November 2012Vol. 61, No. 11

News for Members of Adams Electric Cooperative, Camp Point, Illinois

Artichoke Cheese Bread

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Pages 8 & 9

Dear Mr. Stalder, Enclosed is a picture of our 8th Gradestudents showing off the new activity project books we purchased through your Penny Power Program. TheMicrosoftOffice2007ActivityBook will provide excellent training materials for our older students preparing for high school. The Super Graphing Book has numerous activities that make creating graphs fun and useful. This is a skill that wearealwaysreinforcingwithourstudentsfromfirst grade on up. Our6th,7thand8thgraders already know how much fun Movie Making is, but this new activity book provides so many exceptional ideas. It not only reinforces the concepts they are already familiar with, but takes it to the next level. This resource willbeextremelybeneficial. AndIprobablydonotneedtotellyouhowfuntheGPSand Google Earth activities will be for our students! I wish I had this when I was in school. We already use Google Earth to research cities, countries, etc., right down to the street view. This book has everything from researching State Capitols, to exploringundertheocean,toflyingtotheplanetsandtheSun.Your generosity has reinvigorated our classroom! Thank you again for allowing us to participate in your Penny Power program. The many activities you have now made possible in our classroom will last for many years to come. Very sincerely,Nan Wood, Technology Instructor / St. Dominic School

Thankyouforthegenerousgrantof$500fromAdamsElectric Cooperative Penny Power Grant Program. The grant funds will help provide transportation to school children, from two schools in impoverished areas to the Kroc Center to participate in a variety of programs. Some oftheseprogramsincludefitness,recreation,art,homeworkhelp, and sports league opportunities. We appreciate all that the Penny Power program does to make a difference in the lives of others.Thank you again!Sincerely, Patty Douglas, Development Director / Kroc Center

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by Jim ThompsonGeneral Manager

The Wage & Benefits, Board Governance/Restructuring, Finance, and Bylaw commit-tees met on Tuesday, September 11 and Wednesday, September 12. Good progress was

made at all of these meetings. The com-mittees will help streamline the process of reviewing all the various aspects of consolidation. However, please keep in mind, that all issues discussed at commit-tee meetings must meet approval by both Cooperative boards before final decisions are made. The Bylaw Committee is in the process of reviewing bylaws from both Cooperatives. Adams Electric Cooperative’s Manag-er of Finance Steve Jennings and Western Illinois Electrical Coop.’s Office Manager Becky Dickinson are in the process of preparing a ten-year financial forecast for the Finance Committee. The forecast will cover rates, capital credit retirements, and equity. The committee is preparing a capital budget plan covering equipment purchases, capital credit retirement rota-tions, and construction work. They will

also review insurance levels for a larger consolidated cooperative. In addition, they will look at loan repricing options to exam-ine opportunities and risks. The Wage & Benefits Committee is reviewing options for the consolidated cooperative’s retirement benefits package. Tom Hogan, Regional Director from NRECA, was present at the meeting to discuss retirement benefits options. Wages were discussed as part of the retirement benefits discussion. Health insurance will be the main topic at the next committee meeting. Mike Ohnemus, Adams Electric Cooperative’s GIS Mapping Technician, created a new district map for the Board Governance Committee. The committee discussed using section lines where ap-propriate in determining district boundar-ies. This committee discussed board term limits, per diem, election processes, training requirements, and ways to reduce the number of directors. At the next meeting, the committee will start reviewing the board governance policies. The Communications Committee did not meet recently, but have discussed ways to keep members and employees informed of the consolidation study. Members will continue to receive updates in their member newsletters. The committee also discussed providing informational meetings for mem-bers if needed. All updates will be posted on the cooperatives’ websites as well. The Rates Committee did not meet recently, but at the previous meeting, the committee agreed that a cost of service study should be performed once the new cooperative is established in January 2014. Most rate structures are similar. In general, WIEC’s rate structures have lower facil-ity charges and higher kWh charges while AEC’s rate structures have higher facility charges and lower kWh charges.

Consolidation UpdateCommittee Meetings Held

If you choose to disconnect your air conditioner in the winter, please use the switch outside that is mounted on the condensing unit. Do not turn off your air conditioner at the breaker. Doing so sends a signal that there is a problem with yourAMRmeter.Ifyouhavequestions, call the engineering departmentat(217)593-7701.

