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8 F EATUREGo fishBass bring anglers to Pennsylvania waters

12A COOPERATIVE CONNECTIONInformation and advice from your localelectric cooperative

14 T IME L INESYour newsmagazine through the years

16 COUNTRY K I TCHENSummer dipping

17 POWER PLANTSShareable arrangements

18 OUTDOOR ADVENTURESPostcard from nature: ‘Wish youwere here’

19 SMART C I RCU I TSStay comfortable with less AC

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22 PUNCH L INES

Thoughts from Earl Pitts–Uhmerikun!Gone fishin’: Earl decides writing aboutfishing more fun than discussing politicians

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23ON THE COVERBass fishing is a popularsport in Pennsylvania.Largemouth bass like thisone are often found inPennsylvania’s lakes andponds, while smallmouthbass are found in thestate’s rivers.

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and plenty of places to fish.Additional Pennsylvania parks nomi-

nated include: Moraine State Park (ButlerCounty), Nockamixon State Park (BucksCounty), and Pymatuning Lake StatePark (Crawford and Mercer counties).

PDA suspends avian activities atagriculture fairs, Farm ShowThe Pennsylvania Department of

Agriculture (PDA) has suspended allavian competitions at state-approved agri-cultural fairs in 2015, as well as the 2016Pennsylvania Farm Show. Secretary ofAgriculture Russell Redding reports theaction is an effort to minimize the risk ofthe highly pathogenic avian influenza,(H5N2) which is intensifying across thecountry, from spreading in Pennsylvania.In an effort to keep youth engaged in

the poultry industry and provide a solu-

tion for completing their poultry projectsin the absence of being able to show theirbirds, the PDA is requesting all fairs toinclude alternative poultry-based compe-titions that highlight the accomplish-ments of youth poultry competitors. Redding said the decision was not

made lightly, but across the country,more than 15 million birds have had tobe euthanized because of the disease. In2014, the poultry and egg industry inPennsylvania was responsible for $13 bil-lion in economic activity.“Across the country, the effects (of

H5N2) have been devastating,” Reddingsaid. “We do not want to see the sameresult in Pennsylvania.” Avian influenza, commonly known as

“bird flu,” is caused by a virus thatoccurs naturally in birds and is very con-tagious, especially among domesticatedbirds (including chickens, ducks, quail,pheasants, guinea fowl and turkeys). The PDA is working with the U.S.

Department of Agriculture and othergovernment agencies, as well as thestate’s poultry industry, to prepare for anoutbreak of H5N2. According to PDAofficials, the most important preventiontechnique is for anyone who owns orworks with poultry to apply soundbiosecurity measures — whether on acommercial farm, in the wild, or at ahobby/backyard farm.PDA officials note that no highly

pathogenic avian influenza viruses havebeen detected in Pennsylvania since anoutbreak in 1983-84, when Pennsylvanialost 17 million birds worth $65 million.Information about avian influenza is

available at the PDA’s Bureau of AnimalHealth and Diagnostic Services by call-ing 717-772-2852.

Extension diabetes programreceives national recognitionA multistate team of Extension educa-

tors, including members from Penn StateExtension, has received national recogni-

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State lakes included in national‘Top 10’ listThree Pennsylvania lakes are included

in the “Top 10 Family-Friendly Places toBoat and Fish in the United States” in anational contest sponsored by the Vir-ginia-based Recreational Boating andFishing Foundation. Keystone State Park in Westmoreland

County came in fifth, while Presque IsleState Park in Erie County was ninth andLackawanna State Park in LackawannaCounty was 10th. The remaining top 10places are, in order from first place: Ever-glades National Park, Florida; Bahia HondaState Park, Florida; Blue Springs State Park,Florida; Kissimmee State Park, Florida;Skyway Fishing Pier State Park, Florida;and Galveston Island State Park, Texas.The foundation, along with state fish

and wildlife agencies across the nation,identified more than 250 family-friendlyplaces to fish and boat across the coun-try. More than 23,000 outdoor enthusi-asts then voted on their top choices onthe basis of having the following: access-ability to a major city or town; a publicbody of water known for having plentyof common fish species; amenities suchas playgrounds, campgrounds, picnicareas, restrooms and parking spaces;

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tion for a “Dining with Diabetes” educa-tional program.Extension educators from six universi-

ties shared the 2015 Jeanne M. PriesterAward, recently presented at the NationalHealth Outreach Conference in Atlanta.The award, named for Jeanne M. Priester,who was a leader in advancing healtheducation within the Cooperative Exten-sion System during her tenure at the U.S.Department of Agriculture, honors Exten-sion programs that positively impact thehealth of people across the United States.The Dining with Diabetes program

teaches people with diabetes, or thosewho are at risk for developing diabetes,and their families how to manage thedisease through nutrition, physical activ-ity and behavior modification.Diabetes was the seventh leading

cause of death in Pennsylvania in 2010(the latest data available). State healthofficials estimate 9 percent of Pennsylva-nia residents have been diagnosed withdiabetes, and another 25 percent havediabetes, but have not been diagnosed.Dining with Diabetes is offered in

Extension offices in more than 40 Pennsyl-vania counties. More information is avail-able online at http://extension.psu.edu/health/diabetes.

37 counties on drought watchThirty-seven Pennsylvania counties

are on the state’s drought watch list, as ofmid-June. Residents of those counties arebeing asked by the Pennsylvania Depart-ment of Environmental Protection (DEP)to voluntarily reduce water use.

