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FANTASY FOOTBALL

Being a football fan used to be simple. Then along came fantasy football, the great American pastime that has turned into an $800 million industry.

BEAUTIFICATION

Wildflowers on the side of the highway might be the prettiest way to go green in today’s eco-fanatic world but these colorful roadside attractions do more than you think.

JT HODGES

The Texas native didn’t have to look far for inspiration when it came to his music career. Growing up in a recording studio, life and music were one and the same.

NASCAR MID-SEASON REVIEW

Dale Jr. wins; Craig Biffle’s consistency pays off; and Jeff Gordon hopes the bad luck he experienced in the first half of the season is now far behind him.

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BACK ON THE ROAD

Billy Basenberg’s life seemed to be one tragedy after another until he was named the 2012 Arrow Truck Sales Back on the Road winner. Now he sees a better life ahead.

Mallory Weggemann

As a competitive swimmer, Mallory Weggemann thought her days in the pool were over when she was paralyzed from the waist down. But with determination and a little bit of stubbornness, she’s back in the water and competing for gold at the London 2012 Paralympics.

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Charles looks to set the record straight on flashing headlights.

Linda offers some easy microwave cooking tips to help keep your meals healthy, fresh and light while on the road.

Brenda recalls taking her grandson for his first hunt.

Claire talks about Dale Jr.’s win and what’s made the famous racer such a class act.

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Mike worries Congress is pushing the limits of the highway trust fund.

from the editor Attitude is everything.

letters to the editor

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

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The Cobra 29 LX BT Your Hands-Free Personal Attendant

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nless you’ve been living under a rock for the last eight months, by now you’re well aware of the new hands-free driving legislation for truckers and other commercial drivers that went into effect on January 3rd of this year. We can debate the equality or the need for this new law all day long, but the bottom line is that the fines and potential consequences associated with even touching your mobile phone on the road are simply too severe to take chances.

Nearly a decade ago, Cobra Electronics had the foresight to begin work on a family of product innovations to not only address this problem, but to measurably improve the quality of in-cab audio communications. In 2008, the company made history with the introduction of the Cobra 29 LTD BT, the industry’s first Bluetooth -enabled CB radio. Today Cobra is making history again with the release of the all-new Cobra 29 LX BT (Bluetooth). One of the most advanced, proven, and popular CBs

ever built has been redesigned from the ground to offer fully integrated hands-free calling, along with a host of new features.

The system is designed to work with any cell phone or smartphone equipped with Bluetooth, which is virtually all of them.

But Cobra didn’t stop there.

The advanced new 29 LX BT also includes a host of powerful and convenient features that give drivers full voice-activated control over their cell phone without ever having to touch it. It’s essentially like having your own personal attendant with you in the cab. For example, the 29 LX BT will announce incoming calls, giving you the option to accept or decline the call, while the unit’s display shows the Caller ID. Equally impressive, the unit offers integrated text-to-speech (and vice versa) technology (third party app required), so the 29 LX BT will happily read incoming emails and text messages to you while you drive, and you can initiate calls, emails and text messages or even respond to

incoming messages by simply talking to your assistant.

This new system also includes jacks for an auxiliary push-to-talk accessory and for an included external microphone, offering complete hands-free operation. As if that wasn’t enough, the new 29 LX BT is packed with state-of-the-art ergonomic and safety features including 10 NOAA weather channels, 24/7 emergency weather alerts, a four-color selectable LCD display, noise-cancelling microphone, NightWatch Illumination, and a series of audio-enhancing technologies – all designed to deliver unsurpassed in-cab audio quality.

Bottom line: We’re pretty sure you will find Cobra’s new 29 LX BT to be the best CB you’ve ever owned, and the personal assistant you always wanted. In fact, we’re pretty sure you’ll have a pet name for your new CB within a week, and pretty soon you’ll be buying it gifts for special occasions.

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attitude by greg girard

ike most of us, I had a few issues with authority growing up. Nothing major but I did have some know-it-all phases where a teacher or parent just didn’t have a clue and so I felt it my duty to set them straight. As you can imagine, my efforts never went over very well and often I would hear the phrase “Watch your attitude” followed by “kid” or “son” or “punk,” depending on whom I was trying to straighten out.

The phrase was meant to put me in my place, and it usually did, but I never thought much more about it. As I’ve grown older, though, and slightly wiser, I’ve found myself using that phrase more as a guide to life.

I can’t quite pinpoint when I started to realize the importance of attitude. It probably took on new meaning as I transitioned into a husband, a father, and even a coach. I suddenly had to set an example. Now, though, it’s the first thing I think of when facing any sort of task. If I’m positive, I feel I’m already 60 percent closer to my goal than if I’m negative. It seems a bit simple but I’ve had too many instances proving it true.

Mid-season NASCAR review (Page 28) has a lot to do with the right attitude. Only a person with a Herculean attitude can persevere like Dale Earnhardt Jr. As the perennial fan favorite and face of NASCAR, Earnhardt Jr. struggled through a four-year losing streak under one of the brightest media spotlights in sports, until his win at Michigan. And through the endless questions from reporters and exhaustive analyses from experts, his attitude was inspirational. Now another NASCAR star, Jeff Gordon, is having a test of his nerves after a string of awful luck this year. How he survives the adversity will have a lot to do with his attitude.

Mallory Weggemann (Page 38) certainly has the right attitude, although I don’t think anyone would blame her for being angry and bitter after walking into the hospital only to leave in a wheelchair. Her determination and persistence to live every moment of life no matter the cards dealt has her poised to win gold at this month’s Paralympic Games in London.

Maintaining the right attitude is like everything else in life – difficult.

It doesn’t come automatically and having a positive attitude doesn’t immediately turn everything bad to good. And really, the people that are always positive can grate on your nerves. But like any muscle, the more you work on your attitude, the stronger it will get. Then you’ll start to see the positives of life first.

Maya Angelou, the author and poet, said, “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Not bad advice for us all. Safe driving.

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Anne Ferro

I just finished your interview with Anne Ferro of the FMSCA and you failed to ask these government types the questions that really affect commercial drivers – both company and owner-operator. Namely, with the new hours-of-service rules finalized, how will these new restrictions affect my income on a weekly basis? Quality paid runs are hard enough to get; do I have to stay out longer and work 10 times as hard as I do now just to make ends meet? And what about the small businesses that operate in this industry? With these new requirements, how many of them will close down rather than spend more money for overregulation from Ms. Ferro’s organization? And, finally, what’ll happen if/when her boss is defeated this coming November? I would appreciate these questions be asked the NEXT time you interview someone from FMCSA. Thanks.

Paul Leinthall Pinehurst, N.C.

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Tasha Clore Carbon Cliff, Ill.

CB Usage Down

driving, nearly all truckers had a citizens band radio in their rig. Now it seems CB radio usage is way down. Drivers aren’t using them to warn each other about bears, road gators, traffic jams, etc., like they used to.

More than half the time when I see something important going on in the road and choose to wait and see if anybody makes a CB radio call about it, nobody does. And when I grab the mic and make the call, half the time nobody responds.

Kurt Martin Gainesville, Ga.

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Wireless Emergency Alerts

If you’ve ever been caught off guard by a storm or have found yourself scrambling to find weather alerts on the radio as dark clouds ahead turn ominous, then the new Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system was made for you. This summer, the major wireless companies (Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular, Cellcom and Bluegrass Cellular) are rolling out a nationwide text emergency alert system that will warn users of threatening weather conditions. And it’s free.

WEA works by partnering with the National Weather Service to receive warning on a major event like a tornado, flash flood or ice storm. The wireless companies will then determine which cell phone towers cover the threatened area and will send out an alert with information on the threat to those towers, which

will then be received by all WEA users in the area.

The alert will be similar to a text message but will automatically display on your phone and will be followed by a unique ring tone. And it doesn’t matter where your home is or where you register your phone.

So if you live in Pennsylvania but you’re driving in Oklahoma, if there’s a weather alert where you are, the cell tower will pick up your GPS location and send you an alert.

WEA also provides presidential alerts that can only be issued by the president or a designee and AMBER alerts for missing children. To find out if your phone is WEA capable (not all phones are right now), contact your wireless carrier or go to www.ctia.org for more information.

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Matthews, MO

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Sullivan, MO

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Pacific, MO

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Walcott, IA

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Altoona, IA

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Des Moines, IA

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Osceola, IA

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Council Bluffs, IA

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Gretna, NE

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Elm Creek, NE

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Bend it Like…

Most of us have heard of Gorilla Glass – it’s the thin glass made by Corning that makes up the screen of your smartphone. Well, this summer Corning is rolling out Willow Glass – a flexible, bendable, scratch-resistant glass that’s as thin as a sheet of paper. Gorilla Glass is 1 millimeter thick, while Willow Glass is just 0.1 millimeters, or 100 microns. It also responds better to touch, making it an ideal match for phones and tablets

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with touch sensors. How does this affect us? It means slimmer – up to seven times slimmer – lighter and potentially cheaper smartphones and tablets. According to Corning, the process is efficient and shouldn’t cost more than traditional screens to produce. Because it acts like plastic, Willow Glass could be wrapped around devices, opening up phone design possibilities. So in the future we may not just pick up our phone … we’ll unroll it.

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SUMMER SAFETY TIPS

ATA Sees Trucking Gains to 2023

The heat and humidity of the summer months can be not only uncomfortable but dangerous. Here are a few tips for some summer dangers to watch out for.

Heat Stroke Symptoms include pale skin, fatigue, dizziness and profuse sweating. Get out of the sun ASAP, avoid alcohol and caffeine and if symptoms persist past 30 minutes, see a doctor.

Bug Bites For mosquito bites, wash the site immediately. Do not scratch. Apply a paste of baking soda and water to the affected area; rinse. If itching persists, try aloe, calamine lotion or hydrocortisone cream. For stings, remove the stinger immediately. Ice for 15 minutes every hour for the first six hours. Take ibuprofen or acetaminophen for discomfort.

Sunburn If you forgot to apply sunscreen and ended up red as a lobster, follow these tips. Take an aspirin or ibuprofen for inflammation, apply cold compresses to the burn, and stay hydrated and out of the sun while your skin is healing.

Summer Storms If power is lost, unplug major appliances to avoid a power surge when power is restored. Keep refrigerator and freezer doors closed. A full freezer will keep food frozen for 48 hours. Have an emergency kit handy, with a flashlight, nonperishable food, a battery-operated radio and a basic first aid kit.

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After a significant dip during the Great Recession, and a mild economic recovery, the U.S. freight economy, particularly for trucking, is projected to grow significantly in the years ahead, according to American Trucking Associations’ U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2023.

The forecast, a product of collaboration between ATA, IHS Global Insight and Martin Labbe Associates, lays out the current state of the freight economy where trucking is the leading mode of transportation and projects an even more robust role for trucks in the future.

“The trucking industry continues to dominate the freight transportation industry in terms of both tonnage and revenue, comprising 67 percent of tonnage and 81 percent of revenue in 2011,” ATA chief economist Bob Costello wrote in this year’s forecast.

Overall, total freight tonnage is expected to grow by 21 percent by 2023, and revenue for the freight transportation industry is projected to rise 59 percent in that same timeframe. Trucking’s share of the tonnage market will rise more than 2 percentage points to 69.6 percent by 2023, while the industry’s share of freight revenues will increase to 81.7 percent from 80.9 percent.

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Made in America PHOTO: Louisville Slugger

What better way to show your patriotism than by buying American-made products. With the global economy moving many companies overseas, there are still some companies that want to stay in the “Land of Opportunity.� When you want to support American jobs and purchase quality products, check out this list of domestically made items:

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MagLite flashlights

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Airstream trailers

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KitchenAid mixers

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Slinky

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Indian motorcycles

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Louisville Slugger baseball bats

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Shop-Vac wet/dry vacuums

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Pyrex glass bowls

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Hallmark greeting cards

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By the Numbers: DOG DAYS OF SUMMER 62

number of days in the dog days of summer, according to the King James Bible

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number in billions of hot dogs eaten between Memorial Day and Labor Day, aka Hot Dog Season

1936

the year of the hottest summer on record in the U.S.

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number in billions of Popsicles sold every year. Cherry is the No. 1 flavor.

140

number in millions of Americans planning a summer vacation.

August is the busiest month for travel.

69

percentage of summer travelers choosing to drive to their destinations.

Statistics from popsicle.com, americanexpress.com, hot-dog.org

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by: jennifer kirby

eing a football fan used to be simple. You watched, you cheered, you drank some beer. Then along came fantasy football, and things got complicated.

For the uninitiated, here’s how it works: Fantasy football league members compile teams of real NFL players. These imaginary teams then play other teams within the league, a different one each week all season; results are based on the athletes’ individual performances.

The concept goes back nearly 50 years: The first fantasy league, the eight-member Greater Oakland Professional Pigskin Prognosticators League, held its draft in August

1963. The purpose of the league, according to the original rules, was to “bring together some of Oakland’s finest Saturday morning gridiron forecasters to pit their respective brains (and cash) against each other,” Fantasy Sports Publications reported.

An original member of the GOPPPL started a couple of other fantasy football leagues at his Oakland, Calif., bar in 1969, and word began to slowly spread. But as enticing as the concept was, growth didn’t really take off for years because keeping track of scoring was tedious and time-consuming in the pre-Internet era.

As a rule, early fantasy football leagues tabulated scoring based on touchdowns

only. By the mid-1980s performance-based scoring, which took into account a range of athlete statistics besides just how many points he scored, was becoming more commonplace. Also around that time, a “Pigskin Playoff,” sponsored by 12 major newspapers and an airline, and endorsed by the NFL, gave fantasy football a huge boost. The game drew more than 100,000 participants who created fantasy teams, made trades, accumulated points and competed for prizes.

The growth of the Internet has been the primary factor in fantasy football’s popularity explosion in the past decade. CBS was the first to launch a free fantasy football website, in 1997, and within three years every major sports media site had its own version.

The number of American adults estimated to participate in a league has grown from 19 million to 35 million just in the past five years, according to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association. Fantasy football even has its own sitcom, “The League,” produced by FX Productions, now in its third season.

“We had no idea it would explode into the kind of mania that exists today,” Scotty Stirling, an original member of the GOPPPL, told Fantasy Sports Publications. “Pro football isn’t a game. It’s a cult. And [fantasy football] is close to a cult.”

Paul Charchian, president of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, describes it as an “$800 million industry of turning quarterback stats to greenbacks.” Indeed, there’s plenty of potential for profit in fantasy football. Charchian himself owns a company called LeagueSafe that holds fantasy league entry fees in a bank until the end of a season, at which time it pays the winners. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Need a disinterested party to settle a dispute? Put your complaint in writing and an arbitration site – SportsJudge.com and FantasyDispute.com are among the most popular – will issue a ruling. Want to properly reward your league’s champion? FantasySportsTrophies.com is at your service. Looking for expert insight on draft day? Check out FantasyIndex.com, where “cheaters always prosper.”

You can even take out insurance on your top players. In 2008, quarterback Tom Brady was a top draft pick in the fantasy realm, so when – eight minutes into the first game of the season – he tore two knee ligaments and subsequently was out for the year, Brady owners everywhere were horrified. One of them, Henry Olszewski, made the proverbial lemonade, creating a company called Fantasy Sports Insurance.

As its name suggests, FSI allows participants in fantasy leagues to take out insurance on essential players and get their entry fees back if these players have a season-

What started as an EIGHTmember league in 1969 has grown into an $800 million industry with more than 35 million participants.

changing injury. Fantasy football players can select from three coverage options, and pricing varies according to league fees and the number of players insured.

Crazy? “If you are playing fantasy sports and you have Tom Brady on your team, you’d be crazy not to insure him,” says Anthony Giaccone, president of FSI. Federal anti-gambling laws specifically exclude fantasy sports, according to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, and besides bragging rights, league champions typically walk away with a little cash. Or, in some cases, more than a little cash.

Playing fantasy football and other fantasy sports is actually a day job – and a wellpaying one – for a select few. Chad Schroeder isn’t a household name, but he’s a legend in the fantasy world, a former stockbroker turned professional sports gambler who competes in dozens of fantasy leagues in a typical year – and routinely wins them. “It doesn’t seem like work, really,” he said in an article published by Fantasy Football Players Championship. “When I get done drafting, I’m pretty comfortable that I have a pretty good team in every league. It’s just a matter of playing itself out – it’s not worth really stressing out over.”

Another “high-stakes fantasy football veteran,” Scott Atkins, is heading up the newly formed Fantasy Players Association.

The organization, which is still accepting charter members, offers discussion forums, dispute resolution, a legal fund and a “who’s who” of fantasy players.

Fantasy football has made football fans out of millions of people who couldn’t have cared less about the game 10 or 20 years ago. Eighty-seven-year-old Pat Hanzlik of Northfield, Minn., made headlines last year when she and her team – the G-Ma Marauders – won their league. She claims no favorite players or teams, but told Fox Sports North that the competition aspect of fantasy football inspired her to become familiar enough with the Internet to join a league (and win it).

Even for those who were already diehard football fans, fantasy football has changed the way they watch the game. News, analysis, statistics and commentary on players, teams and matchups are available on countless websites, some for free, others for a fee.

Last year, NFL teams began showing fantasy statistics on stadium video boards, which would seem like a concession if the growth of fantasy football weren’t such good news for the NFL. “The intense interaction with NFL content required to play pushes fans to learn about players they would have otherwise ignored, and teams they never cared about,” says Mike O’Rourke, a digital marketing consultant with M.Y. Edge. “Fantasy football sells the NFL’s product the way

Popular Fantasy Leagues Yahoo! Fantasy Football

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NFL.com http://www.nfl.com/fantasyfootball FREE: Yes • PAY-FOR-PLAY: No, but join an NFL-managed team and you could win exclusive prizes like a trip to Super Bowl XLVII FEATURES: Blog, video, highlights, forum and player news.

ESPN http://games.espn.go.com/frontpage/football FREE: Yes • PAY-FOR-PLAY: No FEATURES: FF columnists, podcasts and a blog will keep you up to date.

CBS Sports http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football FREE: Yes, includes a chance to win $10,000 PAY-FOR-PLAY: Yes. Premium league entries at $39.99, $99.99, $249.99 and $499.99. 1 in 4 players win, up to $4,000 in prizes, nearly $10 million paid out.

FEATURES: Mobile app, live scoring, extensive league customization.

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Deluxe league packages available.

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that rooting for the home team never could.”

Every football fan that also manages a fantasy team is aware of the potential for conflicting loyalties. If you’re a New York Giants fan, you’re hoping Eli Manning will have a big season this year.

Just maybe not so much the week you’re competing against him in the fantasy realm.

Competing loyalties and all, one thing seems a safe bet: Fantasy football is here to stay.

“The NCAA basketball tournament bracket pool is never going away – it’s too enjoyable. The same thing with fantasy football.

There are too many people that enjoy playing,” David Dodds, cofounder of the news-and-analysis site Footballguys.com, told U.S. News and World Report. “Even in a recession, last year was our best year ever.

“People think, ‘This is fun. Maybe I can’t afford Disneyland, but I can afford this.’” PCM

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Stop and Smell the Flowers

pertaining to the national wildflower program begun by Lady Bird Johnson. Oklahoma and Indiana began sowing seeds in the 1990s.

Driving the states’ wildflower programs are specialized license plate sales. An annual fee of $25-$35 per plate keeps Georgia, Virginia and Oklahoma wildflowers planted and maintained. Florida’s incredibly popular program, started in the 1970s, spread beyond the Department of Transportation and became its own nonprofit organization, the Florida Wildflower Foundation, in 2002.

