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[Seasonal Topics]
The great pumpkin
Thursday, September 29, 2005
Decorate them, carve them, eat them and enjoy!
As a symbol of the autumn season, the humble pumpkin is about as versatile as it can be. After all, just about anything you want pumpkins to do for you on the home front, they deliver. You can:
Decorate them. On a porch, on steps, by the back door, under the lamp post, pumpkins seem to say “welc...
[Seasonal Topics]
Fun Halloween costumes
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Be anything you want to be for Halloween.
Not surprisingly, Hallmark says Halloween is the No. 2 holiday in terms of decorating, second only to Christmas. What that boils down to is that it’s a boo-tiful time of the year for all little and big ghouls and boys to have fun. It’s a time for dressing in costumes, trick-or-treating and hosting f...
[Seasonal Topics]
Halloween treats
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Indulge in the sweet side of Halloween.
Halloween is in the air: you’ve selected costumes, transformed your foyer to look like a haunted house and carved jack-o-lanterns with big, toothy grins. But before you can officially open your door to masses of excited trick-or-treaters, you must make sure your treat bowl is well-stocked with sweet...
[Agriculture]
The perils of grain bins
Monday, September 19, 2005
Grain bins provide great storage for our crops, but can be perilous to people.
Grain bins provide great storage for our crops, but can be perilous to people.
Suffocation danger is real Just 5 seconds: If you’re inside a grain bin, that’s all it takes to become hopelessly entrapped by grain. This scary scenario has played out far too many times on Iowa’s farms: a harvest...
[Agriculture]
Harvest time can be a dangerous time
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Follow our tips during harvesting to reap safety and security.
Harvesting crops is dangerous work. In Iowa, about half of the 500 farm injuries that occur yearly take place during August through November, our prime harvest months.
“Injuries are often a result of making quick choices rather than pausing to consider the potential dangers,” says Ch...
[Energy Costs]
Worried about high automobile fuel costs?
Friday, September 16, 2005
Should you replace a gas guzzler or tune up your older car?
According to the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency’s fuel economy Web site, differences in an auto’s miles per gallon (mpg) rating can involve a huge difference in the amount of gas used. For example, according to the site, if your car gets 20 mpg instead of 30 mpg, i...
[Cooperatives]
Celebrate your cooperative membership
Sunday, October 01, 2006
October is Cooperative Month. Celebrate belonging to your electric cooperative by learning more about the cooperative concept—and why belonging to a cooperative is a good thing.
Ten interesting facts about cooperatives:
1. Cooperatives are as American as apple pie and have been around longer than our country has! In 1752, Benjamin Franklin helped form America’s first successful cooperative—a mutual insurance company—that’s 24 years before our countr...
[History]
Danish consul … in Iowa?
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
With a strong Danish heritage, Iowa is also home to a Royal Danish Consul.
From towns and universities founded by Danish immigrants to Danish Lutheran and Baptist churches sprinkled across the state, Iowa is rich with Danish heritage. Individuals and organizations alike are responsible for keeping Danish culture and heritage thriving in Iowa. In fact, Iowa ranks fourth in ...
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