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Published by
Association of Illinois
Electric Cooperatives
John Lowrey
Editor
Jack D. Halstead
Senior Editor
Janeen Keener,
Joseph W. Richardson
Associate Editors
Sandy Wolske
Advertising Coordinator
Elayne Rhodes
Administrative Assistant
Cheryl Howard, Lisa Riddle
& Erin Weller
Graphic Designers
Mike Thompson
Graphic Technician
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.
CO-OP 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 A haunting we will go
From the suburbs of Chicago to the cemeteries of Southern Illinois, ghost stories continue to walk the Prairie State. In keeping with the spirit of the season, we present a few tales, of the dead. Cover photo: Troy Taylor stands outside the Culver House, in Decatur. The house is one of numerous structures in Illinois reported to be haunted.
FEATURES
22 Cooperative effort: pipeline to prosperity
A recent water project in Southern Illinois provides an excellent example of what can be accomplished when cooperatives and communities - with orchestration by the ever-evolving Extension Service - work together.
DEPARTMENTS
4 ILLINOIS COMMENTARY
Conflict is an opportunity for resolution, notes Harold Guither of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers.
5 ILLINOIS CURRENTS
Rural Education and Technology Center, recycling, and how your Co-op works.
14 SAFETY AROUND YOUR HOME
Bill Campbell, our sentry of safety, bids adieu with a reminder that your Extension office can help make safety fun.
16 YOUR YARD AND GARDEN
There's a world of bulbs, besides tulips and daffodils, to plant now for spring.
18 TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
The Europeans have had them for years. Now you can save energy, time, water, detergent and space with a front-loading washing machine.
24 ILLINOIS' FINEST COOKING
The Logon County Homemakers Extension Association and the Southern Illinois Pony Club provide this month's recipes.
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