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Commiee Field Hearing in Washington State Highlights Columbia River Hydropower; Biparsan, Bicameral Water Resources Bill Moving through Congress; First FY19 Minibus Package approved and sent to President; EPW Hearing on Accident‑Tolerant Fuels for Nuclear Reactors; and House Rules Commiee Prepares Cadillac Tax Delay.

Public Power Industry Announcements Phelps Honored at Douglas PUD; Benton PUD Commission Passes Resoluon Opposing Iniave 1631; PCWA Board Discusses Legislave Successes and Future Challenges; More than 100 SMUD Cares Volunteers Makeover Sacramento Children’s Home Crisis Nursery; City of Tacoma Working to Reduce Carbon Polluon through Electric Vehicles; Apple Capital Loop Trail Detoured between Island View and Fih Street; Tune in to Hear Woody Guthrie’s Columbia River Songs Again This Week; Varmints Wreak Havoc with Electric Service; and Physical Security Workgroup (PSWG) Announcement.

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Foreman Leadership Accelerated Program Part 1 Oct. 2‑4, 2018 in Portland, OR

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NRECA CCD 2630 ‑ Strategic Planning Oct. 15, 2018 in Cordova, AK

NRECA CCD 2610 ‑ Understanding the Electric Business Oct. 16, 2018 in Cordova, AK

Lineman Skills Series: AC Transformers, Advanced Theory and Praccal Applicaon October 17 — 18, 2018 in Anchorage, Alaska

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All Aboard: Supervisors Guide to Onboarding and Their Crical Role of Employee Development Oct. 23, 2018 in Vancouver, WA

Substaon Series: Substaon Transformers & LTC Diagnoscs Oct. 24, 2018 in Bend, OR

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Ulies: NWPPA oﬀers its ulity members the opportunity (at no cost) to post RFPs and RFQs on our website at no charge. Reach out to NWPPA's almost 4,000 associate member contacts that supply goods and services to the ulity industry and might be interested in responding to your ulity RFP/RFQ. To post your RFP/RFQ, visit our RFP/RFQ page. For more informaon, contact Debbie at [email protected] or Mark at [email protected]. Associate Members: Make sure to check out NWPPA's RFP/RFQ Web page to view ulity RFP lisngs. Lisngs are posted as they are received by NWPPA.

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COMMITTEE FIELD HEARING IN WASHINGTON STATE HIGHLIGHTS COLUMBIA RIVER HYDROPOWER

Update provided by Meguire Whitney

On September 10, the House Natural Resources Commiee held a field hearing in Pasco, Wash., to review the economic importance of the Columbia River Power system Pacific Northwest. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R–Wash.) requested the field hearing which was aended by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R–Wash.) and chaired by Water, Po Oceans Subcommiee Chairman Rep. Doug Lamborn (R—Colo.). No Democrac members of Congress were in aendance. Several witnesses tesfied as to the econom benefits of the dams along the Columbia River. Two witnesses represented tribal and fish conservaon perspecves. A number of witnesses cricized court rulings in 20 2018 that overturned dam operaons agreements, required addional spill to aid salmon migraon, and ordered another biological study to include the opon of remov dams altogether.

Terry Flores, execuve director of Northwest RiverPartners, an alliance of business, agriculture, ulies, and other stakeholders, said the court‑ordered spill would do li ﬁsh but would result in millions of dollars in added costs to electricity rate payers since spilled water cannot be used for generaon at the dams. Because most of the hy lost is replaced by natural gas plants, Flores said the court‑ordered spill has led to 840,000 metric tons of addional carbon emissions. Dan Jones, deputy administrator f Bonneville Power Administraon, which markets the electricity generated by the dams, corroborated her asseron that renewable energy sources are incapable of repla dams’ 10,000‑megawa capacity.

The hearing came on the same day the final Energy and Water appropriaons package was unveiled in Washington, D.C. Newhouse, McMorris Rodgers, and others had fighng for language to be included in the bill to override the 2018 Columbia River court decision and restore previously agreed‑upon dam operaons. Congressional lea eager to get a spending bill signed into law before the end of the fiscal year on September 30, scrapped the language along with other contenous policy riders to ease p Aer the bill’s release, Senator Pay Murray (D–Wash.) offered that she was glad the controversial provision was kept out of the spending bill, insisng Congress “keep p and parsanship out” of the environmental review process.

BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL WATER RESOURCES BILL MOVING THROUGH CONGRESS

Update provided by Meguire Whitney

A comprehensive water infrastructure bill is moving quickly through Congress aer being stalled for months. The Water Resources Development Act legislaon, America Infrastructure Act of 2018 (S.3021), was unveiled on September 10 by House and Senate commiee leaders as a compromise package that ironed out diﬀerences betwe chamber’s respecve bills. The legislaon was quickly scheduled for ﬂoor consideraon in the House where it passed by voice vote on September 13 and the Senate pla up the bill the week of September 17.