Specialized Florida license plates, featuring the state wildflower, the coreopsis, bring in $235,000 to plant, research and educate the public about its wildflowers.

While North Carolina doesn’t have its own flower license plate, it does rake in $1.5 million from the license state fund every year as well as several thousand dollars from donations from various sources, but not the taxpayers. “State tax monies are not earmarked to support this program,” says Derek Smith, a roadside vegetation management asset engineer for N.C. DOT. Wildflowers are more than just pretty faces; they make environmental sense. A Cornell University study estimates that soil erosion costs the U.S. $37.6 billion annually in productivity losses. Wildflowers and native grasses can have roots as deep as 16 feet, creating a strong barrier against erosion.

When soil erodes, roads break down and drivers are detoured. Between the orange barrels of construction zones and the orange petals of the Oriental poppy, drivers will no doubt choose the latter.

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lowers speak for us when words fail.

Red roses on Valentine’s Day tell of our love. White lilies at a funeral convey our condolences. A handful of daisies whispers our affections. But what about wildflowers? Wildflowers on the side of the highway have an important, sometimes elusive message of sustainability.

They might be the prettiest way to go green in today’s eco-fanatic world.

Many states now have wildflower programs administered by their departments of transportation and it all began during the Johnson administration in the 1960s. While in the White House, Lady Bird Johnson planted thousands of flowers in the nation’s capital, believing “where flowers bloom, so does hope.” Taking a page from his wife’s

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philosophy, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Highway Beautification Act of 1965, which limited roadside advertising, monitored and controlled landscaping and cleaned up roadside junkyards. Informally known as Lady Bird’s Bill, the act introduced landscaped rest areas and medians and helped shape what our interstate highways look like today.

Lady Bird’s actions inspired many states across the country to go one step further in landscaping their highways by creating beautification programs of their own. The Garden Club of Georgia spearheaded the state’s Wildflower Program in 1974. Virginia followed suit in 1976. North Carolina started its Wildflower Program in 1985, after Gov. James Martin’s wife, Dottie, read an article

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The plants’ strong roots also aid in reducing storm runoff. Storm water can be rife with chemicals, sediment, fertilizers and oil, which are particularly dangerous to our nation’s water supply. Vegetation like wildflowers and native grasses acts as a sponge for these chemicals, allowing the water to filter through the soil into the ground water. Reducing storm runoff also reduces the chance of flooding and property damage.

Since wildflowers are native plants, they have already adapted to their environment.

Wildflowers are the security guards of our nation’s highways. As masters of their own domain, wildflowers can ward off invasive plant species, protecting the flora and fauna of the area. Invasive species cost our country upward of $100 billion to control or eradicate, not to mention the damage done by herbicides to the environment.

Wildflowers make economical sense, too.

Most states plant turf grass in medians. Turf grass requires frequent mowing, which eats into state maintenance monies. Wildflowers don’t require the upkeep of traditional landscaping, but upfront costs may prevent some states from considering them. “The costs for native prairie seed mixes can be $150 per acre more than the forage mix and $50 more than the turf mixes,” explains Robert Jacobson of the Minnesota DOT. “However, the total maintenance costs per acre over a

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10-year time are about half as much.” Wildflowers and native plants are a long-term, low-cost solution.

Wildflowers enhance the beauty of the highway system, but more than that, they create an emotional impact on drivers. As Smith explains, “North Carolina is the sixthmost visited state. [It] is strategically located, it’s a drivable destination and having aesthetically pleasing highways offers tourists and citizens a positive attitude about our state.” With the state’s tourism industry bringing in a reported $17 billion annually, the beautification efforts are more than just skin deep.

Six states thought so highly of their wildflowers that they banded together to create the National Prairie Passage. The wildflower route winds from Minnesota through Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, ending in Texas at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The partnership among states, funded by the Federal Highway Administration and the states’ resources, features stops in every state and aims to protect and restore the country’s native flora.

Wildflowers exemplify how something beautiful can also be smart. Those red poppies are pleasing to the eye and their roots are saving us time, money and drinking water. They are a perfect example of multitasking. PCM

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raise her family), it almost seemed destined for Hodges to make a career in music. But it wasn’t a guarantee.

“Mom always encouraged me to get out of the studio and do what the other kids were doing – playing football, joining Boy Scouts, going to college,” Hodges remembers. But he always felt music would be a major part of his life.

“There was a straight line that was music and I was always doing waves, always coming back to the line at different points in my life. It just felt natural,” he says.

With such a strong foundation, it’s not surprising that Hodges’ self-titled debut album reflects the diversity of music that influenced him growing up. Signed to Toby Keith’s Show Dog-Universal Music record label, the album is slated for release Aug. 21.

“I love listening to Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley, and George Strait was king in Texas,” says Hodges. “Later on it was the Eagles, John Mellencamp and [Tom] Petty on the rock side.”

And while many of the tracks have a country base with a subtle infusion of rock, Hodges says he’ll stay true to his roots.

“Country is the first thing I ever remember hearing,” he says. “My grandmother loved Conway Twitty. If we were over at the house or in the car with her, literally all she ever listened to was Conway. For me, it started with country and that’s where it ends too.”

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JT Hodges by: greg girard

T Hodges didn’t have to look far for inspiration when it came to his music career. Growing up at his parents’ recording studio in Fort Worth, Texas, life and music were one and the same.

From the times he and his brother would neglect their chores to sneak into the audio library so they could listen to records, to slumber parties at the studio while his parents did sessions with a roomful of musicians, Hodges probably soaked up more music knowledge than most can in a lifetime.

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“When you’re young, you kind of take a lot for granted,” says Hodges. “But looking back on it, there were so many great memories. It was a different way of growing up in ‘Cowtown.’”

With a childhood exposed to such diverse artists as T Bone Burnett, Wayne Newton and Michael Bolton stopping by the studio, as well as his parents’ musical training and background (his father studied concert piano at the Juilliard School and has a master’s degree in jazz composition; his mother turned down a country record label deal to

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Hodges’ journey started about four years ago when he moved to Nashville to immerse himself in the capital of country music and write songs. There he met producers Mark Collie, Don Cook and Mark Wright, who agreed to work with Hodges, and his first single, “Hunt You Down,” was released in 2011. A romping, fun song, “Hunt You Down” has whistling, a spoken word hook, w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

Hodges’ debut album features nine songs that he co-wrote.

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“na, na, na, nas” and lines like “I came upriver on a gravel barge from New Orleans/She was standing on the cobblestones in a pair of cutoff jeans.” The song’s uniqueness is insight into Hodges’ willingness to push boundaries and make a distinctive path within country music.

“The music’s a little different,” he says.

“It’s not exactly what’s on country radio but I think country is in a place where it’s starting to move in different directions and hopefully there’s a place for me.”

For the album, Hodges co-wrote nine of the 11 songs and as a singer-songwriter he says it’s essential to have a connection to a song for him to perform it. “I feel if you’re going to get up on stage night after night and sing, then it needs to have meaning and you need to be able to go back to that place, wherever it was in your life, whatever you experienced that inspired you to write that song,” he explains. “You need to have that, especially when you’re there performing for your fans, because they need to feel what you feel.”

Songs like “Right About Now” and “Leaving Me Later” are taken right from Hodges’ own experiences. Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Vince Gill lends background vocals and a guitar solo to the ballad “When I Stop Crying.” And the two songs Hodges didn’t write, like “Sleepy Little Town,” are ones “I wish I had written.”

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Hodges’ music has its influence in country with a little rock ’n’ roll thrown in for good measure. “[‘Sleepy Little Town’] is a 6 o’clock news story,” he explains.

“It’s three separate stories of what goes on in a small town. When I hear that song, I’m like, ‘That’s something that I know growing up.’ It’s just real life.”

Touring with Toby Keith and Eric Church over the past year has brought his sound to thousands and his performances continue to garner strong reviews. But if you asked Hodges to define himself, he’d say he’s a songwriter.

“I chose the path of wanting to be a great songwriter,” he says.

“I love performing and I want to get out there and do it one fan at a time.”

Hodges recalls the time he was playing the Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington State. As the opening act, he walked on stage, anticipating the smaller crowds that are usually in the audience before the marquee act. Instead, he was looking out at 35,000 people and, after playing his 25-minute set, he got a standing ovation.

“We didn’t have a record and afterward everyone wanted one,” he recalls. “I got to visit with the fans after the show and right then and there, I said, ‘OK, I’m on the right track. Just keep doing things my way.’”

It’s worked pretty well for him so far. PCM

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s America celebrated Independence Day with friends, fireworks and backyard barbeques, the week of the Fourth of July also marked the halfway point of the 2012 Sprint Cup season.

NASCAR’s biggest stars are once again the topic of conversation, each hoping to become champion at season’s end.

Others have surprised the racing community in the first half of the season, giving fans hope their favorite driver will rise to championship status. From the looks of the first 18 races through the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway on July 7, there’s been plenty to discuss as the drivers and teams reach the hot summer stretch.

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The Sprint Cup season began Feb. 26, with the Daytona 500 and Matt Kenseth, driver of the Roush-Fenway Racing Ford, winning NASCAR’s most prestigious

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event for the second time and setting the early pace in the point standings. Denny Hamlin followed the 2012 inaugural race with a win in Phoenix; Brad Keselowski took Bristol; and reigning champion Tony Stewart notched two wins before the end of March, dominating the Kobalt Tools 400 in Las Vegas and the rain-shortened Fontana, Calif., race.

But while those racers were grabbing headlines and taking checkered flags, Greg Biffle posted top-three finishes at Daytona and Phoenix to gain the point lead going into the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 11. Biffle then used 10 top-12 finishes, including a win at Texas Motor Speedway on April 14, to secure the top spot in the Sprint Cup point standings through the June 3 event at Dover International Speedway. Never in his previous 10 seasons has the Vancouver, Wash., native had such a successful start.

At the conclusion of the June 10 event at Pocono Raceway, Biffle logged a disappointing 24th-place finish and dropped

out of the lead to third in points. A fourth at Michigan, seventh on the road course at Sonoma, Calif., and 21st at both Kentucky on June 30 and Daytona on July 7 still has him comfortably third in points (at time of printing).

Barring any major crashes or blown engine issues, Biffle most likely will be among the 10 drivers who compete for the Sprint Cup championship come September. He is already thinking about where he must perform his best.

“I sit and think about it (winning the Sprint Cup championship) every once in a while,” Biffle said at Texas in April. “I think about what it would mean to win one for me personally and then what we have to do to win one. ...You have to be good at all 10 Chase races to win the title, and we can be pretty competitive at like eight or nine of them and [Martinsville] has always been a little bit of an Achilles’ heel for me. The last few trips to Martinsville have been pretty good for us. That is the key in me winning a championship.”

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Matt Kenseth announced he’ll be leaving Roush-Fenway after 13 seasons. The winner of this year’s Daytona 500 leads the points race at the mid-season mark.

Victory lane featured a variety of faces through early summer.

Ryan Newman, teammate to Stewart, pulled off a surprise victory at Martinsville Speedway on April 1. Hamlin dominated at Kansas on April 22 while Kyle Busch scored his first win of the season at Richmond, Va., on April 28. After a quiet start by all of the Hendrick Motorsports teams, Jimmie Johnson drove the No. 48 Chevrolet to a victory at Darlington on May 12, scoring an elusive 200th victory for Hendrick Motorsports.

Surprise Announcement

Matt Kenseth, the winner of the season-opening Daytona 500 and point leader since June 10 at Pocono, is leaving Roush Fenway Racing after 13 seasons. Kenseth began his Cup career with team owner Bill Elliott for one race in 1998 and five races with Jack Roush in 1999 before 12 full seasons of racing. Being in a contract this year, Kenseth elected to drive for another team beginning in 2013.

“There’s a lot of stuff through the season that’s probably led us to this point,” Kenseth told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel after the announcement. “There isn’t really a smoking gun, there really isn’t an inside story about a firing or an argument or really any of that. At the end of the day, I had an opportunity to go try something else. The timing all worked out. I think everything happens for a reason. Things just kind of lined up to maybe try something

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else in 2013 and beyond that I’m kind of excited about.”

Roush Fenway Racing announced that 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will fill the void and compete for the team full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in 2013.

“Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has more than proved his abilities on the race track,” Roush said in a statement issued by RFR. “We feel that he is not only a key piece of our team’s future, but a key piece of the future of the sport. Roush Fenway is an organization with a wonderful past and present, as well as an extremely promising future, and I can’t think of a better candidate than Ricky to usher in the next era of success for the team.

“Matt has been an integral part of this organization for well over a decade, and we are extremely appreciative of his accomplishments and contributions to the team, and will always consider him a part of the Roush Fenway family.”

Back in Victory Lane

Having been rumored to lose his ride with Joe Gibbs Racing since the start of the season, Joey Logano’s win at Pocono Raceway on June 10 could not have come at a better time. The 22-year-old Connecticut native

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started from the pole position and dominated the 200-lap race like a seasoned veteran.

Logano’s only other victory came in 2009 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

After a winless drought of 143 Sprint Cup races dating back to June 2008, Dale Earnhardt Jr. went back to victory lane at Michigan International Speedway on June 17. The win was sweet, especially among his fans, known as “Jr. Nation.”

“I knew it was going to happen, just didn’t know when,” Earnhardt said. “We were getting pretty impatient. I’ve got to give (crew chief) Steve Letarte and the team he puts around us all the credit. They’ve been building some great cars this year. I’d say this win right here is more for [the fans] than anybody because they’ve supported us through everything.”

Clint Bowyer, in his first season with Michael Waltrip Racing, surprised everyone, including himself, by winning on the road course at Sonoma, Calif., on June 24. Bowyer, a farm boy from Kansas, openly admits road courses are a challenge. Like every racer, he sets his sights on winning every race he enters, but was his name mentioned among those such as Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon or Kurt Busch as a favorite in Sonoma?

He would probably say no. To get his first win with Michael Waltrip Racing on a road

course was an unexpected surprise. But he was strong from the start of the 112-lap race that ended with a green-white-checker finish.

“I’m super excited for everybody involved to be in victory lane with this group so early in the season. It’s a dream come true,” Bowyer said. “To switch teams like I did was a huge risk, and it was obviously a chance for me to showcase my talents. I’m proud of everybody back home at the shop.

Thank you, guys, for building us real good race cars.”

It’s easy to see that Bowyer is now set on finding his place among the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship when they are determined through point positions at Richmond International Raceway Sept. 8.

“This is huge toward the Chase and everything else,” Bowyer said of his win. “This is big for our confidence level, for this team and MWR. It’s a young organization that’s going to be in this sport a long time, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”

MWR teammates Mark Martin and Martin Truex Jr. also have great strength in their cars this season with six top-fives, 13 top-10s and four poles collectively. Truex feels Waltrip’s management style has made a huge difference in how well the team is performing.

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“I think Michael Waltrip has been a big part of how we’ve gotten to where we are,” Truex says. “... He’s done a very good job of putting people in the right places, letting them do their job - not micromanaging, not telling people they are doing things wrong or things aren’t good enough. He’s really done a nice job of just letting people do what he hires them to do. All three of our teams (including the No. 55 of Martin/Brian Vickers and No. 15 of Clint Bowyer) are working very well together.”

Danica Mania

While attempting to race a full-time Nationwide Series schedule for team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. at JR Motorsports, Danica Patrick is driving in 10 select Sprint Cup events for Tommy Baldwin Racing throughout the 36-race season. The idea is to familiarize her with some of NASCAR’s toughest tracks before competing on the full Sprint Cup schedule in 2013. The Phoenix, Ariz., resident competed at Daytona, Darlington and Charlotte, posting finishes of 38th, 31st and 30th, respectively, through June.

Patrick has been happy with her decision to move from openwheel Indy cars to the heavier full-bodied stock cars. It was seemingly a difficult decision to make.

“The reason why I came to race NASCAR was to do all of these things,” Patrick said at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May. “I was ready to leave IndyCar. I wanted to be here.

“Yeah, it’s a whole different car. It’s a whole different every-

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Danica Patrick is racing in just 10 Sprint Cup races races this year in preparation for a full season in 2013.

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thing. ...I think that my experience over the last few years of racing and seven professional years in IndyCar are what’s going to help me overall. For me it’s just a matter of staying focused, staying positive and staying hydrated.”

Impressive Performances

In 2012, Penske Racing has enjoyed a resurgence with both Keselowski and A.J. Allmendinger.

Keselowski won races at Bristol Motor Speedway on March 18 and Talladega Superspeedway on May 6, and Allmendinger, while continuing to work for his first career win, has one top-five and two top-10s through June 25.

Keselowski is a two-time winner at Talladega Superspeedway since 2009 and drives it like a veteran.

“You really have to pay attention to how the race unfolds at Talladega,” Keselowski said on May 6 at the Alabama track. “There are times when you need to be patient. There are times when you need to keep your head about you and race smart. But you are going to have to be aggressive at the end. Those are three elements of restrictor-plate racing that I work on throughout the race. I learned that from Dale Jr. He gets a lot of the credit for the kind of racer that I am on the plate tracks.”

One Who Has Struggled

Jeff Gordon started the 2012 Sprint Cup season feeling his fifth career championship was in reach. But since the drop of the green flag at Daytona in February, the Vallejo, Calif., native has struggled with a wide range of problems and has managed only one top-five and five top-10s through June.

Gordon has dealt with cut tires while leading, a blown engine in the Daytona 500 and at Talladega, being crashed out by Clint Bowyer in the final laps at Martinsville while leading, and being on pit road when the caution came out several times that put him a lap down.

“To not have any results to show for it is extremely frustrating and it has really tested us in a big way,” Gordon said at Sonoma. “I just give a lot of credit to Alan (Gustafson, crew chief). I feel like he and I have really come together through this. We really had great talks over the offseason and I think we just bonded in a way where we have confidence that no matter what happens, we’re not going to let it tear us apart.

“Little did we know what was going to happen this year after that conversation, but because of that I think it’s allowed us to really stick together and just keep on digging through those trenches and knowing that there is an upside that’s going to come. Especially because we’re running so good.

“There have been times where he’s really had to step up and be that glue and then there has been times where I’ve had to as well, which is not something I’ve really had to do in the past. For me, from a leadership standpoint, it’s really more of just going out and getting the results and I’ve been fortunate throughout my career to go get those results and get the team rallied around that. This year, I’ve had to do it more on a personal level one on one and in the team meetings of really kind of stepping out there and putting some words out there that I feel like could be key to keeping us together and getting us through those tough times.”

More stories will emerge as the second half of the 2012 Sprint Cup season promises to be even more exciting. Who will come out on top? There’s just too much racing left to know. PCM

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PTSD and depression.”

Once his son left the war zone, he was sent to Fort Drum in New York to rehabilitate. A veteran himself, Basenberg began working in deliveries to New York so he could visit his son. But constantly adjusting his schedule and taking additional time off was too much. “[I] wanted to ensure that he had the help he needed,” says Basenberg. “Everything just took its toll on me and eventually I lost my truck.”

Not one to give up easily, Basenberg tried working with financial counselors. “Some creditors would work with me and some wouldn’t,” he says. “Most trucking financial people are nice, they were sympathetic. I just couldn’t catch up, I didn’t know what to do.”