A drought watch — the first andleast-severe of three drought classifica-tions used by the state — calls for a vol-untary 5 percent reduction in non-essen-tial water use.Counties listed under the drought

watch are Bedford, Berks, Blair, Brad-ford, Cambria, Carbon, Centre, Clinton,Columbia, Franklin, Fulton, Hunting-don, Indiana, Juniata, Lackawanna,Lawrence, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming,McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Mon-tour, Northampton, Northumberland,Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan,Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne,Westmoreland and Wyoming.DEP officials suggest taking the fol-

lowing actions to conserve water: runwater only when absolutely necessary;check for household leaks; run dish-washers and washing machines onlywith full loads; clean driveways and side-walks with a broom, not a hose; usewater in a bucket to wash a vehicle;make sure sprinklers, if used, water onlythe lawn or garden, not streets and side-walks; use soaker hoses or trickle irriga-tion systems for gardens; mulch aroundshrubs and plants to reduce evaporation;focus on native plants that require lesswater than ornamental varieties; coverswimming pools to prevent evaporation;and cut grass at a higher setting to pro-mote water retention by the soil.

White House announces plan topromote pollinator healthA task force appointed by President

Barack Obama has released its strategy

for promoting the health of honey beesand other pollinators. Pollinators arecritical to the nation’s economy, foodsecurity and environmental health.The best-known of the pollinators —

honey bees — add more than $15 billionin value to agricultural crops each year,making sure that fruits, nuts and vegeta-bles continue to grow. The future of polli-nators is in jeopardy, however, as in 2014,beekeepers reported losing about 40 per-cent of their honey bee colonies, while thenumbers of another pollinator, monarchbutterflies, have declined by more than90 percent over the past two decades. That’s why the president set up the

task force to work with the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency (EPA) and theU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).The task force reports that increasing

the quantity and quality of habitat forpollinators is a major part of the effort,and will include construction of pollina-tor gardens at federal buildings, as wellas restoration of millions of acres of fed-erally managed lands. The EPA and USDA note that people

of all ages and in all parts of the UnitedStates can assist in the effort to restore

pollinators by planting pollinator gar-dens and setting aside some naturalhabitat. They also encourage people tothink carefully before applying pesticidesand always follow label instructions.More information is available online

at www.whitehouse.gov (search for “pol-linator health”).l

Cook describes Youth TourSpeaking at the 2015 commencement

ceremony at George Washington Univer-sity, Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook tells abouthis first visit to Washington, D.C. in 1977,

where he met PresidentJimmy Carter. Cook was a16-year-old from Alabamawho was selected to par-ticipate in the NationalRural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Tour on the basis of

an essay. Before going to Washington, D.C., Cook and the other YouthTour participants visited the state capital in Montgomery, Ala. Cook said

his experiences on Youth Tour made him believe both a company and an individualcan change the world.

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if they meet some very important criteria.First, let’s address how nature affects thecrawl space. Remember, heat moves tocool on our wonderful planet. On a sum-mer day, our nice cool crawl spacebecomes an attraction for hot and humidair. The hot air moves through the ventsto the cooler crawl space causing every-thing to become warmer — even theductwork and floors. If the ground is notproperly covered with a moisture barrier,water vapor from the ground and air willcondense on cooler surfaces. This is whymost ductwork located in vented crawlspaces has evidence of condensation withmold and mildew on the outer side of theinsulation. Uninsulated ducts may evenshow signs of rust and corrosion. Theopposite happens during the winter. Thewarmer air under the floor escapesthrough the foundation vents. Thiscauses the floors to become quite cold,even causing pipes to freeze and break. If you can answer “yes” to the ques-

tions below about your crawl space, youcould be a candidate for sealing:k Is your crawl space dry year-roundwithout any standing or recurringdrainage problems?

k Is your home free from any plumbingleaks?

To seal or notto seal

If you answered “yes,” you may con-sider a sealed crawl space.Sealing a crawl space is not that diffi-

cult, but it does take time to properlycomplete the job. A rigid moisture bar-rier is paramount. There are companiesthat sell quality watertight moisture bar-riers and special mastics and tapes toassure an airtight and waterproof seal.Foam board can be used for sealing theinner side of the vents. If you live in an area where radon

could be an issue, I suggest contractingwith an authorized entity to handle yourproject. Also, if you live in an areawhere termites exist and insurance isrequired, I suggest that you contact yourpolicyholder and inquire about theirparameters concerning sealed crawlspaces. They may require a gap betweenthe top of the moisture barrier and theband joist for inspection purposes.Many termite companies now offer thisservice.Be sure to visit www.smartener-

gytips.org or Facebook www.facebook.com/SmartEnergyTips.org fordozens of energy-savings ideas.l

Bret Curry is the residential energymanager for Arkansas Electric CooperativeCorporation.

