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Eastern Shore Habitat for Humanity: Making Dreams Come True by Laura Emery, Field Editor

he still remembers the moment the little blonde girl slipped her small hand into hers. “We were at a home dedication years ago,” recalls Nancy

S PHOTO EMERY LAURA Gonzalez, executive director of Eastern Shore Habitat for Humanity (ESHH) for the past 16 years. The little girl was beaming as she excitedly led Gonzalez through the home until they reached a small bedroom at the back of the house. “I’ll never forget the excitement in her voice,” says Gonzalez. “She proudly said to me, ‘This is my bedroom and this is my closet. My clothes will go here and my toys will go there.’ She was just so proud of her new bedroom.” The memory is a constant reminder to Gonzalez of why she and her team at ESHH do what they do. Wayne Parsley, ESHH board Nancy Gonzalez, executive director of Eastern Shore Habitat for Humanity, and Wayne Parsley, ESHH board member. Hundreds of member, echoes the sentiment. “That’s why we’re here!” applications pour in each year to ESHH. The challenge, explains For 30 years, ESHH has provided homeownership opportunities Parsley, is narrowing down the applicants. for residents living in substandard housing. Since its incorporation in 1988, the Eastern Shore chapter has completed and dedicated more than 46 homes in Northampton and Accomack counties they will continue to support other Habitat projects. It’s important to (with two more homes currently in the works). also point out that Northampton and Accomack counties are among Hundreds of applications pour in each year to ESHH. The the poorest counties in Virginia, so homeownership is a very big deal challenge, explains Parsley, is narrowing down the applicants. for area families,” explains Gonzalez. “Finding the right family is an involved, lengthy process,” he says. Here’s how it works. Habitat homes are not given away; they are To realize the dream of homeownership with a Habitat house, built with donated materials and labor, and then sold at cost to families first need to qualify. “It takes a commitment of 350 hours of qualified families through no-interest loans. The prospective sweat equity, a 25-year no-interest mortgage and the expectation that homeowner has to have a steady income and job history to qualify. “They have to be able to make monthly mortgage ESHH relies heavily on volunteer groups for payments,” Parsley explains. The ESHH board of construction. Families need to qualify for directors makes the final decision. homeownership and make a commitment People chosen to receive a Habitat home can expect of 350 hours of sweat equity. the process to take anywhere from two to three years, but it’s worth the wait. Says Parsley, “The credit restrictions are a lot less than through a bank, and there are no interest payments on the mortgage. Also, the cost of the house is less. The homes always appraise higher than what they’re valued for. It currently costs ESHH about $65,000 to build each house, and then, of course, there is water, septic and land on top of that. It ends up being close to $500 a month for the homeowners, which is a great deal.” Where does the money come from? “Our income comes from fundraising events, work camps and donations. Donations are big. We beg a lot,” Gonzalez jokes. The ESHH hosts three fundraisers a year to help raise PHOTOS COURTESY OF EASTERN SHORE CHAMBER COMMERCE COURTESY PHOTOS money. The most popular fundraiser is the February

18 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 A&N Electric Cooperative Freeze, where locals volunteer to go into the Chesapeake Bay in the middle of February. The February Freeze in 2018 made $37,000, which is the most a Freeze has ever generated. “It was a fantastic event,” says Parsley. The second fundraising event is the ESHH Gala, a sit-down dinner banquet with a live auction of items donated by local artisans. The event typically draws 75 to 100 people and raises anywhere from $15,000 to $20,000. “Our third event, which changes from year to year, has been everything from fishing tournaments to small garden tours,” says Parsley. A&N Electric Cooperative (ANEC) gave a monetary donation to the February Freeze Celebrity PHOTO EMERY LAURA Dippers in 2018. Parsley and Here’s how it works. Habitat homes are not given away; they Gonzalez say they’re thankful for are built with donated materials and labor, and then sold at ANEC’s donation. “We appreciate all cost to qualified families through no-interest loans. The of our local donors. We couldn’t do it prospective homeowner has to have a steady income and without them,” says Gonzalez. job history to qualify. Left: The Veney family became ESHH Celebrity Dippers, over the last homeowners in August 2018. several years, have included Robie Marsh, executive director of the Eastern Shore Chamber of Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel have partnered with its Commerce, Evelyn Shotwell, Parallel Thimble Shoal Channel Tunnel Project personnel executive director of Chincoteague and, together, have contributed over 1,400 hours during Chamber of Commerce, David the last two years to proudly support the construction of Doughty, Jr., Northampton County these homes on Virginia’s Eastern Shore,” says Holland. Sheriff, and Jeff Holland, executive Parsley, a retired Methodist minister, explains why director of the Chesapeake Bay Habitat for Humanity means something to him. “It’s a Bridge-Tunnel. service-oriented activity where you get to feel a sense of “Participating in the 2018 accomplishment when it’s all done. You also get to meet February Freeze was an outstanding OF EASTERN SHORE CHAMBER COMMERCE COURTESY PHOTO wonderful people who both volunteer and who become experience. I had a blast ‘freezin’ for a homeowners. These are wonderful folks who, just because reason.’ I put out a challenge to all of of life’s circumstances, have been dealt less than a good my friends and family that if I raised hand,” he says. my goal level I would wear a speedo For many, the experience is life-changing. Gonzalez during the dip in the Chesapeake vividly remembers a family who was in line to get a Habitat Bay. In the end, more people donated to see me not wear a speedo, house. It was a husband, wife and two small children. “I’ll never so that was a plus,” says Robie Marsh, executive director of the forget,” says Gonzalez. “He said to me (about his 2-year-old son), Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce, with a laugh. Marsh ‘I can’t wait to potty train my son indoors. And I plan to take two encourages everyone to attend ESHH’s future February Freezes and showers every year.’ You see, he worked for a concrete company and take a dip in the Bay for a great cause. “If cold water doesn’t do it for came home every day and took an alcohol sponge bath and had you,” he adds, “choose at least one day to help volunteer on one of taken only five showers his entire life, one on his wedding day. their home builds. It is truly a rewarding experience.” We had to explain the whole thing to him … how the water and Even though the ESHH has two part-time office employees and hot water heater worked. We told him he could take two showers four to five construction employees, it relies heavily on volunteers. every day!” “Our payroll is as low as we can possibly make it; everyone is part- Later, Gonzalez was able to watch that family grow in their new time,” Gonzalez explains. “Most of our labor comes from groups of home. The daughter, who was only 4 years old when they moved kids and adults from colleges, high schools and churches from all into the Habitat home, appeared in the newspaper years later. “She over the country. They do a lot of work in a week. We get 20 to 25 was inducted into the National Honor Society — and I felt like a groups a year and if we didn’t get them, we’d be struggling to build proud grandmother. She was able to succeed because of the stability the two houses.” of having their own home and not having to move around all over While volunteer groups work on the homes, there are construction the place,” says Gonzalez. supervisors on site to monitor and guide. “They do Hammering 101 After a pause, she adds, “The work we do here really does when they first get here,” jokes Gonzalez. change lives.” Says David Doughty, Northampton County Sheriff, “Eastern Shore Habitat for Humanity is one of those great organizations in Want to help change lives? our community that does so much for our citizens and, as law Eastern Shore Habitat enforcement officers, we get to see how much of a need there is for for Humanity what they do. It’s a pleasure to be able to support them.” 12143 Bank Avenue Jeff Holland, executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge- P.O. Box 1299 Tunnel, also praises the ESHH. “The Eastern Shore is fortunate to Exmore, VA 23350 have such a well-run Habitat chapter. Since becoming involved (757) 442-4687 with this non-profit organization in 2014, volunteers from the easternshorehabitat.org anec.com February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 19 Scholarship PCA to rise slightly, Deadline is

VMDAEC Education temporary surcharge ends SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION Feb. 8th change in the cooperative’s Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) went into effect Jan. 1. Any high school or home-school The PCA will increase to 0.00126/kilowatt-hour (kWh), meaning a member who senior graduating in 2019 whose Auses 1,000 kWh of electricity would see an additional $1.26 added to their bill. This charge is reflected in the Energy Supply portion of your bill and is a direct pass-through parents or guardians are members from the cooperative’s energy supplier to our members. While the PCA is increasing slightly, of A&N Electric Cooperative and all members will see the elimination of a $0.0015/kWh energy-adjustment charge and most whose primary residence is served residential members will see the expiration of a $0.00359/kWh temporary surcharge that by the cooperative is eligible for a came to an end on Dec. 31, 2018. A&N Electric Cooperative remains committed to providing electric service at the lowest reasonable cost while continuing to modernize our $1,000 scholarship. For the online infrastructure, resulting in improved safety and reliability for all co-op members. application and instructions, visit vmdaec.com or co-opliving.com. The deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 8, 2019. Why Electric Bills Can Seem Higher During Winter MESSAGES FROM YOUR CO-OP &N Electric Cooperative members who heat and cool their homes with HVAC systems often question why their bills seem higher in the winter than ‰ Visit us at facebook.com/ they are in the summer. ANElectricCoop and “like” us. A It’s a myth that cooling a space uses more energy than heating that space. Even in ‰ Visit anec.com to sign up to an energy-efficient home, heating generally uses nearly twice as much energy receive Beat the Peak emails or compared to air conditioning. In older homes, the gap can widen even further. text-message alerts. HVAC systems are designed to transfer heat. In the summer your HVAC system removes hot interior air and replaces it with cooler air extracted from outside. In the ‰ The Touchstone Energy® Co-op winter it works in reverse, the system removes cool air from a home’s interior and Connections® Card is FREE to all replaces it with warm exterior air (yes, even cold winter air). It takes far less energy ANEC members. The card offers to move heat from one place to another than it does to produce heat. discounts at The difference between the two is that when temperatures turn extremely cold in participating the winter your HVAC system must rely on a backup form of heat to maintain the local and desired indoor temperature setting in your home. In the summer the system does not nationwide need a second method for cooling to keep up with extreme temperatures. businesses, When temperatures drop below freezing, auxiliary and emergency heat associated including prescription drug with HVAC systems turn on and use substantially more energy. discounts. Heating units will still require the use of electric strip heat to keep up with subfreezing temperatures even when thermostats are lowered a few degrees below what you would normally heat your home. HVAC owners aren’t the only ones who could experience an increase in energy A&N ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE consumption related to extremely cold temperatures. For members heating with gas 21275 Cooperative Way or oil, those systems still require electricity to power fuel-oil pumps, water-circulating P.O. Box 290 pumps for hydronic systems and fans for forced-air systems. The power consumed Tasley, VA 23441-0290 increases as demand on the system increases with colder weather. 757-787-9750 • 800-431-2632 The cooperative suggests having a certified technician check your heating system Office Hours: M-F, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. annually to make sure it is running efficiently. Members are also urged to check their anec.com homes for air leaks or to consider hiring a professional to help properly seal their Payments: 1-855-386-9921 homes. Setting your home’s thermostat to a maximum of 68 degrees in the winter and lowering it a few degrees when you go to bed or leave the house for a while can President & CEO help curtail your home’s energy use. Butch Williamson In addition, there are other appliances that can adversely affect your electricity bill. Local Pages Editor One of them being your electric water heater. Colder incoming water supply requires Jay Diem additional energy to raise the temperature to the system-operating set point. Most older water heaters aren’t insulated as well and radiate heat making their efficiency A&N Electric Cooperative is an poor. That heat is also lost through pipes if they are not insulated. Older electric equal opportunity provider and employer. water heaters can be one of the most inefficient appliances in the home.

20 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 A&N Electric Cooperative AMI Update LED lightbulb A&N Electric Cooperative’s Advance Metering Infrastructure discount offered (AMI) project will continue through 2019. Meter exchanges will be through A&N’s performed by Allegiant Utility Services Inc., a contractor working SmartHub on behalf of the cooperative. hen it comes to lighting, Cooperative members can expect the best ways to save money to receive a postcard and phone call Ware to turn off the lights notifying them of their upcoming when not in use and replace old bulbs meter exchange. Door hangers will with energy-efficient LEDs (Light-Emitting flood light (65-watt equivalent) sold in Diodes). LEDs last longer and use less a 3-pack. be left where a meter installation has energy than the spiral-shaped compact Each member is limited to a total of five taken place. fluorescent lamps or traditional packs, but can mix and match the two The impact of the installation is incandescent bulbs. different bulbs as long as they do not minimal. Co-op members can expect A&N Electric Cooperative has exceed the five-pack limit. to lose power for a few minutes partnered with Cree Inc., a leading LED According to energy.gov, just changing manufacturer, and online retailer, five of your most frequently used during the exchange. In addition, 1000Bulbs.com, to offer our co-op incandescent light bulbs to LEDs has the the next bill will show two meter members exclusive deals on energy- potential to save you nearly $75 a year in readings: one from the old meter efficient bulbs. Cree LEDs have 25,000 energy costs. and one from the new meter. hours (22 years) of lifetime. They are To take advantage of the special offer, Members will be able to identify “instant on,” dimmable and are and to complete the online-ordering environmentally friendly. process, you must be an A&N Electric old and new readings by the meter Our co-op members are eligible to save Cooperative member and use the co-op’s numbers included on their bill. $2.50 on up to five packs of Cree LED online account portal, SmartHub. Cooperative members can find bulbs through this special offer. Members To sign up, or log in if you’ve already more information and track the are able to choose between two bulb registered, please visit anec.com/content/ options. The first option is a 60-watt about-smarthub. Or log into your project’s status at anec.com/content/ incandescent replacement sold in a 4-pack, SmartHub app on your smartphone or meter-schedule. and the second is a can/recessed indoor mobile device.

