Ohio Cooperative Living - June 2018 - Holmes-Wayne

JUNE 2018

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Also inside Internships give a head start to co-op careers

Kids’ recipe contest winner celebrates ‘Gotcha Day’

Bicentennial Barns artist is still on the job

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INSIDE SPECIAL ISSUE:

EXPLORING OHIO 25 FACTORY TOURS Manufacturers throughout the state open their doors to the public, offering tours to demonstrate how they produce their wares.

30 DOGGIE DESTINATIONS More than a third of Ohio households include a canine resident, so when summer travel beckons, it’s nice to know where your tail-wagging pal can come along for the ride.

32 FUN FESTIVALS From duct tape to chivalrous knights, Ohioans find many a reason for celebration.

Cover image on most issues: Enjoying a sample after a tour of the Velvet Ice Cream factory at Ye Olde Mill in Utica (photo courtesy of Velvet Ice Cream Company).

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he internet has changed the way people live and work around the globe.

Access to the internet is the emerging essential utility service. In larger cities across the U.S., there’s no concern that high-speed access is available via cable providers, cellular networks, Wi-Fi, and other broadband channels.

However, throughout much of rural Ohio and rural America, high-speed internet access, commonly known as “broadband,” isn’t available.

More than 1 million Ohioans lack access to fast, reliable broadband service.

Nationally, the figure is a staggering 23 million. Rural broadband deployment should be inherent to the state’s infrastructure plans and development.

Broadband is essential for education, health care, and business, including access to global markets.

Rural America already faces stiff economic challenges. Fewer than 15 percent of American businesses are located in rural areas and small towns. Inadequate high-speed internet access is making the problem worse and contributing to the exodus of talented young people from the rural landscape. The convergence of new technology and partnerships has made rural broadband deployment more achievable than ever, but high costs remain the biggest obstacle to distribution in less populated areas.

That’s why Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives strongly supports Ohio House Bill 378, which establishes the Ohio Broadband Grant Program. It’s a good start.

However, if we’re going to solve this national problem, we’ll clearly need additional federal investment. Rural Ohio’s need for broadband connectivity is about better access to telehealth services, as well as educational opportunities and increased access to home learning, which, in turn, provides a more skilled rural workforce and an advanced talent pool.

Further, rural broadband service means an enhanced online presence for rural retail outlets, and thus a healthier rural trade economy. For many rural communities, high-speed internet in today’s universal environment means access to prosperity.

Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives is committed to strong and healthy local communities. A vibrant 21st-century rural economy depends on expanded highspeed internet access and electric grid modernization efforts. That’s why we’re working to be a part of the solution to Ohio’s underserved areas.

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A vibrant 21stcentury rural economy depends on expanded highspeed internet access and electric grid modernization.

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MORE INSIDE DEPARTMENTS 4 POWER LINES COOPERATIVE INTERNS: Every career has to start somewhere, and an internship at an electric co-op is a powerful beginning.

8 CO-OP PEOPLE BARN ARTIST: Scott Hagan, the man responsible for painting

Ohio’s Bicentennial Barns, is still at it two decades later.

10 WOODS, WATERS, AND WILDLIFE THE OLD JOHNSTON FARM: The life of a pioneer diplomat is re-created at his original farm near Piqua.

14 OHIO ICON MADSEN DONUTS: The Geneva-on-the-Lake mainstay still uses

the original 1938 recipes left by the original owners.

16 GOOD EATS KIDS’ RECIPE CONTEST: Our winner took first prize with the recipe she makes each year to celebrate her “Gotcha Day.”

19 LOCAL PAGES News and important information from your electric cooperative.

23 CO-OP OHIO LIGHTING UP THE SCHOOLS: One Ohio co-op helps a local school district improve lighting in the district’s buildings.

The fact that a product is advertised in Ohio Cooperative Living should not be taken as an endorsement. If you find an advertisement misleading or a product unsatisfactory, please notify us or the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Consumer Protection Section, 30 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43215.

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38 CALENDAR WHAT’S HAPPENING: June events and other things to do.

40 MEMBER INTERACTIVE FUNNY WEDDINGS: Lighthearted moments from that special day.

IN THIS ISSUE

Columbus (p.4, 5, 26) Mount Gilead (p.5) Carrollton (p.6) Millersburg (p.6) St. Marys (p.6) Jerusalem (p.8) Piqua (p.10) Geneva-on-the-Lake (p.14)

West Mansfield (p.16) Plain City (p.25) Greenville (p26, 34) Cambridge (p.27) Cincinnati (p.27) Marysville (p.28) Utica (p.28) Logan (p.33) Avon (p.34)

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Below are stories from former cooperative interns, in their own words, and how their internships took them to full-time co-op jobs.

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Samantha Kuhn – Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives, Columbus I knew I wanted to be a part of a publication that emphasized downhome topics and “real” people, like my own neighbors and friends, while still operating under the cooperative spirit I had grown up in. With my journalism background, love for editing and writing, and a fondness for the co-op model, I had an inkling that being a communications intern for Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives would be a natural fit. I dove into each day’s nitty-gritty operations and asked a thousand questions, and my internship turned out to be the best hands-on learning experience I could have hoped for — not to mention, it paid surprisingly well! My supervisor matched my interests with relevant tasks, then provided a level of honest, real-world feedback that I would have never received in the classroom. The experience allowed me to not just dip my toes into the waters of the co-op world, but to wade in as deeply as I wanted. I was able to cut the rope that bound me to my comfort zone, and in stepping out, I realized just how much more there could be to professional life than merely “work.” So, naturally, I came back to Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives when a position opened.

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Ryan Strom – Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives, Columbus After high school, I decided to study electrical engineering, which had always been an interest of mine, at Ohio University. Midway through my sophomore year, I started looking for positions through the university’s Engineering “CoOp” Program — not electric cooperatives (as I learned about later), but instead a cooperative educational program. The program was set up so engineering students could gain on-the-job experience by working full time for half of the school year and going to school full time for the remainder. I chose a position with Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives because I was excited to learn about the electric utility industry, and I was interested in the co-op business model.

While interning there, I developed systems to support the statewide electricload-forecasting program, transmission interconnections, and rate analyses.

The position offered exposure into regulation, distribution, transmission, and generation — all of which taught me a lot about the industry. My experience was so phenomenal that when I finished college, I accepted a full-time position with Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives as a power delivery engineer. Now I mentor all of the incoming “co-op” students from schools across Ohio.

Cooperative Dan Bunyard – Consolidated Cooperative, Mt. Gilead/Delaware

Growing up near the village of Galena, just north of Columbus, I was home-schooled from kindergarten through high school. I’ve had a knack for computers since I was young, and I decided to pursue a degree in computer engineering at Ohio Northern University. At the same time, I sought an engineering internship with a local business and got an offer from Consolidated. I worked three months that summer, sorting through old work orders and making small map corrections. In the fall, I started college and discovered very quickly that I didn’t want to be an engineer. After leaving college the following year, I returned to Consolidated, again as an engineering intern, but struggled to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up. I shifted from engineering to IT intern for about a year before becoming a part-time technician, and that’s when I discovered that IT was my calling. I later became full-time staff and, in 2015, was promoted to systems administrator, overseeing all servers and systems. It’s an understatement to say that all the staff here at Consolidated, including some who are no longer here, are the reason I am where I am today.

Eli Callis – Consolidated Cooperative, Mt. Gilead/Delaware

My story begins at a computer networking course during my senior year of high school.

About two months before graduation, my professor told the class that Consolidated had internships available. I interviewed for an IT position and am forever that happy I did, because it concluded with a “When can you start?” I knew little about electric cooperatives, but I quickly learned that Consolidated was a great place to be. I started working two hours per day until graduation and amped that up to three full-time days per week when I started college. The flexible work schedule allowed me to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in network communications management, and I was offered a full-time IT position shortly after.

In 2012, Consolidated began to ramp up its plan to build a fiber communications network, and I became network supervisor to oversee and facilitate the needs of the new services. Fast-forward to the present, and our commercial fiber network is well established. I’ve had the opportunity to train and mentor other interns, and now, in preparing for even more growth, I have been asked to move into the chief technology officer role. I have never been more honored.

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Shiloh Neice – Carroll Electric Cooperative, Carrollton Growing up 15 minutes from Carroll Electric, and having lived on co-op lines for 27 years, I had some exposure to the co-op world. I decided to apply for the summer helper position because it was convenient — close to home and extra cash for college. I was hired and put right to work doing anything and everything that was asked. I helped the mechanic perform service and maintenance on the bucket, digger, and pickup trucks. I also helped in the warehouse by unloading trucks, counting inventory, and doing basic cleaning.

I moved from summer helper to working on the Carroll line crew part time while finishing up my degree. In 2013, I was hired full time on the line crew and was given the opportunity to pursue an apprenticeship through the Central Ohio Lineworker Training (COLT) program. Fast-forward three years, and I was promoted to line supervisor. If I had not applied for and received the summer helper position, I would have graduated college as a construction manager. Instead, I pursued an electrical career and have loved it since.

John Porter – Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Millersburg My internship with Holmes-Wayne began in fall 1988, while I was attending Ohio Northern University pursuing electrical engineering.

I was interested in an internship program to help with financial demands and to gain experience, and I began looking into the electric utility industry at the prompting of a professor and family who were co-op members. I was offered an internship at Holmes-Wayne, and I worked on several projects while in college — from implementing an outage management system to converting a Mylar-based mapping system to an electronic AutoCAD system.

My internship gave me a lot of experience, and when I graduated, I had an edge on my peers. HolmesWayne offered me a full-time job, and I accepted the position, knowing it came with close friends and family, competitive benefits, and a range of work challenges in the years to come. Looking back from the time I started at Holmes-Wayne as the company’s first in-house engineer to today, as vice president of operations and engineering, I have seen many changes throughout the years. The internship was a great place for me to test out not only a career in the electric utility industry, but a career with my potential future employer.

Matt Donaldson – Midwest Electric, St. Marys When I was in college, I was interested in an internship, but apprehensive about it. I saw an ad from Midwest for a full-time position, which I knew I couldn’t do because of school, but my dad encouraged me to apply anyway. I didn’t get the job, but it worked out because I made great connections, which became useful when I had onthe-job requirements for one of my courses. After striking out at many places and feeling hopeless, I contacted Midwest. They offered me a position working two days per week while taking classes the other three days. It was an incredible experience in the geographic information system (GIS) field, taking paper maps and updating computer models. I worked with maps until I graduated, and Midwest offered me a full-time position as GIS technician a week later. Once I was full time, I took all of the paper maps and converted them to electronic. It’s important to take chances and to not get down on yourself if you fail. If it wasn’t for my father encouraging me to put myself out there, and having my back when I did again, I would not have the job that I have today.

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Scott Hagan’s familiar work can be seen on structures across the state STORY AND HAGAN PHOTO BY DAMAINE VONADA

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hen Scott Hagan remodeled his home, he and his wife, Amanda, picked reclaimed barn wood for the staircase and fireplace mantle. It was an obvious choice, given Hagan’s history.

Hagan, a South Central Power Company member from Jerusalem, Ohio, is the artist who painted the Bicentennial Barns for Ohio’s 200th birthday celebration of 2003. As far as he knows, he’s still the only professional barn artist around — and his portfolio has grown to include not only the 88 Bicentennial Barns, but more than 800 additional barns, silos, and other structures across the country (check out www. barnartist.com to see most of them).

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Opposite: Scott Hagan has painted more than 800 barns, silos, and other structures since he first painted his dad’s barn in 1997.

His latest, right across the road from South Central Power Company’s Barnesville office, was scheduled to be dedicated at the end of May. Above: An iconic Ohio Bicentennial Barn in Dorset Township, Ashtabula County, photographed by Jason Miklacic.

the road from his parents, Rick and Linda Hagan. While Hagan says he inherited his artistic talent from his mother, he grew up doing farm chores with his father. “During winter,” says Hagan, “Dad still calls me in the middle of the night to help him pull a calf.”

Hagan’s career as a barn artist began on a whim in 1997, when he painted Ohio State’s Block O logo and Brutus Buckeye mascot on his father’s barn. “I was 19,” recalls Hagan, “and just wanted something big to paint.” A newspaper in Barnesville featured Hagan’s supersized art in a front-page story that caught the eye of the Ohio Bicentennial Commission.

At the time, the commission was looking to build excitement for the state’s bicentennial, and after meeting with Hagan, then-Director Stephen George hired him to paint the “1803–2003” logo on barns in each of Ohio’s 88 counties. “The Bicentennial Barns were like giving everybody their own slice of birthday cake,” says George, now senior adviser to Ohio History Connection’s CEO. According to George, Hagan’s “salt of the earth” personality and farming background made him ideal for the project. “For a 19-year-old, Scott had a real understanding of the job’s significance,” George says, “and he had no trouble walking through a pasture to get to a barn. He was very confident in a rural environment.” According to the Ohio Bicentennial Commission’s final report, he traveled in the neighborhood of 65,000 miles and used 650 gallons of pain in the effort.