TO SEAL or not to seal the crawl spaceis a recurring dilemma for many home-owners. To begin, why do homes havecrawl spaces? Crawl spaces became abyproduct when concrete block founda-tions were introduced. They cost lessthan basements to build, and they pro-vide access to plumbing, ductwork andsome electrical components. Decadesago, conventional wisdom introducedvents, and it was believed they wouldkeep the crawl space area dry. However,the vents introduced a few laws of unin-tended consequences. But years of field practice by industry

experts, a better understanding of build-ing science, the introduction of diagnos-tic equipment, relative humidity anddew point monitors, and infrared cam-eras have unveiled some compellingfacts about crawl spaces. In fact, manybuilders across the country who under-stand building science are no longerbuilding vented crawl spaces, and somebuilding codes are even changing toaccept properly sealed crawl spaces. Experience has taught us that a prop-

erly sealed crawl space with a properlyinstalled moisture barrier will dramati-cally reduce unwanted moisture andthwart heat gain and loss. Proper airand moisture sealing improves comfortand reduces heating and cooling costs.Additional benefits are the eliminationof the earthy smell inside a home causedby a damp crawl space and eliminationof the environment that promotes thegrowth of mold and mildew — even thefloors will be warmer during the winter.Also, properly sealed crawl spaces canbe used for storage.Many existing homes with vented

crawl spaces can be retrofitted and sealed

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ON THE LAKE: A lone angler fishes on the1,635-acre Glendale Lake at PrinceGallitzin State Park, which is served byREA Energy Cooperative. Among the fishmost commonly caught are bass, pike andmuskellunge, along with panfish.

A lthough its name means “Penn’s

Woods,” Pennsylvania could just as

easily have been called “Penn’s Waters.”

With more than 85,000 miles of rivers and

streams, and more than 4,000 lakes and

ponds, not to mention access to Lake Erie,

Pennsylvania is an ideal spot for fishing.

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Many of the state’s anglers focus their sights onbass because they consider them among the mostdifficult fish to catch. Largemouth bass are com-monly found in lakes and ponds from RaystownLake, the largest lake located completely within thestate, to small farm ponds, while smallmouth bassare more likely to be found in rivers.John Tomb, president of the Tioga County Bass

Anglers and a member of Mansfield-based Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative (REC), has beenfishing for more than six decades — since he was oldenough to walk to the creek adjacent to his ruralhome. He explains why bass is his fish of choice.“You have to know a lot about the species you are

targeting, what kind of bait they bite on, what kind ofstructure or debris they hang out on, how the tem-perature affects what they do,” he says. “Humans arethe top of the food chain, and you’re pitting yourexpertise and thousands of dollars’ worth of equip-ment against an animal with a brain the size of a pea,and getting your butt whipped more often than not.It’s the challenge that makes it so much fun.”And while he describes bass fishing as fun, he

admits the sport can get pretty intense.“Some of these guys carry iPads and keep track of

the temperature, the wind and the bait they use,” he

explains. “It’s got to the point where guys will go toGoogle Maps and Google Earth and call up the lake.With the satellite photos, they can see the shallowpoints in the lake, and get the GPS location of them.Then they get in their boats, punch in the GPS loca-tion and go right to that spot.”Tomb used to compete in larger tournaments, but

says “an 8-hour day on the water at tournament speedis tough on the old body,” so he limits his tourney fish-ing these days to smaller events. The Tioga CountyBass Anglers organization sponsors two open tourna-ments each year. One is a one-day event on Cow-anesque Lake while the other is a three-day event thatrequires anglers to fish one day each at Tioga Lake,Hammond Lake and Cowanesque Lake, making eachday a new challenge. The organization also sponsorsan annual tournament just for young anglers, andworks to make a better environment for fish in arealakes through the deployment of man-made struc-tures into the water to be used as fish habitats.

Working togetherThe Outcast Bass Club, headquartered at Lake

Marburg at Codorus State Park, has similar goals.Steve Staley, a member of Gettysburg-based AdamsEC, serves as president of that volunteer group.

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“We have been seeing a reduction in state funds during thepast years, so our goal is to maintain some services and pro-grams that would have been cut,” Staley reports. “We maintaina launch and take care of the grounds. The club also works withthe Marburg Fish Advisory Committee to provide fishing pro-grams for kids, and provide boats so that when the state stocksfish, we can scatter them throughout the lake to increase thesurvival rate.”Club members also work with the state Department of Con-

servation and Natural Resources and the Pennsylvania Fishand Boat Commission to provide fish habitats, including man-made structures, brush piles and rock piles.The Outcast Bass Club also holds weekly “lunker” tourna-

ments geared toward the novice-to-average angler from theopening of bass season in June through September. BecauseLake Marburg is so deep — up to 98 feet — it’s not unusual forthe weekly winner to bring in a 20-inch bass in the 4- to 5-poundrange, Staley says. The biggest fish caught during the 2014 lunkertournaments was 6.28 pounds. All fish are released as the clubrequires use of the CPR (catch, photograph, release) method. “If you catch a big bass and keep it, you take it out of the sys-

tem, so you are hurting the system down the road,” he says.“We really push putting big fish back so they can spawn again.Even with a trophy catch, you can take a picture, measure it andtake the picture to a taxidermist, and he can make an exactreproduction out of fiberglass, which will last forever. A skinmount will last only 20 to 25 years.”Anglers aren’t the only ones hanging out at Lake Marburg

during the Thursday evening lunker tournaments. Adams EC

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8,000 ACRES OF FISHING: Bass fishing is a popularactivity on the 8,000-acre Raystown Lake, locatedin Huntingdon County, which is served by ValleyRural Electric Cooperative. Anglers report catchingboth smallmouth and largemouth bass at the lake.

member Danica Bange is one of a number of rangers assigned tothe state park. In addition to handling all regular law enforcementduties that arise in the park, the rangers also coordinate with fishand game officials to keep an eye out for any hunting or fishingviolations, and lead educational programming at the park.“We are sworn police who have gone through the police

academy, but we focus more on education, teaching about thecare of the earth and the things that are on it, and awareness inan effort to protect the land, the wildlife, and the people who arein the park,” Bange reports.

