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February 2020 On the Outside, Looking In Farmville school was a civil rights wellspring Rita Odom was screaming. But she didn’t want anyone to hear. At the house of a stranger 150 miles from home, tears welled in the 12-year-old’s eyes as she cried under her breath:...Cover Story January 2020
February 2020 AIMING HIGH A Northern Neck resident and Power Line Worker Training School graduate, Genevie Boarman is en route to joining the select ranks of female lineworkers. “I can definitely keep up with the boys,” the 24-year-old says with a twinkle in her eye,...Cover Story November-December 2019
November-December 2019 Bernie Hastings gave a soccer ball to a Bolivian youth. But he was gifting much more than that. For when Hastings presented the plaything during a project in which 15 electric cooperative lineworkers powered rural Bolivia, he extended a lifeline...Cover Story October 2019
October 2019 Curtis Short never tires of it, even after a lifetime of living here and decades of daily driving to the district office in St. Michaels of Choptank Electric Cooperative, where he is the manager of regional operations. The back roads he often chooses on...Cover Story September 2019
September 2019 State Fair of Virginia is the ‘Best of Virginia’ The very “Best of Virginia” is on display every fall at the State Fair of Virginia. From agricultural exhibits to competition displays and entertainment, the fair showcases Virginians’ incredible skills...Cover Story August 2019
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July 2019 For 6-year-old Reese Mills, horses are the “mane” attraction. So when it came time to put paintbrush to paper and come up with an entry for Cooperative Living magazine’s 2019 Youth Art contest, Reese knew just what she wanted to paint. For the 17th annual...Cover Story June 2019
June 2019 They’re out there. And they can be yours — the freshest seasonal fruits and vegetables; local meats, eggs and honey; plus prepared foods, nursery plants, wool and skin care products. All for a visit to a farmers’ market near you. The number of local farmers’...Cover Story May 2019
The Making of Men Madison County father takes three sons on canoeing adventures down three different Virginia rivers as a rite of passage for each. May 2019 They pulled hard, paddles going deep. It was the summer of 2016, the midday sun glaring down on the father...Cover Story March-April 2019
Bettina Ring, Virginia’s Secretary of Agriculture & Forestry: At Home in Craig County She’s a trailblazer, leader in agriculture and forestry, and a friend of Virginia’s electric cooperatives. March-April 2019 Bettina Ring loves her job. When she talks about...Cover Story February 2019
Clarksville’s Franklin Dover Receives 2019 Good Samaritan Award February 2019 Clarksville resident C. Franklin Dover, Jr., has earned the 2019 Good Samaritan Award presented by the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC). Given...
MISSING YOUR LOCAL EASTER EGG HUNTS THIS YEAR?
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Lineworker Appreciation Day in on Monday, April 13, so we're going to lead up to this special day with content honoring these important professionals. We have some cute co-op kids who would like to honor the lineworkers of Virginia, Maryland and Delaware's electric cooperatives! #thankalineworker
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.The weather outside is feeling like spring! While we're all at home, many of us might be thinking of gardening. Why not consider planting native perennials and attract pollinators?
Bees and butterflies are suffering tremendous pressure resulting from habitat loss and neither have enough food nor enough shelter. The flowers you plant can help to relieve this stress on our pollinators, which do so much good for us!
Check out the whole story here: www.co-opliving.com/sections/meadow-adventure/
