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22 H om e & G arden 27 BEAUTIFUL BONSAI It’s not as dif cult as you think .

C lever craft breweries on the rise.

C oup le converts 1 9 50 s ranch to m odern hom e.

10 THINGS TO DO Visit a ribfest in Pit tsburgh, a wing f estival in B uffalo and an apple festival near C leveland , and learn all about medicinal herbs in Erie.

55 ON SCENE W e caught up with you at Disco ver Presque Isle and Na tional Night Ou t.

B on A ppØ tit 34 BUFFALO BREWS

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30 FINDING THE FIRST HOME First-time homeowner shares what he learned in home purchase.

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O n the cover 12 BEACHY LANDSCAPE

A rts & E ntertainm ent 40 PLAYHOUSE BACKSTAGE Erie Pla yhouse actors celebrate 100 years.

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48 CHALK IT UP TO FUN C halk artists shares art on the road.

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H omeowners Sidney and Karen Lip man found ways to add plenty of owers and greenery to their beachfront land scape. C O V ER PH O TO B Y AN D Y C O LW ELL/ERIE TIME S-N EW S

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I’ve updated two homes over many decades, and a lot of it was fun. In my old house, I removed decades of wallpaper and pretty much renovated every room in that house more than once. After Kim and I got married, we bought a much newer house that needed to be refreshed but not remodeled. Over the years, we have redecorated every room, and the most recent accomplishment was the kitchen. It has new granite counters and a new sink to go with the new appliances we bought a few years ago. It looks brand new, and picking out the granite was an adventure. There will be a story in the future. It’s also been fun to watch our kids buy homes and look at houses. If you are thinking of remodeling, building or buying, this issue of Lake Erie LifeStyle has plenty of ideas and stories about folks who have done some great remodeling. If you want to share a remodeling idea with us, send me an email. We are always looking for ideas to share.

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C ontributors Sept ember 20 16

“Where we love is home — home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts.”

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KAREN BEARDSLEY interviews Erie Pla yhouse folks who share a look back at 100 years of Erie Pla yhouse hist ory. B eardsley is the med ia relations manager at UPMC . p a ge 40

PAM PARKER shares stories about homeowners who have renovated their homes. Parker is the ed itor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, H er Times and H ouse to H ome at the Erie Times-New s. p a ges 22,30

HILARY DANINHIRSCH tells readers about great events in Pit tsburgh. She writes for national lifestyle and trade magazines o n a multitud e of topics.

She liv es in Pit tsburgh w ith her husb and and daught ers. p a ge 10

SUE SCHOLZ tells us about homeowners of a beach house who have managed to create a lush la nd scape. Scholz a lso shares some interesting d etails about bonsai. She is a master gardener and writes a weekly column on gardening f or the Erie Times-N ews every Saturday in H ouse to H ome. p a ges 12, 27

STEVEORBANEK visits B uffalo, where plenty of craft breweries are opening a nd exp and ing.

Or banek is the marketing co mmunica tion sp ecialist at Penn State B ehrend . p a ge 34

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BRIAN R.SHERIDAN interviews award-winning chalk artist Jeremy H ewitt. Sheridan is an associate professor at M ercyhur st U niversity. p a ge 48

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Learn all about medicinal plants when herbalist Leslie Alexander shares knowledge of herbs, teas and tinctures at the Tom R idge Environmental C enter. On Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to noon, Alexander will discuss an introduction to medicinal herbs during a free lecture. From 12:30 to 2 p.m. you can join in a workshop on teas and decoctions, and make a custom tea blend.

The event costs $25 per person, and preregistration is required.

C all 814-833-6 0 50 for payment and registration. From 3 to 5 p.m., another workshop focuses on making herbal tinctures. It costs $25 per person, and preregistration is required. C all 814833-60 50 for payment and registration. F or more information, call TRE C Ga rden C oordinator Jen Salem at 814-835-30 56.

For more than 4 0 years, the Johnny Appleseed Festival has taken place at M aple F arms. The 20 16 festival is scheduled Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sept. 18 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in B runswick, Ohio, with crafts, food, demonstrations, apple pressers and more. Enjoy hay rides and a Pumpkin V illage. Admission prices vary from $3 to $12. For information call 330 -225-5577 or visit www.johnnyappleseedfest.com/festival.

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The N ational Buffalo Wing Festival takes place Sept. 3-4 at the C oca-C ola Field, 275 Washington St. The festival boasts that "wing lovers flock to Buffalo" for one of the city’s signature dishes at a festival that started in 20 0 2. The event includes more than 10 0 flavors of wings available for sale, along with competitive eating contests, an inaugural C hicken Wing 5K and the B uffalo N inja Warrior C hallenge, both on Saturday. The entry fee is $5 per day for adults, and children 8 and younger are free. To buy food you must purchase food tickets for $1 each. Beer, soda and bottled water are available for purchase with cash only. F or more information, call 716-846-20 0 0 , or visit the website at http://buffalowing.com.

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Labor D ay weekend is the unofficial end of summer, and what better place to spend that weekend than devouring the best ribs around? Pittsburgh’s annual M iller Lite Kickoff and R ib Festival will take place at He inz Field Sept. 1-5. A variety of rib vendors will be on hand to please any palate. And kids will enjoy the rides and games, and their parents will enjoy seeing Steelers memorabilia on display, including Super Bo wl trophies and more.

Though there is a fee for food and certain activities, there is no charge for admission, which includes free concerts. P erhaps the best part about wandering around H einz Field is the possibility of running into a Pittsburgh Steelers player.

And if you’re feeling guilty about consuming so many ribs, you can take part in the annual Steelers 5K R un and Walk on Labor D ay morning, a fundraiser hosted by select Steelers. A Y outh Training C amp on M onday will also keep future football stars. F or more information, call 412-6 9 7-7181 or visit http://heinzfieldribfest.com. To register for the 5K, visit www.steelers. com/schedule-and-events/gatorade-steelers-5k.

