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[Energy Costs]
Check on gas prices
Planning a driving vacation this year? Or just "filling up"
in your community? Check out gas prices.
[Safety]
Cut the grass safely
Mowing the lawn is a pretty routine task, so it’s easy to forget that a lawn mower is a dangerous piece of equipment. Take mowing seriously and follow our safety guidelines.
[Community Development]
Eat local foods
Purchasing locally-grown foods helps small farmers—and the economy in your area—and it is also good for you.
[Recipes]
Enter your 'Sizzlin' Summer' Recipe
Submit your favorite summer recipe by August 1 and you can win a heavy duty barbeque tool set!
[Seasonal Topics]
Food tastes good when cooked on electric grill
Grilling is an All-American method of preparing foods for entertaining ... or even for quick dinners for our families. Try grilling on an
electric grill.
[Seasonal Topics]
Grill beef for flavor and safety
If beef is on your menu, follow these grilling tips.
[General Information]
More on Mowing
Connect to these sites for fun lawnmower information.
[Energy Efficiency]
Online calculators show energy savings
Here are some online energy calculators that provide information and ideas on how to make your home more efficient and save you money.
[Community Development]
Practical Farmers of Iowa
This active organization promotes healthy food, diverse farms, and vibrant communities.
[Electric Power Supply]
Restoring power to your home
Whether spring lightning and strong winds, or winter ice or snow knock out your electricity, your hardworking electric cooperative staff members will see that you get back on-line as quickly as possible.
[Products & Services]
Salute to our electric cooperative's line crew
These workers are true professionals and keep the electricity flowing in our area.
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[Energy Costs]
Check on gas prices
Saturday, July 01, 2006
Planning a driving vacation this year? Or just "filling up"
in your community? Check out gas prices.
2006 is delivering record-high gasoline prices to Iowa and
the nation. Prices are hitting record highs this summer.
Check this Web page for current information about
Iowa gas prices, how to save fuel and money, and
background about impacts on the U.S. gasoline market.
Iowa DNR gas pri...
[Safety]
Cut the grass safely
Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Mowing the lawn is a pretty routine task, so it’s easy to forget that a lawn mower is a dangerous piece of equipment. Take mowing seriously and follow our safety guidelines.
The dangers
Lawn mowers are cutting machines, with the potential to
cut anything that comes into its path. The cutting edge
of the blade can travel at speeds of up to 200 mph;
even a dull blade can slice and dice anything that
gets in the way—such as fingers or toes—or toss debris
as fl...
[Community Development]
Eat local foods
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Purchasing locally-grown foods helps small farmers—and the economy in your area—and it is also good for you.
Whether you choose locally-grown fruits and vegetables
in season, honey produced by local bees, or meats
purchased directly from the producer or from a local meat
locker, local foods are good for your family and your
community’s economy.
According to University of Northern Iowa Local Fo...
[Recipes]
Enter your 'Sizzlin' Summer' Recipe
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
Submit your favorite summer recipe by August 1 and you can win a heavy duty barbeque tool set!
Your cooperative needs more recipes on its Web site. Please submit yours at REC Recipes and you could win a drawing for heavy duty barbeque tool set! Deadline - August 1.
[Seasonal Topics]
Food tastes good when cooked on electric grill
Sunday, May 16, 2004
Grilling is an All-American method of preparing foods for entertaining ... or even for quick dinners for our families. Try grilling on an
electric grill.
Outdoor Electric Grills
There are a variety of electric grills to choose
from, including cart
models, tabletop models, and even portable,
take-anywhere grills.
Plug the electric grill into any grounded 120-
volt outlet - and
you're ready to sizzle!
Electric grills offer unique advant...
[Seasonal Topics]
Grill beef for flavor and safety
Monday, May 24, 2004
If beef is on your menu, follow these grilling tips.
Successful Beef Grilling
To serve the most delicious juicy grilled steaks or
burgers,
follow these tips from the Iowa Beef Industry Council:
Grill at medium or medium-low temperatures for
even cooking.
If the temperature is too high, beef can char and become
overcooked on the outside b...
[General Information]
More on Mowing
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Connect to these sites for fun lawnmower information.
The April 2004 issue of This Old House magazine featured Great Mow-ments in history. Check out their timeline, which includes the 1994 long-distance mower ride of Iowan Alvin Straight from Laurens, Iowa to visit his brother in Mt. Zion, Wisconsin (leading to the movie The Straight Story) at Great Mo...
[Energy Efficiency]
Online calculators show energy savings
Friday, September 01, 2006
Here are some online energy calculators that provide information and ideas on how to make your home more efficient and save you money.
Here are some resources to help identify how you might improve the energy efficiency of your home. Tools include energy checklists, energy audits and online heating cost calculators.
Home Energy Checkup from the Alliance to Save Energy allows users to conduct a preliminary checkup of an existing ...
[Community Development]
Practical Farmers of Iowa
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
This active organization promotes healthy food, diverse farms, and vibrant communities.
Whether you’re a farmer/producer interested in practices that help you become more profitable while preserving the land; a consumer who wants to buy fresh, wholesome food; or are interested in growing produce or livestock on a small scale on your acreage, Practical Farmers of Iowa (PFI) may be able...
[Electric Power Supply]
Restoring power to your home
Monday, May 24, 2004
Whether spring lightning and strong winds, or winter ice or snow knock out your electricity, your hardworking electric cooperative staff members will see that you get back on-line as quickly as possible.
According to Bob Risser, safety instructor with the Iowa
Association of Electric Cooperatives, your electric power
can be knocked off-line in a variety of ways: Lightning
can burn a transformer. Safety devices, which work
much like a fuse, can blow. Wind can bounce a tree limb
into a line ...
[Products & Services]
Salute to our electric cooperative's line crew
Monday, May 24, 2004
These workers are true professionals and keep the electricity flowing in our area.
Critical functions during storms
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, shall keep a mail carrier from his or her appointed duties, according to a saying popularized by the U.S. Postal Service. Well, the same can be said of the men and women who make up the line crew working for your electric coope...
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