, New London.

ACRE Co-op Owners have a STRONG voice!

Dave Bailey of New London is proud to be an ACRE® Co-op Owner.

For over eight years, Dave has helped to keep the voice of rural electric cooperatives heard in the political process by participating in ACRE Co-op Owners for Political Action®.

Firelands Electric’s grassroots efforts have proven to be quite effective as Congress continues to debate emission standards. Regulations should be fair, recognizing regional differences in how electricity is produced, and they should be affordable and achievable, since only a realistic plan can ensure long-term success.

You can strengthen our political presence by being a member of ACRE Co-op Owners for Political Action and support elected officials who: Help your co-op keep electric service reliable Keep your electricity bill affordable because it improves your quality of life Make renewable energy affordable Help your co-op rebuild after a major storm Protect our economy and jobs when making energy laws Contact Firelands Electric Co-op if you want to help keep the voice of rural electric cooperatives heard by joining ACRE Co-op Owners for Political Action.

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Members take advantage of the opportunity to tour their power plant

Firelands Electric members visited the Cardinal Generating Station on Sept. 28 to get a close-up view of the power plant that generates their electricity.

The cooperative offers this free tour annually. If you would like to request a seat on the 2017 Cardinal tour, please contact your member services department at 1-800-533-8658, or visit www.FirelandsEC.com.

Visit the cooperative’s Flickr page at https://www.flickr.com/ photos/firelandsec to view additional photos from this year’s trip.

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Unclaimed Funds

Capital Credits Notice of Unclaimed Funds

Notice is given that the following patrons, or former patrons, have cash retirements of capital credits or other payments from Firelands Electric Cooperative, Inc., which have gone unclaimed for more than four years. According to Article VIII, Section 3, of the Code of Regulations, unless claim is made within 60 days of the second publication of this list, such funds will become an irrevocable gift and assignment by such patron to the cooperative. Inquiries and claims should be directed to Firelands Electric Cooperative, Inc., P.O. Box 32, New London, Ohio 44851, or by phone at 419-929-1571 or 1-800-533-8658.

This is the second of two notices.

ABRAMS, FRANK S ABSHER, MARLENE ACKERMAN, KATHLEEN ADAMS, KRISTY ADAMS, ROBERT ADAMS, SAMUEL J ADKINS, CHARLES ADKINS, JENNIFER A ADKINS, PEGGY ADKINS, SHERRY ALEXANDER, ARNOLD ALEXANDER, BEVERLY ALEXANDER, ROBERT P ALLEN, KATHERINE ALLEN, ROBERT M AMSTUTZ, MARION AMSTUTZ, RANDY A ANDERSON, DAVID R ANDERSON, GARY L ANTOJITOS MEXICANOS ARGOST, WARD C ARMSTRONG, DENNIS R ARMSTRONG, JAMES A ARNOLD, DOUGLAS D ARNOLD, EILEEN A-S ENERGY INC, ASHLAND PIPE LINE CO ATKINS, DANIEL J ATKINSON, GLENN F AUKERMAN, RUBY B & C FARMS, BAHNSEN, DOUGLAS E BAICH, LAURA BAILEY, GINA R BAILEY, SHARON BAKA, CHERYL P BAKER, CARL BAKER, STACEY BAKER, TERRY BALDUFF, PERRY BALL, FRED S BALSIZER, RICHARD L BALTES, JOSEPH BALZARETTI, E DOROTHY BANFIELD, KAREN BARNES, MARK BARNETT, CAROL BARNETT, LORI BARTOSIC, JOAN BATES, ADAM BAUCUM, FRANCES B BAUMBERGER, DEAN BAXTER, LARRY

BEAL, ELFRIEDE L BEAL, PAUL D BEAL, SHARON BEATTY, GARY BECK, PAMELA K BEDDOW, CAROLYN BELL, WILLIAM A BENDER, RANDALL W BENDER, THOMAS BERG, MARLENE BERGER, JUDY S BERMAN SHAFER OIL BERNOSKY, LAWRENCE BERRY, CLINT BERRY, FANNIE BERRY, KATHRYN BESS, JOHN BLAKE, NANCY BLANTON, CHARLES BLANTON, CRAIG BLETZ, SAMANTHA BLOODHART, BONITA R BOB MILLER TRAINING BOEGLIN, JANET BOGGS, CHERYL BOND, BRENDA BOOKER, RANDY BORGELT, CHARLES BOSELY, BRUCE BOSS, BENJAMIN M BOWEN, MICHAEL N BOWERS, ROBERT J BOWLING, HAROLD BOX OFFICE RESTAURANT BOYD, P BOYER, E L BRADLEY, GERTRUDE BRANT, TIMOTHY L BRAZIE, JACKIE BREHM, WILLIAM A BRIGHTS NURSERY, BRINEGAR, ORA JR BROADVIEW SAVINGS BROCKWAY, DENNIS D BROWN, E BROWN, JOHN D BROWN, RON BRUMME, CATHI BRYANT, DEBRA BUCHANAN, ROGER BUCHANAN, TAMI J BUCKEYE PETROLEUM BUCKINGHAM, BRIAN

BUCK’S FURNITURE, BUNKER, DALE BUNT, MARK W BURCHETT, GEORGE D BURGER, JOAN BURKEPILE, RONALD BURKHOLDER, RICHARD W BURNS, ALBERT BURTON, GLENN E BURWELL, CARL CAMPBELL, HAZEL M CAMPBELL, JACK CAMPBELL, RALPH N CAMPBELL, TIMOTHY W CANO, JAVIER CANODE, DONALD CAPELLE, STEVEN CARROLL, DELBERT CARROLL, SPENCER CARROLL MERCURY SALES CARRUTHERS, GUY A CASEY, DEMPSEY R CASKEY, STEVEN CASTLE, LANNY CAUDILL, BUFORD CAUDILL, PAM CEGALIS, JOHN CESARE, KEITH W CHAFFEE, MICHAEL CHANDLER, ROBERT L CHAPIN, KAREN L CHAPIN, LEOTA CHAPMAN, TONY CHEMICAL MORTGAGE CO CHITTENDEN, W L CHRISTA OIL COMPANY, CHRISTINE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER ON THE HILL CHURCH, CLAIR D CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY CITY LOAN BANK CLARK, DANIEL CLARK, DOUGLAS CLARK, JAMES R CLARK, PHIL CLARK, SHIRLEY D CLARK, TIM M COBLENTZ, EMANUEL H COCHRAN, L CODELUPPI, ANITA S COFFMAN, RAYMOND COK, DEAN COK, JEFFREY L N OVE M BE R 20 16

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COLAHAN, CHARLES COLBURN, MELVIN COLE, ALICE V COLEY, BARBARA COLEY, DALE M COLLINS, MICHAEL G CONERY, SCOTT A CONLEY, MITCH CONNELL, GARY CONRAIL CORP CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORP CONTRA, NAOMI COOK, MAMIE COOK, PAUL J COOKE, CURT COOKE, K COOMBS, ARLENE COOMBS, JAMES M COPUS, DAVE S CORDAS, NORMA P CORNELL, KATHLEEN COUCH, DELMAR COULL, WILLIAM COWAN, GLEN COX, SCOTT COX, WILLIAM E CRANDALL, LELAND CRANMORE, BRIAN CREAMER, LOWELL CRESTLINE BUILDING CREWS, JOHN W CRONE, JAMES G CUMBERLEDGE, GARY CUNNINGHAM, GEORGE L DALLAS, DAVID DALLAS, JEFFREY E DALTON, RONALD W DAMRON, SHERRI L DANHOFF, PAUL DARON, DANA S DAUGHERTY, R DAVIS, CLEO F DAVIS, MICHAEL J DAVIS, R C DAVIS, VALERIE J DAWSON, TIMOTHY D DEAN, MARY M DEAN, ROBERT E DEITZ, LORIE DEKIN, ROBERT J DELEON, VICTOR DENDINGER, LAURA DEPAOLA, KENNETH J DEPINET, CYNTHIA J DEPPEN, JOHN R DESANTO, JAMES DICK, RUSSEL A DIEHL, NELLIE R DIETRICH, PAUL DOBSON, LARRY D DODSON-LINDBLOM DORAND, ROBIN DORN, JOHN DOTSON, DANNY DOUGHTY, J DOVE, ROGER DOWNING, DARRYL DRUGAN, RONALD DUDLEY, SANDRA

