Employee Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

Note 2.  Employee Benefit Plans

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for our pension plan and postretirement benefits plan for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

(All Amounts in Thousands)	Pension Plan						Postretirement Benefits
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	136		$	140		$	22		$	5
Interest cost		368			372			143			99
Expected return on plan assets		(475	)		(427	)		-			-
Amortization of prior service cost		(1	)		(1	)		(3	)		(3	)
Amortization of Net Loss		83			86			55			-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	111		$	170		$	217		$	101

The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit cost for our pension plan and postretirement benefits plan for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

(All Amounts in Thousands)	Pension Plan						Postretirement Benefits
	Six Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
Components of net periodic benefit cost:	2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	272		$	280		$	44		$	10
Interest cost		736			744			286			198
Expected return on plan assets		(950	)		(854	)		-			-
Amortization of prior service cost		(2	)		(2	)		(6	)		(6	)
Amortization of Net (Gain)/Loss		166			172			110			-
Net periodic benefit cost	$	222		$	340		$	434		$	202

We contributed $312,000 to our Pension Plan this year through July 2011.  We are monitoring market conditions and, based on the current market conditions, we anticipate making up to $900,000 in additional contributions for the year 2011.