This group all got their start working for Iowa Electric Light and Power in Toledo and were on hand for an annual get together on Friday, Sept. 22. They are (left to right) Gene Hill, Tama, Chuck Willer, Marshalltown, Richard Mulligan, Reinbeck, Kenny Lawrence, Belle Plaine, (seated) Leon Williams, Marshalltown, Shirley Swenson, Gladbrook, Kathy Albright, Tama, Kathy Martinson, Newton, Joe Anderson, Tama and Larry Simpson, Toledo. Jerry Meek, Tama, also was able to join the group later in the afternoon. Chronicle/John Speer

This group of retirees all got their start in the Toledo office of Iowa Electric Light and Power. Some retired from IE and others from its successor, Alliant Energy. All together they have over 200 years of service to the utilities.

The retirees represent both the operating and office divisions.

Fittingly, they get together annually for coffee and an afternoon of socializing and remembrances at the The State Bank of Toledo Community Meeting room on South Broadway as they did on Friday, Sept. 22.

That location was the long-time location of Iowa Electric here including the managers office billing and appliance showroom.