In addion to reauthorizing popular programs such as the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and the Water Infrastructure and Innovaon Act, the bill also contains se important hydropower provisions to promote development of non‑federal projects. The bill grants the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority to extend start o construcon deadlines for licensed projects up to 10 years without an act of Congress as currently required by law; increases the maximum capacity for small conduit hy 40 megawas; sets a two‑year deadline on the perming process for non‑powered dams and closed loop systems; and ensures licensees will be given credit during the relicensing process for “early acon” investments. NWPPA has advocated for many of these improvements through meengs with members of Congress, coalion leer endorsing speciﬁc legislaon to advance commonsense hydro licensing reform.

The WRDA bill will also allow enes who experience a rate hike due to inacon by FERC to appeal to the commission to rehear the issue. While the Energy and Water appropriaons bill that was passed on September 13 explicitly forbade moving the Army Corps of Engineers out of the Department of Defense in FY19, S.3021 instruct Naonal Academy of Sciences to study the concept to give Congress more oversight over the controversial proposal put forward by the Trump administraon’s governm reorganizaon plan.

FIRST FY19 MINIBUS PACKAGE APPROVED AND SENT TO PRESIDENT

Update provided by Meguire Whitney

On September 12, the Senate voted upon and passed the conference report for the first FY19 minibus appropriaons package. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R–Ky. quick decision to bring this minibus to the floor for a vote so that the Senate could adjourn before Hurricane Florence made landfall. This package, which is comprised of Energy and Water, Military Construcon and Veterans Affairs, and Legislave Branch appropriaons bills, passed the Senate 92‑5, paving the way for swi House appro September 13 by a vote of 377‑20. Republicans and Democrats in Congress expressed relief and pride in having produced funding bills for the president to sign in advan September 30 fiscal year deadline, a feat Congress has not achieved in many years.

In addion House and Senate Appropriaons Commiee conferees met on September 13 to formally negoate the second and third minibus appropriaons bills The se because of lack of consensus on policy riders. When the Senate and House reconvene, these bills will likely be priories for ﬂoor votes in both chambers. Included in the third minibus (Defense/LHHS) is a connuing resoluon, funding the remainder of the government at last year's levels unl December 7. It remains to be seen if Preside will sign appropriaons bills or insist on consideraon of his top priority, border wall security, but Congressional leaders have been pressuring the president to push the wall funding ﬁght unl aer mid‑term elecons.

EPW HEARING ON ACCIDENT‑TOLERANT FUELS FOR NUCLEAR REACTORS

Update provided by Meguire Whitney

On September 13, the Senate Commiee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on the "Safety and Associated Benefits of Licensing Accident Tolerant Fuels ( Commercial Nuclear Reactors." Representaves from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Southern Nuclear Company, General Atomics, and the Electric Power Researc Instute gave uniformly supporve tesmony on the potenal benefits of these innovave fuels. Chairman John Barrasso (R–Wyo.) and Ranking Member Tom Carper (D led the discussion, with Senators James Inhofe (R–Okla.) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D–R.I.) chiming in with a few quesons. The advance of Hurricane Florence compres Senate schedule, making it difficult for other members of the commiee to be present at the hearing.

Raymond Furstenau of the NRC focused his tesmony on the NRC's support for innovave technologies and their commitment to meeng the meline of having ATFs l by the mid‑2020s. Tina Taylor of EPRI spoke on the beneﬁts of collaboraon among stakeholders in advancing ATFs, which she noted could boost plant resilience and al the plants more economical. John Williams of Southern Company, the only power company building new nuclear plants at this me, also noted the cost‑cung potena Finally, Dr. Chrisna Back of General Atomics spoke on the safety enhancements provided by ATFs, reminding the audience of Congress's role in providing appropriaon purpose of avoiding another situaon like the one at Fukushima power plant in Japan six years ago. All witnesses were happy with the public‑private partnership that ha advancing ATFs toward licensing and asked Congress to connue to encourage collaboraon among stakeholders.

HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE PREPARES CADILLAC TAX DELAY

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The House Rules Commiee reported the Save American Workers Act (H.R. 3789) on September 12. The bill would roll back certain provisions of the Affordable Care A delay the implementaon of the so‑called “Cadillac tax.” The 40‑percent excise tax on high‑cost employer health plans would be levied on employers that provide health cosng more than $10,200 per year for a single person or $27,500 per year for a family. In addion to raising significant revenue to finance other provisions of the ACA is intended to discourage overly generous and expensive health plans that can lead to unnecessary over‑ulizaon of health services which drive up overall healthcare c implemented, the tax would likely have a disproporonate impact on public sector employers, including public power, which compete for talent with private employers b offering generous health benefits in lieu of higher salaries. Very unpopular among labor unions and employers, Congress has twice voted to delay implementaon of the tax. Most recently, Congress voted in January 2018 to delay the tax unl 2022. The bill under consideraon would further delay the tax unl 2023. The Joint Commiee Taxaon esmates the one‑year delay will add $15.5 billion to the federal debt. The House of Representaves will likely consider the bill later in September. eBullen PUBLIC POWER INDUSTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS eBullen Public Power Industry Announcements

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PHELPS HONORED AT DOUGLAS PUD

Commissioner Skagen, Commissioner Viebrock, Ray Phelps, and Commissioner Simpson.

Douglas County PUD Commissioners Ronald E Skagen, Molly Simpson, and Aaron J. Viebrock awarded Foreman Wireman Ray Phelps with his 25‑year service award du September 10 commission meeng held at the District's East Wenatchee oﬃce.

Commissioner Skagen thanked Phelps on behalf of the cizens of Douglas County for his years of service. Phelps thanked the Commission and said, "It has ﬂown right a is a great place to work. It's nice that we stay up with technology so we have good equipment to work with."

BENTON PUD COMMISSION PASSES RESOLUTION OPPOSING INITIATIVE 1631

The Benton PUD (Kennewick, Wash.) Commission passed a resoluon opposing Iniave 1631, the Protect Washington Act that imposes a polluon fee on carbon emis including emissions from electricity generated by fossil fuels.

The Iniave will be on the Washington state voter’s ballet in November 2018. If passed, the esmated impact of the iniave to Benton PUD is $1 million to $2.1 millio 2020. This added expense will ulmately be passed down to customers through electric rates.

The commission opposes the iniave because it would increase costs to Benton PUD customers despite the ulity having a 92‑percent carbon‑free porolio. The inia erodes the principle of “local control” and unnecessarily penalizes reliable natural gas generaon with no consideraon for electric system reliability. They are also conce the complexity and unanswered quesons pertaining to the details in this iniave that could have unintended consequences similar to other ballot iniaves such as In 937.

Iniave 1631 proposes to impose a $15 fee per metric ton on carbon emissions on the state’s largest carbon emiers starng in 2020 with an incremental increase of $ adjusted for inﬂaon each year. The fee owed by a large emier may be assumed by a ulity when it purchases electricity from the large emier. This expense is in addi the costs of Iniave 937 passed in 2006 (requiring addional renewable resources).

The Iniave allows a qualifying ulity to claim credits for up to 100 percent of the polluon fees for which it is liable provided that it has developed a clean energy inve plan. However, the plan must meet speciﬁc requirements as outlined in the Iniave and be approved by the Department of Commerce and newly created 15‑member b appointed by the governor. The board will be made up of people from diﬀerent interest groups with no designated ulity representaon.

According to the resoluon passed by Benton PUD’s commission, the requirements are extremely onerous and clearly erode the principle of “local control” valued by all power ulies by requiring ulity’s locally elected commission to obtain approval from the Department of Commerce which may not represent the values and interests o cizens.

PCWA BOARD DISCUSSES LEGISLATIVE SUCCESSES AND FUTURE CHALLENGES

With the adjournment of the California Legislature on August 31, the Placer County Water Agency (Auburn, Calif.) Board of Directors took me at its regularly scheduled last week to review some successes and future challenges resulng from the 2017‑18 legislave session. Top of interest was Senate Bill 845, which failed to pass out of Assembly. SB 845 would have levied a “voluntary remiance” on every customer’s water bill to help fund clean drinking water in California’s central valley. PCWA strong opposed the bill.

“While I empathize with legacy issues related to drinking water quality in the central valley, turning PCWA into a taxing agency for the state, and sending our customer’s to Sacramento, is not an appropriate soluon,” General Manager Einar Maisch said. “Under this bill, customers would have had to ‘opt out’ of paying the addional remi that hardly qualiﬁes as voluntary.” “California, today, already generates more solar energy than the grid can handle, yet the state connues to push for more renewable generaon,” Maisch said. “We’ve sp billions of dollars on solar panels, which will require spending trillions of dollars on baeries.”

Governor Brown signed SB 100 into law on September 10, and has unl September 30 to sign or veto all other bills that passed out of the legislature.

In other news, PCWA’s Finance Commiee met to review the proposed 2019 budgets for the Agency‑Wide and the Water Divisions. Water rates are ed to the Consum Index and could rise up to 3.5 percent next year; however, to implement the full increase, the PCWA Board of Directors must determine that the Agency’s costs have ris least that much over the past year. The Finance Commiee is carefully analyzing whether the full increase is necessary, paying aenon to increases in operaonal expe 2018 and proposals for next year. The Finance Commiee will meet later this month to connue its review of those budgets, which will be followed by a board worksho October.