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Back on the Road “ by: amanda jakl

ardships are a natural part of life, but they usually don’t hit us all at once. Billy Basenberg is an exception. Basenberg’s string of personal tragedies and financial misfortunes would lead most to just give up. But after five years of struggle, his fortunes have finally changed. The light at the end of the tunnel came when he was named the 2012 Arrow Truck Sales Back on the Road winner at the Mid-America Truck Show this March in Louisville, Ky. The events that led Basenberg, a Jasper, Ala., native, to be nominated for the Back on the Road program overwhelmed him, personally and professionally. It started with his wife, Tammie. “She was in a major car accident,” says Basenberg. “A truck – ironically a big truck – ran a red light, hit a car and pushed it into my wife’s vehicle.”

The result was six surgeries, a metal bar in her back and the inability to work. And, since Basenberg drove as an owner-operator, they lost his wife’s workplace health insurance plan that covered the family. The six surgeries had Tammy in and out of the hospital for months and Basenberg was forced to take time off from work to care for her.

About a year later, Basenberg was hit with another blow. His brother, suffering from gangrene due to complications from diabetes, underwent amputations of both legs.

“Me and my oldest brother were as close as you can get,” Basenberg says. “He didn’t have anyone; he lived on his own.” Eventually, the gangrene spread to his brother’s vital organs and time was running out.

Basenberg, to honor his brother’s request to remain at home rather than in a nursing

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home in his final days, was forced to again take time away from driving to take care of his brother. Basenberg took loads as often as he could, but he fell a little more behind in payments every month. He lost his brother just a few months later.

After he lost his brother and took care of the burial expenses, work picked up. Loads were delivered, bills were paid. Then his son Jason, stationed in Afghanistan, was injured by a car bomb while supervising a checkpoint. Jason wasn’t close enough to sustain fatal wounds, but the aftermath was severe.

“Even as far away as my son was from the bomb, it blew him 20 feet. He had shrapnel and he was very fortunate. Unfortunately his [lasting] injuries are more mental,

My goal is to work my tail off and save, save, save.

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That is when his wife stepped in. “I have a wife who loves me enough to not care what I think and nominated me anyway,” Basenberg explains. Tammie and Jason had secretly nominated Billy for the 2012 Arrow Truck Sales Back on the Road program.

cash was just one of the prizes Basenberg won after being named the 2012 Back on the Road winner.

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The BOTR winner is announced at MATS in Louisville, Ky., every year. The finalists are invited to the show, but don’t know the winner until it is announced.

Now in its fifth year, the Arrow Truck Sales Back on the Road program helps one struggling truck driver a year get back on the road. Supported by several sponsors, including MACK trucks and Heartland Express, the program offers winners not just a truck and a job, but a complete support system to ensure their success continues once their year is up. “They have a team of people marking the miles to make sure I’m

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successful,” Basenberg says. “They’ve really supported me. Everybody’s come together.

I’m making a little money now. I even have money set aside in a maintenance account.”

Basenberg was given a 2008 Mack Pinnacle High-Rise Sleeper, which he’ll own after his title year ends. Tires, fuel cards from Pilot Flying J, oil changes, insurance and a truck warranty are all included in the winner’s package. Almost every business expense is

covered for the year, which allows Basenberg to focus on creating good financial habits as an owner-operator.

“My goal is to work my tail off and save, save, save,” he says. “Start the road to recovery with me and my family, and tell as many people as I can about this great program.”

While Basenberg feels many of the health problems his family has endured are finally behind him, he still faces a few more challenges. Black mold and an underwater mortgage now threaten his family’s house.

“We may have to cut our losses on that,” he says. “We got so far behind on it, we’ve got all these other issues to deal with, like so many other people in our economy. Sometimes you have to look in the past, suck it up and move forward.”

Through it all, Basenberg doesn’t dwell on the negative because he feels the program gave him back his life. “My wife and I have got a plan, thanks to this program,” he says.

He and his wife plan to buy a couple of acres and live in “something with no payments” until they can build something permanent.

It’s not just about surviving anymore, but thriving. “The fact that I can process these thoughts and these plans in my mind, they would not have been possible without Arrow’s Back on the Road program,” Basenberg says. “I just shudder to think where we’d be.” PCM

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ompetitive swimmer Mallory Weggemann thought her days of competing were over in 2008 when she learned she was paralyzed from the waist down, complications from an epidural she had been given for severe back pain. Luckily, she was wrong, very wrong.

This month, the 23-year-old Minnesota native will be competing in up to nine events during the London 2012 Paralympics.

Her accomplishments since becoming disabled are noteworthy. She won five gold medals and broke six world records at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) World Short Course Championships in 2009.

During the 2010 IPC World Championships,

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she took home eight gold medals, one silver and set nine world records.

Weggemann started the sport of swimming when she was 7 years old, competing in club swimming meets. “Both my older sisters swam,” she says. “I went to the pool and watched them practice. I fell in love with the water.”

Weggemann’s mom, Ann, saw that swimming was a social activity for her youngest daughter and worried when the swim coach asked to talk with her and her husband. “I was concerned Mallory was being too social.

She’s very outgoing and charismatic. She’s not afraid to talk to people,” she says.

Ann’s fears were unsubstantiated. The

coach just wanted to let her know that her daughter had natural talent and that if Weggemann was willing to work hard and take swimming seriously she could go far.

Weggemann was a varsity swimmer all four of her high school years, earning the rank of team captain as a senior. Even though she was very involved in her sport growing up, she never thought she would compete in any type of Olympic event. “I wasn’t as dedicated [to the sport] then as I am now,” she says, noting that she was the “social butterfly” of the team. “I never trained as hard as I have trained in the past four years.”

When she was 18, Weggemann developed postherpatic neuralgia, which caused severe back and nerve pain. It occurs after a shingles infection. Her doctor prescribed oral antibiotics and pain medications but Weggemann found it difficult to take all the meds while going to school. The next step was the use of epidurals. “The plan was to do three epidural injections,” she says.

The first injection alleviated the pain for a month. The second gave her six pain-free months. When she went in for her third injection, something went terribly wrong. “I never walked out,” she says. “I was paralyzed. I thought at first the meds were taking longer to wear off.”

By morning it was clear to Weggemann that she wouldn’t be walking out of the hospital. “I knew something wasn’t right when I saw my parents,” she says. “I could tell they were trying to be strong but things weren’t good and I didn’t know what to think for a long time. I was stubborn [though]. I said, ‘I am going to walk out of the hospital.’”

“It was a devastating time in her life and our lives as parents,” her mom says. “So much of our story is how we got through that and came out on the other side.”

With each passing day it became clearer to Weggemann that she would not have the use of her legs. Feelings of sadness, frustration and fear began to creep in. “I didn’t understand why,” she says of her paralyzed state.

She used the opportunity to draw from the teachings of her parents, especially their credo of never giving up. “From the beginning I have had that fight in me,” she says. “[I told myself] if I am not going to be able to walk, I am going to get my independence back, wheelchair or no wheelchair.”

Her mother wasn’t surprised at her daughter’s reaction. “This horrific thing happened and changed her life forever,” Ann says. “She has reinvented her strength and character and who she was as a person helped her deal with it.”

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lympic swimming trials event at the University of Minnesota. “My family and I had no idea what Paralympics were,” Weggemann says.

Nevertheless, she decided to go to the trials to get a better understanding of the event. That’s where she met Jim Andersen, who is now her swim coach as well as her team coach.

“I went home that night and told my parents I wanted to swim again,” she says. “They were confused, but said they would support me.”

Her mom remembers that moment. “We were blown away,” she says. “She came home and told us she wanted to swim again. She had a passion in her eye. She got back in the water a few days later and a whole new world opened up, a world she had been a part of in a different way.”

Weggemann met Andersen the following Monday and after 10 minutes he asked her to get in the water. It was the first time she had been in the water since her accident. “I took a leap of faith,” Weggemann says. “I didn’t know what would happen. Would I sink or swim?”

She found that she could swim but she had trouble turning in the water. She was determined to improve and made swimming a daily event. Her skills came back quickly but she had to make adjustments to her technique. “I was leg dominant and now I am arm dominant,” she says. “Once it came back it was a matter of

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getting strong enough to do it.”

Weggemann was like any other athlete with a disability, Andersen says. “You have to modify and figure out your best training method. She can’t use her legs so she had to develop [her] strengths.”

When he started working with her, Andersen discovered that Weggemann’s core strength was limited. “We had to develop her upper body as much as possible,” he says. “From when we first started to now her transformation in her upper body has been phenomenal. At first her arms and legs were like twigs. Now she is pretty developed. She has a huge amount of strength.”

Weggemann attended her first meet that same summer in Victoria, Canada. Later, she made the National Paralympic Team for the 2009 Short Course IPC Swimming World Championships in Rio de Janeiro after breaking three world records at the Can Am Speedo Para Swim Meet in Edmonton. “I think the biggest thing was after I was paralyzed I wanted to push

my body and see how far it could go,” she says. “It’s like a game to me.”

Watching her daughter compete is thrilling for her mom.

“When she first started swimming again she was doing swim meets with 6- and 7-year-olds and she did it with grace,” she says.

“I realized how much she loved swimming. For us it started as freedom, seeing her stretched out and not in the wheelchair.”

Weggemann discovered she could do everything she used to do in the water. “I just had to do it differently,” she says. “I have more fire now. I’m pushing boundaries, proving to people I can do it. I like the challenge.”

This year, Weggemann trained six days a week for up to four hours a day to get ready for London. The 2012 Paralympics features 19 sports with about 4,000 athletes from more than 165 countries competing for a variety of gold medals. Weggemann wants to compete in seven individual events and two relays. “The U.S. team coaches pick who is in the

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Starts Aug. 29, ends Sept. 9 4,200 athletes from 150 countries 20 different sports, including wheelchair fencing, sitting volleyball, swimming, rowing and wheelchair rugby Paralympic sport is open to 10 impairment groups, including vision impairment, leg length difference, impaired range of movement and ataxia (lack of coordination). To ensure fair competition, each athlete is designated a classification according to his or her level of impairment.

The first Paralympics was held in 1960 in Rome with 23 countries participating. Paralympics are held the same year and at the same location as the Olympic Games (both winter and summer).

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After the Paralympics, Weggemann plans to return to school at the University of Minnesota to finish her degree in journalism. relays and I hope to be on both relay teams again,” she says.

A goal setter, Weggemann hopes to win gold in all of her individual events. “On the relays I hope that Team USA will come away with gold too,” she says.

Andersen has faith that she can pull it off. “She is competitive,” he says. “She hates to lose, loves to work and wants to be the best she can be. I’ve dealt with a handful of world-class athletes and people with those characteristics usually accomplish great things.”

Skill is huge, he adds, “but work ethic is as important or more important. She has both of those things.”

In the months leading up to the Paralympics, Andersen worked with Weggemann on the psychological aspects of competing. “This is a swim meet and you have to treat it like any other meet,” he says. “I want her to be physically, emotionally and mentally prepared to do her optimum.”

Her mom finds the experience “mind boggling.” “To think we are traveling the world to watch her compete is surreal,” she says.

“At some level we see the little girl we saw compete at the age of 7. I don’t think it’s all sunk in yet.”

Weggemann doesn’t plan to retire from competition until 2020.

Her life, however, will change next year when she gets married.

“I’ll be planning the wedding once the London games are over,” she says. She will also be going back to college. She’d like to finish her degree by 2016.

Content with her career and her personal life, Weggemann says she wouldn’t take back that day in 2008 when she learned she was paralyzed. “My perspective on life has changed,” she says. “That day has made me who I am now but in that moment it’s hard to realize that. It’s something I will carry with me forever no matter what happens in my future.” PCM w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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ack in 2007, Annie Marouchoc was looking for some adventure. Having lived her entire life near the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania, she wanted to start traveling, see the Rocky Mountains and put her toes in the Pacific Ocean.

So after careful thought, she quit her job as a middle-school teacher and counselor, sold her home and most of her possessions, and hit the road in her new RV. She admits now that jumping so quickly into the unknown was scary but, five years later, as Marouchoc travels the country in her “little tin can cottage,” she can’t imagine life any other way.

Marouchoc is a work camper, one of thousands that have embraced a new and exciting lifestyle on America’s open roads. According to Steve Anderson, president of Workamper News, there’s a simple definition of a work camper.

“People often ask me, ‘How do I know if I’m a work camper?’ he says. “So I ask two questions: Are you living in an RV, and are you working?” If the answer is yes to both, then you’re a work camper.

Work camping originated at the national and state campgrounds. RVers would man-

age the campgrounds in return for free camping and, in some instances, wages. It was mostly retirees taking advantage of seasonal work as they explored the U.S. in their recreational vehicles.

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Three thousand miles, at one time, felt like I was going halfway around the world, but not any more. It’s truly an adventurous life.

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Now, many people nowhere near retirement are making a living as work campers in jobs ranging from tour guides to grocery clerks to waitresses to workers at distribution centers.

“I always wanted to go to different places and stay for a while,” Marouchoc says. “And

work camping allows me to stay somewhere and really get a feel for the place. I can go to a rainforest in Northern California or the desert in New Mexico – it’s neat to be able to experience all that and get paid.”

For Anderson, the growth of his company reflects the popularity of this new lifestyle.

“Our largest client, Amazon.com, hired 2,400 work campers last year to work in three locations as Santa’s helpers,” says Anderson.

“They’re looking to double that number this year and into the next and add more facilities for work campers.”

Anderson’s company, Workamper News, is a bimonthly magazine that includes a large job placement directory and helpful articles for work campers. Since its first newsletter was published nearly 30 years ago, the company has expanded its services to meet the growing demands of the industry. It now offers a comprehensive online resource center (workamper.com), a daily email bulletin, online forums, resume assistance and workshops to help veteran work campers and “dreamers,” those thinking about joining the work camper force, plan for the work camper experience.

Once you begin the work camper journey, Marouchoc advises to always have a “plan A, plan B and plan C.” She had to learn the hard way.

“I quit [my teaching] job and was driving west within a matter of a week, working at a job,” she says. But when she arrived in Colorado, the promises by her employer over the phone were not the reality.

“I got out and asked about the hook-ups,” Marouchoc wrote in her blog at tincantraveler.com. “He threw an extension cord down from his deck for my electric plug-in. Next, I asked where my hook-ups were for water and sewer. With a big smile he said not to worry, ‘I’ll leave the front door unlocked and you can just come on in and use the bathroom anytime you want. And, you’ll be eating with the family and helping prepare the meals.’”

Needless to say, Marouchoc didn’t stick around at that job for long, but it also didn’t sour her on the work camper experience.

“The nice thing is my home has wheels,” she says. Since then, she’s visited 30 states, working in 15 of them, and has had 21 jobs.

Whether as a waitress in Arizona, a store clerk in northern California or a volunteer in Florida, Marouchoc says the people and places continue to amaze her.

“There’s just awesome people and awesome places everywhere I go,” she says.

“Three thousand miles, at one time, felt like I was going halfway around the world, but not any more. It’s truly an adventurous life.” PCM

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BY: robert nason

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estled amid the swaying wheat fields of northwestern Nebraska stands an ancient monument recognized around the world. Well, at least it’s a pretty unique replica. Carhenge, modeled on the more than 4,000-year-old Stonehenge monument in England, is the inspiration of artist and farmer Jim Reinders, who wanted to honor his father following his death.

Made of 38 automobiles, mostly from the ’50s and ’60s and taken from nearby farms and dumps, Carhenge was created using

the same proportions as the original monument. The circle is the same diameter, at 96 feet. The vertical cars are held upright in pits five feet deep and the cars used to create the arches have been welded into place.

The cars have even been spray painted gray to more resemble the monolithic slabs at Stonehenge.

Since Carhenge was erected in 1987, additional pieces of art have appeared on the field and the area is now known as the Car Art Reserve. It includes a spawning salmon

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ver wonder what our past world was like? Not a computerized movie version, but a real-life version right here in the U.S. My wife, Cassie, and I stumbled upon one of those places on our last cross-country trip. Luck, just plain old-fashioned luck, put us in a part of our country seldom experienced by the masses. Fortunate thing, too, as this place would never have existed nor would it continue to if it were treated and abused like so many parks we have visited.

We have friends in Port Angeles, Wash., who had invited us to stay if we were ever in the area, so we tailored a leg of our trip to travel on an old standby of the Pacific coast, Highway 101. This highway never disap-

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points. It serves up breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and is just as thrilling when it leads you inland, where one can still see centuries-old redwood trees.

It was at the intersection of highways 101 and 113 that luck gave us a winning hand.

We had originally planned to continue on 101 to Port Angeles, but being several days early for our visit, we said, “Wonder what Neah Bay is like?” A left turn and the road led us to a place that was truly an experience of a lifetime.

The Makah Indians own the little patch of heaven called Neah Bay. It’s a fishing village with a trail that leads to the furthest point north and west in the continental United States. We felt a little out of place at first,

sculpture and Reinders’ “Fourd Seasons,” which uses Ford vehicles to represent the four stages of wheat grown in the area.

While the town of Alliance, Neb., wasn’t too keen on the sculpture when it was first built, it’s come to embrace its newfound fame, welcoming visitors to the “Home of Carhenge” as they drive into town. Reinders eventually donated 10 acres of land around Carhenge and the monument is now managed by a nonprofit organization. A welcome center and gift shop are also at the site. PCM

The Car Art Reserve has a number of sculptures, like the spawning salmon (above) and the “Fourd Seasons.”

rolling in with our RV and clearly not from around there, but the people were friendly, gracious and informative. We awoke the next morning and the village and mountains were covered with a gray and misty blanket. We almost talked ourselves out of going to the Cape Flattery Trail because of the weather.

A short drive later the sun broke through the gray and we entered a world neither of us had seen or felt before. The feeling was surreal. Even the smells were different, earthy, and unlike smells that we had experienced in the past. The Indians built a beautiful trail through the forest, complete with handhewn steps to harmonize with the beauty of an old world forest. The views along the trail were breathtaking. Huge trees piled three and four deep, felled by nature, not man.

Flora and fauna, the likes of which we had never seen. Starfish, several feet across, clinging to the sides of lava-formed rocks, were everywhere. It sent chills up our spines.

We were experiencing our own version of a Jurassic world. Being in and one with our surroundings humbled us. No man-made object of concrete and steel could ever begin to compare with what nature had created there. The memories of this place and its people still resonate in our minds. PCM

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roughly $4 an hour the cost of diesel versus the IdleAir service, which at the rate of $2.09 an hour, a driver can be looking at saving about $2 an hour.” IdleAir offers discounted fleet pricing for additional savings for fleet customers.

Whatever a driver chooses to do in his or her downtime, IdleAir has it covered.

For those interested in watching television, IdleAir offers 64 channels of satellite TV, including ESPN. For drivers who want to surf the Internet, the company features a limited browser, but offers broadband Ethernet for as little as $.35 a day with a one-year service plan. Heating and air conditioning are also included.

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The moment the driver turns that engine off from idling and starts using IdleAir they start to save money immediately.

It’s a no-brainer.

All the comforts of home

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It’s simple to use. Drivers simply pull into an IdleAir unit spot, put in their window adapter and hook into the system. One swipe of their fuel card and they’re ready to go. IdleAir site representatives are available to assist customers during most arrival times.

And first-time registration takes no more than 10 minutes, says Tabitha Griffis, site manager of the IdleAir location at the West Memphis, Ark., Pilot travel center.

“When you become a new member, you’ll go in our office and get an IdleAir membership card, which is free,” says Griffis. Then,

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ike most drivers, Audrey Stowers loves being on the open road but misses the comforts of home. As an owner-operator for Landstar who has been driving for 17 years, Stowers eats, sleeps and lives in her cab for days at a time. The problem she faced for years was how to make her cab a home away from home without wasting fuel and polluting the air while idling. Then she found IdleAir. IdleAir, an anti-idling service found at travel centers across the country, lets drivers cut their engine without losing power. They

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can plug in a TV or slow cooker, browse the Internet and enjoy air conditioning, all without wasting a drop of fuel.

