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Pennsylvania landscapes O N T H E COV E R The landscape of rural Bradford County is facing significant changes as additional pipelines are installed to serve the expanding natural gas industry. Photo by Kathy Hackleman

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KEEPINGcurrent Due to budget cuts, Extension Offices will be cut back Penn State University, which operates the Commonwealth’s Cooperative Extension offices, faces a 19 percent cut in state funding for the 2011-12 fiscal year, meaning there will be less money for the program that links farmers and Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. Exactly how the budget cut will affect the Cooperative Extension program has not been announced, but a college spokesman notes it will probably include staff layoffs. With layoffs, there will be fewer staffers out visiting farmers, but also fewer people to do research. The Cooperative Extension program is

not funded by tuition, so recent tuition hikes will not benefit the program.

Oil well celebrates 150th anniversary A Venango County oil well on Aug. 16, 2011, celebrated its 150th anniversary, making it the world’s oldest continually producing well. Dozens of people gathered in Rouseville to mark the occasion at McClintock Well No. 1. The well was drilled on Aug. 16, 1861. It produced about 175 barrels of oil a day

for years, before slowing to 50 barrels a day. It still produces about 40 barrels of oil a year for the American Refining Group in Bradford. The wellsite was declared an “American Treasure” by the National Park Service in 1999.

Flight 93 Memorial announces fundraising match The National Park Foundation Board of Directors has announced it will match dollar for dollar up to $2 million in donations to the Flight 93 Memorial in Somerset County. As of mid-August, the Flight 93 National Memorial Campaign had raised (continues on page 6)

READERresponse In June, Penn Lines published an article, “Season of the tick: Pennsylvania tops nation in reported Lyme disease cases,” which brought a flurry of letters from readers. Following are some of the comments: “I wanted to express my sincere gratitude for the article about ticks and the symptoms of Lyme disease. For several weeks, I had been experiencing headaches, fever and fatigue. I assumed I had caught something from my children and took Naproxen and continued with my normal routine. After reading your article, I decided to get a blood test. My results for the Lyme test and Western Blot, a more detailed testing for Lyme, both came back positive. I am currently taking a powerful antibiotic twice a day for a month. My health is beginning to improve and the symptoms are fading with each passing day. I urge everyone to seek medical attention and testing if you have similar symptoms. I knew something was wrong, however I never saw a tick or tick bite anywhere on my body. Thanks for printing such a relevant article at the right time. My family and I are truly grateful.” — Daphne McNamara, Coudersport “You have done all of us victims of Lyme disease a great service … I personally can vouch for and relate to all of the experiences of those you interviewed for the article. … It’s refreshing and encouraging to learn that finally some legislators are taking action. I can fully remember how I wrote letters from my bed to our legislators way back in the summer of 1997 to try to get some action started, all to no avail. …” — Polly Fanus, New Holland “Thank you so much for your absolutely excellent piece on Lyme disease. You hit just the right note with solid information and a leavening of personal stories that bring home the consequences of not paying early attention to the potential danger. … I

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Wright’s Fallingwater considered for heritage list U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has proposed that 11 Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, including Fallingwater in Fayette County, be considered as U.S. nominations for the U.N. World Heritage List. Fallingwater is located between the villages of Mill Run and Ohiopyle on Route 381. Designed for the family of Pittsburgh department store owner Edgar J. Kauf-

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Thousand Cankers Disease has been detected for the first time in Pennsylvania, according to the Pennsylvania State Department of Agriculture, which has initiated a quarantine restricting the movement of wood from Bucks County and other states known to have the disease, effective immediately. The disease is caused when HISTORIC TREASURE: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, walnut twig beetles, which located in southwestern Pennsylvania, has been nominated for can carry a fungus, tunnel inclusion into the U.N. World Heritage List. beneath the bark of walnut trees, causing small cankers to mann, the house is constructed over a form. As more beetles attack the tree, the waterfall. Now a National Historic Landnumber of cankers increases, slowly mark, the house exemplifies Wright’s con- starving the tree of nutrients and causing cept of organic architecture in the harmothe tree to die within 10 years of the ininious union of art and nature. tial infestation. There is no known cure. Construction on the residence began The disease was found in a black in 1936. The house, complete with a guest walnut tree in Plumstead Township, 6