MORE THAN 100 SMUD CARES VOLUNTEERS MAKEOVER SACRAMENTO CHILDREN’S HOME CRISIS NURS

On September 12, led by SMUD CEO Arlen Orchard, more than 100 SMUD employees descended upon the Sacramento C

Home Crisis Nursery to makeover its indoor and outdoor facilies. Volunteers turned an overgrown ﬁeld into a play area complete with a nature trail, sand boxes, and pi tables. They revamped the playground, installed new landscaping, and painted and decorated the interior rooms as part of its employee giving campaign.

“It’s a great day to be out here giving back to the community,” said Orchard. “I am so proud that our employees share the value of volunteerism and are commied to imp our community. I can’t think of a beer way than to make improvements that will beneﬁt children and families for years to come.”

The Sacramento Children’s Home Crisis Nursery provides emergency childcare to children ages 0 to 5 and wrap‑around services to support families in need. They serve than 1,000 children throughout the year.

“We’re grateful that SMUD Cares understands the importance of a peaceful and playful respite for families in crisis. Their work will help ease the transion for children w care for,” said Todd Koolakian, director of philanthropy for the Sacramento Children’s Home Crisis Nursery.

SMUD’s day‑of‑service kicks oﬀ the SMUD Cares employee giving and volunteer program where more than 750 employees donate me and money toward local nonpro

In 2017, SMUD Cares volunteers donated nearly 18,000 hours and nearly $500,000 to local nonproﬁts. This year, SMUD Cares volunteers are on pace to match or exce totals with projects such as this one.

SMUD Cares supports a wide variety of nonprofits through community service, payroll deducons, and other fundraising efforts. Last year, SMUD Cares arranged and su over 90 volunteer efforts and coordinated employee service on 121 local nonprofit boards.

SMUD Cares is just one part of SMUD’s larger corporate cizenship program, which includes all the ways SMUD gives back to the community it serves. As a community ulity, SMUD is commied to supporng the Sacramento region through increasing corporate giving, encouraging employee volunteerism, supporng educaon, and pr economic development. For informaon about SMUD’s role in the community, visit smud.org/community.

CITY OF TACOMA WORKING TO REDUCE CARBON POLLUTION THROUGH ELECTRIC VEHICLES

The City of Tacoma General Government and Tacoma Public Ulies have teamed up to reduce carbon polluon – and they’ll do it through electric vehicles. Both organi have commied to increasing their own EV fleets and educang the community about the benefits of EVs, and the City will help make EVs even more affordable and cha more accessible.

“Our alignment with the City of Tacoma in environmental stewardship sends an important message to employees, customers, and residents,” said Don Ashmore, TPU ﬂe manager. “It says we, as a city, are commied to beering the lives of our customers and residents and to improving the environment we all share.”

On Saturday, September 15, drivers interested in learning more about electric cars had an opportunity to test drive a variety of full‑baery electric cars, plug‑in hybrid e cars, and electric bikes. Electric vehicle experts were also available to answer quesons. The event took place at LeMay–America’s Car Museum in Tacoma. This Ride and event is sponsored by a partnership between Environmental Services and Tacoma Power, along with Puget Sound Energy.

People interested in learning EV basics can aend a free Electric Vehicle 101 workshop this fall. The workshops will help aendees understand how EVs ﬁt into lifestyle budget; their impact on the environment; the experience of driving and charging an EV; and incenve and ﬁnancing opons.

The City and TPU also signed the West Coast Electric Fleet pledge at the Highway level, indicang a commitment by ﬂeet managers for at least 3 percent of all new pass car replacement purchases to be zero‑emission vehicles, and agreeing to revisit the pledge annually to consider a higher procurement goal.

In 2016, the City of Tacoma, including general government and TPU, developed an Environmental Acon Plan that lays out clear milestones of environmental stewardsh between now and the year 2020.

“By signing this pledge, our top leaders are demonstrang the City’s alignment and commitment to the Environmental Acon Plan and to our environment,” Ashmore sai

For more informaon about electric cars, discount programs, available charging staons within the City of Tacoma, and opportunies to learn more, visit cityoacoma.org/electricvehicles. Chelan PUD (Wenatchee, Wash.) will be working on a collapsed storm drain pipe in Riverfront Park just north

Street starng September 24. Cyclists, skaters, and pedestrians are warned that the area will be closed oﬀ and a detour will be in place for three weeks. The enre proje take about six weeks to complete. Also, there will be a closure of the parking area closest to the trail to allow the contractor to set up a staging area (see aached map).