“IdleAir is the only thing that provides me that feeling of having a little apartment away from home,” says Stowers. “I can pull into an IdleAir spot, plug in my slow cooker and close the curtains.”

Drivers can save about 50 percent if they choose IdleAir over idling. “Basically a truck will burn, on average, a gallon of diesel an hour,” explains Robert Barker, director of fleet sales for IdleAir. “If you take

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Premium service: HVAC, electricity, 60+ channels of satellite TV and basic Internet • $2.09/hour for the first 10 hours • $1.49/hour after 10 hours Promotion & Discounts available: • VIP program • New customer referral program • “Home Away From Home” extended stay discount • Fleet discount program • Window adapter promotion • Convoy Points™ & VIP driver rewards

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IdleAir is adding more spaces to existing locations every month to keep up with customer demands during the dog days of summer. once the driver is registered, he or she can be up and running in about three minutes on subsequent visits. “Slide your card, enter your private PIN number and your services get going,” Griffis adds. “It’s easy.”

IdleAir offers many promotions and discounts. With the VIP program, drivers accrue Convoy Points™ that can be re-

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deemed for more hours, service upgrades or products in the Convoy Store on the IdleAir website. They can even convert their points to cash to donate to charity. The company also offers a customer referral program that rewards current customers with 500 Convoy Points™ for every new driver registered.

IdleAir is ideal for fleets and owner-

operators. Companies can receive discount pricing and pay with their fleet card. Owneroperators who are paying extra-close attention to expenses can reduce the wear and tear on their engine as well.

“You’re sitting there keeping warm or cool; you’re not utilizing that fuel for what you bought it for and that’s to move you down the road,” say Gordon Alkire, an owner-operator for more than 40 years.

As a small-business owner, Alkire also says IdleAir helps with the bottom line. “I think economically it’s workable for me, even though I have an APU,” he says. “I use IdleAir because I can get clean, conditioned air, whether it’s heat or cool. I get television and Internet for much less than what I would have to pay individually.”

Barker agrees. “The moment the driver turns that engine off from idling and starts using IdleAir they start to save money immediately,” Barker says. “It’s a no-brainer.” PCM

Company drivers Ask your fleet about IdleAir. Fleets Inquire about IdleAir for your fleet at fleets@idleair.com or 865-232-1713.

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he magazine has been getting quite a few letters lately about flashing headlights, and I’m not talking about crazy coeds on spring break.

I’m talking about vehicles that are passed who use their headlights as a signal that it’s safe to return to the cruising lane. Not too long ago, this was acceptable practice, an unwritten courtesy of the road. But just like rotary phones and slide rules, this driving etiquette is old-fashioned and out of date. Now it causes more confusion than anything. Let me explain.

The main problem is technology. Most cars today have headlights that automatically turn on when driven, so instead of drivers flashing their headlights on and off, they’re actually flashing their high beams. Not the safest thing to do after a car passes you. Those high beams

have the potential of temporarily blinding the passing driver, making this common courtesy just another safety hazard to contend with. We all know any distraction on the road could be the last one. So if you flash those high beams, regardless of whether you’re driving a truck or four-wheeler, don’t do it anymore.

Another invention that wasn’t around when this driving courtesy started was halogen lights or xenon lights. They’re the headlights that have a bluish tint and seem to burn your corneas when you look directly at them. While car manufacturers probably created them with safety reasons in mind, and I’m sure drivers using those lights can see for 10 miles in any direction, that doesn’t help oncoming traffic or the vehicle ahead that just transferred into your lane. A flash from one of those headlights has me seeing starbursts for at least a couple of

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minutes after. It’s like looking into the sun.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want drivers to cut anybody off. Common sense dictates that you give any vehicle several car lengths between you and their bumper before you change lanes. Maybe we should create a new unwritten rule where passed vehicles flip on their hazard lights for a few seconds to let the passing car know it’s all clear. That way we can still be courteous on the road without creating additional dangers.

Good manners should always exist when you’re driving and we all have to play our part. All driving schools, both four-wheeler and trucking, should make sure their students understand today’s rules of the road. We all share these highways; I just wish we all shared the same rules. Stop flashing the high beams and we’ll all get along just fine.

Do you have an industry issue you would like to gripe about? Send it to editor@ptcchallenge.com.

ing, whole fish take eight to 10 minutes for one and a half pounds. Individual fillets and steaks take about four to five minutes per pound on full power. Clams and mussels cook quickly in the microwave with no added liquid. Place them in a single layer on a plate to collect the juices they release and cook until the shells pop open. Littleneck clams take five minutes or less. (In my 1,000-watt microwave, a half-dozen clams were done in only two minutes.)

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on a bed of greens · 2 tsp. olive oil · 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped · 1 cup fresh spinach leaves, chopped · 1 flounder fillet – 3-4 oz. · Salt and pepper to taste · Lemon wedge

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eat olive oil on high for 1 minute in H a microwave-safe dish. Add basil and spinach and stir until wilted. Arrange fillets on a microwave-safe dish, spooning greens on top. Season with salt and pepper. Cook 4 minutes. Drizzle with lemon juice.

Fresh produce can be picked up at any roadside farm stand. Vegetables lend themselves easily to microwave cooking. Typically, all you need is a plate to cook them on. Vegetables with skins can be cooked just as they are. Be sure to prick the skins of eggplant, potatoes and squash first and then cook for just a few minutes.

Linda McGirr is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist

hen you’re traveling in your rig, cooking for yourself can be tricky. If you often find yourself relying on the microwave oven in your cab or at a stop, heatedup frozen dinners might be an all-too-familiar meal. And, not surprisingly, those frozen meals aren’t always the healthiest choices for dinners. But there are many other ways to use a microwave oven that will produce healthy, enjoyable meals while over the road.

Ever wonder how a microwave cooks food? A microwave oven causes food molecules to vibrate and create friction, which causes heat to be generated, which, in turn, cooks the food. The size and wattage of the microwave oven can affect the cooking time significantly, so be sure to follow the manufacturer’s guidelines. There is, typically, a cooking time chart in the back of the owner’s manual.

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An important advantage of microwave cooking is that it retains vitamins in foods.

Since microwave cooking uses very short cooking times, with little or no cooking liquid, vitamins don’t get as much opportunity to escape in the cooking process as they would with most other cooking methods.

Your body reaps the benefit. And, by cooking foods quickly in a microwave, you don’t need the added fat.

The goal, when cooking with a microwave, is not to substitute fresh quality food for convenience. Pre-prepared, microwaveable, or heat-and-serve entrees are often higher in sodium, fat and calories than freshly prepared meals. Let’s look at some ways to include fresh foods while still using the convenience of a microwave oven.

Fresh fish is lean and healthy, plus simple and quick to cook in the microwave.

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Other vegetables, such as beans, greens, broccoli and carrots, need a rinse of water and a microwave-safe cover to get some steam going to cook for a few minutes.

Rinse your vegetables right in the container. Whatever water droplets remain should be plenty to cook your vegetables. These foods keep their vitamin content, and are delicious as they are or with a squeeze of lemon or a dash of herbs or pepper.

Cooking grains in a microwave oven can be easy and healthy as well. Opt for buying plain grains rather than those with seasoning packets or frozen in sauces. Add your own seasoning, such as lemon and herbs. This will keep the sodium and fat content in a healthier range. Couscous is another simple option. Just boil water in the microwave, add couscous, cover and let sit five minutes, and you’re done. Rice is also doable in the microwave. Some rice packages have instructions on the label, but, again, the wattage of your microwave matters. Brown rice and wild rice are whole grain and therefore contain fiber, which makes them healthier for you than white rice. However, they do take longer to cook, so plan accordingly.

Brown rice actually took almost twice as long as white rice to cook in my microwave.

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· 1 cup water · 1/2 cup long-grain white rice Heat 1 cup water in 2-quart microwavesafe dish on full power until boiling – approximately 5 minutes (750-watt microwave). Add 1/2 cup of long-grain white rice and return to a boil (1 to 3 minutes). Cover the dish tightly with plastic wrap. Reduce the power setting to 50 percent and heat for 12 to 15 minutes or until all the water has been absorbed. Be careful of steam when removing plastic. Fluff the rice with a fork, season, and serve.

If the convenience of prepared meals is just too good to pass up, then take some time to read the labels. Many brands are creating healthier alternatives to their frozen menus, so check the calorie, fat and sodium content, and look at the list of ingredients. Ingredients are listed in the order of percentage of content in the package. The more wholesome ingredients there

are early on the list, the better.

And don’t forget that microwaving meals you prepare at home is always an option. Cook healthfully in your own kitchen and freeze single-portion meals to take with you. Just remember to store and reheat your meals safely and you can enjoy home cooking on the road. PCM

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by: brenda potts

ome of my fondest memories are of “first hunts,” whether they were mine or I accompanied someone else on theirs. It was a pleasure and an adventure taking my grandson Isaac (above) on his first hunts for deer. It didn’t just happen. Lots of preparation went into the overall experience.

We began with the required hunter safety course. Since Isaac was 9 years old at the time, an adult was required to be in the class with him. Isaac and I headed off to a nearby town hall for the course, which would last a day and a half. It was all classroom instruction with a test of many pages to follow. I knew Isaac had the basic knowledge and understood the fundamentals, but worried about his ability to sit still, pay attention and not fidget throughout the class. He started displaying some of those not-so-desirable actions about halfway through the first day.

We did make it through the course and he passed the test. Now it was time for gun practice. We started with his BB gun in the back yard, graduated to my .22 small game rifle and finally the 20-gauge Thompson Center shotgun. Isaac’s shooting prowess was top-notch. Next, it was time to build the ground blind.

We opted for natural materials instead of a commercial pop-up ground blind. We would be hunting an alfalfa field behind our house exposed to a country road. We didn’t want the pop-up to mysteriously disappear; we feared it might be too much of a temptation to potential thieves. The blind would be set up for nearly two weeks in advance so the deer would have plenty of time to get used to the new object in the open field.

We started by heading to IGA for bales of hay. Isaac proved his muscles were up to the task of wrestling bales into and out of my truck. We added some camouflage material and decided our little ground-blind-fort

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structure looked pretty darn good. We were ready for opening day of the youth deer season.

That first morning, Isaac didn’t need more than one wake-up call. We got dressed and quietly went to our hunting spot in the pre-dawn darkness. Daylight brought deer to our field, but they were too far away. I had hoped to hunt for about two hours but the fidgets started within one hour. I managed to keep him settled for another 45 minutes with cell phone games.

That afternoon we returned to our blind with high hopes. Isaac was hoping for his first buck, but would shoot a doe if the opportunity presented itself. Several deer did come back into the field but it took them quite awhile to work their way toward our hiding place. Finally, with about 15 minutes of hunting time left, one of the big does walked to within 100 yards. I knew Isaac could make the shot.

There was just one small problem. The doe was to my right. Isaac was on my left.

We were going to have to switch places and move his Field Pod out of the back of the blind to get around to a position to make the shot. Adrenaline got the better of him and Isaac panicked for a second. I was filming the hunt for a TV show called “Legacy Trails” but had shut the camera off. There was no way to maneuver a kid, gun, Field Pod, camera, tripod and myself without spooking the doe. Now I wish I had just left the camera running for the audio alone.

After I got Isaac properly situated, he assured me he had a good rest and the deer was plain in his sights. He was ready to shoot. I gave him the go-ahead and he dropped his first deer in its tracks.

“I just got my first deer!” Those happy words, high fives, hugs and the following celebrations will remain in my memory for a lifetime. PCM w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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Lessons of a Losing Streak by: claire b. lang

Listen to Claire B. Lang’s radio show on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Channel 90. n June 15, 2008, I stood in victory lane and watched Dale Earnhardt Jr. celebrate winning at Michigan International Speedway. This June 17, I stood there again, waiting to interview the driver I have covered as a reporter since he was a teenager as he and his team celebrated winning once again.

Four years had passed between the wins and as I watched a jubilant Dale Jr. climb from his car, embrace his team and soak in the accolades that will now begin for him en masse once again, those four long years flashed through my mind.

Four years of criticism and evaluation, and four years of growing up. Four years of hard work and perseverance to get back to winning. Four years of questioning everything about himself to get better but not letting that self-evaluation destroy him.

It struck me as I stood in victory lane under clear blue skies in Michigan after a raindelayed start to the race that this was not about a race but about life.

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or team member – life is a cycle that tests us with hard times and rain, and then eventually comes back around to blue skies. Struggles are a gift to make us dig deep and become better human beings. If life was only winning, we’d all be shallow and selfish. Right?

Dale Jr. lost races over the four years when he needed a win, but he gained a great deal during that time. He seemed to be surrounded by fans but also alone a lot in the early years. During the losing years, he gained a girlfriend by his side that he now, with more confidence, has introduced to the public. He’s become a better racer and he seems happier and able to more fully enjoy life and winning. He’s closer to his team members now and I see him being part of the group on a more equal basis in the garage.

My first memory of Dale Jr. was as a radio station anchor in Charlotte, N.C. Dale Earnhardt Sr. was supposed to be an on-air guest outside Charlotte Motor Speedway. When he had to cancel, we were offered up his skinny young son. There wasn’t much to the scrawny kid and the radio station folks were not

even sure they wanted to have him on. When the interview was over, the boy, Dale Jr., got in the racing simulator nearby and beat every driver that he raced against that day. Today, getting a one-on-one interview with that kid whom no one paid attention to is a huge deal. There’s that cycle again.

He’s now 37, so that was more than 20 years ago. Twenty years from being nothing to being everything in victory lane, and all the times in between.

I interview Dale Jr. almost every weekend now. I’ve never seen him make a fool of himself or not be polite. He is kind, sometimes very shy, and extremely clever, and he’s always appeared to me to be much smarter than some give him credit for.

The story of Dale Earnhardt Jr. is a story about losing, not winning. It’s about losing his dad and races and getting criticized and of course of being the sport’s most popular driver. Dale Jr.’s fans stick by him because they too have gone through hard times, because their lives are tough and they have struggled. Their hopes that things will come around for their driver are their hopes for themselves as well.

Dale Jr. winning again after four years was really the end result of the right way to handle the times in life when you are not on top of the world, sometimes even for long periods of time.

The entire garage shares Dale Jr.’s success. Why? Because he’s a decent guy who handled a losing streak with class, character and dignity.

Then, he won again. PCM

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Highway Trust Fund by: mike howe Follow Mike on Twitter: @TruckingDC • Like Mike on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TruckingPoliticsMore

eorge Bernard Shaw once said, “Hell is paved with good intentions, not with bad ones. All men mean well.” Whether you believe all men mean well is one thing, but generally speaking most politicians mean well, at least at first. Unfortunately, that well-meaning approach often results in short-sightedness. New legislation and new regulation are often the result of an attempt to solve a problem, or a perceived problem.

These good intentions make it easy for officials to support a solution even though they might be blinded by the unintended consequences.

In the trucking industry, we need look no further than the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2011 proposed rule to tighten the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for light-duty vehicles. This proposal would impact such vehicles manufactured between 2017 through 2025, with the intent of increased fuel economy. That increase in fuel economy is expected to move from about 34 mpg in 2016 to just under 50 mpg.

The proposal also includes goals to reduce greenhouse emissions.

It is difficult to argue that improved fuel efficiency and reduced greenhouse gases is a negative. The assumption is these rules don’t really affect the heavy-duty trucking industry. But therein lies the rub.

The trucking industry naturally relies on a dependable highway system. Highway infrastructure must be maintained and improved for the trucking industry to thrive.

As well-intentioned as the proposed CAFE standards are, they will have a detrimental effect on the Highway Trust Fund in its current form. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) May 2012 report, “The CBO estimates that the proposed CAFE standards would gradually lower gasoline tax revenues, eventually causing them to fall by 21 percent.” That decline won’t be fully realized until the year 2040, but the trend will start much earlier.

Of course, it’s the gasoline tax revenues that fund the Highway Trust Fund – the very fund the trucking industry relies upon to

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keep up the nation’s highway infrastructure.

It should also come as no surprise that neither the NHTSA nor the EPA proposed a solution to this pending crisis should the CAFE standards be adopted. That’s not to say they did not know about this issue, rather they just did not include a solution in their proposal. The CBO, whose job is not to make policy recommendations, offered suggestions in their May 2012 report on how to avoid the funding crisis: reduce spending on highways, transfer money from the general fund to the Highway Trust Fund, increase the gasoline tax or raise revenue from other sources.

While the CBO’s recommendations might seem obvious, they are also fraught with problems. Imagine reducing spending on highways at a time when many argue the current funding levels are not adequate.

Remember the report on the nation’s transportation infrastructure that was released after the Interstate 35 bridge in Minneapolis collapsed? I doubt a reduction in spending is a wise move.

As for simply transferring money from the general fund to the highway fund, as the CBO also suggests, there are issues with that as well. Where do general fund monies come from? You guessed it: taxes that we all pay now. Is it just me or does it seem the federal government is already struggling to fund all of the programs from the general fund? So, what happens when more money is needed? Yes again: Taxes increase.

Among the CBO’s recommendations are increasing the gasoline tax and raising revenue from other sources. There it is, folks, the call for increased taxes to help pay for the Highway Trust Fund. A fund that has been raided on numerous occasions. Perhaps using the gas tax for its intended use would help, but with the CAFE standards it likely won’t be enough.

While the proposed CAFE standards might seem reasonable and nice on the front end, it is also important to consider the unintended consequences. The decreased funding of the Highway Trust Fund is just one of those unintended consequences we need to be aware of. PCM w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

Don’t Be Caught Holding the Phone.

Know the regulations and how they affect you…

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The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) have amended the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) and the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to restrict the use of hand-held mobile telephones by drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs).

Penalties for violating new regulations are serious – for you and your employer. For drivers, penalties amount up to $2,750 and potential loss of your license, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier and Safety Administration. For your employer, they face a fine up to $11,000 for not requiring drivers to comply with the law.

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The road is a noisy place It makes having conversations difficult. The Voyager PRO delivers excellent audio quality, with advanced dual mics and noise-canceling technology that reduce background noise while retaining the natural sound of your voice. Audio levels are automatically adjusted based on the noises around you, offering a crisp and clear conversation. We’ve spent 50 years developing headset technology to get the sound just right.

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Photo: Cape Neddick Light, York, Maine

America’s Lighthouses by: robert nason

ighthouses have been part of the American landscape since 1716, when Boston residents built Boston Light on the two-acre Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor. The history of lighthouses dates back a bit farther, with the first known being built by the Egyptians around 300 B.C. Pharos, as it was called, rose 450 feet above the city of Alexandria and stood for more than 1,000 years before being destroyed by an earthquake. We decided to scour the country for some of the more unique lighthouses.

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New London Ledge Lighthouse New London, Conn.

One of the most unique lighthouses in existence, the New London Ledge was completed in 1909 on a manmade island at the mouth of the Thames River. The unique design was inspired by two wealthy residents who wanted the structure to resemble the historic homes of the area.

Automated since 1987, the lighthouse is supposedly haunted by a former keeper named Ernie. According to the legend, Ernie’s wife, who lived on shore, left him for a ferry captain sometime in the 1920s.

Soon after finding out about her betrayal, a distraught Ernie climbed to the roof of the lighthouse and jumped. His body was never found. His ghost has been credited with turning on the foghorn on sunny days, untying boats from the dock, turning on televisions, knocking on doors and pulling sheets off beds.