A&N employees volunteer at the Eastern Shore Foodbank

A&N Electric Cooperative employees, including Lori Shreaves (at left in red) and (L-R, right) Penny Fowler, Dana Penney and Roger Blizzard, volunteered with other community members to assist with the Foodbank’s Backpack Program before Christmas. According to the Foodbank of the Eastern Shore, the program serves 435 kids twice a month.

anec.com February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 21 22 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 A&N Electric Cooperative Bank of Cheer Volunteers Distribute Food in December

A&N Electric Cooperative volunteers helped distribute 12 boxes of food for the annual Bank of Cheer in December. The Eastern Shore News has sponsored the Bank of Cheer fund drive for 58 years. It provides food and other necessities to local families in need during the holiday season. Cooperative employees Robbie Smith, Melissa Smith, Wes Shrieves, Jay Diem, Matt Jones, Tina Trala, R.J. Johnson and Sara Zember helped with deliveries this year.

anec.com February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 23 BARC News

Keyser’s Corner Power from the Heart You can participate and be a part of this cooperative program to help a neighbor in need. To enroll in BARC’s ‘Power from the Heart’ program sign up under ‘Services’ through our Customer Portal at barcelectric.com or call us at 1-800-846-2272. CEO Mike Keyser

nexpected financial hardships can • Power from the Heart is not intended • Enrollment is voluntary. Members take anyone off guard and make to be a regular remedy to paying bills can discontinue participation in the Ua normal monthly occurrence like but rather to serve as a last resort for program at any time. paying an electric bill a challenge. A few members facing disconnection of • Funds are collected and deposited in a years ago, BARC implemented our Power their power due to an inability to pay. separate account at CornerStone Bank from the Heart program to help members Members provide the funds in Lexington, Virginia, which serves in true need when adversity strikes. as custodian of donated money. To date, BARC’s Power from the Heart Power from the Heart funds are raised program has 406 participants comprised exclusively by members for members and How can you participate? of our members. This program allows our used to meet extraordinary local needs. You can participate and be a part members to build upon our foundation • Members enroll in the program and of this cooperative program to help a of a member helping a member in the agree to have their electric bills neighbor in need. To enroll in BARC’s communities we serve. Funding from rounded up to the next dollar each “Power from the Heart” program sign up this program is only made available in an month from their account(s). under “Services” through our Customer emergency situation. The money raised Portal at barcelectric.com or call us at from Power from the Heart is individually • The maximum contribution is $.99 1-800-846-2272. small, but cumulatively significant, and each month. The average customer will make a tremendous difference in our will contribute $6/year. members’ lives.

The Need Approximately 15 out of every 100 people in our area struggle to pay their electricity bills. Every day, BARC member service representatives work diligently to find ways to help members avoid disconnects. Now, qualified members facing financial hardship can also find help through Power from the Heart. More specifics: • Screening and approval of applicants is done by the Salvation Army, Bath County Emergency Fund and Rockbridge Area Relief Association.

18 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 BARC Electric Cooperative to determine what size array they needed to best utilize solar energy in the home. The Uhls found solar energy to be more affordable than most people realize when factoring in tax credits and finance programs. As Bill explained, “We had the house and property assessed for the most optimal space for maximum use. Though we could have placed the panels on the roof, we ultimately chose to place the array on the ground for best use. We also track our production so we can see input and output.” The result? In 2017, the Uhls net-metered, meaning they made as much energy as they used. The solar panels have about a 30-year life span and the couple had their system paid off in nine years. In 2018, Jean added their first electric vehicle (EV) to the mix. The Benefits of Solar With the EV absorbing additional energy, the couple is anxious to see how this impacts their usage versus production. in Rockbridge County Both Jean and Bill are engineers and share a deep interest in how mechanical ill and Jean Uhl are no strangers to as their energy provider, and had the home support systems work. They also share solar energy. It is a long-standing assessed for leaks. They also contracted a passion for protecting the environment Bpractice they have incorporated into with a vendor to have their new home and agree solar communities are a great their homes and their lives. For Jean, this assessed for the optimal placement of their way to do that and enable progressive passion for environmental sustainability solar panels to provide energy for their thinking about energy usage and and seeking ways to reduce her carbon home. Within two years, the Uhls had production. The couple agree that while footprint began in the 10th grade. It was their solar panels online on their property. the sun is out, solar provides a reliable then that Jean was inspired from a visit The couple actually started their use of form of energy, saving the grid for to an environmental center that was at-home solar with their barn that houses nighttime use. The Uhls take pride in completely self-sufficient and run by solar beloved llamas and alpacas. The solar pumping energy back into the system and energy — she knew she wanted solar panels serving the barn are self-contained recognize the social benefits to the overall panels on her home. with batteries, and the system completely community in helping BARC keep costs The Uhls took their passion for solar runs the space. From there, they moved on lower for members while putting energy energy into consideration when looking to the house and worked with a contractor back into the system. for a home in Rockbridge County back in 2013. They wanted something that was energy efficient and allowed space for a photovoltaic (PV) system. When they TINA’s Tastings found that home, they contacted BARC February’s recipe courtesy of BARC member, Mazie Fitzgerald.

BROCCOLI-CHEDDAR CUPS BARC ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 10-oz. package flaky buttermilk biscuits (10 biscuits) P.O. Box 264 2 cups chopped broccoli, cooked and well drained Millboro, VA 24460-0264 Tina Glenn 5 oz. cheddar cheese, shredded 1-800-846-2272 1 large plum tomato, diced Office Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. ¼ cup minced scallions barcelectric.com 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons margarine, melted barcconnects.net Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Between two sheets of waxed paper, roll each Come join us on Facebook biscuit into a circle about 4 inches in diameter. Into each of ten 2½-inch-in-diameter

facebook.com/BARCElectricCooperative nonstick muffin-pan cups, place one biscuit; press each biscuit into bottom and up Chief Executive Officer sides to form a crust. Set aside. In a small mixing bowl, thoroughly combine remaining Michael Keyser ingredients and spoon an equal amount of mixture into each biscuit-lined cup. Partially fill remaining cups with water (this will prevent pan from burning and/or BARC Electric Cooperative is an equal warping) and bake until biscuits are golden, about 10 minutes. Remove pan from opportunity provider and employer. oven and carefully drain off water (it will be boiling hot).

barcelectric.com February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 19 Community Electric Cooperative News

REMINDER: Convenient Ways to Pay Your Electric Bill

• SmartHub allows you to manage your Community Electric Cooperative (CEC) account from your digital device. Download CEC’s FREE SmartHub app and you can Budget Billing pay on the go. SmartHub is also easily accessed through sign-up deadline our website, comelec.coop. is April 1. Visit comelec.coop • By Phone provides 24/7 access for members to be directed to a secure area to sign up. where you can inquire on your account or make a payment using check, VISA or MasterCard. Just call our office (757) 242-6181 and select option “2.” Please have your account number ready.

Check us out • E-Z Pay allows members to have their bank accounts automatically drafted on Facebook! each month. No checks to write or stamps to find! Complete the E-Z Pay application found on our website, via your SmartHub app, or on the back side of your bill.

• Automated Credit Card payments for your bill can be made from your VISA or MasterCard each month. Sign up using your SmartHub app.

COMMUNITY ELECTRIC • By Mail to P.O. Box 267, Windsor, VA 23487. Please include your bill stub COOPERATIVE 52 W. Windsor Boulevard or account number on the memo line of the check. P.O. Box 267 Windsor, VA 23487-0267 757-242-6181 • In Person, at the office located at 52 W. Windsor Blvd., Windsor, VA 23487. After-Hours Outages: 1-855-700-2667 We accept cash, checks, money orders, VISA and MasterCard at the counter Office Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. comelec.coop and drive-thru that is located on the front of our office building. We are President/CEO open Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Should you come to our Steven A. Harmon office when we are closed, you may still pay your bill through our drop box Local Pages Editor Jessica Parr 24 hours a day. It is located on the front of our office building to the left of Community Electric Cooperative is an the drive-thru window. Please pay only with checks or money orders in the equal opportunity provider and employer. drop box since no receipt is provided.

18 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Community Electric Cooperative $500 Tampering Fee

Feb. 8, 2019, is the deadline for those applying for a VMDAEC Scholarship. For the online application and instructions, visit vmdaec.com or co-opliving.com/ community/scholarship. comelec.coop February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 19 Cooperative Craig-Botetourt Electric News

In Memoriam Ashley Nicole Bayne

Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative suffered a devastating tragedy the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 19, when staff accountant Ashley Bayne lost her life in a shooting incident on cooperative property outside of its New Castle office.

The suspected shooter died later of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. As Cooperative Living was going to press, the incident was under investigation by the Craig County Sheriff’s Department and Virginia State Police. Ashley Nicole Bayne The cooperative’s board and management closed the office from Jan. 6, 1987 – Dec. 19, 2018 the day of the incident until Wednesday, Dec. 26.

Ashley Nicole Bayne, 31, of Covington, Va., died Wednesday, “It’s difficult for any of us to understand a tragedy of this December 19, 2018. magnitude,” said Shawn Hildebrand, CEO of the cooperative. Ashley was born January 6, 1987, in Roanoke, Va., a daughter “The cooperative staff is a close-knit family of employees and of Steven L. Bayne of Roanoke and Annette Oyler Bayne this has hit all of us very hard.” Counseling has been made of Covington. available to cooperative employees. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother, Shelby Dickson Bayne, and an aunt, Tina Legg. “Ashley had only been working at Craig-Botetourt less than She was employed as a staff accountant for Craig-Botetourt a year, and she was a rising star at the cooperative,” Hildebrand Electric Cooperative in New Castle. She had previously been continued. “She was open, friendly and willing to help employed as a staff accountant with the Omni Homestead members and anybody in any way that she could. Our Resort in Hot Springs. She was a member of the National thoughts and prayers are with her family, which includes Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Club and the three young sons.” recipient of the “Women in Business Award.” She was a member of Mount Pleasant United Methodist The cooperative has established a charity fund for Ashley’s Church. She adored her three sons and had an outgoing and surviving children, the Ashley Bayne Donation Account, at contagious spirit. Farmers & Merchants Bank of Craig County. All donations will In addition to her parents, she is survived by her three sons, be used to help Ashley’s three children. Camden Joseph Lee Crouse, Caleb Ashton Crouse, and Cason Aidan Crouse, all of Covington; her brother, Steven M. Bayne, of Contributions can be sent to the Ashley Bayne Donation Covington; her maternal grandparents, Raymond and Betty Account, c/o Farmers & Merchants Bank, P.O. Box 400, Oyler, of Covington; her paternal grandfather, Floyd Bayne, of New Castle, VA 24127.

Covington; the father of her sons Joey Crouse of Hot Springs; Contributions to the fund may also be made online through and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins, a GoFundMe account established in Ashley’s name, including Stephanie Clark. at gofundme.com/AshleyBayne. The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 22, 2018

in the Chapel of Arritt Funeral Home with Shannon Cox Ashley’s death notice is adjacent. officiating. Interment was in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

18 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative A Message from Your Cooperative’s CEO

lectric cooperatives were formed in That’s why your cooperative has the first half of the 20th century to embarked on a project to bring high-speed Shawn C. Hildebrand Ebring electricity to rural communities internet, via fiber-optic cable installation, CBEC CEO that were being left out of the nation’s to you, the member. ongoing electrification. We began with a feasibility study that Large, for-profit electric companies showed us such an effort is financially passed over areas if there weren’t enough possible, with public assistance in the form customers per mile of line to generate a of grants or low-interest loans. Following profit. The result was that farm communities the feasibility study, we conducted a with low population density were denied member survey. Nearly 90 percent of electricity, its new associated technologies, members surveyed responded that they are and the improvements in quality of life interested in high-speed internet, and We’re awaiting word on our that came with them. more than 70 percent don’t have access to application for a grant from the Virginia Created in 1936, Craig-Botetourt any option other than DSL or satellite. Telecommunications Initiative (VATI), Electric Cooperative (CBEC) remains The co-op’s board and management see which provides financial assistance to today as it was then: locally owned by you two major benefits in providing high- private-sector broadband-service providers — our customers and members — and speed internet access: First, it will improve to extend high-speed internet service to operated by a local board and staff, some the lives of members who have no access unserved areas. of whom, chances are, you know as now; second, it will allow the cooperative Receiving a VATI grant will help us friends, neighbors, relatives. to improve its system function and provide broadband, a much-needed service The cooperative’s job is to provide safe, reliability through increased use of in the communities served by CBEC. The reliable and affordable electric service to its smart-grid technology. cooperative is not about making profits; members and their communities. We decided to launch our broadband rather, our focus is the service needed to These are our home communities, very project, initially offering it in a small part improve life in our members’ communities. near and dear to our hearts. Our goal is to of our service territory. This area, in In the 1930s, that service was electricity. provide these places and their people — southwest Botetourt County, has 621 homes In 2019, it’s broadband. you — the best service that we can. with a high concentration of members And, ultimately, that’s why your board High-speed internet today is very much unserved by other broadband providers. It and management are embarking on this like electricity was nearly 100 years ago. is near a segment of fiber-optic backbone effort: to improve your life and life in Because of the great expense of building that is equidistant from the co-op’s your community. infrastructure, internet-service providers Bessemer and Stone Coal Gap substations. won’t extend the service into communities To move forward with the broadband with low population densities because project, the board and management has there aren’t enough customers per mile to decided the co-op must procure grant generate a profit. funding to cover at least half of the cost Shawn Hildebrand, CEO Access to high-speed internet and the of the project. Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative many opportunities it creates isn’t a luxury any more. Lack of high-speed internet puts a family at a disadvantage: informationally, educationally and, ultimately, economically. CBEC December Outages Members Area CRAIG-BOTETOURT Date Affected Duration Affected Cause ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 26198 Craigs Creek Rd. • P.O. Box 265 Dec. 20 806 4 hours Botetourt County Unknown New Castle, VA 24127-0265 540-864-5121 • 1-800-760-2232 Office Hours: M-F, 7:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Website: cbec.coop Want to be involved with your Cooperative? Email: [email protected] President Members interested in serving on the board or knowing of a member desiring to serve, Jasper B. Persinger, Jr. please contact management, a director or nominating committee member. Volunteering for the Advisory Board, attending the annual meeting and reading Cooperative Living CEO Shawn C. Hildebrand magazine are all very important for every member. Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

cbec.coop February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 19 LIFE WITHOUT BROADBAND by Laura Emery, Field Editor