FAMILY FUN: REA Energy Cooperative members Bill and Sharon Hock, andtheir children, Daniel and Grace, of Patton, participate in Family Fishing Dayat Glendale Lake at Prince Gallitzin State Park. The annual event is spon-sored by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

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As the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s (PFBC) exec-utive director, it’s John Arway’s job to care about the condition ofthe state’s waterways. Arway’s also been an avid angler since he was4, so anything that threatens those waterways directly affects him.

A member of Warren Electric Cooperative, Arway describes him-self as a “fishing generalist,” saying he will fish for anything thatbites. That said, he especially enjoys the challenge of bass fishingand proudly reports he reached one of his lifetime goals in April —

at 20.5 inches, the smallmouthbass he caught on the Susque-hanna River topped his goal byone-half inch. But his excite-ment at snagging a “personalbest” bass is tempered by therecent verification that a small-mouth bass caught in theSusquehanna River had amalignant tumor on its jaw.

“It’s another confirmationthat something is not normalwith the Susquehanna,” Arwaysays. “When you add it in withother pieces of information,especially that we have beenseeing sores and lesions onyoung bass reported since2005, even if we can’t put ourfinger on what it is, we knowsomething is wrong.”

In what Arway calls fate,

the PFBC executive director was present when a friend caughtthe fish with the cancerous tumor on its jaw.

“In my lifetime history of fishing, I had never seen a fish thatlooked like that,” Arway says. “I have studied environmentalissues and contaminated water and what they do to fish foryears, but this was dramatic. It was fortuitous that I was thereand that I had the tools to get it diagnosed.”

Arway doesn’t believe there is a significant number of simi-larly affected fish in the Susquehanna River or other evidencewould have surfaced.

“It does concern me, but I have more serious concerns aboutthe lesions we have been finding on young bass since 2005,” hestates.

The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) hasacknowledged that a “number of issues face the smallmouthbass population,” according to its website, but that a link toSusquehanna’s water quality has not been established. The DEPsays it continues to work with the Pennsylvania Fish and BoatCommission, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, and theUnited States Geological Survey to ensure a healthy river.

For Arway, the recent confirmation of cancer in the bass wasenough to push him to take further action. In early June, heannounced the PFBC has launched an “S.O.S. — Save OurSusquehanna!” campaign to fund water and soil conservationprojects along the Susquehanna River in an effort to protect theriver and its fish.

To kick off the campaign, PFBC pledged $50,000 in matchingfunds. Once the first $100,000 is raised, the PFBC will beginworking on projects designed to save the river. In addition, a por-tion of the revenue from state fishing licenses — which anyonecan purchase whether they are an angler or not — will go towardthe new program, as will all proceeds from a $10 S.O.S. buttonoffered through the PFBC. Contributions to the S.O.S. campaigncan be made by writing a check to “S.O.S. — Save Our Susque-hanna” and mailing it to the Fish and Boat Commission, P.O. Box67000, Harrisburg, PA 17106.

Concerns raised overhealth of Susquehanna

Employees of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservationand Natural Resources — like Bange — are assigned at stateparks around Pennsylvania. Beth Garner, an environmentaleducation specialist at Glendale Lake at Prince Gallitzin StatePark in Cambria County, reports one of her favorite assign-ments is teaching children about nature. Every year, the stateFish and Boat Commission sponsors Family Fishing Days at anumber of state parks to introduce families to fishing. Lessonsare geared toward elementary-school age children.

Early educationREA Energy Cooperative members Sharon and Bill Hock

and their children, Daniel, 9, and Grace, 6, of Patton, Pa., partic-ipated in the spring Family Fishing Day at Prince Gallitzin StatePark, noting, “This is a great family activity where we can all betogether doing the same thing.”After learning about “smart” anglers: s – safety first; m –

manners are important; a – appreciate clean water; r – returnsome of your catch; and t – teach others, Daniel and Graceheaded out to Pickerel Pond, where Daniel was among the firstto catch a fish.His excited response was, “A fish, a fish, I caught a fish.”

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FAVORITE FISH: John Tomb, president of the Tioga County Bass Anglers and amember of Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, has been fishing for bass forsix decades.

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PROVIDED BY JOHN TOMB

Those were almost exactly the same words used by LanceDunham when he caught his first fish more than 55 years ago.Dunham, a member of Wysox-based Claverack REC, was intro-duced to fishing when he was a preschooler in Bradford County. For Dunham, fishing was a hobby until 1980. He was the

owner of a small sporting goods store in Dushore when a cus-tomer asked him to take him out fishing on the SusquehannaRiver as he was well-known for his fishing skills.

TROUBLE ON THE SUSQUEHANNA:

This smallmouth bass, confirmed tohave a cancerous tumor on its jaw, isa cause for concern about the healthof the Susquehanna River, where itwas caught. Since it was diagnosed,the state has launched a “S.O.S. —Save Our Susquehanna!” campaign.