Cape Neddick “Nubble” Light York, Maine

Maine is called the Lighthouse State, with more than 60 lighthouses along its rocky shores, and the Nubble Light is arguably the state’s most famous. Sitting atop a rocky outcrop just off the coastline, this picturesque lighthouse began service in 1879. NASA even sent an image of the lighthouse into space on Voyager II as part

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of a collection of materials that were to teach aliens about Earth. Really!

Whitefish Point Lighthouse Whitefish Point, Mich.

Whitefish Point Lighthouse began operating in 1849 on the shores of Lake Superior.

It lies at the end of an 80-mile stretch of coastline along Whitefish Bay. Known as the Graveyard of Ships and Shipwreck Coast due to the hundreds of vessels lost over the years, Whitefish is at the axis of unrelenting winds, massive and unpredictable waves, and violent, hurricanelike storms that batter the area. The Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum is also located on the site.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Buxton, N.C.

Offshore of Cape Hatteras is where the Gulf Stream collides with the Virginia Coastal Drift, forcing southbound vessels dangerously close to a 12-mile sandbar called the Diamond Shoals. Keeping watch over this “Graveyard of the Atlantic” is the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in the United States. Located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the lighthouse stands 210 feet from its foundation to the pinnacle of the tower. It was completed in 1872 and given its iconic black and white stripes the following year.

Alcatraz Lighthouse San Francisco, Calif.

As the oldest light station on the West Coast, Alcatraz Lighthouse was built long before the island became famous for its prison. The name Alcatraz is derived from the Spanish word “alcatraces,” which means “strange bird,” referring to the pelicans that live on the island. Completed years before the Civil War, the lighthouse has guided vessels through the infamous fog of San Francisco Bay for more than 150 years. PCM w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

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SIDE BY SIDE by: Nola Nicholson

Ole Ohio we do call home, From place to place we will roam.

The cab, the bunk, and the space inside, In the Ole Black Pete we do reside.

You and I, side by side.

Brokers and boards, freight we find, Booking loads with coast in mind.

Coast to coast, small or wide, In the Ole Black Pete we shall ride.

He and I, side by side.

Loading and strapping boxes on the step deck, We’ll have to pay tolls, but what the heck.

Stockton to Queens under the tarp they will hide.

Powered by the Ole Black Pete they ride, We work together, side by side.

Load it, chain it, the military move once more.

From the snow covered mountains to the lights of the desert floor, Hauling it across this country with pride.

In the Ole Black Pete we will ride.

Me and you, side by side.

Scales and signs, logs and lines, We carry these books, yours and mine.

The story is told with dates and time.

In the Ole Black Pete we do ride.

You and I, side by side.

Family and friends we are never alone, Getting calls on our cell phone, Keeping in touch with news from home.

In the Ole Black Pete once more we ride, Best friends, side by side.

As the sun sets with its shining glow, From behind the clouds it does show.

Maps, signs and GPS, God will guide us on our quest.

The Ole Black Pete, she’s the best.

Side by side, we shall rest.

Open Road Bond by: Nicole Smith

There’s just somethin’ ‘bout the open road that keeps us together.

Could it be the rush of the long endless nights?

Could it be the freedom of getting to different cities, towns, states in the nick of time?

Meeting new people?

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Getting to see the beautiful wonders of America most people just dream of?

I bet it’s all the above!

I wouldn’t want to take this crazy ride of a life with anyone else. ‘ Cause baby you and me, we’ll conquer every obstacle out here.

I’ll map the routes.

And with you behind that big ol’ black steering wheel, we’ll get there.

Anywhere.

Safe and sound!

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1 The first fantasy football league (abbr) 5 Authenticating mark 7 Lump of earth 10 Objective case of we 12 Denounce 14 Dental 16 Exchange for money 17 Move from side to side 18 Part of the verb "to be" 19 Similar to 20 Extinct flightless bird 21 Affirmative reply 23 First-class 25 Viper 27 Exclamation of fright 30 Incline 32 Acknowledgement of debt 34 Frustrate 36 Mineral spring 39 Drag 40 Ruined city in W Iran 42 Perform 44 Prefix meaning not 45 Lair 46 Display 48 Is not 50 Sewing case 52 Gaiety 55 Not off 56 Objective case of I 57 Flat-fish 58 Metal 60 Mire 61 Denomination 63 Globe 65 Nonsense 66 Impair 67 Providing 68 Spun by spiders 71 Makah Indian-owned ____ Bay 73 Tinged with red 77 Depart 79 Spendthrift 81 Raccoonlike carnivore 83 Be 84 Small harplike musical instrument 85 Small child

DOWN 1 Deities 2 Haul 3 Sacred song

4 Extra time 5 Long, laborious work 6 Sun-dried brick 8 Resinous deposit 9 Compact 11 7th letter of the Greek alphabet 13 Long fish 15 Officiating priest of a mosque 19 Prefix meaning without 21 Evergreen tree 22 Company behind the BOTR contest 24 Roman goddess of plenty 25 National songs 26 Hog 28 It is 29 Facet 31 Near to 33 Exploit 35 Worshipped 37 Secondary pinna 38 Insect 41 Lay bare 43 Hello there 45 Trouble 47 Norse goddess 49 To some extent 51 Abound 53 Pronoun 54 Building 59 Parched 62 Metal container 64 Alcatraz in Spanish “strange ____” 69 Enticement 70 Period of human life 72 Disposed 74 Snakelike fish 75 Not wet 76 Therefore 78 Bovine beast 80 Negative vote 82 In the direction of JULY’S CROSSWORD SOLUTION

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alabama

ARIZONA (cont.)

ARKANSAS (cont.)

369 BIRMINGHAM 7 S DEF 100 I-20/59/65 AL 78, Exit 123 901 Bankhead Highway West, 35204 602 BIRMINGHAM DEF 157 15 I-65 & SR 94, Exit 264 224 Daniel Payne Drive North, 35207 603 Dothan DEF 158 9 Ross Clark Hwy/Hwy 231 2190 Ross Clark Circle, 36301 604 Hope Hull 9 S DEF 127 I-65 Exit 158 900 Tyson Road, 36043 497 Lincoln DEF 80 7 I-20, Exit 165 121 Honda Drive, 35096 601 McCalla DEF 150 15 I-20/I-59 Exit 104 6098 MacAshan Dr, 35111 302 MOBILE (THEODORE) 5 65 I-10 & Theodore Dawes Rd, Exit 13 6955 Theodore Dawes Road, 36582 441 PRICEVILLE 7 S DEF 90 I-65, Exit 334 3240 Point Mallard Parkway, 35603 75 SATSUMA 8 S DEF 125 I-65, Exit 19 6109 US 43 South, 36572 76 TUSCALOOSA 8 S 125 I-20/59, Exit 76 4416 Skyland Boulevard East, 35405

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

429 West Memphis 11 S DEF 150 I-40, Exit 280 1100 Martin Luther King Blvd, 72301 607 West Memphis DEF 225 15 I-40 Exit 280 & I-55 Exit 4 3400 Service Loop Road, 72301

p 205-324-4532 f 205-324-5897

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

p 520-466-7550 f 520-466-7575

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

f 928-342-2696

ARKANSAS 118 BENTON 7 S DEF 70 I-30, Exit 121 7801 Alcoa Road, 72015 332 N. LITTLE ROCK 7 S DEF 100 I-40 & SR391 Galloway Road, Exit 161 3300 Highway 391 North, 72117 430 RUSSELLVILLE 5 S 130 I-40, Exit 84 215 SR 331 North, 72802 605 Russellville DEF 165 15 I-40, Exit 84 42 Bradley Cove Road, 72801 145 SPRINGDALE DEF 75 4 US 412 & 71 Bypass 5660 West Sunset Avenue, 72762 606 Texarkana DEF 157 15 I-30 Exit 7 Rt 12 Box 254B, I30 & Hwy 108, 71854

Pizza

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

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

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

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

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

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

CALIFORNIA 613 Bakersfield DEF 250 14 Hwy 99 Exit Merced Ave. 17047 Zachary Ave., 93308 282 barstow 5 S 30 I-15/40 & US 58 2591 Commerce Parkway, 92311 614 Bartsow DEF 171 15 I-15 & Lenwood Exit 2611 Fisher Boulevard, 92311 372 CASTAIC 7 S 125 I-5 & Lake Hughes Exit 31642 Castaic Road, 91384 168 DUNNIGAN 11 S DEF 155 I-5, Road 8 Exit 554 30035 County Road 8, 95937 616 Frazier Park 18 285 I-5 Frazier Park Exit 205 42810 Frazier Mtn Park Road, 93243 381 HESPERIA 11 S DEF 300 I-15 & US 395 8701 Highway 395, 92345 200 KRAMER JUNCTION 7 50 US 395/US 58 5725 Highway 58, 93516 617 Lodi DEF 187 15 I-5 & Hwy 12, Exit Fairfield 15100 North Thornton Road, 95242 154 LOST HILLS 7 S 70 I-5 & CA 46 14808 Warren Street, 93249 365 MADERA DEF 150 11 CA-99 at Ave 18.5 22717 Avenue 18 1/2, 93637 307 N. PALM SPRINGS 5 80 I-10 & Garnett & Indian Ave. 6605 N. Indian Canyon Drive, 92258

p 661-392-5300 f 661-392-5307

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

p 559-673-3878 f 559-673-7679

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

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FLORIDA (cont.)

FLORIDA (cont.)

343 Otay Mesa 9 S DEF 150 I-905, Exit 1B, CA905 1497 Piper Ranch Rd, 92154 618 Ripon DEF 197 15 Hwy 99 Exit Jack Tone Rd 1501 North Jack Tone Road, 95366 879 Sacramento 49er Travel Plaza 12 275 I-80, Exit 85 (W. El Camino Ave) 2828 El Centro Rd, 95833 237 SALINAS DEF 75 7 US 101 & Sanborn 951 Work Street, 93901 765 Thousand Palms 9 88 I-10 Ramon Exit 72235 Varner Road, 92276 137 weed DEF 80 7 I-5, Exit 745 395 E Vista Drive, 96094

352 FT. MYERS 6 80 I-75, Luckett Rd, Exit 139 6050 Plaza Drive, 33905 90 FT. PIERCE 8 S DEF 100 I-95, Exit 129 7300 West Okeechobee Road, 34945 471 Haines City DEF 80 7 US Hwy 27 North 35647 US Hwy 27 North, 33845 91 JACKSONVILLE 5 30 I-95, Exit 329 1625 County Road 210 West, 32259 374 MARIANNA 7 S 90 I-10 @ FL 71, Exit 142 2209 Highway 71, 32448 873 miami 3 65 Hwy 27 12200 NW South River Road, 33178 874 miami 2 30 US 41 & SR 997 17696 SW 8th Street, 33194 897 Miami Gardens Dades corner Plz 1 10 SR 826, Exit SR 817 16650 NW 27th Avenue, 33054 425 MIDWAY 8 S DEF 90 I-10, Exit 192 33333 Blue Star Highway, 32343 293 OCALA 7 60 I-75 & FL 484, Exit 341 2020 SW 135th Street, 34476 92 OCALA 7 S DEF 130 I-75, Exit 358 4255 NW Highway 326, 34482 424 OCALA 5 S 125 I-75, Exit 358 4032 West Highway 326, 34482 94 PUNTA GORDA DEF 70 5 I-75, Exit 161 26505 Jones Loop Road, 33950 623 Quincy 15 150 I-10 Exit 192 32670 Blue Star Highway, 32343 626 St. Augustine DEF 160 9 I-95 Hwy 206 Exit 305 950 State Road 206 West, 32086 622 St. Lucie 15 156 I-95 Hwy 68 Exit 131 100 North Kings Hwy 625 Tampa 4 30 I-4 & SR 579 Exit 10 11555 East Sligh Ave.

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

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

p 209-599-4141 f 209-599-4265 Hot Deli

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FLORIDA 87 BALDWIN DEF 50 5 I-10, Exit 343 1050 US 301 South, 32234 88 COCOA 2 I-95, Exit 201 4455 King Street, 32926 624 Dade City DEF 180 15 I-75 Exit 285 & SR52 29933 State Road 52, 33576 89 ELLENTON 2 20 I-75, Exit 224 1526 51st Avenue East, 34222

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

p 352-588-5444 f 352-588-4629

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hot Deli

Sunshine Deli

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

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

Arline’s Big Apple Seafood Restaurant

Wingstop

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

GEORGIA 260 ALBANY 5 80 Hwy 300 & Clark Ave 310 Cordele Road, 31705 331 ATLANTA (EAST) 8 S 100 I-285 & Bouldercrest Road, Exit 51 2605 Bouldercrest, 30316 344 ATLANTA (WEST) 5 45 I-285 & South Atlanta Road, Exit 16 4600 South Atlanta Road, 30080 65 AUGUSTA 3 30 I-20, Exit 194 4091 Jimmie Dyess Parkway, 30909 144 AUGUSTA DEF 90 6 I-20, Exit 200 2975 Gun Club Road, 30907 66 BRASELTON 6 S 70 I-85, Exit 129 5888 Highway 53, 30517 627 Brunswick DEF 150 15 I-95 Exit 29 2990 US Hwy 17 South, 31523 628 Carnesville DEF 190 15 I-85 Exit 160 10226 Old Federal Road, 30521 67 CARTERSVILLE 8 S DEF 100 I-75, Exit 296 968 Cassville-White Road, 30120 416 CORDELLE 10 60 I-75, Exit 101 2201 East 16 Avenue, 31015 319 DALTON 7 100 I-75/Connector 3, Exit 328 244 Connector 3 SW, 30720 421 DALTON 9 S DEF 210 I-75, Exit 326 142 Carbondale Road, 30721 68 DUBLIN 3 20 I-16, Exit 51 2185 US 441, 31021 630 Jackson DEF 200 14 I-75 Exit 201 I-75 & Exit 66 Bucksnort Road, 30233 69 LAGRANGE 3 60 I-85, Exit 13 1960 Whitesvillle Road, 30240

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

638 Caldwell 9 100 I-84 Exit 29 3512 Franklin Road, 83605 641 McCammon DEF 84 5 I-15 Exit 47 587 E. US Hwy 30, 83250 350 MOUNTAIN HOME 9 100 I-84 & US 20, Exit 95 1050 Highway 20, 83647 639 Post Falls 8 100 I-90 Exit 2 N 400 Idahline Rd, 83854 640 Twin Falls 6 100 I-84 Exit 173 5350 Highway 93, 83338

p 229-559-6500 f 229-559-3008

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IDAHO 777 East Boise 6 60 I-84 Exit 54 (Federal Way) 3353 Federal Way, 83705

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

p 208-254-9842 f 208-254-9106

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

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

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

ILLINOIS 642 alorton 15 202 I-255 & Exit 17A 140 Racehorse Drive, 62207 299 BLOOMINGTON 6 S DEF 160 I-55/74 & IL 9, Exit 160A 1522 West Market Street 526 Champaign road ranger 3 150 I-57, Exit 240 4910 Market St 473 channahon 0 25 I-55 & Route 6, Exit 248 23841 SE Eams 378 Chicago road ranger LMTD 0 I-55 MM 288 “Stevenson Expressway” 3401 South California Avenue, 60632 368 Decatur DEF 90 7 I-72, Exit 144 (SE Quad) 4030 E. Boyd Road 523 Dixon road ranger 2 45 I-88 Exit 54 1801 South Galena Ave. ,61021 313 EAST ST. LOUIS 11 S DEF 200 I 70/55 Exit 4 699 State Route 203 165 EFFINGHAM 7 S DEF 100 I-57/70, Exit 162 2500 North 3rd Street 643 Effingham DEF 180 15 I-70 & I-57, Exit 160 1701 W Evergreen / I-70 & I-57 468 Gilman DEF 80 7 I-57, Exit 283 815 Hwy 24 West, 60938 543 Hampshire road ranger 4 30 I-90, Exit 43 19 N. 681 US Hwy 20

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

p 815-209-9013 f 847-779-0039

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644 LaSalle DEF 186 15 I-80 Exit 77 343 Civic Road 514 Lincoln Thorntons 6 100 2903 Woodlawn Road I-55, Exit 126 540 Loves Park road ranger 0 I-90 & Riverside Blvd 7500 East Riverside Blvd, 61111 595 marion DEF 43 5 I-57, Exit 54B 2611Vernell Road, 62959 347 McClean road ranger

646 South Beloit DEF 186 15 I-90 & HWY 75 16049 Willowbrook Road, 61080 512 Springfield road ranger DEF 25 2 I-55, Exit 90 500 Toronto Road, 62711 525 Springfield road ranger 2 80 I-55, Exit 100-A 3752 Camp Butler Rd, 62707 249 TROY 7 S DEF 135 I-55/70 & IL 162, Exit 18 820 Edwardsville Road, 62294 529 Tuscola road ranger 3 15 I-57, Exit 212 1112 East Southline Dr., 61953 537 Winnebago road ranger 0 US 20, MM8 101 S. Winnebago Rd, 61088 476 woodhull DEF 80 5 I-74, Exit 32 900 Plaza Ave, 61490

p 815-220-0611 f 815-220-0617

Subworks p 217-732-3915 f 217-732-4875

p 815-580-4221 f 847-232-3058

p 618-993-2697 f 618-993-8100

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501 South Main Street 530 mendota road ranger 0 4 I-39, Exit 72 2705 12th Street, 61342 326 Minonk road ranger 4 100 I-39, Exit 27 1311 Carolyn Dr, 61760 236 MINOOKA 7 S DEF 100 I-80, Exit 122 301 Ridge Road, 60447 39 MONEE 5 90 I-57, Exit 335 6002 Monee-Manhattan Road, 60449 482 MT. VERNON 7 S DEF 100 I-57, Exit 95 4610 Broadway, 62864 534 Okawville road ranger 0 50 I-64, Exit 41 905 Hen House Rd, 62271 515 ottawa road ranger DEF 22 2 I-80, Exit 93 3041 North IL Route 71,61350 645 Pontoon Beach DEF 185 15 I-270 & Exit 6B 1310 East Chain of Rocks Road, 62040 541 Princeton road ranger 7 250 I-80, Exit 56 2835 N Main St, 61356 539 Rochelle road ranger DEF 55 2 I-39, Exit 99 890 E Hwy 38, 61068 535 Rockford road ranger 0 US 20 4980 S Main St, 61108 536 South Beloit road ranger 2 75 I-90, Exit 1 6070 Gardner Street, 61080

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Woody’s p 815-315-4189 f 309-432-2002

p 815-467-4416 f 815-467-5409

p 708-534-2483 f 708-534-3980

p 618-244-1216 f 618-244-1262

p 815-656-4143 f 618-243-6479

p 815-516-0946 f 815-434-4081

p 618-931-1580 f 618-931-3587 Dan’s Big Slice Pizza

p 815-315-4951 f 815-875-1718

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

p 815-315-4974 f 847-232-1183

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Dan’s Big Slice Pizza

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

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

p 815-516-0863 f 217-585-1883 Star 66 Café

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

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

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

p 815-957-4049 f 847-897-2600

Hot Deli p 309-334-4550 f 309-334-4556

INDIANA 444 BRAZIL 10 S DEF 55 I-70, Exit 23 4376 North SR 59, 47834 531 BRAZIL road ranger 3 S 30 I-70, Exit 23 990 West State Rd 42, 47834 445 BURNS HARBOR 7 S DEF 115 I-94, Exit 22 243 Melton Road, 46304 247 CRAWFORDSVILLE 5 S 110 I-74 & SR 32, Exit 39 4367 East State Road 32, 47933 28 DALEVILLE 3 35 I-69, Exit 34 15151 Commerce Road, 47334 446 DALEVILLE DEF 125 5 I-69, Exit 34 15876 West Commerce Road, 47334 447 EVANSVILLE (HAUBSTADT) 5 S 145 I-64, Exit 25B 1042 E Warrenton Road, 47639 362 FORTVILLE (PENDLETON) 4 50 I-69, Exit 14 7455 South State Rd. 13, 46064 29 FREMONT 7 S DEF 130 I-80, Exit 144; I-69 N, Exit 157 6900 Old US 27, 46737 881 Ft Wayne Ft Wayne travel plz 6 260 I-69, Exit 109A 3037 Goshen Rd, 46808

p 812-446-9400 f 812-446-6116

p 815-209-9052 f 812-442-5206

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

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

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

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

Pizza p 812-868-1048 f 812-868-1050

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

p 260-833-1987 f 260-833-6794

The Point Restaurant

p 260-482-7814 f 206-482-7780

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indiana (cont.)

indiana (cont.)

iowa (cont.)