Your Bank Account

Mr. Stalder,Thank you for taking the time to give an educational presentation about the Pigeon Creek Wind Turbine for the IllinoisFBFMRetireesAnnualMeetingandTourgrouplastweek. Everyone enjoyed their visit to the Quincy area. I had many positive remarks about visiting the wind turbine and learning about renewable energy and the value it has for the community. It was a pleasure to work with you. Please know that your efforts contributed greatly to the group’s goal of lifelong learning.Sincerely, BobRhea,WesternFBFM

If you disconnect. . .

Change Your Batteries

Daylight Saving

Time EndsNovember 4 at 2 a.m.Remember to set your

clocks back 1 hour.

This is also a good time

to change the batteries

in your smoke alarms!

Board of Directors:PresidentAlan Acheson .................. RushvilleVice PresidentLyle Waner ......................... LoraineTreasurerBob Willis ................... Mt. SterlingSecretaryRoger Busen .....................TimewellDirectorRichard King .................. HuntsvilleDirectorJohn Kestner ........................ Payson DirectorJim Benz ..............................Quincy DirectorGeorge Schneider ................LibertyDirectorRebecca Barlow ................. ClaytonGeneral ManagerJim Thompson PE ...............QuincyAttorneyCharles Burton ................ Rushville

Adams Electric Cooperative provides safe, reliable service to over 8,400 members in Adams, Brown, Schuyler, Pike, Hancock, McDonough, and Fulton counties. Adams Electric is member-owned, not-for-profit and overseen by a board of directors elected by the membership.

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Editor:Laura Dotson

www.adamselectric.coop

Office hours: Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

To report an outage:1-800-232-4797

Local calls dial direct:217-593-7701

Mission Statement:“Adams Electric Cooperative’s

mission is to strive to exceed our members’ expectations by

providing safe, reliable and affordable electric service in a

cooperative and environmentally responsible manner.”

Has your bank merged or was it acquired by

another bank? Your routing numbers and/or

account numbers may have changed. If you

participate in Adams Electric’s automatic bank draft-

ing program to pay your electric bill, please update

the Co-op with your new information. Banks accept

old account information temporarily but this will

need to be updated to remain in the bank drafting

program. If you are unsure,

contact your bank.

Adams Electric Cooperative’s office will be closed Monday, November 12

in observance of Veterans Day.The Cooperative office will also be closed to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday on

Thurs., November 22 and Fri., November 23.

If you have an outage, call (800) 232-4797.

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Make sure fuses are proper-ly sized for the circuit they are protecting. If you don’t know the correct rating, have an electrician identify and label the correct size to be used. Always replace a fuse with the same size you are removing.

To introduce myself, for the past several years I served as Director of the Illinois Power Agency (IPA). The IPA is the state agency created in 2007 by the Illinois General Assembly to purchase wholesale power for certain customers of Ameren and ComEd, the state’s investor-owned electric utilities. In October 2011, I start-ed a consulting service and now advise communities on their energy purchasing options. In my current capacity as an energy consultant, my job is price hedging. I identify risks, handicapping them for probability, and then explore what I can do to avoid those risks. Prices for the electricity commodity have been driven lower largely by de-mand erosion due to the troubled econo-my. Since we entered into this recession in 2008, Illinois has seen about a nine percent decline in industrial demand. The big question is how long will this low electricity commodity price market continue. Conventional wisdom from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) indicates that the current price of 9.8¢ for a kWh of electricity will drop to 9.2¢ by 2019. Without meaning to sound too critical, I would suggest that the Energy Informa-tion Administration has perhaps over-emphasized the role of low natural gas prices in making its projections. Their projected future electricity prices ap-pear to me to be artificially low based on overly high expectations for new natural gas supplies. The U.S. DOE claimed that 410 tril-lion cubic feet of recoverable shale gas was available in the Marcellus formation. The U.S. Geological Survey, the guys who know about dirt and rocks, claim that only about 84 trillion cubic feet are available. In addition, any increases in regulatory requirements on natural gas “fracking” will likely reduce supplies and increase prices. Even if we get all of that supply to market, will prices stay low forever? The answer is no. In Europe and Asia, they will pay $12 to $15 a million btu for natural gas. We are paying $2 to $3 so