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Sandy sh ores Having a house on the beach is one thing.

Growing gardens around it was quite another.

Learning to work with sandy soil was a challenge, but the result is sheer beauty.

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Sidney and Karen Lipman moved into their new beach house on B each H aven Lane on P resque Isle in 19 9 1, they didn’t understand the landscaping challenges they would face. When we moved in it was just a house surrounded by sand. The winds came from the west and the south, and so did the sand, said Sidney Lipman. Every day, we had to shovel the sand off our patio and away from the door.

B ecause of the space between our house and the house next door, it caused a vortex, a crosswind. Sand constantly blew into our yard.

When we came each M ay to open up the house, we needed a backhoe to get all the sand off the patio, he said. We decided to put in a snow fence on the south side of the house and in front of the house, near the water, to stop the winds and the sand. The snow fence did the trick.

G ardens surround the beachfront home of Karen and Sidney Lipman on B each H aven Lane.

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But the snow fence created sand mounds, and the Lipmans planted American beach grass in the two mounds near the water nine years ago. They used small plugs and planted them one foot apart. Once a year, they mowed it down. The long sand mound on the south side took on a life of its own. The small pile grew to five feet in height. We kept planting grasses because when they get covered by sand, they shoot out more roots to gain a better hold, he said.

H is wife, Karen Lipman, a C arrie T. Watson G arden C lub member, was looking forward to creating gardens around the beach house. As the side yard mound grew, we started planting other things besides the grasses. I love monarch butterflies. I raise them in cages, so I planted common and swamp milkweed for them, and they have grown very well.

C LOC KW ISE FRO M TO P: In addition to greenery on sand d unes, owers grow on a rear d eck of Karen and Sid ney Lip mans B each H aven Lane ho me. AN D Y C OL W ELL/ERIE TIME S-NE W S | G ard en d etails are p ictured at the b eachfront home. AN D Y C O LW ELL/ERIE TIM ES-N EW | H yd rangea s,ferns and grasses grow well in the shady north sid e gard en. C O N TRIB U TED PH O TO /SU E SC H O LZ

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H om e & G arden I love that the milkweed pops up everywhere. I’m trying two dwarf butterfly bushes this year for the butterflies. I hope they make it, Karen Lipman said.

The Lipmans didn’t add any topsoil to any of the garden areas. All the plants grow in sand with only a little of the soil that came with them in the pots. These plants have to be really tough to grow only in sand, with the constant winds and the heat of the sand, she said. Everything is trial and error. I have test gardens. If something does well, I get more, like the hostas. M any plants have died. They can’t live on the beach.

An advantage of sand gardening, she said, is that nothing is invasive because of the sand. R io G rande portulacas thrive with bold colors and other sedums and grasses do well including zebra grass, N orthern sea oats, Karl Foerster grass and Elijah B lue grass.

The long, south mound garden extends from the back of the house past the front patio. A model lighthouse sits at the edge of the garden. There are two waterfalls and many perennials such as Autumn Joy sedum, geraniums, hostas and a small Japanese maple. A seating area rounds out the garden.

The gardens are a challenge, the couple says, but they find some surprising successes. I didn’t think the roses would make it but the Knockout ones did. They are thriving, Karen Lipman said.

The couple enjoys seeing the wildlife on the beach.

There is so much wildlife here. All the butterflies and birds. We had four robins nest in our trees this year. We have a resident toad or two. The birds love to bathe and drink in the waterfalls, she said.

TO P:Rio G rande portulacas thrive in the hot sand at the Lipman beach house.

C O N TRIB U TED PH O TO /SU E SC H O LZ | M ID D LE:Lights glow inside a patch of beach grass. AN D Y C O LW ELL/ERIE TIM ES-N EW | B O TTO M :The beachfront home is surrounded by gardens and a view of Lake Erie. AN D Y C O LW ELL/ERIE TIM ES-N EW S

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The north side garden is narrow and has a small bridge, more grasses, bayberry shrubs, mugo pines and hydrangeas. In the garden bed next to the driveway, Karen Lipman created a fairy garden for her grandchildren: 5-year-old triplet granddaughters and an18-month-old grandson. Little fairy homes, fairies and gnomes nestle among the perennials, shrubs and houseplants. It’s a fun garden for the grandkids. They can move everything around and I use plastic fairies so they can’t break.

To maintain the natural beach look, the Lipmans use nontraditional mulches. M y mulches are

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sand, rocks, pine needles and worm grass, which is a short sedum. Karen Lipman said. We do have to water and fertilize a lot. There aren’t many nutrients in sand. We use M iracle G ro for the perennials and granular fertilizer for the shrubs.

The Lipmans are very happy with their beach house and gardens. They enjoy entertaining there with their friends and family. We love it here. We stay here from M ay until October. It’s so beautiful here in the fall. I love it more and more every year. The garden is so alive being by the water. It’s a very dynamic garden. L E L

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The exterior was green when we first bought it in 20 0 5, Kim Jeffreys said of the home at 1325 Spring Lake D rive. Hi s wife agreed it was not a pretty site, but a splash of neutral slate color completely updated the exterior along with some landscaping. The Jeffreys say they make steady progress every year.

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ABOVE:This 1950s ranch includ es op en space and walls of wind ows.

LEFT:This b rick home was green when Kim and Krista Jeffreys b ought it in 2005. It has b een painted and land scap ed since then.

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We’ve done a little at a time, said Kim Jeffreys, a retired construction manager at Weber, M urphy Fox. D uring a tour, the couple pointed out that all the windows and doors had to be replaced in the early years because the home includes dozens of full-length windows and doors that bring in the view of the private hedged yard.

A sunroom on the south corner of the house includes a built-in gas grill complete with a fan and hood, and it gets used all year. The Jeffreys joked that it made them buy the house. We can cook out here in the winter, he said.