To Hagan’s surprise, the Bicentennial Barns brought him a certain celebrity. People showed up with picnic baskets to watch him work, asked for autographs, and even applauded when he finished painting a barn. “Scott is such a nice guy that people grew to love him,” George says. “He became like a folk hero.”

“I never intended to make barn art a career when I started, but 21 years later, I’m still doing it and I still like it.”

After Hagan completed Ohio’s Bicentennial Barns, he got dozens — hundreds — of requests to decorate more farm structures. While his barn art depicts everything from corn to quilt squares, he especially enjoys doing American flags, and in fact, when Hagan repainted his dad’s barn, he changed his original Ohio State symbols to Old Glory and an eagle.

In 2015, Hagan began painting Ohio History Barns, commissioned by the Ohio History Connection and local historical societies, to present Ohio’s rich heritage of significant people, places, and achievements, and to whet the public’s appetite to learn more.

“I never intended to make barn art a career when I started,” Hagan says, “but 21 years later, I’m still doing it and I still like it.”

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uring the early 1800s, Ohio was the western edge of America’s frontier. A few Native American tribes still remained in the state, but the Indian Removal Act numbered their days. Passed by the U.S. Congress in 1830, the Act required all Indians living on reservations to move west of the Mississippi. The last to leave the Buckeye State were the Wyandot, and the man tasked with making that happen was John Johnston (1774–1861).

“Johnston was a good choice for the job because he was highly respected by both the Indians and whites,” says Andy Hite, site manager of the historic Johnston Farm and Indian Agency, located near Piqua, Ohio. “It took a great amount of skill and diplomacy to do what he did.”

Frontier introduction Born in Ireland, Johnston emigrated to America at the age of 12 and settled in Pennsylvania, eventually finding work hauling supplies by wagon to Anthony Wayne’s army supply post at Fort Piqua.

Right around 1800, at age 26, Johnston became involved with a young woman named Rachel Robinson, who was 16 at the time. The problem with the budding romance was that Rachel was Quaker by religion and John was Episcopal; to say the least, Rachel’s parents didn’t approve.

The two young lovers solved the problem by eloping to Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Their honeymoon was an 850-mile horseback trip through the wilderness from Pennsylvania to Indian Territory (now Indiana) where Johnston had accepted a job as an Indian Factor, running the government trading post at Fort Wayne. The position was Johnston’s introduction to Native American culture. He became adept at dealing with the tribesmen of the region and was eventually promoted to Federal Indian Agent.

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The Old Johnston Farm and Indian Agency in Piqua takes visitors back to explore what life was like in 1800s frontier Ohio during John Johnston’s time as Federal Indian Agent. The historic site includes Johnston’s preserved farmhouse mansion, mule-towed canal boats, and more.

Called back to service He remained in that position until 1811, when he and Rachel moved to their farm near Piqua, onto land Johnston had first seen years before and subsequently purchased in 1804. Their marriage and lives there were prolific; they had 15 children (five boys and 10 girls), and all but one lived into adulthood. It was during this time in his life as a “gentleman farmer,” as he liked to refer to himself, that Johnston was called out of retirement by the federal government to act as the Indian Agent for western Ohio when the War of 1812 broke out.

His farm became the site of the new Indian agency from which he oversaw the Shawnees beginning in 1812, adding the Seneca and Wyandot tribes in 1816. Johnston was ousted from his position in 1829 when a new presidential administration (Andrew Jackson) took over in Washington. Yet, he was still willing to help his friends the Wyandot relocate when they left in 1843.

See for yourself If you’d like to experience what life was like on the Ohio frontier, the Johnston Farm and Indian Agency (www. johnstonfarmohio.com) is open Thursday through Sunday from June through August; and by special appointment in April, May, September, and October.

Start your visit at the museum to get a sense of the Native American influence surrounding the area, then take a tour of the red-brick farmhouse — considered a mansion during its time — the rooms furnished with period furniture.

“We like to keep the house looking as if the original occupants have just stepped out of the room,” Hite says.

“So you might see Rachel’s needlework left on a sofa, kids’ toys scattered in a corner, or important papers lying on John’s writing desk.”

No visit to the farm is complete without a canal-boat ride on the section of the Miami and Erie Canal that passes through the property. Pulled by a mule or two, the canal boat moves just a few miles per hour. “Canal-boat operators were fined if they exceeded the speed limit of 4 miles per hour,” Hite says, “as the wake from boats eroded the canal banks.”

W.H. “CHIP” GROSS is Ohio Cooperative Living’s outdoors editor.

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MADSEN DONUTS Geneva-on-the-Lake

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Location: On the famous “Strip” (a.k.a. State Route 531) of attractions, eateries, and entertainment venues clustered near Geneva-on-the-Lake’s lengthy Lake Erie shoreline.

Provenance: In 1938, Carl Madsen and his wife, Isobel, opened a small donut shop in the summer resort community of Geneva-on-the-Lake. Thanks to Madsen’s delicious “secret” recipes and emphasis on quality, Madsen Donuts developed a loyal following and soon became a favorite stop for vacationers.

Their childhood memories of making trips to Madsen Donuts prompted Harry and Bev Biery to buy the shop from Carl Madsen in 1974, and with help from their children, they devoted their summers to operating Madsen Donuts. Keith Biery, who was 5 years old when his parents purchased the shop, grew up making donuts and took over Madsen Donuts in 2005.

Biery met his wife, Billie, at the donut shop, and along with their son and daughter, they continue to operate Madsen Donuts as a family business.

Significance: Celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2018, Madsen Donuts is an iconic Geneva-on-the-Lake destination, beloved by generations of families who have

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patronized the shop, as well as the many people who have worked there as teenagers. “Customers always tell us to never change the shop,” says Biery. “They want it to stay just the way it was when they were kids.”

Currently: Madsen Donuts offers five kinds of raised donuts and seven different cake donuts. As caretakers of Carl Madsen’s inimitable culinary legacy, the Bierys still use his original recipes, and to ensure freshness, the donuts are handmade throughout the day. From mixing and rolling to filling and glazing, customers love to watch the process.

“You can see everything that happens in the kitchen, and that’s an attraction all by itself,” says Biery.

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very year, the Sloneker family, Logan County Electric Cooperative members from West Mansfield, celebrates a little differently than many others do on Valentine’s Day.

“We call it Gotcha Day, and it’s almost like a second birthday celebration,” says 11-year-old Sasha Sloneker. That was the day that Kara and Mark Sloneker formally adopted Sasha from an orphanage in the Russian province of Siberia. “We have a special dinner and dessert every year, plus I usually get to open presents,” Sasha says.

Sasha says that as she has gotten older, she’s enjoyed helping to plan the special day, and she created Sasha’s Pastries for the occasion. “I make it every year on my Gotcha Day.” The recipe is the grand prize winner in Ohio Cooperative Living’s 2018 Cooking With Kids reader recipe contest. Judges not only were inspired by Sasha’s story, but also were impressed by the recipe’s simplicity and its adaptability for other occasions. The pastries earned Sasha and her family the contest’s top prize, an Ohio-made KitchenAid stand mixer.

Sasha was inspired by a recipe in her Princess Cookbook, which she improved by adding different flavorings to the icing.

She can change it further to celebrate any holiday by using different-shaped cookie cutters or flavorings in the icing.

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Orange Flavored 15-oz. refrigerated pie crust, at room temperature 1/2 cup (8 oz.) softened cream cheese 8 Tbsp. orange marmalade

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4 Tbsp. powdered strawberry milk mix 16 oz. fresh strawberries, sliced top to bottom, stems removed Orange food coloring (optional) 15 oz. mandarin orange slices

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Set oven to 350°F. Unroll the pie crust. Using a cookie cutter, make shapes and put them on a cookie sheet. Gather scraps, roll again and cut more shapes. Bake for 10 to 13 minutes or until light brown. Cool on a rack.

While the pastries are cooling, make the frosting. Blend the softened cream cheese and strawberry milk mix or marmalade and food coloring, then blend together with a hand mixer until thoroughly mixed.

If too thick to spread, microwave for 10 seconds and stir. When the pastries have cooled, spread some filling on each one. Put a slice of fresh strawberry or orange slice on top and enjoy. Refrigerate leftovers.

Runners-up earn kids’ cookbooks for their entries Erica Simcic, 10, cooks with her grandmother, Judy Tomasovich, a South Central Power Company member from Woodsfield. She earned one of the runner-up awards with her favorite weeknight meal, which she likes so much, she also asks to make it for her birthday dinner each year.

LITTLE MEAT PESTO PIZZA PATTIES Prep: 10 minutes; Cook: 20 minutes; Servings: 4 4 Tbsp. shredded Parmesan cheese 4 frozen breaded chicken patties a sprinkle of Italian seasoning 4 tsp. jarred pesto a sprinkle of garlic salt 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce cooked pasta sidekick 8 slices pepperoni (optional) 1 large tomato Preheat oven to 400°F (ask adult for help).

Place frozen chicken patties on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Next, cover each patty with 1 tsp. of pesto. Then place 2 pieces of pepperoni on each patty. Slice your tomato and place a piece on each patty. Top it off with some shredded Parmesan cheese. Lastly, sprinkle a little Italian seasoning and garlic salt on each patty. Who doesn’t like a sprinkle? LOL. Place tray of patties in oven for 20 minutes. When oven timer goes off, plate your patties by putting two tablespoons of spaghetti sauce on plate and then place patty on top. We also like to serve a side of our favorite kind of pasta with it. The options are endless on what toppings you could place on your meat pizzas and also what pastas you could have as a sidekick with that patty. Enjoy!!

Ulrick Bivens, 6, was inspired by the well-used recipe card for the Pioneer Woman Chocolate Mug Cake that hangs on the refrigerator at the Willard home of his great-grandmother, Barb Annon, a Firelands Electric Cooperative member. Ulrick improved the recipe by adding a not-so-secret ingredient to make his dish.

PEANUT BUTTER SURPRISE Prep: 5 minutes; Cook: 1.5 minutes; Servings: 1 to 3 In a small bowl or mug, mix together: 3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour 3 Tbsp. sugar 2 Tbsp. cocoa powder 1/4 tsp. baking powder 2 Tbsp. peanut butter chips

tiny pinch of salt Mix with fork and add: 3 Tbsp. milk 3 Tbsp. vegetable oil tiny bit of vanilla

Mix all that with a fork. Then drop in the surprise: 1 tsp. peanut butter 1 tsp. powdered sugar Roll the peanut butter in the powdered sugar, and push the ball down into the middle of the cup. Microwave for 90 seconds. When done, sprinkle more peanut butter chips on top and let melt for frosting, or sprinkle with powdered sugar, and eat it up.

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“These relationships are good for the cooperatives and each of their members, and they’re good for our elected representatives,” says Pat O’Loughlin, CEO of Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives, the statewide association that provides services to 25 member cooperatives around the state. “There are issues that affect all of us, and our representatives are giving of their time and efforts to make sure they hear what we have to say.”

At one point, Rep. Jim Jordan, from Ohio’s 4th District, who is chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, literally turned over the gavel to a colleague during that subcommittee’s session so he could join a large Ohio contingent in his Rayburn House office.

It’s that type of engagement that has helped secure $600 million for rural broadband loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the omnibus spending bill that was passed by Congress in March. That bill also included $5.5 billion for the federal electric loan program, funding for continued cybersecurity research, and provisions streamlining vegetation management on federal lands — all of which are issues cited as among the most important to electric cooperatives by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

At the April session, the farm bill, which was expected to come before Congress in mid-May, was front and center in meetings with legislators, according to Marc Armstrong, director of government affairs at Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives.

“The rural broadband funding in the omnibus was a good down-payment, but there’s a lot more that needs to be done,” Armstrong says. “The farm bill isn’t just about agriculture — it’s also a rural development bill, and must include support for programs that improve the quality of life for rural Americans.”

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HOLMES-WAYNE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 2017 ANNUAL REPORT

today tomorrow

Investing for an even brighter 2018 ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS

Thursday, June 28 West Holmes High School 10901 State Route 39, Millersburg, Ohio

Activities of the evening:

All Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative members are invited to attend the meeting and dinner.

1. Meeting called to order

Health and Information Fair - 5 p.m.

Dinner - 5:45 p.m.

Business Meeting - 6:30 p.m.

In early June, all HWEC members will receive in the mail a trustee election ballot and an RSVP form for the Annual Meeting dinner. The voting ballot and RSVP form can be returned in the provided postage-paid envelope or online at www.hwecoop.com.

Each membership (household or business) in attendance at the conclusion of this Annual Meeting will receive a $10 credit to be applied toward their August electric bill.

We also will host a food drive at the Annual Meeting. Please feel free to bring a non-perishable item.

BUSINESS MEETING 2. Invocation 3. Minutes approved as in annual report 4. Chairman’s report 5. Financial report for 2017 6. Operation Round Up Foundation financial report for 2017 7. President’s report 8. Guest speaker 9. Scholarship winners presentation 10. Results of trustee election and swearing in of trustees 11. Unfinished business 12. New business 13. Adjournment JUNE 2018 • OHIO COOPERATIVE LIVING 19

TRUSTEE ELECTIONS

2018

BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION

District 7

Congress township in Wayne County and Jackson township in Ashland County

District 3

Perry, Mohican, Lake, and Hanover townships in Ashland County, Washington and Ripley townships in Holmes County, and Clinton township in Wayne County

District 1

Paint and Walnut Creek townships in Holmes County, Paint Township in Wayne County, Wayne Township in Tuscarawas County, and Sugarcreek Township in Stark County

Candidate information is presented as provided by each candidate.