n 2014, David Voight and his wife, Anne, and four boys found the perfect home in Fincastle. It was nestled on 15 acres of land and overlooking the I B PHOTOGRAPHY JENNA mountains. The family, relocating from Minnesota, had fallen in love with the area’s rugged natural beauty. Voight was a corporate vice president at the time of his family’s move to rural Virginia. “Everything was great,” he says. Well, almost. “We had fiber optics in our home in Minnesota, so we never even thought about asking if our new home here came with high-speed internet. We just kind of assumed it did,” he says. Still, the family loved their home enough to try and make it work. They made adjustments to their lifestyle that first year, to accommodate the lack of David and Anne Voight pose with their sons. Left to right is Jack (16), David, Anne, Mark (9), internet bandwidth. But these were mostly James (14) and Karl (18). personal sacrifices, like not being able to stream movies. In 2015, Voight was laid off. “My family and I had grown to love this area, the web-ex conference calls, effectively “The boys were each issued a schools and our church, so we were synchronize large files with the company’s Chromebook for their schoolwork, and determined to stay in Fincastle,” he says. storage drives, edit, download or upload many of their assignments involved Voight and a friend started a consulting large files, or participate in collaborative watching videos, uploading documents business, Acceleration Point. Acceleration file creation. “Due to the lack of and downloading homework. This became Point helps large organizations execute consistency in internet connectivity and a significant challenge for our family, since their business strategies more effectively speed, I have invested hundreds of dollars we didn’t have enough bandwidth for through organizational design, process in backup internet systems. I currently everyone to accomplish their work improvements, system implementations, have a 20-foot tower on top of my office simultaneously,” Voight says. At times, training and reporting. with large antennas, complex wiring and he says the family had to decide whose Over a span of three years, the business a Verizon home MiFi device as a backup homework was more important and ask expanded to include 15 employees based system. This setup was expensive, initially, everyone else to wait to use the internet. in the Roanoke Valley, Indiana, South but the real cost is in my monthly bill. I “We have a 3-megabit download speed Carolina and Switzerland. “I have had consistently have to switch over from the and .2-megabit upload speed, and it’s numerous struggles with running and Lumos DSL system to my backup system just inconsistent.” growing this business from my house due to run basic meetings. My internet bill has FaceTime is also unreliable. FaceTime is to the lack of internet. Since we travel gone over $600 on numerous occasions a popular app used for video calls, audio often, we have not had a separate due to using so much Verizon data as calls and messaging to friends and family corporate office. We were all working from a backup,” he explains. over the internet. “Since all of our family is home, which became problematic for me Voight had no other choice but to rent out of town, it’s hard not to be able to use with my internet limitations. I have a office space in nearby downtown Roanoke. FaceTime to stay in touch like everyone separate building on my property that we “So instead of walking 300 feet, I’m now else does,” Voight says. used as a gathering place, but when two having to drive 30 minutes,” he points out. The family also relies heavily on Verizon to three others came to my office, it was The internet issue doesn’t just impact hotspot service through their iPhones, nearly impossible to even check emails Voight and his business; it impacts the which significantly drives up the family’s with our limited bandwidth,” he explains. entire family. As his sons got older, their data usage. Voight says he is currently The difficulties didn’t end there. Voight technology requirements became more paying over $400 a month, primarily due was unable to consistently participate in demanding. to the large amount of data his family

20 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative needs to augment their poor DSL service. a small portion of our service territory members,” says Hildebrand. “In the When Voight contacted local internet initially, and only with grant funding 1930s, that need was electricity. In 2018, service providers about extending their comprising at least half of the financial it’s broadband.” fiber or broadband capabilities to his need to complete the project,” says CBEC is hoping to acquire a grant home, they came back with some numbers Hildebrand. through the Virginia Telecommunications — numbers that were unaffordable. Voight is first in line to support the Initiative (VATI). The primary objective for Why the high costs? Because, quite project. “I understand the difficulties in the VATI is to provide financial assistance simply, distance matters. It is more efficient providing a financially viable solution to supplement construction costs by and profitable for telecommunications to rural areas. However, I believe CBEC private-sector broadband service providers companies to install new communications is uniquely positioned to tackle this to extend service to areas that presently are lines in areas with high population density. challenge. CBEC was designed to support unserved by any broadband provider. There are more customers to share fixed the rural communities it serves,” says The ability to obtain a grant will help installation costs. Despite the many Voight. provide a much-needed service in the improvements in technology over the Indeed, it was. CBEC, along with communities served by CBEC. Says years, installing new line for wired internet electric cooperatives all over the country, Voight, “This project will make a connections still requires a significant was formed to fill a need in rural difference in my children’s education, amount of manual labor. Companies communities — a need not addressed the success of my business, the home weigh the cost of every mile against by for-profit electric utilities. “The values in this area, and numerous other expected profits. This works against rural cooperative is not about making profits; immeasurable quality-of-life issues. It’s areas, where there are fewer potential it is about providing needed services that time to make broadband more accessible customers per mile. otherwise may not be provided to CBEC in rural areas.” High-speed data transmission also has distance considerations: The signals typically degrade after 3 miles. To get data traveling longer distances to and through rural areas, such as communities served by Craig-Botetourt Electric Cooperative Why Electric Bills Go UP in Winter (CBEC), requires signal-amplifying equipment called “access multipliers,” ven those of us who do not have electric heat in our homes and businesses can which adds to the cost of serving rural see an increase in our electric bills in the winter. customers. Sometimes it’s hard to pin down the reasons for increases in the bills for our Eventually, Voight connected with E electric service, but usually we can backtrack and think about our use and many Shawn Hildebrand, CEO of Craig- factors come to mind. Botetourt Electric Cooperative, who was Here are a few items that might contribute to higher bills this time of year: already evaluating the prospect of providing broadband service to the • Using more lights because of shorter days. cooperative’s members. “We were looking into it because of the large volume of • Most heating systems require electricity in some way, and they may run feedback we’ve received from our constantly in extremely cold weather. members, as well as other electric cooperatives around the state and • Some folks use electric space heaters in spare rooms, garages or workshops. nationally that have been having success in providing this service,” explains • Engine heaters for cars, trucks and tractors are sometimes used. Hildebrand. • Electric blankets and heating pads keep us cozy, but add a little extra cost Broadband evaluation started with to operate. a feasibility study, explains Hildebrand, which showed that it was financially • We tend to use clothes dryers more in the winter. possible, with public assistance and grants or low-interest loans. Following the • Outdoor and holiday lighting are used more in the winter, and there is extra feasibility study, CBEC conducted a survey baking and cooking during the holidays. of over 1,600 of its members, like Voight. Close to 90 percent of the surveyed • We watch more TV in the winter. members responded that they would be interested, and over 70 percent did not • Outdoor recreational activities and daylight are limited and it’s time for have access to any option other than DSL spending more time indoors. or satellite. “We concluded that CBEC would pursue offering broadband, but only to

cbec.coop February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 21 POWERING Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative THE NEXT GENERATION

EMPOWER Broadband Update

ast year, Mecklenburg Electric of 2017 and we are making real progress followed by the Cooperative (MEC) announced an on those plans. MEC’s engineering team connection of our Linitiative for a fiber-to-the-home is working diligently in designing and Gasburg substation. (FTTH) pilot to determine the feasibility building the backbone fiber ring, and we To speed of bringing high-speed broadband to have expedited those efforts by utilizing deployment, MEC Southside Virginia. Your Cooperative is contract line designers and contract has scheduled constructing an optical-fiber-cable construction personnel during the first shipments of fiber John C. Lee, Jr. President and CEO network to interconnect its 24 substations quarter of 2019. These are efforts to try and equipment and three district offices. This project is and accommodate a more aggressive, but hangers for delivery critical in our efforts to provide you still calculated, deployment approach that during each month of 2019; further, upon reliable and affordable electric service. It has been prompted by our members’ the State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) will increase our system-communications interest in retail broadband and by funding approval of MEC’s arrangement with capacity for collecting power-system data, opportunities available to promote EMPOWER Broadband, Inc., 2019 will enhance our system reliability, maximize broadband access in rural areas. see contractors connecting fiber to homes system functionality, and ultimately The fiber-optic backbone ring that has along the backbone ring’s route. optimize energy efficiency among our enabled this retail broadband project is Additionally, contract crews have membership. Additionally, we announced well underway and has been extended been employed by MEC to perform our intentions to form EMPOWER from our Black Branch substation to MEC “make-ready” work; this work consists of Broadband, Inc., as the business vehicle Headquarters in Chase City during August replacing old poles and those deemed too through which retail broadband service of 2018, then deployed across portions of short to accommodate height requirements could be offered to MEC’s members, Charlotte County to Highway 360 during at road crossings, for example. Once this and others in our region, utilizing the November and December. This initial make-ready work is complete, MEC’s “backbone ring” as a transmission line for section of fiber parallels sections of crews will concentrate on pulling fiber, internet service. Highway 92, Airport Road, Spanish Grove allowing deployment to move along at a Road, High House Road, Otter Creek Road faster pace. As sections of the backbone The Deployment of Fiber and Roseland Road as the backbone ring are completed, EMPOWER will offer MEC’s communication-network- extends towards Wylliesburg, and onward retail service as part of the pilot to those enhancement strategy began in the spring to the intersection of Highway 360. From within 1,000 feet of that route. Service may there, we have partnered with Mid-Atlantic also be extended to several high-density Broadband Communities Corporation areas that meet rate requirements for the (MBC) to utilize capacity on their fiber initial investment and allow EMPOWER MECKLENBURG ELECTRIC leading from Crystal Hill in Halifax to reinvest revenues into additional COOPERATIVE County. The next fiber build in our deployment ... at an accelerated pace. P.O. Box 2451 western district will be from Crystal Hill Chase City, VA 23924-2451 substation to Mount Airy substation, and Broadband services available to Chase City District we’ll then utilize existing MBC fiber to members through EMPOWER (434) 372-6200 connect Mount Airy to our Gretna This enhanced communications Emporia District District office. network presents a significant opportunity (434) 634-6168 On the eastern end of MEC’s service for MEC members to receive the delivery Gretna District territory, existing MBC fiber will be used to of ultra-high-speed fiber broadband. As the (434) 656-1288 reach the Beechwood substation at Bracey backbone fiber deployment forges ahead, in Mecklenburg County. Accordingly, our MEC secures the communication network Power Failure & Emergencies staking personnel are working diligently it needs for its day-to-day operations and (877) 632-5688 on line design in the area from Highway subsequently achieves the ability for Office Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 58 at Big Fork to our Beechwood EMPOWER to provide desperately needed Website: meckelec.org substation adjacent to Highway 903. high-speed internet to residents across Upon the completion of this segment, fiber Southside Virginia. The delivery of ultra- Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative is an will be deployed from Beechwood to our high-speed broadband is already taking equal opportunity provider and employer. Ebony substation and subsequently place as multiple MEC members are

18 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative testing the fiber service in their homes and Last-Mile-Fiber Funding MEC continues to diligently monitor are excitedly reporting remarkable speeds EMPOWER has received its first funding and deployment opportunities for and outstanding internet performance. installment of funding from the Virginia EMPOWER to deliver high-speed internet MEC has applied for approval to form Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission’s across Southern Virginia, seeking all a subsidiary corporation — EMPOWER (VTRRC) $2.6 million grant and has filed available federal, state and local financial Broadband, Inc. — to be a provider of a pre-application seeking additional funds assistance for EMPOWER to deploy costly, broadband service to members of the to connect residents along another but best of the best, Fiber-To-The-Premises Cooperative, and perhaps, ultimately, to extension of the fiber backbone from broadband access. areas outside of MEC’s territory. To secure Mount Airy to Grit in Pittsylvania County. that approval various applications had to When No One Else Would ... Connect America Funds II (CAF), We Did be filed, and many requirements and which focuses on accelerating broadband regulations satisfied, before EMPOWER build-out to 23 million Americans who I cannot overemphasize how strongly could formally offer its retail broadband lack access to a minimum 10/1 Mbps your MEC team feels about this project. service to customers. EMPOWER fixed broadband speed, has awarded We have waited for years for an Broadband has applied with the Federal $1.8 million in grants to EMPOWER opportunity to come along that would Communications Commission (FCC) to Broadband for the delivery of up to allow us, with limited resources, to become an Eligible Telecommunications 1 Gigabit-per-second service to portions facilitate meaningful change to our region’s Carrier (ETC) and, at the time of this of the Gasburg area in Brunswick County educational and economic health ... and to writing, MEC is awaiting the State over the next six years. do so without overly burdening MEC’s Corporation Commission’s approval of the MEC and EMPOWER have also applied membership. We believe that enhancing Management Service Agreement between with the Department of Housing and the deployment of fiber to your homes MEC and EMPOWER. The Cooperative Community Development for grant and businesses is that opportunity ... and expects approval of both by the end of monies for EMPOWER to target fiber represents a chance for your Cooperative January and significant retail-deployment deployment from MEC’s Omega substation to make a difference! This effort, if activity will begin immediately. along Virgie Cole Road and from Liberty successful, will ultimately bring substantive Store to Highway 57 in Halifax County. change to Southside Virginia by offering access to a resource that becomes more important to all of us, professionally and personally, every day. It is a fact that the availability of quality education and training alternatives have a profound impact on a region’s economic viability, and high-quality access to the internet provides many of those opportunities. Recognizing the high cost of low educational attainment to the Fiber Broadband Packages to be Offered individual, the family and the community, these opportunities offer obtainable paths After MEC’s backbone is complete and EMPOWER Broadband has received all to well-paying careers that may also allow required approvals, the pilot project will initially offer high-speed, high-capacity recipients to work and raise their families broadband service to residential, commercial and industrial members within 1,000 feet closer to home. It’s a fact that broadband of the fiber backbone. Residential packages available will be as follows: access improves student performance and that rural students lacking access will • 50 Mbps symmetrical service $69.95 per month including a Wi-Fi enabled router* increasingly be disadvantaged by the • 100 Mbps symmetrical service $119.95 per month including a Wi-Fi enabled router digital divide. • 1 Gbps symmetrical service $269.95 per month including a Wi-Fi enabled router It will provide ALL our region’s students (and teachers), regardless of age, level or Additionally, MEC and EMPOWER have evaluated the feasibility of expanding type of education, access to the unlimited broadband facilities to the remaining portions of MEC’s electric service area and will be resources available on the internet to addressing areas on a case-by-case basis to determine density and potential take rates, research and complete assignments, with the overall goal of eventually covering MEC’s entire system. submit their work online, and be better EMPOWER Broadband will also offer its customers home telephone service, Voice prepared for the next level of education over IP (VoIP), with unlimited calling, local long distance, caller ID and call waiting. and/or to be a contributing member of our region’s workforce. It will enable our high *50 Megabits per second supports the highest household demands allowing four to school graduates to secure college degrees five concurrent devices to stream High Definition Video. Dad can stream the game on online and provide them home-based TV, Mom can stream her favorite music, the family’s teenager can watch YouTube employment opportunities. Our region’s videos, and the youngest can learn to count with the best in online educational students will have increased access to programming. 50 Mbps easily meets the broadband needs of today’s connected family. distance-education options that allow them to improve their job skills and PAID ADVERTISEMENT compete for higher-paying jobs. meckelec.org February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 19 The ability to do all these things from the comfort and convenience of home will result in higher participation, graduation and success rates ... the kind of broadband access provided by fiber will empower all students to reach higher and, allow those looking for a second chance, the hope of a brighter tomorrow. Senior members will be able to secure the critical healthcare services they require via internet service and telemedicine, and many other vitally important benefits and services will be available to those we serve. When used effectively, telemedicine can reduce physician time required for treatment and diagnosis, save on transportation costs for patients, help avoid missed work income, lead to improved health knowledge and self-care, and reduce the use of emergency rooms and other hospital facilities. It’s been documented that broadband access contributes to job creation, economic growth and business investment in rural areas, and is a significant driver in In preparation of building this extensive system, MEC technicians like Jay Belknap have entrepreneurship and business startup completed a series of courses to develop their skills and gain certifications in fiber- activities in areas where broadband is splicing techniques. established and available. Research indicates that rural areas with high-quality practical applications such as e-commerce population growth and an increase in per broadband access reap both short- and and cost reductions, and as a result, many capita income. long-term economic benefits including businesses are reaching out to rural areas The potential for the Cooperative’s increases in business and job growth. giving rise to what is now called “rural members to receive broadband internet Business growth is realized through sourcing.” Longer-term benefits include service through MEC’s EMPOWER Broadband subsidiary is more than a plausible venture ... it’s now a reality. Over 100 electric cooperatives across the Questions About EMPOWER Broadband? country are successfully enabling the provision of fiber broadband services to EMPOWER Broadband, Inc., has officially launched its website, empowermec.net. their members, including several in this state, and in doing so, are bringing Basic information can be found there along with answers to frequently asked valuable educational and economic questions such as: advancement to their regions, and the “What is the EMPOWER Broadband pilot project?” members and communities they serve. “Why fiber as opposed to wireless or other technologies?” After conferring with several of these “How fast is the internet service offered by EMPOWER?” entities, and learning from their successes To assist in answering the most frequently asked questions, the website also and failures, we are more determined and eager than ever to ensure this much- provides an availability map offering the option for people to enter their physical needed fiber service is provided to address to see if the service is currently available to them. This map will continually Southside Virginia. Clearly, our entry into be updated, and interested parties are encouraged to check periodically for the the internet-access space has prompted latest information. action by others; and if they are providing A video can also be viewed on the website that shows the importance of dependable, consistent high-speed broadband to the economy and educational opportunities of rural areas and how broadband at an affordable price to our region ... that is a good thing. But Microsoft Corporation, located in Mecklenburg County’s county seat, Boydton, is remember, when no one else would ... partnering with MEC’s affiliate to make this vital communications tool available we did, and rest assured, EMPOWER throughout the region. Broadband is coming. A form available on the website allows members and non-members of Mecklenburg By the time this edition of Cooperative Electric Cooperative to express their interest in EMPOWER Broadband’s service. Living reaches our membership, pending regulatory approval, we’ll be off PAID ADVERTISEMENT and running.