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DUGAN, JAMES M DURHAM, TERRY DUTA, JOHN DUTCH PANTRY REST #720 EARLY, MAX II EASTER, JUDY M EASTERDAY, L EASTERLIN, C EATON, KENNETH ECKER REAL ESTATE CO ECKER REALTY, EDWARDS, FAYE EDWARDS, JOHN EDWARDS, JOSEPH W EDWARDS, PATRICIA H EICHLER, DAVID ELDRIDGE, JEFF ELLIOTT, ALLEN T ENERGY WORKS, ENNEMOSER, LEO R ENSIGN, WILLIAM ERICSSON, JOHN H ESTEP, CLEVE JR EVANS, FLORA M EVANS, JEFFERY JR EVANS, EVELYN EVEL, MINNATA EVENER, PAMELA J EVERHART, HAROLD FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH FALLEN, R B FARM CREDIT SERVICES FARNSWORTH, MARILYN FARNSWORTH, VIRGINIA FARR, DEBRA A FEATHERINGILL, DAVID FEATHERINGILL, KIM FERRELL, LACK FILIUS, DONALD R FINLEY, RANDY FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MANSFIELD FITZGERALD, PATRICK E FLEMING, MICHAEL R FLENNER, R FLETCHER, ROGER FORMANEK, ANNA FOWLER, ANN FOX, ROBERT E FRANK, JAMES FRANK, RICHARD C FRANKLIN, VELMON FRAZIER, LORNA J FRAZIER, WM D FREDERICK, CHARLES FREED, THOMAS FREELON, JAMES R FREELON, LYNN FREY, DANNY R FRIZZELL, RYAN D FRYE, ROBERT H FULK, ELIZABETH FULLER, M A FULTZ, MIKE FURLONG, SCOTT GALIK, JOHN R GALLAHER, JOSEPH

GALO, MELISSA GAMMALO, OPAL GARCIA, DAVID GARDNER, MARK GARDNER, ROBERT A GARRISON, KYLE L GAST, GLEN L GAST, ROBERT L GEDE, ELSIE GEDEON, FRANK P GENTRY, C GERTEL, WILLIAM GERTEN, RUDY GERWIG, MARY E GIAR, JAMES L GIARD, LORETTA GIARD, M GIBSON, PATTY GILBERT, CHARLES O GILLUM, CLEO GINDLESBERGER, ROBERT S GIORDANO, ANTHONY GIPSON, ROGER E GIUMMO, JOHN J GLANZ, KEITH GLANZ, KEVIN GMTW PARTNERS GOARD, EVELYN GOBLE, ALFRED D GOBLE, DELORES W GOBLE, JOHN GOBLE, KENNETH GODSEY, STEVEN GOFF, JEFFREY A GOLDEN, GERALD F GOMCSAK, EDWARD E GOODSITE, DEBORAH A GOSCHE, C R GRAVELY, ROBERT L GRAVEN, HOMER E GRAY, GLORIA GRAY, KATHY GRAY, SHANNON GREEN, PATRICK GREEN, STACEY GREGERSEN, BRUCE A GREGORY, CHARLES E GRIFFEY, M GRIFFIN, ELIZABETH GRIFFITH, DONALD M GRIFFITH, STEPHANIE GRIGGS, NORMAN JR GRIGGS, RICHARD GRILLEY, KIKU GROCHOWSKI, JERRY GTE TELEPHONE OPERATIONS GUM, KATHERYN HAASZ, DAVID HALE, ANGELA HALE, JOHN HALE, JUDITH HALE, MARTIN V HALES, PAUL HALL, DALE HALL, DORTHIE HALL, RALPH F HALL, ROBERT HAMILTON, LAURIE HAMMAKER, RON

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HURST, HENRY JR HYATT, RANDALL HYLTON, JAMES T IGNAT, LEE INDUSTRIAL SAVINGS INGRAM, FRED R INMON, KENNETH INVANDINO, M A IRWIN, JAMES ISON, BRUCE JACKSON, CANDY L JACKSON, JANET M JACOBS, JAMES C JACOBS, POLLY JAKUBOWSKI, STEPHEN JAMES, NANCY M JARVIS, FLORENCE MAY JC MEYER CO, JENKINS, ALFRED JENKINS, LAYNE A JENNINGS, DARRELL C JOHNSON, CAROLYN JOHNSON, L M JOHNSON, MARY L JONES, LESTER JONES SPACELINK OF OHIO JORDAN, TERRY JUSTICE, CHARLES R KADUCK, MARGARET KANE, ROBERT KANZIG, RANDY KARATE TRAINING CNTRS OF OHIO KARNOSH, MELISSA L KATE, KEVIN KAUFFMAN, BETTIE KEENE, TIMOTHY L KELLER, JANET KELLEY, CHRIS KENDALL, ALBERT KENDALL, KATHLEEN KENNARD, RANDY L KENNEDY, BRUCE KENNEDY, MICHELLE G KENT, MICHELLE A KEPPERS, SHARON KERSHNER, HAROLD KETCHELL, JAMES KEYSOR, KYLE K KIMMEL, M J KING, DONALD R KING, HAROLD F KING, JAMES E KING, KEITH KINNEY, JAY R KINTER, LOREN E KIPLINGER, CHARLES KISSEL, GREG A KISTLER, COLLEEN D KITTS, ROBERT L KNADLER, JAMES KNAPP, ESTELLE KNITTEL, FRANK KNOWLTON, TIMOTHY KOCZAN, JANET KOEGLER, PAUL KOPKE, JAMES KOUTSOPOULOS, GERMANO E KRAUSS, RALPH E KRICHBAUM, GREG

KRISKO, DAVID KUBUSKE, JESSIE L KUHLMAN, RICHARD KUNKEL, MICHAEL E KUNKEL, WILLIAM F KUNTZ, M L & K MOTELS INC L & M INVESTMENTS LACEY, ANGELIA F LAFERTY, GREGORY LAMBERT, CAROL LANEY, JAMES E LARCK, CLAYTON W LARIZZA, FRANK J LASCH, HENRY F LAWRENCE, JAMES W LEE, WAYNE E LEHMAN, L E LEISURE, WILLARD LEITZ, DAVID G LEMOND, ROGER L LETTERLY, CHARLES LINN, BRIAN LINN, ROBERT G LISS, CYNTHIA A LITTLEFIELD OIL COMPANY LONG, CARL R LOVE, CHASTITY LOVEN, LEE A LOW, DENISE L LOW, KENNETH SR LUCAS, ROBERT H LUSTER, RANDALL B MACK, DARYL MADDEN, JAMES C MAHL, RONALD J MALONE, R S MANINO, KAREN L MANN, ELBERT E MANN, RONALD R MARCUM, HUBERT MARETT, MARY S MARKEL, THOMAS K MARSH, TED MARSHALL, RANDY L MARTIN, RAYMOND H MASI, JOSEPH J MASK, DEANNA MASSIE, DAVID K MAYER, JOHN S MAYNARD, DONNIE MAYTON, PHILIP MBT INC, MCALISTER, M A MCANINCH, MARK MCCALLISTER, JOHN MCCARTHY, ALFRED V MCCLAVE, CHARLES MCCLUGGAGE, JAMES F MCCORMICK, ALBERT MCGEE, GEORGIA A MCGHEE, SUSAN MCLAIN, NANCY MCNALLY, JOANN MCPHERRON, GENNY MEADOWS, PAITSEL MEADOWS, WILLIAM MEDIA ONE OF OHIO, INC MEDRANO, DANIEL N OVE M BE R 20 16