Historically low energy prices can’t lastIllinois electric co-ops are prepared for long-term

there is a profit incentive to get it from here to there. We are turning liquefied natural gas import terminals into export terminals. I believe that retail electricity prices will likely rise by 75 percent by 2019. And, I also see natural gas above $6 – or roughly double the current spot price. Electricity prices are driven by multiple elements including generation supply, transmission and distribution. On the generation supply side, there is significant potential for base load gen-eration retirement, and the rate of public plant closure announcements is increas-ing. Can the effects of these retirements be offset by new renewable generation? Likely not, because 50 megawatts of wind or solar generating capacity is not the same as 50 megawatts of dispatch-able generation. Renewables may be the preferred policy option today, but they’re not the total solution to replacing lost base load generation. So where will replacement genera-tion come from? Frankly, I don’t know, because that’s a policy issue that has been ignored for the last 15 years in the deregulated states. We don’t have a mechanism in the deregulated world to build new base load power plants. There is not a 30-year contract model to support the capital necessary to build a new plant. So, we have a situation where generating capacity is going off line but we don’t have new capacity coming on line. I think we can all agree that this will cause upward price pressure. More importantly, an economic recovery will drive up energy demand. At the first sign of true economic recovery I expect to see a lot of upward price pressure in electric-ity markets. Transmission also has some upward price pressures. We’re starting to see some plans from regional transmis-sion operators that predict higher costs. PJM, which manages transmission in the northern part of the state, estimates that about $14 billion in transmission sys-tem upgrades are necessary just to deal with plant closures. Additionally, PJM

estimates that integrating new renewables into the system will cost around $60 bil-lion. Distribution costs are also likely to rise. The investor-owned utilities are spending significant sums of money to make long-overdue system reliability upgrades and all of this drives up distri-bution costs. All of these items, and more, lead me to believe that electricity costs for consumers are going up. Where does municipal aggregation fit into all of this? Municipal aggregation allows a county, city or village located in the ComEd or Ameren territories to step in and negotiate an electricity supply contract for their residents. Right now, municipalities are able to achieve signifi-cant discounts off the Ameren or ComEd energy rates for the short term. The abil-ity to book those kinds of savings as a practical matter will basically end in May of 2013. My suspicion is that more than half of the municipal aggregations that have been formed will probably go away with-in two years. Municipalities are generally not risk managers, and their residents can leave the aggregation if prices get too high. First, it is important to remember that value is more than a low price. For example, electric co-ops are ahead of investor-owned utilities in terms of add-ing smart grid options. This new tech-nology adds value in terms of reliability and pricing options. Co-ops are in many cases also providing rural broadband, or helping with rural water system expan-sion and other economic development projects. That’s added value. Second, remember that price stability is also a value. The electric market prices

by Mark Pruitt

Commentary

Mark Pruitt, former Direc-tor of the Illinois Power Agency,currentlyisthePrincipal of the Power Bureau, LLC, an energy consultingfirm.

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Eight scholarships for 2013 will be awarded to Illinois high school seniors through the Thomas H. Moore Illinois Electric Cooperative (IEC) Memorial Scholarship Program.

Applicants will be judged on grade point average, college entrance exam scores, work and volunteer experience, school and civic activities, and a short essay.

To download an application or to complete an application online, visit: www.adamselectric.coop/community/youth/scholarshipsTo receive an application by mail, contact Adams Electric Cooperative at (800) 232-4797. Deadline to enter: December 31, 2012

Thomas H. Moore

Each scholarship will be worth

• 4 scholarships are available for the sons/daughters of Illinois cooperative members for any two or four year accredited college in the United States.

• 1 scholarship is reserved for the son/daughter of an Illinois cooperative employee/director for any school in the United States.

• 2 scholarships are available for the son/daughter of an Illinois cooperative member, employee, or director for an Illinois community college.

• 1 scholarship is reserved to help pay for costs to attend the lineworker’s school conducted by AIEC in conjunction with Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois. This scholarship is available for the son or daughter of an Illinois cooperative member, employee or director; an individual who has served or is serving in the U.S. armed forces or National Guard; or an individual enrolled in the Lincoln Land lineworker’s school.

2000 Ford F550, 239,755 mi. as of 10/1/12, 7.3L V8 Diesel with PS, PB, A/C and Versalift SST 36I aerial unit, maintenance records.