271 GARY 9 S DEF 215 I-80/94 & Burr Street, Exit 6 2501 Burr Street, 46406 30 Greenfield 5 150 I-70, Exit 96 2640 North 600 West, 46140 542 Greenwood road ranger 8 65 I-65, Exit 99 1615 East Main Street, 46143 647 Haubstadt DEF 145 9 I-64 & SR 41 Exit 25B Rural Route 1, Box 254A, 47639 448 HEBRON 8 S 135 I-65, Exit 240 18011 Colorado Street, 46341 31 HIGHLAND 2 I-80 & 94, Exit 2 8150 Indianapolis Boulevard, 46322 318 INDIANAPOLIS 7 S DEF 90 I-465 & IN37, Exit 4 4607 South Harding Street, 46217 649 Indianapolis DEF 190 15 I-465 Exit 4 1720 West Thompson Road, 46217 546 Lake staTIon - S – road ranger 4 25 I-80, Exit 15A 2151 Ripley St., 46405 650 Lake Station DEF 375 14 I-94 & Exit 15B 1401 Ripley Street, 46405 478 LEAVENWORTH DEF 65 5 I-64, Exit 92 6921 South SR 66, 47137 652 Lebanon DEF 150 9 I-65 Exit 139 520 South State Road 39, 46052 653 Lowell DEF 375 15 Rt 2 & I-65 Exit 240 3231 East 181st Street, 46356 152 MEMPHIS 10 70 I-65, Memphis Road, Exit 16 14013 Memphis Blue Lick Road, 47143 198 PLYMOUTH 7 S 110 US 30 & US 31 10619 9A Road, 46563 34 REMINGTON DEF 75 5 I-65, Exit 201 4154 West US Highway 24, 47977 339 RILEYSBURG (COVINGTON) 6 50 I-74 & SR 63, Exit 4 16502 North State Road 63, 47932

242 SHELBYVILLE 7 S 90 I-74, Exit 109 1851 West 400 North 35 SOUTH BEND 5 70 I-80, Exit 72 6424 West Brick Road 655 Spiceland DEF 193 15 I-70 Exit 123 5300 South State Rte. 3 297 TERRE HAUTE 5 70 I-70 & IN46, Exit 11 5555 E. Margaret Avenue 36 VALPARAISO 3 25 US 30 & SR 49 4105 US 30 East 37 WHITELAND 8 S DEF 110 I-65, Exit 95 2962 County Road 500 North 656 WHITELAND DEF 173 50 I-65 & Whiteland Road, Exit 95 4982 North 350 East

131 Osceola DEF 80 5 I-35, Exit 34 2010 West Clay Street, 50213 594 Sioux falls DEF 100 7 I-29, Exit 143 2815 Singing Hills Blvd, 51111 43 WALCOTT 8 S DEF 160 I-80, Exit 284 3500 North Plainview Road, 52773 268 WALCOTT 3 25 I-80, Exit 284 2975 North Plainview Road, 52773 969 Williams Flying j/broadway 4 60 I-35 & SR 20, Exit 144 3040 220th Street, 50271

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

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

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

p 812-768-5304 f 812-768-9215

Pizza p 219-696-8265 f 219-696-8281

p 219-923-6405 f 219-972-4134

p 317-783-1033 f 317-783-0851

p 317-783-5543 f 317-783-5648

p 815-239-6205 f 219-962-5723

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

p 812-739-2002 f 812-739-4034

p 765-483-9755 f 765-483-9762

p 219-696-6446 f 219-696-2456

p 812-294-4233 f 812-294-4237

p 574-936-6525 f 574-936-4348

p 219-261-3786 f 219-261-3986

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

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p 317-392-8771 f 317-392-8721

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

p 765-987-1833 f 765-987-1836

p 812-877-9977 f 812-877-9978

p 219-464-1644 f 219-464-9019

p 317-535-7656 f 317-535-3058

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

IOWA 913 ALTOONA BOSSELMAN DEF 350 18 I-80 & US 65, Exit 142 3231 Adventureland Drive, 50009 496 Atalissa 4 45 I-80, Exit 265 2086 Atalissa Rd., 52720 893 avoca wings america 15 225 I-80, Exit 40 7005 N. Chestnut St, 51521 495 brooklyn 4 S 140 I-80, Exit 201 4126 Hwy 21, 52211 407 CLEAR LAKE DEF 125 6 I-35, Exit 194 2411 US Highway 18 East, 50428 329 COUNCIL BLUFFS 7 S 80 I-80/29, Exit 1B 2647 South 24th Street, 51501 636 Davenport 15 146 I-80 Exit 292 8200 N.W. Blvd., 52806 373 DES MOINES 17 S DEF 350 I-35/80 & Douglas Ave, Ext 126 11957 Douglas Avenue, 50322 532 elk run heights road ranger 6 100 I-380, Exit 68 100 Plaza Drive, 50707 637 Evansdale DEF 80 7 I-380 & Evansdale Dr. 445 Evansdale Drive, 50707

Hot Deli

p 515-967-7878 f 515-967-5726

p 563-946-3761 f 563-946-3871

Hot Deli

p 712-343-4007 f 712-343-5026

p 319-685-4221 f 319-685-4574

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

p 712-322-0088 f 712-322-0236

p 563-386-7710 f 563-386-8243

p 515-276-1509 f 515-276-8599

Junies Family Restaurant

p 815-315-0271 f 319-235-5237

p 319-291-7714

p 641-342-8658 f 641-342-1782

p 712-258-3816 f 712-258-3320

Hot Deli p 563-284-4100 f 563-284-4103

p 563-284-5074 f 563-284-5076 Hot Deli

p 515-854-2238 f 515-854-2239

KANSAS 920 colby bosselman 5 90 I-70, Exit 54 110 East Willow Street, 67701 657 Dodge City 4 62 Hwy 400 & Hwy 283 2524 E. Wyatt Earp Blvd., 67801 658 Emporia DEF 74 4 I-35 & US 50 Exit 127 4245 West Hwy 50, 66801 903 SALINA bosselman 13 140 I-70, Exit 252 1944 North 9th Street, 67401 659 Salina DEF 120 9 I-70 Exit 253 2250 North Ohio Street, 67401

Hot Deli

p 785-460-5832 f 785-460-5878

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

p 620-343-2717 f 620-343-3692 Hot Deli

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

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

Kentucky 356 BROOKS (SHEPHERDSVILLE) 6 100 I-65 & Brooks Rd, Exit 121 2050 East Blue Lick Road, 40165 660 catlettsburg DEF 155 9 I-64 SR 180 Exit 185 15236 State Route 180, 41129 231 CORBIN DEF 128 5 I-75 & US25E, Exit 29 249 West Cumberland Gap Prkwy, 40701 46 FRANKLIN 4 150 I-65, Exit 6 2929 Scottsville Road, 42134 438 FRANKLIN 8 S DEF 80 I-65, Exit 6 Highway 100 & I-65, Exit 6, 42134 661 FRANKLIN DEF 172 15 I-65 US Hwy 31 W. Exit 2 4380 Nashville Road, 42134

p 502-955-5049 f 502-955-9717

p 606-928-8383 f 606-928-4546

p 606-528-0631 f 606-528-1003

p 270-586-4149 f 270-586-5171

p 270-586-9544 f 270-586-9887

p 270-586-3343 f 270-586-8984

f 319-291-7720

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KENTUCKY (cont.)

KENTUCKY (cont.)

47 GEORGETOWN DEF 90 5 I-75, Exit 129 259 Cherry Blossom Way, 40324 353 GEORGETOWN 12 S 175 I-75, Exit 129 110 Triport Road, 40324 48 GLENDALE 8 125 I-65, Exit 86 58 Glendale-Hodgenville Road, 42740 399 LEBANON JUNCTION 7 S DEF 100 I-65, Exit 105 150 Park Plaza Boulevard, 40150 240 MIDDLESBORO DEF 40 2 Rt 2, Hwy 25E 3000 US Highway 25 East, 40965 156 MORTON’S GAP 5 90 Highway 813, Exit 37 Pennyrile Parkway, Exit 37, 42440 41 MT STERLING DEF 7 I-64, Exit 113 3060 Owingsville Road, 40353 49 OAK GROVE 8 S 175 I-24, Exit 89 8190 Pembroke-Oak Grove Road, 42262 439 OAK GROVE 5 S DEF 125 I-24, Exit 86 12900 Fort Campbell Boulevard, 42262 662 OAK GROVE 9 130 I-24 Exit 86 18750 Herndon Oak Grove Road, 42262 358 PADUCAH 8 65 I-24 & KY 305, Exit 3 5353 Cairo Road, 42001 440 PENDLETON 5 100 I-71, Exit 28 205 Pendleton Road, 40055 278 RICHWOOD (WALTON) 5 I-75/71 & KY 338, Exit 175 118 Richwood Road, 41094 321 RICHWOOD (WALTON) 3 I-75/71 & KY 338, Exit 175 11229 Frontage Road, 41094 354 SIMPSONVILLE 7 25 I-64 & Veechdale Rd, Exit 28 819 Buck Creek Road, 40067 50 SULPHUR 8 175 I-71, Exit 28 489 Pendleton Road, 40070 392 SONORA 6 S 200 I-65, Exit 81 450 East Western Avenue, 42776

663 Waddy 9 110 I-64 & HWY 395 Exit 43 1670 Waddy Road, 40076 664 Walton DEF 200 15 I-75 Exit 171 13019 Walton Verona Rd., 41094 437 WILLIAMSBURG 3 80 I-75, Exit 11 481 West Highway 92, 40769

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p 502-863-2708 f 502-863-5012

p 270-369-7360 f 270-369-6991

p 502-833-2727 f 502-833-2759

p 606-248-4057 f 606-248-4674

p 270-258-5213 f 270-258-9830

p 859-497-4041 f 859-497-8709

p 270-439-1776 f 270-439-7624

p 270-439-0153 f 270-439-0765

p 270-640-7000 f 270-640-7060

p 270-443-2044 f 270-442-8538

p 502-743-5222

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p 502-829-9100 f 502-829-5600

p 859-485-4400 f 859-485-6886

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

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

p 337-332-1253 f 337-332-0618

p 225-665-4151 f 225-665-4122

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

p 985-345-5476 f 985-542-5028

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

p 985-652-0531 f 985-652-4141

p 318-728-4100 f 318-728-4236

p 318-329-3590 f 318-329-3592

f 502-743-5123

MARYLAND p 859-485-6100 f 859-485-6113

p 859-485-1327 f 859-485-8519

p 502-722-5636 f 502-722-5630

p 502-743-5496 f 502-743-5228

p 270-369-7300 f 270-369-8596

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

Hot Deli

p 443-245-4229 f 443-485-2048

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

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

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

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

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MINNesota (cont.)

290 PERRYVILLE 5 80 I-95 & MD 222, Exit 93 31 Heather Lane, 21903

581 Inver Grove Heights 5 43 Hwy 52 & 117 Street 11650 Courthouse Blvd, 55077 576 northfield 6 80 I-35 & Hwy 19, Exit 69 8051 Bagley Avenue, 55057 134 ST. CLOUD DEF 44 4 I-94, Exit 171 (CR 75) 4231 Clearwater Road, 56301

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

MASSachusetts 222 STURBRIDGE 6 S DEF 250 I-84 Exit 1 400 Route 15 (Haynes Street), 01566

Deli p 508-347-9104 f 508-347-9165

DEF

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MISSOURI (cont.)

Pizza p 651-438-3397 f 651-480-4800 Big Steer Restaurant

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

p 320-251-8455 f 320-251-7750

MICHIGAN 17 BATTLE CREEK 5 S 25 I-94, Exit 104 15901 Eleven Mile Road, 49014 666 Benton Harbor 6 135 I-94 Exit 30 1860 East Napier Ave., 49022 21 DEXTER DEF 80 3 I-94, Exit 167 750 Baker Road, 48130 296 DEXTER 5 80 I-94, Exit 167 195 Baker Road, 48130 667 Grand Ledge 9 265 I-96 & Exit 90/I-69 & Exit 81 7800 West Grand River Ave., 48837 23 IONIA 4 45 I-96, Exit 67 7205 South State Road, 48846 24 MONROE 3 20 I-75, Exit 15 1100 North Dixie Highway, 48162 284 MONROE 5 60 I-75, Exit 18 1200 Nadeau Road, 48161 26 OTTAWA LAKE DEF 170 8 US 23, Exit 5 6158 US 223, 49267 596 port huron DEF 65 5 I-69, Exit 196 2424 Wadhams Road, 48074 668 Saginaw 3 50 I-75 & Washington St. Exit 151 3475 East Washington, 48601 895 Woodhaven Detroiter DEF 225 12 I-75, Exit 32A 21055 West Road, 48183

MISSISSIPPI p 269-968-9949 f 269-968-9610

p 269-925-7547 f 269-925-7508

p 734-426-4618 f 734-426-7836

p 734-426-0065 f 734-426-0339

p 517-627-7504 f 517-622-4960

p 616-527-6520 f 616-527-5913

p 734-242-9650 f 734-242-6538

p 734-457-3500 f 734-457-2835

p 734-854-1772 f 734-854-6912

p 810-987-7823 f 810-987-7869

p 989-752-6350 f 989-752-6842

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

MINNesota 590 alexandria 6 50 I-94, Exit 100 & SR 27 3181 Evergreen Lane, 56308

p 320-763-9222 f 320-763-2339

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676 Gulfport DEF 165 15 I-10 Exit 31 9351 Canal Road, 39503 77 JACKSON 6 S DEF 120 I-55/I-20, Exit 45 2520 South Gallatin Street, 39204 388 MERIDIAN 7 S DEF 100 I-59, Exit 151 1555 Tommy Webb Drive, 39307 174 NEW ALBANY DEF 90 7 US 78, Exit 64 500 State Highway 15 South, 38652 677 Olive Branch 9 51 Hwy 78 and Bethel Road 4740 Bethel Road, 38654 678 Pearl DEF 175 15 I-20/I-55 Exit 47 685 Hwy 80 East, 39208 519 Senatobia kangaroo pantry 4 75 I-55, Exit 265 510 E Main Street, 38668 261 WINONA 5 S DEF 110 I-55 & Hwy. 82, Exit 185 403 SW Frontage Road, 38967

p 228-868-2711 f 228-868-3711

p 601-968-9491 f 601-968-0699

p 601-484-5106 f 601-484-7370

p 662-539-0222 f 662-539-0212

p 662-895-1001 f 662-895-0008

p 601-936-0190 f 601-936-0196 TM

p 662-560-1973 f 662-560-1992

p 662-283-5985 f 662-283-5906

MISSOURI 44 BOONVILLE 8 S DEF 150 I-70, Exit 101 1701 Ashley Road, 65233 359 CHARLESTON 4 60 I-57 & MO 105, Exit 10 2071 Main Street, 63834 385 collins 3 35 US 54 & Hwy 13 South Hwy 13 South, 64738 533 fenton road ranger 2 25 I-44 W, Exit 275; I-44 E, Exit 274B 205 North Highway Dr., 63026 442 HAYTI 8 S 25 I-55, Exit 19 1701 Highway 84 East, 63851

Hot Deli Pizza p 660-882-9120 f 660-882-9710

p 573-683-6056 f 573-683-6016

p 417-275-4796 f 417-275-4796

p 815-566-4043 f 636-326-6922

Pizza p 573-359-2007 f 573-359-2031

443 HIGGINSVILLE 5 S DEF 120 I-70, Exit 49 6676 Highway 13, 64037 317 JOPLIN 7 S DEF 90 I-44 & MO 43S, Exit 4 4500 Highway 43 South, 64804 669 JOPLIN DEF 160 15 I-44 U.S. 71 Exit 11A 11570 Hwy FF, 64804 768 Kansas City DEF 121 6 I-435 Front Street 1300 North Corrington Ave., 64120 252 Kearney 7 S DEF 125 I-35, Exit 26 600 West SR 92, 64060 301 MARSTON 6 70 I-55, Exit 40 917 East Elm Street, 63866 671 Matthews DEF 188 15 I-55 Exit 58 703 State Hwy 80, 63867 167 nevada DEF 45 3 US 71 & Camp Clark Road 2424 East Austin Road, 64772 208 Pacific DEF 90 7 I-44W, Exit 257; I-44E, Exit 256 1475 Thornton Street, 63069 672 Peculiar DEF 165 9 US Hwy 71 Exit J 700 J Hwy, 64078 547 st. robert road ranger 6 75 I-44, Exit 163 22345 Hwy 28, 65584 673 Sullivan DEF 160 15 I-44/Hwy. 185 Exit 226 1500 AF Highway, 63080 674 Warrenton DEF 200 14 I-70 Exit 188 #1 Camp Branch Rd, 63383 675 Wayland 4 99 Hwy 136 & Hwy 61 102 Fore Drive, 63472

p 660-584-8484 f 660-584-8486

p 417-781-0255 f 417-781-0179

p 417-626-7600 f 417-626-8802

p 816-483-7600 f 816-483-1492

p 816-635-4015 f 816-635-4116

p 573-643-2320 f 573-643-2252

p 573-472-3336 f 573-471-1161

p 417-667-32716 f 417-667-48431

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

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

p 815-315-4953 f 573-336-3080

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

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

p 660-754-1550 f 660-754-1556

MONTANA 968 Belgrade Pilot/broadway 3 125 I-90 Exit 298 6505 Jack Rabit Lane, 59701 915 billings Pilot/town pump DEF 150 14 I-90, Exit 455 2711 N Frontage Road, 59101 923 Billings Flying j/town pump 9 123 I-90, Exit 455 2775 Old Hardin Road, 59101

Hot Deli

p 406-488-4124 f 406-388-4231 Hot Deli

p 406-238-9823 f 406-238-9825 Hot Deli

p 406-256-8826 f 406-256-9256

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montana (cont.)

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

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NEBRASKA (cont.)