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BY JOHN ARWAY

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“I refused him several times until finally he said, ‘I tell youwhat, how about if you take me for a boat ride and let me takemy rods along,’” Dunham recalls. “He just badgered me until Igave in. Right away, I realized that was fun.”For about five years, Dunham operated L.D. Guide Service,

based in New Albany, Pa., as a part-time business. By then, hispart-time business had grown to the point he knew he had tochoose between it and his sporting goods business.“I decided I would rather go fishing any day than work inside

so in 1985, I became a full-time fishing guide,” Dunham recalls.Saying it’s an exciting way to make a living, Dunham

explains that he guides on the Susquehanna River seven days aweek (weather permitting) from April through mid-November.He has a 21-foot SeaArk with a 250-horsepower jet engine. Hecovers the river from the New York state line south as far asTunkhannock. He will take one, two or three anglers on a char-tered trip, which can range from 6 to 10 hours during the day or3 to 4 hours in the evenings.His customers usually tell him to take them where the fish

are biting, so he does.“Being out here every day, I know where they were biting

yesterday, and where they should be biting today,” he says.“That comes from experience. I have to gauge the temperatureof the water, the water speed, the color of the water (fish have tobe able to see the bait so a contrasting color is essential) and thelight penetration from the sky. All those factors change the fishpatterns from day to day.”All of the bass fishing through Dunham’s guide service is

catch and release.“They are here just for the sport,” he says. “It’s a game to see

how many fish you can catch.”

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FISHING FOR A CAUSE: The 30 teams in a bass fishing tournament head outon Conneaut Lake in July 2014. The event, co-sponsored by Channellock Inc.and Bassmasters of Crawford County, raises funds for the United Way ofWestern Crawford County. Marissa Lines, executive director of the United Wayand a member of Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative, reports the event,now in its 11th year, raises about $20,000 every year.

FISHING IS FUN AND WORK: Lance Dunham, owner of L.D. Guide Service and amember of Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, began fishing at an early ageand never quit. His business now includes guiding others to the best fishingholes on the Susquehanna River.

PRESERVING A WAY OF LIFE: Members of the Outcast Bass Club, includingPresident Steve Staley, a member of Adams Electric Cooperative, are dedi-cated to maintaining services and programs that have undergone state fund-ing cuts at Codorus State Park.

Dunham guarantees his customers will catch fish or theydon’t pay for his guide services. He considers he’s had a success-ful day if he catches 20 fish, but his charter customers vary intheir expectations.“Some like to catch one or two and then enjoy the wildlife

and being out on the water, while some are tournament fishingto get as many as they can,” he says. He keeps track of his customers, carrying a card file and a

pen. He writes down every angler’s name, along with the date,and when someone catches a fish, along with the water temper-ature, sky conditions and wildlife spotted on the trip.Dunham begins fishing in the spring as soon as the ice

breaks and he fishes until the ice closes in. Annual confirmedcatches are usually between 8,000 and 10,000. “My personal favorite is the smallmouth bass,” he says.

“Pound for pound, they give the best fight all the way to theboat. They never give up.”l

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PROVIDED BY STEVE STALEY

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1975 The 23rd annual Woodmen’s Carnival, held inPotter County at Cherry Springs State Park, fea-tures crosscut-sawing, log-rolling, log-chopping,chainsaw and tree-felling contests.

1995 Pennsylvania’s territorial integrity lawallows electric cooperatives to retain customersmoving into their service territory, helping to lowerrates by spreading costs over more sales.

2005 The birthplace of the world’s petroleumindustry, Pennsylvania continues to produce oiland natural gas, providing an important economicpipeline for rural communities.

ALLEGHENY Electric Cooperative, Inc. (Allegheny), thewholesale power supplier for 14 rural electric cooperatives inPennsylvania and New Jersey, takes a look back at energy proj-ects touted in the 1970s as potential alternatives to America’sdependence on expensive foreign oil.By the mid-1980s, interest in some projects — including

alcohol-enhanced gasoline — had declined as the price ofimported oil also dropped. Others, like wind and solar, provedimpractical for large-scale electricity production in the North-east. The most-promising alternative energy sources were scruti-

nized by Allegheny in its search for long-term power suppliesfor the rural electric cooperatives, as well as new technologiesthat conserve energy. In the 1980s, Allegheny worked with twomember co-ops — Bedford-based Bedford Rural Electric Coop-erative (REC) and Huntingdon-based Valley REC — to deter-mine the most effective applications of residential groundwaterheat pumps. In addition, ground-coupled heat pump experi-ments were conducted at Valley REC, with results that indi-cated heat pump technology could save consumers millions ofdollars in future power bills. Energy projects reviewed in depth in the July 1985 issue of

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“KITCHEN SINK” GUACAMOLE DIP

3 ripe avocados Juice of 1/2 lime1/2 cup salsa verde1/2 cup drained Mexican-style canned corn1/2 cup drained and rinsed black beans1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Optional fresh additions, if available:1/2 cup diced green or red bell pepper1/2 cup chopped tomato1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Cut avocados in half and remove pits. Scoop flesh into bowl. Mash with

fork or potato masher. Carefully stir in lime juice, salsa verde, Mexican-

style corn, black beans and salt. Add fresh vegetables and cilantro, if

desired. Serve immediately with corn chips or Mexican food. Makes

approximately 4 cups dip, depending on additions.

Summer dippingSUMMER gatherings call for fresh-tasting dips, so don’t disap-point your guests with cartons of the store-bought stuff. Once you’ve tried and fallen in love with hummus at your

favorite Mediterranean restaurant, it’s time to learn how to makeit at home. With the aid of a small food processor, this healthfuldip comes together in an amazingly short amount of time. Cannellini Bean Dip is a lighter, brighter version of hummus.

