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Sailing onFestival marks 200th anniversary of Battle of Lake Erie

12A COOPERATIVE CONNECTIONInformation and advice from your localelectric cooperative

13 POWER PLANTS

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14 T IME L I NESYour newsmagazine through the years

16 SMART C I RCU I TS

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18 COUNTRY K I TCHEN

The other side of Thanksgiving

19 OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

The return of ‘American Wild Life’

20 CLASS I F I EDS

22 PUNCH L INES

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23 RURAL REFLECT IONS

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ON THE COVERThe US Brig Niagara,background, and the Pride ofBaltimore II, foreground,participate in the re-enactmentcommemorating the 200thanniversary of the Battle ofLake Erie, fought during theWar of 1812. Photo by Frank Weeks

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Ag projects receive grant fundsNineteen Pennsylvania projects will

share nearly $1 million in federal grantsto increase the visibility and marketshare of the state’s produce, nursery,horticultural, and nut products as partof the U.S. Department of Agriculture’sSpecialty Crop Block Grant Program.The 19 funded projects address a

range of agriculture industry priorities,including food safety, marketing, nutri-tion and sustainability. Recipientsinclude the American Mushroom Insti-tute, Blair County Conservation District,National Peach Council, PennsylvaniaWine Association, Pennsylvania Associ-ation for Sustainable Agriculture, Penn-sylvania Apple Marketing Program,Pennsylvania Cooperative Potato Grow-ers and Pennsylvania Farm Link.In addition, Penn State University

received two grants and the Pennsylva-nia Department of Agriculture bureausof food distribution, food safety, marketdevelopment and plant industry alsoreceived grant funds.

Hunters play critical part indeer-forest studyThe Pennsylvania Game Commis-

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Gettysburg Address at 150A “Dedication Day” ceremony in

observance of the 150th anniversary ofPresident Abraham Lincoln’s Gettys-burg Address is scheduled for Nov. 19,2013, at the Soldiers’ National Cemeteryin Gettysburg. The event is sponsoredby the Gettysburg National MilitaryPark, the Gettysburg Foundation, the

Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania andGettysburg College.The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. with

a wreath-laying ceremony at the Sol-diers’ National Monument followed byguest speakers (to be announced). Presi-dent Barack Obama has been invited tospeak, but his potential attendance willnot be confirmed until just prior to theevent. The event is open to the publicand tickets are not required. Information

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WREATH-LAYING PLANNED: The ‘Dedication Day’ceremony on Nov. 19, 2013, planned to commemoratethe 150th anniversary of the presentation of theGettysburg Address by President Abraham Lincoln,will begin at the Soldiers’ National Monument atthe Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg.

about the event is posted on the parkwebsite, www.nps.gov/gett.Other events scheduled to commemo-

rate the 150th anniversary of PresidentLincoln’s address include:k Nov. 16-17: Lincoln Scholars BookSignings — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at theGettysburg National Military ParkMuseum and Visitor Center Lobby.Noted authors of works on PresidentLincoln, the Gettysburg Address, theBattle of Gettysburg and the Civil Warwill be in attendence. Free of charge.

k Nov. 16-18: Lincoln Lecture Series —1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the GettysburgNational Military Park Museum andVisitor Center’s Ford Education Room.Park rangers and historians will pres-ent talks about the president’s visit toGettysburg 150 years ago, and thelarger context and impact of theaddress on the war effort and thenation. Free of charge.

k Nov. 18: ‘These Honored Dead: Deathand Rebirth in the Civil War” – 6 p.m.at the Gettysburg National MilitaryPark Visitor Center. Ric Burns, direc-tor of “Death and the Civil War,” andDr. Drew Gilpin Faust, author of “ThisRepublic of Suffering: Death and theAmerican Civil War,” will participatein a panel discussion. Free of charge,but tickets are required.

k Nov. 18: David Wills House OpenHouse – 6 to 9 p.m. at the David WillsHouse, 8 Lincoln Square, Gettysburg.Follow in the footsteps of PresidentLincoln, citizen David Wills and oth-ers at the home where the presidentvisited and completed his GettysburgAddress the night before he deliveredit. Free of charge.

k Nov. 23: 11th annual RemembranceDay Illumination – 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. atthe Soldiers’ National Cemetery.Nearly 3,500 luminary candles will beplaced on Civil War graves as a testa-ment to the sacrifices made on the bat-tlefield in 1863.