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THERE’S no question Marcellus Shale natural gas development has had a significant impact on Pennsylvania. Whether those impacts are positive or negative is not as easily answered. “With the increase in Marcellus Shale drilling, the opportunities have expanded, but so have the problems,” states Kevin Barrett, one of Bradford County’s Asylum Township supervisors and a landowner who has leased property to the gas companies. “The changes are already here and the best we can do is to manage those changes to the best of our ability.” In July, the Governor’s Marcellus Shale Advisory Commission released a report assessing the impact of the industry in Pennsylvania. The commission set up work groups to study major areas impacted by the natural gas boom: infrastructure; economic and workforce development; local impacts and emergency response; and public health, safety and environmental protection. For years, gas companies have been leasing land to obtain the rights to natural gas buried deep in the Marcellus Shale, but when the gas rush finally did come, it was fast and furious, especially in Bradford, Tioga and Susquehanna counties. According to the Department of Environmental Protection, permits for drilling in the Marcellus Shale in Bradford County increased from 84 in the 12-month period from July 2009-June 2010 to 253 in the sixmonth period between July 2010-Decem-

ber 2010 (the latest period for which figures are available). Similar increases were reported in Tioga County (66 and 194 in the same time frames) and Susquehanna County (91 and 200).

Infrastructure A drive through the Towanda-Wysox area on Route 6 reveals one of the most immediate impacts of Marcellus development. What used to be a 10-minute commute into town from his home near Towanda now takes Tom House, president of the Asylum Township Planning Commission, 30 to 45 minutes thanks to increased traffic. The gas rush also brought more work for House, a volunteer. “A few years ago, Asylum Township would have had a land development plan every four or five years,” House notes. “In the first seven months of 2011, we have had eight. … Pretty much everything we are getting is commercial or industrial, so they are extremely detailed and time-consuming.” Before the drilling frenzy, Barrett, who serves as chairman of the Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative (REC) Board of Directors and vice chairman of the Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association, would have described his township as an agriculture-based, bedroom community. “The change came hard and fast for us,” Barrett notes. “Now, there are strips of ag land that are turning into industrial parks. We even have a power plant look-

ing to locate here.” While Barrett has some concerns about how development will ultimately change his township, his feelings about the traffic are pretty clear. “It used to be a treat to go to town; now it rates up there with going to the dentist,” he explains with a smile. But Barrett is pleased with another result of the traffic. “Asylum Township roads have never been better,” he asserts. “You have to remember many of the roads around here were horse and buggy trails that were turned into roads, and finally made into what we call pie-crust roads with just a thin layer of asphalt on top.” Those roads fell apart quickly with traffic from heavy drilling-related equipment, but gas companies are busy rebuilding them. Along with new roads, development is bringing other changes to the area. “We always used to say we exported milk, timber and our youth from Bradford County,” Barrett points out. “Now there are opportunities for young people to stay and make a substantial living. There are lots of companies crying for help.”

Economic and workforce development In the counties most affected by gas drilling, “Help Wanted” signs are everywhere, with some even screaming “TOP WAGES.” The governor’s advisory commission’s report notes unemployment is dropping rapidly in counties with a high concentration of natural gas drilling activity, and states more than 500 businesses were added in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale-

Phil Swank, executive director of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region, works hard to preserve the clean air and water, heritage resources, recreational opportunities and scenic landscapes of the region. He is concerned about the potential harm to those resources as gas drilling continues to expand. From his office in Towanda, he can see both the scenic Susquehanna River and the Route 6 bridge (behind him), that is now regularly clogged with semis and other industry vehicles. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS:

related industries between the end of 2007 and the end of 2010 (the latest date state figures are available). The average wage for core Marcellus Shale industries was $73,150 and the average wage for ancillary industries was $63,871 in the fourth quarter of 2010 — a time when the average wage in Pennsylvania was $45,747. Such wages make it difficult for local businesses to hire employees. Such is the case with Lewis Crawford Sr. and his son and wife, Clint and Caron Crawford, of Crawford Septic Service & Portable Toilets. Lewis owns the equipment to clean septic tanks, while the younger couple owns the portable toilets. Members of Claverack REC, both businesses have skyrocketed thanks to the gas industry. But it comes at a price; they do most of the work

because employees are hard to come by. “This is the first time in my lifetime that I have seen so many ‘Help Wanted’ signs,” Clint observes. “We are working seven days a week. … Because there is so much work, we are seeing a lot of competition coming in. … Competition is good, it makes us all do a better job.” Three rural electric cooperatives located in the heart of the active drilling area are finding they have new issues. Bobbi Kilmer, president & CEO of Claverack REC headquartered in BradTHE GOOD AND THE BAD: Landowners in Marcellus Shale drilling territory are reaping financial benefits and jobless rates are down with the drilling industry providing lots of good-paying jobs. Others look at the drilling sites like this one in Bradford County and see only problems relating to public health, safety and environment.

