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YOUNG MEMBERS

LETTER FROM THE EDITORJuly brings blueberries and butterfl ies.

SUMMER OF OUR DISCONTENTCo-ops try harder in trying times.

MY CO-OPFind out what’s happening at your local electric cooperative.

EVENTSPlenty of fun can be found this July.

CLASSIFIEDSBuy, sell, and trade with readers from across Wisconsin.

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Cooperator honored for work with endangered butterfl y.

Cute co-op kids get cozy with their critters.

RECIPES Bountiful blueberries bring bliss.

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Electric co-ops make plans to create monarch butterfl y habitat. Photo courtesy of Al Cornell.

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Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

July 2016 Vol. 77 No. 1

The Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News (Formerly Wisconsin R.E.C. News) has been published monthly and distributed since July 1940 to members of Wisconsin’s non-pro�t, consumer-owned rural electric cooperatives. It is available to non-members for $10 per year or $28 for three years.

Published by the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association, 1 S. Pinckney St., Suite 810, Madison, WI 53703. Steve Freese, president & CEO.

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Co-op Members: Please send address changes to your local electric co-op. Contact information can be found on page 18.

Steve Freese WECA president & CEODana Kelroy editorMary Erickson associate editorDavid Hoopman contributing writerAnn Bailey graphic designerTina Walden editorial assistantGeri Miller advertising consultant

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Each year, millions of monarch butterflies make their way across Wisconsin on their migration

corridor to Mexico. But since 1990, 970 million monarch butterflies have vanished. On page 8, we unveil a program to rebuild monarch habitat, and Wisconsin’s electric cooperatives will be pitching in to help. On page 6, Oakdale Electric Cooperative’s Bob Hess is honored for his work with the endangered Karner Blue butterfly.

On page 20, blueberries abound, with recipes courtesy of the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council. We’ve only published a fraction of the recipes available on blueberrycouncil.org. So if you have a bumper crop of these delicious little berries, or just had a “fruitful” day at a local U-Pick berry farm, we’ve got you covered.

This month we also take a look at how consumers rate their power providers, and how co-ops go the extra mile in “The Summer of Our Discontent” on page 10. Generally, cooperative power providers are rated more favorably than other providers, and they add a boost to local economies, regardless of the economic environment.

On page 13, we encourage readers to “Wash the energy waste out of your laundry.” Take advantage of July’s hot and breezy days to use nature’s clothes dryer—the clothesline.

Finally, plan a trip to Neillsville to celebrate our country and those who fought for it. On page 24, Mary Erickson previews Operation Persian Gulf Welcome Home, an event at The Highground honoring those who served in the Persian Gulf region.

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TRANSMISSION BUILD-OUT CALLED NATIONAL MODEL A report this spring from the University of Minnesota—Humphrey School of Public Affairs holds up the four-state CapX2020 transmission expansion as a model for fu-ture transmission initiatives expected to be necessary in evolving electricity markets and especially to support greater reliance on Great Plains wind energy.

Researchers at the Humphrey School’s Center for Science, Technology, and En-vironmental Policy credited CapX2020, a collaborative effort of 11 load-serving utilities, with ushering in “a new era of multi-state transmission planning and development that is reshaping the electric power industry.”

The partnering utilities include Dairy-land Power Cooperative, Great River Energy and Minnkota Power Cooperative, Minnesota Power, Missouri River Energy Services, Otter Tail Power, and Xcel En-ergy, along with the Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, the Southern Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, Rochester Public Utilities, and WPPI Energy.

The participants “created an example that other utilities can and should emu-late” in regional projects, the report said. Credited as major contributors to success were the creation of technical studies supporting the need for the 800-mile, $2 billion project; changes to Minnesota law and regulations allowing the expansion to move forward; “unparalleled” engagement leading to “a new era of transparency” and civic involvement in transmission planning, enabling completion of projects with “unprecedented levels of regulatory, logistic, and financial complexity.”

GAS DEMAND TO PUSH PRICES The shift to natural gas for electric genera-tion will soon drive up low gas prices, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected last month.

U.S. gas consumption is expected to rise 1 percent annually between now and 2040, with the power sector accounting for 34 percent of the growth and pushing prices up by about 11 percent annually through 2020, the EIA said.

The “relatively steep” price increase combined with growth of renewables will likely reduce gas demand for electric gen-eration by 2021, the EIA said.

Dairyland Power Cooperative has ob-tained federal regulatory approval of a temporary license transfer for its La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (LACB-WR) until decommissioning of the Ge-noa nuclear plant is completed.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the transfer to La Crossse-Solutions LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Solutions LLC specializing in decom-missioning and waste disposal. Wis-consin’s first and by far smallest nuclear plant, the LACBWR was built in 1967 as

Funeral services were held May 21 at Menomonie for Robert Trainor, who served in multiple positions as a director of Wisconsin electric cooperatives and co-op organizations. He was 92.