“We were fortunate to get all of our permits earlier than expected,” says Court Hill, project manager for the PUD. “That will allow our contractor to get started right away project and get it wrapped up before colder, weer weather. This is all about creang a safe area for park users and we are glad we didn’t have to put the work oﬀ for an year.”

Earlier this year, the storm drain that starts in No. 2 Canyon failed near the mouth of the Columbia, causing a sinkhole to occur near the pedestrian and bike trail. There h a temporary re‑route of the Apple Capital Loop Trail at this spot.

The storm drain is at least 50 years old and constructed of wood along parts of the pipe that finally gave way. In all, there is a 242’ stretch of pipeline that will need to be replaced. The work is expected to last unl the end of October. How quickly the contractor is able to complete the project depends on weather. The goal is to get the underground work completed first and then rebuild the trail before the asphalt companies shut down for the season due to cold weather, making it too difficult to lay as

VARMINTS WREAK HAVOC WITH ELECTRIC SERVICE

Chelan PUD asks if customers are wondering why their power or computer is a bit jumpy lately? Well, just like clockwork, you can co

some areas in our community geng harassed by varmints like squirrels and rats and chewing into power lines. It’s hard to predict where they will show up, but this year like it’s in the central residenal area of Wenatchee that is served by the Saddle Rock substaon. The street boundaries are basically Washington Street on the North; th to the west; Highland Drive on the east; and Crawford Street on the West.

“They really are a nuisance,” says Customer Service Director Andy Wendell. “And the tough part is, we never know where they will show up next. It seems that they start earlier this year in the (area) – even as early as February.”

Since early this year, the PUD has received numerous calls around the area about ﬂickering lights and errac internet service. The culprit is vermin. In fact, the lile pests acve right now, probably geng ready for winter.

“We recommend that people be diligent about clearing out trash, old pipes, wood piles, dense vegetaon, or other places where the pests can hide or ﬁnd food,” adds W “Rodents are known to get into power lines, transformers, and substaons and causing outages. Customers can help us keep their power reliable by keeping areas where hide cleaned up.”

PHYSICAL SECURITY WORKGROUP (PSWG) ANNOUNCEMENT

Join the WECC Physical Security Work Group for the semi‑annual meeng in Wenatchee, Wash., on October 4 and 5. The PSWG is composed of security leaders from e ulies in western North America and is open to ulity personnel with security or NERC compliance dues. The agenda includes presentaons on cyptocurrency impact ulies, a security systems replacement case study, reservoir protecon during the Wanapum Dam drawdown, the DHS acve shooter response program, security asses CIP low‑impact implementaon case study, and roundtable discussions. Aendees will come away from the meeng with a robust network of security professionals from across the West, new perspecves on common challenges across the electric ulity sector, and exposure to emerging security soluons and technology. There is no cost event.

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TUNE IN TO HEAR WOODY GUTHRIE’S COLUMBIA RIVER SONGS AGAIN THIS WEEK

Mike Gianunzio, rered Chief Leg & Reg Oﬃcer at SMUD, has recorded a special episode of his weekly music show on KMRE‑FM in Bellingham, WA, about Woody Gut wring 26 songs forBPA about the Columbia River and BPA dams back in May 1941. It will be re‑broadcast this coming Friday at 8 p.m. (PST) and Saturday at 5 p.m. (PS it live streaming at those mes on KMRE.org.

“The show is all about how BPA hired Woody Guthrie back in 1941, the amazing effort by BPA’s Bill Murlin in the 1980s to find those 26 lost recordings of original tunes O C l bi ll O ” d h d G h i i li d h ff b d bli b i l i i h h d ll h d G eBullen ASSOCIATE MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS eBullen Associate Member Announcements

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NISC® HOSTS MORE THAN 2,500 AT THE ANNUAL MEMBER CONFERENCE

Naonal Informaon Soluons Cooperave (NISC®), a leading provider of technology soluons to ulity and telecommunicaons organizaons worldwide, hosted more 2,500 members, partners, and staﬀ at its annual Member Informaon Conference, September 11‑13, at the America's Center in St. Louis, Mo.

The IT cooperave's annual learning conference draws users from all over the connental U.S., Hawaii, Alaska, and Canada. With class topics ranging from accounng an to engineering and customer care, the MIC oﬀered more than 190 learning sessions throughout the three‑day event, with 46 sessions being led by NISC members.

