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To keep abandoned farm tractors from going to waste, John Barnett and his parents, Jim and Martha, began adopting them. Nearly a dozen are restored or in the process at their rural Gifford home.
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Illinois Country Living (USPS number 258-420) 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.

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ILLINOIS
COUNTRY LIVING


June 1996      Volume 54      Number 2

Published by Association of Illinois Electric Cooperatives

John Lowrey................................................... Editor
Jack D. Halstead .................................... Senior Editor
Kevin B. King ................................... Associate Editor
Sandy Wolske ........................ Advertising Coordinator
Elayne Rhodes .......... ..............Administrative Assistant
Cheryl Howard
Lisa Riddle
Erin Weller ..................................... Graphic Designers
Angle Bingenheimer ................ Circulation Coordinator
Mike Thompson............................ Graphic Technician


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ILLINOIS COMMENTARY
Donna Shaw, director of Illinois' Tourism Bureau, is this month's guest columnist.

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TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
Saving with wireless switches.

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SAFETY AROUND YOUR HOME
A fan of summertime.

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YOUR YARD AND GARDEN
Enjoying landscape all through the night.

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RETAIL COMPETITION
A concept in search of a definition.

JUNE 1996 • ILLINOIS COUNTRY LIVING 3


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