Wednesday, October 10, 2012

THIS WEEK IS "PUBLIC POWER WEEK" AND MAQUOKETA MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC UTILITY IS CELEBRATING.      TODAY ONLY,
THEY HAD AN OPEN HOUSE.    MMEU HAS FOR LOCATIONS:   THE MAIN
POWER PLANT AT NORTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA....THE SECONDARY INDUSTRIAL PARK POWER PLANT AT SOUTH EDGE OF MAQUOKETA....
THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER NEAR WHERE CLINTON ENGINES WAS LOCATED AND THE OFFICE , IN CITY HALL.    THE OFFICE IS WERE THE OPEN HOUSE
WAS .....AND IS UNTIL4 P.M. TODAY.    GREETING ME, THE FOUR OFFICE EMPLOYEES ABOVE:    LEFT TO RIGHT:   JULIE BABCOCK (20TH YEAR)....
CARMEN GERLACH (26 YEARS) AND NANCY BUCK (26 YEARS, 40 WORKING
FOR THE CITY).     THEY GAVE ME LITERATURE ON SAVING ENERGY.
A TOTE BAG ON TABLE ABOVE.   A FREE ENERGY SAVING LIGHT BULB, IN
2ND PHOTO AND A NEAT NEW NIGHT LIGHT.   IT ALSO IS AN ENERGY SAVING
BULB AND COMES ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN ROOM GETS DARK AND GOES OUT WHEN ROOM STARTS TO LIGHT UP.       THEY HAD REFRESHMENTS TOO,
INCLUDING CUP CAKES.    SINCE I HAD JUST HAD A BIG MEAL AT ROTARY,
I DID SOMETHING I SELDOM DO....PASSED ON THE GOODIES.      SINCE THEY ARE CELEBRATING ALL WEEK, MAYBE YOU CAN STOP BY THIS WEEK AND
THEY WILL PRESENT YOU WITH SOME LITERATURE AND A GIFT TOO....UNTIL
GONE.    IF YOU LIVE IN MAQUOKETA....M-M-E-U SERVES YOU....AND THANKS   YOU!
DENNIS VOY