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Festival marks 200thanniversary of Battleof Lake Erie

WITH ITS rolling hills, bountiful forestsand ample farmland, Pennsylvania isoften described as a rural state — onethat’s tied to the land. But in the state’snorthwestern corner, a different culturepersists — one that’s very much tied tothe water. And that seafaring culturehas played a key role in the history ofthe Commonwealth — and the nation.One cannot look at that area today —

especially the city of Erie — without see-ing that heritage on display. Certainlythat was the case when some 83,000people took part in “Tall Ships Erie,” afour-day festival held Sept. 5-8 to com-memorate the 200th anniversary of theBattle of Lake Erie, a turning point inthe War of 1812. Coordinated by theFlagship Niagara League (FNL), theevent allowed festival attendees thechance to board 10 tall ships reminiscentof those that fought in the famed battle.Attendance at Tall Ships Erie shat-

tered attendance goals set by the FNL,and nearly doubled the sponsor’sfundraising goals.“Tall Ships Erie far exceeded our

expectations,” FNL executive directorShawn Waskiewicz notes. “It was notonly a great fundraiser for the FlagshipNiagara League, but a major boost toErie’s economy.”Waskiewicz reports the funds raised

are earmarked for a new set of sailsand dry-docking expenses for the USBrig Niagara (the third reconstructionof the sailing vessel that figured promi-nently in the U.S. victory at the Battleof Lake Erie in 1813), a scholarship

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TALL SHIPS ERIE: The original US Brig Niagara (this one is the third reconstructionof the famed War of 1812 tall ship) figured prominently in the U.S. victory at theBattle of Lake Erie on Sept. 10, 1813. The current ship was open for public toursat Tall Ships Erie, the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the battle.

trainee fund, and the FNL’s endowment.Coincidentally, helping the local econ-

omy was something the 32-month Warof 1812 did 200 years ago. The conflictwith the British brought industry to ErieCounty, areas of which today are servedby Cambridge Springs-based Northwest-ern Rural Electric Cooperative.

The War of 1812Walter Rybka, FNL site administra-

tor and senior captain of the US BrigNiagara, speaking during the festival,noted that maritime issues — especiallyGreat Britain’s habit of “impressing”sailors (forcibly taking British and non-British citizens, including Americans,and making them work on GreatBritain’s ships) and seizing Americanships that were trading with France —led to the declaration of war. Also,Great Britain had aligned itself withNative Americans who stood in the wayof American expansion westward.At the time, Great Britain had nearly

absolute supremacy at sea, while theUnited States had only a small Navy.“When we declared war, it was

almost from the level of absurd weak-ness,” Rybka reports. “You have to lookat the facts and say, ‘What were wethinking?’ because we were outnum-bered so badly.”Despite the disparity between the

naval forces, the United States emergedvictorious from its first major action.

On Aug. 2, 1812, the crew of the US BrigConstitution overcame the British frigate,the HMS Guerriere, in a battle about 400miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia,leading to what Rybka calls a “big boostfor American morale.”As time went on and the war

expanded further into the relatively iso-lated Great Lakes, the city of Erie —then a small frontier settlement madeup of farmers, merchants and seamen— underwent a significant change. Daniel Dobbins, a local shipmaster

with his own schooner who sailed onLake Erie, was in Detroit when the citywas captured by the British.“Dobbins, a resident of Erie, went to

Washington, D.C., at the request of Gen.(Robert) Meade, to inform PresidentJames Madison of the defeats at Detroit

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ON BOARD: Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative director Robert Agnew, left, sails on the FriendsGood Will, a 2004 replica of the merchant vessel confiscated by Great Britain during the War of 1812.

SENIOR CAPTAIN SPEAKS: US Brig Niagara SeniorCaptain Walter Rybka, who also serves as siteadministrator for the Flagship Niagara League,enjoys giving presentations about the famed ship.

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ordered to the area to take control ofequipping the fleet of ships, whichincluded the US Brig Niagara and theflagship, the US Brig Lawrence.Already under a bit of a cloud

because a ship under his commandsank after hitting shoals off RhodeIsland and due to ongoing problemswith superiors, Perry was neverthelessinstalled as fleet commander when the

nine U.S. ships were ready to leavePresque Isle Bay off Erie.“When Perry got the fleet out (of the

harbor), he made an amazingly aggres-sive move against the British,” Rybkasays. “These were green ships that hadnever sailed before. He had only two-thirds of the crew he needed, and thecrew had never worked together as ateam before. The reasonable thing to do

and Fort Mackinac,” Rybka says. “Whilehe was there, he persuaded the presidentthat the best place to build a squadron ofships to defeat the British was in Erie.”That decision led to a major eco-

nomic boom for Erie as its populationskyrocketed with the influx of boat-building crews and militia. As the U.S.ships neared completion, Master Com-mandant Oliver Hazard Perry was