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HANDSHOE, WILLIE HANGE, C O HARDIN, JOSEPH HARDIN, LILLIAN P HARMON, MARTHA E HARP, DOROTHY N HARPER, HORACE J HARPER, RUSSELL II HARPSTER, RUSSELL L HARRINGTON, LINDA HARRIS, SHANNON HARRISON, KENNETH L HARROD, JOHN HARTLEY, ORLO HARTSCHUH, JOHN H HARTSEL, LINDA HARVEY, BRIAN W HASSINGER, TIMOTHY J HASTINGS, KEN D HATFIELD, MARK C HATTON, ROBERT W HAUGER, ROBERT L HAWKINS, B HAY, LARRY HAYNIE, RICHARD D HEFFELFINGER, ALICE R HEFFELFINGER, RICK HEINBERGER, MICHAEL HEISER, JAMES F HELTON, MARIAN HENDERSON, CHUCK HENDRICKSON, PATRICIA A HENRY, STEVEN W HERGATT, CLARENCE D HERGATT, JOHN L HERMANN, SARAH HERNER, DENNIS R HERZKE, JUDITH HETTEL, GERTRUDE R HEYMAN, LEWIS G HEYNES, JANETTE R HICKMAN, RAYMOND HICKS, EARL R HIGH, REUBEN J HILLER, JON J HILLYER, N F HINCKLEY, MARK HINES, JOHN P HOFFMAN, BARBARA A HOLBROOK, J R HOLBROOK, O’DELL HOOKER, CLAUDE HOPKINS, HELEN HOPKINS, KENNETH R HOPKINS, MARK HOSKINS, MAE HOUGHTLEN, WILLIAM HOUSTON, V HOWELL, ROBERT HOWER, JASON J HOWMAN, ARLENE HOY, JOHN M HOYER, EMERSON HUFF, DONNA HUFF, DOUGLAS W HUGHES, JASON HULLINGER, DEBRA HUMPHREY, J HUNT, JOHN R

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MEINHOLD, WALTER MERTZ, JIM METZ, A G MICHALSKI, TIM MIFFLIN GRACE BRETHERN MIGHT, DONALD R MILLER, DENNIS MILLER, DONALD S MILLER, ERIC W MILLER, FLORA M MILLER, FREDA A MILLER, JOHN MILLER, JONI L MILLER, KEVIN MILLER, LORNE MILLER, ROBERT D MILLER, WILLIAM E MILLER, HAROLD J MILLS, MARK MINGUS, DONNA MINGUS, JULIE MINGUS, VALERIE MITCHELL, KINNEL MITCHELL, MARK A MITCHELL, PHILLIP MOFFETT, FERN A MOHN, OTIS N MOLINA, EPHREM MOLL, DARRELL T MONAHAN, BLANCHE C MONTGOMERY, JESSE MOORE, JAMES M MOORE, TIMOTHY D MORGAN, DAVID MOSER, RANDALL L MOSS, HARRY MOTT, LUCILLE S MRM COMPANY MULLET, STEVE MULT CTY CABLEVISION MULVANE, GREG MUMAW, DAVID MURR, DEBORAH E MURRAY, GEORGE J MURRAY, JACKIE MYERS, BLANCHE MYERS, CHARLES R MYERS, STEPHAN R NAGY, JOE NESBIT, ROBERT J NESTOR, LAURIE NEW LONDON REGALIA MFG NEWCOMB, JOHN D NEWCOMB, WANDA NEWSOME, CAROL NICHOLS, ROBIN NICKOLI, WALTER NIELSEN, S M NOMMAY, STEVE NORCON INC NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP NORRIS, FRANCIS S NORRIS, HAROLD NORRIS, YONG N NOVOSIELSKI, JOSEPH NYFENGER, ROBERT OHL, ROBERT H ONDERAK, ANNA K ONEY, ANDREA C OUN T RY L IVING

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ONEY, ROY D OSBORNE, DANNY OSBORNE, ROBERTA OSLIE, SCOTT OSTERLAND, FRED R OSTERLAND, JOHN R OUSLEY, BRENDA OWENS, DANNIE OWL HOOT BEVERAGE PARAMORE, V PARKER, ROGER PARKER, STEPHEN J PATRICK, ERIN PATRICK, P GAYLE PATTERSON, EMMA J PATTON, JACK JR PATTON, JAMES B PAULY, EDWARD PAXTON, MARTHA PAYNTER, JAMES PAYNTER, SCOTT PAYNTER, STEVE PEARCE, DOROTHY E PEEL, ERIS M PELHAM, KENNETH R PENN, LAURENCE PERKINS, JEFFERY L PERL, ROGER O PETERSON, RICK C PFEIL, STEWART PFIRSCH, KARL H PHILLIPS, COZENE G PHILLIPS, ED PHILLIPS, HULEN PICK, CLARENCE PICKETT, JAMES L PICKING, HAROLD PIERCE, SCOTT C PIERSON, M PLASKETT, MOLLY PLEASANT VIEW TRAP CLUB POCOCK, BEVERLY J POE, OLLIE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE POLING, ROBERT POOLE, ALVIN PRESTON, KATHLEEN D PRYOR, JOSEPH A QUAKER STATE CORP QUEEN, FRANK R Z FROST & ASSOC INC RAINES, LARRY RANDLEMAN, EMMA E RANDLEMAN, SHIRLEY RARDEN, PHYLLIS RAUDKIVI, UNO REBER, ROBERT REBMANN, EDWARD A REED, DORSIE REED, PAUL P REED, THOMAS REGAN, JAMES REGULA, L J REID, NAOMI RENNECKER, HAROLD RENNECKER, LYNN RHODES, JERRY RICE, ALICE RICE, CLINTON D

RICHARDS, PORTER B RICHEY, GAYLORD S RICKETT, JANET S RICKEY, ELLEN L RIDDICK, STEVEN RINGER, DELAYNE RINGLER, CONNIE RISNER, JOHN L RITCHEY, JAMES ROBERTS, GARY ROBINSON, DELORES J ROBINSON, DOUGLAS ROBINSON, MICHAEL L ROE, JOHN ROE, M W ROEDER, ROBERT J ROHRER, LARRY ROHRS, BETTY J ROLAND, CLARK W ROLLASON, DENNIS A ROOSE, MARLEN ROSE, ERNEST ROSS, MELODY A ROTHACKER, GLENN ROWLAND, ELBERT RUCKMAN, JON RUDISH, RONALD E RUNION, DAMON E RUSS, ANDREA RUSSELL, B R RUSSELL, JOHN SALISBURY, LOYD B SANDERS, DAVID SANDIFER, ROGER SANSEVERINO, DONALD F SAUDER, KIMBERLY M SAWDEY, HARRY G SAWYER, EMMA SAWYER, JAMES SCANLON, WILLIAM SCARPETE, EMIL SCHADEK, SYLVIA J SCHAEFER, DEBORAH A SCHAFER, DONALD J SCHAFFER, MICHAEL T SCHIE, DEAN SCHLINGMAN, DAVID B SCHMIDT, J SCHMIDT, SANDRA J SCHOENIAN, FLORA SCHOONOVER, WILSON SCHRADER, RAY J SCHROEDER, EDWARD J SCHUETTE, FRED SCHUMACHER, JAMES J SCHWAB, WILLIAM E SENGSTOCK, FRANCES A SEXTON, FOREST W SHAIKH, LEAH SHELLY, MARGARET J SHEPHERD, H SHEPHERD, JEFF SHEPHERD, KELLEY SHEPHERD, NANCY M SHEPHERD, ROBERT C SHEPHERD, SCOTT SHEPHERD, TED SHEPPARD, CARISSA SHERRARD, DAVID

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TAYLOR, JAMES JR TEATS, NANCY TENLEY, CYNTHIA L TENNANT, RONALD D TENORIO, SHEILA TERRY, LACY TERZO, COLLEEN A THE BAILEY IMPLEMENT THE LAWSON MILK CO 4546 THE MONEY STRETCHER THE SHOE STORE THOMASON, PEGGY THOMPSON, MICHAEL E THOMPSON, RONALD J THOMSON, CHERYL THURMAN DOWNING COMPANY TILTON, DWIGHT E TOM MATTOX & CO TORRESO, LYNN S TOWER, DAVE TRAIL TO LIFE CAMP TRANSAMERICA FINANCIAL SERVICES TRIO PETRO, INC TROXEL, TORREY TRUCKOVICH, MARJEAN A TRUSHEL, TERRY TUCKER, ALICE TUTTLE, DERRICK UNCAPHER, ALLEN UNITED TELEPHONE URIE, DAVID M US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY US WILDLIFE ASSOC VALE OF ALFORD VANDERPOOL, DENNIS VANGILDER, STEVEN E VANHOUTEN, WILLIAM VANKUREN, JOHN VANNESS, ROBERT L VANSCYOC, GREG VARGA, JAMES A VERHOVEC, DAVID SR VERMILYEA, EDWARD J VICKERS, LORI L VIDEN, TED VOLK, UTE WAGNER, SANDRA L WALCHER, RALPH WALKER, JOHN T WALLACE, DORIS WALTON, ILLA WALZ, MICHAEL WARD, DAISY WARD, KELLY S WARD, MICHAEL K WARGO, ANDREW H WARREN, SUSAN WAUGH, ANTHONY W WEAVER, ADA F WEAVER, ALBERTA WEAVER, JEANNIE WEAVER, MILDRED L WEEKLEY, MILDRED WEINER, SHARON WEIR, ALLEN WEIRICK, J M WELCH, BERT G WELLMAN, E E