20 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Official Notice Scholarships Available to Your Students! From the Board of Directors of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative

he Nominating Committee of Mecklenburg Electric TCooperative will meet at the Cooperative headquarters office located at 11633 Highway 92 in Chase City, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, on Thursday, March 21, 2019, at 2 p.m. The Committee will nominate candidates for election to the Board of Directors for Districts No. 2, No. 5, No. 7, and No. 11 to succeed the present Directors whose terms expire as of the 2019 Annual Meeting of the Membership to be held June 19, 2019, according to the Bylaws of the Cooperative. The directors whose terms expire in 2019 are as follows: Five $1,000 Student Scholarship Criteria Scholarships Available 1. Student’s parent or legal guardian must be a District No. 2 member of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative. David C. Hall Application Deadline: 2. Student has maintained at least a 3.0 grade-point average (based on 4.0 being an “A”) throughout 1588 Dews Road Friday, March 29, 2019 his or her high school career.

Hurt, VA 24563 3. Student has demonstrated good citizenship Applications available at qualities by having exhibited commendable District No. 5 www.meckelec.org leadership abilities and exemplary school and community spirit. Brandon G. Hudson 4. A combination of weighted criteria will be used in 1090 Bowen Road Open to Public School and the selection process based on financial need, Virgilina, VA 24598 Home-School Students academic achievement, school and community activities, and student’s personal statement. District No. 7 Fletcher B. Jones 161 Carters Lane Chicken Taco Soup Boydton, VA 23917 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts District No. 11 1 can corn Angela B. Wilson 1 can kidney beans (black beans or other) 4015 Slagles Lake Road 1 (28 oz.) can diced tomatoes Emporia, VA 23847 1 can vegetarian baked beans 1 packet taco seasoning

1 can green peas (optional) The Bylaws provide for further *Do not drain canned veggies* nominations by written petition of Melvina Wright seventy-five (75) or more members in Put chicken in bottom of slow cooker. good standing, which petition shall We thank Melvina Wright of Chase Add all other ingredients. Cook 6-8 hours be filed with the Secretary of the City for submitting this easy-to-prepare on Low setting (for slow cookers with Cooperative or his designee, at least wintertime delight. She says, “This is Low, Medium and High settings, cook on seventy-five (75) days before the everything you need for a meal in one Medium). About the seventh hour pull pot.” She adds, “For those following the chicken apart, it should shred very easily. Annual Meeting. Weight Watchers program, one cup of this Stir and heat a little longer. soup equals two points.” meckelec.org February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 21 Good People ... Serving Good Food! by Laura Emery, Field Editor

outhern favorites grace the menu: meatloaf, pot roast, corn pudding, Sfried chicken. And Sonny Buck’s Diner, nestled in a row of buildings along Main Street in downtown Brookneal, adds its own special DUSTIN FRANCIS PHOTOS ingredients that put the “home” in down- home dining. “We’ve had people tell us that coming to our restaurant is like coming home to grandmother’s house for a meal,” says owner Wayne Tribble, 54. “And we love hearing that.” After all, when you enjoy the restaurant’s popular corn pudding, you’re sampling a taste of Tribble family history. “Our corn pudding recipe is from Wayne’s grandmother,” says his wife of 34 years, Angela. “And our chocolate meringue pie is my aunt’s recipe.” For Angela, food is a gift she and her family give to those who visit the If it’s been a long time since you’ve had some of grandmother’s good home cooking, restaurant or order from their catering Wayne Tribble suggests coming on over to Sonny Buck’s Diner. business, A&E Catering. “When you cook food for people, it’s very personal. We have repeat customers, so we get to know them do the cooking. It’s all home-cooked, cleanliness,” Angela points out. personally and we also get to know how nothing out of a bag,” he says. The The Tribbles’ catering company is they like their food cooked.” Tribbles try to chat with everyone who licensed and insured as well as up to date Open since 2016, Sonny Buck’s Diner is comes through their door. The secret to a with all health-inspection certifications a family affair. The Tribbles’ 23-year-old successful restaurant, according to the and serves a wide variety of personal and daughter, Emily Hancock, also helps run Tribbles, is good food, exceptional service community events. “We pride ourselves on the restaurant. “My wife, daughter and I and cleanliness. “We’re sticklers for providing quality, homemade Southern cuisine at affordable prices,” says Angela. “We use only the freshest ingredients, and 95 percent of our ingredients are organic and almost all are locally grown. We pride ourselves on never using prepackaged meals, everything we serve is custom made from scratch.” A third-generation tobacco farmer, COURTESY OF FACEBOOK COURTESY Wayne was born and raised in Nathalie. His approach to life is to always try to do the right thing, and he understands the value of cementing an agreement with a firm handshake. He’s also a hard worker. “I’ve got 18 tobacco barns running, so it takes a lot of time,” he says. “We stay right busy, but we’re just trying to make a living.” When he’s not working on the farm or in the restaurant, Wayne enjoys spending time with family, skeet shooting, deer hunting, going out on the lake in his pontoon boat, MEC members Wayne and Angela Tribble and their daughter, Emily, provide attractively and on the rare occasion, finding a few arranged, delicious food for every occasion. moments to relax in his favorite recliner.

22 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative COURTESY OF FACEBOOK COURTESY

Wayne Tribble looks on as his daughter, Emily Hancock, rings up another satisfied customer at Sonny Buck’s Diner.

Wayne is also a volunteer firefighter OF FACEBOOK COURTESY with the Brookneal Volunteer Fire Department. “Whenever we are really busy at the restaurant is when the alarm will go time they have a shift change.” The Tribbles are also grateful to MEC off and I get called,” he chuckles. He’s been Because the Tribbles were able to travel for something that happened a few years a Brookneal volunteer since April 2014, through the snow and ice during Virginia’s ago. “It was during a time when my and before that he volunteered at North December snowstorm, they were able to tobacco barns weren’t running; it was Halifax Volunteer Fire Department for cook the food in their restaurant. In the off-season,” Wayne says. 33 years. past, they’ve cooked from their mobile Wayne received a phone call from Mark There is no hesitation when Angela and kitchen and brought meals to MEC’s Tucker, district manager in MEC’s Gretna Wayne are asked what matters most to Gretna office. office. “He said to me, ‘Wayne, we notice them. “Family,” they both quickly say. During that December snowstorm, that something is going on with one of The couple started the catering business Wayne also happened to be in the right your accounts.’ I said, ‘What are you 10 years ago as a way to help pay for their place at the right time. One of MEC’s line talking about?’ He told me that an children’s college tuition. But, in 2014, the trucks slid into a ditch. Wayne happened excessive amount of electricity was Tribbles experienced a tragedy when they to be in the area pushing snow with running for that time of year. After lost their beloved son, Ryan. “He would be one of his farm tractors and came to investigating, it turned out the pipe on 28 today,” Wayne says. “He will always be MEC’s rescue. my well pump was busted and running in our hearts.” “I didn’t know anyone had been told water continuously. Finding this out saved This family has never shied away from about that,” he says with a modest me from buying a new well pump, and helping others and is pleased that its chuckle. “I just did what anyone would there’s no telling what the electric bill catering business is able to serve the do. I saw them in the ditch so I pulled would have been with that pump running community by offering a mobile disaster them out so they could get where they continuously! I would never have known relief kitchen for the state of Virginia. were going. If they’d had to wait for a there was a problem until I got the electric Whenever major storms hit the area, the wrecker, they’d have had to wait for an bill in the mail,” explains Wayne. Tribbles provide food to Mecklenburg hour or two to get out. When you can, He pauses and then adds, “The folks Electric Cooperative (MEC) for their it’s important to help folks.” down there at MEC, they have that special linemen. “We’ll fix them breakfast Wayne says, “We love being members touch, and they look out for us. It’s sandwiches and pack them a lunch in a of MEC. All the employees are very nice impressive that they know enough about separate bag and have it all up to Gretna and helpful. They’re just fantastic. When my electric use to know that there by 6 a.m. in the morning,” Wayne says. linemen are working long hours to restore shouldn’t have been any running down “Then we’ll come back and cook them power during major storm events, we are there during that time of year. They’re supper and get it back up there by the happy to return the favor.” good folks.” meckelec.org February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 23 MEC Named Top Employer by Virginia Business Magazine

ecklenburg Electric Cooperative total evaluation. The second part consisted was recently named as one of the of an employee survey to measure the M2019 Best Places to Work in employee experience. This part of the Virginia! The annual list of the Best Places process was worth approximately 75 to Work in Virginia was created by percent of the total evaluation. The Virginia Business magazine and Best combined scores determined the top Companies Group. companies and the final ranking. Best This statewide survey and awards Companies Group managed the overall program is designed to identify, recognize registration and survey process in Virginia Lee continues, “It should go without and honor the best places of employment and also analyzed the data and used their saying that receiving this award hinges on in Virginia, benefiting the state’s economy, expertise to determine the final ranking. so much more than a paycheck ... working workforce and businesses. The 2019 Best Last year Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative 24/7 through ice storms, tornados or Places to Work in Virginia list is made up ranked No. 18 in the “Medium Employer hurricanes comes from a devotion to of 100 companies. Category (100 – 249 U.S. employees).” service, and is a dedication that cannot be Companies from across the state entered MEC’s 2019 rank will be announced built on compensation alone. This award the two-part survey process to determine this month. comes about as a result of our Board, our the Best Places to Work in Virginia. The MEC President & CEO John C. Lee, Jr., management team and our employees all first part consisted of evaluating each comments, “MEC is very proud of its having ownership in our mission, and nominated company’s workplace policies, employees and is pleased to be recognized working closely together to meet the needs practices, philosophy, systems and for the second consecutive year by of our membership. Teamwork is far more demographics. This part of the process was Virginia Business magazine as one of the than a trendy phrase at MEC and, in fact, worth approximately 25 percent of the best places to work in Virginia. We are we are a working family that diligently fully cognizant that maintaining a positive holds itself responsible for meeting the work environment results in a fully tremendous responsibility we have to our invested workforce that is focused intently members with the best of service. We are on caring for our members. This committed — to a person, to bringing recognition is based on workplace policies value to those we serve and to being a and practices as well as how employees valuable corporate citizen to the communities view their employer, and this honor is in our service territory. When all that testament that this group of employees comes together, as it does at MEC, going holds their employer in high regard. MEC the extra mile comes naturally and creates strives to create an atmosphere where unique workplace rewards that benefit employees can thrive and come to work employees and members alike.” every day at an organization that is For more information on the Best recognized for its commitment to Places to Work in Virginia program, teamwork and excellence.” visit BestPlacesToWorkVA.com.

To be considered for participation, companies must fulfill the following eligibility requirements:

MEC offices – Be a for-profit, not-for-profit business or government entity; will be closed – Be a publicly or privately held business; on Monday, – Have a facility in the state of Virginia; Feb. 18, for – Have at least 15 employees working in the state of Virginia; and Presidents Day. – Be in business a minimum of one year.

24 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Campbell, Safety Statesman, Announces MEC Retirement

n behalf of everyone at Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative, we extend our very best wishes to our retiring safety director, Ron Campbell. Campbell has very capably Oserved MEC for the past five years and has been an integral part of growing our Cooperative’s safety program into a highly effective and acclaimed effort that has the statistics to prove it and, most importantly, sends our employees home safely to their families each night. Always a consummate safety professional and beloved by our employees, Campbell previously retired in 2014 from the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives where he served as vice president of safety and training. However, he was not quite ready to hang up his hard hat, and to our great fortune, he lives in our service territory and we convinced him to bring his expertise and experience to MEC. Campbell will be working closely with MEC’s new safety associate, Matt Shaw, for several months before his actual retirement date. We wish Campbell and his wife, Wanda, all the best that retirement offers and we thank him for helping make MEC a safer place to work, Ron Campbell and our territory, a safer place to live. He will be sorely missed.