A 1944-46 U.S. Army veteran, Trainor was first elected a director of then-Dunn County Rural Electric Coop-erative in 1973 and retained a seat on its board (now Dunn Energy Cooperative)

Robert Hess, Oakdale Electric Coopera-tive board president and recently retired Department of Natural Resources biol-ogist, has been honored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) as a “Recov-ery Champion” for 2015, recognizing his work ensuring the survival of the endan-gered Karner Blue butterfly. Hess served as Wisconsin’s recovery coordinator for the species during the past nine years.

a demonstration project with the Atomic Energy Commission, and has been shut down since 1987.

The license will return to Dairyland after decommissioning is completed. Dairyland retains ownership of the site throughout, along with the title and responsibility for the spent nuclear fuel removed from an on-site storage pool and placed in dry cask storage, also on-site, in 2012. Low-level waste was removed from the site and shipped to South Carolina for disposal in 2007.

until 1992. In the meantime, he served as a director of Dairyland Power Coop-erative from 1981–92 and represented Dairyland on the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association board in 1986, ’87, and ’91. He also served as a director of Westconsin Credit Union.

Trainor, who is survived by Mary, his wife of 61 years, died May 17 at Menomonie.

He coordinated statewide Karner Blue population monitoring and secured financing including a $500,000 State Wildlife Grant to support habitat resto-ration in Wisconsin and Minnesota. FWS Midwest Regional Director Tom Melius said Hess’ work “has directly contributed to an increase in available habitat and has led to increased Karner Blue butterfly populations.”

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Growing up on our family farm in rural Hazel Green, there were things we just

took for granted. When I was a boy I’d go out to the pasture to bring the cows in for milking and would always see an abundance of Brown-eyed Susans, daisies, and milkweed throughout the pasture and along the fencerows. There would always be blue and yellow butterfl ies, bumblebees, and monarch butterfl ies every-where. Little did I know as a boy the relationship monarch butter-fl ies have with milkweed. Mon-arch reproduction is dependent on milkweed, the only viable food source for the butterfl y’s larvae.

Today, modern land use and management actions, weather, and habitat loss have reduced milkweed’s presence to a fraction of what it was when I was a boy. And the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has reported the grim statistic that since 1990, about 970 million monarch butterfl ies have vanished. Only about 30 million remain, and the FWS has been petitioned to list

the monarch under the Endangered Species Act. When I think of endangered species I think of whooping cranes or the extinct ivory-billed woodpecker, not the monarch.

Your statewide electric co-op organization is pitching in to help.

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because we are in the heart of the monarch’s migration corridor from Mexico. Beginning in April through the upper Midwest and in southern Canada by early June, several monarch generations breed until the southward migration begins by September. The fi rst monarchs reach Mexico by late October. The dramatic decline in their numbers is a major conservation concern but fortunate-ly, unlike many other species, monarch populations can respond very quickly to habitat improvement.

Sand County Foundation is focused on enabling private landowners to realize their full potential as conservationists and profi table stewards of the natural resources in their care. Through its partnerships and initiatives, Sand County Foundation works to ensure a future in which private landowners have the inspiration and freedom to improve the environment while respon-sibly producing food and fi ber for a growing population. Now, the foundation is assembling a partnership bringing together right-of-way holders, private farmland owners, science and conservation groups, and state and federal agencies. This partnership will build a network of habitat patches that, taken together, can help reinforce the eastern monarch butterfl y migration corridor.

I’m pleased to say the Wisconsin Electric Cooperative Association is a partner and throughout this year will be working with Sand County Foundation to see how we can help restore monarch habitat. We’ll work with your local electric cooperative to see how we can make a positive difference. We envision habitat being created around co-op service centers, community solar gardens, solar farms, utility rights-of-way, landscaping at co-op facilities, and much more. We’ll seek to bring in more partners to help create each habitat location. Groups like local FFA chap-ters can provide the manpower on land provided by the cooperative or its members.

Have a look at your own fencerow to see if you could plant milkweed and help the monarchs bounce back. And please stay tuned to the progress of this partnership as we’ll cover it in this magazine going forward. We hope to help assemble all the resources necessary for interested members to play a part in this important habitat resto-ration, at their local cooperative or in their own backyard.

Through a partnership with the Sand County Foundation, Wisconsin electric cooperatives hope to create monarch butterfl y habitat around co-op service

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The dynamics of the 2016 political season tell the story clearly enough: Almost regardless of party preference, nationwide discontent blends with a

heavy measure of urgency.With confi dence in long-established institutions under

a cloud—indeed with open questions about the very com-petence of some institutions to meet their responsibilities, it’s perhaps unsurprising that not only as citizens but also as consumers, Americans are registering diminished satisfaction with providers of needed services. Energy utilities, for instance.

