Ruralite - November 2011

Simple Pleasures

The Best of Ruralite Country

CEO

Russell Green, CCC

ADMINIS TRATIVE MANAGER

Wendy Kelly

ADMINIS TRATIVE ASSISTAN T

Sharon Lippert

MEMBER SERVICES COORDINATOR

Brenda Somes, CCC

EDITOR

Curtis Condon, CCC

ASSISTANT EDITORS

Mike Teegarden, CCC Pam Blair, CCC

ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Jeff Durham Mike Federman

MAGAZINE ASSISTAN T

Linda Wiseman

Got One Better Than This?

Ruralite Board: Chairman Steve Eldridge, Secretary-Treasurer Laura McClure, Clay Fitch, Tom Jones, Brad Reeve, Orin LaRitchie, Paul Elmore.

Ruralite Publications Committee: Chairwoman Mary Zimmerman, Vice Chairman Jeff Cromie, Corinne Bradish, Troy Berglund, Jim Donahue, Lynn Culp, Dave D’Avanzo, Elissa Glassman, Barbara Johnson.

Ruralite (USPS 397-460) published monthly for members for $3.24 per year, plus postage, by Ruralite Services, Inc., 2040 A Street, Forest Grove, OR 97116—a not-for-profit Oregon cooperative corporation—to serve the communication needs of 47 consumer-owned electric utilities in Oregon, Washington, Alaska, Idaho, Nevada and California. Preferred periodical postage paid at Forest Grove, Oregon 97116 and additional mailing offices. © 2011 Ruralite Services, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited.

Postmaster: Send address changes to Ruralite, P. O. Box 558, Forest Grove, OR 97116-0558.

HOW TO CONTACT RURALITE Subscription services: Nonmember subscriptions $12 (U. S.) per year; $25 per year (foreign). Pre-payment required. Allow 4-8 weeks for first issue. Be sure to identify which local edition you want to receive. Have a problem receiving your Ruralite? Utility members—contact your local utility office. Nonmembers—call us at (503) 357- 2105 or write: Subscriptions, P.O. Box 558, Forest Grove, OR 97116-0558. Back issues: Back issues and extra copies $2. Pre-payment required. Supply is limited. Be sure to identify edition, month and year. Reprint permission: Direct all requests to Reprints and Permissions. To contact Ruralite: P. O. Box 558, Forest Grove, OR 97116-0558; (503) 357-2105; email: info@ruralite.org.

Manuscripts and photographs: Please do not send unsolicited materials. If you are interested in writing for Ruralite, query first. Include a self-addressed stamped envelope for writer’s guidelines. Address requests and queries to: Writer’s Guidelines.

DISPLAY ADVER TISING INQUIRIES

Contact Russell Green or Brenda Somes Ruralite Services, Inc. P. O. Box 558 Forest Grove, OR 97116 (503) 357-2105

We are always looking for great pictures with interesting stories behind them. Here are two more ideas for photos we would like to see.

Cool Cars

Do you own an awesome car, truck, tractor or other vehicle?

It can be the prettiest, ugliest, fastest or most-colorful vehicle around. Send us a picture and tell us what makes it so special.

Hit us with your best shot and we will pay you $25 if we publish it.

This 1967 V W Karmann Ghia has been in the Bechard family for 18 years. Ron Bechard restored the car after purchasing it in 1991. Sadly, Ron died soon after the car won an all-V W show in Boise in 1993. His wife, Janet, continued to show the car. It has had some minor changes to the paint scheme throughout the years, and a second major restoration two years ago. “A 70-year-old grandma cruising around in a fully custom ’67 V W Karmann Ghia is not something you see every day,” says Janet’s son Steve, who did the latest restoration. “I have the coolest mom around. She is ‘ The little ol’ lady from Central Oregon.’”

Photo submitted by Steve Bechard of Redmond, Oregon

Hot Grills

For many, barbecuing is not just a holiday tradition, it’s a way of life. If that describes you—and you have an unusual or custom barbecue grill—we want to hear from you. Be sure to include a photo.

When submitting photos, do not send originals;

send copies instead. Please identify everyone in pictures, including pets. Young children in a picture will be identified by first name only if it is published.

Also, do not write on the
backs of photos because
the ink can transfer from
one photo to another and
ruin them. Include caption
information on a separate
piece of paper.