This unit will be sold as is. Adams Electric Cooperative is accepting sealed bids on this unit until 5:00 p.m., Friday, November 16, 2012. Contact Tim Brecht or Rick Bruns at (217) 593-7701 or (800) 232-4797.

2000 Ford F550 Basket Truck Directors Attend Statewide Annual MeetingSeven Adams Electric Cooperative directors attended the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperative’s 71st Annual Meeting. In attendance were Alan Acheson, Becky Barlow, Roger Busen, John Kestner, Rick King, Bob Willis and George Schneider. Prior to the meeting, directors Acheson, Barlow, Busen, and Kestner attended the course “Appraising & Compensating the CEO”. The board is responsible for evaluating the general manager’s performance. The AIEC Annual Meeting is attended by nearly 400 Illinois electric cooperative leaders and members. The AIEC is the service organization for member electric and telephone cooperatives for the state of Illinois and their associate organizations.

AEC Board ReorganizationThe Adams Electric Cooperative Board of Directors met on September 27, 2012 to elect officers. Results of the board election are as follows:

Alan AchesonPresident

Lyle WanerVice President

Bob WillisTreasurer

Roger BusenSecretary

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change every five minutes. Electric co-ops have ownership in real generating assets that are going to protect members from rising prices over the long-term. While the municipal aggrega-tion approach is yielding some short-term savings, we sus-pect that their prices will pop up when the economy recovers largely because they do not invest in generating assets. Third, remember that today is not forever. We can all remember not long ago when they said we were running out of natural gas. I also remember something about nuclear plants making electricity too cheap to meter. We all know that the market changes, and that prices rise faster than they fall. Electric co-ops have taken crucial steps to pre-pare for the coming market changes. Lastly, there will always be people who will question and criticize every decision any leader makes. When you look at the long term, someone will say you should’ve gone short. When you buy, someone will say that you could’ve sold. I see price pressures and instability in today’s electricity mar-kets. My belief is that electric co-ops have laid out long-term plans and will be better positioned than the rest of the market when prices rise. My Sunday school teacher used to ask, “When did Noah build the Ark? It was before the rain.” It was hard for Noah, with years and years of effort and everyone wondering why he did it. I personally believe that the state’s electric co-ops are doing the hard work necessary in the current challenging times to prepare for the long-term best interests of their members. And, I would suggest that co-op members are likely to be thankful in the future for the foresight that co-op leaders have demonstrated. ■

Commentary (Continuedfrompage5)

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Crime Stoppers is a non-profit program which partners community volunteers, law enforcement and the media to help fight crime. The organization offers cash rewards to citizens who report information about a crime which leads to an arrest. The big advantage of the Crime Stoppers program is that the caller remains anonymous. Here’s how it works: • A citizen calls the hotline number and talks to a live person at an offsite call center. • The caller may be asked questions about the criminal but never their own identity. • The caller must be prepared to give as much information about the criminal as possible at the time of the call. • At the end of the discussion, the caller will receive a code number with information on when and

where to call back to receive further instructions. • If the caller’s information leads to an arrest, the caller will be eligible for a cash reward. • Rewards are usually based on a percentage of bail and can range from $50-$1,000. • If an arrest was made based on information

provided by the caller, the caller will receive details on how to obtain

his/her reward, usually from a local bank.• The caller is responsible for calling back.

Citizens can also report information about crimes online at quincycrimestoppers.com

through WebTip. WebTips are encrypted so no ISP address is traced. Reporting tips are entirely

confidential. After reporting a tip via WebTips, a similar process would follow with a code number

on the screen. Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers serves Adams County and is part of a national organization. Quincy’s program is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors from Adams County. The board determines the amount and method of cash rewards for each criminal and raises funds to support the program. The directors also work closely with the media and police.

The Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers program is coordinated by representatives from the Quincy Police Department, Illinois State Police, and the Adams Coun-ty Sheriff’s Department. (905413-001) The Crime Stoppers’ hotline phone number is pub-licized by local media along with unsolved crimes and “Fugitives of the Week” on a regular basis. Funds are raised through donations from individuals and businesses and various fundraising events. A Movie Trivia Night is held in the fall (this year on Oct. 27). Another trivia event – TV Trivia Night – will be held in the winter. Crime Stoppers sells 50/50 tickets at Quincy Raceways and has provided food on occasion for Blues in the District. Funds are used for cash rewards and to provide safety programs. Recently, Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers helped sponsor an anti-bullying presentation in area schools. Crime Stoppers has been successful at assisting law enforcement officials by helping track down crimi-nals. Since its inception in 1997, Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers has received 5,445 tips which have led to 1,291 arrests. Drugs and property recovered total $225,936. Total rewards approved equal $127,939. For more information on Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers or the Crime Stoppers program in your area, see the contact information at right.

Quincy Regional Crime Stoppers

Needs You!You’ve probably heard or read Crime Stoppers’ requests to help track down criminals. This time they are looking for citizens in the rural commu-nities who would like to be a part of the Crime Stoppers team – to act as associate board mem-bers. If you would be interested in helping bring an awareness to your community, contact Jeff VanCamp at (217) 242-6077.

Hotlines in Your Area!Adams County

Quincy Regional Crime Stoppersquincycrimestoppers.com

Quincy Police Department’s Pro-Act office (217) 228-4485

Hotline: (217) 228-4474

Brown & Schuyler CountiesSchuyler Brown County Crime Stoppers

Phone: (217) 322-4366Hotline: (217) 322-3326

McDonough CountyMacomb Area Crime Stoppersmacombareacrimestoppers.comPhone number: (309) 833-2323

Hotline: 1-800-222-TIPSor text CRIMESTOP plus your tip to

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Pike CountyPike County Crime Stopperspikecountycrimestoppers.orgHotline: (217) 285-1500

• Type of crime committed• When the crime occurred or when the fugitive will be at a specific location• Where the crime occurred or where items from the crime can be found• Who was involved: name(s), nickname(s), age, date of birth, address, height, weight, tattoos, clothing, vehicle description, and people they associate or live with • Any other details you think may be helpful in solving the case

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ListentoDougRye’sliveradioprogram“HomeRemedies”onWTADeverySaturdaymorningat9:06a.m.DougRye,alicensedarchitectlivinginSalineCountyworksasaconsultantfortheElectricCooperativesofArkansastopromoteenergyefficiencytocooperativemembersstatewide.Toaskenergyefficiency-relatedquestions,callDougat1-501-653-7931.Moreenergy-efficiencytips,aswellasDoug’scolumns,canalsobefoundatwww.ecark.org.Source:RuralArkansasMagazine

Yippee. It is fall, school is in full swing, football is being played, the leaves are changing to beautiful colors and attics are no longer super-hot. And, yes, theutility bills will be lower because little,if any, heating or cooling is needed inOctober. If you want to know about what itcost to cool your house on one of thosehot summer months like August, simplysubtract a low fall bill like October’s from the August bill. For example: August $275 minus October $165 = $110 for August cooling. This is just an estimate but works fairly well for most houses because the lowest usage in the fall or the lowest usage in the spring is the amount that we consider the base usage of the house. Additional usage would usually be related to heating or cooling. It is amazing to me that we are stillreceiving calls from folks that read theprevious three hot attic columns. I amconvinced that we have helped manyof you find the solution to the problemsthat a hot attic can cause. And may Iremind you that helping you, the readersof this column, is what this column is allabout. A gentleman recently called meand was very concerned about his highsummer electric bills. I asked him all

of my usual questions about his houseand, based on his answers, agreedthat he needed help. Because no twoexisting houses are exactly the samewhen considering energy efficiency,I suggested that he have a qualifiedenergy auditor perform a detailed energy assessment of his house. Much to my surprise, he told me that he had an audit performed in 1996. Let’s see now,2012-1996=16yearsago.Yes, that’s 16 years ago. I asked him if he still had a copy of the audit. He told me that he had it right at his fingertips. I asked him lots of questions about the audit. I learned that the audit was performed by a company that I considered to be totally qualified to test a house. I learned that the house, when tested, had an air leakage rating of .77 natural air changes per hour. Oh my lands, I thought. This house is whatwe call a 77 percent leaker. For thoseof you that read this column regularly,you know that 77 percent leakage is notgood. A house built to our suggestedstandards has a leakage rate of about20 percent, which has proven throughthe years to be about perfect. Based onthe audit report, the air infiltration wascoming from many sources, such asrecessed lights, wood trim, lack of doorweather-stripping, attic access panelsand serious ductwork problems, suchas panned floor joists for the return airsystem. The report also mentioned aserious lack of attic insulation. Folks,while this may sound terrible, this isfairly typical for many older houses. Atone point during our conversation, hesaid to me, “The problems are probablyabout the same as they were then because we have not made any of the