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U nique items abound and blend old and new, including the bathrooms. The half bath off the main hallway includes marble tile walls, oversized porcelain tile walls and flooring. The marble was here, so we worked with it, Kim Jeffreys said. U sing shades of gray to match the marble worked in tile, and a glass vessel sink gave the room some pizazz.

D own the hall, the main full bath was a large room with no windows, and it had no access to an outside wall to access natural light. Krista Jeffreys, who works in the business office at St. G eorge School, suggested a skylight or transom, but her husband planned a narrow clerestory window that captured natural light shining through windows in the master bath, located on the other side of the main bath’s interior wall. H er husband also personalized the window with a design that had been on their wedding invitation.

The bathtub includes multiple shower heads and a clear, vertical half wall that keeps the shower/ tub open. The master bath is similarly designed, but instead of a tub, it includes a shower.

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M arb le walls were alread y part of the d esign in the bath,and the homeowners red esigned the space to work with the marb le.

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ABOVE:The sunroom in the foreground is one of the Jeffreys favorite rooms through the seasons. Inside it includes a grill and replace. BELOW:Kim and Krista Jeffreys updated the interior and exterior of their Lake Shore home with new doors and windows.

The Jeffreys have a large family and love to entertain outside and in the living room/dining room, but the galley kitchen, updated in the 1970 s by former homeowners, doesn’t offer a lot of room for traffic. It has three doorways that branch into the living room hallway, family room and dining room. It seems like the house of doors because there are 27 doors in this house, but we plan to close one off to the living room, Krista Jeffrey said.

The couple had plenty of time to toss around ideas for the kitchen. A first thought was to open an interior wall in the kitchen to the L-shaped living room, but they would have lost a first-floor laundry, hidden in a kitchen closet against the living room wall. They also would have lost a fireplace in the living room.

Instead of removing that wall, the couple devised a plan to remove overhead cabinetry on a long wall against the adjacent family room. They plan to include a counter height area for food preparation and serving. A new configuration of cabinetry and an island installation will maintain the same footprint, but it will improve the traffic flow and increase counter space.

R edesigning a 1950 s ranch revealed some unexpected opportunities that this

couple hasn’t embraced ... yet. When they first moved in, they planned to recarpet the entire house, but after they pulled up old carpet, they discovered cork floors in the living room. I wish we would’ve kept those, Kim Jeffreys said.

The Jeffreys have enjoyed renovating, and now redecorating is currently underway in the living room, where large windows look out on the front yard and golf course across the street.

Outside, the front patio will also get a makeover. Brick planters will be restructured, and a brick wall and seating area that includes a built-in fire pit are part of the plan. We do a little at a time, so it never gets overwhelming, Kim Jeffreys said.

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onsai trees, those miniature trees growing in small pots, are very beautiful, but may seem too daunting. N ot true, says Trenton Lutes, of Westfield, N ew Y ork.

Lutes is a bonsai teacher, and his students are amazed that they can create a bonsai.

Lutes, who is also an artist, photographer, painter, and gardener, taught himself the art of bonsai by reading books and watching You Tube videos.

I’ve always had plants in my home and bonsai seemed to be art and plants merged together, he said. My wife and I saw bonsai at the Bu ffalo Bot anical Ga rden and we really liked how they looked. I didn’t want to buy one. I wanted to make one myself.

I started trying lots of different plants to make into bonsai i t was awesome. I began to donate some for charity fundraisers.

He starting teaching bonsai at Sensory Winery and Ga llery, 10593 W. Ma in St., Ri pley, N ew York . Hi s wife, Fergie, is the manager. It was a two-hour class. The ladies learned bonsai while drinking wine and having fun. They all did a great job considering it was their first time, said Lutes.

Bon sai is pronounced bone-sigh, said Lutes. Bon sai has been around since the year 60 0 . It started in C hina and spread to Japan.

Bon sai is Japanese for planting on a low pot.

Lutes puts an updated spin on this ancient art form. I use the suckers from my dad’s 40 -year-old ficus tree that’s 7 feet tall, Lutes said. Ficus can readily root from the suckers. You just stick the sucker in water and it’ll root. Let it dry for a few hours, as the sap is sticky, and then put it in water.

After it has rooted well, transplant in cactus potting soil. C actus soil has more air pockets. Spread out the roots and cut the roots to fit the pot and plant in a bonsai pot. Us e wire to shape the trunk and branches, but do not leave the wire on too long, as it may cut and grow into the bark, Lutes said.

Lutes uses a variety of plants for bonsai.

Jade plants are good bonsai starter plants.

Take off the bottom leaves to look like a tree trunk. Pinch off the tops of the branches to let them get bushy, he said. Small leaf rhododendron P urple Ge m’ is a good choice if you’d like a flowering bonsai. C hinese elm and Bu ddist pine are good, too.

D uring my class we used different kinds of junipers. Juniperus procumbens N ana’ is a good starter bonsai tree, said

M any b onsai sp end the summer on Trenton and Fergie Lutes p orch.

Three jad e p lants p lanted in one p ot looks like a mini forest.

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H om e & G arden Lutes. Junipers like to grow horizontally.

Y ou can also train it to cascade down.

Y ou take the shrub out of the pot and using a fork or chopstick, comb the soil out from the roots and untangle the roots. R oot pruning is all about balance. Whatever you take from the top, you take from the bottom, Lutes explained. After you rake the roots, you spread them out, cut them and wire the roots in the pot to hold in place. As the trees are heavier than the roots, wiring is necessary to keep the tree secure in the pot.

I make my own bonsai soil mix, which is 70 percent small rocks and 30 percent peat moss. Y ou have to fertilize like crazy on a regular basis. Us e a 5-10-5 organic fertilizer for shrubs and trees, Lutes said. Y ou want the root system to grow and split to get the fine roots. Ha ving the rocks make those fine roots. Y ou need good drainage.

It must never sit in water. It does dry out quickly so you have to water daily. Water till the water comes out the drainage holes.