Along with the learning sessions, the 2018 MIC also hosted three powerful general sessions over the course of the conference. Day one was kicked off by NISC's presid chief execuve officer, Vern Dosch, who delivered an inspiraonal opening general session focusing on NISC's 50‑year history of innovaon and member service. Day tw featured execuves and thought leaders in the telecom and ulity industries. Shirley Bloomfield, chief execuve officer of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Associaon, shar thoughts on the benefits that rural broadband networks bring to the naonal economy. Kirk Johnson, senior vice president of Government Relaons for NRECA, discuss state of the ulity industry and importance of working together towards our common goals.

"We were extremely pleased to host our members this week at the 2018 MIC," said Jasper Schneider, NISC vice president of Member and Industry. "At the heart of this conference is learning, and our members had the opportunity to aend more than 190 diﬀerent classes. We also had the pleasure of welcoming numerous industry part friends. As much as the MIC was about celebrang our 50 years of service and innovaon, we are excited about pivong and accelerang into the future."

The Closing General Session on day three welcomed Michael H. Goodroe, movaonal speaker and author of What Ausm Gave Me. Billy Beane, execuve vice presiden baseball operaons for the Oakland A's and subject of Moneyball, also shared an inspiraonal message of ulizing data to gain a compeve advantage.

Naonal Informaon Soluons Cooperave (NISC) is an informaon technology organizaon that develops, implements, and supports soware and hardware soluons members. Addional informaon about NISC can be found at www.NISC.coop.

TEREX UTILITIES CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF HANDS‑ON TRAINING

At one learning staon, two Terex® Opma TC55 aerial devices and a C4047 digger derrick were used for changing out a transformer.

In August, Terex Ulies hosted ﬂeet managers, technicians, purchasing managers, and other aendees for the 40th Annual Terex Ulies’ Hands‑On Training Seminar. T program provides essenal training on the operaon and examples of applicaon of Terex® digger derricks, hi‑ranger aerial devices, and auger drills.

Hands‑On got its start in 1978 with the need to train distributor sales representaves so that they could safely demonstrate equipment.

“That ﬁrst event set the ground work for training on safety, setup, and operaon, and remains a hallmark of the Terex customer experience today,” said Customer Service Manager Ken Vlasman.

Before he passed away, long‑me employee and account manager Chuck Heath documented his memories of the original Terex Hands‑On event. He recalled that sales representaves were advised to never operate equipment near energized lines, as they are not qualiﬁed to do so. Instead, they were told: “Explain your demonstrator un crew and then let them use it to do their job.” Then, as today, Terex sales people “should look, listen, and learn,” he wrote.

Today, the event extends beyond sales training to assist customers, dealers, and rental partners. This year, more than 40 people from the U.S., Canada, China, Chile, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Ecuador parcipated in mulple training staons where they operated equip performed actual jobs under direct supervision of Terex trainers.

Terex Corporaon is a global manufacturer of liing and material processing products and services delivering lifecycle soluons that maximize customer return on invest More informaon is available at www.Terex.com, www.linkedin.com/company/terex, and www.facebook.com/TerexCorporaon.

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2018 UPCOMING INDUSTRY MEETINGS

Send your 2018 meeng dates and locaons to Debbie at [email protected].

September 2018

25‑27 ‑ NRECA Region 7 & 9 Meeng, Anchorage, AK

October 2018

1‑4 ‑ MECA Annual Meeng, Great Falls, MT

4 ‑ PPC Meeng, Sheraton Portland Airport, Portland, OR, 8 a.m. to noon

10‑11 ‑ GridFWD 2018, Pinnacle Harbourfront Hotel, Vancouver, BC. Visit: www.GridFWD.com.

11‑12 ‑ OMEU Meeng, Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, OR

November 2018

2 ‑ PNUCC, Sheraton Portland Airport, Portland, OR.

December 2018

13 ‑ PPC Annual Meeng & Lunch, Sheraton Portland Airport, Portland, OR ‑ 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

13 ‑ OMEU Meeng (following PPC annual meeng), Sheraton Portland Airport, Portland, OR eBullen RFPS/RFQS eBullen RFPs/RFQs

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ON‑LINE MANAGED CLOTHING PROGRAM September 13, 2018 Public Ulity District No. 1 of Benton County, is accepng proposals to provide an On‑Line Managed Clothing Program for employees Flame Resistant Clothing in compliance …

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U.S. CONSTITUTION SIGNED

September 17, 1787

The Constuon of the United States of America is signed by 38 of 41 delegates present at the conclusion of the

Constuonal Convenon in Philadelphia. Supporters of the document waged a hard‑won bale to win raﬁcaon by the necessary nine out of 13 U.S. states.

The Arcles of Confederaon, rafied several months before the Brish surrender at Yorktown in 1781, provided for a loose confederaon of U.S. states, which were so in most of their affairs. On paper, Congress–the central authority–had the power to govern foreign affairs, conduct war, and regulate currency, but in pracce these pow sharply limited because Congress was given no authority to enforce its requests to the states for money or troops. By 1786, it was apparent that the Union would soon if the Arcles of Confederaon were not amended or replaced. Five states met in Annapolis, Maryland, to discuss the issue, and all the states were invited to send deleg new constuonal convenon to be held in Philadelphia.

