'> I** \ \ 'v; it > * w* % v< The following Rural Electric Cooperatives are proud to be a part of the 1998 Co-Op Month Campaign. Ben »» n SOMERSET UNITED ELECTRIC nT/P RURAL COOPERATIVE, INC. REwf INC' ei Doubois, PA Bedford,PA CLEw I Hlwj T 814-371-8570 814-623-5101 81 “. "106 800-262-8959 Serving Bedford, Fulton and Serving Somerset, Bedford, Serving Armstrong, Cambria, Somerset Counties Westmoreland, Fayette and Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Garrett. Md. Counties clinton - Elk - Forest ’ Indiana. and Jefferson Counties SOUTHWEST CENTRAL TRI-COUNTY CLAVERACK RURAL ELECTRIC El RURAL COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC corporation COOPERATIVE ELECTRIC ealittiiMn Mansfield, PA COOPERATIVE 724-349-4800 7-662-2175 wysox, PA Supplying electric service to Serving Bradford, Service to Ti °9 a ' Potter ’ Lackawana. Luzerne, Lycoming. Sullivan counties for 61 years .. Cameron, Clinton and Susquehanna, Tioga, and A Touchstone Energy-Partner McKean Counties Wyoming Counties @ Valley Rural Electric REC ASSSOC., ENTERPRISE Cooperative, Inc. lIJQ Rural Electric, Inc. Huntingdon, PA Chid S * I PA New Enter P r * se > PA 814- 643-2650 814-398-5307 814-766-3221 800-432-0680 Providing Rural Electric Providing Dependable Serving Crawford, Erie, Needs for Bedford Fulton Electric Service to consumers Venango. Warren & Mercer and Huntinqdon counties ln: Bedford, Blair, Centre, Counties Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata and Mifflin counties. / s ; r, * - Ida* Notebook Ida Risser We’ve got to accept that fall is here when we turn the calen dar to October. Now I must seri ously consider moving some plants into the house and dig ging up bulbs to store for the winter. The past month I have had three different reunions. It is amazing to realize that there are only 43 members of my high school class living out of 72 orig inal members. My class mem bers have been meeting regular ly ever other month this year for lunch. So, our big reunion was simply a gathering of old friends. Allen and I had charge of a "Rural Youth of Lancaster County" picnic. We reserved a pavilion in a community park and engaged a caterer. Our fel low committee members planned games and a program. At first we only had a few paid reservations, but then the last week many people replied and Ilfl POINT HITCH ♦ Air blast nozzle • 225° rotation (manual, electrical or hydraulic) ♦ Fan • 20” diameter, 5” wide, 12 blades ♦ Dimensions • Height: 35” • Width: 35” • Length: 40” • 3 Pt. Tractor Mounted For literature and the name of your local dealer, contact: J.S. Woodhouse Co.. Inc. 572 Industrial Dr., Lewisberry, PA 17339 (717)938-5100 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 3, IMB-811 we had 61 who were coming. Most of the afternoon was spent simply visiting and catching up on each other's lives. Health problems are a big concern of many people our age. So there was plenty to talk about as we also bragged about our grand children. The third reunion, if you call it that, was a more intimate gathering. As my sister, who lives in Michigan, was visiting in Lancaster County we five sis ters were invited to another sis ter's home for lunch, the prob lem was that none of us remem bered all of the route numbers to get to another county. Thus, we made a few wrong turns but eventually got there. We relived old memories— some good and some bad and tired to tell ourselves that we have been good parents. People no longer are as reserved as they were at one time and are freer to show loving emotions. Debris Blower