I’ve made many mistakes, so don’t get upset or discouraged if the tree dies it is a learning experience, Lutes said.

Just try it. It’s addicting. I got the love of plants from my dad. We grew up with lots of plants in the house. M y dad is a plant fanatic;he has a 45-year-old ficus that he started from seed, named Figgy.

Lutes leaves all his bonsai outside on his front porch all summer, and brings them in for the winter. Bon sai made with regular trees and shrubs could be left out all year if mulched or left in the garage or shed, said Lutes. Water sparingly in winter.

They don’t need sunlight in winter.

Lutes recommends two books for budding bonsai students: Bo nsai, 101 Essential Tips,

by H arry Tomlinson, and The C omplete Practical Encyclopedia of Bo nsai, by Ken N orman.

Hi s next bonsai class is September 25 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Jamestown Audubon Society at the Audubon N ature C enter, 160 0 R iverside R oad, Jamestown, N ew Y ork. C all to register, 716-569 -2345. V isit www.ny.audubon.org/jamestown.

M aking a bonsai is very peaceful, very relaxing, Lutes said. It gives you a focus. The shape is pleasing and very therapeutic. LEL

Trenton Lutes shows an up right juniper bonsai,similar to those his stud ents create.

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The lot is 1.3 acres and was a huge selling point. I was looking for a little space and didn’t want be right on top of my neighbors.

To the west I have a neighbor with a little patch of woods separating our properties. To the north and east I’m surrounded by 80 to 100 acres of undeveloped woods. I’ve seen many deer walk out of those woods. One in particular walked through the backyard, up the side yard, through the front yard, and crossed the street over to my neighbors and came within feet of their front porch.

pdates. It’s what everyone does when they buy a house and turn it into their own personal home. M att Kleck, professional photographer in Erie, bought his first house in Ha rborcreek in Ma y and converted it into a home with a basement office and studio. Lake Erie LifeStyle asked the 32-year-old about the experience.

Q. How many houses did you go through before you chose your current home ?

I ended up looking at five or six homes before finding this one, everything from a $50,0 0 0 home on a nice piece of property that needed quite a bit of work, to some that were move-in ready that only needed some paint and a personal touch. Some had noticeable odors, and one needed gutted.

Q. How did you choose the area your wante d?

Be ing born and raised in Ha rborcreek, I was leaning heavily on finding a home in this area. I love it out here.

Q: Ho w did you know this was the house for you?

The first thing I liked about it was when pulling up to it was the property. It was the perfect size lot that was big enough for me, but not too big to keep up. The second thing was the house is an 1,150-square-foot brick ranch with two bedrooms. It’s perfect for a single guy. Third, I saw the 12-by-26 -foot, enclosed and insulated sunroom and thought, Oh man, this room is fantastic.’ On nice days that aren’t too hot, I open all the screened windows and edit my work on my M acBo ok Pro out there. When it’s too hot, I’ll move down into the basement studio where it

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stays a constant 6 5-70 degrees. F ourth, it has a very nice attached, insulated garage.

It’s big enough for two cars, lawn equipment, a woodpile, shelving, a small work bench and plenty of room to move around.

Fifth, the basement was the entire length of the house, very dry and in great condition. As soon as I saw it, I knew I would at least build an office, possibly a studio as well. Sixth, the house itself was in great shape. The kitchen was recently updated a bit and the half bath was added, I believe within the last five to seven years. All I needed to do was take down some wallpaper, paint, update the fans and add recessed can lights in the living room and kitchen.

Q. How did you choose wh at to renovate and decorate?

How did you choose wh ich rooms to do first,and wh y?

All the rooms except the bathrooms got painted. I did earthy tones with bluish gray in the bedrooms, green in the hallway and family room, and a yellowish orange in the kitchen. I’ve always liked that color pallette, and they all flow very well together. B eing my first home, I had no furniture, and the only thing left was the kitchen table that now found it’s way out into the sunroom. I bought

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a bedroom set, living room set and kitchen table set. Once that came and I positioned everything, I got a coffee table set with end tables and a sofa table that complemented the living room furniture very nicely. As far as decorating goes, my walls are still fairly bare. I have printed some of my own work in large prints or canvases and hung them. It’s kind of neat to get compliments on them, especially before I tell people I took them.

On the first floor, I removed wallpaper in the kitchen and painted all the rooms. I added can lighting to the living room. The kitchen was partially renovated four to six years ago, and the previous owner added a half bath.

Q. W hat uni que things did you do in the lowe r level?

I had my builder install an exterior window in the west facing interior wall of my studio. H e was confused on why, then I explained. There’s about 10 to 15 foot of space on the unfinished side of the basement before you get to the concrete block wall. That allows me to set up a studio light to mimic window light. Eventually I will hang sheer curtains and frame the window with darker floor-length curtains to accentuate the size of the window. I also had the walls plastered with a skip-trowel finish for a nice

textured neutral background. I didn’t want my camera flashes picking up color tones from the wall so I went with a neutral gray that was actually named neutral gray.

The paint I used down there was the B ehr M arquee line. It was seriously the best paint I’ve ever used with single coat coverage, no streaking and just went on beautifully.

N ow the floor is what people first notice.

It looks like a gunmetal and titanium colored bowling ball. It is a multi-stage epoxy. First the floor was ground down with a diamond pad to substrate. Then two coats of a black sealer, then the metallic gunmetal and titanium color layer, which ended up bubbling

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due to the porousness of the concrete, or so I was told. The floor was then sanded to knock the lips left behind by the bubbles, filled the bubble marks, and a second coat of the metallic was put down. Finally a clear sealer that enhances the colors and ... protects it.

Q. W hats next?

N ext on the list I will be putting up a new ceiling in the garage and adding a small fire pit in the backyard.

Q. W hat are five things you woul d recomme nd to others wh o are looking at houses and thinking about doing the same thing?