MEC’s Strong Commitment to Safety Continues ...

att Shaw, a Marine Corps In his position as safety coordinator at MEC, Shaw will be veteran, has accepted the responsible for safety, security and training. His teaching Mposition of safety coordinator certifications include First Aid, CPR (Cardiopulmonary for Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative Resuscitation) and AED (Automated External Defibrillator), and (MEC). Shaw’s career in the electric industry he is in the final stages of completing his Certified Loss Control began in 1990 as an apprentice lineman; Professional (CLCP) certification. He will also be conducting from there, he advanced to lead lineman, pole-top rescue training, as well as advanced bucket-rescue a position in which he served for over techniques. Matt Shaw 20 years. For the past four years, Shaw Shaw and his wife, Norma Jean, come to Southside Virginia has worked as an instructor of safety and training at the Virginia, after living in the Northern Virginia area and are excited to be Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives “moving to the country” with their pug named Sophie and their (VMDAEC) where he developed and presented safety-training cat, Bill. Norma Jean has a degree in communication/journalism programs to electric cooperatives in those three states, including and is the editor and co-founder of an online newspaper. Shaw MEC, and accordingly, he is already very familiar with our served in the United States Marine Corps in the late 1980s where organization and employees. he worked as a communications specialist and a rifle range coach. “I have had the privilege of visiting MEC to provide training Shaw takes safety very seriously and emphasizes, “Safety can and participate in regular safety meetings, and I am excited to be measured by work-hours, days or kilowatt-hours logged with join the ranks of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative. I greatly no lost-time accident. But our TRUEST measure of safety is when appreciate the way its employees look out for each other and I am EVERYONE goes home safely at the end of EACH day. This impressed by their genuine care for their members,” Shaw states. doesn’t happen by chance, it requires constant attention and Shaw also has experience teaching apprentice line technicians, continuous awareness of hazards that could get you, or someone journeyman line technicians and ground technicians. He has you work with, injured.” served on the event-planning committee and as judge for the He continues, “I will strive to ensure all employees are involved Gaff-n-Go Regional Lineman’s Rodeo at Meadow Event Park in in the safety process. MEC has an excellent safety program and Doswell, Virginia, where MEC’s linemen compete annually to very good safety procedures in place already. It is my goal, with hone their skills. Additionally, Shaw has lent his expertise as a the experience that I bring, that together, we’ll be able to take rodeo judge to the International Lineman’s Rodeo in Bonner the next step and continue to grow the safety practices that are Springs, Kansas, where he is a chief judge in training. already in place.”

meckelec.org February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 25 Northern Neck Electric Cooperative News

NNEC Offering Community Solar

orthern Neck Electric Cooperative Sunshare, interested members who desire (NNEC) is now offering its to have a larger percentage of solar power Nresidential members the at their homes have the option of opportunity to subscribe to more solar purchasing 50-kilowatt-hour (kWh) energy through the Cooperative Sunshare blocks of solar energy each month. community-solar program. Recently, the Greg White, president and CEO of NNEC, State Corporation Commission approved stated, “We are excited to offer our through May) and $5.95 (June through the community-solar pilot program that residential members the option of a September). These rates are fixed through enables NNEC to provide interested community-solar program. With this service, July 2021 and will appear under the line- members with the option of purchasing participating members can obtain dedicated item “community solar” on participating blocks of dedicated solar energy. solar power without the expense of installing members’ bills. Members may subscribe to Currently, a small portion of energy or maintaining solar panels on their property. additional solar blocks (subject to availability) purchased and distributed by NNEC comes Any residential member, regardless of and can cancel their community-solar from solar generation. With Cooperative whether they are a homeowner or renter, subscription at any time without penalty can take advantage of this opportunity to by giving NNEC at least 30 days notice. obtain additional solar energy.” NORTHERN NECK Members who elect to purchase solar With Cooperative Sunshare, a block of ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE blocks are also helping with the 50-kWh solar-generated power can be 85 St. Johns Street development of solar energy in our state. P.O. Box 288 purchased per month for $5.46 (October Warsaw, VA 22572-0288 The solar power being offered through 804-333-3621 • 1-800-243-2860 the Cooperative Sunshare program is nnec.coop produced at two Virginia solar facilities Office Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. pictured above — the 20-megawatt President & CEO Cherrydale solar farm in Northampton Greg W. White County and the 10-megawatt Clarke Local Pages Editor County solar farm in White Post. The Jay Garner electricity is provided to co-op members through a power-purchase agreement with Northern Neck Electric Cooperative is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Old Dominion Electric Cooperative, of which NNEC is a member.

18 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Northern Neck Electric Cooperative Cooperative Helping Hands donates to Christmas Wishes

board member and employees of Northern Neck Electric Cooperative Aposed with Santa Claus as Cooperative Helping Hands (CHH) donated over 40 new bicycles to WRAR’s Christmas Wishes. WRAR collected gifts and financial contributions through its Christmas Wishes that were given to local social service departments for distribution during the holiday season. CHH, the fundraising organization of Northern Neck Electric Cooperative employees, donated the bikes using funds collected from its bake sales, annual golf tournament and the Touch-A- Truck event.

Meet Your New Cooperative Employee Save money and energy orthern Neck Electric with CREE LED light bulbs. Cooperative’s (NNEC) Nmission is to provide safe, Northern Neck Electric Cooperative (NNEC) is always reliable electric service to our looking for ways to help members save on energy usage. members. This service is performed Sometimes the smallest change can make the biggest by hard-working, dedicated difference! A great first step towards energy conservation cooperative employees you talk with and savings is replacing incandescent and CFL bulbs with on the telephone, meet at the NNEC new LED light bulbs. LED bulbs give off great lighting in office or on a job site, or see out in a room, last for years, and the best part, they only use a the community. NNEC wants you, fraction of the electricity! our members, to know our new employees who work so hard to keep you better connected. To help our members, NNEC has partnered with Shannon Timberlake is the newest NNEC employee. CREE Lighting and 1000bulbs.com to offer a special deal As a customer service representative, Shannon will perform on top-quality CREE LED light bulbs for a reduced price. cashiering functions; handle billing inquiries via telephone, Members can receive a 4-pack of CREE 60-watt-equivalent mail, email or in person; and provide information to members LED bulbs for the low price of $9.97 per pack (plus about new meters, transfers, disconnects and collections. shipping), or a 3-pack of CREE 65-watt-equivalent reflector BR30 LED bulbs for $17.47 per pack (plus shipping). Family: husband Chris and two sons For this promotion, NNEC members can order up to five total packs of CREE bulbs for their home or business. Both Favorite food: pasta bulbs are completely dimmable and designed to last up to Favorite color: green 22 years. Favorite movie: Sweet Home Alabama Hobbies: fishing and boating with family To take advantage of this offer, you must be a member of Community: Cooperative Helping Hands NNEC and use the “My Account” web portal or the NNEC mobile app to order your bulbs. For more information, visit: nnec.coop/content/cree-led-light-bulbs.

nnec.coop February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 19 NNEC poles have one purpose: carrying electricity to your house!

orthern Neck Electric Cooperative crews at risk, but anyone placing items (NNEC) understands the need for on poles may come dangerously close to Nlocal advertising, posting yard-sale energized power lines. signs or hanging decorations. Whether it’s A secondary concern is that moisture to share information with the neighborhood, and insects get into holes surrounding sell products or services, at some point nails, damaging the poles and increasing there’s a need to inform the public. But maintenance costs. That’s an expense to there’s one place hanging items don’t you, NNEC’s member-owners. belong: on utility poles. “Yard-sale signs, event signs, party signs By attaching items to poles — from the and even members’ private outdoor lights tiniest of posters to something as large as ... you name it, we’ve seen it,” said Jim Moss, on poles is subject to a civil penalty of a basketball hoop, hunting tree stand or vice president of operations. “People will $100, according to state code. Unauthorized birdhouse — you are not only breaking use anything from staples to a size 16D attachments also violate the National the law, but risking the lives of others, nail to hang them, and that’s where the Electric Safety Code. especially the linemen, whose jobs are problem lies. Once the sign is removed or Please help us keep our linemen — and already dangerous. It may not sound like blows away, the fastener remains intact. the communities they serve — safe by a big deal, but a small nail, tack or screw Besides the danger to linemen trying to keeping unauthorized items off of utility partially driven into a pole can tear climb the pole, anyone who walks close to poles. Fixtures not belonging to NNEC linemen’s gloves and clothing, compromising the pole may get scratched or the skin or another utility will be removed by line their safety and making them vulnerable punctured by something protruding out personnel, and the cooperative is not to electrocution. Foreign objects can also of the pole. I just don’t think most people responsible for any losses if an item is prevent a lineman’s climbing gaffs from realize how quickly these tacks, nails, etc., damaged or destroyed during removal. properly digging into a pole, creating a build up around the pole.” Signs for yard sales, parties or other dangerous “kick-out” condition, which You may be surprised to know fastening events should be put on stakes in the could cause a lineman to fall. signs and advertising to a pole violates ground or another safe location. We Not only do the attachments put line Virginia law, too. Anyone who places items appreciate your cooperation.

The electric meter Where is measures the amount of electricity delivered to YOUR your home. NNEC personnel electric meter? check each meter periodically to ensure safe delivery of your electricity. According to NNEC’s Examples of marked and unmarked cables. Terms and Conditions, “the Cooperative shall Locked Cables on have clear and unrestricted access to its metering Nothing should be built over Private Driveways equipment.” In order to the meter base. provide the best possible NNEC needs to access your road to the meter as well. service to you and to prevent any safety hazards, please If there is a locked gate or cable at the end of your driveway, make maintain a clear path to the meter. Remember that decks, sure the cooperative is notified so that we can install one of our locks sheds, air-conditioning units, satellite dishes, fences, trees, to access the meter. Please mark your cable with highly visible shrubs and other materials can’t obstruct access to the electric materials so anyone can easily identify that there is a cable across the meter. All plants must be trimmed back to allow the minimum road. A small cable across a private driveway is difficult to see on clearances, and climbing vines should never be allowed to cloudy days or at night. Use red, orange or bright-yellow tape grow into or around the meter. Keep your guard dogs chained stringers, flagging material, bright PVC and/or signs so anyone or in a pen away from the meter. would know there is a cable across the road. Marking the cable is These clearances provide NNEC personnel a safe working one small step to ensure the safety of anyone driving on this road, space to maintain the electric service to your house that you including NNEC personnel, as well as off-road vehicles such as ATVs have come to expect. or motorcycles.

20 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Northern Neck Electric Cooperative Manage and pay your account online — from your smartphone with NNEC’s mobile app!

Now you have on-the-go access to your NNEC account through the NNEC mobile app with the ability to: • report an outage using the mobile app on your Apple or Droid smartphone • check your account balance • look at your current bill • review past bills • make secure payments • create and edit payment profiles • see past payments • view past usage and create usage graphs • set up and manage alerts and notifications • receive push notifications • contact NNEC via email or phone • see map of NNEC office location • access our Facebook and Twitter pages

Download it now FREE from the Apple App Store or Google Play! Just search for NNEC Mobile.

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isted below are the names of people said patronage capital does not claim the NORTHERN NECK ELECTRIC who failed to claim patronage capital money within one hundred twenty (120) COOPERATIVE by contacting the Lcredit checks that were issued by days from the date of this publication, then Capital Credits Department at: Northern Neck Electric Cooperative such credits shall be deemed to have been during 2018. If your name is listed or you transferred as a gift to the cooperative Northern Neck Electric Cooperative have information that may help us locate and shall thereafter be the property of 85 St. Johns Street, P.O. Box 288, someone listed below, please contact the cooperative. Warsaw, VA 22572 Northern Neck Electric Cooperative. If the In order to make a claim within the Telephone Number: 804-333-3621 member or other person legally entitled to 120-day period, you MUST NOTIFY Toll Free: 800-243-2860

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ZEPP ESTATE J MELVIN SALVANT BERNARD M SHELTON ROBERT F STAPLES BRIAN KEITH THE GRUB SHACK VANLANDINGHAM ANDREW L WHITE MARK ZICKAFOOSE STEVE SAMPLE ESTATE GENEVA A SHELTON WALTER B STAPLES ETHEL THOMAS A B VANNESS JOHN W WHITE OAK M X PARK ZIMMERMAN DOROTHY D SAMPSON EDWARD JR SHEPHERD ESTATE RAYMOND H STAPLES MICHAEL A THOMAS BRIDGET D VANPELT JEFFERY WHITE WILFRED O ZINS ELIZABETH A SANDERS CHARLES F SHERWOOD DANIEL STAPLES REBECCA L THOMAS CHRIS D VANSKYOCT MARGIE WHITLEY ESTATE GEORGE ZIRKLE LISA K SANDERS DAISY SHEVLIN MONA B DR STARKEY JAMES THOMAS CLIFTON B VASSAR GLORIA B WHITLEY SR ESTATE JACK ZITKEVITZ TIMOTHY SANDERS ESTATE BERRY M SHIBLEY DIANA STEDT THOMAS THOMAS CYNTHIA D VAUGHN ROBERT WHITTLE RICHARD T ZSIGA MICHAEL W SANDERS ESTATE EVA A SHIELDS WILSON H STEFFAN HEIDI E THOMAS DONALD E VELLA STEPHEN T WIBLE KAREN L ZWICKER RALPH L SANDERS JONATHAN M SHIMKO DANIEL G STEPHENS STEPHANIE J THOMAS ESTATE BEATRICE B VENEY DORIS FORD WICKER AMELIA A SANDERS KATHY L SHINGLER EUGENE E STEPHENS WILLIAM E THOMAS ESTATE ELIZABETH B VENEY ESTATE MARIAN E WIENER BARBARA SANDERS PAUL A SHIPP ESTATE SIBYL S STEPNEY JOHN THOMAS ESTATE ELLEN K VENEY ESTATE SAM WIGGINS DAVID SANDERS SHELBY SHIRLEY JEANNINE STEPP HELEN THOMAS ESTATE MARY ANN VENEY ESTATE STAGGIE WILDY EMILY SANDERSON EDELTRAUD SHOOK COLONEL C STEPPE ESTATE SALLIE D THOMAS MAUDE H VENEY ESTTE ROCKWELL WILEY SANDRA L nnec.coop February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 25 LEGISLATORS

P.O. Box 2710, Manassas, VA 20108 MEET WITH NOVEC novec.com | 703-335-0500 or to discuss possible bills that toll-free 1-888-335-0500 could affect Co-op customers For updates and tips on safety and By Priscilla Knight energy savings, find us on social media:

@novec @novec @novec_electric OVEC’s board directors, executives, and government liaisons met with Northern Virginia legislators and Nlegislative aides in December in Manassas before the 2019 General Assembly convened.