WENDLINGER, ANNA WENZEL, GEORGE WESNER, GEORGE W WESTERMAN, JAMES D WESTON, JAMES WHEELER, DONALD W WHEELER, MARVIN WHILE, CHERYL WHITMER, EUGENE M WHITMORE, OPAL WICKHAM, PAULETTE WILBER, LISA WILDE, DAVIS S WILDE, MARTIN WILLEKE, JAMES S WILLIAMS, DEB WILLIAMS, LEWIS WILLIAMS, RANDY WILLIAMS, WANDA WILLIS, JUDY WILSON, JACK E WILSON, JEFFERY R WILSON, RICHARD WILSON, RICHARD L WILSON, ROSE WILT, MICHAEL S WINGROVE, RICHARD WOLBERT, DAVID WOLERY, PAT WOLF, GERALD E WOLFE, GARY L WOLFE, JAMES E WOOD, DAVE WOOD, RYAN H WORKMAN, CLIFFORD L WORKMAN, DELVY WORKMAN, STACEY WORLD SAVINGS WRIGHT, EMOGENE WRIGHT, JEFFREY B WRIGHT, JEFFREY S WRIGHT, JERRY WYATT, BILL WYNN, DAVID WYNN, ROSE WYRICK, DUANE YATES, RANDAL J YEAGER, GERALD L YEATER, LINDA YEATER, PAT YODER, DANIEL S YOUNG, JERE D YOUNGLESS, EDWARD YOUNGLESS, VERNEDIA L YUNKER, RONALD A ZEBB, WALTER J ZEIGLER, DONALD ZELLNER, MARCELLA C ZIGMAN, ANTHONY ZIMMERMAN, DARYL ZVOSEC, C A

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SHERRILL, GENEVA J SHERRY, CHARLES SHIELDS, BRIAN C SHIELDS, PHILLIP D SHIRE, IVAN L SHIREY, RON G SHOEMAKER, GERALD L SHUMLAW, DONALD SIDELL, DAVID W SIEGMYER, BEATRICE L SIGNS, THOMAS L SIKORA, MARK J SILCOX, ROBERT SIMMONS, SHIRLEY J SIMONE, MARIJANE SIMS, G B SIMS, J L SKOVICH, TAMMY SLOAN, J SLONE, HIBBARD SMARR, ROBERT SMETANA, TONY R SMITH, ALAN L SMITH, ANNIE SMITH, CHRIS L SMITH, CLARA B SMITH, DON SMITH, F SMITH, JAMES SMITH, JOHN D SMITH, JOSEPH T SMITH, MARK A SNOOK, WILLIAM E SNYDER, APRIL SNYDER, RUBY SOPER, DAVID E SOULE, EUGENE R SOWDER, HOMER L SPEARS, SHERRI R SPENCER, JERALD R SPRENG, JOHN W STANLEY, DERRAL STARKEY, FLORENCE V STARKEY, JACK STARKEY, NELDA R STARR, NORMAN STEELE, FRANCIS H STEIN, HAZEL STEIN, JUDITH STEINER, JONATHAN J STEPHENS, KEITH STEVENS, ROBERT A STILLION, TRACY STOBER, DWIGHT STOCKMASTER, REBECCA STOLTZ, NOEL O STONE, CRYSTAL STONEHAM, BLANCHE M STRAIT, BRUCE STRINE, GERALD T STROJIN, AMY STUBBS, WILLIAM STUDER, JOSEPH W STUMPF, CHARLES F STUTZMAN, JACOB SUMMERS, C SUTHERLAND, SANDRA L SWINDALL, MARVIN SYVERSON, ALDRICH

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STEP UP FOR SOLDIERS This year, the USO is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and Firelands Electric Co-op is proud to support the United Service Organizations (USO) of Northern Ohio Step Up for Soldiers annual drive.

Beginning on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the cooperative will be a donation location for the USO of Northern Ohio.

“This is our ninth year collecting for the USO, and Firelands Electric Co-op is honored to support the brave men and women serving our country,” says Andrea Gravenhorst, Firelands’ director of member services and communications. “We appreciate what our American soldiers have done for us and the sacrifices they have made.

The USO is an amazing nonprofit organization, and it’s a privilege to work with them.”

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season, when people who are located far from home often miss it the most. USO centers around the world work to make the holiday season bright for service members and their families. Whether it’s an American soldier stationed abroad or returning home from deployment, the USO provides nonperishable items and supplies to the soldiers and their families.

Volunteers also prepare care packages for military families who have recently added a new member. Volunteers sew gift bags, make blankets, and provide diapers, bottles, fluffy toys, and other items for the new bundle of joy.

Care package items can be dropped off until Monday, Dec. 12, at Firelands Electric’s office in New London during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A complete list of suggested donation items is available on Firelands’ website, www.FirelandsEC.com, and Facebook page, www.facebook.com/FirelandsElectric.

Due to a change in residency, District 9 trustee John Copley has resigned from the Firelands Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees. Copley has been a dedicated and committed member of Firelands’ board for the past 10 years.

“We are saddened that John is leaving,” says Board President Dan McNaull, who represents District 7. “He has brought an incredible amount of knowledge and experience to the cooperative’s board. His leadership will leave a lasting impression with the board and everyone who works at Firelands Electric. John has been a valued and respected member of the cooperative family.”

Per Firelands Electric’s code of regulations, when such a vacancy occurs, the remaining board members must appoint an interim trustee to represent that district for the remainder of the term. The board has started the process of selecting a new trustee and plans to fill the vacancy soon.

Happy Thanksgiving Firelands Electric Co-op wishes you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving! As a reminder, our office will be closed Nov. 24 and 25 so our employees may enjoy the holiday with their families. Emergency service is always available by calling 1-800-533-8658.

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HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

BY DA M A I N E V O N A DA

Ideas for stuffing everyone’s stocking — even your own Artisans, crafters, and entrepreneurs throughout Ohio produce unique and high-quality items that make it easy to give your loved ones something special this holiday season. Ready to go shopping? We’ve selected these Ohio originals to get you started.

COLLECTIBLES

Carruth Studio, Waterville

George Carruth’s stone sculptures add artistry with a touch of whimsy to homes and gardens. His ever-popu ever-popular “Garden Smile” botanical face lent its name to Carruth’s retail store, and his delightful fruits and veggies are perfect pieces for foodies. (Photo courtesy of Carruth Studio.) 800-225-1178; www.carruthstudio.com

Amish Wares, Mansfield

Retailers Vern and Kelli Christian specialize in handcrafted items from Ohio’s Old Order Amish communities. Give a child hours of homespun fun with a sturdy wooden tree swing; classic pull toys in duck, horse, or dog shapes; doll cradles that can be custom-painted; or a nifty pedal-powered pony cart.

(Photo courtesy of Amish Wares.) 419-756-1941; www.amishwares.com

Don Drumm Studios & Gallery, Akron

Don Drumm spearheaded the artistic use of cast aluminum and, with his wife, Lisa, founded one of the nation’s finest, most comprehensive contemporary craft galleries. Capture the spirit of the season with ornaments that are also works of art, such as his splendid Peace Angel and Stars or daughter Leandra Drumm’s Earth Angel night light. (Photo courtesy of Don Drumm Studios & Gallery.)