1.Find someone you trust to look at the homes with you. One of my best friends is a contractor, and I thought I’d have a pretty good idea on what to look for, but he pointed out quite a few structural items and other little things that would add up quickly. Of all the houses I looked at, I only looked at one without him, because I had a feeling it wasn’t good, and I didn’t want to waste his time.

2.Find a good Re altor. Leslie Jaglowski from How ard Ha nna was my R ealtor and came highly recommended by quite a few people. She was great to work with, and picked up on what I was looking for in a home very quickly. She made submitting my offer and all the closing processes a breeze.

3.When tackling projects ... research tutorials, videos and D IY sites. Y ouTube is so much more than cats. I was surprised to realize what I was capable of doing on my own before handing the reigns over to the professionals. D on’t bite off more than you can chew, or that can end up becoming a very expensive mess.

4 .Ha ve fun with it. When I got the keys to the house, it was a blank slate looking to be personalized to my liking making it my home.

5.Ask questions. Since this was my first time buying a house ... I picked the brains of all my friends and family who have recently gone through the same home-buying experiences. L EL

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BELOW:H omeowner M att Kleck removed wallpap er in his kitchen and freshened up the space with new paint.

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He rzog’s sigh is indicative of all the work that has gone into founding and managing Flying Bi son Bre wing C ompany, which opened in 20 0 0 as Bu ffalo’s first stand-alone brewery since the 1970 s. The smile, however, indicates that all the hard work is paying off.

When Flying Bi son Bre wing C ompany opened, craft beer was not even in its infancy in Bu ffalo. In fact, it didn’t exist there at all. Today, Flying Bi son Bre wing, which moved to its new location at 84 0 Seneca St. in 20 14, is producing more than 8,0 0 0 barrels per year, and it’s no longer the only game in town.

Over the last five years, more than a dozen craft breweries have opened in Bu ffalo, and even more are on the way. He rzog might have been the early adopter, but he’s watched as the city has embraced a beer renaissance.

When you’re the first to do something, there’s always a lot more work, and there was, but that’s OK, He rzog says. We all support one another.

Gi ven its rich history, Flying Bi son Bre wery is a must visit for any beer connoisseur looking to head east for a visit to Bu ffalo. He re are a number of other can’t-miss spots:

42 North Brewing Company 25 Pine St r et Ea st Aur o r a ,New Yo r k 14052 The rise of craft beer in Western N ew York is showing no signs of slowing down. The newest kid on the block is 42 N orth Bre wing C ompany.

Located in East Aurora, 42 N orth Bre wing C ompany opened in October 20 15 and has quickly become a community hotspot.

The 2,500 -square-foot patio and the warm, pleasant wooden exterior make for an inviting atmosphere for visitors. It’s also dog-friendly, which is perfect for folks who prefer to travel with their pooches.

Typically, breweries encourage guests to request a tour of their brewing facilities separately, but 42 N orth opts for a different approach. To access the brewery’s restrooms, visitors must walk right through the brew room, where they’ll see brewers hard at work. They’re encouraged to take a closer look at the brewing

TOP:H ydraulic H earth includes an outdoor sitting area in B uffalo.

BELOW:42 N orth B rewing C ompany includes indoor and outdoor spaces for enjoying craft beers.

process and even strike up a conversation.

Sure, it can be a little distracting at times, but really, that’s what it’s all about, says C lay Keel, chief brewing officer at 42 N orth. 4 2 N orth has already gained a strong reputation amongs craft beer enthusiasts. One of the brewery’s staples is its Bord erland IPA, which boasts a score of 3.851 on the Un tappd D rink Socially App. That’s a high score for any beer, but especially for an American-style IPA.

Hamburg Brewing Company 6553 Bo st o n St a t e Ro a d Ha mb ur g, New Yo r k 14075 As you make your way into Bu ffalo for a craft beer tour, be sure to make a short

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detour to Ha mburg Bre wing C ompany.

Be er is often at its best when it’s enjoyed in a great atmosphere, and H amburg B rewing C ompany offers just that. The back patio is attached to a beautiful pond, making it the perfect place to enjoy a beer on a nice summer day. Additionally, each patio table comes with a fire pit, so the outside seating can be enjoyed during any season.

Be yond its beauty, Ha mburg Br ewing C ompany also has found a unique niche:its model train room, which includes the second-largest model train set on the East C oast. It’s a mustsee during a Ha mburg Bre wing C ompany tour, and it’s helped the brewery distinguish itself.

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O ld F irst W ard Brewing Company 73 Ha mb ur g St r et Buf f a lo ,New Yo r k 14204 Y ou can visit breweries all over the country, but chances are you’ve never seen one quite like Old First Ward Br ewing C ompany. The brewery sits inside Ge ne M cC arthy’s Irish Pub, an iconic Bu ffalo neighborhood pub located in the city’s blue-collar Irish neighborhood. It’s the stereotypical hometown bar with one major catch.

Y ou won’t find any Bu d on tap.

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Instead, the bar decided to start its own craft brewery in 20 14. In many ways, Ge ne M cC arthy’s brewery represents the best of both worlds. Its atmosphere is reflective of a time when bars were an integral fabric of their communities. Its high-quality beer helps ensure that it continues to fulfill that role in Bu ffalo.

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Flying B ison B rewing C ompany opened in 2000 and moved into a larger facility in 2014. It produces more than 8,000 barrels per year.

Taps stand out in the elegant setting at H amburg B rewing.

Resurgence B rewery is home to the Sponge C andy Stout.

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pit, corn hole and many picnic tables. It’s about as welcoming an environment that you’ll find for an evening drinking spot.

Re surgence’s beer is also top-notch. In particular, you’ll want to try the Sponge C andy Stout, which is literally brewed with sponge candy, a favorite delicacy shared by Erie and B uffalo residents alike.