If there’s a silver lining, maybe it’s that the nation’s electric cooperatives, on the whole, continue to hold their customary lead over other types of electricity providers in terms of customer satisfaction. More sobering is the fact that the whole industry has slipped when it comes to keeping customers satisfi ed, prompting questions: Why are co-ops doing better, and to what extent are fundamen-tal problems within the capability of energy providers to address?

A Troubling Trend While electric cooperatives main-tain their edge in outperforming other types of providers, no segment of the energy utility business has escaped the long-term trend of declining customer satisfaction confi rmed this spring by the newest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI).

Based at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, the ACSI conducts some 70,000 consumer interviews every year, using the information to produce periodic reports on more than 40 industries across the U.S. economy. The survey results announced in mid-May reveal a third straight year of downward-trending satisfaction with energy utilities, ACSI reported. Across all utility sectors, customer satisfaction over the past year dropped 3.2 per-cent to a score of 71.9 on a scale of 0 to 100, ACSI said.

Various categories of utility performed differently. For instance, large, investor-owned, “combined” utilities—meaning the regulated utilities owned by shareholders and offering both electric and natural gas service—fell 2.7 percent to an ACSI score of 72.

It’s worth noting that the combined utility with the greatest number of Wisconsin customers, Milwau-kee-based WEC Energy Group, appeared in the ACSI survey for the fi rst time. With its 2015 acquisition of In-tegrys Energy, WEC now includes WE Energies, Wiscon-sin Public Service Corp., and natural gas utilities serving parts of Minnesota, Michigan, and Illinois. WEC Energy outperformed its category by three points, scoring 75.

Meanwhile, Xcel Energy, with its immense service area stretching across the western plains and including many Wisconsin customers, underperformed the investor-owned, combined utility category, scoring 71

compared with 72 category-wide and its own rating of 76 just last year.

Virginia-based Dominion Resources, formerly a play-er in Wisconsin with its acquisition of the Kewaunee nu-clear plant from Wisconsin Public Service—and then the plant’s closure in 2013 with 20 years left on its operating license—slid to 74 points from 78 in 2015.

But if investor-owned utilities (IOUs) were still on the downslope, it was municipal utilities, as a group, that took the hardest hit, falling to a score of 68—a 6.8 percent decline from a year ago, driven, ACSI said, by “a sharp decline” in satisfaction with the smaller municipals that dominate the category.

Although their score slid to 76—from 80 in 2015—cooperative utilities overall led the pack in consumer satisfaction. ACSI noted that Touchstone Energy-affi liat-ed co-ops held an additional one-point edge, scoring 77 compared with last year’s 80.

Probing for Answers Claes Fornell, ACSI founder and current chairman, sifted through possible explana-tions for diminished consumer satisfaction. “Utilities customers are sensitive to two things: price and disrup-tion,” he said.

“Disruption” should, if anything, be a minor factor. Energy utilities rate higher on providing reliable service than on any other aspect of their performance, ACSI numbers show, with an industry-wide score of 82 on reliability. Nevertheless, Fornell says his organization’s data “suggests that consumers have reduced confi dence in utilities’ ability to respond and recover from outages.”

Fingers crossed: The next severe thunderstorm could throw all of this out the window, but one after another Wisconsin co-op annual meeting this spring included reports of reduced outage times, and ongoing deployment of advanced metering technology should help continue the trend.

Call it worrisome or simply frustrating, one aspect of Fornell’s analysis suggests the affected businesses may be limited in what they can do to address consumer unrest in that a signifi cant reason for growing dissatisfaction lies largely outside the control of the utility sector.

Fornell pointed to prolonged economic stagnation combined with expenditures that can’t be deferred, put-ting the squeeze on consumers.

“Demand for energy is inelastic and nondiscretionary, meaning consumers have little choice but to pay regard-less of price,” Fornell said. “While energy prices have been stable and have not increased dramatically, wages remain stagnant and monthly energy bills are a constant drain on disposable income.”

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why cooperative utilities are viewed more favorably than others within an environment of general discontent, one explanation might be the economic fac-tors Claes Fornell cited in his analysis of the ACSI findings. Those economic factors might reasonably be stretched to include overall quality of life, an area in which the co-op community typically takes an active interest.

The seventh of seven principles that ideally guide the day-to-day operations of all co-op businesses is “Concern for Community,” meaning the cooperatives seek to advance community develop-ment for co-op and non-co-op members alike.

This happens through programs approved by the membership—“dem-ocratic member control” is cooperative principle number 2—so the programs and services offered will vary from one co-op to another, but the one thing that’s certain not to be found is an electric cooperative with no involvement in community service.

For larger-scale activities, co-ops that are established borrowers in the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Rural Development program can leverage their deep involvement in local communities to bypass an often-criticized aspect of government assistance: the top-down, remote-control management style of throwing money at a problem from a safe distance.

Through the USDA’s Rural Eco-nomic Development Loan and Grant (REDLG) program, participating co-ops can obtain funds on behalf of commu-nities they already know and serve, providing low-interest loans to help spur economic expansion.