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CO-OP CHANGES: The workloads of Tri-County Rural Electric Cooperative, Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative and Sullivan County Rural Electric Cooperative, all located in the northern part of Pennsylvania, have expanded due to Marcellus Shale drilling. Tri-County crews, above, upgrade lines for a Marcellus-related business. One of Tri-County’s new electric loads is a personnel housing unit, left, called a “man camp” by local residents, where 280 industry employees are housed in Sayre.

Most of the drilling in Sullivan County is in the north or south. While there are some who are protesting the drilling, Harting says most residents are supportive of the industry, although they remain concerned about water quality issues. What the drilling industry has done, he adds, is help the employment picture. “Quite frankly, there are a lot more high-paying jobs,” Harting notes. “And it’s a rising tide that has lifted all boats to a certain degree, including housing, rentals, restaurants. In general, there’s just a lot more activity in this area than there used to be.” Word is that there may end up being thousands of wells in Sullivan County. While Sullivan County REC waits to see if there will be a local growth spurt, neighboring Tri-County REC, based in Tioga County, already knows. Mansfield,

where Tri-County’s main office is located, has changed significantly. “While people say Mansfield has changed overnight, in reality it has taken three to four years,” Tri-County REC President & CEO Craig Eccher notes. “Mansfield was always a small town with a nice little college. Now we are seeing lots of chain stores coming in. It just keeps growing and growing.” The major change to Tri-County REC’s operations has been the increase in workload, some of which is now being outsourced. “PA One Call requests to mark underground lines have increased 200 percent,” Eccher reports. “We have also seen a growth in electric sales and new customers. We have seen a lot of ancillary businesses, such as water suppliers and sand storage facilities. We also see new

what will happen. We could see triple, even quadruple, the sales of electricity. Or it could shut down overnight if there is some kind of environmental catastrophe.”

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homes going in for people who are moving here, as well as new homes and barns being built by longtime members who have benefitted from royalty and lease payments.” Eccher points out that the miles of electric line people see going in, as well as line upgrades, are funded by gas companies with no financial impact to existing members. Eccher says it’s hard to imagine what the future holds. “I think we’re going to need more capacity,” he states. “One of the areas I worry about is our transmission infrastructure. If this is just the beginning of the gas boom like some say, who knows

SIGN OF THE TIMES: Many residents in drilling areas are not happy with the new industry that has come to change their quiet rural communities. This sign is an outward demonstration of that concern.

infrastructure, increased emergency response needs, all of which I am concerned about, but what you don’t hear is about the diminished landscapes that folks have enjoyed for centuries.”

Local impacts and emergency response

It is that potential — however real or The Wyalusing Valley Junior-Senior imagined — for an environmental catasHigh School has felt the impact of the trophe that concerns many, and it’s an industry in a number of ways. issue the governor’s advisory committee “Last year, several bus routes were studied. Issues include the effect of large affected because of damage to roads,” withdrawals of water, potential contamireports Jeffrey LaFrance, Wyalusing Valnation of groundwater and surface ley guidance director. “We also have a water, earth disturbance issues and air significant number of juniors and seniors quality issues. The potential for environmental harm who go to vo-tech classes in Towanda. We had numerous days when students weighs heavily on Phil Swank, executive didn’t get back to the high school in time director of the Endless Mountains Heritage Region (EMHR), a non-profit, state- to catch their buses to get home because of traffic delays, and we have found we designated heritage area headquartered have to dismiss kids an hour earlier to in Towanda. get to sporting events on time.” Swank grew up in the Wilkes-Barre Though district enrollment has not been area and knows well the effects of affected because many transient workers anthracite coal mining. “The mining was not managed appro- don’t bring families, the district is grappling with other drilling-related issues. priately and the results were devastating to the landscape,” Swank, a member of Claverack REC, notes. “That is my greatest concern. … Having lived in the Endless Mountains my entire adult life, I appreciate the clean air and water, heritage resources, recreational opportunities and scenic landscapes.” EMHR partnered with the state in a $1 million project to restore the Marie Antoinette Overlook on Route 6 in WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS: Tom House, left, president of the Wyalusing Township a few Asylum Township Planning Commission in Bradford County, and years ago. Today, there is a Kevin Barrett, Asylum Township supervisor, chairman of the well pad in the middle of the Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative Board of Directors and vice view from the scenic overchairman of the Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association, review look. That bothers Swank, as plans at the scene of a proposed natural gas power plant in does the practice of flattening their township. mountain ridges and chang“From a career perspective, there are ing their contour for a well pad. benefits,” notes Brock Edwards, Wyalus“How do you restore that?” he asks. ing Valley guidance counselor and Clav“You could reforest it, but it will be impossible to restore the original contour erack REC member. “I had never had a student express an interest in petroleum and unique characteristics, and that is engineering until this year, and now it’s what sets the Endless Mountains apart. becoming more common. There’s also … People talk about the potential for (continued on page 22) water contamination, demands on aging