JAMIE TROST, one of two partner captains of the Pride of Bal-timore II, and his family have spent generations on the water. Hegrew up sailing with family members on Presque Isle Bay. Backin 1988, when the “new” US Brig Niagara (the third reconstruc-tion of the famed tall ship) was launched, Trost was 13. “I have always been fascinated with old wooden sailing

ships, and my father was the press liaison for the launch, so Iwas there when the ship touched the water for the first time,”

he recalls. “It was the beginning of a new life for the ship anda new life for the town.”Just a few months after that experience, Trost went with

his mother to see the Pride of Baltimore II. The Pride is areproduction of an 1812-era topsail schooner, often called aBaltimore Clipper.“I had no idea that 19 years later, I would end up captain of

that ship,” he says with a laugh.Trost began his journey to his present job in 1997 as a new

college graduate serving as a deck hand on the Appledore IV. Six-teen years and a dozen ships later, he’s a veteran of six seasonsas a partner captain on the Pride of Baltimore II (the ship has twopartner captains — one is always on duty during the season).Trost was thrilled to be on duty during this year’s 200th

anniversary re-enactment of the Battle of Lake Erie, and thensail into Presque Isle Bay for the Tall Ships Erie festival.“To say it felt like I was king of the world doesn’t quite

touch what I felt,” he says. “My parents were on board; mywife was the cook. To have the timing work out where wecould all participate in this was something very special. Sailingand shipbuilding are a big part of Erie history and a big part ofmy family’s history. … When you’re the captain, and it’s yourhome port, and your family is on board and it’s the 200thanniversary, I don’t think there’s any experience that could sur-pass that one for a sailor.”Trost also had the honor of presenting a U.S. flag that had

flown at Fort McHenry — at the spot that inspired FrancisScott Key during the War of 1812 to pen what would becomethe “Star-Spangled Banner” — to the Erie mayor as amemento of the living history of tall ships.Although the re-enactment guest crew included Trost’s par-

ents and their friends, anyone can sign up at www.pride2.org(click the “Come Aboard” icon) and take their chances of get-ting to guest crew on the Pride of Baltimore II, owned by thenon-profit maritime institution, Pride of Baltimore, Inc., andberthed in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore.“We take up to six people as working guest crew members

on several trips a year,” Trost explains. “Note the emphasis on‘working.’ We expect them to be involved in all aspects of thework on board. One of the captains interviews everyone whowants to be a guest crew member. It’s a hands-on, participa-tory adventure. Everything the crew does, they do as well. Weteach them everything they need to know to be safe and theinstructor-to-passenger ratio is very high.”l

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SAILING TOWARD ERIE: Jamie Trost, one of two partner captains of thePride of Baltimore II and a native of Erie, left, sails into port during the TallShips Erie festival. His father, Jerry Trost, a resident of Erie, steers the ship.

PHOTO BY RICH TROST

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would have been to get some rest, getthe ships loaded, do some training sails.But no, the next morning, he’s up and at‘em, looking for the British.”Action began near Put-In-Bay, Ohio,

about 135 miles west of Erie, on Sept. 10,1813, with Perry aboard the US BrigLawrence. The US Brig Niagara, underthe command of Capt. Jesse DuncanElliott, hung back for reasons thatremain unclear even today, according toRybka. Unsupported by the US BrigNiagara, the US Brig Lawrencewas deci-mated and its crew suffered heavy losses.“The Lawrence is disabled and every

gun is out,” Rybka says. “Right then,Perry has a piece of phenomenal luck.The wind comes back in favor of theAmericans. Just then, the Niagara sailspast and Perry rows over to the Niag-ara. Perry orders another downwindturn. He’s on a new ship and there’s agood breeze. The British are heavilydamaged and are being hit from allsides. It’s enough to persuade them tosurrender. The Battle of Lake Erie turnsfrom utter defeat to complete victory.”Rybka notes that Perry had adopted

the well-known slogan, “Don’t give upthe ship,” as his motto from his friend,

Capt. James Lawrence, who waswounded and later died from injuriesreceived during a battle aboard the USBrig Chesapeake. “In an ironic turn, Perry’s victory is

ensured because he did give up the ship(the US Brig Lawrence),” Rybka notes.Perry’s victory led to the regaining of

control of Detroit by U.S. forces.

The US Brig NiagaraThe original US Brig Niagara was

scuttled in Erie Harbor after the War of1812. It was brought up in 1913 for the100th anniversary of the Battle of LakeErie, and parts of the original vesselwere then used for the first reconstruc-tion of the ship. The second reconstruc-tion of the US Brig Niagara was com-pleted in 1943. The third reconstructionand present US Brig Niagara waslaunched in 1988 on the 175th anniver-sary of the Battle of Lake Erie.Rachel Stegemann, one of the volun-

teer crew members leading tours of theUS Brig Niagara during the Tall ShipsErie festival, explains that the currentreconstruction is as historically accurateas safety regulations allow. It alsoincludes some original pieces from the

first US Brig Niagara.“Originally built to house approxi-

mately 150 seamen, today’s ship usuallyhas 10 to 15 professional crew members,along with 20 to 25 trainees andapprentices,” Stegemann reports. “Reg-ular crew members have small cabinswith bunks, while the trainees andapprentices sleep in hammocks that arestowed in seabags during the day. Thesmall seabags also hold all personalitems, including clothing, that a personrequires for the trip.”Because the original ship was built to

sail on the relatively shallow GreatLakes, the below-deck areas are short —about 5 feet — making it uncomfortablefor most people to stand for anextended length of time. The kitchenand dining area are also on that level,meaning if the cook is over 5 feet tall, heor she must bend over to work.Today, the US Brig Niagara, owned by

the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania andoperated by the Pennsylvania Historicaland Museum Commission with theassistance of the FNL, is home-ported atthe Erie Maritime Museum. It travels theGreat Lakes as a way to preserve andinterpret the history of the War of 1812,and to promote the Commonwealth andthe Erie region. Members of the publiccan apply to live and sail aboard the USBrig Niagara (for a minimum of threeweeks) as a part of the only authenticsquare-rigged wooden sailing vessel inthe United States operating as a SailingSchool Vessel (for information, go towww.flagshipniagara.org).