On May 25, 1787, delegates represenng every state except Rhode Island convened at Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania State House for the Constuonal Convenon. The b which is now known as Independence Hall, had earlier seen the draing of the Declaraon of Independence and the signing of the Arcles of Confederaon. The assem immediately discarded the idea of amending the Arcles of Confederaon and set about drawing up a new scheme of government. Revoluonary War hero George Was a delegate from Virginia, was elected convenon president.

During an intensive debate, the delegates devised a brilliant federal organizaon characterized by an intricate system of checks and balances. The convenon was divide the issue of state representaon in Congress, as more‑populated states sought proporonal legislaon, and smaller states wanted equal representaon. The problem wa resolved by the Conneccut Compromise, which proposed a bicameral legislature with proporonal representaon in the lower house (House of Representaves) and eq representaon of the states in the upper house (Senate).

On September 17, 1787, the Constuon was signed. As dictated by Arcle VII, the document would not become binding unl it was rafied by nine of the 13 states. B on December 7, five states–Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Conneccut–rafied it in quick succession. However, other states, especially Massachuse opposed the document, as it failed to reserve undelegated powers to the states and lacked constuonal protecon of basic polical rights, such as freedom of speech, and the press. In February 1788, a compromise was reached under which Massachuses and other states would agree to rafy the document with the assurance that amendments would be immediately proposed. The Constuon was thus narrowly rafied in Massachuses, followed by Maryland and South Carolina. On June 21, 178 Hampshire became the ninth state to rafy the document, and it was subsequently agreed that government under the U.S. Constuon would begin on March 4, 1789. Virginia rafied the Constuon, followed by New York in July.

On September 25, 1789, the ﬁrst Congress of the United States adopted 12 amendments to the U.S. Constuon–the Bill of Rights–and sent them to the states for ra Ten of these amendments were raﬁed in 1791. In November 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to rafy the U.S. Constuon. Rhode Island, which opposed control of currency and was crical of compromise on the issue of slavery, resisted rafying the Constuon unl the U.S. government threatened to sever commercial r with the state. On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island voted by two votes to rafy the document, and the last of the original 13 colonies joined the United States. Today, the U Constuon is the oldest wrien constuon in operaon in the world.

SPACE SHUTTLE UNVEILED

September 17, 1976 On September 17, 1976, NASA publicly unveils its ﬁrst space shule, the Enterprise, during a ceremony in

Palmdale, California. Development of the aircra‑like spacecra cost almost $10 billion and took nearly a decade. In 1977, the Enterprise became the ﬁrst space shule t freely when it was lied to a height of 25,000 feet by a Boeing 747 airplane and then released, gliding back to Edwards Air Force Base on its own accord.

Regular ﬂights of the space shule began on April 12, 1981, with the launching of Columbia from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Launched by two solid‑rocket boosters and an tank, only the aircra‑like shule entered into orbit around Earth. When the two‑day mission was completed, the shule ﬁred engines to reduce speed and, aer descen through the atmosphere, landed like a glider at California’s Edwards Air Force Base.

Early shules took satellite equipment into space and carried out various scienfic experiments. On January 28, 1986, NASA and the space shule program suffered a m setback when the Challenger exploded 74 seconds aer takeoff and all seven people aboard were killed.

In September 1988, space shule ﬂights resumed with the successful launching of the Discovery. Since then, the space shule has carried out numerous important missi as the repair and maintenance of the Hubble Space Telescope and the construcon and manning of the Internaonal Space Staon.A tragedy in space again rocked the n February 1, 2003, when Columbia, on its 28th mission, disintegrated during re‑entry of the earth’s atmosphere. All seven astronauts aboard were killed. In the aermath, space‑shule program was grounded unl Discoveryreturned to space in July 2005, amid concerns that the problems that had downed Columbia had not yet been fully s

FERNANDOMANIA!

September 17, 1981

On September 17, 1981, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela throws his eighth shutout of the seaso

new Naonal League rookie record. Valenzuela’s three‑hier beat the Atlanta Braves 2‑0 and put an exclamaon point on one of the greatest rookie seasons in baseball Fans loved the unorthodox young Mexican import, and the “Fernandomania” that swept across Southern California and much of the country that summer became the bi story in baseball.