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On hot summer evenings children love chasing fireflies, often catching them in jars. Then the real magic begins, as the intermittent glow captivates the captors. That same sense of wonder can be found in labs as scientists refine the process of making light-emitting diodes (LEDs) — highly efficient lightbulbs comparable to a firefly’s glow. LEDs have been commonly used as solitary sensor lights in electronics; now manufacturers are searching for economical ways to contain a colony of LEDs in a single lighting shell. Starting in January 2012, 100-watt (W) incandescent bulbs — a technology developed in the United States by Thomas Edison in 1878 and largely untouched since — must become more energy efficient.

Federal mandate The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates we use 13.6 percent of our nation’s energy supply to keep the lights on, and a lot of that power is wasted. If you’ve ever touched a traditional lightbulb when it’s on, you realized much of the energy (90 percent) is released as heat. This leaves a lot of room for improvement. To tackle this issue, Congress passed the Energy Information and Security Act of 2007 (EISA). By 2014, household 40-W to 100-W lightbulbs will need to consume at least 28 percent less energy than traditional incandescents, saving Americans an estimated $6 billion to $10 billion in lighting costs annually. The law also mandates lightbulbs become 70 percent more efficient than classic bulbs by 2020. 12

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Look for labels Such a massive product change means consumers must switch from thinking about lightbulbs in terms of watts (amount of energy used) to lumens (amount of light produced.) The Federal Trade Commission has designed a “Lighting Facts” label and shopping guide that compares a bulb being purchased with traditional incandescent lightbulbs based on wattages and equivalent lumens. Beginning in 2012, labels on the front and back of lightbulb packages will emphasize a bulb’s brightness in lumens, annual energy cost, and expected lifespan.

Is this a bulb ban? Contrary to popular belief, EISA does not ban incandescent bulb technology; it requires that bulbs use less energy. “It’s equivalent to standards passed in the 1980s to make refrigerators more energy efficient, and we’re reaping those benefits,” remarks Brian Sloboda with the Cooperative Research Network (CRN), a division of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the national trade arm of local electric cooperatives. “Refrigerators use less than one-third of the electricity today than they did in the mid1970s, but consumers can’t tell a difference in how their food is cooled. The premise is,

Once traditional incandescents go the way of the passenger pigeon, residential bulbs will largely fit in three categories, each stacking up a bit differently: k Halogen Incandescents: Use 25 percent less energy, last three times longer than regular incandescent bulbs. k Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs): Use 75 percent less energy, last up to 10 times longer. k LEDs: Use between 75 percent and 80 percent less energy, last up to 25 times longer.

Can you see a difference? Some consumers believe more efficient bulbs won’t provide the same warm look and feel as classic bulbs, but lighting technologies are advancing at such a rate that consumers won’t notice a marked difference in the color of light from different technologies or how that light is dispersed. The difference will be found on your monthly electric bill — more efficient bulbs use between 25 and 80 percent less energy than traditional incandescents, and last much longer. The U.S. Department of Energy claims each household can save $50 a year by replacing 15 traditional incandescent bulbs. To learn about lighting options, visit energysavers.gov/lighting. For details on the change and shopping tips, visit ftc.gov/lightbulbs. l Sources: U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Federal Trade Commission, Cooperative Research Network, LUMEN Coalition, GE, Sylvania, Philips Megan McKoy-Noe, CCC, writes on consumer and cooperative affairs for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the Arlington, Va.-based service organization for the nation’s 900-plus consumerowned, not-for-profit electric cooperatives.

