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 [...]
Edson Leaves Legacy At Cherryland
Nick Edson, local page editor and key accounts rep for Cherryland Electric Co-op, is retiring after 15 years of service and writing great stories for Michigan Country Lines magazine. “When I started working at Cherryland, I was given the chance to do volunteer work and it changed my life,” Edson says. “My goal was to [...]
Police Instructor Trains Co-ops On Preventing Dog Bites
Each year, over 4.5 million people in the U.S. are bitten by dogs, with one in five requiring medical attention. People most affected are senior citizens, children, postal workers, and utility workers. “We brought in a national expert in fall 2015 to train our co-op and municipal member employees on ways to prevent dog bites and [...]
What About Koppel’s New ‘Lights Out’ Book?
Journalist Ted Koppel has written a book called “Lights Out,” on the consequences of a major cybersecurity event and his views about the country’s lack of preparedness for it. To learn more about the book, here’s the first paragraph from the website: “In this tour de force of investigative reporting, Ted Koppel reveals that a [...]
PIE&G Director Robert Wegmeyer Passes
Presque Isle Electric & Gas Co-op director, Robert W. Wegmeyer, passed away suddenly at home on Tuesday, December 8, 2015. He was 84. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jeanne, in 2000. He is survived by two children, John (Laurie) Wegmeyer and Susan Crowell, 6 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Bob was a [...]