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Homespun Happiness- Traditional crafts offer non-traditional gifts......................10
Handmade gifts are a unique way to show someone you care. On the cover, Jody Armstrong of Salt and Light Candle and Bath Shop in Salem shows a basketful of candle and bath products that she made herself.
Published by
Association of
Illinois Electric Cooperatives
www.icl.coop
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John Lowrey..........................................................Editor
Nancy R. Nixon, Catrina McCulley,
& Michelle McNeal..........................Associate Editors
Sandy Wolske
......................Advertising Coordinator
Erin Weller, Kara Henning
& Kathy Feraris.............................
Graphic Designers
Derek Squires.............
Graphic Technician/Designer
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.
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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ILLINOIS™
COUNTRY LIVING
April 2004 ...... Volume 61 ....... Number 12
DEPARTMENTS
ILLINOIS COMMENTARY.............................4
Sonya Jacobs, Taxpayer Education Specialist with the Stakeholder Partnership, Education and Communication Branch in the Wage and Investment Division of Internal Revenue Service, encourages taxpayers to take advantage of some of the free services on www.irs.gov.
ILLINOIS CURRENTS.....................................6
Find out why co-op leaders are bring urged to remain true to their principles and values.
SAFETY AND HEALTH...................................14
Jodie Tate, Extension Educator, Natural Resource Management, at the Springfield Extension Center encourages you to safely dispose of unwanted medications to ensure your family's protection.
YOUR YARD AND GARDEN .........................16
Soil building from the ground up.
TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY AND YOU.............18
Find out why it's important to check your ducts for leaks, mold and dust.
ILLINOIS' FINEST COOKING........................22
This Easter, surprise your family with a cool and refreshing Key Lime Pie from the recipe collection of Union County Counseling Service in Anna, IL. And if chocalate is their preference, try Toll House Pie from the recipe collection of the Church of the Holy Family Episcopal in Lake Villa, IL.
ILLINOIS MARKETPLACE..............................25
ILLINOIS DATEBOOK......................................29
Your kids will love learning about fossils and dinosaurs at the Children's Discovery Museum in Bloomington. Find out more about these and other activities this month.
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