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The perils of goose hunting Crawling critters find motionless hunter lying in wait LYING IN a stubbly hay field, camo netting pulled over top, trying to remain motionless, waiting for the next flock of early-season Canada geese to drop over the decoys, a hunter becomes familiar with the crawling fauna of the field. Of course, the ticks have their way with you, seemingly immune to whatever might have been chosen as the repellent du jour. But, there’s an entire ecosystem above the parasitic arachnid level waiting to explore the mound of heat and flesh and foreign odors that now occupies what hours before was just more post-harvest stubble drying in the early autumn sun. Spiders — daddy longlegs, stalking wolf spiders, small jumping spiders and others — often are the first to explore SCHNECK is outdoor editor for The (Harrisburg, Pa.) PatriotNews, a contributor to many outdoor publications and websites, and author of more than two dozen books.

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RESULT IS WORTH WAIT: A flock of Canada geese within shooting range is worth the critter bites that often are a part of the hunt.

with a great aerial vantage point. Horseflies, deerflies and others land on any exposed skin, ready to pierce and draw blood. And, the most bothersome of them all, the gnats and nosee-ums buzz your heat signature and, regardless of whatever face-covering mesh has been worn, a few of them find their way through to land a bite. To paraphrase: Life is what happens all around you while you’re waiting for a flock of geese to appear on the horizon. l

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The future State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) was elected by residents of Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Union counties in 2008, when talk of the Marcellus was in its infancy. He’s worked

Lewis Crawford Sr., left, and Clint and Caron Crawford, owners of Crawford Septic Service & Portable Toilets, members of Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, are inundated with work. In addition to their regular customers, they both have picked up extra work from Marcellus Shale drilling companies. HELP WANTED:

hard to learn about the industry, and he estimates nearly 85 percent of his staff’s time is related to drilling activities. Initially, as gas leasing picked up steam, he didn’t think much about it. “Remember, the land in my district has been leased off and on for 60 years,” 22

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NEW CHALLENGES: Bobbi Kilmer, president & CEO of Claverack Rural Electric Cooperative, left, visits with state Sen. Gene Yaw (R-Lycoming) at the cooperative’s annual meeting in July. Yaw reports that approximately 85 percent of his Senate staff’s time is now related to drilling activities.

he points out. “I think many people, and Commission recommendations I was among them, thought this would The advisory commission’s report be the same as it had been in the past includes 96 recommendations, including when nothing ever happened after the tougher regulations for drilling, lease. When the first drilling rigs came increased fines for violations, creating in, I began to think this time it would be jobs for Pennsylvanians and promoting different.” the use of natural gas. It also includes a As for the future of the industry, he recommendation for a local impact fee. says a lot depends on the economy. The 137-page report is expected to “I am not sure Pennsylvania has recplay an important role in this fall’s legognized it is bigger than just Pennsylvaislative session, during which the governia,” Yaw explains. “We are involved in a nor intends on making Marcellus Shale global market for natural gas, and I think development a high priority. l this is something new to Pennsylvania to be a potential leader in that respect.” With Pennsylvania in that role, Yaw believes the gas industry will thrive — while keeping the land intact. “I think we have a tremendous opportunity,” Yaw explains. “I am pretty confident the character of rural Pennsylvania is not going to change significantly. Having said that, I have noticed in my travels that residents have new tractors, new balers, new outbuildings, and I think that is very posiRURAL RUSH HOUR: The most obvious change brought by the tive. It definitely has been a drilling activities is the increase in traffic problems in affected savior of the family farm in counties. A short commute in the Wysox area that once took less than 10 minutes now can take upwards of an hour. many, many cases.”

