Published by
Association of Illinois
Electric Cooperatives
www.aiec.org
John Lowrey
Editor
Jack D. Halstead
Senior Editor
Nancy R. Nixon
Catrina McCulley Young
Michelle Reed
Associate Editors
Sandy Wolske
Advertising Coordinator
Erin Weller, Kara Henning
Graphic Designers
Derek Squires
Graphic Technician/Designer
Angie Bingenheimer
Circulation Coordinator
Illinois Country Living is a monthly publication serving the communications needs of 21 locally owned, not-for-profit Illinois electric cooperatives. More than 160,000 families receive the magazine as part of their electric cooperative membership. Monthly columns and stories provide information about topics and issues that affect the quality of their lives.
Illinois Country Living (ISSN number 1086-8062) is published monthly and is the official publication of the Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives, 6460 South Sixth Frontage Road, Springfield, IL 62707. The cost is $2.40 plus postage per year for members of subscribing cooperatives and $5 per year for all others. Periodical postage paid at Springfield, Illinois, and additional mailing offices.
POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Illinois Country Living, P.O. Box 3787, Springfield, Illinois 62708.
COOP MEMBERS: When requesting an address change, please include the name of your cooperative. Telephone: (217) 529-5561
Advertising and editorial inquiries should be directed to Illinois Country Living, P.O. Box 3787. Springfield, Illinois 62708. National advertising representative; The Weiss Group, 14826 North 54th Place. Suite 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85254 (602) 482-8844. Acceptance of advertising by ICL does not imply endorsement by the publisher or the electric co-operatives of Illinois of the product or service advertised. Advertisers are screened by the publisher and every effort is made to protect the subscriber, but ICL is not responsible for the performance of the product or service advertised.
EDITORS: Articles appearing in Illinois Country Living may be reprinted upon consent of the editor. For permission phone (217) 529-5561 or write to John Lowrey, editor, Illinois Country Living, P.O. Box 3787, Springfield, IL 62708.
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COVER STORY
10 Barns: Legacy in Wood
On the cover: The old
wooden barns of yesteryear are
disappearing from the Illinois
skyline and are being replaced
by metal pole barns. The old
buildings, some with rich
history, are too expensive to
rejuvenate and the space they
take up on the family farm is
very valuable. However, there
are state programs to help with their restoration.
DEPARTMENTS
4 ILLINOIS COMMENTARY
John Croft, public relations manager for GROWMARK, Inc. reminds us that October is Cooperative month.
6 ILLINOIS CURRENTS
See how Touchstone Energy® Co-ops demonstrated new technology at the state fairs and find out why your vote really does count.
14 SAFETY AROUND YOUR HOME
Bill Brink, extension educator, crop systems, at the Springfield Extension Center tells us how to help prevent farm machinery traffic accidents.
16 YOUR YARD AND GARDEN
Find out why and how leaves change colors in the fall.
18 TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
Find a better way to wash your clothes.
22 ILLINOIS' FINEST COOKING
While the kids are out trick-or-treating, have a party of your own. Try Spinach Dip from the recipe collection of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 427 of Saybrook.
Or if sweet is what you're guests are craving, try Chocolate Pinwheel Cookies from the recipe collection of the Willing Workers Organisation of the First Christian Church of Findlay.
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