Sailing on a tall shipFrank Weeks, retired manager of

district operations for Mansfield-basedTri-County Rural Electric Cooperative,took an active role in the 200th anniver-sary of the Battle of Lake Erie, servingas a guest crew member on the Pride ofBaltimore II. “It was the chance of a lifetime,”

observes Weeks.He and his wife, Janie, found them-

selves in the thick of the action as guestcrew members thanks to their sailingbackground and their friendship withErie residents Jerry and Sharon Trost.The Trosts’ son, Jamie, is one of two

GUEST CREW: Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative members Frank and Janie Weeks, left, serve asguest crew members onboard the Pride of Baltimore II as it sails toward the Tall Ships Erie festival.With them are fellow members of the Commodore Perry Yacht Club, from left: Sharon and Jerry Trost(parents of the ship’s captain), Dave Moore and Jim Willet.

captains of the Pride of Baltimore II, areproduction of an 1812-era topsailschooner, a type of ship that was instru-mental in helping the United States winthe War of 1812.“We boarded the Pride in Windsor,

Ontario, and sailed to Put-In-Bay, wherewe participated in the re-enactment ofthe battle,” Weeks, who is also a mem-ber of Tri-County Rural Electric Cooper-ative, explains. “There were 10 tall ships,and each one was designated to play thepart of a specific ship in the battle; wewere the Caledonia, which led the Niag-ara into battle.”The six guest crew members were

expected to work just as hard as the 12regular crew members. They lived insmall onboard cabins during the week,stood watch — Weeks had the midnightto 4 a.m. shift — and assisted with steer-ing the ship, in addition to helping hoistthe sails and take them down. They atewhat Weeks describes as “three squares”a day and were rocked to sleep in their

bunks, which came complete with a lip(in nautical terms, a “fiddle”) so themovement of the ship wouldn’t causethem to tumble from their beds.Once the battle started, the guest crew

members also had roles to play in the re-

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ABOARD THE NIAGARA: The current US Brig Niagara is outfitted in an as historically accurate manner assafety regulations allow, including this carronade.

enactment, which lasted about two hoursonce the ships were in position.“We helped the crew to haul the

lines,” Weeks says. “They were firingthe cannons and I also helped the guncrew with reloading the cannons. Janiewas helping with the lines. It takesabout four or five people pulling on oneline to do anything.”When the re-enactment was over, the

Pride of Baltimore II, along with most ofthe other re-enactment participants,sailed for the Tall Ships Erie festival.“This baby was loaded up and

charging along like a freight train,”Weeks said of the trip east toward Erie.When they arrived in Presque Isle

Bay, the Pride of Baltimore II lined up forthe “Parade of Sail” into the harbor.Once there, the volunteer crew mem-bers were finished with their work. Theregular crew members stayed with theship, which was open for public toursduring the Sept. 5-9 festival.

Festival funNorthwestern Rural Electric Cooper-

ative (REC) director Robert Agnew andhis wife, Jean, were among hundreds offestival attendees who took advantageof the opportunity to sail on a tall shipduring the festival. They were among agroup of 10 — including NorthwesternREC members Linda and David Has-brock and Bryan and Kim Agnew —who sailed on the Friends Good Will, a2004 replica of the merchant vessel con-fiscated by the British in 1812. After itscapture, the original ship sailed with

the British Royal Navy until it wasrecaptured by Perry during the Battle ofLake Erie in September 1813. It thenreturned to fight with the U.S. fleet untilthe British burned it during a raid onBuffalo in early 1814.“The Friends Good Will is small, only

about half the size of the Niagara, so itonly takes about 25 passengers or so,with six crew members,” Agnewreports. “On our trip, we were kind ofshort-handed so they had some of thepassengers assist with putting up thesails and ropes.”Even though the ship is on the small

side, Agnew said it felt very stable andthe trip was enjoyable.“You find a seat where you can,” he

states. “There aren’t any chairs, so youstood or found a place on the ship whereyou could sit. There’s nothing added toaccommodate passengers. It wasdesigned as a merchant ship when it wasoriginally built in 1810. This is a replica,so it’s very similar to that original ship.”The Erie festival was a resounding

success, Waskiewicz reports, thanks tothe 10 tall ships that participated, morethan 900 volunteers, the museum’sboard of trustees and the guests whoattended the four-day event. Funds raised at the event are ear-

marked to keep the US Brig Niagarasailing. The FNL’s annual budget thisyear was just over $2 million, anamount Waskiewicz reports is neededeach year to ensure the US Brig Niagaracontinues to provide a living history les-son well into her third century.l

HARD AT WORK: Rachel Stegemann, volunteercrew member on the US Brig Niagara, demon-strates the technique used to raise the sails onthe ship.

