Ruralite - December 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

Grill Baby, Grill!

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.

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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.

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

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. Those selected will be published in an upcoming issue of Ruralite.

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

Talk of the tailgaters. Janet and Mick Batchelor proudly display their custom cooker-smoker. “We’ve taken it to Autzen Stadium twice for a tailgater,” says Janet. “Both times it was game day, and both times a film crew came around and filmed the cooker.” Photo submitted by Janet Batchelor of Oakridge, Oregon.

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. Watch for selected photos in the August

2012 issue.

Holiday Favorites

The holidays provide some
of the best opportunities for
capturing special moments.
Send us your favorite holiday
picture. Please be sure to
identify the people in the
photo, as well as the story
behind it.