Office Closure NOVEC President/CEO Stan Feuerberg reported high customer satisfaction among the legislators’ constituents. He said, “When All NOVEC offices will be closed NOVEC does well, so do our customers.” He also reviewed Monday, Feb. 18 possible legislation that could affect Co-op customers. for Presidents Day Feuerberg noted the following: The operations center is staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, even • NOVEC has ranked first nationally or in the top three in power on holidays. To report outages or an reliability and in the top six in overall customer satisfaction every emergency, call 703-335-0500 year since 2012, according to the annual J.D. Power Residential or toll-free 1-888-335-0500. Electric Customer Satisfaction StudySM of the nation’s 138 largest electric utility companies.

• Based on an industry index, NOVEC has ranked first in reliability among 10 large Mid-Atlantic electric utilities for nearly 20 consecutive years. Feuerberg noted, “When outages occur, we Board of Directors restore power in about half the time” of neighboring utilities. • NOVEC opened its $10 million Loudoun Service Center in Aldie in Chairman Brent George 2018 to better serve Loudoun County’s growing population. Wade C. House District 2 District 5 • The Co-op provides customers with “green” renewable energy from Skip Albrite its biomass plant and from landfill gas, solar photovoltaics, and Vice Chairman District 7 hydroelectric generators. James Chesley District 3 Open • Customers have benefited from lower rates since NOVEC took control District 4 of its own power supply 10 years ago. Secretary Michael Ragan Stan C. • The Co-op assists local communities by managing the Operation District 6 Feuerberg Round Up™ heating-assistance program, awarding college President and scholarships, and taking high school students to D.C. and Richmond Treasurer CEO to see government in action. The NOVEC HELPS group of employee Cynthia volunteers has helped scores of community organizations since its Gilbride founding in 2008. District 1

After Feuerberg’s presentation, State Sen. Dave Marsden thanked NOVEC for the work it has performed to enhance Graphic Designer — Leslie Khamsivone system reliability. He said, today, when people served by Editor — Priscilla Knight another power company lose power, they often say, “We wish we were with NOVEC.” NOVEC is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

18 | Cooperative Living | January 2019 Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative NOVEC board members and executives meet with Virginia legislators and their aides to discuss Co-op and energy issues.

At right, Mike Dailey, NOVEC vice president of energy and business development (left), and State Sen. Dave Marsden (center) share a laugh with Howard Spinner, NOVEC manager of regulatory affairs.

NOVEC thanks the Northern Virginia legislators and legislative aides who attended the meeting.

Sen. Dave Marsden

Del. David Reid

Denia Rauls legislative aide to Sen. Jeremy McPike

Philip Scarange legislative aide to Sen. Scott Surovell

Claudette David legislative aide to Del. Hala Ayala

Karen Harrison legislative aide to Del. Jennifer Boysko

Denver Supinger Del. David Reid (left) and Tripp Perrin, a NOVEC government legislative aide to Del. Karrie Delaney relations consultant, discuss energy issues the General Assembly may address.

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NOVEC.com February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 19 WAR OF THE CURRENTS From lightbulbs to solar energy, the world is winning

By Priscilla Knight

he United States Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), an When the fair opened and celebrates Presidents Day electrical and mechanical nighttime fell, visitors saw for Tin February, especially engineer from what is now the first time beautiful white for Ronald Reagan, born Feb. 6, Croatia, had a solution. After he buildings, trees, fountains, and NOVEC —Your Electric Co-op —Your NOVEC Abraham Lincoln, born Feb. 12, came to the U.S., he developed attractions — including George and George Washington, born alternating current — AC. With Washington Ferris’ first Ferris Feb. 22. These leaders helped electric current alternating wheel — illuminated with the U.S. fight for liberty direction 60 times per second, thousands of lights. Larson during the Cold War, Civil engineers could change voltage wrote, “The lamps that laced War, and American levels with transformers and every building and walkway Revolution, respectively. send electricity much farther produced the most elaborate over transmission lines. In demonstration of electric Some Americans, especially response to AC, Edison began illumination ever attempted people who work in energy, fighting the War of the Currents and the first large-scale test of also celebrate Thomas Edison’s to discredit Tesla’s development. alternating current. The fair birthday on Feb. alone consumed 11, 1847. While three times as the presidents much electricity helped make ‘The lamps that laced every building as the entire city the globe ring and walkway produced the most of Chicago. These with freedom, elaborate demonstration of electric were important Edison helped engineering to illuminate it illumination ever attempted ...’ milestones, but by inventing the -ERIK LARSON what visitors first practical adored was the lightbulb in 1879 sheer beauty of and opening the nation’s first seeing so many lights ignited in electric-generating station in ‘A sudden vision of one place, at one time.” 1882. Like the presidents, Edison Heaven’ fought a war while the world Larson quotes a girl, who said, watched: The War of The dispute culminated at the “As the light was fading in the the Currents. 1893 Chicago World’s Fair. The sky, millions of lights were General Electric Company, which suddenly flashed on. … Having The AC/DC War of the had bought Edison’s company, seen nothing but kerosene Currents put in a high bid to illuminate lamps for illumination, this was the fair with DC power. George like getting a sudden vision Edison powered his lightbulbs Westinghouse came in with of Heaven.” with direct current. DC flows in a lower bid using Tesla’s AC one direction. The U.S. embraced technology. Westinghouse got Falling for AC Edison’s DC as its standard, the contract and according to but because it could not easily Erik Larson, author of The Devil Also in 1893, the Niagara Falls convert to higher voltages, it did in the White City, “helped change Power Company awarded not have enough push to go over the history of electricity.” Westinghouse a contract to power lines further than generate electricity from nearby buildings. Niagara Falls. When all of

20 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative Ornato, Vince (2018). Tesla and Westinghouse Power America — The 1893 Chicago World’s Fair [oil on canvas].

Buffalo, New York, lit up with AC its electrical grave to serve as conventional AC-distribution power in 1896, General Electric the interface between legacy AC system, we’re evaluating many altered direction and switched to electric-distribution systems and DC-based energy storage and alternating current. emerging energy technologies renewable-resource technologies such as energy storage and in our service territory,” says Edison, fearing a loss of financial renewable-energy generation. Dave Schleicher, a NOVEC royalties from his DC patents, Photovoltaic cells in solar vice president and electrical intensified his war. New Jersey’s panels produce DC electricity. engineer. “With a ‘current “Wizard of Menlo Park” spread Charging batteries in electric armistice,’ both types of current fake news about AC’s safety. vehicles quickly requires DC fast are winning. We celebrate Despite Edison’s tactics, Tesla’s charging at public sites set up Edison and Tesla for their AC won the War of the Currents for direct current. Furthermore, inventions that have powered — at least for the next century. energy companies are using DC and illuminated the world.” to transport power between the United States and Canada where A Current Armistice Reference the two electric systems are not energy.gov/articles/war-currents- Today, Edison’s DC energy- electrically synchronized. ac-vs-dc-power Larson, Erik, The Devil in the White delivery system is rising from “While NOVEC has a City, copyright 2003

NOVEC.com February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 21 OVEC has put three charged by directly plugging it NOVEC new bucket trucks into a standard 120-volt 20-amp Ninto service that are outlet, and can also be charged ROLLS equipped with the Jobsite when the vehicle is driven. If the Energy Management System. battery is completely drained, OUT Trucks that have this new or if the system will not operate system allow NOVEC crews off the charge, it can be switched to raise and lower the bucket so the bucket mechanism will ‘GREEN without having to keep the function off a running engine as engine running. This feature it would normally. NOVEC —Your Electric Co-op —Your NOVEC FLEET’ cuts down on the use of fuel. Additionally, having the truck The new trucks are marked BUCKET engine off allows crews to with the JEMS logo, a green communicate more easily plug decal, and “Plug-in TRUCKS — especially between crew Hybrid Vehicle” on both sides members on the ground and to indicate the trucks are part By Emily Ready those who are up in the bucket. of NOVEC’s environmentally friendly “Green Fleet.” They The system that raises and are already in service, and lowers the bucket operates off can be spotted throughout a battery charge with a 6-hour the co-op’s service territory capacity. The battery can be where crews are working.

22 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative DON’T WAIT FOR THE NEXT FEBRUARY ‘SNOWMAGEDDON’ Prepare for possible power outages now

By Priscilla Knight

Some of the region’s biggest snowstorms occur in February. NOVEC wants all customers to be prepared this month and every month in case the power goes out.

“Remember ‘Snowmageddon’ in early February 2010?” asks Dan Swingle, Electric System Operations vice president. “We had blizzard conditions in back- to-back storms that left most of the East Coast under a considerable amount of snow and made it difficult restoring power to the thousands without. Please be prepared for all types of weather because we never know what we’ll get in February.”

Swingle urges customers to provide NOVEC with up to two correct phone numbers on their accounts because the Co-op links phone numbers to addresses. “An up-to-date phone number helps our operators locate outages as quickly as possible,” Swingle explains. Customers can update their numbers on novec.com under “My Account,” or call 703-335-0500 or 1-888-335-0500 and follow the prompts.

Prepare for Outages:

• Post NOVEC’s phone numbers, information, birth certificates, • Prepare a wood fireplace. 703-335-0500 or 1-888-335-0500, home/car/life insurance files, Cover firewood with a tarp or in an easy-to-find place. passports, and other important store in a carport or garage to documents in a waterproof keep it dry. Fire starters and • Keep cellphones charged, file box. Store photocopies in a artificial logs help start a fire. and keep a phone charger in separate safe place. Open the flue damper before your car. using the fireplace. • Pack the freezer with food or • Fill vehicle gas tanks. ice cubes. Fuller freezers stay • Consider a generator. Consider • Download NOVEC’s mobile frozen longer. The less food the having an emergency or app at novec.com/apps. better in a refrigerator, so toss stationary generator. Email • Stock an emergency kit. For a old food. [email protected] or call 703-392-1503 or toll-free complete list of items to include, • Keep snow off a heat pump. 888-335-0500, ext. 1503, for visit ready.gov/build-a-kit. If your home has an electric information. READ all safety • Get emergency cash. ATMs heat pump, keep snow from instructions first and NEVER don’t work without electricity. accumulating around and on run a generator indoors or in the outdoor unit. Be careful not • Have identification and an enclosed space where to damage refrigerant lines that documentation ready to deadly carbon monoxide can transfer heat into the home. grab. Store Social Security poison occupants.

Learn more about preparing for outages at novec.com/outageinfo.

NOVEC.com February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 23 NOVEC —Your Electric Co-op —Your NOVEC NOVEC HELPS ‘PLUNGES’ INTO COMMUNITY SERVICE

NOVEC Hands Engaged in Local Public Service for Tots drive. In addition, NOVEC HELPS put (HELPS), along with friends and family, helped thousands of dollars back into the community many area nonprofit organizations throughout through sponsorships and donations. 2018 and are planning a year of community service in 2019. The NOVEC-supported organization engages employees in projects that target community needs.

In the past few months, NOVEC employees cleared more than 20,000 square feet of brush at the After 10 years, NOVEC HELPS is Serve Our Willing Warriors’ retreat in Haymarket debuting a new look! and collected Thanksgiving food for food banks. Get a better look at novechelps.org and They also collected toys for the Northern Virginia learn more about past and upcoming events, Family Service’s Gifting for Families program request support, or donate. and the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys

UPCOMING EVENTS

Special Olympics Virginia Polar Plunge 2 NOVEC HELPS is co-sponsoring Charlie Vogt, a NOVEC line technician, and his son, Kevin, feb. as they plan to plunge into frigid water on Feb. 2 at Virginia Beach. This “cool” annual event helps Special Olympics Virginia provide year-round training, competition, leadership opportunities, and health services to more than 23,000 athletes of all abilities.

Strikes for Stronger Families Bowl-a-Thon

NOVEC will sponsor bowling lanes and NOVEC HELPS will participate in Northern Virginia 9 Family Service’s Strikes for Stronger Families Bowl-a-Thon on March 9 at Bowl America mar. Manassas. Money raised through the event will directly benefit NVFS’s SERVE Campus, which provides care as an emergency family shelter.

NOVEC HELPS, Hands Engaged in Local Public Service, is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization of NOVEC employees who volunteer their time to do community service. The HELPS board of directors votes on projects and events to support, whether with financial donations or with feet on the ground.

Learn more at novechelps.org. Follow HELPS on facebook.com/novechelps.

24 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative DON’T FORGET: Applications for the NOVEC Scholarship Program are due March 13, 2019

By Emily Ready

igh school seniors living A complete application and also apply for scholarships in NOVEC’s service all required materials must from the Virginia, Maryland Hterritory may apply be submitted by the March 13 & Delaware Association of for $1,500 college scholarships. deadline. Electric Cooperatives (VMDAEC) NOVEC’s scholarship committees Education Scholarship will select students in public For eligibility requirements Foundation. Applications high schools. They will also and the application link, visit are due Feb. 8. Winners of award a $1,500 scholarship to novec.com/scholarships. the $1,000 scholarships are one home-schooled or private Contact Ashley Arnold at selected based on financial school student. In addition, the [email protected] or need, academic achievement, overall outstanding student 703-392-1511 for questions. and personal statements. An will receive the $1,500 Garber applicant must enter college or Scholarship, for a total of $3,000 High school seniors living in a technical/trade in scholarships. NOVEC’s service territory can school in fall 2019.

The application and guidelines are under the Community Resources tab at vmdaec.com. For questions email scholarship@ 3 Ways to vmdaec.com. Improve Fireplace E ciency • Close the flue damper when a fire isn’t burning. • Ensure seals around the fireplace damper are tight. • Insulate your chimney with liners for maximum e
ciency.

