Midwest Employees Give Back
Commitment to community is more than a corporate value at Team Midwest; it’s a way of life for the family of employees. In January, employees presented checks of $5,347.20 each to Ronald McDonald House Charities and the Wounded Warrior Project through the Midwest Employees Give Back (MEGB) Program. An additional $7,900 was donated over the [...]
MECA Welcomes City of Croswell as New Safety Partner
When John Peck took the position of operations supervisor for the City of Croswell last year, safety was high on his radar. In his quest to take safety to the next level he began a conversation with Dallas Braun, general manager at Thumb Electric Cooperative. Ultimately, the dialog led to the City of Croswell joining [...]
Midwest Energy Cooperative honors creativity and learning with Strengthening Schools grants
Students from 17 regional public schools will enjoy new opportunities this semester after Midwest Energy Cooperative awarded $30,476.20 in Strengthening Schools grants. The grants are funded with partnership dollars from Touchstone Energy Cooperative. A committee comprised of co-op members evaluated and scored 89 applications totaling more than $156,000, then determined the final awards without knowledge [...]
Christmas Eve Windstorm Leaves Thousands Without Power
‘Twas the night before Christmas when 70 mph winds whipped through Michigan, knocking down trees and power lines, and leaving thousands of Michigan residents without electricity. Collectively the windstorm resulted in nearly 120,000 outages for Michigan’s electric co-ops. “This event was more challenging than the Christmas ice storm of 2012,” commented Joe McElroy, safety and [...]
Knudtson Retires As Country Lines Editor
After 24 years of editing and writing for Michigan Country Lines magazine, Gail Knudtson is moving on and plans to “spend more time with family and friends, travel as much as possible, do some volunteer work, and maybe get back to some freelance writing!” she says. After earning a journalism degree from MSU and seven [...]
PIE&G Partners With CoBank On Charity Donation
The Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op Board of Directors has approved another year of participation in CoBank’s “Sharing Success” program, a $3 million fund that benefits co-ops and the charitable groups they support throughout America. CoBank is a nonprofit co-op that serves as a “bank for cooperatives” nationwide. Under this program, CoBank has matched [...]