July / Aug. / Sept. 2009 - Nebraska Public Power District
July / Aug. / Sept. 2009 - Nebraska Public Power District
July / Aug. / Sept. 2009 - Nebraska Public Power District
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R E T I R E E N E W S<br />
Bill McBride retires after 21 years of service<br />
After 21 years of<br />
hanging baskets for their<br />
service, Bill McBride<br />
support of Bill through the<br />
retired from NPPD.<br />
years.<br />
Hired Jan. 4, 1988 as a<br />
As part of the festivities,<br />
precipitator performance<br />
a golf putting contest was<br />
engineer at Gerald<br />
held for the children in<br />
Gentleman Station,<br />
attendance. Winners were<br />
Bill accepted several<br />
Riley, Keegan and Theron<br />
promotions before<br />
Nitsch, children of GGS<br />
advancing to senior<br />
Engineer Bob and Barbara<br />
engineer at GGS, a<br />
Nitsch; Katelyn Iske,<br />
position he held at the<br />
time of his retirement.<br />
Bill McBride accepts his retirement documents from<br />
Investment Recovery Coordinator Chet Harger.<br />
daughter of Plant Technical<br />
Services Assistant Stacy and<br />
The lake and green<br />
Dan Iske; and Emma and<br />
fairways of the Sutherland Golf Course provided a Jamie Krab, Bill and Nancy’s grandchildren.<br />
beautiful setting for the June 14 reception held in his Stacy Iske and Engineering Technician Judy<br />
honor. Investment Recovery Coordinator Chet Harger Soell received special recognition for their efforts<br />
presided as Master of Ceremonies. He presented in coordinating the retirement reception and were<br />
Bill with his official retirement document and gifts presented with flowering baskets.<br />
of a new grill and griddle set from friends and GGS Bill plans to work on his farming interests, camp<br />
colleagues. Special guests included his wife, Nancy; and sailboat at Lake McConaughy, golf, and spend<br />
mother, Adeline McBride; and mother‑in‑law, Marge time with his granddaughters in Ogallala and Frisco,<br />
Ecklund, who were all honored with flowering Texas.<br />
Columbus Energizers<br />
will meet Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and<br />
Dec. 17, at 8:30 a.m. at Stack ‘N<br />
Steak.<br />
Paul Badje, (402) 564‑8863,<br />
tailor@neb.rr.com<br />
Klassy Kilowatts will meet<br />
Oct. 19, Nov. 16 and Dec. 21 at<br />
12:30 p.m. CST at the Airport Inn<br />
in North Platte. Cory Steinke with<br />
Central <strong>Nebraska</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Power</strong><br />
and Irrigation <strong>District</strong> will be<br />
the guest speaker at the October<br />
meeting.<br />
Tom Pendelton, (308) 532‑5040<br />
tmpen@hamilton.net<br />
ENERGY INSIGHT • JULY / AUGUST / SEPTEMBER <strong>2009</strong> 21<br />
RETIREES<br />
Low Voltage Panhandlers<br />
will meet Oct. 20 at 9 a.m. at Sky<br />
Port Restaurant in Scottsbluff and<br />
Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. at the Country<br />
Kitchen, Scottsbluff‑Gering Hwy.<br />
Don Koralewski, (308) 783‑1851<br />
donaldkoralewski340@gmail.com<br />
Northern Lights have no<br />
meetings scheduled through the<br />
remainder of <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Jim Decker, (402) 357‑3788<br />
NPPD Antiques will meet<br />
Nov. 2 and Dec. 7 at 8:30 a.m. at<br />
Country Cooking in Beatrice. All<br />
meetings are scheduled for the<br />
first Monday of the month unless<br />
that date is a holiday.<br />
Dot Cornelius, (402) 228‑0494<br />
Retired & Rewired will<br />
meet next at the December<br />
Christmas party.<br />
Lois McCoy, (308) 665‑1625,<br />
lmccoy919@gmail.com<br />
Make plans to attend your<br />
local retiree meeting
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