NOVEC.com February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 25 Powell Valley Electric Cooperative News

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Randell Meyers General Manager 1,035 Years & CEO e have 58 employees on the team here at Powell Valley Electric Cooperative. Combined, our employees have more than 1,035 years of service to our co-op Wand the communities we serve. We have employees who have been with us for decades and some who have only been with us for a short time. We have employees who climb poles and others who work at computers. Some of our people build websites and others build regulator banks. We have employees who keep track of energy consumption and employees who keep track of nuts, bolts, poles and wires. POWELL VALLEY Regardless of the differences in their everyday jobs, the people on our team have a couple ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE of things in common. 420 Straight Creek Road They are committed to safety. This is a dangerous business. Electric energy powers our P.O. Box 1528 modern conveniences, but it also can be deadly. New Tazewell, TN 37824 We provide our people with the equipment and training they need to be safe, but Office Hours: M-F 8 a.m.–5 p.m. nothing is better than having someone watching your back. Our people look out for others Tazewell Office: on their crew and for the people in their communities. Service Requests: (423) 626-0707 They love the places we serve. To the people who work here the communities that we Billing Inquiries: (423) 626-0706 serve are not just places on a map. Our employees live here. We want to see these places Outages/Trouble: (423) 626-5204 succeed — not because it is good for the co-op — but because it is good for our families Other Inquiries: (423) 626-5204 and the people we care about. Our loved ones work and live here, too, and that makes Jonesville Office: a difference. Service Requests: (276) 346-6003 They understand the communities and people we serve. Few people know more about Billing Inquiries: (276) 346-6003 the places we serve than our employees. Each day they talk with families and business Outages: (276) 346-6065 Other Inquiries: (276) 346-6016 owners, and they are up close and personal with the needs of the counties and people we get to serve. This awareness helps us as a co-op better respond to the needs of our consumers. Sneedville Office: 1,035 years is more than the total time that our employees have worked here. To me, it All Inquiries: (423) 733-2207 represents a deep commitment to improve everyday life for the people and places we serve. Calls to all PVEC locations will be I am grateful for our employees who choose to get up each day and work to make the answered by emergency operators after places we serve better. office hours, on weekends & holidays. These good folks are an asset to our co-op and our communities, and it is an honor to Visit us at pve.coop work alongside them each day. You may also contact us at [email protected] — Randell W. Meyers Randell Meyers General Manager & CEO REMINDERS: Ronnie Williams Tazewell Area Supervisor Jason Stapleton • Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Jonesville Area Supervisor Cooperatives’ Education Scholarship deadline: Feb. 8th. Joey Southern Sneedville Area Supervisor • Washington Youth Tour short-story contest deadline: Powell Valley Electric Cooperative is an equal opportunity provider and employer. March 1st.

18 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Powell Valley Electric Cooperative Years-of-Service Awards

ooperative employees were recently recognized and presented years-of-service awards in the company of their co-workers. Employees receive awards beginning Cwith their fifth year of employment and at five-year intervals thereafter. Pictured are cooperative employees with PVEC General Manager/CEO Randell Meyers, as he presents their service awards.

Nathan McFarland – 5 years of service

Keep Warm, Save Energy

February can be hard on energy Gerry Wright – 5 years of service Tanya Sword – 15 years of service bills. But cold winter weather is no match for a home that is prepared to fight it. Address these common winter culprits throughout your house:

• Drafty doors and windows. An easy fix with a big payback is weather-stripping. Caulk or apply weather-stripping around all Shane Bunch – 20 years of service Dennis Collins – 20 years of service window and door seams, especially those leading to the basement or the attic. Weather- strip your attic-access door.

• Dirty filters. Dirty filters make your HVAC system work harder to heat the air. Aim to change the filter every three to six months.

• Leaky ducts. A contractor can Kyle Livesay – 20 years of service Tony Mallicoat – 20 years of service test your ducts for leakage and repair any problems. Repair visible or accessible leaks with metal tape — not duct tape.

• Chilly water heater. If your water heater is older or not well insulated, wrap it in an insulating jacket.

Jason Stapleton – 20 years of service Tami Ledford – 30 years of service • Wood fireplace. Traditional fireplaces pull heated air out of the house. When not in use, check that the damper is completely closed.

pve.coop February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 19 Linemen complete Journeyman Lineman requirements

ecently, employees of Powell Valley requirements of the Virginia, Maryland & like to congratulate each of these men on Electric Cooperative were presented Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives’ his accomplishment. Area Supervisors Joey Rwith Journeyman Lineman certificates. Line Technician Apprentice Program to Southern, Jason Stapleton and Ronnie Williams These linemen have successfully completed become a Journeyman Lineman. We would present the graduates with their certificates.

Chaz Garrett and Jason Stapleton Nathan McFarland and Joey Southern Dakota Banks and Jason Stapleton

Travis Harrison and Joey Southern Ronnie Williams and Matt Rogers Jared Newton and Jason Stapleton

Jonesville Area Supervisor Jason Stapleton shares safety tips

ike any electrical appliance, personal • Keep all objects, bedding, people and pets at least 36 inches space heaters need their space. It’s away from the space heater. especially important to locate space L • Replace your space heater if it seems to short out or if the heaters pretty far away from anything that electrical cord is frayed or otherwise damaged. could catch on fire. Although the handy appliances come with lots of safety features, it’s up to you to make • Look for safety features like automatic shut-off in case the sure they don’t get close enough to catch something on fire. device tips over. Here’s how important that is: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety • Place your heater on the floor, not on a stand or a desk where Commission estimates that more than 25,000 residential fires every it could get knocked over. year are associated with the use of space heaters, causing more than 300 deaths. • Choose a space heater with a thermostat to avoid overheating To use a space heater safely, use it wisely. Follow these tips for the room. smart use: • Oversized heaters waste energy. Buy the correct-sized heater • Stick with space heaters that carry the UL mark. Those models for the room. will offer the most current safety features.

20 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Powell Valley Electric Cooperative What’s a-Cooking? Cheese sauce essica Smith shares her grandmother’s cheese potatoes recipe. In a double boiler whisk the milk, flour and butter constantly Jessica has been employed in the Tazewell area since 2012. until sauce begins to thicken. Add sliced cheese and stir until J cheese melts. Ingredients Cook potatoes until almost done. Pour drained potatoes into a Potatoes (peeled and sliced) 1 tablespoon butter greased casserole dish and salt according to taste. Pour sauce over 1 cup milk 6-7 slices of your choice of cheese the potatoes making sure all potatoes are covered with sauce. Bake 1 heaping tablespoon flour salt in oven at 400 degrees until bubbly and the potatoes begin to brown.

pve.coop February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 21 Prince George Electric Cooperative News

Feb. 8, 2019, is the deadline for those applying for a VMDAEC PGEC Board Returns Scholarship and those applying for a place on the Washington, Capital Credits D.C., Youth Tour with travel dates of June 16-20, 2019.

The Cooperative’s Board of Directors approved the refund of capital credit

allocations to Cooperative members who received electric service in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996 and/or 2017 with refunds totaling $894,467. The refund of capital credits is one of the benefits provided to you as Further details can be found a member/owner of the Cooperative. Mike Malandro, president and CEO, at pgec.coop. comments, “On behalf of the Board of Directors, we are pleased that your Cooperative is able to maintain reasonable electric rates and return capital credits to our members.” PRINCE GEORGE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Headquarters: 7103 General Mahone Hwy. P.O. Box 168 Waverly, VA 23890-0168 Customer Service Office: 5718 Courthouse Road Prince George, VA 23875 24-Hour Emergency Service 804-834-2424 Website: pgec.coop Office Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. President & CEO Mike Malandro, P.E. Prince George Electric Cooperative is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

18 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Prince George Electric Cooperative Holiday Helper a Huge Success!

Prince George Electric Cooperative (PGEC) wants to say THANK YOU Above: Renee Chapline (center right), for all the community support of this year’s Holiday Helper Association PGEC’s vice president of communications and governmental relations, presents a campaign. Through donations dropped off at our customer service offices, $500 donation from Prince George Electric we stuffed an SUV full of toys for military children. PGEC also made a Cooperative to the Holiday Helper $500 contribution to the Holiday Helper Association for the purchase of Association during their open house on Dec. 7. Below: Fort Lee soldiers unloading needed toys, socks, gloves and hats. Through efforts like this, we all bikes for the children of deserving make sure that no military child goes without during the holidays. military families.

Above and right: Just two of the many rooms of toys and games at the Holiday Helper Association. Through efforts like this, we all make sure that no military child goes without during the holidays.

pgec.coop February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 19 Brian E. Coey Appointed Director at PGEC

rian E. Coey has been appointed director of Prince George Electric Cooperative (PGEC) to complete the term of H.F. Scott, Jr., who passed away in August of 2018. Coey is a graduate Bof Virginia Commonwealth University and MCV School of Pharmacy. After graduating, Coey established the Prince George Pharmacy and operated the business for 32 years. Coey has been involved in and supported many local civic organizations to include past membership in the Petersburg Breakfast Rotary and Prince George Ruritans. He also served on the board of the Prince George Emergency Crew and is currently still serving on the board of the Hopewell-Prince George Crime Solvers. Coey will complete the term of the late H.F. Scott, Jr., which will be up for re-election at the Annual Members meeting to be held Sept. 30, 2019. Paul Brown, chairman of PGEC, stated, “The Board of Directors of Prince George Electric Cooperative is pleased to have Brian Coey join the leadership team. Brian has been an active business owner for many years, engaged in civic organizations and supporting our local schools and youth activities. I am personally excited to have someone with Brian’s credentials join the Board.” Brian E. Coey has been appointed a new board member at PGEC.

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20 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Prince George Electric Cooperative PGEC’s SmartHub recognized for energy-efficiency contributions

rince George Electric Cooperative’s (PGEC) web and mobile app ebill Pportal, SmartHub, was recognized by the Virginia Energy Efficiency Council for contributions to energy efficiency. SmartHub was presented a second- place award in the Residential category at the 2018 Virginia Energy Efficiency Council Leadership Awards luncheon Nov. 14 in PGEC Marketing Manager Glenn Horst (back row, far right) accepts SmartHub’s recognition Richmond, Virginia. for contributions to energy efficiency at the 2018 Virginia Energy Efficiency Council SmartHub is a customer-engagement Leadership Awards luncheon in Richmond. web and smartphone app for members that provides an easier way to pay monthly members are able to draw a meaningful Leadership Awards recognize energy- bills and monitor energy usage. SmartHub correlation to controllable factors like efficiency champions across the promotes energy awareness that can result thermostat settings, appliance use, and see commonwealth that are helping businesses, in increased efficiency and enhances the impact external factors such as weather government, homeowners and schools member communication. In addition to have on their electric use. save money on energy expenditures while receiving personalized notices, like when According to the Virginia Energy reducing energy consumption — all while your electric bill is available for review, Efficiency Council, the Energy Efficiency stimulating job growth and the economy.

Third-Party THIRD-PARTY NOTIFICATION REQUEST FORM

Notification Prince George Electric Cooperative Attention: Customer Service Department P.O. Box 620 Service Offered Waverly, VA 23890

rince George Electric Cooperative ____ Yes, I am interested in the Cooperative’s Third-Party Notification Program and (PGEC) has a program designed to authorize the person named below to receive a duplicate of any delinquent notifications Passist members who may have a sent for my electric account. This does not relieve me of the responsibility for payment challenge paying their electric bills on time on my electric account, but the named party may make inquiries or payment on my behalf. due to illness, disability or being away from home for extended periods of time. Account Name ______We want to help those members avoid Address ______the issues that late payments can cause. If you or someone you care about could City, State, Zip ______benefit from a reminder to pay a late bill, Email Address______@ ______please let us know. The designated person, with the member’s permission, will be Cellphone # (_____) ______Other Phone # (_____) ______notified if the account has become Account Number(s) ______delinquent and subject to disconnection. This person is in no way responsible for Member’s Signature ______payment of the bill, but reminds the member the electric bill is past due. Third Party to be Notified If you or someone you know would Name______like to enroll in this program, simply fill out the request form, complete with Address ______signatures, and return it to PGEC. City, State, Zip ______Or, visit pgec.coop/Member Services/ Third-Party Notification and scan it to Email Address______@ [email protected]. Cellphone # (_____) ______Other Phone # (_____) ______

pgec.coop February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 21 In Our Community

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE Friday, Dec. 7, marked Prince George Electric Cooperative’s (PGEC) recent American Red Cross Blood Drive held at the Waverly office and what a blood drive it was! Thanks to outstanding community support, we were able to collect 30 pints of blood! Amanda Miniet, account manager of donor recruitment for the American Red Cross, noted, “We collected 30 units of blood and utilizing three products per pint, your drive saved up to 90 lives! This is the most we have collected at PGEC in over four years! The work we do here truly makes a difference in the lives of others and I so appreciate all that you do. You all did such an awesome job and really helped patients in need this time of year. Thank you again for all you do for the American Red Cross and the patients we serve!” Prince George County Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Donald Hunter drove down to the Waverly office to support PGEC’s efforts.

Above, from left: PGEC employees Erin Rook and Kyle Holcomb took time from their busy schedules to donate. Right: Amanda Mobley and Monique Buford, friends of the co-op, share a moment during the donation process.

PRINCE GEORGE ROTARY DINNER PGEC’s Renee Chapline and Glenn Horst attended the fourth annual Rotary Dinner and Fundraiser on Friday, Nov. 30. Joining the fun and festivities were Renee’s family, husband Scott and grandsons Evan and Collin, and attending with Glenn was his wife Vicki.

Helping with the reverse lottery drawing was Renee Chapline’s grandson Evan.

22 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Prince George Electric Cooperative R4URALBAND ... Connecting the Community

hristmas comes but once a year. This year it came early for the CBurrowsville community. Co-op employees completed construction of the fiber network to the Burrowsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company 4 and the library on Dec. 19, just in time for the holidays. Director of the Appomattox Regional Library System Brian Manning said, “The installation of the high-speed fiber network will open the door for many new programs and learning opportunities for the community.” Prince George Electric Cooperative (PGEC) established PGEC Enterprises, LLC, which conducted a pilot project in 2016 to evaluate the possibility of implementing a new fiber-to-the-home high- Above: A pre-connection moment was shared at the Burrowsville Library. speed internet service in the From left, PGEC’s John Pierce; Jeff Stoke, deputy county administrator rural territories. of Prince George County; PGEC’s Renee Chapline; Donald Hunter, vice The pilot was well received chairman of the Prince George County Board of Supervisors; and Brian by the community and now the Manning, director of the Appomattox Regional Library System. service is popping up in targeted areas around the region. The Joining the PGEC mode and like the electric-grid buildout demand for this service, now construction crew on in the 1930s and 1940s, the process of 4 known as R URALBAND, has connection day was providing high-speed internet service to all been overwhelmingly positive. Donald Hunter, vice of our members will take time to expand Fast-forward two years and seven chairman of the to the entire service area.” local, state and national awards Prince George “This is just the beginning of many 4 later, R URALBAND continues County Board of great things to come for R4URALBAND. to be a fan favorite in the Supervisors, and Rural areas like Burrowsville have waited community. Jeff Stoke, deputy decades for high-speed internet service. county administrator The time is now, and I am personally of Prince George County. excited to be a part of making history in PGEC’s Vice President of Engineering rural Virginia,” remarked PGEC Chairman Casey Logan stated, “We are in construction of the Board Paul Brown.