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St. Louisville Glass, St. Louisville

A member of The Energy Cooperative, based in Newark, glassblower Aaron Buchholz creates gorgeous vases, bowls, flowers, and paperweights at his Licking County studio. His sparkling ball ornaments come in swirl and spotted patterns and look lovely hanging from a window or on a Christmas tree. (Photo courtesy of Melinda Buchholz.) 740-877-6638; www.stlouisvilleglass.com

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Crossroads Original Designs Candles, Bucyrus

All the materials brothers Jason and Justin McMullen use for their clean-burning, hand-wicked wax candles are made in the USA. Crossroads’ signature candle scent, Buttered Maple Syrup, is delectable, but try Balsam Fir, Bayberry & Cinnamon, or Hollyberry for some holiday flare. (Photo courtesy of Crossroads Original Designs.)

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Westbrook’s Cannery, Canton

Kristina Clark turned her love of gardening into a blossoming business that processes an amazing array of all-natural, vegan, and gluten-free vegetables, krauts, pickles, relishes, sauces, salsas, jellies, and jams.

Westbrook’s Zesty Zucchini Relish is a customer favorite, and yummy Christmas Jam blends cranberries, apples, and strawberries. (Photo courtesy of Kristina Clark.) 234-214-8215; www.westbrookscannery.com

Crazy Monkey Baking, Ashland Sweet Thing Gourmet, Bexley

Kyla Touris cooks up the ultimate homemade jam in her own kitchen.

She hand-stirs, hand-pours, handcaps, and even hand-labels every batch. Varieties range from tried-andtrue strawberry and peach to trendy cherry cognac, lemon blueberry, and chai apricot. (Photo courtesy of Sweet Thing Gourmet.) 614-252-1830; www.sweetthinggourmet.com

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Firelands Electric Cooperative member Teresa Humrichouser concocts Granola Cookie Crunch, a healthy snack combining the sweet satisfaction of cookies with all-natural ingredients like organic whole grain cornmeal and organic oats. Although Dark Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip are best-selling flavors, she also makes Pumpkin Seed & Spice and Ginger White Chocolate for the holidays. (Photo courtesy of Teressa Humrichouser.) 419-207-8188; www.crazymonkeybaking.com

Carhop’s Burger Sauce, Willowick

A tasty blast from the past, the mayonnaise-based sauce made and marketed by Annette Restifo and Gina Giallombardo has no sugar, gluten, dairy, carbs, or high-fructose corn syrup.

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Jewelry artist Liz Franklin’s Ohio Pride line proves that the Buckeye State is a gem. Hand-wrought in textured copper and aluminum, her “industrial chic” earrings, bracelets, rings, and necklaces affectionately salute the state with heart shapes and text.

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The Social Dept., Cuyahoga Falls

Want a gift that salutes the Cleveland Cavaliers?

Or Cuyahoga National Park? Or maybe Kent State? Look no further. Regionally themed shirts from designing couple Andy and Christy Taray will suit everyone on your list to a tee. (Photo courtesy of Andy Taray.) 234-206-0186; www.thesocialdept.com

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Get bearded friends into a lather with grooming aids formulated by hairdresser Scott Ponder and smartly packaged by company co-founder Patrick Brown. Elixirs soften and moisturize stubble; finishing balms tame whiskers; and macho scents like Hemingway (juniper, cedar, and grapefruit) or Melville (bay rum, clove, and black pepper) let you choose between naughty and nice. (Photo courtesy of Patrick Brown.) 513-967-3019; www.ohiovalleybeard.com

Using essential oils and organic ingredients, Sandra and Phil Metzler make moisturizing bar soaps, naturally scented foaming soaps, and healing body butters and lotions at their craft soaphouse. Not a Brown Trout soap features exfoliating coffee grounds, while spicy Bandit’s Oil soap is great for guys or gals.

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THE GREAT LAKES, known as the Five Sisters, are the largest body of fresh water on the planet. These inland seas are so vast and treacherous that Herman Melville even compared them to the world’s oceans in his famous 1851 whaling novel, Moby Dick.

And there is no more dangerous time of year on the Great Lakes than autumn, as storm after storm blasts across the waters out of the northwest, sometimes with hurricane-force winds. Seasoned mariners

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In 1964, at age 24, Dennis Hale was living in Ashtabula, a small town along the Lake Erie shoreline in extreme northeast Ohio. To support his wife and young family, he took a job as a crewman on the steamship Daniel J. Morrell, an ore freighter plying the waters of the Great Lakes. Two and a half

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years later, the mighty ship fell victim to the Witch of November, breaking apart one night in a screaming storm and taking 28 crew members down with it.

Dennis Hale was the sole survivor.

November 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of Hale’s ordeal. He passed away last year from cancer, but I had the opportunity to speak to him before he passed.

“On Nov. 28, 1966, the ship was making its way north in Lake Huron on its way to Taconite Harbor, Minnesota,” Hale remembered. “I had stood the 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. watch then went to the galley for something to eat before going to bed about 10. I was awakened sometime the following morning, the 29th, by a loud bang.

“At first I thought it was the anchor bouncing on the bow of the ship,” Hale said. “But then there was another loud bang, and all the books fell off my bookcase beside my bunk. I reached to turn on my bunk light, but it wouldn’t come on. At that moment, I knew something terrible was wrong.”

Hale jumped out of bed wearing only a pair of undershorts and grabbed a life jacket. He stepped into the hallway, headed for the main deck, and saw another crewman ahead of him, headed the same direction. When the crewman arrived at the opening to the main deck, he turned around and said, “Oh, my god! Oh, my god!” and returned to his room. Hale stepped out onto the main deck and couldn’t believe his eyes.

“As I looked toward the stern of the ship, the boat had hogged (buckled upwards), the bottom had broken, and the midships was higher than the stern.

Although it was still attached, I couldn’t see the rear of the ship.”

Hale hurried to the portside cabins where he encountered three other crewmates, one of whom, Norman Bragg, had been on the Steinbrenner when it went down in Lake Superior in 1958.

“We asked Bragg what was happening, and he said the bottom of our ship had cracked and that we would soon be in the water. ‘It’s time to get to the life raft, fellows,’ Bragg said. ‘And it’s been good to know you.’”

Of the 29 crew members aboard the Morrell, only Hale and three other men made it to the life raft. But before he abandoned ship, Hale, still clad only in a life jacket and pair of undershorts, had the presence of mind to return to his cabin and grab a wool pea coat, putting it on over his life jacket. It was that pea coat that was instrumental in saving him from dying of hypothermia.

Hale and the three others were on the life raft for 38 hours, fighting 35-foot seas and 65-mph winds; the air temperature

was 33 degrees and the water 44 degrees. “The raft continually went right through those huge waves, not over them,” Hale said, “drenching us every time with ice water for hours. By dawn, two of my shipmates were dead from hypothermia. The third man died around 4 that afternoon, 14 hours after the ship sank.

I was rescued 24 hours later.”

The life raft was finally blown to shore 3 miles south of Huron City, Michigan, where Hale was rescued by a Coast Guard helicopter and taken to a local hospital. “We didn’t expect to find anyone alive,” one of the rescuers said. When Hale arrived at the hospital, his body temperature was only ‘As I looked toward the 94.6 degrees. After stern of the ship, the boat being stabilized for a few days, he was had hogged (buckled uptransferred to a hoswards), the bottom had pital in Ashtabula, where he continued broken, and the midhis lengthy recovery. ships was higher than As might be expected followthe stern. I couldn’t see ing such a horrific the rear of the ship.’ trial, Hale suffered for years from post-traumatic stress disorder, a common reaction to an uncommon life event. “I kept asking myself why I survived the shipwreck and no one else did,” Hale said.

“And to make matters worse, while paying a visit to the widow of one of my closest shipmates, she got very angry with me, resenting the fact that I had survived and her husband didn’t. She somehow blamed me.”

Hale eventually found healing by talking publicly about the sinking of the Daniel J. Morrell. For years he was a popular speaker at maritime events around the Great Lakes, and he wrote a book about his ordeal, Shipwrecked: Reflections of the Sole Survivor, which is available online at www.greatlakessurvivordennishale.com.

And when asked what advice he had for others forced into traumatic life events beyond their control, he said, “Never give up. No matter how dire the situation or circumstances, never give up!” 

W.H. “CHIP” GROSS is Country Living’s outdoors editor and a member of Consolidated Electric Co Cooperative. Have an outdoors story idea or photophoto graph to share? Send it to Chip at whchipgross@ gmail.com or visit www.chipgross.com.

