Wolverine Purchases New Home For Apprentice Education
Wolverine Power Cooperative announced today an agreement to purchase Baker College of Cadillac’s Center for Transportation and Technology (CTT). The facility, located at 4800 S. Morey Road (M-66) in Lake City, Mich., will become a state-of-the-art electric utility training center, and house the Joint Michigan Apprentice Program (JMAP). "Michigan electric cooperatives have a rich tradition [...]
Cherryland Doubles Voter Participation With Online Voting
Cherryland members were introduced to a new voting option for the 2017 board election. In addition to voting via a mail-in ballot or in-person at the annual meeting, members could cast their vote using any device with an internet connection. Cherryland partnered with Survey & Ballot Systems of Minnesota to administer the voting. The outcome? [...]
Ontonagon Annual Meeting Highlights
Chassell High School was the setting for the 2017 Ontonagon County Rural Electrification Association’s (OCREA’s) Annual Meeting held on Saturday, June 17. Approximately 150 members from the co-op’s five county service area attended the event which featured food, prize drawings, reports from the co-op manager and the board of directors and seating of new [...]
Thumb Electric Cooperative Holds 80th Annual Meeting At New Venue
Louis Wenzlaff, president of the board of directors, opened the 80th Annual Meeting of Thumb Electric Cooperative (Thumb) members on June 10 at the Thumb Octagon Barn- a brand new venue for the annual meeting. "The Octagon Barn is a very fitting venue for our event," explained Brad Essemacher, member services manager at Thumb. [...]
Members Make Alger Delta’s Annual Meeting A Success
A beautiful, sunny Upper Peninsula day provided the perfect backdrop to Alger Delta’s 79th Annual Meeting held on Saturday, June 10, at the U.P. State Fairgrounds. More than 400 members attended the event which featured a picnic-style cookout, games and activities for the whole family and many prize drawings. “This event gives us a [...]
Fall Training Registration is Now Open
Online registration is now open for both the Electric Co-op Foundations and Member Services training sessions this fall! Member Services Training About the course This course focuses on customer communication skills and is designed to help each service provider understand the importance of providing positive “moments of truth” through each and every encounter he [...]