Acting as an intermediary between the ultimate loan recipient and the USDA, the local co-op applies for fund-ing support on behalf of specified local projects. There’s a compelling incentive for project participants to follow through and deliver on their proposals: Loan ap-provals aren’t guaranteed and the USDA funds aren’t issued to the intermediary until the project is completed.

The host of eligible activities includes business incubator projects; facility and equipment purchases for education and training of rural residents;

start-up venture costs including, but not limited to, financing fixed assets such as real estate, buildings, equipment, or working capital; business expansion and technical assistance.

In an era of taxpayer exasperation over federal loans to private businesses that have disappeared without a trace, the REDLG program has been a decades-long success story. When the question of reauthorizing USDA financing for federal loans to electric cooperatives comes before Congress, co-op lobbyists are able to truthfully remind lawmakers that repayments on rural development loans are consistently net-positive contributors to the federal treasury.

Community is the Key However effective, federally-assisted economic development isn’t the core concept of concern for community. Smaller things count too, and they happen every day.

As not-for-profit businesses, U.S. electric cooperatives return $600 million in revenues annually, directly to their members. Spread across the whole country, the amount is modest. But in the hands of co-op members it promotes

local commerce in small rural communi-ties. When a member who is owed these “capital credits” can’t be located, after three years their funds become eligible for donation as scholarships or charita-ble contributions.

Co-op members participating in a voluntary program called Operation RoundUp (and other names locally) round their monthly bills up to the next even dollar amount, and every penny goes to assist community services, civic endeavors, and individuals coping with personal calamities.

To attempt listing every Wisconsin co-op’s community service would be a foolish undertaking because someone would surely be overlooked. But a quick review found one of the state’s smaller electric cooperatives sponsoring 23 community organizations and annual events.

This spring’s ACSI report makes it obvious that the entire energy utility in-dustry has work to do, even as it suffers along with its customers in a sluggish economy. But the ACSI numbers also suggest the nation’s electric cooperatives have found at least a partial answer to our mutual woes. —Dave Hoopman

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Dear Pat: We have two kids, which means we do a lot of laundry—it never ends! What are some ways we can reduce our energy use in the laundry room?—Frank

Dear Frank: The average American family washes about 300 loads of laundry per year.All that laundry uses a lot of energy! How-ever, there are some easy ways to reduce your energy use in the laundry room.

Consider purchasing more effi cient appliances:One of the biggest changes you can make is to purchase a new ENERGY STAR-certifi ed washer and dryer. Washers with this certifi cation use about 40 percent less water and 25 percent less energy than standard washers. ENER-GY STAR washers can be top-loading or front-loading

machines; however, front-loading machines are gener-ally more water and energy effi cient, helping offset any additional upfront costs. ENERGY STAR dryers use 20 percent less energy than standard dryers. Visit ENER-GYSTAR.gov for more information about estimated water and energy use of all of their certifi ed products.

Get out of hot water: The easiest source of energy effi ciency in the laundry room is to stop using hot water. Almost 90 percent of the energy consumed by your washing machine is used to heat water—but most loads of laundry can be just as easily cleaned with cold water. Using cooler water is also easier on your clothes. If you need to use hot or warm water on a particularly dirty load of laundry, a well-insulated water heater will help decrease the costs of using warmer water.

Do fewer loads! When possible, wash a full load of clothes. However, when you must do a smaller load of laundry, remember to adjust the water level settings on your machine.

Help your dryer out: One of the best ways to reduce the amount of drying time is to get as much water out of the clothes as possible in the washing machine—use a higher spin setting to wring the extra water out of your laundry. When you are ready to dry, remember not to overfi ll the dryer so there is enough room for drying air to reach the clothes.

Use your dryer’s features: If your dryer has a mois-ture sensor, use it rather than guessing how long each load of laundry will need to dry. A dryer’s cool-down cycle uses the residual heat to fi nish drying your clothes, without using as much energy.

Dry like with like: Heavy fabrics, like towels and blankets, should be dried separately from lighter fabrics, like T-shirts. When using a dryer’s moisture sensor, the dryer will keep running until the wettest (and probably heaviest) item is dry. Rather than one towel extending the drying time for each of your loads of laundry, dry the towels together.

Live lint free: Clean the lint trap on your dryer regularly to help air circulation. Peri-odically use a vacuum nozzle to clean the area under or behind the lint fi lter, where lint can also get caught. If you use dryer sheets, scrub the fi lter clean about once a month—dryer sheets can leave a fi lm on the fi lter that reduces air fl ow.

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Remember safety: Your laundry room extends from the back of the dryer, down the dryer duct and all the way to the end of your dryer vent. Inspect your outside dryer vent regularly to make sure it is not blocked, and periodically work with a professional to clean your dryer ducts. Making sure the duct and vent are clear not only helps your dryer work more efficiently, but can also pre-vent a fire—more than 15,000 fires per year are sparked by clogged dryer ducts and vents. If possible, move the dryer closer to an exterior wall to shorten the length of the dryer duct and make sure the duct is as straight as possible—this helps reduce the opportunities for clog-ging and increases efficiency.