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MEMORY GARDENS AND MEMORIAL PLANTINGS are a meaningful way to retreat, reflect, and rejoice in our memories of loved ones who are no longer with us. Planning and creating a memorial garden can also be cathartic during the grief process.

It may be a personal time of reflection that you wish to do on your own, but it’s also a great project to enlist family or friends to help with, healing and strengthening the bond of everyone involved.

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A memorial garden can be as simple or as elaborate as you like, from a single rose bush to a new flower bed, a garden vignette featuring your loved one’s favorite plants and garden chair, or plants that were gifted or handed down to you.

Other examples are a trio of containers on your porch or deck, a box on the balcony or beneath a window, a flowering vine growing up a trellis, or a favorite ornamental grass growing by a birdbath or sundial. A tree is also a timehonored way to pay tribute to a loved one.

Choose your plants

Choose plants, trees, or flowers favored by the person you are honoring. You might also decide on digging up bulbs, tubers, or other plants from their garden and planting them in yours. Find inspiration in your memories.

Personalize the space

Include mementos, whimsical garden art, and other meaningful outdoor pieces, perhaps one you shopped for together, such as a statue, a classic stone planter, or a wooden bench or chair. You might choose a birdbath simply because your loved one enjoyed the backyard birds. You might also inscribe a favorite quote on a stepping stone, rock, or plaque.

Memorial gardens are specific to each person, so there are no rules. What’s most important is that it becomes a place of treasured memories of your loved one.

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MEMORIAL GARDEN PLANNING TIPS Bring your planning into focus with these sources of inspiration.

attract butterflies is ideal if for lovers of butterflies, or a culinary herb bed.

Seasons. If your loved one enjoyed the changing of fall colors, then choose a plant that shines in autumn. For a lover of winter landscapes, think about trees or shrubs that bloom in winter, such as witch hazel (Hamamelis), star magnolia (Magnolia stellata), wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), or hellebores (Helleborus).

Fragrance. Sometimes a particular scent is all it takes to evoke a fond memory of a loved one. Roses and lavender are favorite fragrances for many. If you’re looking for something spicy, you might consider pinks (Dianthus Allwoodii hybrids, D. gratianopolitanus; D. plumarius), or the intoxicating summersweet (Clethra alnifolia). Angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia) is exotically sweet. And vanilla is a favorite for many, such as the beloved annual, common heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens).

Colors. Shades of a color can range from serene to stunning in a small garden or vignette, such as blues and purples, warm reds and oranges, or a subtle mix. Whether featuring a single color or combination of hues, using accents of garden neutrals, such as silver, white, or green will help highlight and unify the space.

Names. There are several avenues of expression when it comes to plants and their names. For instance, you might choose names that are reflective of your loved one’s personality or character, such as Hosta ‘So Sweet’ or Clematis ‘Gipsy Queen.’ Ideas for plants that represent your feelings might include

Themes. Focusing on a theme can bring emphasis to aspects of your loved one’s life. For example, plants that

forget-me-not, bleeding heart, or ‘Peace’ rose. Or plants with specific meanings might be fitting for your memorial garden, such as rosemary (remembrance), pink carnations (I’ll never forget you), Easter lilies (faith and new life), coreopsis (always cheerful), or amaranth (everlasting beauty). 

KRIS WETHERBEE writes on gardening from the West Coast.

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NOVEMBER 2016 CALENDAR

NORTHWEST THROUGH NOV. 8 – “I Approve This Ad:

Decoding Political Messages,” Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St., Toledo. Free. 419-255-8000 or www. toledomuseum.org/exhibitions.

THROUGH NOV. 23 – “Fighting for

Freedom: WWII in Fulton County,” Fulton Co. Museum, 229 Monroe St., Wauseon, Tues.–Sat., noon–5 p.m. 419337-7922 or www.fultoncountyoh.com.

NOV. 5 – Hardin Northern Band

Boosters Christmas Bazaar and Craft Show, Hardin Northern School, 11589 St. Rte. 81, Dola, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. $1. 419759-3587.

NOV. 5, 6 – Tri-State Gun Show, Allen

Co. Fgds., 2750 Harding Hwy., Lima, Sat. 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun. 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m. $5. 419-647-0067 or www.tristategunshow.org.

NOV. 5, 6 – Homespun Holiday Art and

Craft Show, Stranahan Great Hall, 4645 Heatherdowns Blvd., Toledo, Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–4 p.m.

419-842-1925 or www.toledocraftsmansguild.org.

PLEASE NOTE: Country Living strives for accuracy but strongly urges readers to confirm dates and times before traveling long distances to events. Submit listings AT LEAST 90 DAYS prior to the event by writing to Country Living, 6677 Busch Blvd., Columbus, OH 43229 or events@ohioec.org. Country Living will not publish listings that don’t include a complete address of where the event takes place or a number/website for more information.

NOV. 25–JAN. 1 – North Pole Express,

NOV. 10–12 – ’Tis the Season Christmas

12505 Co. Rd. 99, Findlay, Fri. and Sat. 5–9 p.m., Sun. 5–8 p.m. $3, C. $2. 419423-2995 or http://nworrp.org.

Open House, 4363 St. Rte. 39, Millersburg, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. 330-8933604 or tistheseasonchristmas.com.

NOV. 25–JAN. 8 – Hayes Train Special

NOV. 11–13 – Christkindl Market, Canton

Exhibit, Hayes Museum, Spiegel Grove, Fremont, Mon.–Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 12–5 p.m. $7.50, Srs. $6.50, C. $3. 419332-2081 or www.rbhayes.org.

NOV. 26, DEC. 3, 9, 10 – Holiday Lantern

Tours “Yuletides of Yesteryear,” Sauder Village, 22611 St. Rte. 2, Archbold, 4–8:30 p.m. $13, C. $7.

Reservations required. An interactive look at American Christmas traditions from 1850 through the 1920s. 800-5909755 or www.saudervillage.org.

NORTHEAST THROUGH NOV. 8 – Josiah for President,

Ohio Star Theater, Carlisle Inn, 1357 Old Rte. 39, Sugarcreek, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. $27–$52.50. 855-344-7547 or www. dhgroup.com/theater.

THROUGH DEC. 31 – “Glass: Selections

NOV. 11, 12 – Buckeye Farm Antiques

Annual Swap Meet, Shelby Co. Fgds., Sidney, Fri. 8 a.m. till dark, Sat. 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Consignment auction Sat. 9 a.m. $2 per day. Food available. 937693-4893 or 937-726-2485.

NOV. 12 – Blade Holiday Parade,

Summit St. at Jefferson St., Toledo, 10 a.m., staging at 8 a.m. One of the largest and best holiday parades in the Midwest. 419-724-6394, 800-243-4667, or email mpeddicord@toledoblade.com.

NOV. 18–DEC. 31 – Lights Before Christmas, Toledo Zoo, 2 Hippo Way, Toledo, Sun.–Thur. 3–8 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 3–9 p.m. 419-385-5721 or www. toledozoo.org.

from the Kent State University Museum Collection,” Rockwell Hall, 515 Hilltop Dr., Kent, Wed.–Sun., hours vary. Collection spans the Roman era to the 20th century. 330-672-3450 or www.kent.edu/museum.

NOV. 4, 5 – Season’s Splendor Arts and

Craft Show, Greenbriar Conference and Party Ctr., 50 Riffle Rd., Wooster, Fri. 5–9 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Free parking/admission. Lunch available.

330-682-2926.

NOV. 5 – 29th Annual Buckeye Book

Fair, Fisher Auditorium, OARDC campus, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m. $2. 330-262-3244 or www. buckeyebookfair.com.

NOV. 5 – “Building a Model Railroad,”

NOV. 25–DEC. 31 – Firelands Festival

Lakeland Community College AFC Gym, 7700 Clocktower Dr., Kirtland, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. Free. Each topic taught by experienced model railroaders. Presented

by National Model Railroad Association MCR–Div. 5. www.MCR5.org or 440256-8141.

of Lights, Sawmill Creek Resort, 400 Sawmill Creek Dr., Huron. 419-4333800 (ext. 784) or www.facebook.com/ FirelandsFestivalOfLights.

NOV. 5, 6 – Akron Comicon, John S. Knight Convention Ctr., 77 E. Mill St., Akron. $15, two-day pass $25, free for under 13. akroncomicon.com.