Hy d r a u l i c He a r t h 716 Swan Street B uffalo,N ew York 14210 H ydraulic H earth brews the majority of the beers produced by Buffalo’s C ommunity Beer Works. Its outdoor space is simply incredible, and the beer ain’t too bad either. H opheads will love That IPA, a lighter IPA that boasts a score of 3.874 on the U ntappd D rink Socially App.

T hree other Bu alo breweries to c hec k out:

Bi g Di t c h Br e w i n g Co m p a n y 55 East H uron Street B uffalo,N ew York 14203 Brian H ayden, communications manager for V isit Buffalo N iagara, describes Big D itch Brewing as Buffalo’s latest toy. It’s easy to see why. With two floors, lounge games and an impressively-large tap room, it’s the ideal place for an evening filled with fun. L E L

1250 Nia ga r a St r et Buf f a lo ,New Yo r k 14213 What’s in a name? For R esurgence Bre wing, a lot.

There’s no question that Bu ffalo has seen its up and downs throughout the years, but anyone who spends a day there will realize that a sea change is underway. One reason for that has been the growth of the craft beer industry in the area, and perhaps no local brewery personifies that more than Re surgence.

The brewery is located in the heart of one of Bu ffalo’s older industrial areas, and it’s clear that it was built in that spot for a reason.

Re surgence Bre wery’s beer garden is also a tremendous space, modeled after a Ge rman biergarten and including a fire

Pea r l St r et Gr i l l &Br ew er y 76 P earl Street B uffalo, New York 14202 It’s been a staple of Bu ffalo for nearly 20 years, and its incredible display of pink-flowered hanging baskets alone makes it worth the trip.

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B on A ppĂ˜ tit A sampling of the brews at 42 N orth B rewing C ompany features some clever names.

R E G I O N A L B B E E R AND N D W Er ie Ale W o r k s Seco n d An n i v er sa r y Pa r t y September 8, 9, 10, Erie Ale W orks Erie Ale W orks will celebrate its second anniv ersary d uring t he second weekend in Sep tember. The brewery will have food trucks and also debut some new beers.

Mo re details to come at http://eriealeworks.com.

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33r d Annua l Sep t em b er f est September 10 and 11,M erritt W inery Enjoy the beginning of the harvest season with two days of wine, beer,food and fun at Mer ritt W inery in Forestville,N ew York. There will be live music, a classic car show and craft vend ors as well. Admission is free.

35t h An n u a l Wi n e Co u n t r y Ha r v e s t Fe s t i v a l September 23,24,25,G ibson Park and G ravel Pit Park, N orth East N orth East s annual W ine Festival celebrates its 35th anniversary this fall. Attendees will have the opportunity to sample more than 100 different wines,enjoy live music,try some grape stomping and visit exhibitor tents. Tickets,which cost $25 for the day or $50 for the weekend,can be purchased at www.nechamber.org/ pages/tickets.

Pu m k i n g Fest Sep temb er 24,Southern Tier B rewing C ompany From 12 to 6 p .m.,come celeb rate the start of the autumn season by enjoying live music while d rinking P umking,Southern Tier B rewing C ompanys fall stap le. Ad mission is free, and b eer and food will b e availab le on site. For more information,visit www. stb cb eer.com.

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Arts & Entertainment

Jack Mannion, 17, at top, and Cara Niebling, 17, both of Millcreek Township, pose in costumes from “James and the Giant Peach� at the Erie Playhouse costume shop.

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you love the most your favorite hobby theater, says M arketing and Special Events D irector Sue Lechner, a 50-plus-year veteran hey say there’s no business like who plans to retire next year. The people and show business and no people the f amily’ connections you create and carry like show people. That seems to with you for a lifetime have kept me here. be true for the cast of staff and Lechner’s daughter, Kate N eubert-Lechvolunteers at the Erie Playhouse, which ner, is the Y outheatre/education director, a celebrates its 100 th season this year. position that became full-time at the PlayThis community asset is affectionately house in 19 9 2. N eubert-Lechner, who has referred to as the Playhouse by locals, been volunteering for more than 30 years, has and even its 100 th anniversary logo reads been directing the youth program, targeted by the same name. The Playhouse holds 100 at 5- to 18-year-olds, for the past two years. years of treasured stories within its walls I’ve moved away and come back and and generous volunteers who have made can say that the Erie Playhouse is unparthis commemorative season possible. alleled to other nonprofessional comD oris Be cker, 91, has been volunteering for munity theaters in the state, she says.

81 years. B ecker, who first took the stage when The talent is astounding and, as for the she was 10 years old, has performed in more kids, I feel blessed to work with them. The than 75 shows. One of about 1,00 0 volunteers gifts they give us are immeasurable. (including the performers, who give their time The You theatre, which will celebrate its and talent to the community and are not paid), 25th season next year, is performing the she’s proud of the longevity of the Playhouse.

The Lion King Jr. this 100 th season. It’s It’s always a struggle for the arts, she the first time the musical has been released says. It’s amazing we’ve thrived and surto community theaters. Arthur’s Ha lvived and become one of the busiest comloween is also being performed for the munity theaters in Pennsylvania. N ot only first time. It was written by the Playhouse’s has Be cker performed on stage, she has been Bu siness M anager C harlie C orritore and a member of the board of directors since Erie playwright M ichael M althaner.

1985, is currently chair of its finance commitC orritore has been involved with the Playtee, and regularly fills in at the box office. house for 42 years and says he has experienced Six of the full-time staff members at firsthand the many incarnations the theater the Playhouse have a combined 232 years has gone through. From being a brave little either working or volunteering there. It’s theater in Wesleyville, through the years of one continuous encore for theater enthumounting our shows on various high school siasts who commit to this Erie gem, the stages when we didn’t have a home, and 12th oldest community theater in the finally becoming a strong, thriving arts organation and the third oldest in the state. nization with a high-profile presence in the It isn’t often you get paid for doing what downtown area, he says. It’ll be wonderful

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A rts & E ntertainm ent celebrating that history throughout the year.