Lemon and dill give it a summery quality.Guacamole is another restaurant favorite, but it also is quite

easy to create at home. In the recipe for “Kitchen Sink” Gua-camole Dip, everything but the kitchen sink — salsa verde, Mex-ican-style corn, black beans, chopped bell pepper, tomatoes and

cilantro — takes the dip in a hearty direction.When served with corn chips, this dip is almost ameal in itself. lA trained journalist, JANETTE HESS focuses her writing on interesting

people and interesting foods. She is a Master Food Volunteer with her

local extension service and enjoys collecting, testing and sharing recipes.

CLASSICALLY SIMPLE GUACAMOLE4 ripe avocadosJuice of 1 small lime3 tablespoons minced red onion2 to 3 teaspoons fresh, minced jalapeno pepper(seeds and ribs removed)1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Cut avocados in half and remove pits. Scoop flesh intobowl. Mash with fork or potato masher. Stir in lime juice, onion andjalapeno pepper. Add salt. Serve immediately with corn chips or Mexicanfood. Makes 3 to 4 cups guacamole, depending on size of avocados.

CANNELLINI BEAN DIP1 15 1/2-ounce can cannellini (white kidney)beans, drained2 tablespoons dill pickle juice*2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil1/2 teaspoon dried dill1/2 teaspoon salt-free lemon pepper 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

In small food processor, process beans and juice until creamy. Add oliveoil and continue blending. Transfer to bowl and stir in dill, lemon pepperand salt. Serve chilled with pita chips, corn chips, crackers or fresh veg-etables.

*If dill pickle juice is not available, substitute fresh lemon juice.

HOMEMADE HUMMUS

1/4 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus

additional for drizzling

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, according to taste

1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans (chick peas), drained

1/4 cup waterCrumbled feta cheese, if desired for garnish

In small food processor, process tahini and lemon juice until creamy. Add

olive oil, salt and spices; continue blending until smooth. Add garbanzo

beans; process until smooth. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, through

opening or chute in top of processor. Continue processing until very

creamy. Chill. To serve, drizzle with small amount of olive oil and sprinkle

with feta cheese. Offer with any or all of the following: soft pita bread,

pita chips, bell pepper strips, cucumber slices, carrot sticks, celery or

crackers. Makes about 1 1/2 cups dip.

Note: If a small food processor is not available, a larger one may be used,

although the processor bowl may need to be scraped with a spatula sev-

eral times to bring the ingredients in contact with the blades. Another

option is to double the recipe.

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FOR TOOmany years, Iassumed flower arrangershad to follow strict rules anduse arcane tools to constructhandsome bouquets and art-ful vases of painstakinglyplaced stems. I was so wrong.To be fair, there are indeed

historically established tech-niques to creating arrange-ments such as ikebana, andthere are incredibly skilled,rule-oriented practitionerswho compete at flower shows.And if you study still lifepaintings, you will be spell-bound by countless exquisitefloral arrangements.But nobody says we have

to be bound by those stan-dards and traditions. We arefree to choose how we presentour cut flowers.If bee balm or cone-flowers

or sunflowers or snapdragonsor tall phlox abound in thegarden, why not just cut someto enjoy at the breakfast table?Or on your desk. Or on yourbedside table?And if the flowers you’ve

picked don’t last longer than aday, why worry? There will

be more of the same.Once I discovered this

sense of freedom, I couldn’tget enough. I filled jam jarsand jelly glasses, cone-shapedvases and clay jugs, galva-nized buckets, and daintyporcelain cream pitchers. Anycontainer became fair game,as long as it was watertight.Then the concept of cachepotcame into my universe: hide autilitarian waterproof con-tainer inside a “fancy” recep-tacle. Oh my goodness, gameon! Roses and Queen Anne’slace spilling out of a strawhat, anyone?The best cut flower advice

I can give you is 1) use sharppruners and 2) try it out. Youcan’t go wrong because inpractical terms, fresh-cutflowers with their stemspromptly plunged into waterand kept out of direct sun willlook lovely for at least a day.You’ll develop your own

rules of thumb, but if you areat a loss where to begin, hereare some basic guidelines.A generous handful of

small flowers or an armloadof big flowers will look goodin a container of proportion-ate shape and size. For exam-ple, short-stemmed roses looksplendid spilling over theedges of a rounded teapot.Top-heavy gladioli look ter-rific in a tall, narrow, yetheavy container. Hydrangeasare big and bold so put themin something sturdy — maybea shiny bucket. Put daintyviolets in a shot glass and zin-nias in a coffee mug.When it comes to color,

don’t be intimidated. Myfavorite bouquets are mix andmatch, a joyous hullabaloocram-packed into a Mason jar.But if you favor a more formalor more organized look, youcan always succeed using thissimple technique: select justone color of flower. An all-white bouquet is smashing,an all-red bouquet is fiery,and an all-yellow bouquet isalways a sunny delight.When you cut your flow-

ers, keep in mind you can fillout the bouquet with green-ery. Think about hosta or fernor ornamental grass foliage,stems from flowering shrubsor small branches from ever-greens.If you admire a flower

combination in the garden,

you will like it in the vase. Ifyou’ve wondered how a cer-tain combination might workin your garden, why not try itin the vase? And if you dis-cover a new and pleasingcombination by happy acci-dent, so much the better.Cut flowers are mar-

velously portable. Bring themindoors to enjoy, sure, butnow you can share them, too.Take some to work, take someto a shut-in, take some to say“thanks” or take some “justbecause.” Flowers speak a universal

language of good cheer andgoodwill.l

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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.

