Log Homes: Two co-op families build their rustic and refined dream homes...... 10
Consumers have a wide variety of building materials and construction methods to choose from when building a log home. The Andersons' home, shown, is made of half logs fastened over traditional framing.
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John Lowrey........................................................Editor
Nancy R. Nixon, Catrina McCulley,
& Michelle McNeal......................Associate Editors
Sandy Wolske
...................Advertising Coordinator
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& Kathy Feraris.....................
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Connie Newenham.....
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.
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ILLINOIS
COUNTRY LIVING
February 2004 ...... Volume 61 ....... Number 10
DEPARTMENTS
ILLINOIS COMMENTARY............................ 4
Larry Aldag, Illinois Department of Agriculture Marketing and Promotions Manager with the Illinois Department of Agriculture, says consumers should take pride in buying Illinois Products.
ILLINOIS CURRENTS.................................... 6
Find out how a co-op in South Dakota brought lights to troops in Pakistan.
SAFETY AND HEALTH...................................14
Duane Friend, Natural Resources Management Educator at the Springfield Extension Center, says fighting air pollution starts at home.
YOUR YARD AND GARDEN ........................16
All American Selections - the garden survivors.
TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY AND YOU.............18
Replace old energy-wasting sliding glass doors.
ILLINOIS' FINEST COOKING........................22
Tickle your sweetie's tooth with Chocolate Mint Brownies fron the recipe collection of Hancock County 4-H, or Coconut Thumbprints from the recipe collection of Southside Church of Litchfield.
ILLINOIS MARKETPLACE.............................25
ILLINOIS DATEBOOK......................................29
Celebrate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln in Taylorville and Lincoln.
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