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THE CRAZY, busy “Back toschool through Decemberholiday rush” is head on andwe barely have time to catchour breath. It’s a relief to packaway the gardening tools andput up the mower, coil awaythe hoses, and empty theflower pots. End-of-seasonchores done, we put away thegarden hat and hang up thetrowel until spring.Luckily, the faster our

pace, the slower the pace ofthe garden. This is the wan-ing season of coolness, andthe hardy plants are prepar-ing to rest and drawing intheir root reserves before theground freezes. We hard-working gardeners deserve arest now, too. We can relax, knowing

our work for the growingyear is done.We can cast back on our

growing results with a cer-tain satisfaction. Regardlessof how the plants did overall,there are always some sur-prise winners and shockinglosers in terms of “who”made it through and who did

not. I suppose it is akin tomaternal pride (apologies tomy human child) this feelingI have looking back at theplants I raised from seed ortip cutting, the small divi-sions and tiny starts I set out.Fortunately, home-grown

plants are easier to let go ofthan children, so it is withsome bemusement that I notewhich plants thrived, andwhich did not. Golly, howabout the overly rambunc-tious ones I shovel pruned(dug up and pitched!) and theones I tended with care andconcern but to no avail (alsoshovel pruned, but sadly) andthen the ones that plainhopped up and grew away. These last are the leaper-

spreaders, the overarchingvines and spreading rompersand shameless self-seedersthat run out of control andthreaten takeover of thewhole homestead. While Icherish certain variants of theshy, self-seeding volunteers(e.g. the hardy cyclamen areentirely welcome), sometimesthe more profligate (cleome,I’m talking to you) are simplytoo much. These shouldprobably be deadheadedbefore they can set seed, andexcess seedlings summarilyraked out.In truth, I say thanks

equally for all the babyspreaders and self-seeders,the bounding escapees, thecoveted tough-to-start reseed-ers, as well as the unwelcomeoverachievers. Why? Becausethey are messengers from theearth, informing me in no

uncertain terms what thenatural growing conditionsare in every part of my yardand garden. Proponents of the “right

plant, right place” mantra ofgardening can learn a lotfrom these self-propagators.We glean helpful clues basedon which specific plants popup, and where. For example,some prefer an acidic soil;some an alkaline mix; somegrow only in very well-drained spots; some crop upmore predominantly inpoorly drained or even com-pacted soil. These “secret”coded messages delivered byself-sowers especially — andthis includes weeds — pro-vide important data we canuse to form our gardeningand landscaping efforts.It’s off-key perhaps to dis-

cuss eradicating plants asexcess and unwanted bounty,but the more we understand

about the ecosystem in ourlandscape, the better deci-sions we make as propertystewards. We are responsiblefor safeguarding the livingsoil, that special place wherethe plant roots find theirfoundation and take up sus-tenance. It’s up to us to assistthe soil — literally the groundwe stand on — to stayhealthy so it can be as bounti-ful and as generous as possi-ble for years to come.And with that thought,

may I say I am thankful forthe ground space, for thebounty of produce and thebeauty of the landscape, andthank you, reader, for thepleasure of your company. Happy Thanksgiving to

you and yours.l

POWERplants

BARBARA MARTIN ,who says she began gar-dening as a hobby “toomany years ago tocount,” currently worksfor the National Garden-

ing Association as a horticulturist. A formermember of Gettysburg-based Adams Elect -ric Cooperative, her articles appear in mag-azines and on the internet.

b y B a r b a r a M a r t i n

Seeds thatteach

EVEN WEEDS TEACH US: Self-sow-ers, even weeds, provide informa-tion for gardeners who know how toread their signs.

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TIMElines Y o u r N e w s m a g a z i n e T h r o u g h t h e Y e a r s

1973 We are approaching that time-honoredseason when families reunite and tasty gobblersprovide the feast, but the holidays aren’t the onlytime turkey is a delicious meal.

1983 Rural electric cooperatives prepare for amajor legislative effort involving the RuralElectrification and Telephone Revolving Fund Self-Sufficiency Act of 1983.

2003 Thanks to tighter antler restrictionsimposed in 2002, state officials contendPennsylvania hunters will see more big bucks during the upcoming deer season.