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Shareablearrangements

ANYTHING GOES: Any type of con-tainer can become a flower holderfor you and a friend to enjoy.

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

SOMEONE I know arguesthat viewing photos orvideos of a place is equiva-lent to going there and expe-riencing the place.I couldn’t disagree more.

Case in point: My acquain-tance would not know toexaggerate the length of the7.2-mile Falls Trail at Rickett’sGlen State Park to 17 miles inher retelling of that time wehiked that incredibly chal-lenging trail that descendsand ascends steep gorges onrocky, sometimes slipperytrails. Without having strug-gled along that trail, with justlooking at photos of the trail,she wouldn’t know that herexaggeration is fully justified.Beyond setting up some

great exaggerations, no placeI’ve ever been was fullyexplained or completelyunderstood without experi-encing that place firsthand.Looking at photos of the

rocky ledges and “Rattlesnake

Research Area” signs on thesouthwestern slope of BlueMountain at Port Clinton tellsme there are timber rat-tlesnakes there. Being forcedto leave a trail on that slopeand bushwhack around a rat-tler that refused to end a sun-ning session on the trail is theexperience beyond the pho-tos, complete with the flickingtongue of the reptile, theworry over encounteringanother rattler, and muchmore available only to thoseof us who have been there.I am firmly in the camp of

George Washington Carver,who wrote, “Reading aboutnature is fine, but if a personwalks in the woods and lis-tens carefully, he can learnmore than what is in thebooks, for they speak withvoice of God.”

St. Bernard of Clairvauxmade a good point: “… youwill find more lessons in thewoods than in books. Treesand stones will teach youwhat you cannot learn frommasters.”I wonder if I would be

sharing this column withyou today if I had not walkedin the woods and learned thelessons of the trees andstones so many years ago, asa child allowed to stray milesfrom home, all on my own,for hours on end.Would I have true tales to

tell of the iron taste of thestained water in a streampolluted by acid minedrainage, had I not taken anunsupervised sip in myyouth?Would I see into the

investigations of a raccoon

waddling along a creek fromthe tracks it leaves in themud had I not pursued otherraccoons on other creeks inearlier days?Would I know the effort

involved in lugging woodand nails and tools into theforest to build an elevateddeer stand in some tree, orthe frustration of placing thatdeer stand in a spot fre-quented by deer too earlyand too late in the day forlegal hunting, if I had not“been there, done that?”“Let nature be your

teacher,” wrote WilliamWordsworth. But, can natureteach us if we’re not in theclassroom?l

MARCUS SCHNECK isthe outdoor writer forThe (Harrisburg) Patriot-News and its website,PennLive.com. He alsowrites for many outdoorpublications and is theauthor of more than

two dozen books. Keep abreast of his adven-tures and writings at www.marcusschneck.com.

Postcardfrom nature:‘Wish youwere here’

ON-SITE LESSONS: The best way tolearn about wild critters and plants isto experience them firsthand.

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conditioner less often is to set your ther-mostat a few degrees higher. The savingsshould be from 1 to 3 percent for eachdegree you raise it.There is a limit to how high you can

raise your thermostat without becomingtoo uncomfortable — and instigating arebellion by your family. Other methodsto minimize air-conditioning are to reducethe amount of heat that leaks into yourhome, reduce the amount of heat gener-ated inside your house, control humiditylevels, increase indoor air movement anduse natural ventilation when possible.Avoid sitting near a sun-exposed wall or

window during sunny afternoons. Wallinsulation is effective for blocking conduc-tive heat gain, but not for radiant heat.When the outside wall gets hot in the sun,particularly a brick or masonry wall, theradiant heat comes right through the wall.Window and door awnings can be helpfulin blocking direct sunlight.Most energy-efficiency improvements,

such as caulking, weather stripping andinsulation, are made to reduce heat lossduring winter. They also reduce heat gainduring summer. Check the insulation inyour attic to make sure there are no voidsand ensure attic vents are not blocked.A great deal of heat is generated from

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avoid washing in the afternoons duringpeak heat. The heat given off from the hotwater and electricity used by the motorswill stress your air conditioner less atnight.Keeping air moving inside your home

increases evaporative cooling from yourskin to keep you comfortable at a higherindoor temperature. Running a ceilingpaddle fan is very effective for this. Keepin mind the electric motor in the fanactually heats the room air, so turn it offwhen the room is unoccupied.Set the ceiling fan on medium to high

speed and the rotation switch so it blowsthe air downward.On a breezy, not excessively hot day,

try opening some windows. Widely openseveral windows on the downwind sideof your home, and slightly open win-

dows on the windward side. This causesthe air to blow in the partially openedwindows much faster, creating a breezein that room using no electricity.Another option for staying cool is

building a solar chimney. This is a tallwooden chimney with two clear sidesfrom the ceiling to above the roof. Whenthe sun shines into the clear sides, itheats the air. Since hot air rises, it natu-rally exhausts air from your house. Thisworks well when using natural ventila-tion on a still day. Block the ceiling open-ing with an insulated panel when air-conditioning or heating.A whole-house ventilation fan can

draw huge amounts of air through yourhouse. For times when the air is notexcessively humid, run the fan at night.This can cool down the entire house anddelay the time in the morning when theair conditioner has to come back on.l

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Thoughts from Earl Pitts,UHMERIKUN!