NOV. 22 – Farm Toy Show, Champaign

Co. Fgds., 384 Park Ave., Urbana, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 937-826-4201.

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Museum of Art, 1001 Market Ave. N., Canton, Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Northeast Ohio’s premier juried, holiday-inspired fine arts and fine crafts show. 330-453-7666 or www.cantonart.org/christkindl.

NOV. 12 – “A Fugitive’s Path: Escape

on the Underground Railroad,” Hale Farm and Village, 2686 Oak Hill Rd., Peninsula, 5:40–10 p.m. $12–$20.

Reservations required. 330-666-3711 or www.wrhs.org/events.

NOV. 12–20 – Warther’s Christmas Tree

Festival, Warther Museum, 331 Karl Ave., Dover, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.; 20th, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. $5. 330-343-7513 or http://thewarthermuseum.com.

NOV. 19, 20 – Fall Avant-Garde Art and

Craft Show, Rocky River Memorial Hall, 21016 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River, Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. $3, free under 12. Food available. 440-2278794 or www.avantgardeshows.com.

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Hop, Gramma Fannie’s Quilt Barn, 4363 St. Rte. 39, Millersburg. 330-893-3243 or www.grammafanniesquilts.com.

NOV. 3, 4 – Five Nights on Campus:

Sugar: The Musical Comedy, OSU Marion, Morrill Hall Auditorium, 1465 Mt. Vernon Ave., Marion, 7:30 p.m.

Doors open at 7 p.m. 740-725-6340 or https://osumarion.osu.edu/initiatives/ cultural-arts/five-nights.html.

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Open House, Schrock’s Amish Farm and Village, 4363 St. Rte. 39, Millersburg, 9 a.m.–7 p.m. 330-8933604 or www.tistheseasonchristmas. com.

NOV. 26, 27 – Scott Antique Market,

Ohio Expo Ctr., Bricker Bldg., 717 E. 17th Ave., Columbus, Sat. 9 a.m.–6 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 800–1,200 exhibit booths. www.scottantiquemarket.com.

NOV. 4–6 – The Mousetrap, May

Pavilion, Palace Theatre, 276 W. Center St., Marion, Fri./Sat. 7:30 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. $16. Agatha Christie’s classic whodunit mystery is fun theater for the whole family. 740-383-2101 or www. marionpalace.org.

NOV. 5 – Dinner with the Presidents,

META Solutions Bldg., 100 Executive Dr., Marion, 5:30–8:30 p.m. Step back in time as you dine with different presidents from U.S. history. 740-387-4255 or www.marionhistory.com.

NOV. 25–JAN. 8 – Steubenville Nutcracker Village and Advent Market, 120 S. 3rd St., Steubenville.

Life-size, hand-painted nutcrackers in an outdoor display. 866-301-1787.

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Model Train Display, Black River Transportation Ctr., 421 Black River Lane, Lorain, Sat. 5–9 p.m., Sun. 3–7 p.m. http://lorainwinterfest.com.

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NOV. 12 – Veterans Celebration,

Alpaca Barn, 16800 Cowley Rd., Grafton, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. 440-477-4300 or www.ourlittleworldalpacas.com.

Stradley Park, 36 S. High St., Canal Winchester, 10 a.m. 614-837-8276 or www.canalwinchesterohio.gov.

NOV. 26 – Thanksgiving Train Show, Train Collectors Association, Lake Erie Chapter, UAW Hall, 5615 Chevrolet Blvd., Parma, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. All-gauge show including O, S, HO, N, Z, and large scale. $6, free under 12. 440-845-2700 or e-mail tcalakeerie@gmail.com.

NOV. 12 – Annual America Recycles

Day Eco Art Show, May Pavilion, Palace Theatre, 276 W. Center St., Marion, 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Fine art and handcrafted gifts made from recycled material. 740-223-4120. or www.wastenotmarion.com.

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Home, 380 Mt. Vernon Ave., Marion, 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. $10. Reservations required, limited seating. 740-387-9630 or www.hardinghome.org.

NOV. 17 – Florence Harding Shopping

Spree, Scioto Shoe Mart, 206 James Way, Marion, 8–10 p.m. $10–$15.

Reservations required. 740-387-9630 or www.hardinghome.org.

SOUTHEAST THROUGH NOV. 27 – “Mastery:

Sustaining Momentum,” Dairy Barn Arts Ctr., 8000 Dairy Ln., Athens, Tues.–Sun.12–5 p.m., Thur. 12–8 p.m. $10, Sr./Std. $8, under 18 free. Exhibit features bold, contemporary, largescale works by 12 master quilters.

740-592-4981 or www.dairybarn.org/ events-2.

NOV. 1–JAN. 2 – Dickens Victorian Village, Wheeling Ave., Cambridge.

Outdoor display of Dickens-era scenes and life-size, handmade mannequins wearing real vintage clothing. 800-9335480 or www.dickensvictorianvillage. com.

NOV. 1–JAN. 2 – Guernsey Co.

NOV. 20 – Fall Harvest Festival,

Dixieland Jazz Bands, Makoy Ctr., 5462 Center St., Hilliard, 1–6:30 p.m. $10–$20, free under 18. 614-794-1977 or www.cohjs.org.

NOV. 22 – Delaware Holiday Parade,

step-off at Mingo Park, 500 E. Lincoln, Delaware, 3 p.m. 740-362-6050.

Courthouse Holiday Light Show, Wheeling Ave., Cambridge, 5:30–9 p.m. 800-933-5480 or www.dickensvictorianvillage.com.

NOV. 5 – Miller’s Automotive Swap

Meet and Cruine In, Ross Co. Fgds., 344 Fairgrounds Rd., Chillicothe, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. 740-701-2511 or 740-7013447.

NOV. 6 – Mandolin Orange, Stuart’s

Festival of Lights, 5601 Westfall Rd. SW, Lancaster, Sun.–Thur., dusk to 10 p.m.; Fri./Sat., dusk to 11 p.m. 740-9692283.

Opera House, 52 Public Square, Nelsonville, 7 p.m. Songwriting duo performs their mix of folk, country, and bluegrass music. 740-753-1924 or www.stuartsoperahouse.org.

NOV. 30–JAN. 5 – “A Storybook

NOV. 18–20 – Jingle Bell Weekend,

Christmas,” Zanesville and Muskingum Co. locations, Sun.–Thur. 6–9 p.m., Fri. and Sat. 6–10 p.m. Drive by or walk to view the storybook-themed decorations at nearly 100 participating businesses.

740-455-8282, 800-743-2303, or www. visitzanesville.com.

126 W. Second St., Waverly. Features arts and craft shows, an illuminated Christmas parade, and more. 740947-9650 or www.piketravel.com/ JingleBell.

NOV. 24–JAN. 1 – Annual Collison

NOV. 20 – Christmas at the Cabin, 1482

Glass Rock Rd., Glenford, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

E-mail mtairvfarm32@hotmail.com or 740-743-2215.

NOV. 19 – Grand Holiday Ball, 1930 E.

NOV. 12–JAN. 3 – Christmas at the

Wheeling Ave., Cambridge, 7 p.m. $25, couples $45. 740-405-0400.

Junction, EnterTRAINment Junction, 7379 Squire Court, West Chester. Take a “Journey to the North Pole,” where you’ll meet Santa and Mrs. Claus. 877898-4656.

NOV. 20 – 27th Annual Zanesville Handbell Festival, 516 Shinnick St., Zanesville, 7 p.m. 740-455-8282 or www.thursdaymusic.org.

NOV. 23 –Gallipolis in Lights Park

Lighting Ceremony, Gallipolis City Park, 300 block of Second Ave., Gallipolis. Activities begin at 5:30 p.m., lighting at 7:00 p.m. 740-446-6882.

NOV. 26 – Country Christmas Concert

with the Ohio Valley Opry, 10660 Burr Oak Lodge Rd., Glouster, 7 p.m. 740767-2112 or www.stayburroak.com.

NOV. 26 – Morgan Co. Christmas Parade, Main St., McConnelsville, 7 p.m. 740-962-4909.

NOV. 26–DEC. 11 – Holidays at Adena,

Adena Mansion and Gardens, 847 Adena Rd., Chillicothe, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

800-319-7248 or www.adenamansion. com.

