Cooperative Living July 2019 - 6

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VIEWPOINT EVOKES
WARM MEMORIES
June's Viewpoint column stirred up a lot
of memories of my childhood summers. I
grew up in the, then, sleepy little town of
Stephens City. I can remember catching
lightning bugs in a jar at dusk and sleeping
on the side porch swing made into a bed
when it was stifling inside. I couldn't wait
for the mailman to deliver my Weekly Reader,
which was finished within an hour.
There was Nehi grape drink dripping
down my chin and fudgesicles to try to
cool off. We picnicked on Skyline Drive
and watched pick-up baseball games at the
old Stephens City school. I also loved
Vacation Bible School at my church and
sitting on the front porch after supper, so
we could chat with neighbors as they took
an evening stroll.
I'd give up almost every modern
convenience if things could be that way again.
- Jo Peters
Stephens City
FARM CREDIT AD HITS HOME
My office gets the Cooperative Living
magazine, which I enjoy reading. For
several issues, there was a Farm Credit ad
on the back cover with a photo of a white
house with black shutters and black and
gray speckled shingles. My husband and I
love this house and have given a copy to
our architect and contractor to use as a
template for our retirement home.
- Linda Winstead
Via email
READER ENJOYS
CROSSROADS COLUMN
I enjoyed reading about both Dundas and
Kenbridge in the Crossroads column over
ReaderContests
Each month we run our reader contests
WhatzIt? and History Mystery and
we know many of you enjoy them from
the numerous responses we receive
by mail and online. As Cooperative
Living evolves and grows, we need
to accommodate this growth by
changing things up! WhatzIt? can
now be found on page 40 of this
magazine moving forward. History
Mystery can now be found online at
co-opliving.com/contests/historymystery.
There you will find the photo of the
month and can submit your guess,
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the last few issues. About three
months ago I discovered a
beautician who works at the
beauty shop in Kenbridge. I live
in Hopewell and love my visits to
the shop and the experience of
driving through the country to
get there. The residents of
Kenbridge are truly blessed to
live in the area and I hope within
the next year I will be relocating
to Rawlings, which I believe is another
little piece of heaven.
We want to hear from you - comments, opinions,
suggestions. Your letter must be signed and legible.
We reserve the right to edit for grammar, style and
length, with a 250-word maximum for acceptance.
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or email mailbag@co-opliving.com. Please include
your name and city/town of residence, with Mailbag as
the subject. You can also go to co-opliving.com and
click on " Mailbag " in the menu bar to submit a letter.
- Carolyn Morris
Hopewell
TRESPASSING OR NO TRESPASSING,
THAT IS THE QUESTION
I noticed the " trespassing " letter in the
Mailbag section of your June issue. I think
Mr. Fordman may be mistaken about people
trespassing on the Bullpasture and
Cowpasture rivers. At the very least, people
should know that as long as paddlers don't
touch the river bottom, they are not trespassing,
since landowners don't own the water. This
is a complicated issue (see virginiaplaces.org/
boundaries/kingsgrants.html).
- Jennifer Wampler
Richmond
LITTLE ONE LOVES MAGAZINE
We enjoy your magazine, especially our
11-month-old daughter Oaklee. We love
the Say Cheese section, whether it's family
photos or funny pictures of the pets! And,
after having Oaklee, the Kids' Korner is
always a good read!
Oaklee is our first child and there is never
a dull moment! She loves riding in her red
wagon, swinging in the breeze, and stealing
toys from our dachshund puppy. I posted
Our May History Mystery subject
was Shirley MacLaine who was
born in 1934 as Shirley MacLean
Beaty in Richmond, Virginia. She
graduated from Washington-Lee
High School in Arlington and was
discovered in 1954. She was
nominated six times for an Academy
Award and won in 1984 for best
actress in Terms of Endearment.
MacLaine has appeared in over 60
films, nine television shows and
authored many autobiographical
books. She is an advocate for
civil rights, women's rights and
spiritual understanding.
Reader Pearl Peebles of Newport News was our $25 winner.
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this photo the other night on my personal
Facebook page and I captioned it: " Who
doesn't ride in their red wagon while
reading Cooperative Living magazine? "
We love the magazine and absolutely love
our Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative team!
- Brandy Royster
Clarksville
CORRECTION
In June's Mailbag, we credited the
letter " A Suggestion for Dining with
Dan " to reader Donald Harrell, but
the letter was actually from reader
Jo Peters. We apologize for the error.
NOW
ONLINE
TOO!
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