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IN THIS ISSUE OUR ENERGY 6 Home Heating Assistance Programs For The 2016–2017 Season Michigan’s Electric Cooperatives countrylines.com SAFETY 7 Safety During Hunting Season Tim Velder November/December 2016 Vol. 36, No. 10 COOKING COMMUNITY Executive Editor 10 Cozy Casseroles Go Straight From Oven To Table Casey Clark Christin McKamey & Our Readers Editor Christine Dorr FEATURE 14 U.P. Luge Club Competes On World Stage Copy Editor Emily Haines Lloyd Heidi Spencer Design and Layout READER’S PAGE Act now to receive a Karreen Bird 18 Every Vote Counts 30% Federal tax credit Publisher Jack O’Malley Michigan Electric Cooperative Association Guess Our New Mystery Photo And Win A Bill Credit! Michigan Country Lines, USPS-591-710, is pub- ON THE COVER lished monthly, except August and December, Negaunee’s Lucy Hill is the only full-length natural luge track in the with periodicals postage paid at Lansing, MI, and additional offi ces. It is the offi cial publication of United States. 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