61st ANNUAL MEETING

The Midwest Electric Cooperative Corporation held it’s 61st annual meeting at the Perkins County High School in Grant on March 20, 2008. A total of 320 people were served supper with 145 of those being registered members.

The following directors were re-elected to serve a three year term on the Board: District #3 - incumbent Rod Krab; District #6 - incumbent Bob Nodlinski, and in District #8 - incumbent Kent Kroeker.

Scholarship Winners

Midwest Electric and it’s power suppliers, Basin Electric and Tri-State G & T are pleased to announce this year’s scholarship winners.

Rebecca Chandler will receive a $500 scholarship from Tri-State G & T. Rebecca is the daughter of Steve and Susan Chandler of Keystone. She plans to attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and major in Mass Communications/Advertising.

Debra Johnson will receive a $500 scholarship from Tri-State G & T. Debra is the daughter of Ron and Julie Johnson of Elsie. She plans to attend the University of Nebraska at Kearney and major in Biology.

Nathan Borowski will receive a $1000 scholarship from Basin Electric. Nathan is the son of Joe and Sally Borowski of Grant. He plans to attend the University of Nebraska at Kearney and earn a degree in Dentistry.

We would like to congratulate these three students on their academic achievements and wish them continued success in the future.

NREA

Youth Energy Camp

July 14 - 18, 2008

at the State 4-H Camp at Halsey, Nebraska

This year's camp, to be held July 14-18, will be the Nebraska Rural Electric Association's 28th Youth Energy Camp. Please accept this invitation from the NREA and Midwest Electric to attend this exciting and educational summer event.

Set in the beauty of the Nebraska National Forest at Halsey, the camp is casual, yet educationally and personally challenging. The camp program offers each participant the opportunity to grow socially and learn something important at the same time.

To be eligible for camp you must: currently be in the 9th, 10th or 11th grade and be sponsored by Midwest Electric Your week at camp will be intermingled with many fun activities: a dance and banquet, sporting activities, a cook-out, and time to make many new friends. Three campers will be selected by their fellow campers to serve as Nebraska's Ambassadors to the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association's Rural Electric Youth Tour in Washington, D.C.

If you would like to be part of the NREA Youth Energy Camp fill out the RSVP form and mail it to Midwest Electric Cooperative Corporation, PO Box 970, Grant, NE 69140.

Midwest Welcomes

Tonya Rolen

Midwest welcomes Tonya Rolen as the new accountant. Her first day was March 17. She moved here from Fessenden, ND, but she is originally from Amarillo, TX. She was previously employed by Lakeside Harvesting, Inc. Tonya has four children, Miles, Branick, Tillarie and Savannah. Her fiancé is Dan Ask, who is a salesman for Yost Farm Supply of Imperial. Dan also has four children: Janae, Luke, Stacia, and Dalyse.

Big or Small, Every Digging Job Requires a Call

A new, federally-mandated national “Call Before You Dig” number, 811 was created to help protect you from unintentionally hitting underground utility lines while you are doing any kind of digging projects, from planting a tree to installing a fence. If you hit an underground utility line while digging, you can harm yourself or those around you, disrupt service to an entire neighborhood and you could be responsible for fines and repair costs. It’s a free service that could save your life and those around you. Always call before you dig.