AMBITIOUS legislation passed by the Pennsylvania General Assemblyand signed into law in July 1993 calls for the state’s 40 telephone compa-nies to construct a statewide network of broadband telephone lines,likely fiber optics, by Dec. 31, 2015.Deployment of this network will not only allow the Commonwealth

to connect with 21st century technologies, it could open up a world ofeducational, medical, entertainment and employment sources previouslyunavailable in rural areas.For rural communities, the 1993 legislation has the potential to

improve the rural quality of life as radically as electricity did in the1930s. As a result, Pennsylvania’s 13 rural electric cooperatives — whichpioneered electric service in rural areas that private power companiesrefused to serve — worked hard to make sure rural areas benefittedfrom the system.The 1993 law mandates that the fiber optics system be equally bal-

anced between rural, urban and suburban areas. It also ensures thelines run adjacent to public schools, health care facilities and industrialparks.Today — only two years from the deadline — there are a number of

areas of Pennsylvania that still are not served under the legislation.With the growing shift from “land” lines to cellphones, some in thetelecommunications industry view the 1993 law as outdated and unrea-sonable, and they are seeking ways to avoid the economic burden of reg-ulated mandates that require them to provide service in rural areas.

1993

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Wildlife Research Unit, has launched astudy of the impacts deer have on forestregeneration, and the current methodsused to evaluate those impacts. Thestudy will also assess hunter activitiesand experiences.In addition to forest regeneration,

deer impact, deer population and forest-management studies, hunters will besurveyed regarding their activities whilehunting in the study areas (within theBald Eagle, Rothrock and Susquehan-nock state forests on properties enrolledin the state’s Deer Management Assis-tance Program).Study areas are marked with signs in

parking lots and along roads. Huntersmust register when hunting in thesestudy areas (register by visiting thewhite-tailed deer page at the commis-sion’s website, then clicking on the“Deer-Forest Study” in the “Researchand Surveys” category).At the end of deer season, hunters

will receive a survey by mail where theyare asked to record their hunting suc-cess and experiences. Individual surveyswill remain confidential; only summaryinformation will be made public.More information about the study is

available online at the commission’swebsite at www.pgc.state.pa.us.

Nominate your favorite trailPennsylvanians are being asked to

nominate their favorite trail for the 2014Trail of the Year designation. Accordingto the Pennsylvania Department of Con-servation and Natural Resources(DCNR), the new designation is beingcoordinated by the DCNR’s Trails Advi-sory Committee to elevate public aware-ness of the thousands of miles of trailsavailable for public enjoyment through-out Pennsylvania.Any trail of any length can be nomi-

nated.Nomination packets including a

description of the trail and informationon history, benefits and future promotionmust be submitted by Dec. 1. The Trail ofthe Year will be announced in early 2014.More information about the nomina-

tion process is available at www.explorePAtrails.com.l

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EVEN though a door is a relatively smallarea compared to the entire wall area of ahouse, just one door can lose a significantamount of energy. Even insulated doorstypically have some glass, which willlower insulation value, and inadequateweather stripping, which will allow air toleak through. Before buying a new storm door,

make sure your primary doors are as air-tight as possible. Adding storm doorscan certainly improve the energy effi-ciency of almost any house, but they arenot designed to correct efficiency prob-lems of an old, warped primary door. If possible, purchase replacement

weather stripping for your existing doorsfrom the original manufacturer. If youcan’t find it, most home improvementstores sell many styles of generic weatherstripping that should fit. Pry off the olddoor molding, fill any gaps around theframing with non-expanding foam insu-lation, and caulk around the door frame.The quality of the storm door con-

struction is important for a nice appear-ance, long life and security. It must with-stand a lot of abuse, so don’t just pick thecheapest one. From strictly an energyefficiency standpoint, though, the mostimportant factors are the dead air spacebetween the storm and primary doors,and how well wind is blocked.Buying an aluminum storm door and

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attached to a wooden frame at the store,the aluminum frame will feel verystrong. When you open the box at home,you may find the unattached aluminumframe strips are somewhat flexible. Becareful not to kink them during han-dling. Apply a generous bead of caulk onthe back of the aluminum frame whenscrewing it to the door frame.If you plan to use natural ventilation

during the summer, a self-storing triple-track storm/screen door is your mostconvenient option.A fairly new design of storm/screen

door uses a spring-mounted, roll-upretractable screen built into the door.When you are ready for ventilation, justlower the glass and pull the screen downas far as you wish.When your budget does open up

someday, some very attractive all-woodframe (made with mortise and tenonjoints) storm/screen doors are available.These are strong and secure, but theydo require some regular maintenancesimilar to any wood door. For addedsecurity, ornate wrought iron stormdoors are available with deadbolts andvery tough, break-in-resistant, stainlesssteel screens.