Hot Deli

p 406-258-6588 f 406-258-6693 Hot Deli

p 406-723-4325 f 406-723-8956 Hot Deli

p 406-892-0747

f 406-892-0747*22 Hot Deli

p 406-322-4833 f 406-322-5273 Hot Deli

p 406-452-0342 f 406-452-0547 Hot Deli

p 406-727-7945 f 406-761-2599

p 406-665-1237 f 406-665-3123 Hot Deli

p 406-273-6666 f 406-273-3018 Hot Deli

p 406-232-2582 f 406-232-2582 Hot Deli

p 406-542-0400 f 406-327-0802 Hot Deli

p 406-723-0088 f 406-723-4940

Country Hot Skillet Deli p 406-434-5221

686 Gretna DEF 150 15 I-80 Exit 432 15010 South State Hwy 31, 68028 687 North Platte DEF 123 9 I-80 Exit 179 3400 S. Newberry Road, 69101 912 WOOD RIVER bosselman 6 65 I-80 & Hwy 11, Exit 300 I-80 and Highway 11 and Exit 300, 68883

p 402-332-4483 f 402-332-4576

p 308-532-4555 f 308-532-8077 Hot Deli

p 308-583-2493 f 308-583-2115

NEVADA 966 Battle MTN. Flying j/broadway 9 70 I-80 Exit 231 650 W Front St., 89820 387 CARLIN 5 60 I-80/NV 278, Exit 280 791 Tenth Street, 89822 340 FERNLEY 7 S DEF 100 I-80 & US 95, Exit 46 465 Pilot Road, 89408 341 LAS VEGAS 7 S DEF 80 I-15 & Craig Rd, Exit 48 3812 East Craig Road, 89031 692 Wells DEF 200 9 I-80 & HWY 93, Exit 352 (South) 156 Hwy 93 South, 89835 147 WEST WENDOVER DEF 250 11 I-80 @ Peppermill Casino, Exit 410 1200 West Wendover Boulevard, 89883 485 Winnemucca 5 S DEF 140 I-80 & West Interchange, Exit 173 5625 I-80 W Winnemucca Exchange, 89445 770 Winnemucca 10 105 I-80 Exit 176 1880 West Winnemucca Blvd., 89445

Hot Deli

p 702-635-5424 f 775-635-0371

p 775-754-6384 f 775-754-6025

p 775-575-5115 f 775-575-4619

p 702-644-1600 f 702-644-8432

p 775-752-2400 f 775-752-2406

p 775-664-3400 f 775-664-3347

p 775-625-2800 f 775-625-2814

p 775-623-0111 f 775-523-0120

f 406-434-7019 Hot Deli

p 406-822-4444 f 406-822-4444 Hot Deli

NEW HAMPSHIRE 896 bow 3 60 I-93, Exit 11/12C 728 SR 3A, 03304

p 603-223-6885 f 603-223-5204

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

NEBRASKA 904 BIG SPRINGS bosselman 16 500 I-80, Exit 107 I-80 and Big Springs Road, 69122 901 ELM CREEK bosselman 6 75 I-80, Exit 257 5085 Buffalo Creek Road, 68836 902 GRAND ISLAND bosselman 21 400 I-80, Exit 312N 3335 West Woodriver Road, 68803

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p 308-889-3686 f 308-889-3352

Hot Deli

p 308-856-4330 f 308-856-4330 Hot Deli

NEW JERSEY 280 BLOOMSBURY 5 S DEF 30 I-78 & NJ 173, Exit 7 979 Route 173, 08804 253 CARNEYS POINT 2 I-295 at Jersey Turnpike, Exit 2B 600 Pennsville-Auburn Road, 08069 688 Carneys Point DEF 360 16 I-295 Exit 2C 326 Slapes Corner Road, 08069

p 908-479-6443 f 908-479-6394

p 856-299-5700 f 856-299-8563

p 856-351-0080 f 856-351-0293

p 308-382-2288 f 308-381-7464

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North Carolina

ohio (cont.)

190 CLINTON 6 95 I-78, Exit 12 68 Rt. 173, 08827 210 mahwah 0 8 230 Route 17 South, 07430

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

9 350 I-95, Exit 75 65 Sadler Rd, 28334 682 Graham 4 251 I-85 & I-40 Exit 150 1043 Jimmie Kerr Road, 27258 56 KANNAPOLIS 7 55 I-85, Exit 63 2825 Lane Street, 28083 683 Kenly DEF 145 14 I-95 & Exit 106 1800 Princeton-Kenly Road, 27542 57 MEBANE 8 S DEF 140 I-40/85, Exit 152 1342 Trollingwood Road, 27302 58 PLEASANT HILL 4 25 I-95, Exit 180 Route 1 - Box 202, 27866 393 WAYNESVILLE 4 60 I-40 & NC 209, Exit 24 3712 Crabtree Road, 28786

695 BEAVER DAM DEF 150 15 I-75 Exit 135 420 East Main Street, 45808 696 Berkshire DEF 150 15 I-71 Exit 131 7735 State Route 37, 43074 309 CALDWELL 5 50 I-77, Exit 25 44133 Fairground Road, 43724 6 CAMBRIDGE 3 35 I-70, Exit 178 61700 Southgate Road, 43725 8 CIRCLEVILLE 3 55 US 23 and Pittsburgh Road 25600 US 23, 43113 213 COLUMBUS 7 100 I-70 & Wilson Road Exit 94 3600 Interchange Road, 43204 286 EATON 5 S DEF 50 I-70 & OH 127, Exit 10 6141 US 127 North, 45320 360 FINDLAY 5 80 I-75 & OH 613, Exit 164 11471 State Route 613W, 45840 9 FRANKLIN 7 S DEF 200 I-75, Exit 36 6830 Franklin-Lebanon Road, 45005 285 HEBRON 9 S DEF 90 I-70 & OH 37, Exit 126 10258 Lancaster Road SW, 43025 697 Hubbard DEF 150 15 I-80 & Hwy 62, Exit 234B (Eastbound) 2226 North Main, 44425 698 Jeffersonville DEF 148 9 I-71 Exit 69 9935 SR 41, 43128 700 Lake Township DEF 150 15 I-280 Exit 1B; I-80/90, Exit 71 26415 Warns Dr., 43551 287 LODI (BURBANK) 7 105 I-71 & OH 83, Exit 204 10048 Avon Lake Road, 44214 454 LONDON 9 S DEF 125 I-70, Exit 79 1365 SR 42 NE, 43140 455 MARENGO 5 65 I-71, Exit 140 488 State Route 61, 43334 699 Millersport 15 152 I-70 St Rd 158 Exit 122 10480 Baltimore, 43046

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

p 908-735-7711 f 908-735-8153

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

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

NEW MEXICO 689 Albuquerque DEF 165 15 I-40 Exit 153 9911 Avalon Road NW, 87105 305 JAMESTOWN 16 S DEF 450 I-40, Exit 39 I-40, Exit 39, 87347 266 LAS CRUCES 5 40 I-10 & NM 292, Exit 139 2681 West Amador, 88005 163 LORDSBURG 7 S DEF 95 I-10 & East Motel Dr, Exit 24 1050 East Motel Drive, 88045 690 Lordsburg 9 285 I-10 Exit 24 11 Old Highway 70, 88045 691 Tucumcari DEF 136 9 I-40 & Exit 333 2021 S. Mountain Road, 88401

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

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

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

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

p 505-542-3320 f 505-542-3324

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

NEW YORK 322 KANONA DEF 70 4 I-86, Exit 37 7767 State Rt 53, 14810 394 NEWBURGH 6 S DEF 110 I-84, Exit 6 239 Route 17K, 12550 693 Pembroke DEF 150 9 I-90 Exit 48A 8484 Allegheny Road, 14036 494 Rotterdam 4 95 I-88, Exit 25 1128 Duanesburg Road, 12306 146 SCHODACK LANDING DEF 15 4 I-90, Exit 12 995 US Route 9, 12033 380 SYRACUSE (LIVERPOOL) DEF 85 5 I-81, Exit 25; I-90, Exit 36 107 Seventh North Street, 13088

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

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

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

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

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

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

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p 704-358-1006 f 704-358-1506 Hot Deli

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

North dakota 684 Beach 9 89 I-94 & Hwy 16 I-94 & Hwy 16, 58621 489 grand forks 10 141 I-29, Exit 138 4401 32nd Avenue South, 58201

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

p 701-746-8145 f 701-746-4342

ohio 2 AUSTINBURG 7 S 150 I-90, Exit 223 2246 State Route 45, 44010 694 AUSTINBURG DEF 164 15 I-90 & State Rd 45, Exit 223 2349 Center Road, 44010 3 AUSTINTOWN 8 S 200 I-80, Exit 223 1150 North Canfield-Niles Road, 44515 4 AVON 3 55 I-90, Exit 151 39115 Colorado Road, 44011 457 BEAVER DAM 10 S DEF 105 I-75, Exit 135 427 East Main Street, 45808

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

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

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

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

p 419-643-6023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

f 419-643-6085

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Oklahoma (cont.)

Pennsylvania (cont.)

11 N. LIMA 5 S 50 I-76, Exit 232 10920 Market Street, 44452 303 NAPOLEON 7 75 Rt. 24 905 American Road, 43545 130 RICHFIELD 7 80 I-77S, Ex 146; I-77N, Ex 145; I-80, Ex 173 5219 Brecksville Road, 44286 13 SEVILLE 10 S DEF 190 I-71, Exit 209 8924 Lake Road, 44273 12 STONEY RIDGE (PERRYSBURG) 5 S 50 I-80/90, Exit 71 3430 Libbey Road, 43551 14 SUNBURY 5 115 I-71, Exit 131 7680 East State Route 36, 43074 15 TOLEDO 5 70 I-75, Exit 210 5820 Hagman Road, 43612 239 UPPER SANDUSKY 5 70 St. Hwy 23 & 30 1600 W. Wyandot Avenue, 43351 16 WILMINGTON 3 20 I-71, Exit 50 5772 US 68 North, 45177 281 YOUNGSTOWN (GIRARD) 7 S 80 I-80 & Salt Springs Rd., Exit 226 2786 Salt Springs Road, 44420

196 ROLAND 7 125 I-40 & US 64, Exit 325 123 West Ray Fine Boulevard 705 Sayre DEF 150 4 I-40 & US 283 2400 South 4th Route, 73662 706 Tulsa DEF 185 9 I-44 & Exit 236 121 North 129 E/I-44 Exit 236, 74116

336 DUBOIS 7 100 I-80, Hwy 219, Exit 97 p 814-375-6046 1742 Rich Highway, 15801 f 814-375-6047 517 Duncannon 6 50 US 22 and 322 p 717-834-3174 30 Benvenue Ave, 17020 f 717-834-5118 311 ERIE 5 85 I-90 & PA97, Exit 27 p 814-864-8536 8035 Perry Highway, 16509 f 814-866-0332 518 Frystown 8 240 I-78, Exit 10 (PA 645) p 717-933-4146 2210 Camp Swatara Road, 17067 f 717-933-5008 245 HARRISBURG 3 30 I-81 & PA39, Exit 77 p 717-545-5507 7961 Linglestown Road, 17112 f 717-545-6768 298 HAZLETON (DRUMS) 5 60 I-80, Exit 256 p 570-788-3262 Route 2, Box 301, 18222 f 570-788-2163 1 MILL HALL Pizza 5 S DEF 70 I-80, Exit 173 p 570-726-7618 5868 Nittany Valley Drive, 17751 f 570-726-5092 709 MILL HALL (Lamar) DEF 155 15 I-80 and Exit 173 p 570-726-4080 5609 Nittany Valley Drive, 17751 f 570-726-4363 555 Milton Penn 80 Milton Truck Plaza Penn 80 Grill 16 300 I-80, Exit 215 p 570-742-2663 1460 North Ridge Rd, 17847 f 1-877-395-0850 81 NEW CASTLE 7 S DEF 90 I-79, Exit 99 p 724-368-3028 2010 New Castle Road, 16051 f 724-368-3059 710 New Milford DEF 125 9 I-81 Exit 219 p 570-465-2974 1623 Oliver Road, 18834 f 570-465-2979 522 Pine Grove 3 160 I-81, Exit 100 p 570-345-8800 482 Suedberg Rd, 17963 f 570-345-3707 370 SCRANTON (PITTSTON) 7 S DEF 80 I-81N, Exit 175; I-81 S, Exit 175B; I-476, RT 315 p 570-655-4116 417 Route 315, 18640 f 570-655-2479 620 Smithton DEF 110 7 I-70 & Exit 49 p 724-872-4050 122 Fitzhenry Road, 15479 f 724-872-9471

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

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

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

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

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

TM

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

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

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

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

p 419-294-2971 f 419-294-3101

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

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

Oklahoma 701 Ardmore DEF 136 9 I-35 & Exit 33 2450 Cooper Drive, 73401 702 Checotah 9 150 U.S. Hwy 69 & U.S. Hwy 266 1255 W. Gentry, 74426 556 Choctaw Thunder Travel Plaza DEF 25 3 I-40, Exit 166 7501 S. Choctaw Road, 73020 704 Edmond DEF 73 15 I-35 & N.E. 122nd Street 4801 NE 122 Street, 73013 259 muskogee 7 S DEF 125 US 69 3006 N. 32nd Street, 74401 460 OKLAHOMA CITY 7 S DEF 145 I-40, Exit 140 400 South Morgan Road, 73128 703 OKLAHOMA CITY DEF 172 9 I-40, Exit 140 701 South Morgan Road, 73128

p 918-427-0895

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

oregon 195 BIGGS JUNCTION 5 55 I-84 & US Hwy 97, Exit 104 91485 Biggs Rufus Highway, 97065 386 BROOKS 7 S DEF 110 I-5, Exit 263 4220 Brooklake Road, 97305 391 CENTRAL POINT DEF 100 7 I-5, Exit 33 1600 East Pine Street, 97502 133 CHEMULT 4 60 US 97 341 Damon Street, 97731 504 Klamath Falls DEF 50 4 Hwy 97 3817 N. Hwy 97, 97601 934 LaGrande Flying j/broadway 4 50 I-84 Exit 265 I-84 & Exit 265, 97850 232 ONTARIO 7 105 I-84, Exit 376A 653 East Idaho Avenue, 97914 233 RICE HILL 10 S 160 I-5, Exit 148 800 John Long Road, 97462 390 STANFIELD DEF 90 9 I-84/82 & Hwy 395, Exit 188 2115 Highway 395, 97875

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

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

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

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

p 541-884-0400 f 541-884-0409

Hot Deli

Full Service Restaurant

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

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

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

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

Pennsylvania 348 BENTLEYVILLE 7 S 90 I-70 Exit 32-B 205 Wilson Road, 15314 516 breezewood all american 12 280 I-76, Exit 161; I-70, Exit 147 167 Post House Road, 15533 707 Brookville 15 140 I-80 Exit 78 246 Allegheny Blvd., 15825 708 Carlisle DEF 278 22 I-81 Exit 52/I-76 & Exit 226 1501 Harrisburg Pike, 17013

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

Perkins Shop

Taco Maker

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

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

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

Gooseberry Farms Restaurant

south carolina 711 Blacksburg 15 200 I-85 Exit 102 1011 North Mountain Street, 29702 60 BOWMAN 8 S DEF 100 I-26, Exit 159 2064 Homestead Road, 29018 346 CAMDEN (LUGOFF) 3 S 60 I-20 & US 601 Exit 92 522 Highway 601 South, 29078

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

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

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

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south dakota (cont.)

884 Campobello Kangaroo Pantry 2 35 I-26, Exit 5 8998 SC Hwy 11, 29322 338 CAYCE (COLUMBIA) DEF 90 5 I-26/77 & US321, Exit 115 3008 Highway 321, 29033 61 CLINTON 3 40 I-26, Exit 52 12818 Highway 56 North, 29325 712 Columbia DEF 178 15 I-20 Exit 70 5901 Fairfield Road, 29203 310 DUNCAN 8 70 I-85 & SC290, Exit 63 1405 East Main Street, 29334 62 FLORENCE 6 75 I-95, Exit 170 3006 North Williston Road, 29506 337 FLORENCE 5 90 I-95 & US 52, Exit 164 2015 West Lucas St., 29501 878 FLORENCE florence travel plz 19 23 I-95, Exit 169 3001 TV Road, 29501 453 GAFFNEY 5 S DEF 100 I-85, Exit 90 909 Hyatt Street, 29341 713 Latta DEF 200 15 I-95 Exit 181A 111 Mill Branch Road, 29565 63 PIEDMONT 5 S DEF 90 I-85, Exit 35 110 Frontage Road, 29673 714 Rock Hill DEF 141 9 I-77 & Hwy 901, Exit 73 2435 Mount Holly Road, 29730 493 St. George DEF 118 8 I-95, Exit 77 113 Motel Drive, 29477 64 SUMMERVILLE 3 S 40 I-26, Exit 199 1521 North Main Street, 29483

931 Rapid City Flying j/broadway 8 150 I-90 Exit 61 4200 N I-90 Service Rd Exit 61, 57701 716 Sioux Falls DEF 158 9 I-29 Exit 83 5201 Granite Lane, 57107

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hot Deli

p 843-669-5736 f 843-269-2079

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

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

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

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

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

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

south dakota 932 Hermosa Flying j/broadway 2 25 Heartland Express Hwy 79 25 Heartland Express Hwy 79, 57744 599 murdo DEF 50 4 I-90, Exit 192 601 E. Fifth Street, 57559 918 Rapid City Bosselman 5 100 I-90, Exit 55 2783 Deadwood Ave., 57702

Hot Deli

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

p 605-669-2465 f 605-669-2466

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

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tennessee (cont.)

Country Market

Hot Deli

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

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

tennessee 481 Cleveland DEF 75 7 I-75, Exit 20 281 Pleasant Grove Rd, 37353 265 COOKEVILLE LMTD 1 I-40, Exit 287 1111 South Jefferson, 38501 406 CORNERSVILLE 2 20 I-65, Exit 22 9211 Lewisburg Highway, 37047 114 CROSSVILLE 7 S 80 I-40, Exit 320 2449 Genesis Road, 38571 226 DANDRIDGE 6 80 I-40, Exit 417 505 Patriot Drive, 37725 409 DICKSON 11 S 90 I-40, Exit 172 2320 Highway 46 South, 37055 720 Fairview DEF 150 9 I-40 & Hwy 96, Exit 182 1420 Hwy 96 North, 37062 51 GREENEVILLE 3 25 I-81 Exit 36 11190 Baileyton Road, 37745 403 HEISKELL 2 25 I-75, Exit 117 1915 East Raccoon Valley Road, 37754 53 HURRICANE MILLS 8 S 180 I-40, Exit 143 15559 Highway 13 South, 37078 366 Jackson 7 S DEF 95 I-40, Exit 85 32 Sand Pebble Rd., 38305 241 KNOXVILLE DEF 80 0 I-40, Exit 398; @ John Sevier 2801 East Govenor John Sevier Hwy, 37914 722 Knoxville DEF 187 15 I-40 & I-75 Exit 369 800 Watt Road, 37932 270 KNOXVILLE (LOVELL ROAD) 5 S 80 I-40/75, Exit 374 314 Lovell Road, 37922 219 KNOXVILLE (STRAW PLAINS) 9 S DEF 115 I-40, Exit 398 7210 Straw Plains Pike, 37914

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p 423-476-3892 f 423-476-5430

p 931-528-7100 f 931-528-3893

p 931-363-3290 f 931-363-8248

p 931-787-1901 f 931-787-1905

p 865-397-3547 f 865-397-3699

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

52 LAVERGNE 4 25 I-24, Exit 64 535 Waldron Road, 37086 411 LEBANON 8 S DEF 150 I-40, Exit 238 921 Murfreesboro, 37090 363 MEMPHIS 5 70 US 78 @ Pleasant Hill 5021 Highway 78, 38118 405 MEMPHIS 5 S DEF 100 I-240, Hwy 78S 4949 Lamar Ave, 38118 404 Murfreesboro 7 S DEF 90 I-24, Exit 81 2441 S. Church St, 37127 413 nashville 2 25 Briley Pkwy, Hwy 155N, Ex 26A, Hwy 155S, Ex 26 6418 Centennial Blvd., 37209 224 ONeiDA (PIONEER) 4 85 I-75, Exit 141 304 Howard Baker Highway, 37847 149 STANTON 7 50 I-40 Exit 42 7720 Highway 222, 38069 412 WHITE PINE 9 S DEF 130 I-81, Exit 4 3624 Roy Messer Highway, 37890

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

p 901-466-3535 f 901-465-6704

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

texas 436 AMARILLO 5 S DEF 90 I-40, Exit 75 715 South Lakeside Drive, 79118 723 AMARILLO DEF 200 13 I-40 Exit 76 9601 I-40 East Exit 76, 79118 477 anna DEF 100 8 1700 US Hwy 75/Hwy 75, Exit 48 714 South Central Expressway, 75409 435 ANTHONY 5 S DEF 100 I-10, Exit 0 2015 Antonio Street, 79821 724 ANTHONY DEF 176 15 I-10 Exit 0 3001 Mountain Pass Blvd., 79821 725 Baytown DEF 200 15 I-10 & Exit 789 Thompson Road 1876 East Freeway, 77521 367 CADDO MILLS 6 80 I-30 & FM1903, Exit 87 & 88 2725 FM 1903, 75135 433 DALLAS 8 S DEF 150 I-20, Exit 470 8787 South Lancaster Road, 75241

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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texas (cont.)

utah (cont.)

