Cloverland Election Yields Two Incumbents, One New Director
Incumbent directors Gerald Nettleton (DeTour Village) and Virgil Monroe (Manistique) were re-elected, and new director John Sawruk (Sault Ste. Marie) was elected at Cloverland Electric Cooperative’s annual meeting on June 11.
Great Lakes Member Is Chosen Youth Leader
Kelsey Miller, a Great Lakes Energy member from Howard City, is Michigan’s new representative on the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Youth Leadership Council. Miller is an honors student and active volunteer in her school and community, and was chosen by Michigan co-op students and staff attending the Rural Electric Youth Tour of Washington, D.C. [...]
Co-op Safety Instructors Belong To Elite Group
Safety instructors from Michigan electric co-ops recently attended the Quad States safety instructors meeting in LaCrosse, Wis. Pictured are (L-R) Ben Striegle (Great Lakes), Bruce Welliver (Wolverine), Jim Mackie (Cloverland), Joe McElroy (MECA), and Bev Bumstead (GLE). Members of the Quad State Instructors group are electric utility safety professionals. Formed in 1964 by electric utility [...]
Midwest Energy Gets Approval To Offer High-Speed Internet
The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC)on June 19 approved a request by Midwest Energy for waivers from certain code of conduct rules - with one exception - to enable the co-op to deploy high-speed internet in unserved and underserved parts of Michigan. "Michigan is a national leader in expanding broadband access, adoption and use," said [...]
Ontonagon Co-op Members Pass Bylaws Changes
Bylaws changes that were proposed in the May issue of Country Lines magazine were approved by a vote of 32 to 29 at Ontonagon County REA’s annual meeting on June 21. Most of the changes were basic language updates, but more significant ones included elimination of member voting by proxy; putting clarity in the Joint [...]
Michigan Students Help Youth Tour Mark 50th Anniversary
This year marked the 50th anniversary of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. (June 14-19). There were approximately 1,800 students participating from across the country, and Michigan was represented by 18 students from eight electric co-ops, including Cherryland, Cloverland, Great Lakes, HomeWorks, Midwest, Presque Isle Electric & Gas, Thumb and Wolverine. While in [...]