New Generating Unit in Operation at Montpelier
The second unit of Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative’s Montpelier Generating Station began commercial operation on June 1. The $6 million addition raises total capacity to 67,000 kilowatts, with Unit 2 to be operated at reduced load for months while bearings are replaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montpelier
Eastern Town Light and Power Cooperative
Rural’ Electric Cooperative
F. E. Fair
Wilton Junction
Easton
Iowa
Jowa Linois Gas and Electric Company
Rural Electric Cooperative
Fair
Eastern
Yowa Light and Power Cooperative
Eastern Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Muscatine
Eastern Iowa
Cooperative
Municipal
Town- Illinois Gas and Electric
Iowa Light and Power Cooperative
Muscatine Municipal
Lowailinois Utility
Five Day Forecast Shows Mild Temperatures Ahead
The five day period Saturday through Wednesday will average 4 to 6 degrees above normal with warming at the start and a cooler turn early next week. Normal highs range mid 70s north to near 80 south, lows from the Jowers north to the upper is south. Precipitation expected from half an inch west to one and a half inches east in several showers and storms. Nothing makes people go into debt like trying to keep up with others.
Central Appalachians Rain and Rockies Snow Forecast
Rain expected tonight in the central Appalachians with showers reaching the Gulf States and the Rockies. Snow is forecast in the Sierra Nevada high elevations while the upper Lakes region may see warmer temperatures.
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Central Appalachians
Gulf States
Rockies
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Upper Lakes
Nichols Alumni Banquet And Events In Nichols
Nichols events highlight a Saturday alumni banquet at 7 p m in the Nichols school gym with a public dance from 9 p m to 1 a m by the Merry Makers. Also noted are the Past Noble Grand circle meeting June 8 at Gertrude Black’s home with Ethel Lehman and Min erva Phillips. A piano recital June 4 at 2 p m at Nichols Christian church features numerous local pupils.
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Nichols
Nichols School
Merry Makers
Noble Grand Circle
Gertrude Black
Helen Grim
Ethel Lehman
Minerva Phillips
Edna Kirchner
Nichols Christian Church
Emanuel Morenings
Teresa Daub
Nadine Houseal
Bruce Daub
Maranatha Morenings
Janene Houseal
Daniel Morenings
Debbie Newton
Penny Bixby
Julie Phelps
Randy Vincent
Norene Schuessler
Tom Hillyer
Esther Giddard
Betsy Rudman
Regina Salemink
Penny Goddard
Dennis Brown
Luann Phelps
Bonnie Brugman
Rhonda Salemink
Becky Peterson
Dermeny
Ray Bekker
Ray Wieskamp
Jerry
Ronnie Wieskamp
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Davenport
Gienn Fuegen
St. Mathias Church
Muscatine
Robert Rudman
Rebecca Sue
Minneapolis
Minn
A. L. Rudman
Betsy
Elizabeth Ulrich
Lone Tree
Leland Stock
Iowa City
Louisa Des Moines Rural Carriers Meet Saturday
Louisa Des Moines Rural Carriers will meet Saturday June 3 at the home of Mr and Mrs Bud Lewis in Wapello. Potluck supper at 6 39 p.m. All carriers and wives from both counties invited.
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Oakville
Louisa- Des Moines
Bud Lewis
Wapello
Eighteen Scouts Receive Certificates At Safety Class
Eighteen members of Boy Scout Troop 126 sponsored by Musserville Methodist church earned graduation certificates Thursday night in a gun safety class conducted by the Frank Walton League. John Nesmith and Erv Jennings were instructors. The event followed a day of dirt hauling fence work painting and repairs. Photo by Bob Rada.
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Boy Scout Troop 126
Musserville Methodist Church
Frank Walton League
John Nesmith
Erv Jennings
Bob Rada
Oakville Methodist cookout set for June 3 at Stravr hacker home
Wapello firemen were summoned as the Young Married group of Oakville Methodist Church plans a cookout at the home of Mr and Mrs Dick Stravr hacker on Saturday June 3 at 6 30 p m. Relatives visiting and birthday celebrations add to a quiet local community note with residents from Cumberland Md Pittsburg Pa Hamilton Ohio and Columbus Junction attending nearby.
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Farmers and Merchants
Crystal Lake
Oakville
Everett Gates
Jaks Waterhouse
John McCulley
Burlington
Mary Christiansen
Clarence Kuntz
Oakville Methodist Church
Dick Stravrhacker
David Gish
Cumberland, Md
Bill Smith
Joe Gish
Pittsburg, Pa
Mrs. Earl Smith
Wardell Edgington
Hamilton
Ronald Jack
Ronald Tisor
Fort Carson
Colo
Donald Tisor
John Tisor
Alvie Tisor
Dennis Swanson
Lloyd Cross
Dennis
Donald Swanson
Jerry Larimer
Bud Robertson
Columbus Junction
Oakville Church Schedule Snapshot
Oakville churches announce Sunday services and midweek activities. Fairview hosts Youth For Christ winners with a public program. Fairview Aid meets June 14 with devotions led by Margaret Peterson. Oakville Church of God holds 11 a.m. service and 7:30 p.m. worship, with prayer 7:30 p.m. Bethesda Methodist lists Vacation Bible School June 3–9 from 2 to 4 p.m. and a June 8 board meeting chaired by Bill Smith. WSCS June 19 meeting replaces June 1.
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Oakville
Fairview Community Church
Youth For Christ International
Southeastern Iowa
Howard Peterson
Fairview Aid
Hazel Hemphill
Lea Graham
Margaret Peterson
Cation Bible School
Bill Smith
Chopstick and spoon customs split Laos by region
Northern Laos people commonly use chopsticks while southern residents favor spoons. This regional dining preference highlights cultural variation within Laos, reflecting local heritage and eating practices.
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Laos
South
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Montpelier Unit
Montpelier Station
Mississippi River
Rural Electrification Administration
Muscatine Municipal Water and Electric System
Eno
Jeddy
Gora
National Weather Picture
Walton Nurseries
Dial
Louisa-Des Moines
Co. A
495Th Engineers
U.S. Army Reserve
Weed Park Zoo
Army Reserve
Oakville Church
WSCS
Faith
Nightingale
Marguerite O'Brian
Amy Shutt
Esther Brown
Estelline Gerst
Mulberry Ave
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