If your budget is really tight, considermaking your own storm door. It is easyto mount hinges in the existing dooropening for the storm door. Make a sim-ple wooden frame with only the top halfopen and a plywood lower panel. Thispanel improves rigidity for a more air-tight seal and better durability.Most home improvement stores carry

sheets of clear acrylic plastic to mount inthe frame. Make another narrow woodenframe slightly larger than the open halfand mount the acrylic sheet in it. Screwit over the storm door opening. Make asimilar frame with screening in it forsummer use.Nail spring-steel weather stripping in

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HOLIDAY RICE CASSEROLE1 pound ground sausage2 4.3-ounce packages long grain andwild rice mix

1 cup (approximate) long grain rice 6 tablespoons butter, divided4 teaspoons ground sage, divided1 1/2 cups chopped onion1 1/2 cups sliced celery8 ounces fresh mushrooms, cleaned and sliced5 cups water

In large, non-stick skillet, brown sausage. Discard drippings and transfersausage to 9- by 13-inch baking dish. In same skillet, melt 2 tablespoonsbutter. Measure rice mix from 2 boxes and add enough long grain rice toequal 2 cups. Add rice to melted butter; cook and stir over medium heatuntil rice turns golden, approximately 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer rice to bak-ing dish. Add contents of seasoning packets and 3 teaspoons ground sage.Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter in skillet. Add onion, celery andremaining 1 teaspoon sage. Sauté over medium heat for 5 minutes. Addmushrooms and continue cooking and stirring for 5 more minutes. Transferto baking dish. Add 5 cups water and stir to combine all ingredients. Bakeat 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until rice is tender. Stir lightly before serving.Makes 12 servings.

1 large head cauliflower 1 cup vegetable broth4 ounces Gruyere cheese, finely shreddedor micro-planed

4 ounces cream cheese or Neufchatelcheese, softened

1/8 teaspoon salt Freshly ground black pepper

Wash cauliflower and trim away leaves and core. Cut cauliflower into chunks.Place in large cooking pot with vegetable broth. Bring to a boil. Cover andreduce heat to medium low; cook for approximately 30 minutes, or until ten-der. Stir at least once during cooking. Drain broth and set aside to use, ifneeded. Mash cauliflower. Stir in cheeses and allow to melt. If mixture seemsdry, add a few teaspoons of reserved broth. Season with salt and pepper.Makes 8 servings.

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OUTDOORadventures b y M a r c u s S c h n e c k

AS A KID growing up onthe edge of a tiny village inultra-rural Schuylkill County,with fields, forests, streamsand wetlands as my back-yard, there was never all thatmuch time indoors. But,when something like a life-threatening storm or thechicken pox drove me inside,there were a few books thatalways seemed to be thechoice for whiling away thetime.One of those books, a 625-

page wonder from 1954, titled“American Wild Life,”recently was resurrectedback into my life at the locallibrary’s annual used booksale. While my original copytoday is page-worn, with itsleatherette cover now morelike a detachable case thanan attached cover, a near-mint condition copy showedup on the “buck a book”table.The color photo of the bull

bison in Yellowstone NationalPark that still can conjure thesensations of truly wildplaces, the comical image ofthe sea family in the concreteenclosure at the Bronx Zooand the other 20 color photosare wonderfully unfaded inmy new copy. Even the hun-dreds of black-and-whitephotos are crisp, if mar-velously outdated.And, it turns out, some of

the information is equallyoutdated, entertainingly so,but outdated nevertheless.For example, in its Game

Birds chapter, the bookreports that turkey popula-

tions are “rapidly diminish-ing as a result of intensivehunting,” but “these birds arestill tracked by the moreinveterate Nimrods. Flushedby a dog, the strong fliers willrise and scatter in all direc-tions, but if the hunter ispatient they will soon returnto the same spot. In the pres-ence of hunters the wildturkey sometimes walksunconcernedly, apparentlyfeigning to be a tame bird.”Other than in some old

Disney or Looney Toons car-toons that also may havebeen vintage 1950s, I don’tbelieve I’ve ever come acrossa wild turkey pretending tobe a tame turkey. How wouldthat work? Does the wildturkey paint its featherswhite? Or hide in some mas-sive poultry house amongthousands of tame turkeyswaiting for their big day inlate November?I guess the snake-bite

emergency treatment instruc-tions are similarly suspect.The last time I helped a BoyScout with his first aid meritbadge, I’m almost certain weweren’t told to “connect thetwo fang punctures with asingle incision of a clear,sharp-bladed instrument” orto “apply suction by means ofthe suction bulb included inthe snake-bite kit.”Although I would need to

dig through a few memoryboxes to put my hands onone of those old, self-con-tained, rubber-bulb, snake-bite kits, like “American WildLife,” that olive green, elon-gated bulb also would be anenjoyable trip back into whatwe now call our outdoor her-itage.l

MARCUS SCHNECK isoutdoor editor for The(Harrisburg, Pa.) Patriot-News and a contributorto many outdoor publi-cations and websites,and author of morethan two dozen books..

An ongoing guide to his writing and photogra-phy appears at www.marcusschneck.com.

The returnof ‘AmericanWild Life’

GROWING UP OUTDOORS: Adults whospent most of their childhood outsideenjoy reading about wildlife, espe-cially if the book is one they remem-ber from their early years.