HWEC Code of Regulations requires a nominating committee consisting of one member from each of the nine districts to select a minimum of one and maximum of three candidates for the election process.

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TRUSTEE ELECTIONS

DISTRICT 1 Name: Matthew Johnson

Name: Randy Sprang Incumbent

Home address: 1844 TR 675, Dundee, OH 44624

Home address: 1601 CR 200, Dundee, OH 44624

E-mail address: mjohnson@ palmernet.com

E-mail address: rsprang@ hwecoop.com

Number of years as member of the cooperative: 10

Number of years as member of the cooperative: 40

Education: Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, civil engineering — University of Kentucky.

Current employment or history: I have worked as a structural engineer for Palmer Engineering since my college graduation. I am currently the manager of Palmer Engineering’s northeast Ohio office, and I oversee all of Palmer’s Ohio bridge design and inspection.

Matthew Johnson

Leadership and community activities: Youth baseball coach, Winesburg Park Board, director of the Cuyahoga Valley section of the American Society of Highway Engineers, Winesburg Cemetery Board, and elder at Zion Reformed Church.

Why are you interested in becoming a member of the HWEC Board of Trustees or serving another term? As an engineer, I have a very strong interest in maintaining our local and national infrastructure. As a member of our local energy co-op, I feel obliged to offer my technical services and knowledge to improve the already-excellent service provided by HWEC to my neighbors.

Spouse, children, and/or grandchildren: Wife, Holley; children — Gus, Phinehas, and Lydia.

Education: Graduate of West Holmes High School, class of 1972.

Current employment or history: Retired from the Ohio Agriculture Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster, Ohio, after 37 years of service. I continue to work as a seasonal employee at OARDC. I am also a Paint Township trustee. I have served in the role for 24 years.

Randy Sprang

Leadership and community activities: Member of HWEC Board of Trustees for the past 12 years. I have served as board chairman the past six years.

Why are you interested in becoming a member of the HWEC Board of Trustees or serving another term? I believe my experience and knowledge of being a board member will continue to benefit the members of HWEC. Any additional information you feel is essential for members to be aware of? I have received the Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate, the Board Leadership Certificate, and the Director Gold Certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

Spouse, children, and/or grandchildren: Wife, Bonnie; children — Brian, Cliff (Missy), Dan (Lacey); and four grandchildren.

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TRUSTEE ELECTIONS

DISTRICT 3 Name: Brenda S. Eberly

Why are you interested in becoming a member of the HWEC Board of Trustees or serving another term? I am excited for the opportunity to be involved in our community electric co-op. I look forward to contributing to the future goals of Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative.

Home address: 2234 CR 37, Jeromesville, OH 44840 E-mail address: emeraldquest3@gmail.com

Spouse, children, and/or grandchildren: Wife, Jessica; children — Madalynn, Bryanna, Breidyn, and Teiryn.

Number of years as member of the cooperative: 18 Education: BSBA with a minor in finance, Ashland University.

Name: Jackie McKee

Current employment or history: I have been the owner/ operator of Emerald Quest Brenda Eberly Dairy Farm from 2000 to the present. Prior to this, I worked as the production manager at Shady Lane Farm.

Leadership and community activities: Farm Credit, Advisory Council; Wayne Ashland County Dairy Board, secretary; Grace Brethren Church member; Holstein Association (state and national) member.

Why are you interested in becoming a member of the HWEC Board of Trustees or serving another term? I reflect on the philanthropy of HWEC in their programs of Operation Round Up® and scholarships for members’ sons and daughters who are high school seniors. I would like to be a part of the board of a co-op that gives so much to the community.

Any additional information you feel is essential for members to be aware of? I would be a vigilant steward of continued quality of service at a competitive cost to all of my fellow co-op members.

E-mail address: jmckee1220@ aol.com Number of years as member of the cooperative: 35 Education: Graduate of University of Akron/Wayne College in business and accounting.

Current employment or Jackie McKee history: Currently serving 20th year as Holmes County Auditor. Served two terms as Ripley Township fiscal officer prior.

Leadership and community activities: Farm Bureau member and past director for nine years, past 4-H advisor, attend Wooster Methodist Church, member of Holmes County Chamber of Commerce, serve on executive committee of County Auditors Association of Ohio, past president of Northeast Auditors Association.

Why are you interested in becoming a member of the HWEC Board of Trustees or serving another term? I am grateful for the opportunity to serve cooperative members as a trustee. I appreciate working with an organization that practices good management and has a concern for the community. My background and experience will allow me to ensure the mission of HWEC continues by providing its members the best possible electric service at the lowest cost.

Name: Shannon R. Flinner Home address: 8040 Critchfield Rd., Shreve, OH 44676 E-mail address: sjflinnfarm@ embarqmail.com Number of years as member of the cooperative: 13 Education: High school diploma Current employment or history: I am currently self-employed.

Leadership and community activities: Clinton Township trustee since 2014.

Incumbent Home address: 8249 SR 754, Shreve, OH 44676

Shannon Flinner

Any additional information you feel is essential for members to be aware of? I have attended educational classes to learn the industry and to better prepare myself as a trustee. I have obtained the National Rural Electric Cooperative Director Certification and most recently completed the Board Leadership Certificate.

Spouse, children, and/or grandchildren: Husband, Dale; children — Joel (Brittney), Jessica (Joey) Franklin; grandchildren — Kade, Korbin, and Josie.

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TRUSTEE ELECTIONS

DISTRICT 7 Name: Roger Johnson

Name: David Tegtmeier Incumbent

Home address: 190 E. Buckeye St., West Salem, OH 44287

Roger Johnson

E-mail address: johnsonr1950@ gmail.com

Home address: 11360 Franchester Rd., West Salem, OH 44287

Number of years as member of the cooperative: 42

E-mail address: drteg@ frontier.com

Education: Graduated from Cloverleaf High School in 1969

Number of years as member of the cooperative: 35

Current employment or history: Alloy Fabricator, 1969 to 1985; Premium Building Products, 1985 to 2016; retired 2016.

Education: Graduate of Northwestern High School; associate degree in computer programming from North Central Technical College.

Leadership and community activities: Just started fifth term as councilman in West Salem; referee high school soccer for 22 years; in charge of the Running School House Community Campus.

Why are you interested in becoming a member of the HWEC Board of Trustees or serving another term? I think that I can offer new ideas and help solve some of the old problems, helping to bring Holmes-Wayne into the future.

Any additional information you feel is essential for members to be aware of? I was a sheet metal engineer for 16 years and a fabricator and machinist for 31 years.

Spouse, children, and/or grandchildren: Wife, Barb; three children; and nine grandchildren.

David Tegtmeier

Current employment or history: Employed at Ashland University as a senior audio/visual technician; selfemployed part-time farmer; partner of Sunsational Oil, LLC; previously employed by First Merit/Peoples Federal; and served in the U.S. Air Force.

Leadership and community activities: Served on Congress Township committees, active member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in New Pittsburg, member of Wayne County Farm Bureau and NRA. Why are you interested in becoming a member of the HWEC Board of Trustees or serving another term? I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to serve as trustee for the past three years. It has been an informative and fulfilling time. I like the cooperative business model because it works. As a member-owner like you, we can be very proud to be part of an organization that is one of Ohio’s best electric cooperatives when it comes to rates, safety, reliability, and growth. There are seven cooperative principles, with one being education of members and employees. With this in mind, I have obtained the Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate and will certainly continue with the training classes available to trustees if reelected.

Spouse, children, and/or grandchildren: Wife, Rita; son, Luke (Kathrine); daughter, Jill (Dennis), with granddaughter, Savanna; and son, Mark.

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ANNUAL REPORT

2017

ANNUAL MEETING MINUTES

The Annual Meeting of Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. was held at the West Holmes High School on Thursday, June 29, 2017.

The business meeting was called to order by the vice chairman of the board of trustees, David Mann.

It was moved and seconded to approve the agenda.

Motion carried.

It was moved and seconded to approve the minutes of the June 30, 2016, Annual Meeting as presented.

Motion carried.

Randy Sprang, chairman of the board of trustees, reported on behalf of the board of trustees: • The board and cooperative staff live and work in the community and are actively involved in supporting your community by volunteering time and resources.

This year, we are proud to coordinate the second annual Holmes-Wayne Community Honor Trip. The funds raised for this event are through employee donations, potluck safety meals, board donations, and community donations.

• Your board is committed to legislative communication with lawmakers about the facts of our industry and the impact of legislation on you, the members of the cooperative.

• The board of trustees and leadership staff at Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative contribute to the Action Committee for Rural Electrification (ACRE®), which supports congressional candidates of both parties who share public policy goals that are consistent with the mission of member-owned electric cooperatives. Half of the contributions to ACRE are returned to statewide associations for use in state elections to express our concerns regarding proposed energy and environmental policies and the devastating impact this would have on our members.

• Our members have the opportunity to let their congressman know they are concerned about maintaining affordable electricity, and they are committed to promoting policies that will secure

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the future of our electric cooperative and our community by joining the COPA program, which is Co-op Owners for Political Action.

• Sprang personally thanked the 357 Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative members who have already taken the step to join COPA. • Capital credits totaling $1,144,557.95 were retired in 2017. This is a reminder of the principles on which the cooperative was built.

• In 2017, the board increased the scholarship amount distributed to local high school seniors. This year, a total of $15,000 was awarded to 10 high school students.

• Members were invited to participate in the annual tour of the Cardinal Power Plant in Brilliant, Ohio.

• As a board, every decision in the boardroom is based on you, the member. Holmes-Wayne Electric Co-op was established to safely provide reliable, competitively priced electricity to our member-owners to enhance the quality of life in the communities we serve. We were established in this mission, and we will continue to thrive based on this simple but powerful philosophy.

Zac Morris of REA & Associates reviewed the Auditor’s Report for 2016, which resulted in a clean opinion.

Daniel Mathie, attorney from Critchfield, Critchfield, and Johnston, LTD, and president of Holmes-Wayne Electric Foundation, gave an Operation Round Up® status update. Members of the cooperative who are enrolled in Operation Round Up donated over $56,000 in 2016 to local community members and organizations, and over $530,000 since the beginning of the program 10 years ago.

Glenn W. Miller, CEO of the cooperative, reported on the accomplishments during the past year and future plans: • In 2004, we began a strategic tree-trimming program.

This year, we will trim 404 miles in the Hefferline, Moreland, Alpine, Trail, and Sugarcreek substation areas. In 2018, these same areas will be sprayed to minimize growth until the next trimming cycle.

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• In 2015, we added an ash tree removal program to be proactive in taking down trees that have been affected by the emerald ash borer in areas that are not in the current year tree-trimming program cycle.

This helped to reduce outages that may have been caused by the affected trees.

• Over the past 10 years, the cost to generate power has increased mostly because of EPA-imposed regulations on your generation facility, Buckeye Power. Buckeye Power currently has complied with all current regulations, and those costs are currently in your wholesale power costs.

• 195 new services were added in 2016 for a total of 18,412 services at year’s end. We have seen substantial growth in the commercial load this year, with a good mix of 55 percent residential and 45 percent commercial members. This growth enables us to keep our rates low.

• Buckeye Power now has one of the cleanest coalfired plants in the country.

• Members continue to utilize SmartHub, our mobile option that allows you to report meter readings, report outages, and pay bills through our website and all mobile devices. Members can now schedule payments while traveling, and utilize the automatic payment process to avoid scheduling a payment every month.

• This year, we will sponsor the second annual Holmes-Wayne Community Honor trip, allowing 24 veterans from our local community to enjoy an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. This trip, coordinated with the Shreve American Legion, will take place in August.

• Our staff remains active in the community by participating in answering phones for the Share-AChristmas program, Touch-A-Truck Day in Wayne County, Reality Days in local schools, and parades and concession stands at local ballgames.

• We continue to be active in promoting energy efficiency and safety by visiting local schools and safety fairs and talking with youth in 4-H and Scout troops.

• In 2016, the cooperative paid $1,447,000 in kilowatthour tax to the State of Ohio, and $1,064,000 in property taxes that benefit 12 local school districts and local governments.

• Holmes-Wayne has one of the lowest electric service rates in the state out of 25 cooperatives.

• Holmes-Wayne scored an 88 in the American Customer Satisfaction Survey. Scoring was excellent or good in all 18 categories and exceeded the national average in all 18 categories. The average score for cooperatives our size across the state is 80, investorowned utilities’ average is 75, and municipal-owned utilities’ average is 73.

• As a member-owned company, we feel it is our responsibility to make you aware of your options to keep power safe, clean, and affordable. We will continue to remain vigilant to protect your interests.