One thing that so endeared Valenzuela to the public was his humble upbringing in the poor farming community of Navajoa in the Mexican state of Sonora. Though he w to be the youngest of 12 children, his birth date was less certain. Valenzuela claimed to have been born on November 1, 1960, but in fact may have shaved several years age in order to appeal to as many major league scouts as possible. Aer geng his start in Mexico’s Liga Mexicana de Beisbol in 1978, Valenzuela made his debut with t Angeles Dodgers in 1980, at the alleged age of 19. That year, he pitched an impressive 18 scoreless innings in 10 appearances with two wins and one save and going int his ﬁrst full season in the majors, Valenzuela was the odds‑on favorite for Rookie of the Year.

Valenzuela won his ﬁrst eight starts of the season, posng a miniscule 0.50 ERA to start the year thanks to four shutouts in April. A chubby 5’11’, Valenzuela stood in sta contrast to the tall, lanky pitchers, like Steve Carlton and J.R. Richard, who dominated the Naonal League in his era. He befuddled opponents and amazed fans with his screwball and his unique le‑handed pitching style in which he seemed to look backwards towards second base before delivering the ball to the plate. In fact, he was so that fans and reporters began to dispute his age, ﬁnding it hard to believe that a young newcomer could cause so many problems for so many experienced major league The Dodgers, of course, delighted with the crowds of cheering fans Valenzuela aracted, weren’t asking any quesons.

On September 17, Valenzuela immediately seled into a rhythm, and aer surrendering a first‑inning walk, rered 12 men in a row. In the sixth, Valenzuela, also an exce hier who would somemes fill in at first base for the Dodgers, helped his own cause by singling in a run. All told, Valenzuela pitched nine innings, allowing only three hi struck out six Braves with his bewildering screwball and pinpoint control.

Valenzuela’s stellar play led the Dodgers to the Naonal League pennant and the World Series in 1981. In Game 3, with the Dodgers trailing the New York Yankees two none, Valenzuela survived nine shaky innings for a 5‑4 Dodgers victory. The Dodgers went on to beat the favored Yanks the next three games to bring home the world championship. Aer the season, Valenzuela became the ﬁrst and only man to win both Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award in the same year.

VANESSA WILLIAMS BECOMES FIRST BLACK MISS AMERICA

September 17, 1983 On this day in 1983, 20‑year‑old Vanessa Williams becomes the ﬁrst African American to win the Miss America crown. Less than a year la

July 23, 1984, Williams gave up her crown aer nude photos of her surfaced. Despite the scandal, Williams later launched a successful singing and acng career, includin featured role on the hit television sitcom Ugly Bey.

Vanessa Lynn Williams was born on March 18, 1963, and raised by music‑teacher parents in suburban New York City. She aended Syracuse University, where she majo musical theater. Aer winning the Miss New York tle, Williams went to Atlanc City, New Jersey, to parcipate in the Miss America pageant. On September 17, 1983, made history by becoming the ﬁrst African‑American woman in the pageant’s 63‑year history to capture the Miss America tle. (For the compeon’s ﬁrst 30 years, blac weren’t even allowed to become contestants.) Scandal later erupted, however, when nude photos surfaced of Williams that had reportedly been shot when she worked photographer before her pageant days. She was forced to resign her Miss America tle in July 1984. The photos later appeared (without Williams’ consent) in Penthouse magazine.

Aer some me away from the public eye, Williams re‑emerged and embarked on a successful music career. In 1988, she released her debut album, The Right Stuﬀ,The C Zone, sold over two million copies and contained the chart‑topping single “Save the Best for Last.” Williams’ third album, 1994’s The Sweetest Days, also went planum. In she recorded “Colors of the Wind,” the theme song on the soundtrack for the animated feature Pocahontas; the song later earned an Academy Award.

As Williams connued to record and perform music into the coming decade, her acng career heated up. She made her big‑screen debut with a small role in 1987’s The Arst, featuring Molly Ringwald and Robert Downey Jr., and also appeared in the 1991 Richard Pryor‑Gene Wilder vehicle Another You. She then moved on to co‑starring 1996’s Eraser, with Arnold Schwarzenegger; 1997’s Soul Food, whose ensemble cast included Nia Long, Vivica A. Fox and Mekhi Pﬁfer; the 2000 remake of Sha, directe Singleton and featuring Samuel L. Jackson; and 2004’s Johnson Family Vacaon, with Cedric the Entertainer. Williams also racked up credits on the small‑screen, including the short‑lived series Boomtown and South Beach. Since 2006, she has co‑starred on the hit ABC sitcom Ugly Bey. Williams has received two Emmy Award nominaons Outstanding Supporng Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as the scheming former supermodel Wilhelmina Slater.

Williams has also appeared on Broadway, where she made her debut in 1994 with a starring role in The Kiss of the Spider Woman. She earned a Tony Award nominaon f appearance in the 2002 revival of Into the Woods.