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Social commentary from Earl Pitts —— a.k.a.GARY BUR BANK , a nation ally syndicatedradio per son ality —— can be heard on thefollowing radio stations that cover electriccooperative service territories in Pennsylvania:WANB-FM 103.1 Pittsburgh; WARM-AM 590Wilkes-Barre/Scran ton; WIOO-AM 1000 Carlisle;WEEO-AM 1480 Shippensburg; WMTZ-FM 96.5Johnstown; WQBR-FM 99.9/92.7 McElhattan;WLMI-FM 103.9 Kane; and WVNW-FM 96.7 Burnham-Lewistown. You can also find him atEarlpittsamerican.com.

Gone fishin’: Earldecides writing aboutfishing more fun thandiscussing politicians

Today, I had a choice of commen-taries: No. 1, I was seriously consideringtalking about the slow decay and rot ofAmerican culture, about the criminalbehavior of your elected officials, and thehopelessness of the American dream.Or, No. 2, I could talk about fishin’.

And ‘tween you and me, all the bad newsgoing on in this country right now is kindof depressin’. I think your Penn Lines has

got the right idea, so let’s go with fishin’.If you’re sittin’ in a bass boat or on the

bank of your favorite fishin’ hole, all thatother mind-numbin’, senseless garbagefades away. Let’s face it, a largemouth bassdon’t care one bit about how you feel aboutBruce or Caitlyn or any of them Kardashi-ans. Fish are just fish.Then, you got to figger that an Ameri-

can politician can pretty much screw upanythin’. Because that’s what they do. Ifyou gave Washington a hammer and anail, you would have three months ofCongressional hammer-and-nail testi-mony. The White House would appoint ahammer-and-nail czar. And one year later,you would have the Environmental Pro-tection Agency shoving 72,000 pages ofhammer-and-nail regulations down ourthroats. On the other hand, fishin’ is justfishin’.I mean, there are fishin’ regulations for

every state, but they ain’t that complex.Don’t fish below the spillway. Don’t takecertain fish below a specified length. Andyou have to get a license.The whole world is gettin’ in our faces

right now, telling us what to do, what tothink, how to act, what’s right and what’swrong. Who’s good and who’s evil. What’ssocially acceptable and who’s politicallyincorrect. On the other hand, fishin’ is justfishin’.Wake up, America! Sometimes I go

fishin’ because I want to fish. Other times,I go fishin’ because I don’t want to do anyof that other stuff. And when you gofishin’, you don’t have to. I’m Earl AnglerPitts, Uhmerikun.

I have decided there is nothingmore disruptive and more contentious inthe life of a family than buying a newcouch.First of all, there’s only one person in

the family who even wants a new couch.That would be what you call the wife andmother. And she loves to list the reasonsshe thinks you need a new couch. The old

one is ripped and stained, and it’s got acouple springs stickin’ out of it, plus it’sgot a weird smell to it. Pearl says last timeshe vacuumed under the cushions, shefound a TV Guide from 2005. And shesays it’s just old, and it’s time for it to go.And I’m thinkin’ that I had that couch

about the same length of time I had mywife. How come I got to get rid of thecouch?Now, I could try to reason with her. I

could tell her I remember her sittin’ onthat couch, nursing our two little kids. Icould tell how I remember snugglin’together on that couch on cold winternights watchin’ late night televisiontogether. But she would just tell me I wascheap. And of course, she’d be right. Idon’t remember ever snugglin’ with heron that couch. Now, the worst thing about buyin’ a

new couch is the actual act of buyin’ anew couch. You got to go to the furniturestore. And what you find out real quick isthere are couches I like and there arecouches Pearl likes.They got couches in there with built-in

recliners, pop-out cup holders, vibratin’and heatin’ cushions, with memory foamtechnology for the perfect keester comfortand fit. And forward-glide mechanics.They even got remote control TV-wiredpanels. It is like sittin’ in the space shuttlein your house. Life was lookin’ up — Iwas finally gonna be able to relate to apiece of furniture in my house.But, there was one small problem. I

just knew Pearl was gonna like somethingwith flowers on it.Wake up, America. So here’s what

happened. We ended up gettin’ rid ofsomething I didn’t want to get rid of tobuy somethin’ I didn’t want to buy. Inother words, it was business as usual atthe Pitts house. I’m Earl Pitts, Uhmerikun. Check out

my YouTube channel Earl Pitts — byEarl Pitts. Like me on Facebook. Readmy blog at earlpittsamerican.com.l

RURALreflections

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It’s all about being outdoorsWHILE YOUmight be tempted to stay indoors on thesehot, humid summer days and evenings, that choicewould mean you might miss out on great photographslike these. As you venture outdoors, make the effort tocarry a camera with you to record your summer fun.This year, five amateur photographers will be named

winners of our $75 prize in the categories of: most artis-tic, best landscape, best human subject, best animal sub-ject and editor’s choice. Runners-up in each category willreceive a $25 prize.To be eligible for the 2015 contest prizes, send your

photos (no digital files, please) to: Penn Lines Photos, P.O.Box 1266, Harrisburg PA 17108-1266. On the back of eachphoto, include your name, address, phone number andthe name of your electric cooperative. (The best way toinclude this information is by affixing an address label tothe back of the photo as ink can bleed onto the photos.)Remember, our publication deadlines require that we

work ahead, so send your seasonal photos in early. Weneed fall photos before mid-July and winter photosbefore mid-September. (Hint: keep your spring and sum-mer photos to enter in the 2016 contest). Photos thatdon’t reflect a season may be sent at any time. Pleasenote: photos will be returned if you include a self-addressed, self-stamped envelope.l

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