Guest speaker Pat O’Loughlin, president and CEO of Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives, HWEC’s statewide services organization, reported that significant investments have been made to guarantee power generated by Buckeye Power is cleaner than ever, and that reliability continues to improve. Even with these investments and improvements, Buckeye expects to keep the power supply portion of your rates stable for at least the next few years. He noted that Buckeye has been active in local community projects, including growing and expanding training and education programs, partnering with local communities to promote economic development, and working with state and national legislatures advocating for commonsense solutions to energy and environmental issues.

With this current activity, O’Loughlin assured members that the primary focus of Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives continues to be providing safe, reliable electric service at a fair price. He encouraged members to stay informed on issues faced by electric cooperatives.

Robyn Tate, HR/PR representative, presented the cooperative’s scholarship awards.

Daniel Mathie, attorney from Critchfield, Critchfield, and Johnston, LTD, reported the results of the election: • Ken Conrad – District 4, Ronnie Schlegel – District 5, amd Jonathan Berger – District 6.

Mathie administered the oath to all the trustees elected.

There was no unfinished business.

There was no new business.

Upon motion made and seconded, the meeting was adjourned.

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OPERATION ROUND UP

2017

OPERATION ROUND UP SUMMARY

Serving our local community’s needs through member support In January 2006, Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative (HWEC) introduced a community service program called Operation Round Up® (ORU). This program allows HWEC members to round up their monthly electric bill to the next even dollar. The spare change is placed into a foundation to be distributed to those in need within our community.

HWEC members have given over $590,000 back to the community since ORU’s inception. This is an amazing testament to our members’ generosity toward our community. It’s an honor to assist our community and improve our neighborhoods.

Applicants for assistance must live within the local community, and applications are reviewed by a fivemember board. We give a special thanks to the following board members for volunteering their time: President Dan Mathie, Vice President Jonathan Berger, Secretary Lisa Grassbaugh, Matt Johnson, and HWEC CEO Glenn Miller.

As your local electric provider, we want to thank you for allowing us to administer such a worthy program.

The following is a summary of the 2017 distribution. If you would like to learn more about the program or how to participate, please call the office toll-free at 866-674-1055.

The Operation Round Up Board, pictured from left to right: (front) Glenn Miller, Lisa Grassbaugh, (back) Jonathan Berger, Dan Mathie, and Matt Johnson

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Assist a family with loss of furniture from fire — Millersburg Assist a family with bed for child — West Salem The Lord’s Pantry — West Salem Assist an individual with medical equipment — Holmesville

$1,000.00 $234.00 $1,000.00 $876.52

Adaptive Sports Program — Sled hockey charity game — Wooster

$1,000.00

Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry — Holmes County

$1,000.00

Assist an individual with a bed — Wooster National Alliance on Mental Illness — Wayne & Holmes County Assist an individual with medical equipment — Wooster

$249.00 $300.00 $1,500.00

Assist an individual with a bed — Wooster

$249.00

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Walk — Holmes County

$500.00

Special Olympics — Field of Dreams — Wooster

$250.00

Assist an individual with a bed — Millersburg Community Tennis Court Construction — Wayne County Assist a family with beds — Wooster Moreland Historical Society, community historical building — restorations

$234.00 $1,000.00 $936.00 $1,000.00

Assist a family with beds — Wooster

$468.00

The Risers — One Eighty — assist with addiction treatment

$500.00

Assist an individual with a bed — Wooster

$274.00

Assist a family with beds — Wooster

$508.00

Assist a family with disabled child — Wooster

$900.00

Hope for This Step — Suicide and overdose awareness and prevention

$500.00

Assist an individual with air-conditioning unit — Lakeville

$359.09

Adaptive Sports Program — 3-on-3 wheelchair basketball tournament — Wooster Assist a family with bed for child — Holmesville Farmers & Hunters Feeding the Hungry — Wayne County

$1,000.00 $234.00 $1,000.00

Assist a family with beds — Wooster

$508.00

Assist a family with a bed — Wooster

$468.00

Holmes County Home & Senior Center — processing of donated fair animals

$2,500.00

Assist an individual with a gas stove — Millersburg

$470.75

Assist a family with bunk beds — Wooster

$826.85

Assist a family with transportation for medical treatments — Millersburg

$250.00

Camp Ohio 4-H Camp — camp improvements

$200.00

Assist a family with beds — Shreve

$419.00

Assist a family with transportation for medical appointments — Millersburg

$250.00

Assist a family with a bed for a child — Wooster

$259.00

Share-A-Christmas $1,000.00 Shop With A Teacher — Millersburg

$100.00

Assist a family with beds — Wooster

$493.00

West Salem Outreach & Food Pantry

$1,000.00

Light House Love Center — Holmes County

$1,000.00

Salvation Army — Holmes County

$1,000.00

Meals on Wheels — Holmes County Senior Center

$1,000.00

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Assist a family with transportation for medical treatments — Shreve Assist a family with beds for children — Killbuck

$510.00

New Leaf Center — clinic for special children

$1,000.00

Salvation Army — Wayne County

$1,000.00

Town & Country Fire & Rescue — West Salem Toy Drive

$1,000.00

Christian Children’s Home — Wooster

$1,000.00

Meals and More — West Salem

$1,000.00

One Eighty — Holmes County

$1,000.00

One Eighty — Wayne County

$1,000.00

American Red Cross — Wayne County

$1,000.00

Hospice — Holmes and Wayne County

$1,000.00

Viola Stutzman Health Clinic — Wooster

$1,000.00

Church of God — Food pantry — Millersburg

$1,000.00

Meals Together — Wooster Methodist

$1,000.00

Glenmont Food Pantry

$1,000.00

Shreve United Methodist Church — Food pantry

$1,000.00

Mohican Area Community Fund

$250.00

Goodwill Industries of Wayne & Holmes Counties, Inc

$1,000.00

58:12 Rescue — Domestic violence safe home — Holmes County

$1,000.00

Assist a family with beds — Wooster Assist an individual with medical equipment — Wooster

$702.00 $1,500.00

Assist an individual with medical equipment

$2,235.00

Wayne County Food Pantries & Agencies — processing of donated fair animals

$2,396.77

Total

$52,659.98

Operation Round Up Annual Distribution 2017 — $52,659.98 2016 — $56,137.27 2015 — $49,449.70 2014 — $48,216.56 2013 — $63,099.06 2012 — $51,343.99 2011 — $63,289.93 2010 — $59,670.87 2009 — $38,794.38 2008 — $38,279.61 2007 — $37,596.26 2006 — $31,986.93

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2017

AUDITOR’S REPORT

February 20, 2018 Board of Trustees • Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. • Millersburg, Ohio 44654

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT Report on the financial statements We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc., which comprise the balance sheets as of Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related statements of revenue, patronage capital, and cash flows for the years then ended and the related notes to the financial statements.

Management’s responsibility for the financial statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the comptroller general of the United States.

Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting

policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc., as of Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Other matters During the years ended Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, the Cooperative received $0 in long-term loan fund advances from CFC on loans controlled by the CFC Loan Agreement and/or Mortgage or Security Agreement.

Other reporting required by Government Auditing Standards In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated Feb. 20, 2018, on our consideration of Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, grant agreements, and other matters.

The purpose of that report is to solely describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting and compliance.

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2017

BALANCE SHEETS

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016

ASSETS

2017

2016

UTILITY PLANT: Electric plant in service Construction work in progress

$81,468,491 280,696 81,749,187

$78,979,654 634,706 79,614,360

19,065,191

18,453,523

62,683,996

61,160,837

774,927 2,234,820 17,774,844

929,912 2,231,324 16,427,757

20,784,591

19,588,993

654,427 5,102,197 767,838 136,823

1,065,225 4,508,921 762,568 165,405

6,661,285

6,502,119

$90,129,872

$87,251,949

2017

2016

$35,786,947 1,777,822 (148,700)

$33,941,996 1,702,577 (274,400)

37,416,069

35,370,173

Mortgage notes payable Deferred credits Postretirement benefit obligation

45,400,446 44,954 525,100

45,043,502 3,207 561,408

Total long-term liabilities

45,970,500

45,608,117

1,522,000 700,000 2,562,770 13,200 1,314,828 188,250 442,255

1,506,000 0 2,851,888 13,700 1,258,087 204,380 439,604

6,743,303

6,273,659

$90,129,872

$87,251,949

Less: provision for accumulated depreciation Net utility plant

OTHER ASSETS AND INVESTMENTS: Retirement security plan prepayment Investments in associated organizations Patronage capital from associated organizations Total other assets and investments

CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents Accounts receivable, net of allowance Materials and supplies Other current assets Total current assets Total assets

EQUITIES AND LIABILITIES EQUITY: Patronage capital Other equities Accumulated other comprehensive loss Total equity

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

CURRENT LIABILITIES: Current maturities of mortgage notes payable Line of credit Accounts payable Postretirement benefit obligation, current portion Accrued taxes Customers’ deposits Other current liabilities Total current liabilities Total equities and liabilities

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STATEMENTS OF REVENUE

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016

OPERATING REVENUES:

2017 $41,158,266

2016 $39,317,970

25,911,701 3,451,808 2,175,859 972,596 72,390 1,712,928 2,490,430 1,421,856 5,950 5,437

24,952,333 3,519,005 2,294,690 1,003,038 72,036 1,670,569 2,395,900 1,446,983 6,125 7,817

38,220,955

37,368,496

2,937,311

1,949,474

1,694,720

1,649,102

1,242,591

300,372

1,763,009 78,381 1,841,390

825,639 82,535 908,174

3,083,981

1,208,546

44,841 (289) 4,325 48,877

45,662 (60) (14,382) 31,220

$3,132,858

$1,239,766

OPERATING EXPENSES: Cost of purchased power Operations Maintenance Consumer accounts Customer service and informational expense Administrative and general Depreciation Tax expense Interest - other Other deductions Total cost of electric service Operating margins before fixed charges

FIXED CHARGES, interest on long-term debt Operating margins after fixed charges

PATRONAGE CAPITAL CREDITS: Generation and transmission credits Other credits Net operating margins

NON-OPERATING MARGINS: Interest income Other expense Gain (loss) on disposition of property Net margins

2017

PATRONAGE CAPITAL

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 2017

PATRONAGE CAPITAL, beginning of year Net margins Retirement of capital credits

PATRONAGE CAPITAL, end of year

2016

$33,941,996

$34,041,070

3,132,858

1,239,766

(1,287,907)

(1,338,840)

$35,786,947

$33,941,996

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016 2017

2016

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net margins Adjustments to reconcile net margins to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation Amortization of retirement security plan prepayment Non-cash capital credits received (Increase) decrease in assets: Accounts receivable, net Other current assets Increase (decrease) in liabilities: Accounts payable Accrued taxes Customers’ deposits Other current liabilities Deferred credits Postretirement benefit obligation

$3,132,858

$1,239,766

2,490,430 154,985 (1,836,959)

2,395,900 154,986 (904,566)

(593,276) 28,582

(387,750) (66,419)

(289,118) 56,741 (16,130) 2,651 41,747 (36,808)

75,211 62,079 4,195 62,216 (253) 52,206

2,845

1,447,805

3,135,703

2,687,571

(4,013,589) (5,270) (4,030) 489,872

(4,516,764) 164,516 (3,144) 984,156

534

502

(3,532,483)

(3,370,734)

700,000 1,900,000 (1,527,056) (1,287,907) 25,774 49,471 125,700

0 4,200,000 (1,810,016) (1,338,840) 52,027 36,773 0

(14,018)

1,139,944

(410,798)

456,781

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of year

1,065,225

608,444

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of year

$654,427

$1,065,225

Total adjustments Net cash provided by operating activities

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Construction and acquisition of utility plant (Increase) decrease in materials and supplies Investments in associated organizations Proceeds from redemption of capital credits Return of investment in associated organizations Net cash used in investing activities

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Net borrowings on line of credit Proceeds from mortgage notes payable Principal payments on mortgage notes payable Patronage capital credits retired Retired capital credits unclaimed Donated capital received Actuarial gain on postretirement benefits Net cash (used) provided by financing activities Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE A: ORGANIZATION Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. (the Cooperative) is a nonprofit corporation operating on a Cooperative basis.

Its primary purpose is to provide electric power and energy to its membership, which includes individuals as well as commercial and industrial businesses.

NOTE B: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES General

The Cooperative’s accounting policies conform to generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America following the accounting procedures common to rural electrical cooperatives and as recommended by the Rural Utilities Service (RUS).

Power operating equipment 12.0% Communications equipment 10.0% Other general plant 10.0% Investments

Investments in associated organizations are recorded at cost, which is the same as par value. The investments have no ready market and are included in the financial statements as longterm assets. These investments, for the most part, represent equity contributions in other cooperatives and patronage capital received from other cooperatives.

Accounts receivable and revenues Revenue from the sale of electricity is recorded monthly based on consumer electricity consumption. The Cooperative bills monthly for all consumers. A few commercial consumers have demand meters and are billed based upon meter readings made by Cooperative personnel. All other consumers are billed based upon self-read meter readings. Substantially all of the Cooperative’s consumers are located in Holmes and Wayne counties. The allowance for doubtful accounts at Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016 was $30,000 and $40,000, respectively.

Bad debt expense for 2017 and 2016 was $6,931 and $21,910, respectively.