Use your solar-powered dryer: Going “old-fashioned” and air drying your clothes will definitely reduce your energy use! You can also tumble dry clothes until damp, then line dry them until fully dry—taking this step can pre-vent the “crunchy” feeling that line dried clothes can sometimes have.

There are many ways you can wash the energy waste out of your laundry routine. Try a few of these simple tips, and “load up” on the savings!

This column was co-written by Pat Keegan and Amy Wheeless of Collaborative Effi-ciency. For more information on how to make your laundry room efficient, please visit: www.collaborativeefficiency.com/energytips.

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1 package yellow cake mix1/3 cup applesauce

3 egg whites1-1/4 cups water

3 cups fresh blueberries, divided8 oz package reduced-fat

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1 tsp vanilla extract1 roll red-colored rolled fruit snack

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, beat cake mix with applesauce, egg whites, and 1-1/4 cups water for 30 seconds on low speed; then 2 minutes on medium speed. Spoon batter into 24 aluminum- or paper-lined muffi n cups. Evenly divide 1 cup of blueberries onto tops of batter, do not stir. Bake cupcakes following package directions. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla until smooth. Spoon mixture onto cooled cupcakes. Unroll fruit snack and with a sharp knife, cut into strips 1/8-inch wide by 2-inches long. On half of each cupcake, arrange strips, trimming each to fi t. Arrange remaining 2 cups blueberries on the frosting on other halves of the cupcakes, about 10 blueberries per cupcake.


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1 cup large fresh blueberries1 cup white chocolate chips1 tsp vegetable oil2 Tbsp multi-color candy sprinkles10 bamboo skewers

Blueberry Sparklers

1 banana, peeled1 cup frozen blueberries1/2 cup almond butter1/2 cup plain yogurt3/4 cup almond milk3 dates, pitted and quartered

Blueberry-Almond Butter Smoothies1 cup ice, or as needed

Combine all ingredients in a blender; purée on high speed until smooth. Add a few ice cubes and blend until it reaches your desired consistency.

Gluten-Free Blueberry Banana Loaf1/2 cup blueberries4 bananas, sliced (ripe bananas are best)4 eggs1/2 cup almond butter1/4 cup agave syrup3 Tbsp coconut oil, melted1 tsp lemon rind3 tsp lemon juice1 tsp vanilla extract1 cup coconut flour2 tsp cinnamon2 tsp baking powder1/4 tsp salt

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On each of the 10 bamboo skewers (8-inches long), spear 8 blueberries. In a perfectly dry microwavable cup, stir chocolate chips and oil. Microwave on medium power for 30 seconds; stir. Microwave 20–30 seconds longer; stir until the chocolate is smooth. Transfer melted chocolate to a re-sealable plastic bag. Snip a very small corner off the bottom of the bag. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the skewered blueberries and immediately roll lightly in sprinkles.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with coconut oil. Rinse and thoroughly dry blueberries; set aside 1/4 cup large berries. In a blender combine bananas, eggs, almond butter, agave syrup, coconut oil, lemon rind, lemon juice, and vanilla; mix well. In a medium-size bowl, stir together the coconut flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt. Add banana mixture and stir just until dry ingredients are incorporated. Fold in all except reserved blueberries. Transfer batter to prepared pan; this will not rise as much as a regular loaf so don’t worry about filling it too high. Arrange reserved blueberries on top and press gently into batter. Bake 55–60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cover loosely with a sheet of aluminum foil after 40 minutes to prevent over-browning. Remove from oven and transfer to a cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes before slicing.

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Blueberry Watercress Salad4 Tbsp olive oil2 Tbsp orange juice2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar2 tsp grainy mustard2 tsp honey1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion1/4 tsp salt1/8 tsp pepper2 bunches watercress, trimmed1-1/2 cups blueberries1 green apple, cored and sliced1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted pecans

3 cups coarsely chopped Romaine lettuce1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

In a small bowl, combine oil, orange juice, vinegar, mustard, honey, onion, salt, and pepper. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine watercress, blueberries, apple, and pecans. Arrange romaine lettuce on a large serving platter. Just before serving, drizzle vinaigrette over watercress mixture; toss to combine. Arrange watercress mixture on top of romaine lettuce. Sprinkle with blue cheese; serve immediately.

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Hawaiian Dream CakeDiane Scherbarth, Oak Creek

1 yellow cake mix15 oz can crushed pineapple1/2 cup white sugar1/2 cup brown sugar3 bananas1 small pkg instant vanilla pudding1 container Cool Whip2 cups milk

Prepare cake according to the directions on the box. Boil together sugars and the canned pineapple for a couple of minutes. Spread onto the top of the cake while it’s still hot and refrigerate. Beat 2 cups of milk and instant pudding mix until thick. Cut and place bananas on top of cake. Pour pudding mixture on top of the bananas. Top with Cool Whip.