C orritore, who says he’s fortunate to be in a position which feeds my heart, my soul and my brain, is looking forward to the coming together of past and present Playhouse volunteers (actors, musicians, stage and lighting technicians, ushers and other staff members), many of whom have moved away but hopefully will be coming back to take part in the special events that are planned.

The festivities will kick off in September with A Salute to Broadway C omposers, a 10 0 th anniversary gala at the Bayfront C onvention C enter. They conclude next July with a Playhouse Family R eunion Weekend to include a street party and concert extravaganza. In between there are classic, beloved shows, including R agtime, A C horus Line, Little Shop of H orrors and Oklahoma. On Jan. 18,

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A rts & E ntertainm ent the official 10 1st birthday, three one-act plays that were performed in 1916 will be presented.

We’re actually celebrating this milestone in a big way three times throughout the year at our gala, on N ew Y ear’s Eve and at the family reunion next summer, Executive D irector Almitra C lerkin says. I hope everyone takes a moment to see our talent on stage and the high caliber of shows we produce and, most importantly, to celebrate with us.  The 10 0 th season will be C lerkin’s 11th year as executive director of the Erie Playhouse, which has an annual budget that is slightly more than $1 million. She’s been involved with the organization for 40 years. She, too, plans on retiring after the 20 16-20 17 season. I did what I was supposed to do leave it better than when I found it, she says.

It’s time for a new generation to lead this C ast members of D reamgirls, a 2011 spring production of the Erie Playhouse,played Jimmy and The D reamette. They are,from left,D amone M orris (James Thunder Early),Sonia J. Rosales (Ef e W hite),D enise M osley (D eena Jones) and Rebecca C oleman (Lorrell Robinson).

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wonderful organization into its next century.

C lerkin has led this community theater through major renovations to the theater seating, interior, facade, sound, lights and lobby, the creation of Erie Arts & C ulture, and a permanent stream of grant funding to help with annual operations.

C lerkin, who will receive a G annon U niversity D istinguished Alumni Award from the School of Engineering and Business in

the fall, is proud of the Playhouse’s recognition by the Pennsylvania Theatre G uide’s 20 15 R eaders’ C hoice Award for the Best C ommunity Theatre in Pennsylvania.

It’s not easy to run a theater, but we’re fortunate to have 12 staff members who are very hardworking and talented and supported by so many volunteers, C lerkin says.

We all try to take care of our volunteers because we couldn’t do it without them.

When she retires, she can’t wait to be one of those volunteers. I would do whatever they ask me, she says.

Everyone involved is enthusiastic about the 10 0 th season. I am excited about the shows we will be producing, Scenic and Lighting D esigner C hristine C armichael says. Every one of them is a challenge in some way, or many ways, and it is absolutely thrilling to be working on them.

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A rts & E ntertainm ent It has been so exciting to help create this fantastic celebration, says Producing D irector R ichard D avis, who has directed and performed in productions for 37 years. We talk about the Playhouse family, and it truly is a family. They’ve been there for me through good and bad times.

Over the years, many theatrical luminaries and personalities have appeared on the Erie Playhouse stage:N ed Beatty, Anne B. D avis, D om D eluise, R ocky G raziano, Walter

Jack Ma nnion, 17, left,and C ara N iebling,17,both of Millcr eek Township ,p ose in costumes from James and the G iant Peach at the Erie Pla yhouse costume shop .

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M att Sherr, another Playhouse alumnus, has been working in theater in N ew Y ork C ity for more than 10 years as a company manager.

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M ercyhurst U niversity, remembers scribbling on the ground with chalk as a child.

H e still takes time each summer to capture the fun of childhood while creating chalk art pieces for C elebrateErie.

It is enjoyable because I work on a computer all day, H ewitt says, so this gives me an opportunity to get my hands dirty, and there’s something I like about being on the ground and rubbing the chalk into the concrete. It is a different medium.

RIGHT:Mer cyhu rst U niversity graphic designer Jeremy H ewitt,33,of M illcreek Township , designed this athletics history mural.

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The yearly C elebrateErie weekend offers him a retreat from his computer as he puts chalk to sidewalk.

It’s a way of also reverting to a child-like state when you are playing with chalk that’s very enjoyable and therapeutic, he says.

After a few sidewalk drawings for the Summer Festival of the Arts, H ewitt’s first post-graduate job at St. Luke School as director of advancement and marketing in 2012 allowed him to draw for a client. H e explains that when you buy a square on State Street, either you can provide an artist or C elebrateErie can supply one. H e asked St. Luke administrators if he could be the artist for the St. Luke square, and they agreed. H e drew a picture of Bishop D onald Trautman as a bobblehead wearing sunglasses because the Erie C atholic D iocese had been selling the Trautman bobblehead, without sunglasses, to thank him for 21years of service.

In 2011, H ewitt drew a chalk portrait of Scooby D oo.

Everybody knows Scooby D oo, so everyone was talking, and everyone knows Bishop Trautman, so hopefully it’s the same sort of reaction where people are interested in it and want to know about it. It’s good to talk to the people and see what they have to say,’’ H ewitt told the Erie Times-N ews at the time.

The following year, his second piece for St. Luke School, C alling All M inions, based on the popular characters from the D espicable M e movies, beat 30 other entries to win first place. The award is chosen by the votes from people who pass by. That was a big honor, H ewitt says.

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H ewitt says the process of creating chalk artwork involves scaling the initial drawing to fit inside the assigned square that can be either 10 feet by 10 feet or 10 feet by 12 feet.

Y ou also discuss with the client and sketch out what they want, and what you want to do, hopefully meeting in the middle. Y ou submit that (drawing) to the city so they have an idea of what will go into your spot, give it a name, and start on the Thursday of C elebrateErie. Y ou have to have it completed

by Saturday by 5 p.m., H ewitt says.