Materials and supplies Inventory of materials and supplies not allocated to construction in progress is valued at average cost.

Patronage capital Net margins arising from operations are allocated to the members in the form of capital credits based on each member’s billings during the year. No portion of the current allocation is paid in cash.

Income taxes The Cooperative is a rural electric cooperative exempt from federal income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(12). Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been made. An informational tax return, Form 990, is prepared and filed each year with the Internal Revenue Service.

The Cooperative presently discloses or recognizes income tax positions based on management’s estimate of whether it is reasonably possible or probable, respectively, that a liability has been incurred for unrecognized income tax benefits.

Interest and penalties would be recorded as operating expenses when they are incurred.

Statements of cash flows For purposes of the statements of cash flows, the Cooperative considers all highly liquid debt instruments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

Net cash flows from operating activities include cash payments for interest of $1,696,243 and $1,649,393 for the years ended Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. There were no payments for federal income taxes for 2017 or 2016.

Uninsured risk The Cooperative maintains its cash and cash equivalents balances in multiple financial institution located in central Ohio.

Deposits in interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing accounts are collectively insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) up to a coverage limit of $250,000 at each FDIC-insured depository institution. As a result, the Cooperative may have balances that exceed the insured limit.

Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles general accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Electric plant, equipment, and depreciation The Cooperative records improvements and additions to the distribution plant at cost using continuing property records.

Retirements are removed from the asset and accumulated depreciation accounts at a standard cost, which approximates original cost, which is updated periodically.

The general plant and equipment is recorded at cost based on the unit method. Any retirements or disposals of general plant and equipment are removed at cost from the asset and accumulated depreciation.

Depreciation is provided for by the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the property. The provisions are determined by the use of functional composite rates as follows:

Distribution plant General plant: Structure and improvements Office furniture and equipment Computer equipment Transportation equipment

3.2% 2.0 – 5.0 % 10.0% 25.0% 14.0%

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ANNUAL REPORT NOTE C: UTILITY PLANT

Listed below are the major classes of the electric plant as ofDec. 31:

Intangible plant

Distribution plant

General plant

Electric plant in service

Construction work in progress

Total utility plant at cost

2017 $248,131 72,423,354 8,797,006 81,468,491 280,696 $81,749,187

2016 $248,131 70,204,866 8,526,657 78,979,654 634,706 $79,614,360

NOTE D: ASSOCIATED ORGANIZATIONS

Investments in associated organizations consisted of the following on Dec. 31:

Investments in associated organizations:

Capital term certificates of the National

Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance

Corporation (NRUCFC)

NRUCFC member capital securities

Equity contribution with Buckeye Power, Inc.

NRUCFC membership

Cooperative Response Center membership

Rural Electric Supply Cooperative, Inc. membership

Heartland Emergency Equipment, Ltd.

CoBank common stock

Total investments in associated organizations

Patronage capital from associated organizations:

Rural Electric Supply Cooperative, Inc.

Buckeye Power, Inc. NRUCFC

National Information Solutions Cooperative

Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange

Cooperative Response Center membership

Total patronage capital from

associated organizations

Total investments in associated organizations NOTE E: PATRONAGE CAPITAL

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, patronage capital consisted of:

2017 2016 Assignable $3,132,858 $1,239,766 Assigned 57,008,372 55,768,606

60,141,230 57,008,372 Retired (24,354,283) (23,066,376)

Total patronage

capital $35,786,947 $33,941,996

The Cooperative’s patronage capital balances represent 39.7 percent and 38.9 percent of the total assets at Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Capital credits retirements in the amount of $1,287,907 and $1,338,840 were paid in 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The Cooperative received donated capital from members totaling $49,471 and $36,773 during 2017 and 2016, respectively, which is included in the patronage capital retired for the year.

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2017

2016

$ 629,685 200,000 1,209,981 1,000 12,500

$ 630,219 200,000 1,209,981 1,000 12,500

50 154,476 27,128 2,234,820

50 150,446 27,128 2,231,324

384,006 16,980,954 154,901 100,965 139,765 14,253

389,505 15,664,248 136,922 92,981 131,978 12,123

17,774,844 16,427,757 $20,009,664 $18,659,081

Patronage capital at Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016 includes $19,480,963 and $19,300,774, respectively, reinvested in Buckeye Power, Inc., which has been restricted by action of the board of trustees and members of the Cooperative. This patronage capital reinvested in Buckeye Power, Inc. has been separately identified on the books of the Cooperative and will not be available for retirement by the Cooperative until retired in cash

by Buckeye Power, Inc.

NOTE F: OTHER EQUITIES

At Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, other equities consisted of:

Donated capital

Retired capital

credits unclaimed

Total other equities

2017 $1,136,610

2016 $1,087,139

641,212 615,438 $1,777,822 $1,702,577

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ANNUAL REPORT NOTE G: BENEFIT PLANS

All employees of Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. participate in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Retirement & Security Program, a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan qualified under Section 410 and tax exempt under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The Cooperative makes annual contributions to the program equal to the amounts accrued for pension expense except for the period when a moratorium on contributions is in effect. In this plan, which is available to all member cooperatives of NRECA, the accumulated benefits and plan assets are not determined or allocated separately by individual employer. The pension expense for 2017 and 2016 was $581,252 and $550,784, respectively.

All employees of Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. are eligible to participate in the selected pension plan and trust defined contribution benefit plan administered by NRECA. The Cooperative contributes 1 percent of all eligible participants’ base salary and wages and matches up to an additional 4 percent of a participant’s voluntary contributions.

The Cooperative expensed $126,788 and $125,103 for the years ended Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

NOTE H: LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt is comprised substantially of mortgage notes payable to the United States of America (RUS & FFB) and supplemental mortgages to NRUCFC. Following is a summary of outstanding long-term debt as of Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016:

Loan Fixed Interest Rate Maturity Date RUS advance payments unapplied CFC 3.000% 7/28/18 CFC 6.250% 3/14/26 CFC 6.300% 7/28/29 CFC 5.150% 4/29/19 CFC 4.100% - 4.850% 3/31/18 CFC 3.550% - 4.950% 11/25/39 FFB 4.503% 12/31/31 FFB 4.120% 12/31/31 FFB 2.736% 12/31/31 FFB 4.269% 12/31/31 FFB 4.295% 12/31/31 FFB 3.879% 12/31/31 FFB 2.009% 1/2/35 FFB 2.231% 1/2/35 FFB 2.795% 1/2/35 FFB 4.550% 1/2/35 FFB 4.353% 12/31/34 FFB 4.543% 12/31/34 FFB 3.889% 12/31/42 FFB 3.849% 12/31/42 FFB 4.419% 12/31/42 FFB 3.873% 1/2/46 FFB 2.763% 1/2/46 FFB 2.702% 1/2/46 FFB 2.330% 1/2/46 FFB 2.421% 1/2/46 FFB 2.777% 1/2/46 FFB 2.256% 1/2/46 FFB 2.331% 12/31/48 FFB 2.813% 12/31/48 FFB 1.965% 12/31/48 FFB 2.384% 12/31/48 FFB 2.308% 12/31/48 FFB 2.791% 12/31/48

2017 $(90) 19,766 303,393 244,778 18,310 710,666 6,121,102 641,690 1,209,890 593,932 323,892 650,047 629,306 668,389 653,993 669,787 725,685 727,484 1,761,642 5,199,357 2,597,176 1,842,272 1,834,831 1,260,654 1,169,311 1,518,508 1,118,485 2,136,663 898,269 963,766 1,933,531 1,822,940 2,310,107 1,761,392 1,881,522

2016 $(86) 58,423 331,794 258,876 91,673 777,973 6,331,742 674,002 1,272,718 628,347 340,512 683,333 662,621 701,098 685,337 700,219 753,499 755,913 1,829,209 5,320,891 2,658,241 1,882,094 1,870,741 1,290,218 1,197,002 1,556,654 1,146,181 2,186,658 921,099 984,806 1,972,285 1,865,359 2,360,070 1,800,000 0

Total mortgage notes Less: current portion of mortgage notes

46,922,446 1,522,000

46,549,502 1,506,000

Long-term mortgage notes payable

$45,400,446

$45,043,502

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ANNUAL REPORT The annual maturities of long-term debt for the next five years are as follows: 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Thereafter

$1,522,000 1,532,000 1,587,000 1,639,000 1,707,000 38,935,446 $46,922,446

The Cooperative has available $1,000,000 in loan funds from FFB that have not been advanced to the Cooperative as of Dec. 31, 2017.

NOTE I: SHORT-TERM DEBT The short-term line of credit of $5,000,000 maximum is available to the Cooperative on loan commitments from NRUCFC at Dec. 31, 2017. The interest rate on the line of credit at Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016 was 2.75 percent and 2.50 percent, respectfully, with outstanding balances on the line of $700,000 and $0, respectively. Substantially all of the assets of the Cooperative are pledged for the mortgage notes payable and the line of credit. Principal and interest installments on the above notes are due either quarterly or monthly.

The Cooperative also has a corporate charge card agreement in place with US Bank and NRUCFC. The terms of the agreement state that CFC will extend the Cooperative credit, if needed, at CFC’s current line of credit rate, payable upon demand by CFC. NOTE J: DEFERRED CREDITS Deferred credits are summarized as follows: Consumer energy prepayments Construction deposits

2017 $2,997 41,957 $44,954

2016 $3,207 0 $3,207

NOTE K: COMMITMENTS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Cooperative purchases all of its power from Buckeye Power, Inc., a nonprofit corporation operating on a cooperative basis whose membership includes Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. Rates for service members of Buckeye Power, Inc. are in accordance with the provisions of the Wholesale Power Agreement. The Cooperative had accounts payable due to Buckeye Power, Inc. of $2,323,324 and $2,272,033 at Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

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The Cooperative purchases material from the Rural Electric Supply Cooperative, Inc., of which it is an owner and member.

Total purchases were $1,326,099 and $1,596,452 for the years ended Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The Cooperative has an agreement with National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC), St. Louis, Missouri to participate in data processing services offered by NISC. This contract will continue until terminated by written notice given by either party. The total expense under this agreement was $147,558 and $142,056 for the years ended Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The Cooperative borrows funds from National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation of which it is a member and owner (see also Note H).

The Cooperative has an investment in Heartland Emergency Equipment, Ltd., a limited liability company (LLC). The LLC’s members consist of 12 rural electric cooperatives. The purpose of the LLC is for the Cooperatives to pool resources for the provision and use of emergency substation equipment. The investment balance is disclosed in Note D. The Cooperative has an investment in Cooperative Response Center (CRC). CRC provides after-hours emergency telephone services for the Cooperative. Total fees for services were $53,990 and $50,885 for the years ended Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

The Cooperative maintains insurance coverage through Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange of which it is a member and owner. Total premiums paid were $106,489 and $99,914 for the years ended Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

NOTE L: ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE GAIN (LOSS) The following table sets forth the accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at Dec. 31: 2017 Accumulated other comprehensive loss, beginning of year Actuarial gain on post retirement benefits Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), end of year

2016

$(274,400)

$(274,400)

125,700

0

$(148,700)

$(274,400)

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NOTE M: EMPLOYEE POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS The Cooperative sponsors an unfunded defined benefit postretirement medical insurance plan, which covers substantially all employees retiring from the Cooperative. Such a plan requires the recording of the net periodic postretirement benefit cost as employees render services necessary to earn such benefits, and requires the accrual of the postretirement benefit obligation (including any unfunded portion of the plan).

APBO, beginning of year Service cost Interest cost Amortization Additional expenses Less: actual cash payments and actuarial adjustment APBO, end of year Less: current portion APBO, long-term portion Benefits expected to be paid, representing expected future service, are as follows: 2018 $ 13,200 2019 17,400 2020 12,200 2021 20,100 2022 31,400 2023–2027 352,700 The annual health care cost trend rates, which have a significant effect on the amounts reported, are assumed as follows:

NOTE N: RETIREMENT SECURITY PLAN PREPAYMENT At the December 2012 meeting of the I&FS Committee of the NRECA Board of Directors, the committee approved an option to allow participating cooperatives in the Retirement Security (RS) Plan (a defined benefit multiemployer pension plan) to make a prepayment and reduce future required contributions.

The prepayment amount is a cooperative’s share, as of Jan. 1, 2013, of future contributions required to fund the RS Plan’s unfunded value of benefits earned to date using plan actuarial valuation assumptions. The prepayment amount will typically equal approximately 2.5 times a cooperative’s annual RS Plan required contribution as of January 1, 2013. After making the prepayment, for most cooperatives the billing rate is reduced by approximately 25 percent, retroactive to Jan. 1, 2013. The 25 percent differential in billing rates is expected to continue for approximately 15 years. However, changes in interest rates, asset returns, and other plan experience different from that expected, plan assumption changes, and other factors may have an impact on the differential in billing rates and the 15-year period.

On Feb. 28, 2013, the Cooperative made a prepayment of $1,549,855 to the NRECA RS Plan. The Cooperative is amortizing this amount over 10 years. The Cooperative obtained a loan through NRUCFC to finance the RS Plan prepayment. Interest expense associated with the prepayment loan was accounted for in accordance with the RUS USOA. NOTE O: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Management has evaluated subsequent events through Feb. 20, 2018, the date on which the financial statements were issued.