Miracle Whip CakeMarlene Young, Colfax

2 cups fl our1 cup sugar1-1/2 tsp baking soda4 Tbsp cocoa1 cup cold water1 cup Miracle Whip salad dressing1 tsp vanilla3/4 cup chopped dates1/2 cup chopped nuts

Sift together fl our, sugar, baking soda and cocoa. Add Miracle Whip, water, and vanilla, mix well. Add chopped dates and nuts, mix well. Pour into a greased and fl oured 9x13-inch pan. Bake for 30–35 minutes at 350 degrees.

Eskimo Cookies Mary Bloomquist, Hayward

1-1/2 sticks of butter, melted3/4 cup sugar1 Tbsp water1/2 tsp vanilla3 Tbsp cocoa2 cups oatmealPowdered sugar

Mix all ingredients (except powdered sugar) well and refrigerate overnight. Roll into balls, and then roll into the powdered sugar. Keep in refrigerator.

Sour Cream Raisin PieBessie Batten, Camp Douglas

1 cup raisins1 cup sour cream1 cup sugar1 raw pie crust (top and bottom)

Mix all ingredients together, pour into bot-tom pie crust, and cover with top pie crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Hummingbird CakeMargaret Disrud, Dodgeville

3 cups fl our2 cups sugar1 tsp salt1 tsp baking soda1 tsp cinnamon3 eggs1-1/2 cups vegetable oil1-1/2 tsp vanilla1 cup chopped pecans8 oz can crushed pineapple, undrained2 cups chopped banana

Mix all ingredients together, do not beat. Bake in a lightly greased and fl oured 9x13-inch pan at 350 degrees for 50 min-utes or until done.

Frosting:8 oz pkg of cream cheese, softened1/2 cup margarine16 oz box powdered sugar1 tsp vanilla

Blend all frosting ingredients and spread on cooled cake.

Mary Kaminski, Randolph, is looking for a recipe for frosting called hobnail. It is something that her grandmother used to make. If you can help, have a request of your own, or would like to submit a recipe for publication, please write to Wisconsin Energy Cooperative News, What’s Cooking? 1 S. Pinckney St., Suite 810, Madison, WI 53703-2869 or contact us via our website, www.wecnmagazine.com. Thanks!

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2–3 bunches caulifl ower and broccoli cut into bite-size pieces4 slices of bacon, fried and crumbled1/2 red onion, diced1/2 cup golden raisins1 cup mayonnaise1/2 cup sugar2 tsp vinegar

Combine mayonnaise, sugar, and vin-egar. Mix well. Pour over vegetables, bacon, and raisins. Refrigerate for 2–3 hours or overnight before serving.

Grilled Brussels SproutsTeri Scott, Pardeeville

1 lb Brussels sprouts, as uniform in size as possible2 Tbsp olive oil1 Tbsp minced garlic1 tsp dry mustard1 tsp smoked paprika1 tsp kosher salt1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper

Heat grill to medium temperature. Cut off the stem end of the Brussels sprouts and remove any yellowing outer leaves. Place the Brussels sprouts into a large, microwave safe mixing bowl and heat in the microwave on high for 3 min-utes. Add the olive oil, garlic, mustard, paprika, and salt; toss to combine. Allow the sprouts to cool until you can handle them. Skewer 4–5 Brussels sprouts onto each metal skewer with the stem ends facing in the same direction, leaving at least 1/2-inch between sprouts. Place the skewers onto the grill with stem end closest to the fl ame. Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Turn the skewers over and continue to cook for another 5 minutes. Serve as is or for additional fl avor, remove sprouts from the skewers, return them to the original mixing bowl and toss with any of the remaining oil and garlic mixture before serving.

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The population of Neillsville—a village of just under 2,400 people on an average day—will swell considerably in mid-July as up to 20,000 people are expected to visit The Highground Veterans Memorial Park during a weeklong cele-bration dedicating the park’s new Persian Gulf Tribute.

These seven days will be anything but average. Set for July 19–25, Operation Persian Gulf Welcome Home will honor all military personnel who served in the Persian Gulf region as well as all families and friends who support these veterans. Described as a week of healing, recognition, and


remembrance, the event will be filled with military reunions and special activities and programs, culminating in the Persian Gulf Tribute Dedication Day on July 23. That’s when The Bootprint, the newest of the park’s permanent outdoor tributes honoring the sacrifices made during our nation’s military con-flicts, will be dedicated.

Among the organizations supporting this event is Clark Electric Cooperative, which serves power to the park. Through its Adler-Clark Electric Community Commitment Foundation, established in 2004 to support programs and events that enrich

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the lives of people living in Clark Coun-ty and surrounding communities, the co-op is one of the event’s 5-star sponsors.