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Time to care for and about the lawn FALL IS the perfect season to think about lawns. The quick version of the lawn care primer would be this: early fall is a prime season for serious lawn work — if your lawn needs it. If soil tests show a lime application is required to raise the ph from overly acidic to near-neutral, or tests indicate specific nutrients are lacking, or if the soil could benefit from aeration and a top dressing of compost, this is a good time to perform these chores. The fall rains wash the surface treatments into the soil. Thus the well-tended lawn goes into winter pre-primed for that spring growth spurt. If you seed now, the season’s rainfall helps keep the soil moist so you can water less, and the cooler seasonal temperatures are less stressful on the new grass than summer heat. The gradually decreasing temperatures may slow down the top growth, but the roots will thrive until the soil freezes. All of which is to say: you can get a jump on spring lawn BARBARA MARTIN , who says she began gardening as a hobby “too many years ago to count,” currently works for the National Gardening Association as a horticulturist. A former member of Gettysburg-based Adams Electric Cooperative, her articles appear in magazines and on the internet.

care chores by running soil tests and taking appropriate action now. But what if you are sick and tired of mowing and/or watering, or are second guessing the expense of keeping a finely manicured lawn, or are concerned about the environmental effects of repeated applications of fertilizers and assorted chemicals? This could be an opportunity to re-evaluate your options. Most of us automatically assume a generous lawn area should be the most prominent feature of any home landscape. To some extent, we do this because that is what we expect to see. It is traditional that home builders include a lawn to grace your new home as part of the package. And we’ve all been taught that the perfect, weed free, close-clipped and exceedingly green lawn is a badge of pride of ownership. Somehow we’ve forgotten early lawns were the result of sheep grazing on meadows, that a lawn provided a barrier against fire, snakes and other hazards. We’ve forgotten the home landscape initially served specific purposes: a safe corral for domesticated animals, a place to grow valuable herbs (for medicine, household and kitchen) and a designated place to raise fruits and vegetables to feed the family. Over time, our expectation shifted to focus on the visual effect of that open green space.

Please don’t get me wrong. A manicured lawn is beautiful — and can create a magical setting for a home. And yet, how much of that pastoral vision is based on the growing of the grass itself? Could that open green space be covered in a less-demanding plant than grass? Something that stays short without frequent cutting, something that is not as thirsty as lawn grass, something more tolerant of low soil fertility and something that takes less work and fewer inputs? The answer might be no, we need that high maintenance lawn area planted in grass because we use it as a play area for the kids, or the dogs run there, or we just plain like the look of it. However, I ask you to pause for a moment and consider what proportion of the area you maintain as lawn is truly required to be planted in lawn grass? Could you reduce the grassy lawn and replace some of it with a lower maintenance

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planting of a low-growing, evergreen groundcover? Or give over some of that grassy area to a low-maintenance shrub planting offering multiseason appeal through its flowers, fruit and fall foliage effects? Or perhaps encourage a more natural, wooded area to develop into a habitat for wildlife? Of course, there is no single “right answer” here. There are so many different ways to use and enjoy the land in our landscape. Whether we measure it in acres or in square feet, we are the stewards of possibility. And for the area you definitely do wish to preserve as formal lawn, why not put this window of opportunity to good use? Next spring, when you are so busy with all those other home, garden and yard chores, you’ll be glad you did! l

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Austin Campground — Beautiful Potter County PA. See the ELK, the Grand Canyon and star gazing at Cherry Springs. Family camping, cabins and RV rentals, pet friendly available 814-6478777. www.austincampground.com.

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WATERLESS TOILETS, Septic Inspections, No-Salt Water Treatment, Sulfur, Iron Chemical-Free Water Treatment, Septic Remediation. 717-337-9325. FENCING Building a fence? Find hydraulic post drivers, high-tensile wire, electric fence, electric netting, rotational grazing supplies, tools and more from Kencove Farm Fence Supplies. FREE Fence Guide/Catalog – Call 800-536-2683! www.kencove.com. GIFT AND CRAFT IDEAS “COUNTRY COOKING,” Volume 2 — $8, including postage. “RECIPES REMEMBERED,” Volume 3 — $12, including postage. Both of these cookbooks are a collection of recipes from men and women of the electric co-ops of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Payable to: Pennsylvania Rural Electric Association, P. O. Box 1266, Harrisburg, PA 17108. Write Attention: Cookbooks. Volume 1 of “Country Cooking” is SOLD OUT.