RUS is not requiring the Cooperative to fund the plan. The Cooperative is paying benefits to retirees on a pay-as-you-go basis. Therefore, there are no assets available for benefits.

The following table sets forth the plan’s accrued postretirement benefit obligation (APBO) at December 31:

$575,108 28,800 21,800 5,000 (7,485)

$522,902 16,400 24,925 10,100 4,888

(84,923) 538,300 (13,200) $525,100

(4,107) 575,108 (13,700) $561,408 Medical/ Drugs

2017 7.50% 2018 7.50% 2019 7.50% 2020 7.00% 2021 6.50% 2022 6.25% 2023 6.00% 2024 5.75% 2025 5.50% 2026 5.25% 2027 and later 5.00% The weighted-average discount rate used in determining the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation was 4.25 percent.

NOTE P: RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS In May, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 entitled Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which may change the company’s method of revenue recognition. In August 2015, the FASB deferred the effective date of the new standard by one year. This new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after Dec. 15, 2017, while allowing nonpublic companies an additional year to implement this new standard.

Early implementation is permitted, but not before the original implementation date for periods beginning before Dec. 15, 2016.

The provisions of this standard will be applied retrospectively.

Management has not yet determined whether this new standard will have a material effect on its financial statements.

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. 2016-02 entitled Leases (Topic 842), which will change the company’s statement of financial position by adding lease-related assets and liabilities. This may affect compliance with any contractual agreements and loan covenants. This new standard is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after Dec. 15, 2018, while allowing nonpublic companies an additional year to implement this new standard. Early implementation is permitted, but not before the original implementation date for periods beginning before Feb. 25, 2016. Management has not yet determined whether this new standard will have a material effect on its financial statements.

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ANNUAL REPORT

2017

AUDITOR’S REPORT

February 20, 2018 Board of Trustees • Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc. • Millersburg, Ohio 44654 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING AND ON COMPLIANCE AND OTHER MATTERS BASED ON AN AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS We have audited, in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the comptroller general of the United States, the financial statements of Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc., as of and for the years ended Dec. 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s basic financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated Feb. 20, 2018.

Internal control over financial reporting In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting (internal control) to determine the audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of HolmesWayne Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s internal control.

A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.

Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses may exist that have not been identified.

Compliance and other matters As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether Holmes-Wayne Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s financial statements are free from material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the determination of financial statement amounts.

However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.

Purpose of this report The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’s internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.

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Co-op-aided lighting upgrade brightens district’s schools North Central Electric Cooperative (NCE) Energy Services Advisor Andrew Finton helped New Washington’s Buckeye Central Local School District upgrade its lighting to moreefficient LED technology.

Lighting installations have been made in stages over the last three years, allowing Buckeye Central to reduce its lighting wattage and energy costs. Next, Buckeye Central plans to upgrade lighting in the vocational agriculture and industrial arts areas, plus the bus garage. Eventually, the school district aims to reach 100 percent LED use in all buildings.

NCE and the school district took advantage of a statewide rebate program available through Buckeye Power, NCE’s wholesale power supplier. Up to $15,000 per facility in rebates is available to commercial and industrial members who upgrade their lighting.

Troy employees receive electrical safety training from Pioneer EC Nearly two dozen City of Troy employees attended a safety demonstration and training at Pioneer Electric Cooperative earlier this year. The training explained the danger of electrical lines that come in contact with anything from equipment and vehicles to clothing and vegetation.

Pioneer Operations Supervisor and Assistant Safety Manager Steve McClay shared stories of electrical contacts and the dangers of exiting vehicles that have downed lines on them.

The number of broken poles due to vehicle accidents in 2017 was at an all-time high on Pioneer lines.

PPEC awards grant to boost local economy Monroeville recently received a $14,400 grant from Buckeye Power and Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative, whose northwest Ohio territory stretches into portions of northeast Indiana.

The money will allow the east Allen County community to develop 42 acres located next to the American Mitsuba plant and obtain an environmental survey to assist in site certification and marketability.

Due to the site’s highway access, employees could be drawn from both Indiana and Ohio, an attractive factor to potential buyers.

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OHIO TRAVEL ISSUE

Exploring Ohio

From exploring natural wonders to satisfying curiosity at historical marvels and fun festivals, the Buckeye State offers almost endless opportunities for adventure.

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OHIO AT WORK Manufacturers throughout the state open their doors to the public, offering tours to demonstrate how they produce everything from modern vehicles to old-school items and providing prime examples of the Buckeye work ethic.

Plan ahead: Since production schedules can affect factory tour availability, always call to confirm dates and times.

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7801 Corporate Blvd., Plain City 877-590-6675 www.phoenixbats.com

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ho wants to start the lathe?” asks sales specialist Brian Chenetski, as he leads visitors on a tour of the Phoenix Bat Company. “All you have to do is push the green button.” A youngster steps forward, presses the button, and — voila! — everyone watches wide-eyed as the lathe turns a chunky wooden billet into a sleek baseball bat in only two minutes.

“This is the most advanced bat-making machine in the world because it automatically cuts and sands wood,” Chenetski tells the group.

Located near Plain City, Phoenix Bats is a Union Rural Electric Cooperative member that annually manufactures about 17,000 baseball bats from maple, birch, and ash, sourced primarily from New York and Pennsylvania. “That’s where they grow tall and straight; we need perfect, straight-grained wood for our pro billets,” Chenetski explains.

Although it’s one of 38 companies approved to make pro bats, Phoenix Bats hits a grand slam by offering nearly 700 different models sized for everyone from T-ball players to major leaguers.

It also produces customized award and trophy bats, as well as reproduction bats dating back to the 1850s. The company itself started in 1996, when a Columbus craftsman who played for the Ohio Village Muffins decided to make authentic bats for the old-time team.

Today, Phoenix Bats keeps a firm grip on the vintage market with a lineup that includes Ruth, Mantle, and “Shoeless Joe” replicas.

“This company began with the Muffins,” notes Chenetski, “and it’s still the gold standard for vintage bats.”

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American Whistle Corporation Columbus

6540 Huntley Rd., Columbus 800-876-2918 www.americanwhistle.com

Started in 1956, the only U.S. metal whistle manufacturer produces 1 million whistles every year. “We make the best whistles in the universe,” says Business Development Director Mark Waterstreet.

“They’re heavy-gauge brass, don’t rust, and last a lifetime.” After watching the company’s 40-ton press and custom-made soldering machine in action, tour participants get a complimentary whistle.

KitchenAid Stand Mixer Factory Greenville

1701 KitchenAid Way, Greenville 888-886-8318 www.kitchenaid.com/ experience-retail-center

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The KitchenAid stand mixer is likely America’s favorite countertop appliance, and every single one originates at the Greenville manufacturing plant. “People love that they’re made in America,” says Tour Guide Marlenea Hood. Since the mixer comes in more than 80 colors, the factory’s robotic paint department wows visitors, and so do the optional post-tour apple dumplings at downtown Greenville’s KitchenAid Experience retail center.

Mosser Glass Cambridge

9279 Cadiz Rd., Cambridge 866-439-1827 www.mosserglass.com

The Mosser family’s expertise is hand-pressed glass, and at their factory’s retail store, pieces like Mosser’s gorgeous cake stands confirm their knack for beauty and craftsmanship. Tours cover the entire manufacturing process, and says Manager Mindy Mosser Hartley, “People can see the handiwork that goes into decorating lights or crimping baskets.”

Rookwood Pottery Company Cincinnati

1920 Race St., Cincinnati 513-381-2510 www.rookwood.com

Founded by pioneering ceramist Maria Longworth in 1880, the revered art pottery company has a tradition of excellence that is evident in timeless architectural tiles, as well as decorative items such as its iconic 1920s Shirayamadani candlesticks. Tours include every phase of pottery production and emphasize the company’s artisans.

“The scope of the Rookwood tour,” says guide George Hibben, “is unequaled as a living treasure of American ceramic art.”

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Honda Heritage Center and Auto Plant Tour Marysville

24025 Honda Parkway, Marysville 937-644-6888 www.hondaheritagecenter.com

At Honda’s visitor facilities in Marysville, you get two different tours in one trip. The self-guided, at-your-own-pace tour of the Honda Heritage Center’s museum features products from Gold Wing motorcycles to a HondaJet, while fast-paced guided assemblyplant tours showcase the Accord. Tip: Plant tours have limited availability, so reserve your spot early.

Velvet Ice Cream Utica

11324 Mt. Vernon Rd., Utica 800-589-5000 www.velveticecream.com

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An 1800s mill complete with a waterwheel provides a picturesque home for the Dager family’s century-old Velvet Ice Cream Company.

After tour guides review the history of the company and Ye Olde Mill, guests get to watch ice cream being made from a viewing gallery. Tip: Try the Licking Legend, Velvet’s famous five-scoop sundae, at Ye Olde Mill’s café.

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hio is generally a dog-friendly state — more than a third (36.6 percent) of the state’s households include a canine resident — and research tells us that nearly two-thirds of dog owners consider their pup to be a member of the family. So when summer travel beckons, it’s nice to know where your tail-wagging pal can come along for the ride.

The great outdoors Ohio’s 56 state parks are a dog-friendly gold mine of miles of trails and pristine waterways, with diverse vistas from the rugged beauty of southeastern Ohio’s mountains to Lake Erie’s shoreline. From woods to wetlands, there’s much to explore with a canine companion.

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where dogs can settle in. At the lodges at Deer Creek, Punderson, and Salt Fork, dogs are allowed to stay in some guest rooms for a nominal fee.

Over the years, Malabar Farm — where the top of Mt. Jeez offers a stunning view of the farm and surrounding hills — has been Columbus poet Charlene Fix’s go-to place for dog-walking adventures. Three generations of dogs have made the trip with her. She also loves the Kokosing Gap Trail on a former Pennsylvania Railroad line between Danville and Mt. Vernon.

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When Kathy McQuate of Whitehall headed to Deer Creek with her family for a weeklong getaway, Hoagie, their German shepherd, vacationed right along with them. “Our cabin was right by the water,” she says. “Every morning, he barreled through the trees to the lake.”

For ranger-led events where dogs and dog folks mingle, head to Howl at the Moon, Happy-Tails-n-Trails, and Walk and Wolf through the Columbus Metro Parks system. These evening programs at Highbanks, Glacier Ridge, and Sharon Woods pair hikes with nature know-how. Dogs are welcome on dog-friendly trails throughout the park system.

Deer Creek is one of several parks with a dog beach and dog-friendly cabins, and every park has campsites

In the Dayton area, Five Rivers MetroParks offer the nation’s largest paved trail network of more than 300

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If You Go • Keeping dogs on a leash is a requirement at all places mentioned here.

• To go to dog-friendly places, your dog must also be dog- and people-friendly.

• When canoeing, consider a life jacket for your dog for safety. Also, put a towel or a mat in the canoe bottom to help your dog keep its footing.

miles to explore. The mix of waterfalls, gardens, prairies, and forests are dog-friendly destinations. Last year, Cox Arboretum became dog-friendlier after Zipp, the park’s worker dog, retired.

With Zipp no longer around to keep the geese away, visiting dogs (with their owners) do the job instead.

More adventures For dog travel with a river view, hit the Hocking River on a Hocking Hills Adventures canoe trip. “Dogs are family,” says owner Shane Barbini. The 5-mile Crockett’s Run gives dogs plenty of time to get out and swim.

At Captains Baseball Stadium in Eastlake, where the Lake County Captains play, enjoy a night of baseball with your best friend. “Bark in the Park nights are our favorite games of the season,” says Brent Pozzi, social media manager. A portion of all dog tickets sold is donated to the Lake County and Geauga County Humane Societies.

Dog-friendly activities and promotions go on throughout the game.

In Marietta, the Lafayette Hotel, with a history steeped in Ohio’s sternwheeler days, welcomes dogs as favored guests. At checkin, dogs are given a treat from a dog treat jar. The $50 pet fee is returned if there isn’t any damage to the room.

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TRAVEL ISSUE

Fun festivals!

Ohio Renaissance Festival, Harveysburg

Beginning Labor Day weekend, the woods at Renaissance Park become enchanted as the clock turns back to 16thcentury England. Step into the village of Willy Nilly-onthe-Wash, where history blends with fantasy in a joyous mix as strolling minstrels, swashbuckling pirates, fair maidens, kilt-clad gents, and more beckon, “Come play.”

The line between audience and performers is often a blurry one; many visitors dress in period garb as they

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enjoy Queen Elizabeth I’s royal wave in the daily parade; laugh-out-loud shows of silliness and zany feats; and full-armored jousting as it was done 400 years ago.

There’s an array of vendors hawking anything from period costumes, elf ears, and fairy wings to flower garlands and knight’s gear, as well as crafts and artisans’ offerings such as pewter and leather mugs, stained glass, jewelry, hair ornaments, and instruments. Food’s also plentiful — giant roasted turkey legs, and stew in a bread bowl are popular — and there are demonstrations everywhere.

It’s a kid-friendly festival, with games of skill and humanpowered Crow’s Nest and Sea Dragon rides.