It takes the conviction of an artist to complete the chalk drawing in time, because the work isn’t child’s play.

As I go through the weekend, I get slower and slower because it gets hotter and hotter, harder on the knees and on the back.

I spend a good 10-15 working hours on average per square. Some people come and crank it out on Thursday and let people enjoy it the entire weekend. There are also people who work right

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up until Saturday afternoon, H ewitt says.

This year, he drew a stylized cartoon version of Luke the Laker, M ercyhurst U niversity’s new sports mascot, in a square purchased by the university. H ewitt says he enjoys the interaction with the people who stop by while he’s busy drawing during the weekend. Talking with festival

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A numb er of M ercyhurst U niversity p ub lications d esigned by university grap hic d esigner Jeremy H ewitt are p ictured at his O ld M ain d esk.

A rts & E ntertainm ent attendees may even alter his piece.

When you move back to talk to people, you see the drawing from a different angle because you aren’t on top of it. It helps to see it from someone else’s perspective and that may help change it, he says.

They may not know they helped change it but I do take notice of what they see.

As for the chalk he uses, H ewitt likes a mix of harder children’s sidewalk chalk and the softer chalk provided by C elebrateErie. The harder type is good for making straight lines. The softer matieral is easier for him to color larger areas of the road.

Like Buddhist sand mandalas, H ewitt’s chalk drawings are impermanent. H e says he could, as some artists do, mix his chalk with floor wax and paint it onto the street. The artwork would last months instead of days, but he prefers the transient nature of the medium. If H ewitt makes a mistake, he can’t easily fix it.

I know my drawings are far from perfect, but I like the fact that once it’s there, it is there for the weekend or until it rains and it’s gone, he says. I don’t spray

it down. If I (draw)over it, it will just look muddy, so I like that temporary feeling.

It may be gone from State Street, but for H ewitt, there are many sidewalks where he can create his art. On the concrete at this home, for instance, he enjoys using chalk with his 2-year-old nephew. H ewitt looks forward to someday introducing his own children to the fun of chalk art.

For the past two years, H ewitt’s wife Kristin has worked on a square near his own. Instead of seeing it as competition, he says it helps him focus more on his art since he can share the experience with her.

It makes the weekend more enjoyable because it means I’m not thinking about what’s going on at home or that I should be doing X , Y and Z. I know that a major part of my life is two squares down from me, he says.

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Tom Walsh, owner of Trawka’s M arket on Erie’s east side for 31 years, offers his seven critical considerations when choosing meat for your meal.

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Lower quality designations allow for imperfections you probably wouldn’t want if you knew about them. your meats made fresh, 3 .Gnotet pre-packaged and precut. Y our local butcher or meat market selects choice cuts and then prepares them right on site.

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7 .Talk to people who know. Everyone knows a connoisseur of fine meats who only serves the best cuts, whether it’s for a party platter or the grill. They know who carries the highest quality, freshest meats and invariably they will send you to a neighborhood market.

Fo r c o l d c u t s :The cold cuts prepared in most neighborhood meat markets like Trawka’s M arket are hand-blended based on homemade recipes. Located at 712 Payne Avenue in Erie, Trawka’s carries a full complement of meats, including smoked kielbasa, grill-ready ground beef, chicken and pork. They also offer catering and a wide selection of salads, soups, accompaniments and exotic meats like ox roast and kapusta (sweet & sour cabbage & bacon).

B RO U G H T TO YO U B Y NWPFC — Northwestern PA Food Council.

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Bu t voting also plays a crucial part in our representative democracy. Federal, state and local elections offer an opportunity to exercise a civic responsibility to select the best leaders for our communities.

Ye t in places all over America, even those served by electric cooperatives, citizens aren' t exercising that right.

In the 20 12 national elections, voter turnout dropped overall, but the decline in rural counties was 18 percent twice that of the nation as a whole.

And when voters miss the chance to vote, they also lose the opportunity to communicate their concern to our leaders about the issues that matter to us, where we work, live and raise families.

R eliable electricity, access to rural broadband and the quality of our health care system are just a few issues we all care about. Still, they only become priorities if enough people show elected officials that they are paying attention.

R egistering to vote and voting are the most send this message. effective ways to se the polls with the cooperWhen we go to th ative principle of "C oncern for C ommunity" instantly improve our political in mind, we instant system. It' s a system designed to produce the people, by the people a government "of th people." People like you and me. and for the people.

We’d like you to join us in a new initiaeligible person registive to get every el tered to vote you, our family and friends and take the pledge to become a co-op voter. orthwestern R EC in C amN orthwes Springs has joined America’s bridge Sprin cooperatives in launchelectric coop campaign to help get out the ing a campa insert issues important vote and ins into the public discusto co-ops in sion. C alled C o-ops V ote, this effort will help boost voter turnout in areas served by cooperatives across the country to ensure that our voices are heard loud and clear every day,

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and especially on Election D ay.

He re’s what you can do to help. V isit the C o-ops V ote website, www.vote.coop, and take the pledge to become a co-op voter, to support your community and electric cooperative when casting your vote in 20 16. The website will give you information on your elected officials and candidates, the voter registration process, election dates and locations, and background about eight key co-op issues we want our elected leaders to understand: rural broadband access, hiring and honoring veterans, low-income energy assistance, cybersecurity, water regulation, rural health care access, affordable and reliable energy, and renewable energy.

C o-ops V ote is a nonpartisan program developed by the N ational R ural Electric C ooperative Association (N R EC A), the national service organization that represents the nation’s more than 9 0 0 private, not-for-profit, consumerowned electric cooperatives. With 42 million members across the nation, electric co-ops are a powerful voice on national issues that have a local impact.

If you have any questions, please visit www.vote.coop, or contact us directly at N orthwestern R EC by calling 1-80 0 -3520 0 14. We hope to see you at the polls.

B RO U G H T TO YO U B Y Northwestern Rural Electric Cooperative, Assoc. Inc.