726 DALLAS DEF 150 15 I-20 Exit 472 7425 Bonnie View Road, 75241 727 Edinburg DEF 200 15 Hwy 281 & FM 1925 1305 East Monte Cristo, 78539 728 El Paso DEF 120 9 I-10 and Exit 37 1301 North Horizon Blvd., 79927 434 FORT WORTH 8 S DEF 185 I-35, Exit 65 2400 Alliance Gateway, 76178 375 HOUSTON 7 S DEF 90 I-610, Exit 24A US 90 E 4440 N. McCarty Street, 77013 729 Houston DEF 233 15 I-45 Richie Rd, Exit 64 15919 North Freeway, 77090 234 HUNTSVILLE 6 S 90 I-45, Exit 118 639 State Highway 75 North, 77320 507 Jarrell 8 140 I-35 & Exit 275 11710 North Interstate 35, 76537 377 LAREDO 12 S DEF 300 I-35 S, Exit 13; I-35 N, Exit 12B 1101 Uniroyal Drive, 78045 730 LAREDO DEF 191 13 I-35 S, Exit 13; I-35 N, Exit 12B 1011 Beltway Parkway, 78045 733 Lubbock 4 50 I-27 & 4th Street Exit 602 4th Street, 79401 257 MIDLAND 7 S DEF 84 I-20, Exit 126 4015 S. FM 1788, 79706 982 MIDLAND 0 0 7700 W. I-20 7500 W. Hwy 80, 79706 983 MIDLAND 0 0 I-20, Exit 138 7800 Interstate 20 Frontage, 79706 330 New Braunfels 7 S DEF 80 I-35, Exit 184 4142 Loop 337, 78132 734 New Caney DEF 150 9 US 59 & Exit 242 23412 Hwy 242, 77357 431 ORANGE 8 S 110 I-10, Exit 873 2205 North Highway 62, 77630

735 ORANGE DEF 150 15 I-10 Exit 873 7112 I-10 West, 77630 736 Pecos 15 200 I-20 Exit 42 100 East Pinehurst, 79772 432 ROBINSON 7 S DEF 285 I-35, Exit 328 8055 South I-35, 76706 306 SAN ANTONIO 5 S 50 I-10 E.bound, Ex 581; I-10 W.bound, Ex 582 5619 I-10 East, 78219 737 SAN ANTONIO DEF 200 15 I-10 Exit 583 1815 North Foster Road, 78244 157 SULPHER SPRINGS 7 S DEF 85 I-30, Exit 122 1200 South Hillcrest, 75482 738 Tye DEF 200 15 I-20 & FM 707 Exit 277 101 North FM 707, 79563 486 Tyler 7 S DEF 85 I-20 & FM 14 12881 FM 14A, 75706 209 VAN HORN 7 S DEF 75 I-10, Exit 140 501 Van Horn Drive, 79855 740 w. houston 9 117 I-10, Exit 732 204 South Waller Ave., 77423 739 Waco DEF 200 9 I-35 & New Road 2409 South New Road, 76711 206 WEATHERFORD 7 S DEF 110 I-20, Exit 406 1201 I-20 West, 76087 741 Wichita Falls DEF 50 3 US 287 & Jacksboro Highway 2311 Jacksboro Highway, 76301

772 N. Salt Lake 4 42 I-215 & Redwood Rd, Exit 27 885 W. North Point Circle, 84054 294 OGDEN 5 60 I-15 & UT 39, Exit 344 1670 West 12th Street, 84404 744 OGDEN DEF 100 9 I-15 Exit 343 1172 West 21st Street, 84401 508 Perry 2 25 I-15 Exit 362 1674 W. 1100 S., 84302 773 Richfield DEF 50 4 I-70 Exit 40 35 East Flying J Drive, 84701 746 Salt Lake City DEF 110 9 I-15 & I-80 SR201, Exit 17 2025 South 900 West, 84119 510 Scipio 4 100 I-15, Exit 188 810 North 800 West, 84656 774 Snowville 3 50 I-84 Exit 7 90 South Stone Road, 84336 747 Springville DEF 80 8 I-15 Exit 261 1460 North 1750 West, 84663 775 St. George DEF 60 4 I-15 Exit 4 2841 South 60 East, 84790 748 Willard Bay 4 52 I-15 Exit 357 600 West 750 North, 84340

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

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

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

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

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

p 936-291-1125 f 936-291-2421 Hot Deli

Q Eats

p 512-746-4341

p 956-717-5006 f 956-725-0156

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

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

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

p 877-561-8432

p 432-563-1365

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

p 281-689-8466 f 281-689-8271

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

f 801-936-1457

p 801-731-2900 f 801-731-2380

p 801-399-5577 f 801-399-9353 Hot Deli

p 435-723-9999

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

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

p 435-758-2345

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

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

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

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

Pizza p 817-341-4600 f 817-341-4602

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

utah 509 Beaver 6 150 I-15, Exit 112 653 West 1400 North, 84713 892 Green River West winds truck stop 5 100 I-70, Exit 164 1085 East Main St., 84525 742 Lake Point DEF 130 9 I-80 Exit 99 1605 East Saddleback Blvd., 84074 743 Nephi 9 100 I-15 Exit 222 1597 South Main, 84648

p 801-936-1408

Roberto’s Taco Shop

p 435-438-5191

West Winds Restaurant

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

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

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

virginia 749 Carmel Church DEF 239 15 I-95 Exit 104 24279 Roger Clark Blvd., 22546 256 DANVILLE 3 45 Hwy 58 & 29, Exit 104 110 River Point Drive, 24541 898 Emporia Sadler’s Truck Stop 10 250 I-95, Exit 11B 918 West Atlantic Street, 23847 750 Ft. Chiswell DEF 270 14 I-81 & I-77 Exit 80 I-81, I-77 & VA Route 52, 24360 396 Greenville 11 S DEF 100 I-81S, Exit 213A;I-81 N, Exit 213 3541 Lee Jackson Highway, 24401 491 Harrisonburg DEF 100 7 I-81m Exit 251, 22802 3634 North Valley Pike, 22802

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

p 434-792-1180 f 434-792-7894 Hot Deli

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

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

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

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

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wisconsin

wyoming (cont.)

384 RICHMOND 9 S DEF 110 I-95 N, Exit 58; I-95 S, Exit 58B 2126 Ruffin Mill Road, 23834 876 Ruther Glen Ruther Glen Trvl plz DEF 250 22 I-95, Exit 104 23866 Rogers Clark Blvd, 22546 899 South hill (Bracy) Sadler’s trk. Stp. 0 20 I-85, Exit 12A 1011 East Atlantic Street, 23970 159 TALLYSVILLE 4 60 I-64, Exit 211 6721 Emmaus Church Road 23140 258 TROUTVILLE 3 I-81, Exit 150A or B 2966 Lee Highway South, 24175 752 Winchester DEF 144 15 I-81 Exit 323 1530 Rest Church Road, 22624 754 Wytheville 15 177 I-77 & I-81 Exit 77 3249 Chapman Rd, 24382

289 BELOIT 5 55 I-43/90 & WI 81, Exit 185A 3001 Milwaukee Road, 53511 756 Black River Falls DEF 150 14 I-94 & Exit 116 780 State Hwy 54, 54615 528 Cottage Grove road ranger 2 50 I-90, Exit 147 2762 County Hwy N, 53527 544 East troy road ranger 0 5 I-43, Exit 38 1946 A. Energy Drive, 53120 164 MAUSTON 7 S 95 I-90/94 & WI 82, Exit 69 1101 State Road 82 East, 53948 40 OAK CREEK 8 S DEF 150 I-94, Exit 322 2031 West Ryan Road, 53154 538 Oakdale road ranger 5 100 I-90, Exit 48 102 E Woody, 54660 324 RACINE (FRANKSVILLE) 5 80 I-94 & CR K, Exit 329 13712 Northwestern Avenue, 53126

764 Rock Springs 8 84 I-80 Exit 104 650 Stage Coach Drive, 82901

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

Hot Deli

p 804-448-8419 f 804-448-5592 Hot Deli

p 434-447-4528 f 434-447-4582

p 804-966-1880

f (804) 966-1986

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

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

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

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

Hot Deli

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

p 360-213-1822 f 360-312-1851

p 509-547-5561 f 509-547-4570 Hot Deli

p 509-456-8843 Hot Deli

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

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

west virginia 243 NITRO 6 60 I-64 & SR 25, Exit 45 4304 First Avenue, 25143 503 morgantown DEF 50 5 I-79, Exit 146 2309 Smithton Rd, 26508

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

Hot Deli Pizza p 304-284-8518 f 304-284-8509

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

p 715-284-4341

f 307-362-9710

canada

f 715-284-1551

alberta , canada p 815-580-4842 f 608-873-1610

p 815-315-4979 f 847-232-1186

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

p 414-761-0939 f 414-761-0165

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

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

813 ab-Airdrie 0 10 85 East Lake Cres., T4B 2B5 792 AB-BROOKS 2 20 1260 Cassils Road East, T1R 1B7 785 AB-Calgary 9 128 11511 40th Street SE, T2H 1L4 793 AB-Calgary 2 15 4216 72 Ave SE, T2C 2C1 814 AB-Calgary 0 0 2525 23 ST N. E., T2E 7M1 848 AB-Calgary 9 80 4949 Barlow Trail Se, T2B3B5 815 ab-Drayton Valley 0 0

wyoming 758 Casper 4 45 I-25 Exit 185 41 SE Wyoming Blvd., 82609 402 CHEYENNE DEF 120 10 I-80, Exit 367 8020 Campstool Road, 82007 759 CHEYENNE DEF 180 16 I-25 Exit 7 2250 Etchepare Drive, 82007 760 Cokeville 4 90 US Hwy 30/SR 232 10501 US Hwy 30, 83114 141 EVANSTON 7 S DEF 75 I-80, Exit 6 289 Bear River Drive, 82930 761 Evanston 9 80 I-80 Exit 3 1920 Harrison Drive, 82930 762 Gillette 4 50 I-90 & Hwy 59 1810 South Douglas Hwy, 82718 308 LARAMIE 8 100 I-80 & Curtis St., Exit 310 1564 McCue Street, 82072 763 Rawlins DEF 200 11 I-80 Exit 209 I-80 Johnson Rd., 82301

p 307-362-4231

p 307-473-1750

5505 Jubilee Ave., T7A 1S3 816 ab-Edmonton 0 0

p 307-635-5744

15609 121 A. Ave, T5V 1B1 850 ab-Edmonton 8 100

f 307-473-1759

f 307-635-5746

p 307-635-2918 f 307-634-2794

Pizza p 307-279-3050 f 307-279-3041

Pizza

16806 118 Avenue, T5V1M8 818 ab-Edson Motco 0 0 2520 - 2 Ave., T7E 1T9 819 ab-Fort McMurray 0 0

p 307-783-5930

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

p 307-789-9129

9212 - 108 St., T8V 4C9 845 ab-Grassland 2 75

f 307-783-5916

f 307-789-5461

p 307-682-3562 f 307-682-5038

1st Ave. 1st Street, TOA 1V0 846 ab-Hanna 2 100

p 307-742-6443 f 307-742-2576

Hwy 9 & Hwy 36 South, T0J 1P0 794 AB-High Level 0 25

p 307-328-0158

10529 96 St., T0H 1Z0

p 403-948-4193

p 403-362-5594

p 403-720-0904 f 403-720-4937

p 403-236-2404

p 403-250-3835 Hot Deli

J’s Wok and Grill

p 403-569-6250 f 403-235-5095

p 801-725-1370

p 708-413-9116 Hot Deli

p 780-455-1111 f 780-482-4448

p 780-723-4744

p 780-743-3545

p 780-532-2378

Family Restaurant

Hot Deli

p 780-525-2295 f 780-525-2299

Full Service Restaurant

Hot Deli

p 403-854-5000

p 780-926-2066

f 307-328-1668

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British columbia, canada (cont.)

817 ab-Hinton 0 0

847 bc-Kamloops 5 125

294 Kelly Road, T7V 1H2 821 ab-Lethbridge 0 0 1005 43 St, T1K 7B8 822 ab-Lloydminster 2 12 5109 63 St Ave, T9V 2E7 869 AB-nanton 3 130 Hwy #2 2810 21st Ave., T0L 1R0 795 Ab-Nisku 2 8 302 20th Avenue, T9E 7T8 796 AB-Red Deer 4 26 67th Ave. & 67 Street, T4P 1A4 826 ab-Redcliff 0 0 115 Lockwood St, T1A 7T9 797 Ab-Rycroft 0 8 Hwy #49 & Hwy #2 Hwy #49 & 2, Box 73, T0H 3A0 786 AB-Sherwood Park 9 142 Yellowhead Hwy 16/ Broadmoor Blvd.

50 Pembina Rd., T8H 2G9 824 ab-Whitecourt 0 0 Hwy #43 & West Mtn. Road, T7N 1S9

p 801-725-1370

p 403-328-4735

p 780-875-2990

Humpty’s Restaurant

p 403-646-3181 f 403-646-6233

Pizza p 780-955-3535

Pizza p 403-346-2842 f 403-346-2852

p 403-526-2669

Pizza

929 Coutts Way & Sumas Way, V2S 4N2 798 BC-Annacis Island 1 4 1291 Cliveden Ave, V5M 6G4 799 BC-Chilliwack 2 21 7970 Lickman Road, V2R 1A9 828 bc-Cranbrook 0 0 2209 Theatre Road, V1C 4H4 829 bc-Creston 0 0 1411 Northwest Blvd, V0B 1G6 830 bc-Dawson Creek 2 0 1725 Alaska Ave, V1G 1P5 800 bc-Fort St John 0 0 Alaska Hwy & 109 St. 9407 109th Street, V1J 6K6 w w w. p t c c h a l l e n g e . c o m

24 Braid St, V3L 3P3 801 BC-Prince George 3 0 4869 Continental Way, V2N 5S5 802 BC-Vancouver 0 0 8655 Boundary Rd & Marine Way, V5S 4H3 834 bc-Vernon 0 0 Hwy #97 (1/2 mile from Scales) 7156 Meadowlark, V1T 6N2

788 MB-Headingley 9 150 Hwy #1 & Camp Manitou Rd., R4H 1C5 803 MB-Portage La Prairie 0 40

p 780-416-2035

Hwy #1 East, R1N 3B2 804 MB-Winnipeg 2 0

p 780-778-3073

1747 Brookside Blvd., R2C 2E8 835 MB-Winnipeg 0 0

f 780-765-3748

f 780-416-2084

131 Warman Road & HWY. #59, R2J 3R3 p 604-850-1594

p 604-521-4445

862 ON-Ayr 4 30 Hwy 401, Exit 268 2492 Cedar Creek Road, N0B 1E0 805 ON-Etobicoke 0 0 1765 Albion Rd & Hwy 27, M9W 5S7 806 ON-Kapuskasing 4 40

p 250-426-3763

410 Government Road E, P5N 2X7 852 ON-lancaster DEF 71 7 Hwy 401, Exit 814 20382 Old Hwy #2, K0C 1N0 789 ON-London DEF 200 17 Hwy 401 & Highbury Ave. Exit 189 3700 Highbury Ave. South, N6N 1P3 807 ON-Mississauga DEF 65 5

p 250-782-3111

p 250-785-3052

Billy Miner’s Roadhouse

p 250-573-3027 f 205-573-7828

p 250-280-1555

p 604-522-6511

p 250-563-1677

p 604-454-9578

p 250-542-1343

Pizza p 204-832-8952 f 204-832-9104

p 204-857-9997

p 204-633-0663

p 204-231-5485

ontario, canada

p 604-795-7265

p 250-428-7131

ontario, canada (cont.)

Hot Deli

manitoba, canada

p 780-765-3740

British columbia, canada 827 bc-Abbotsford 1 0

175 Kokanee Way, V2C 6Z2 831 bc-Merritt 0 0 1885 Cold Water Ave. 2190 Douglas Street North, V0K 2B0 832 bc-New Westminster 0 0

1400 Britannia Rd, L4W 1C8

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790 ON-Napanee DEF 165 15 401 & Cnty Rd 41 Exit 579 628 County Road #41 RR6, K7R 3L1 838 on-Sault Ste Marie 0 0 987 Great Northern Road, P6A 5K7 836 on-Schreiber 0 0 Hwy # 17, P0T 2S0 837 on-Sudbury 0 0 17 Duhamel Road, P3E 4N1 461 ON-TILBURY DEF 150 6 Rural Route #5, Highway 401, Exit 56 19325 Essex County Road 42, N0P 2L0

Pizza p 613-354-7044 f 613-354-3796

p 705-759-8280

p 807-824-2383

p 705-692-5447

p 519-682-1140 f 519-682-9221

Quebec, canada 840 QC-Bernieres 0 0 1196 Chemin Des Olivieres, G7A 2M6 808 QC-Berthierville 10 1181 Ave Gilles Villeneuve, J0K 1A0 809 QC-Napierville 10 Hwy 15 Exit 21 1 Rang St-Andre, J0J 1L0 810 QC-Ste Helene 10 152 Highway 20 569 Rue Principale, J0H 1M0 787 QC-Vaudreuil-Dorion DEF 109 Hwy 540, Exit 3 2900 Felix-Leclerc, J7V 9J5

p 418-831-3772

p 450-836-6581

p 450-245-3539

p 450-791-2232 f 450-791-2495

p 450-424-1610 f 450-424-0368

Saskatchewan, canada Papa Joe’s Hot Kettle p 519-624-9578 f 519-624-2587

p 416-674-8665

p 705-337-1333 f 705-337-1208

p 613-347-2221 f 613-347-1970

811 SK-Moose Jaw 10 370 North Service Rd. Hwy #11, S6H 4N9 842 sk-Regina 3 12 1511 Ross Ave. East, S4R 1J2 791 SK-Saskatoon 4 85 3850 Idylwylde Drive North, S7P 0A1 844 sk-Yorkton 2 0 Hwy #16A Bypass on York 1910 York Road West Box 794, S3N 2W8

p 306-693-5858

p 306-721-0070

p 306-955-6840 f 306-955-6846

p 801-726-8288

Pizza p 519-681-6859 f 519-686-8629

p 905-564-6216

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