— JAMIE RHEIN

Ohio Renaissance Festival, Saturdays and Sundays, 10:30 a.m.– 6 p.m., Sept. 1–Oct. 28, 2018; order discounted tickets from the website or pay at the gate. www.renfestival.com.

Washboard Music Festival, Logan

What do your great-grandparents, John Lennon, and the Hocking Hills have in common? Washboards, of course.

Back in the proverbial good old days, washboards were a household staple. Americans used their corrugated metal surfaces not only for rubbing clothes clean, but also for making music. The style of music created on washboards and other improvised instruments — including spoons, jugs, and cowbells — is called skiffle, which blends elements of American folk, jazz, blues, country, and other sounds.

In the 1950s, skiffle was all the rage in England, and none other than future Beatle John Lennon started a skiffle band, complete with a washboard player.

Today, the last U.S. washboard manufacturer — the Columbus Washboard Company — is in downtown Logan, where, fittingly enough, the nation’s only festival dedicated to washboard music takes place every Father’s Day weekend. The event’s unique repertoire of toe-tapping entertainment includes such acts as the Steel City Rovers (Celtic), The Wayfarers (Appalachian fiddle songs), Little Roy & Lizzie (traditional bluegrass), and Washboard Hank, a popular Canadian artist who plays country and contemporary tunes on instruments that include a banjo, guitar, kazoo, and his famous “Stradivarius Washboard.”

— DAMAINE VONADA

Washboard Music Festival, June 14–16, 2018; 740-277-1806, www.washboardmusicfestival.com

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Avon Heritage Duck Tape Festival, Avon

Duct tape is the silver-colored adhesive material that has been used for everything from quick household fixes to helping the Apollo 13 astronauts safely return to earth.

During World War II, U.S. soldiers likened duct tape’s water-resistant qualities to water rolling off a duck’s back and nicknamed it “duck tape.” The moniker, well, stuck.

Today, the Cleveland suburb of Avon is known as the world’s Duck Tape capital because it’s home to ShurTech Brands, which markets the popular tapes.

Every June, the Avon Heritage Duck Tape Festival attracts some 60,000 duct tape fans by showcasing the

Gathering at Garst, Greenville The Gathering at Garst may be less than a decade old, but it already has become one of Ohio’s unique treasures.

“It’s family-friendly, relaxing, and affordable, and the grounds are beautiful with lots of shade,” Chairperson Jenny Clark says.

The Gathering at Garst benefits the Darke County Historical Society’s Garst Museum, and takes place on the last weekend in July at both the museum’s Greenville campus and an adjoining park that hosts the festival’s Living History Encampment. Reenactors wear period clothing and demonstrate historic crafts from 1750 34 OHIO COOPERATIVE LIVING • JUNE 2018

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The event is free, and in addition to live entertainment, it features favorite local foods. Tip: Go early, because each day, the first 500 festival-goers get free rolls of Duck Tape.

— DAMAINE VONADA

Avon Heritage Duck Tape Festival, June 14–16, 2018; 866-818-1116, www.ducktapefestival.com

through 1865, and besides lively — and loud! — cannon firings, this year’s Encampment will include a special candlelight tour.

Other attractions include a concert by the Beach Boys tribute band, Sounds of Summer; curated works by regional artists; horse-drawn carriage rides; and exhibits at the Garst Museum that range from the momentous 1795 Treaty of Greene Ville to Darke County-born sharpshooter Annie Oakley.

— DAMAINE VONADA

The Gathering at Garst, July 28–29, 2018; Living History Encampment Candlelight Tour, July 27, 2018. Gathering at Garst festival, free; Garst Museum, admission fee. 937-548-5250, www.gatheringatgarst.com, and www.garstmuseum.org.

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JUN. 1–2 – Dennison Railroad Festival, Historic Center Street District, downtown Dennison. Rides, food, train exhibit, and entertainment for all ages. Car & Motorcycle Show Sat., registration at 10 a.m., judging at 12:30 p.m. Parade 5 p.m. Sat. 740-922-6776 or www. dennisonrailroadfestival.org.

live entertainment, classic car show, and fireworks. Parade Sat. at noon. 419-877-2747 or www.awchamber.com/cherry-fest.html.

for children and students. Gates open at 5 p.m., children’s activities 5:30–7:30 p.m. www.defiancejazzfestival.com.

JUN. 8–9 – Pork Rind Heritage Festival, downtown Harrod, Fri. 6 p.m.–midnight, Sat. noon–midnight. Cruise-in car show, games, entertainment, and, of course, freshly popped pork rinds! www. porkrindfest.com.

JUN. 16–17 – The Fantastic Tiffin Flea Market, Seneca Co. Fgds., 100 Hopewell Ave., Tiffin, Sat. 9 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun. 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

Free admission. 300 to 450 dealers per show. 419-447- 9613 or www. tiffinfleamarket.com.

JUN. 9 – Chalk the Walk, 109 S. Ohio Ave. (court square), Sidney, 9 a.m.–noon. Rent a sidewalk square for a donation and create your masterpiece. Chalk provided. A panel of judges will choose a winner, who will receive a prize. 937-658-6945 or www.sidneyalive.org.

JUN. 16–17 – Hands-on Glass Blowing, Sauder Village 22611 St. Rte. 2, Archbold. Class fee $43–$51. 60-minute sessions. Work with internationally acclaimed glass artist Mark Matthews to create your own ornament, pumpkin, flower, or tumbler. 800-590-9755 or www.saudervillage.org.

JUN. 9 – Playful Pastimes: Canal Boat Ride, Providence Metropark, 13801 S. River Rd., Grand Rapids, 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $7, Srs. $6, C. (3–12) $6, under 2 free. Take a canal boat ride on the restored Miami & Erie Canal. www.metroparkstoledo.com.

JUN. 9–10 – Power of Yesteryear Club Annual Spring Show, Wood County Historical Museum, 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green (off I-75, exit 179, east 1/2 mile). Set-up day is June 8.

419-819-9355 or www.powerofyesteryear.org.

JUN. 3 – Stryker Sportsman Club 3-D Archery Shoot, 02638 Co. JUN. 10 – William Hogeland: Autumn of the Blacksnake, NazRd. 20, Bryan (1/2 mile north of St. Rte. 6 on the right), 9 a.m.–noon. arene Family Ctr., 401 E. Boundary St., Fort Recovery, 3 p.m. Free.

A rare opportunity to hear this widely read author and historian. $10, under 18 free. Thirty targets. 419-636-4987 or on Facebook.

419-375-4384, www.fortrecoverymuseum.com, or on Facebook.

JUN. 7 – Pinterest Party, Bruno’s (back room), 110 E. Poplar JUN. 16 – Antique Tractor Show, Sauder Village, 22611 St. Rte. St., Sidney, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $35, available online. We bring the supplies, you bring the fun! For age 21 and over. 937-658-6945, www. 2, Archbold, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Historic tractors from the 1920s to the 1960s. Tractor pedal pulls for the kids, hands-on activities. 800-590sidneyalive.org, or https://pinterestparties.bpt.me.

9755, aaron.hughs@saudervillage.org, or www.saudervillage.org.

JUN. 7–9 – Whitehouse Cherry Fest, 10802 Waterville St., Whitehouse, Thur. 6–10 p.m., Fri. 1 p.m.–midnight, Sat. 9 a.m.–midnight. JUN. 16 – International Jazz Festival: “Take Me to the Rivers,” Kingsbury Park, 118 Auglaize St., Defiance, 5:30–10:15 p.m. $5; free Free admission and parking. Fresh cherry pie and turnovers, rides,

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JUN. 2–3 – Ohio Valley Frontier Days, Historic Fort Steuben, 120 S. 3rd St., Steubenville, Sat. 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–5 p.m. $6, C. (6–12) $3, under 6 free. Celebrating early American life; crafts, games, pony rides, music, , and dancing. 740-283-1787 or www.oldfortsteuben.com.

JUN. 16–AUG. 11 – Ohio Light Opera, Freedlander Theatre, 329 E. University St., Wooster, 2 and 7:30 p.m. June shows: The Pajama Game, Babes in Arms, and Fifty Million Frenchmen. 330-263-2345 or www.ohiolightopera.org.

JUN. 12–15 – Greek Food Festival, Holy Trinity Greek Church, 300 S. 4th St., Steubenville, 11 a.m.–9 p.m. Experience the tastes and sounds of Greece with traditional foods, music, and dance plus tours of the beautiful church. 740-282-7770 or www.holytrinitygreekfest.com.

JUN. 16 – Our Little World Alpacas Spring Open House, 16800 Cowley Rd., Grafton, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Free. The babies are here!

Come see our newest baby alpacas (crias). 440-477-4300 or www. ourlittleworldalpacas.com.

JUN. 7–AUG. 2 – Fort Steuben Thursday Summer Concert Series, Berkman Amphitheater, Fort Steuben Park, 120 S. 3rd St.,

JUN. 16 – Steubenville’s Dean Martin Hometown Celebration, S. 4th St., Steubenville, 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Street festival featuring

JUN. 7–9 – Hot Air Balloon Festival, Coshocton Co. Fgds., 707 Kenilworth Ave., Coshocton, Thur. 4–7 p.m. balloon launch, Fri. 11 a.m.–9:15 p.m. Balloon Night Glow, Sat. 6 a.m.–9:45 p.m. fireworks. 740-622-4877, 800-338-4724, or www.visitcoshocton. com/hot-air-balloon-festival.

JUN. 8–10 – Worthington Chorus: “A Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” McConnell Arts Ctr., 777 Evening St., Worthington, Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 2:30 p.m. $10 for ages 12 and up.

Songs of the 1980s, with karaoke and best 1980s outfit contest. info@worthingtonchorus.org or www.worthingtonchorus.org.

JUN. 2–JUL. 1 – Rock Mill Weekends, Stebelton Park at Rock Mill, 1429 Rockmill Place NW, Lancaster, every Sat. and Sun., 12–4 p.m. Free. -681-7249 or http://fairfieldcountyparks.org.

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JUN. 30 – Lake Seneca Annual Miles of Yard Sales, off N. St. Rte. 576, 1-1/4 miles north of U.S. 20, Montpelier. 419-485-1413, 419485-0393, or www.lakeseneca.org.

JUN. 9 – International Wine at the Mill, Loudonville, noon–11 p.m. Enjoy nearly 100 varieties of international and Ohio wines, domestic beers, live music, and great food. $10 adults over 21, $1 ages 10–20, under 10 free. 419-541-0161 or www.wolfcreekmill.org/ events.html.

JUN. 3 – Kelleys Island 5 & 10K Run/Walk, Memorial Park, 112 Division St., Kelleys Island. Registration begins at 8 a.m., race at 10:45 a.m.. Pre-registration $20 online, ending one week before race day. 419-746-2360 or www.kelleysislandchamber.com.

MAY 30–JUN. 2 – Deercreek Dam Days Festival, Williamsport, Wed./Thur. 4–10 p.m., Fri. 4–11 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.–11 p.m.

Fun for the whole family, with music, food, games, and rides for all ages.​www.deercreekdamdays.com.

JUN. 23–24 – Northwest Ohio’s Picker’s Paradise, Henry Co. Fgds., 821 S. Perry St., Napoleon, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Huge flea market.

Antiques, car parts, arts and crafts, food. ksgeil@yahoo.com or 419-235-3264.

music, vendors, food, entertainment, street dance, car show, 5K walk/run, trolley tours, and lots of activities for kids young and old. 740-283-4935 or www.visitsteubenville.com.

JUN. 16 – Beyond the Fences of Zoar: Garden Tour and Luncheon, 198 Main St., Zoar, 9 a.m.– 5 p.m. $15 tours only, $35 for tours and luncheon (reservations required for luncheon).

Public and private garden tours, shopping in the Zoar Garden, and symposiums by master gardeners. 800-262-6195 or www. historiczoarvillage.com.

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JUN. 23 – Kids Around the Square, 109 S. Ohio Ave. (court square), Sidney, 9 a.m.–noon. We partner with United Way agencies, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and churches to provide a free morning of FUN for children ages 12 and under. 937-658-6945 or www.sidneyalive.org.

Steubenville, 6:30–9 p.m. Bring a blanket and picnic basket and enjoy a free concert overlooking the Ohio River. 740-283-1787 or www.oldfortsteuben.com.

JUN. 9–10 – Quailquest Farm Spring Garden Fair, 2810 Armstrong Rd., Wooster, Sat. 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.–4 p.m., rain or shine. Free admission, $2 parking fee per car. Over 70 exhibitors will display their garden art and horticultural products in tents and among the lush gardens. Food wagons on site. 330-345-6722 or www.quailcrest.com.

JUN. 2 – Flea Market on Chardon Square, 111 Water St., Chardon, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Free admission. More than 100 distinctive vendors. Includes vintage and collectible items. http://chardonsquareassociation.org.

JUN. 22–24 – Maria Stein Country Fest, 2291 St. Johns Rd., Maria Stein. Free admission, parking, and entertainment. Handicapped accessible. Live music, games, tractor square dancing, horse and wagon rides, food, and more. 419-586-1146 or www.mscountryfest. com.

