I love everything about the holiday season. This time of year makes me smile and evokes a sense of comfort and well-being. Recalling family gatherings and traditions when my mom, dad, and grandparents were still here on this earth warms my heart and fills my senses. Now that I’m a grandpa, the holidays are an… Continue reading.
If you think you had the prize-winning harvest this year, bring it to the Harvest Contest. Kankakee Valley REMC is pleased to sponsor the contest in conjunction with the Wanatah Scarecrow Festival. This contest is open to anyone who has a green thumb and thinks they might have the best or largest in one of… Continue reading.
Donna Walker is currently the chief financial officer and executive vice president of Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative Inc. a non-profit generation and transmission cooperative providing wholesale electric service to 18 member distribution cooperatives in central and southern Indiana and southeastern Illinois. Since joining the organization in 1995, Walker has progressively advanced to a… Continue reading.
Electronic and mobile devices, TVs, computers and gaming stations have become ubiquitous fixtures in our homes, particularly those with children. Consumer electronics (coupled with the proliferation of smart home appliances, technology and electric vehicles) have slowly, but steadily, changed our homes and lifestyles. This ever-connected world is the modern environment in which children are growing… Continue reading.
As an electric residential member, the better Decatur County REMC understands you, the better we can serve you. That’s why we occasionally survey our members to identify emerging trends in power use. This September and October, an independent research firm will survey a limited number of residential members through the Internet or by telephone to… Continue reading.
Chairman Tom Crowe called the June 28, 2018, meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., and Jason Barnhorst kept minutes of the meeting. All members of the board were present. Also present was DCREMC CEO Brett Abplanalp, and DCREMC personnel Karen Forshee, Crystal Greathouse, and Rachel Sullivan. Upon motion by Lawrence Young, seconded by Steve AmRhein,… Continue reading.
Each year as Miami-Cass REMC’s CEO, I am given the privilege of addressing you, our members, at our member appreciation day/annual meeting. Here are a few highlights from my address to those in attendance. Employee retirement: Line Superintendent Mike Long, a Miami-Cass employee for 41 years, retired at beginning of the year and Director of… Continue reading.
During its member appreciation day and annual meeting, Miami-Cass REMC was proud to award the following $500 scholarships to the following students: Ayris Gilbetson — IUK Lucretia Eckrote — IUPUI Ashley Rouch — Indiana Wesleyan University Julie Dyson — Ivy Tech Matthew Jelenek — Manchester University Adam Copp — Indiana University (Bloomington) Caitlin Hughes —… Continue reading.
The 79th Miami-Cass REMC Member Appreciation Day and Annual Meeting was held July 25 at Peru High School. Total attendance at the meeting was over 600 with 207 registered members representing nearly 4.3 percent of the total voting membership. All registered members who attended received a $15 bill credit and were able to enjoy a… Continue reading.
Jeremy Stapleton is a Peru native and a graduate of Maconaquah High School. Prior to joining Miami-Cass REMC, he worked as a lineman for Peru Utilities for over five years. Before becoming a lineman, Stapleton worked for Bowyer Excavating for 12 years. He has been married to his wife, Elizabeth, for 18 years. The couple… Continue reading.