NOV. 26–DEC. 18 – Santa Train, Hocking

Valley Scenic Railway, Nelsonville Depot, 33 W. Canal St., Nelsonville, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. 740-249-1452 or www. hvsry.org/trainlist.

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NOV. 24–DEC. 25 – Christmas by

Candlelight, Marion Co. Fairgrounds, 220 E. Fairground St., Marion, Thur.–Sun. 6–10 p.m., except week of Christmas. Drive-through holiday light display featuring animated characters.

Live Nativity on Sat. and Sun. nights. $6 per car. 740-382-2558 or www.marioncountyfairgrounds.com.

NOV. 5, 6 – 41st Annual Dayton

Train Show, 1475 Upper Valley Pike, Springfield, Sat. 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 11–4 p.m. $7. www.daytontrainshow. com.

NOV. 11 – Veterans Day Parade, Main

St., St. Rte. 41, West Union, 11 a.m. 937386-0293.

NOV. 11 – Southern Ohio Indoor Music

Festival, 123 Gano St., Wilmington, 10 a.m.–11 p.m. One of the Midwest’s premiere bluegrass events. 937-372-5804 or www.somusicfest.com.

NOV. 19 – Gingerbread House Workshop, The Castle, 418 Fourth St., Marietta, 10 a.m.–noon. $25 per kit, $5 helper fee. Reservations required. 740373-4180 or www.mariettacastle.org.

NOV. 18–20 – Christmas in the Country,

Highland Co. locations, Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun. 2–5 p.m. Unique gifts by local artisans. Visit their studios. 937-927-5321 or e-mail brendabradds@yahoo.com.

NOV. 18–20 – Christkindlmarkt,

Germania Wies’n, 3529 West Kemper Rd., Cincinnati, Fri. 5–10 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.–10 p.m., Sun. 12–5 p.m. $3, free under 14. www.germaniasociety.com/ christkindlmarkt.

NOV. 18–JAN. 1 – Holiday Lights on the

Hill, 1763 Hamilton-Cleves Rd., St. Rte. 128, Hamilton, Mon.–Thur. 6–9 p.m., $20 per car; Fri.–Sun. 6–10 p.m., $25 per car. 513-868-1234 or http://pyramidhill.org/holiday-lights.

NOV. 19 – Hometown Holiday Horse

Parade, S. Broadway, Greenville, 7 p.m. 937-548-4998 or www.downtowngreenville.org.

Space Station, U.S. Air Force National Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Free. 937-255-3286 or www.nationalmuseum.af.mil.

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Craft Show, 2556 Lebanon Rd., Clarksville, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Over 100 vendors, artisans, and crafters. 513897-1946.

NOV. 19 – Family Day: Destination

NOV. 18–20 – Christmas Open House,

downtown Cambridge. Tree-lighting ceremony, horse-drawn carriage rides, and more. 800-413-4118 or www.chillicothedowntown.com/events.

NOV. 12 – Christmas in the Country

and Car Show, Clark Co. Fgds., Springfield, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. $8. 937-3760111 or www.ohioswapmeet.com.

NOV. 26 – Hometown HoliDazzle Illuminated Parade and Festival, Main St., Wilmington, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Parade at 7 p.m. 937-302-1528 or www.hometownholidazzle.com.

NOV. 26, 27 – Old-Fashioned Christmas

in the Country, 4872 Cincinnati Brookville Rd., Shandon. Experience a Christmas celebration in Ohio’s first Welsh settlement. 513-738-4180.

WEST VIRGINIA NOV. 18–DEC. 31 – Christmas Fantasy Light Show, Krodel Park, Point Pleasant, 6-9 p.m. 304-675-3844.

NOV. 19–DEC. 31 – Holiday in the

Park, City Park and Southwood Park, Parkersburg, 6–9 p.m. A holiday light drive-through display. 304-480-2655.

NOV. 27 – Holiday Historic Homes

Tour, Fairmont, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. 304367-5398 or www.marionhistorical.org/ pages/events.php.

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OHIO QUIZ

Appetizing Ohio by Damaine Vonada Because November is synonymous with Thanksgiving, this month’s quiz features Ohio foods. We’ll serve the clues; you dish up the answers. For example, if the clue is “Ohio ranks among the top 10 states that produce this particular poultry,” the answer would be “Turkeys.”

CLUES 1. It’s served three-way, four-way, or five-way but always on spaghetti.

2. Heinz cooks up this condiment at its Fremont factory.

3. This international Orrville company achieved sweet success with apple butter, which its founder — and namesake — first marketed in 1897.

4. Its hamburgers may be small, but this Columbus-based chain of eateries has a super-sized following.

5. Bubbly and festive, it was first made in the United States in 1825 from native Catawba grapes grown by Cincinnati’s Nicholas Longworth.

6. Headquartered in Toledo, its selection of sausage and cheese has made this company one of America’s favorite holiday gift food brands.

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7. This classic pasta casserole originated at Marzetti’s restaurant in Columbus in the early 1900s.

8. Toledoan Jamie Farr, a.k.a. Corporal Max Klinger, made M*A*S*H fans hungry for this signature sandwich from Tony Packo’s Café.

9. The largest fruit indigenous to the United States, it’s a southeast Ohio staple and supposedly was George Washington’s favorite dessert.

10. Dave Thomas named this famed restaurant chain for his daughter, and the first one opened Nov. 15, 1969, at the corner of Fifth and Broad in downtown Columbus.

11. Invented by Clevelander Clarence Crane, these ring-shaped hard candies have been a matter of life and breath since 1912.

12. Nicknamed the “Oatmeal King,” Akron’s Ferdinand Schumacher introduced these “shot from cannons” cereals in the early 1900s.

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8. Hungarian hot dog 9. Pawpaw 10. Wendy’s 11. Life Savers 12. Puffed oats and puffed rice

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MEMBER INTERACTIVE

Our members’ favorite fall landscapes Susan K. Green South Central Power Company and GuernseyMuskingum Electric Cooperative member

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“Fall is my favorite season, and discovering unexpected natural beauty is a special gift. So this my favorite fall scene during a morning walk at my farm: Fog is rising over the pond as the sun brings warmth to the new day, the leaves are turning colors, the air is fresh and crisp, the sky is blue, and natural beauty is all around me as I begin my day. Life is good!”

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“Autumn is a second spring, when every leaf is a flower.”

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Teresa Clapper Guernsey-Muskingum Electric Cooperative member “Painters Hollow, October 2013”

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Bobby Barnett Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative member “The world’s largest apple basket in Frazeyburg, Ohio, at the Longaberger Homestead. It is 29 feet high and 19 feet in diameter at the base.”

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Cynthia Boles South Central Power Company member

Ann Hauser Lorain-Medina Rural Electric Cooperative member

“My sons Jacob and Nathan jumping into a mound of leaves. Remember the words of Linus VanPelt: ‘Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker!’”

“Autumn in Cascade Park, 2010”

Jill Ladrick (left) South Central Power Company member “My favorite fall scene was taken in my back yard under a yellow maple tree while the sun shone through the leaves. A beautiful day against a blue sky.”

Michelle Williams (above) Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative member “Cabin at Lake Katherine” Mike and Deb Ebbeskotte (below) Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative members “Our great-nephew, Brody Kuhlman” Tonya Moran Bess (below) South Central Power Company member

Patty Quaglia (above) South Central Power Company member “Bark Camp State Park, Belmont, Ohio”

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Robin Mata Butler (right) Butler Rural Electric Cooperative member

Norma Weyrick Carroll Electric Cooperative member Janet Tyler Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative member

“Ashtabula County reflections”

Send us your photos!

If we use your photo, you’ll get a Country Living tumbler.

For May, send us photos of “new life”

by Feb. 15. For June, send us photos of your most memorable family vacation by March 15.

Guidelines: 1. One entry per household per month.

2. Upload your photos at www.ohioec.org/ memberinteractive or by U.S. mail: Editor, Country Living, 6677 Busch Blvd., Columbus, OH 43229.

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4. Send a self-addressed stamped envelope if you want your photo returned.

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We work to improve our members’ quality of life by investing time, money, and expertise to better local communities and strengthen relationships with member-owners.

To learn more about the cooperative difference, visit ohioec.org.

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