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    Issues Archives: December 2012

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    • “I remember when…”

      “I can still remember in December 1937 exactly where I was and when I saw the lights come on. My brother and I were walking from the barn to the house and suddenly the house lit up and we were excited about that because it was the first time we had electricity in rural areas,” [...]

      R.K. Douglas, a pioneer on both the Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative and Southern Illinois Power Cooperative boards and father of Larry Douglas, was among the local and state leaders and dignitaries present for the dedication of Southern Illinois Power Cooperative on Lake of Egypt on August 29, 1965.
      • Mocha Punch
      • Breakfast Casserole
      • Christmas Salad
      • Terry’s Marshmallow...
      • CRW_7958 Tortilla Rolls
      • CRW_8044 Almond Praline Cheesecake
      • French Toast Superb
      • Electrifying the world…one...
      • Turkey Tracks pattern on barn owned by local newspaper The Daily-Journal in Kankakee County  CROP AS NEEDED FOR COVER SHOT Barn quilts blanket Kankakee...
      • Tips for unwrapping a...
      • Help for mobile homes
      • Amaryllis growing advice
      • 78366716 Are you ready to save a life?
      • Serving rural issues
      • poweredupphone Outage communication 2.0
      • Cooperative dedicates landfill...
      • Lineman scholarship winner...
      • GE introduces LED bulb that...
      • Hurricane help sent from...

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