suggested improvements.” I actually felt sad for this family at that moment because I was certain that they had been paying higher than necessary utility bills for at least 16 years. The reason that I tell you this storyis because the audit report also gavethe family a price quote to fix all of theproblems. I am fairly certain that thefamily had sufficient funds to make those improvements but, for whatever reason, chose not to do so. The quoted price for the improvements in 1996 was far less than the cost to make the improvements in 2012. If the improvements had been made in 1996, the family would have already saved the amount spent on them by having lower utility bills for 16 years. Now I want to commend thisfamily. Although they wished that theymade the improvements many years ago, they bit the bullet and hired a company to make the improvements in 2012. The extra money they spent on higher utility bills in 16 years would have more than paid for those improvements and their house would have been far more comfortable. So, I always say, the sooner you fix the problems, the better. If your utility bills are higher thanthey should be, I suggest that you alsoobtain a comprehensive energy auditfrom a credentialed expert. If you are amember of an electric co-op, you cancall the member services departmentfor assistance. For dozens of energysaving tips and solutions, visit www.SmartEnergyTips.org. See you in November when there just might be frost on the pumpkins. •

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Barbecued MeatballsSubmitted by Marilyn Stout

Meatballs:1 1/2 lbs. hamburger1 sm. can evaporated milk1/2 cup chopped onion1/4 tsp. garlic powder1/4 tsp. pepper1 egg1 cup quick oats1 tsp. salt1 tsp. chili powderSauce: 1 cup ketchup3/4 cup brown sugar1/4 tsp. garlic powder1/4 cup chopped onion1 tsp. liquid smokeMix all ingredients for meatballs together. Shape into 1 1/4” balls. Place in 9 x 13 pan. Combine ingredients for sauce. Stir until sugar dissolves. Pour over meatballs. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Oreo TrufflesSubmitted by Mark Vincent

1 pkg. Oreos, finely crushed1 pkg. cream cheese, softened1 lb. white chocolateMix Oreos and cream cheese. Roll Oreo mixture into one inch balls. Dip in melted chocolate and place on wax paper covered cookie sheet. Place in refrigerator for a minimum of one hour.

BBQ Pork KielbasaSubmitted by Laura Dotson

2 lbs. Pork Kielbasa1/2 cup vinegar1/4 cup ketchup1/4 cup barbecue sauce1 1/2 cups lt. brown sugarMix vinegar, ketchup, barbecue sauce, and brown sugar. Chop pork into bite-size pieces. Put pork in a 9x13 pan. Pour sauce over top. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Serve as an appetizer.

S’more Cookie BarsSubmitted by Pam Norsworthy

1/2 cup butter, room temperature1/4 cup brown sugar1/2 cup sugar1 large egg1 tsp. vanilla extract1 1/3 cups all purpose flour3/4 cups graham cracker crumbs1 tsp. baking powder1/4 tsp. salt2 king size milk chocolate bars1 1/2 cups marshmallow fluff

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 8 inch square baking pan. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl whisk flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture and mix on low until combined. Divide dough in half. Press half on bottom of greased dish. Place chocolate bars over dough. Spread marshmallow cream over chocolate. Place remaining dough in a layer over the fluff. Bake for 30-35 minutes until lightly browned.

Artichoke Cheese BreadSubmitted by Laura Dotson

2 tbsp butter2 cloves garlic, pressed1 can (14 oz.) artichoke hearts, drained and chopped1 cup shredded mozarella cheese1/2 cup Parmesan cheese1/4 cup sour cream1 Tbsp. minced onion1 loaf French breadSalt and pepper to taste

Line a large baking sheet with alu-minum foil. In a skillet, melt butter until foamy. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat, and stir in artichoke hearts, mozzarella, Parmesan, sour cream and minced onion until combined. Slice the bread lengthwise. Place the bread halves on the prepared baking sheet, cut side up, and spread the cooled cheese and artichoke mixture overtop. Broil until cheese is melted. Cut each half into six pieces and serve.

