A publication of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives

Community Roots

Community Roots

Charles “Charlie” Cawley and his wife, Jane, aren’t just tree farmers. They are also the creators of holiday memories.

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Family Meals Can Boost Mental Health for All Ages

Family Meals Can Boost Mental Health for All Ages

July 2024 Story courtesy NewsUSA Sharing a meal -- with family members that include relatives but also those you choose to call family -- not only promotes healthy eating, but healthier minds as well, new data show. More than half of Americans believe that family...

Outdoor Play Will Help Keep Screens Away

Outdoor Play Will Help Keep Screens Away

July 2024 Story courtesy of Brandpoint  It’s difficult to distance ourselves from screens; they follow us everywhere — in the car, into stores, at restaurants and all around our houses. Children often become reliant on screens for entertainment, and parents sometimes...

Are you a Mosquito Magnet? Here are 4 Reasons Why

Are you a Mosquito Magnet? Here are 4 Reasons Why

July 2024 Story courtesy of Brandpoint There's nothing quite like the lure of the outdoors when the sun is shining, temperatures are heating up and the world is in bloom. Unfortunately, while you and your family are enjoying all that the warmer months have to offer,...

Service Through Sacrifice

Service Through Sacrifice

For NOVEC foreman, work is a family affair July 2024 by Jim Robertson, Staff Writer A former servant to his country as a U.S. Coast Guardsman, Kyle Sarvis has served the members of Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative for nearly 13 years. The line crew foreman and...

Grit, Guts and Glamour

Grit, Guts and Glamour

Meet Miss Rodeo Virginia 2024 July 2024 by Laura Emery, Staff Writer This certainly isn’t her first rodeo. Autumn Rogers, 23, of Gordonsville, Va., is picture-ready, proudly donning her official Miss Rodeo Virginia crown, buckle and sash. With poise and elegance, she...

It’s True

It’s True

Meet the Best in Show Winner July 2024 by Laura Emery, Staff Writer The 22nd annual Cooperative Living Youth Art Contest Best in Show winner is True, daughter of Peter and Melissa Gleich of Lexington, Va. For the 2024 contest, kindergarten through fifth grade students...