JUN. 8–10 – Columbus Arts Festival, downtown riverfront, Columbus, Fri. 11 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Sat. 10 a.m.–10:30 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free. Features nation’s top artists and craftspeople, live music, theater, dance, hands-on art activities, and food. 614224-2606 or http://columbusartsfestival.org.

JUN. 9 – Cruise-a-Palooza, downtown Amanda, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

Free. $10 registration for contestants. Classic cars from all eras, baked goods auction, door prize drawings, DJ, and exhibitors. philipmstroup@hotmail.com or http://cruise-a-palooza.com.

JUN. 10 – Summer Avant-Garde Art and Craft Show, Makoy Event Ctr., 5462 Center St., Hilliard, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $3, 12 and under free. www.avantgardeshows.com.

JUN. 22–23 – Ohio Scottish Games, Lorain Co. Fgds., 23000 Fairgrounds Rd., Wellington. $12–$20, under 11 free. Kids’ games, animals, British cars and bikes, Clan Village, Kilted Mile, and more. Newly added is Grass Track Bike Racing. www.ohioscottishgames.com.

JUN. 22–24 – Cy Young Days Festival, 102 S. Bridge St., Newcomerstown. Food, entertainment, Old Timers’ game, and more.

Former Cy Young Award winner Dwight “Doc” Gooden will be the guest of honor at the luncheon and grand marshal of the parade.

740-227-1544 or www.cyyoungdaysfestival.com.

JUN. 22–24 – Lorain International Festival and Bazaar, Black River Landing, Black River Lane, Lorain, Fri. 5–11 p.m., Sat. noon–11 p.m., Sun. noon–6 p.m. $3 daily. Ethnic foods, crafts, and nonstop entertainment. Puerto Rico is the Spotlight Nationality. www.loraininternational.com.

JUN. 30 – Fort Laurens: “Let Them Eat Cake,” 11067 Fort Laurens Rd. NW, Bolivar, 1–4 p.m. $10. Dress in your finest for an afternoon of British teas, desserts, and history of the 18th century.

Reservations required. 330-874-2059 or www.fortlaurens.org.

JUN. 30–JUL. 1 – Mad River Bike Tour, Mad River Harley Davidson, 5316 Milan Rd., Sandusky. Registration Sat. 10 a.m.–2 p.m. $10 per person for the tour, $20 per bike for the round-trip ferry.

419-746-2360 or www.kelleysislandchamber.com.

JUN. 15–17 – Coshocton Dulcimer Days Festival, Roscoe Village, 600 N. Whitewoman St., Coshocton. Free admission and parking, workshops $15; Appalachian and traditional music.

740-545-6265 or www.coshoctondulcimerdays.com.

JUN. 15–AUG. 5 – CAPA Summer Movie Series, Ohio Theatre, 55 E. State St., Columbus, Wed.–Sun. 7:30 p.m., Sun. matinee 2 p.m. 614-469-0939 or www.capa.com.

JUN. 23 – Dublin Kiwanis Frog Jump, Coffman Park, 5600 Park Rd., Dublin, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Multiple rounds followed by a championship. 800-245-8387 or www.visitdublinohio.com.

JUN. 23–24 – Fairfield County Heritage Association Home Tour, 105 E. Wheeling St., Lancaster, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tickets $12 in advance or $15 day of tour. Visit historic homes in the heart of Lancaster. 740-654-9923 or www.fairfieldheritage.com.

JUN. 23 – Fayette County’s Toast to Summer and Hot Air Balloon Glow, Fayette County Airport, 2770 St. Rte. 38, Washington Court House, 1–10 p.m. Wine tasting, 50-plus art vendors, food, entertainment, beer garden, biplane rides, and hot air balloons! 740-335-0761 or www.fayettecountyohio.com.

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Deerassic Park, 14250 Cadiz Rd., Cambridge, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Free event is an opportunity to explore various vehicles and meet the people who build, protect, and serve our community. Raffles, play area, and face painting. 740-432-7440.

JUN. 2–3 – Southern Ohio Farm Power of the Past: Antique Tractor and Machinery Show, Pike Co. Fgds., Piketon. Vintage tractors and farm equipment. Flea market and craft items, Truck and tractor pulls Sat. 7 p.m., car show Sun. 740-289-4124.

JUN. 3, 23 – Music at the Mound with Steve Free, Serpent Mound, 3850 OH-73, Peebles, 1 p.m. on Jun. 3, 2 p.m. on Jun. 23.

Free admission, $8 vehicle parking fee. http://arcofappalachia.org/ steve-free.

JUN. 16–17 – Drinking Habits, Markay Theater, 269 E. Main St., Jackson, Sat. 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m. 740-577-3841 or www.applecityplayers.com.

JUN. 22–23 – National Cambridge Glass Collectors Show and Sale, Pritchard Laughlin Civic Ctr., 7033 Glenn Hwy., Cambridge, Fri. 1–5 p.m., Sat. 10:30 a.m.–4 p.m. $5, good for both days. 740-4324245 or www.cambridgeglass.org.

JUN. 22–24 – Muskingum Valley Trade Days, 6602 St. Rte. 78, Reinersville. Large flea market. 740-558-2740.

JUN. 22–23 – Kicking Bear One-on-One, Deerassic Park Education Ctr., 14250 Cadiz Rd., Cambridge. Free event, but pre-registration is required. 740-435-3335 or www.deerassic.com.

JUN. 8–10, 15–17 – Narnia, Cambridge Performing Arts Ctr., 642 JUN. 22–24 – The Wonder Workshop, Highlands Nature Wheeling Ave., Cambridge, Fri./Sat. 7 p.m., Sun. 3 p.m. $10, Srs./ Sanctuary, 7660 Cave Rd., Bainbridge. Discover the hidden world Stds. $8, under 2 free. 740-261-4304 or www.cambridgeperformof insects with guest leaders Kate Redmond, the “Bug Lady,” and MAY 30–JUN. 3 – National Road Yard Sale, throughout Guern- ingartscenter.org. naturalist John Howard. Register at 937-365-1937 or http://arcofapsey and Belmont counties. Find bargains, antiques, fresh produce, JUN. 9 – Return of the Snakes, Serpent Mound, 3850 OH-73, palachia.org/wonder_workshop. furniture, and more as you shop the sales along Historic U.S. 40.

Peebles, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Live reptile displays and presentations on http://nationalroadyardsale.com.

JUN. 23 – Summer Solstice Dinner and Celebration, Serpent Ohio’s native snakes. Free admission, $8 vehicle parking fee. 937Mound, 3850 OH-73, Peebles, 2–10 p.m. Lecture by Brad Lepper: JUN. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – Rise and Shine Cambridge Farmers 365-1935 or http://arcofappalachia.org/return-of-the-snakes/.

“Effigy Mounds — A World View.” Guided tour. Optional BBQ Market, Tractor Supply on Rte. 209/Southgate Pkwy., Cambridge, JUN. 9–10 – Lucasville Trade Days, Scioto Co. Fgds., 1193 dinner is $15/plate. Pre-register at 937-365-1935 or http://arcofappa8 a.m.–noon. 740-439-2238 or www.downtowncambridge.com.

Fairground Rd., Lucasville. $3, under 13 free. Free parking. Features lachia.org/solstice.

JUN. 2 – Guided Hike, Highlands Nature Sanctuary, 7660 Cave dogs and other farm animals to sell, buy, or trade, plus flea market JUN. 30 – Forgotten Places and Spaces Walking Tour, through Rd., Bainbridge, 10 a.m. Free guided hike on the beautiful Barrett’s treasures. 937-728-6643 or www.lucasvilletradedays.com.

Historic Downtown Cambridge, 3–4:30 p.m. 740-705-1873 or www.

Rim trail. Register at 937-365-1935 or http://arcofappalachia.org/ JUN. 16 – National Road Bike Show and Ribfest, Historic ohiomadegetaways.com barretts-rim-guided-hike.

Downtown Cambridge, 11 a.m.–8 p.m. Enjoy bikes, ribs, and music JUN. 2 – Hospice of Guernsey’s 4th Annual Touch A Truck, all day! 740-439-2238 or www.downtowncambridge.com.

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Tribute. Free. Bring your chair, but no coolers, please. 937-543-5115 or www.tippcityartscouncil.com.

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JUN. 9 – Old Fashioned Strawberry Festival, 4782 Cincinnati Brookville Rd., downtown Shandon, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Free admission.

Fresh produce, strawberry shortcake and ice cream. Local vendors and artists, live music. 513-860-4194 or www.gettothebc.com/events.

JUN. 9–10 – Hueston Woods Arts and Crafts Fair, Hueston Woods State Park, Pioneer Farm Museum, 6929 Brown Rd., Oxford, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. $4, under 13 free. Outdoor juried art show with over 80 exhibitors. 513-523-8005 or www.gettothebc.com/events.

JUN. 16 – Paddle Palooza, Cowan Lake State Park, 1750 Osborn Rd., Wilmington, 1–5 p.m. Free and open to the public. Try out a kayak, canoe, or stand-up paddleboard. 614-306-4913.

JUN. 2 – Bradford Railroad Festival and Train Swap: A Salute to the Railroaders, Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum, 200 N. Miami Ave., Bradford, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. $5, under 13 free with a paying adult.

Features train layouts, model train and historical train vendors. 937552-2196 or www.bradfordrrmuseum.org.

JUN. 22 – Vernon McIntyre’s Appalachian Grass, McCoy’s Place, 6008 Springdale Rd, Cincinnati, 7–9 p.m. Free. Enjoy an evening of lively bluegrass. 513-385-8222 or www.facebook.com/mccoys. place/?rf=192920540735840.

JUN. 23 – Treasure Island River Fest, 409 N. Elm St., Troy, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Live music, food trucks, brews available after 4:30 p.m.

JUN. 2–3 – Troy Strawberry Festival, downtown Troy, Sat. 10 12.1-mile River Race and post-race celebration. www.greatmiami.net. a.m.–8 p.m., Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m. More than 60 food booths, all showJUN. 23–24 – 26th Annual Historic Home and Garden Tour, casing strawberry dishes and products. Also arts and crafts vendors, 370 E. Main St., St. Paris, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. $15. Enjoy a weekend of live music, and more. 937-339-7714 or http://gostrawberries.com. tours, craft demonstrations and sales, food, and live entertainment.

JUN. 5–8 – Greenville Farm Power of the Past: 19th Annual Tour is not handicapped accessible and pets are not allowed. 800Reunion, Darke Co. Fgds., 800 Sweitzer St., Greenville. $5. Featuring 791-6010 or www.ccpaurbanaohio.com. tractors and equipment, oil field engines, and Michigan-built JUN. 23–24 – Keeping the Tradition Pow Wow, 2301 W. River engines. 937-547-1845 or www.greenvillefarmpower.org.

Rd., Dayton, Sat. 12–8:30 p.m., Sun. 12–5 p.m. $8, Srs./C. (6–16) $6, JUN. 8–9 – Banana Split Festival, Denver Williams Park, 1100 free under 5. Weekend passes available. American Indian dances, arts Rombach Rd., Wilmington, Fri. 4–10 p.m., Sat. noon–10 p.m. Free. and crafts, and food. 937-268-8199 or www.sunwatch.org.

Food booths, live music, games, 5K run, and, of course, banana splits!

JUN. 23–24 – Vectren Dayton Air Show, Dayton International wilmingtonbanana@gmail.com or www.bananasplitfestival.com.

Airport, 3800 Wright Dr., Vandalia, 9 a.m.–6 p.m. One of America’s JUN. 8–10 – Versailles Poultry Days, 459 S. Center St., Versailles. leading air shows, featuring the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels. www.

Free admission and parking. Enjoy barbecue chicken dinners and daytonairshow.com. many fun events. 937-526-9773 or www.versaillespoultrydays.com.

JUN. 9 – Canal Music Fest, 35 Parkwood Ave., Tipp City, 5:30–10:30 p.m. Featuring Tusk — The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac

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JUN. 2 – Taste of Parkersburg, corner of 3rd and Market Sts., Parkersburg, 5–11 p.m. $15 advance, $20 at site. Savor food, wine, and beer from local restaurants. 304-865-0522 or www.downtownpkb.com.

JUN. 8–10 – Fostoria Glass Society of America Convention and Elegant Glass Show, Moundsville Ctr. Bldg., 901 8th St., Moundsville. This year features cuttings by the Fostoria Glassware Company. 304-843-4128 or www.fostoriaglass.org.

JUN. 28–30 – Point Pleasant Sternwheel Regatta, Point Pleasant. Free admission. Parade, pageants, concerts, and more. www. pointpleasantregatta.org.

PLEASE NOTE: Ohio Cooperative Living strongly urges readers to confirm dates and times before traveling. Submit listings AT LEAST 90 DAYS prior to the event by writing to Ohio Cooperative Living, 6677 Busch Blvd., Columbus, OH 43229 or events@ohioec.org.

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Funny Wedding Pictures My husband, Robert, and me on our wedding day. His mother, Janet Perkins, gifted us with a honeymoon nightie, so we modeled it while she peeked at us. This is the only framed photo I have of that day. Not sure what she was thinking!

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