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Me an’ my better half been fighting here this whole last week. We ain’t seen eye-to-eye since I adopted the U.S. govermint accountin’ principals for our household budget. Like a couple nights ago when I get home an’ I tell her, “Pearl, I’m gonna buy me a bass boat.” She goes, “You’re cracked; where are you gonna get the money to buy a bass boat?” An’ I go, “It’s simple. I’m gonna use the money I saved NOT buyin’ a Cadillac Escalade.” An’ she goes, “You weren’t never gonna buy no Escalade.” An’ I go, “That don’t make no difference. I saved over $50,000.” An’ she goes, “How in the world does that make any sense?” I go, “I don’t know, but the govermint says they’re savin’ a trillion dollars not fightin’ in Afghanistan over the next 10 years. An’ that’s a trillion bucks they didn’t have in the budget to begin with. They put it in the budget so they could take it out.” An’ she’s shakin’ her head, sayin’, “How can you save money you wadn’t gonna spend in the first place?” Obviously she don’t understand govermint accounting. She thinks a minute, an’ she says, “I’ll tell you what, Earl, I’m not gonna go on that Caribbean cruise with Naomi this year neither. So why don’t you throw that 5,000 bucks on the money you saved not buyin’ the Cadillac.” I’m thinkin’ that’s pretty dang sweet; now I can get a new boat trailer, too. Then she goes, “But here’s the thing, Earl. You know how you give me your paycheck every week an’ I give you 40 bucks for smokes an’ bowlin’?” She goes on, “Startin’ this week, I’m only gonna give you 20 bucks, so we’ll have more money.” I’m thinkin’, “Hang on, sweetheart. I got 20 bucks less a week to spend, and WE got more money???” She goes, “That’s right.” I repeat, “We got more money to spend, because I got less money to spend???” She looks at me an’ goes, “Earl, obviously you don’t understand govermint

accounting.” Wake up, America. I go, “Pearl, how in the Sam Hill am I supposed to make it through a week with just 20 bucks?” She goes, “Earl, spend some of that $50,000 you saved.” I’m beginning to believe nobody understands govermint accountin’.

You’ve probably heard about my personal war with our backyard squirrel. I want you to know, I do honor my opponents, because we all got claim to the yard. Technically, our backyard is nature, so may the best species win. But you come in my house, it’s a different story. You’re in MY house! Yeah, I got a fly in my house. Oh man, I hate a fly in the house. I don’t know who left the door open, but I’m demandin’ a’ official investigation. One a’ them kids is gonna pay for this. Here’s the thing I don’t understand about flies. We got three different garbage cans in our house. We got a litter box. A pile of dirty clothes. Dried up ice-cream bowls on the coffee table, an’ a fresh pie on the stove. An’ that fly is gonna land on my face. I mean, I could be settin’ next to a statue of a homeless dude made out of sugar, and that fly is gonna pick me! Let me put it a better way — that fly is gonna make it his mission to land on my face. He is like a’ insect version of a Navy SEAL, he is not gonna take no for a’ answer. It’s like my head is the moon, an’ he’s re-enactin’ the Apollo program. Forget tryin’ to swat the little freaks. They got some kind’a kamikaze ju-jitsu flyin’ acrobatics they do in the air. You go to swat ’im, he pulls up, banks to the left, then dives to the right. He’s gotta be pullin’ five g’s. I don’t know how come he don’t pass out. Man, I hate flies. Wake up, America. I laid down the law last night on my kids. I said we’re keepin’ them doors an’ screens shut tight. Or we’re gonna have to buy a frog. I’m Earl Pitts, Uhmerikun. l

RURALreflections Pennsylvania landscapes THE LANDSCAPE of rural Pennsylvania varies from rolling hillsides covered with trees to clear, bubbling streams to flat, fertile farmland. We know how beautiful rural Pennsylvania is, and we need you to take more photos of those picturesque rural areas as we are lacking entries in our 2011 landscape category of “Rural Reflections.” Landscape is one of five categories in our 2011 photo contest; the others are artistic, human subject, animal and editor’s choice. Winners in each of those categories receive a $75 prize. To be eligible for the 2011 contest prizes, send your photos (no digital files or professional photographs, please) to: Penn Lines Photos, P.O. Box 1266, Harrisburg PA 17108-1266. On the back of each photo, include your name, address, phone number and the name of the electric cooperative that serves your home, business or seasonal residence. (The best way to include this information is by affixing an address label to the back of the photo. Please do not use ink gel or roller pens to write on the photo.) Remember, our publication deadlines require that we work ahead, so send your seasonal photos in early. We need winter photos before mid-October. Save your spring, summer and fall photos for the 2012 contest. Photos that do not reflect a season may be sent at any time. Please note: photos will not be returned unless a self-addressed, stamped envelope is included. l

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