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Allamakee-Clayton REC holds 73rd annual meeting
Returned Incumbents
Member-Owners attending the 73rd annual meeting of Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative returned incumbents Larry P. Lamborn, Luana, Michael D. Gibbs, Waterville, and Bernard J. Welsh, Waukon, to their seats on the board of directors. Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative held its 73rd annual meeting Monday evening, September 12. Cooperative members approved reports from fiscal year 2010 and returned incumbents Michael D. Gibbs, Waterville, Larry P. Lamborn, Luana, and Bernard J. Welsh, Waukon, to their seats on the board of directors. Prior to the business meeting, musical entertainment was provided by “Back to Country”, a local band featuring the talents of Jim and Radine Adam, Dave Dougherty and Tom Baker. Roger Arthur, ACEC president, and Paul Foxwell, general manager, presented “Commitment to Community” and illustrated the Cooperative’s support of local communities, Northeast Iowa and the state as a whole. This activity is generally more low key and behindthe-scenes than the 2010 sponsorship of the Country Heritage Community Maize Maze at Elgin, but it provides benefits for REC members and the communities in the region. Foxwell explained that the Cooperative’s core mission remains the same: to provide safe, reliable and affordable electric service. This requires constant attention and effort, and an annual expenditure of hundreds of thousands of dollars on system maintenance and replacement. He added that although Mother Nature sometimes makes it difficult to maintain reliable service, advance planning and preparation helps. Arthur continued by explaining mutual aid agreements, through which cooperatives help each other by providing additional equipment and employees during periods of high volume outages. RECs also work together on the political front, meeting with legislators on the state and national level to ensure they understand the impact of their decisionmaking on cooperative members. Foxwell provided an update on the Cooperative’s renewable energy sources, including the addition of the former E.J. Stoneman power plant in Cassville,
Wisc., which has been converted to burn wood waste biomass fuel. The entire output is purchased by Dairyland Power Cooperative for use by Dairyland members, including ACEC. Arthur explained Dairyland’s ongoing process to decommission the former La Crosse Area Boiling Water Reactor near Genoa, Wisc. The use of a newly constructed Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation facility will reduce annual expenses associated with spent fuel storage by $2-3 million dollars. During 2010, the Cooperative paid more than $63,000 in energy efficiency rebates; it also assisted with applications that resulted in members receiving $483,000 in USDA Rural Energy for America grants and another $204,000 in guaranteed loans. Other programs that are available to communities in the area include FirstCall monitoring service, WildBlue satellite Internet, and safety demonstrations in area schools. Recognition was given to long-time employee Doyle Allen who recently retired after a 40-year career with the Cooperative. Crystal Krapfl, Colesburg, and Katie Riese, Waukon, gave brief reports of their Washington D.C. Youth Tour experiences. They both extended their appreciation for ACEC’s continued support of Youth Tour and encouraged other students to participate. President Arthur announced the award of the 2011 Robert "Bill" Hauschild Memorial Scholarship to Logan Berns, Waterville, and Brian Schumann, Garber. Both are currently enrolled in the Powerline Technology program at Northwest Iowa Community College, Sheldon. The board of directors held their reorganizational meeting immediately following the annual meeting. Officers reelected were: Roger Arthur, Sumner, president; Sarah D. Lopez, Hawkeye, vice president; Duane L. Klink, Elkader, secretary-treasurer.
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Good Samaritan Society-Postville Center honored
The Postville Good Samaritan Society received Deficiency Free Status from the State of Iowa after its yearly inspection this year. All nursing facilities in the state are surveyed under very stringent regulations. The last time the Postville facility received the Deficiency Free Status was between 15 and 20 years ago. Pictured above are over 35 people who are employed at the Postville site. They represent about half of the Center’s employees. Pictured are (Front, left to right) Laurie Landt (kneeling), Steffeny Rose (CNA of the Year), Susie Diercks, Sharese Van Sloten, Shelva Kohrs (Employed the longest at the Center), Christina Bacon (Staff Member of the Year) and Kendra Roman. In Row two are Inez Oakland, Cassidy Welsh, Mary Jane Justus, Trish Elsbernd, Peggy Hangartner, Karen Palmer, Wanda Schnuelle, Deb Ohloff, Janet Zimmerman, Ashley Jones, Janet Jacob and Joann Martins. In the back are Jane Wedo, Susi Lenth, Candace Moser, Deb Zuercher, Brenda Johnson, Lisa Heins, Julie Benson, Ruth Larson, Lisa Snitker, Erma Swenson and Mary Helgerson.
Iowa Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 6.1 Percent DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged slightly higher to 6.1 percent in August from 6.0 percent in July, but remained under the year ago rate of 6.2 percent. Meanwhile, the U.S. economy added no new jobs in August, while the unemployment rate held steady at 9.1 percent. “While Iowa continues to have one of the lower unemployment rates in the nation, its job growth stalled in August due to the same confidence issues being felt across the country,” said Teresa Wahlert, director of Iowa Workforce Development. “Over the past year, Iowa has recovered about one-third of the jobs lost during the 2007-2009 recession.” The statewide estimate of unemployed workers ticked up to 101,900 in August from 100,400 in July, but was under the August 2010 level of 103,800. Total employment fell to a currentyear low of 1,563,200 in August, showing a gradual loss in momentum since April. The comparable month ago and year ago figures were both higher at 1,568,200 and 1,566,400, respectively. Seasonally Adjusted Nonfarm Employment... Nonfarm employment dropped by 2,300 in August, lowering the statewide total to 1,486,200. Private industry shed 2,100 jobs, and government declined by 200 jobs as local government
“Over the past year, Iowa has recovered about one-third of the jobs lost during the 2007-2009 recession.”
Teresa Wahlert, Director Iowa Workforce Development
losses offset the slight gains in state government. Job gains in August were relatively small, and confined to three sectors. Professional and business services added 900 jobs, with the largest concentration in administrative support and waste management services. Health services grew by 1,400, outpacing losses in education to pull the education and health services sector ahead by 900. Other services advanced by 600 jobs. In a departure from its recent trend, leisure and hospitality decreased by 1,800 jobs. Trade and transportation decreased by
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Cox, Smith retained on School Board
Jacobs wins write-in School Board elections were held across the state last Tuesday. Postville had two candidates on the ballot; however, there were three seats vacant. The two candidates Jamie Smith seeking reelection, Jeff Cox and Jamie Smith, garnered 62 and 54 votes respectively. JoAnn Jacobs, whose name was not on the ballot, received 37 write-in votes. Candidate Laura Lubka did not seek reelection. These results are unofficial as they were to be canvassed by
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