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Earl knows what hedoesn’t want to do

I hate the big stuff — Washington,instant replay, soccer. But that’s easy. I alsohave no place for the small stupid stuff inlife.Here’s what I’m talkin’ ‘bout. Let’s say

you’re with a group a’ people, could beyour family, could be your buddies — itdon’t make no difference, because this isgonna happen. Somebody’s gonna ask thegroup what they wanna do. Y’all beenthere — y’all know how it works. Whatdoes everybody say — “I don’t care.”Now, here is a Earl Pitts Undeniable Fact

a’ Life. If you tell somebody you don’t carewhat you do — you will end up spendin’loads a’ time doin’ somethin’ you don’twanna do. An’ that’s somethin’ I care about.So fact is, I myself, don’t care what we

do. But, I care deeply what we don’t do. Soif you’re hangin’ with me at any time in thefuture an’ we’re bouncin’ around like blindmice in a cheese factory lookin’ for some-thin’ to do, here is my automatic list ofwhat I don’t want to do.I don’t want to go shopping. When I

need somethin’, I go ‘buyin’. If I wanted towalk around lookin’ at stuff, I’ll walkaround my house an’ look at stuff I alreadyown. It’s a lot cheaper an’ it’s easier to park.I don’t want to go anywhere to eat

where the deal is two people got to share adessert. My experience on this is theskinny guy gets the short end of the stick.I do not want to walk around the

block. Wanderin’ around the neighbor-hood with no place to go is the definitionof dementia. I’ll get there soon enough,thank you. I don’t need to practice now.An’ no, I do not want to play Uno. You

know why it’s called Uno? Because that’sthe actual number of people on earth thatwant to play that game. An’ that one per-son ain’t me.Wake up, America! One time, my

brother, Merl, told his friends he didn’tcare what they did. I had no idea tattooremoval was so expensive — and sopainful. So think before you say that.

If you’re a hard-workin’, red-blooded,regular American like me, you love your

vehicle. For real Americans, that comeswith the territory. You probably stillremember the day you got your license.Some a’ your best memories were in thatvehicle.An’ that’s how come I say to you, I

cannot believe the travesty they aredoin’ to the American car. They’re takin’the best thing America ever invented,an’ turnin’ it into a space ship. An’ I gottwo stories that will illust-ri-ate mypoint.Number 1 — they are doin’ away with

the spark plug. It’s true. Some idiot com-pany somewheres is gonna replace sparkplugs with plasma arc generators. Yeah? Isaid the same thing — what the heck?They say the plasma shoots an arc ofcharged particles into the chamber moreefficiently than a spark plug. It willimprove your gas mileage. OK. But we like spark plugs. We can

change our own spark plugs. I’m not sureI got a wrench to change my plasma arcflux capacitor. An’ now what are wegonna call that little half-back that justwon’t quit on the football field? “I’ll tellyou what, Tommy, that little No. 42 is areal plasma arc generator for this team.”That’s just stupid.Story No. 2 — Nissan come out the

other day an’ said by the year 2020, theywill be sellin’ — get this — a self-drivin’car. You just sit in there, an’ your smartcar does everything but dig out thechange that dropped between the seats.In my book, there are two types a’ peoplein this world. People who drive to getsomewhere. An’ people who drivebecause they like to drive.If you’re just settin’ there, an’ then

magically end up where you want to go,that’s not a car. That’s a bus!Wake up, America. You mark my

words, 20 years from now, the only peo-ple gonna be drivin’ the vehicles we gottoday will be the Amish. An’ I might bejoinin’ ‘em because I don’t believe I’m afan of the future.

I’m Earl Pitts, Uhmerikun.l

RURALreflections

David HaySomerset REC

Wes StoltzfusTri-County REC

Thanksgiving on its wayIT’S THE traditional season to give thanks, so we want tojoin in by thanking all of the amateur photographers whosubmitted photos for our 2013 “Rural Reflections” contest,which is now closed. Winning photos, chosen by an inde-pendent panel of judges, will be printed in the Januaryand February issues of Penn Lines.

You can now begin submitting your photos for the2014 contest. If your photo wins top honors, you couldreceive a $75 prize in one of our five contest categories:most artistic, best landscape, best human subject, bestanimal and editor’s choice.

Send photos (no digital files, please) to: Penn Lines Pho-tos, P.O. Box 1266, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1266. On the backof each photo, include your name, address, phone numberand the name of the electric cooperative that serves yourhome, business or seasonal residence. The best way toinclude that information is by affixing an address label tothe back of the photo.

Remember, our publication deadlines require that wework ahead, so send your seasonal photos in early. Weneed spring photos before mid-January, summer photosbefore mid-April, fall photos before mid-July and winterphotos before mid-September. Photos that do not reflectany specific season may be sent at any time. Please note:photos will be returned if a self-addressed, stamped enve-lope is included. l

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