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Fall Hard Times SupperNov. 10 (serving starts at 4pm), Loraine Methodist Church. Northern beans with fresh pork, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, applesauce, cornbread, pie, cake & drinks. Freewill offering. Country store. (217) 242-7096

Golden Lions BreakfastNov. 10 (6-11am), Golden Town Hall. Biscuits & gravy with eggs, raffle & bake sale. Free will donation. Proceeds for repair/replace playground equipment at Golden Park. (217) 696-2391

Brown Co. Deer ClassicNov. 10 (5:30pm), St. Mary’s School, 408 W. Washington, Mt. Sterling. Live & silent auctions, raffles, games, meal & beverages. Tickets sold in advance. (217) 257-7508

Veteran’s Day ProgramNov. 11 (10:30am), American Legion Building, Mt. Sterling. Honoring living & deceased veterans for their service to our country. Patriotic music & speaker followed by a light lunch.

Turkey DinnerNov. 11 (11am-2pm), St. Brigid Church, Liberty. Veterans Day weekend! Turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, vegetable, desserts, apple salad and drink. Buffet style. Handicapped accessible. (217) 645-3936 or (217) 645-3680

Versailles Soup DinnerNov. 17 (11am-2pm), Versailles Community Building. Proceeds benefit Versailles Fall Festival. (217) 225-3574

Quincy Service League Holiday Gift Show & SaleNov. 17 & 18, (Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm) Quincy Senior High.

Thanksgiving MealNov. 22 (Carryouts at 11:30am, meal at noon), Mt. Sterling United Methodist Church. Free Thanksgiving meal for the community. Carryouts & transportation can be provided. Contact church for details (217) 773-2027

Coming Soon!Christmas at the MillDec. 1 (10am-5pm), Prairie Mills Windmill Hall, Golden. Soup, sandwiches, desserts & beverages. Christmas music, entertainment, kids activities, tree displays, bake sale, vendors. And, Santa’s coming! Reservations required. (217) 696-4672

Music Trivia NightNov. 3 (6:30pm), Liberty High School. Pre-register for 8-person teams. $100/table or $12.50/person. Prizes, gift basket raffle. Fundraiser for student activities & school needs. Sponsored by LCA. (217) 656-3009

Soup LuncheonNov. 4 (11am-1pm), St. Peter Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, Coatsburg. Free-will offering.

Holy Family Turkey DinnerNov. 4 (11am-1:30pm), Eat at St. Mary School Gym/Carryouts at KC Hall. Meal, raffles & country store.(217) 773-3233

Coatsburg/Paloma Lioness Card PartyNov. 4 (4-8pm), Paloma Community Building. Salad bar at 5:30pm. $7.50/person. (217) 455-4625

Election DayNov. 6. Don’t forget to vote!

Soup SupperNov. 8 (4-7pm), First Baptist Church, Mt. Sterling. Free soup, sandwiches, desserts & drinks. (217) 773-3562

Symphony of TreesNov. 9 & 10, Holiday Inn, 4821 Oak, Quincy. Showcase of trees, children’s playhouse, wreaths, centerpieces, gingerbread houses, holiday market, auctions, raffles & entertainment.

Woodland Cemetery TourNov. 1 (5-7pm), Woodland Cemetery, 1020 S. 5th, Quincy. Outdoor walking tour of final resting places of Quincy & Adams County founding men & women, industrialists, Civil War soldiers & others. Bring flashlight. $6. For reservation, call (217) 222-1835

Clay ConversationsNov. 1 (7pm), Quincy Art Center. Meets first Thurs. of each month. Open studio discussion for potters, handbuilders, clay sculptors and all levels of ability. quincyartcenter.org or call (217) 223-5900

Holiday Open HouseNov. 3 (9am-1pm), American Legion Building, Mt. Sterling. Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Stampin’ Up, Yoder’s Dutch Bakery, crafts and many more. All proceeds from raffle for Brown Co. Against Cancer. (217) 289-3365

Craft Show, Silent Auction & Bake/Nut SaleNov. 3 (9am-2pm), Melrose Chapel United Methodist Church, 3600 Payson Rd., Quincy. Homemade soups, sandwiches, pies & drinks will be served.

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