ORONOCO, MINN. - People’s Energy Cooperative’s Operation Round Up® Trust Board met on April 18 and elected to donate $20,604 to the following worthy organizations:
•$2,500, American Red Cross, Rochester, for disaster assistance in time of cr
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"Where Olmsted County News Comes First"
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Tuesday, May 21st, 2013
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People’s Energy Cooperative to hold 76th Annual Meeting
Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Oronoco Business Announcements
Posted in Oronoco Business Announcements
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Oronoco, Minn. - People’s Energy Cooperative will hold its 76th annual meeting on Tuesday, May 21, at the Cooperative headquarters in Oronoco, Minn.
Members will have an opportunity to visit informational booths on CapX2020, member programs and services, renewable energy, safety, security and vegetation management. Area legislators have been invited to attend and visit with members.
A complimentary light meal will be served from 4 to 5:30pm. The one-hour business meeting will begin promptly at 6pm. John Wade, President of the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, will be the guest speaker. Election results for director positions in District 1 and District 6 will be announced at the meeting.
Notices announcing the meeting and election information were mailed to all members in mid-April.
About People’s Energy
Cooperative
People’s Energy Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative celebrating over 75 years of delivering retail electric power to its nearly 12,000 member-owners in Olmsted, Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Wabasha and Winona Counties. People’s Energy Cooperative is a Touchstone Energy® cooperative and a member-owner in the Dairyland Power system of electric cooperatives that generates and transmits reliable electric power in 62 counties of four states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois).People’s Energy Cooperative to hold 76th Annual Meeting
Members will have an opportunity to visit informational booths on CapX2020, member programs and services, renewable energy, safety, security and vegetation management. Area legislators have been invited to attend and visit with members.
A complimentary light meal will be served from 4 to 5:30pm. The one-hour business meeting will begin promptly at 6pm. John Wade, President of the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce, will be the guest speaker. Election results for director positions in District 1 and District 6 will be announced at the meeting.
Notices announcing the meeting and election information were mailed to all members in mid-April.
About People’s Energy
Cooperative
People’s Energy Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative celebrating over 75 years of delivering retail electric power to its nearly 12,000 member-owners in Olmsted, Dodge, Fillmore, Mower, Wabasha and Winona Counties. People’s Energy Cooperative is a Touchstone Energy® cooperative and a member-owner in the Dairyland Power system of electric cooperatives that generates and transmits reliable electric power in 62 counties of four states (Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois).People’s Energy Cooperative to hold 76th Annual Meeting
Operation Round Up® donations totaling $20,604 granted to local organizations
Mon, May 13th, 2013
Posted in Oronoco Business Announcements
Posted in Oronoco Business Announcements
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Letter about Energy Bill
Mon, Mar 25th, 2013
Posted in Oronoco Letters to the Editor
Posted in Oronoco Letters to the Editor
Letter about Energy Bill
To the Editor,
The Minnesota Legislature is considering several proposals that would negatively impact the members of People’s Energy Cooperative and cooperative members throughout the state.
Although we understand the
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Oronoco ready for Spring
Mon, Mar 25th, 2013
Posted in Oronoco Government
Posted in Oronoco Government
Oronoco City Council met March 19 on another cold and wintry day. Despite the weather, council members prepared for a number of spring and summer events.
Downtown Oronoco Gold Rush Days is scheduled for August 16-18. The event committee has been p
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Operation Round Up® grants $2,033 to the Minnesota Children’s Museum
Mon, Mar 11th, 2013
Posted in Oronoco Business Announcements
Posted in Oronoco Business Announcements
ORONOCO, MN - People’s Energy Cooperative’s Operation Round Up® Trust Board met on January 17 and donated $2033 to the Minnesota Children’s Museum of Rochester. The funds granted will be used to help support classroom programing.
The Operat
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CoBank’s “Sharing Success” Program matches People’s Energy Cooperative contribution
Mon, Feb 25th, 2013
Posted in Oronoco Business Announcements
Posted in Oronoco Business Announcements
ORONOCO, MN - As a cooperative, mission-based lender, CoBank’s commitment to rural America extends beyond financial services.
In 2012, CoBank created a $3 million charitable fund designed to benefit cooperatives and the charitable groups they su
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A biking lane on MN Avenue, Oronoco
Mon, Feb 25th, 2013
Posted in Oronoco Government
Posted in Oronoco Government
Oronoco City Council met Tuesday, February 19 for a general meeting and again on Wednesday, February 20 to discuss the County’s road changes on Minnesota Ave, City Road 12 and County 118.
Parks & Trails chair Charlie Fried said, “We want to de
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New year improvements in Oronoco
Mon, Jan 21st, 2013
Posted in Oronoco Government
Posted in Oronoco Government
Residents of Oronoco can expect big improvements on MN Avenue, County 118 and other streets, curbs and gutters in the area. Oronoco City Council met January 15 to plan out these changes to city roads. The County will be funding the project.
Counci
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Preparing for power outages from winter storms
Mon, Dec 24th, 2012
Posted in Oronoco The Great Outdoors
Posted in Oronoco The Great Outdoors
ORONOCO, MN, December 19, 2012 – The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for Olmsted County and the surrounding areas. Heavy accumulations of ice and snow can bring down utility poles, trees and limbs with the ability to disrupt
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