“Clark Electric has been a sup-porter of The Highground for many, many years,” said Tim Stewart, CEO of Clark Electric Cooperative. “We’re very pleased and proud to contribute to The Highground, which means so much not just to our own community, but also to the many people who visit from throughout the state and beyond.”

Set amidst 140 acres of woodland and glacial moraine criss-crossed with four miles of peaceful walking trails, The Highground Veterans Memorial Park is a place of healing and education. In addition to The Bootprint, the park has tributes to veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, plus women and Native American Vietnam veterans. The Gold Star Tribute and Fountain of Tears honor the families that have supported and lost loved ones. There’s also a Dove Effi gy Mound, a United in Service Tribute, a Meditation Garden, and a Learning Center that hosts monthly exhibits and military reunion/education nights.

The Highground is also host to a variety of special events throughout the

year, including this month’s Operation Persian Gulf Welcome Home.

“We expect this to be our largest event in number of days and ceremonies and also in information out there for the whole week,” said Theresa Hebert, Highground event coordinator.

Preceding the offi cial event on July 18 will be a 245-mile escort of the “Wall of Remembrance,” a nationwide trav-eling memorial wall honoring all who have lost their lives and served in the Global War on Terrorism and all citizens and emergency personnel who died during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The escort, which is open to anyone, will begin at Harley Davidson in Madison and stop in Green Lake, Tomah, Mauston, and Black River Falls on its way to Neillsville.

The Wall of Remembrance will be on display for the entire week. Operation Persian Gulf Welcome Home will offi -cially open with a Welcome Home Cere-mony on July 19, followed by a week of speeches by veterans of the Persian Gulf confl icts, different color-guard units, and special music, including bagpipe music at sunset each evening.

Throughout the week, guests can explore The Bootprint. This unique

memorial resembles the impression of a bootprint in the sand of the desert-like conditions of the Middle East confl icts. According to Highground literature, the impression of the boot-print symbolically recalls the impression the men and women who served in the Persian Gulf have made in the world. The shape is also a metaphor for march-ing forward in the Global War on Terror-ism. The perennial fl owerbeds planted in the deepest impressions left by the boot symbolize “the seeds of hope, the seeds of new life, the seeds of healing.”

The perimeter of The Bootprint is covered with 12x12-inch granite tile honor stones that have been purchased in remembrance and recognition of per-sonnel who served in the Middle East. These honor stones will be recognized in two ceremonies on July 23. Other fea-tures that help form the bootprint shape include 16 concrete Jersey and Texas barriers similar to the Jersey barricades used overseas as well as 18 refl ection benches. Barriers and benches have also been purchased in honor or memory of men and women who served in the Persian Gulf.

Placed down the center of The Boot-print are four granite star bases with a

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statue placed on each one. In the heel of the boot is a star with a battlefield cross statue. Another star holds a figure of a soldier in full combat mode. The other statues are purposefully vague in their design, leaving guests to interpret their meaning.

“We don’t put a lot of hard details on what they’re supposed to be. Some of this is up to the people who are looking at them,” Hebert explained. “For exam-ple, one statue is of a young gentleman in civilian clothes staring off thought-fully, so you don’t know if he’s thinking of serving or maybe is just coming back. Another is of a family that maybe has a loved one overseas.”

Official dedication of the tribute will be held at 5:30 p.m. July 23. The follow-ing day will be Family Day, with bounce houses, games, a picnic, music, and an outdoor movie. The event will close with a Candlelight Memorial on July 25.

In keeping with The Highground’s mission to educate, a key part of the entire Persian Gulf Welcome Home pro-gram is recognition that many veterans need help as they return to civilian life. Hebert said a counselor from the veter-an’s center will be on the grounds each day, and The Highground’s plaza will be filled with information on employ-ment, education, health care, housing assistance, and post traumatic distress

syndrome awareness. Everything at The Highground—

the tributes, services, programs, and events—is made possible by volunteers and contributors. It’s a true cooperative effort, resulting in a place to “remem-ber our fallen, honor our veterans and families, and provide the assistance and information to heal and move for-ward.”—Mary Erickson

The Highground Veterans Memorial Park is located at W7031 Ridge Road, Neillsville 54456. It’s open daily, year-round. For more information about Operation Persian Gulf Welcome Home or other park events, visit thehighground.org or call 715-743-4224.

Members of the Army National Guard visit The Bootprint, shown at right as seen from a nighttime sky view, during construction.

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2 Independence Day Celebration—New Miner. 715-886-4754.

2 Road Trip Band—Pardeeville. Chandler Park, 7:30–11:30 p.m.

2 Concert in the Park & Fireworks—Portage. Pauquette Park, 7:30 p.m. 608-742-6242.

2 Raising the Roof—Mauston. Veteran’s Memorial Park, 8 a.m.–10 p.m. 608-847-7939.

2 Craft, Vendor & Used Book Sale—Augusta. Senior & Community Center, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. 715-286-2953.

