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5 HAPPY & HEALTHY
How to effectively leave
bad habits behind.
24 HOLIDAY GUIDE
Everything you might need
for the holiday season.
6 DELIGHTFUL DIVERSIONS
Taking Appalachian cuisine
into the big time.
33 DINING WITH PEGGY
Mouthwatering Maryland delights
await at The CD Cafe.
COVER: MICHAEL WALKER AND DAVID MILAZZO OF FINE CREEK VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
POSE WITH SANTA CLAUS. PHOTO BY LAURA EMERY.
CORRECTION: ON PAGE 7 IN THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF COOPERATIVE LIVING, BRUCE VOGT'S
LAST NAME WAS MISSPELLED AS ZOGT. COOPERATIVE LIVING REGRETS THE ERROR.
VIEWPOINT
Celebrating the Season
I
t's hard to believe we are winding
down another year and this combined
November-December Cooperative Living
issue will be the last one of 2023. It has been
an exciting year on many levels, but one of
the highlights for me personally was to see the magazine exceed
600,000 issues and remain the top publication by circulation
in Virginia and Maryland. I couldn't be prouder of our folks
who put so much into this magazine to ensure there is quality,
family-friendly content that all our readers can enjoy. I want
to take the time to thank them for all they do.
Our cover story combines the holiday season with the
recognition of first responders. It is about volunteer firefighters
from Southside Electric Cooperative-area fire departments
who escort Santa Claus through neighborhoods to visit kids.
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It's a way to engage with the people in the communities they
serve. It has become a beloved tradition that also makes for
a very touching and interesting read.
We also have articles throughout this issue of the magazine
that celebrate the holiday season and focus on cooperative
members in all parts of our service territory.
We have articles about a Powell Valley-area chef who has
moved to Nashville and is beginning to make a name for
himself, Virginia Christmas tree farmers, a Delaware woman
who has written a book about raising chickens in Delmarva,
and, of course, our annual Holiday Guide.
I appreciate the opportunity to share this Viewpoint
with you in each issue and pray everyone has a great holiday
season along with a safe and healthy 2024. 
Brian S. Mosier, President & CEO
Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives
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