3 Independence Day Celebration—Bagley. Parade, 10:30 a.m. and numerous events throughout the day.

3 4th of July Fireworks Display—Iola. Taylor Field, dusk.

3, 4 4th of July Festival—Rock Falls. Offutt Park, bean bag/kickball, parade, more. 715-456-5587.

3, 4 July 4th Celebration—Pittsville. Various locations throughout town.

4 Scholarship Breakfast—Pardeeville. Village Parking Lot, 7–10 a.m.

4 July 4th Celebration—Columbus. Downtown, parade at 12 p.m.

4 July 4th Celebration—Pardeeville. Downtown, parade at 12 p.m.; fi reworks at dusk in Chandler Park.

4 July 4th Celebration—Jump River. Village Park, parade 11 a.m.; tractor pull 12 p.m.; fi reworks 10 p.m. 715-668-5220.

6, 13, 20, 27 Concerts—Portage. VFW, 6:30 p.m.

7, 14, 21, 28 Farmer’s Market—Black River Falls. Diploma Dr., 2–6 p.m.

7–9 Iola Car Show—Iola. Car Show Grounds, 6 a.m.–4 p.m. daily.

7–10 Lodi Agriculture Fair—Lodi.

7–10 Marquette Co. Fair—Westfi eld. Fairgrounds.

7, 14, 21, 28 Thursday Night Concert—Iola. Main Street, 6–8 p.m.

8, 9 Brat Stand Fundraiser—Lake Delton. Walmart, 9 a.m.–2 p.m. 608-253-5600.

9 Ranger Rally—La Crosse. Colgan Air Hangar, 4–10 p.m. Rally button $4 in advance and $5 at the door.

9 WaDuShuda Days Pie Auction—New Lisbon. Riverside Park.

9 Triathlon—Pardeeville. Chandler Park, 6:45 a.m. transition opens with race beginning at 8 a.m.

9 Brat/Burger Fry—Friendship. A-F County Market, 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

9 Black Hawk Folk Music Festival—Mt. Morris. Town Park, 10:30 a.m.–7 p.m.

9 Pig Roast—Stone Lake. Red Schoolhouse Wines, 5–8 p.m. 715-634-3000.

10 Ice Cream Social & Antique Tractor Show—Gillett. Museum, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. 920-846-4717.

15 Beer Walk—Portage. Numerous downtown locations, 6–9 p.m.

15 Relay For Life—Portage. High School, 6 p.m. 608-697-5532.

15, 16 Used Book Sale—Necedah. Public Library, Fri. 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m.–1 p.m.

16 Flea Market—Portage. Veteran’s Memorial Field, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 608-742-2178.

16 Scottish Fest—Montello. Downtown, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. 920-428-2137.

16 Worship at the Lakeshore—Lake Holcombe. Wayside Park, 4:30 p.m. Potluck picnic. 715-382-4191.

16 Antique & Tractor Expo—Phillips. Price Co. Fairgrounds, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 715-339-3652.

16 Car & Truck Show—Oxford. Village Park, 8 a.m.–3 p.m. 608-408-8216.

16 Fun Days—Oakdale. Fire station, Sat. 8 a.m.–11 p.m. 608-374-4453.

16–31 Scottish Diaspora Tapestry Exhibit—Montello. Vaughn Hall, Mon–Fri. 10 a.m.–2 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Sun. 12–4 p.m. 608-369-1073.

17 Otter Lake Benefi t—Stanley. Otter Lake Day Use Area, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

17 Hymn Sing and Barbershop Quartet—New Hope. Church, 2 p.m. 715-824-2509.

19–25 Operation Persian Gulf Welcome Home—Neillsville. The Highground Veterans Memorial Park.

20 Ice Cream Social—Menomonie. St. Katherine’s Lutheran Church, 4–7 p.m.

20–23 Int’l Edsel Club Rally Convention—Portage. Best Western. 414-640-4810.

22, 23 Party on the Pond!—Wild Rose. Roberts Park. Food, fun, fi reworks!

22, 23 Rummage Sale—Onalaska. St. Patrick’s Church, Fri. 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sat. 7:30 a.m.–3 p.m.

23 Spiritual Health & Wellness Fair—Augusta. S7280 State Road 27, 10 a.m.–10 p.m.

23 Truck and Tractor Pull—Granton. Behind the fi restation, 7 p.m.

24 Garden Tour—New Lisbon. Library, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. $10 per person, tickets may be purchased at the library.

24–31 Hometown Festival—Platteville. Various locations throughout town.

26 Summer Speaker Series—Portage. Historic Indian Agency House at Fort Winnebago, 6 p.m. 608-742-6362.

27–31 Columbia Co. Fair—Portage. Fairgrounds.

30 North Coast Car Show—Washburn, North Coast Coffee Shop, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. 715-682-2489.

31 Sno-Blazer’s Pancake Breakfast—Rio. Silver Springs Campgrounds, 8–11 a.m.


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