LEPC Association

PGEC has joined forces with the Prince George County LEPC … Local Emergency Planning Committee. The group is made up of government officials, police, fire and EMS personnel, industry reps, media and interested citizens with the overall goals of educating the community on emergency preparedness and public awareness. More information about LEPC can System Administrator for Prince George County be found on the Prince George County website at princegeorgeva.org/public_ Chip Saunders smiles as high-speed internet safety/local_emergency_planning_committee.php. service is connected to the Burrowsville Volunteer Fire & Rescue Company 4. pgec.coop February 2019 | Cooperative Living | 23 REC’s COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS LEAD TO HAPPY TRAILS

18 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative | Cooperative Living myrec.coop

es, Rappahannock Electric Cooperative trails, totaling about 2 miles. With last year’s (REC) connects homes and businesses near-record-breaking rainfall, the trails turned Yto the power they need. But REC’s to mud and erosion left large roots and rocks personal connections with the communities it exposed. That creates an unsafe running and serves are just as important. walking surface.

REC has a variety of formal community As he waited for the wood chips to arrive — programs, such as scholarships for students, with his turf students buzzing about — Horne and community grants for local nonprofits. The gushed as he envisioned the kids making better Cooperative also participates in more than 200 use of the trails. In recent years, mostly the events each year in the communities it serves track and cross country athletes have used the — the same places our employees live and raise trails. With a safer surface, Horne envisions their families. One of those recent community additional teams such as baseball and softball events led to a connection that will improve taking advantage of them. In addition to the safety for students at Louisa County athletes, Horne said science and math classes High School. also use the trails as part of their lessons.

At a Louisa football game last fall, REC learned He noted that some of the kids do not have the school was in desperate need of wood proper shoes or mud boots. A nice level base chips to spread on trails that students use to of wood chips, he said, will mean so much to so train and learn. Over the following weeks, many. “I’m just thankful to have companies like REC’s vegetation management team — which REC within our community,” Horne said. trims trees to ensure reliable electricity — coordinated with the school to deliver those As Dascenzo said, “It’s a service to the much-needed chips. community, and this was a great opportunity.”

“It’s just one of the many things we do to involve ourselves in our communities,” said Dave Dascenzo, an REC forester. “We serve a good portion of Louisa County, and it’s a great feeling to be able to help the community out like this.”

Logan Horne, the turf teacher at Louisa County High School, said the wood chips will benefit a variety of students. The school has 10 different February 2019 19 RR

Outage Restoration: How It Works

When the lights go out and the heat cuts off, we all REC begins restoration at the point where have the same questions: What happened and how 1 the power feeds into the Cooperative’s long will this last? At REC, we have worked to provide distribution system. This could be a answers and updates whenever possible. In recent transmission line or at a substation. years, we launched an outage text-messaging service, which allows members to receive text messages on the After step 1, crews then work on remaining cause of an outage, when available, and the expected 2 outage problems, working from the restoration times. REC also provides updates on its substation out to your home or business. social media channels and its website, myrec.coop, during larger outages. Crews correct the trouble in areas that serve 3 the greatest number of members first and After a major storm, widespread damage requires work until electricity is restored to each an assessment to determine the best path to member-owner. restore service.

In all cases, REC’s top priority is safety.

Help Keep REC Crews Safe

REC’s crews often work along busy or narrow roadways when upgrading service or making repairs after an outage. For their safety, please slow down and — if you can do so — change lanes to give the crews space to safely complete their work. Reducing your speed and moving over isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s also the law. Working together, let’s keep everyone safe!

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2019 REC BOARD ELECTIONS LECTR K E IC C OC O N OP N E A R H A The 2019 Director Elections open March 1. Look for additional details about the director A T P I V elections in the March-April issue of Cooperative Living. Director elections will be P E

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R conducted this year in the following three regions: • Region I – the counties of Frederick, Shenandoah & portions of Page, Warren & Rappahannock. Currently represented by Michael W. Lindsay 2019 • Region VI – Caroline County. Currently represented by Linda R. Gray ★ ★ ★ • Region VII – Louisa County. Currently represented by J. Mark Wood

Mechanical Tree Trimmer Aims to Cut Down on Outages ike a Transformer toy, the low-lying vehicle trimming because a person does not need to be 60 slowly expands, sending a 75-foot telescopic feet up in a bucket truck, close to the wires. It’s also Larm to the side and then slowly skyward. A faster, perhaps twice as fast as a traditional bucket buzz saw at the end of the steel arm spins at varying truck, because it can continue rolling forward without speeds. At the controls, an experienced operator resetting to stabilize the vehicle. REC will continue to sits in a small cab that can rotate 360 degrees, use traditional bucket trucks in some areas. depending on his needs. The vehicle, known as a “We won’t use the mechanized trimmers Jarraff, is not available from Hasbro, but can now be everywhere,” Musick said, “but they are another found prowling rights-of-way where it is improving option to keep our crews safe and improve reliability for member-owners of REC. reliability for our members.”

“REC works every day to be proactive to prevent as many outages as possible, and this is just one more step in that direction,” said Cindy Devlin Musick, director of vegetation management at REC.

The Cooperative clears its rights-of-way on a five- year rotation, trimming trees and clearing branches before they can cause an outage. Trees are the No. 1 cause of power outages. REC has traditionally manually trimmed trees by working from bucket trucks, but recently began trying the mechanical trimmers. The results have been impressive. The practice is considered safer than traditional

February 2019 21 REC Employees Open Their Hearts, Wallets to Make a Difference

REC employees came together in 1991 to form a charity called Project Big Heart (PBH) to give back to the communities they call home. Since then, they have made a difference for dozens of community groups that serve those in need. REC has individual PBH chapters in each region of the Cooperative’s service territory: Bowling Green, Fredericksburg, Culpeper and Blue Ridge. Employees contribute not only through voluntary payroll deductions, but also through direct donations and fundraisers such as bake sales and golf tournaments. That money is then shared across the 22 counties served by REC.

‘EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS’ while that act of kindness was violence shelters, the Salvation our REC employees sat spontaneous, it was not random: Army, and various programs that down for lunch at Cracker It was made possible through a provide toys for children and FBarrel, when a couple of long-standing REC charity, in which seniors at the holidays. “To me, elderly women at a nearby table employees give through voluntary it’s a very humbling experience to caught their eye. In short time, payroll deductions — and through give back to those who are less they decided to practice an act of fundraising events — to make life fortunate,” Goforth said. kindness and pick up the tab for better for the communities we all the two women. call home. While each donation is meaningful, every now and then one hits close “So often, the seniors are forgotten That program, Project Big Heart, to home. “PBH has been a longtime and you would have thought was established in 1991. Each year supporter of the American Cancer that we gave them the world by since then, REC employees have Society,” Goforth said. “And I am a paying for their lunch,” said Pam come together to support such recent cancer survivor and that has Goforth, a regional assistant in things as a camp for children with a special meaning to me, because REC’s Bowling Green office. And special needs, food banks, domestic we’re helping people who have been through the same thing that

2022 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative | Cooperative Living myrec.coop

for 13 children through the Letters to Santa programs in King and Queen, King William and Hanover counties. “To us, it’s all about making a difference in our communities,” Goforth said. “We just strive to make life easier for those in need.”

‘THESE ARE OUR COMMUNITIES, TOO’ REC’s Fredericksburg-based employees gave generously to child-advocacy groups, the Special Olympics, free clinics, food pantries, Boy Scouts and many more community groups in the past year.

“These are our communities, too,” Kotonya Rollins, an administrative assistant in REC’s Fredericksburg office, said of the 22 counties supported by Project Big Heart. “I grew up here. My church is here. I’m raising my family here. This is home. And to be able to give back to my community means so much.” TOP: Jen Melerski, a distribution designer in REC’s Culpeper office, volunteered at Camp TACO last year through Project Big Heart. The Cooperative also made a donation to SPREADING JOY therapeutic camp, which serves children in need. MIDDLE: REC employees hold a variety of Project Big Heart fundraising events each year, including this fried chicken lunch in REC employees in Culpeper were able Fredericksburg. BOTTOM: During the holiday season, PBH donates hundreds of toys for to support summer food programs children and seniors across REC’s service territory. for children in the community, donate to a camp for children with special I have. And I know every little that we’re allowed to serve in needs, contribute to various back-to- bit helps.” this capacity,” said Cory Smith, a school programs and more. distribution designer in REC’s Blue ‘BEYOND GRATEFUL TO SERVE’ Ridge office. “I love knowing that our donations Rescue missions, food banks and have brought joy or a necessity animal shelters all benefited last MAKING LIFE EASIER to another person or family,” said year, thanks to the generosity of Food banks received more Jen Melerski, a distribution design REC employees in the Blue Ridge than $3,500 in donations from representative in REC’s Culpeper area. They also donated to social employees in REC’s Bowling Green office. “We have an important job to services in the counties of Clarke, office last year. Employees there do, not only in keeping the lights on, Warren and Frederick to ensure also contributed to the Wounded but in being good stewards to our foster children had gifts to open Warriors Project to help veterans; community. And home is the best during the holiday season. Caroline’s Promise, to support the place to start making a difference. needs of children in the area; as I am so proud to work alongside so “We believe that every child well as other community nonprofits. many who are so generous.” deserves a wonderful Christmas In addition, they purchased gifts morning and we’re beyond grateful February 2019 2323 Solar Power Made Simple

If you are reading this, you now have easy access to solar power. It really is that simple. REC now offers all member-owners access to solar energy with a program called Cooperative Sunshare.

Here is what to do:

1. Sign up online (It will take about 90 seconds) 2. Pay a small monthly fee and lock it in for three years That’s it!

Here’s what you’ll never need to deal with:

1. Costly upfront setup 2. Maintenance fees 3. The angle of your roof, trees or shade 4. Repair costs 5. Visits to your home

So take a quick look and see if Cooperative Sunshare is right for you. (Spoiler alert: It probably is.) Next steps: Sit back and enjoy the benefits of solar power — and the knowledge that you are joining other Cooperative members in making a difference. myrec.coop/sunshare

What Makes You REC Proud?

“Being able to come to work every day and be in a family-oriented and team-based environment is absolutely amazing! I’m so proud to work at a company where everyone can come together and help out in our communities, help out our membership as well as helping out each other.” -Jennifer Arnold Member Services Team Leader and eight-year employee of REC.

24 Rappahannock Electric Cooperative | Cooperative Living myrec.coop

Kent D. Farmer President & Chief Executive Officer

Board of Directors Michael W. Lindsay Region I

Christopher G. Want to Simplify Your Life? REC Has an App for That! Shipe Region II As a longtime REC member-owner, Jamie used to drive to her local office every month to pay her bill. She loved interacting with the friendly staff at the front counter, but sometimes it was inconvenient for her busy life. Darlene H. Carpenter Region III As a working mom, her day was often jam-packed with work, kids’ activities and trying to pull everything together at home. When she learned that REC created an app, she was relieved. While she enjoys visiting with familiar faces Sanford in the office, she now has an easy way to manage her electric account right Reaves, Jr. Region IV on her phone.

Jamie still stops in the office from time to time — and we’re glad she does! — Jesse R. but with the MyREC SmartHub app, she’s found more time to spend “Randy” Thomas with her family. Region V

Want to join Jamie in simplifying your life? It’s easy — and free! Linda R. Gray Region VI • Visit myrec.smarthub.coop to sign up for your account. • Then download the app for your mobile device. J. Mark Pay your bill, check and manage your energy use, sign up for alerts and so Wood Region VII much more.

CONSERVATION TIP William C. Frazier Region VIII When you stand in front of your windows on a cold day, do you feel a draft? Plastic window film kits are an inexpensive Eugene L. solution until the window can be replaced. Campbell, Jr. Region IX

SAFETY TIP — Use Your Generator Safely Local Pages Editor – Casey M. Hollins, CCC Staff Writer – Brian Baer Connect appliances or other devices directly to the generator Contact Information: with the appropriate-sized cords. If you connect it directly to P.O. Box 7388 Fredericksburg, VA 22404 your building’s wiring, a generator transfer switch is required 800.552.3904 to separate your generator from the co-op’s system. [email protected] Find more safety tips at myrec.coop/safety. Rappahannock Electric Cooperative is an equal opportunity provider and employer. February 2019 25 svec.qxp_018_v11_CL_lr 1/17/19 3:48 PM Page 18 NEWS

Scholarship Deadline Is Feb. 20 for Applications

henandoah Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) will accept applications from high school seniors until Feb. 20 as part of this Syear’s scholarship program. Applicants must live with parents or guardians who are member-owners of the cooperative. This spring, SVEC will award 10 scholarships each valued at $1,000. The cooperative has offered scholarships since 1992. Recipients are now selected by the Operation Round Up Committee. Operation Round Up is SVEC’s charitable giving program. Last year, about 60 scholarship applications arrived for review. “The group that received awards is part of a generation of future leaders of our country,” SVEC President and CEO Michael W. Hastings said. “They would not have been selected if they didn’t possess the necessary qualities of leadership. They demonstrate great character and have a sense of citizenship, understanding their responsibilities to this

nation. And, above all else, they are dedicated to serving others.” THOMPSON PHOTO TOMMY Applications must be delivered to SVEC by 4:30 p.m. Feb. 20, or postmarked no later Fred Garber, an SVEC board member at the than Feb. 20. The mailing address is Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative, P.O. Box 236, time who is now the board chair, speaks to Mount Crawford, VA 22841. 2018 scholarship recipients during a To download an application or fill out an electronic version, please visit banquet held last May. svec.coop/scholarships. If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or contact a high school guidance counselor.

PREVIOUS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS SHENANDOAH VALLEY 2018 2016 (continued) ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE Isaac Aldefer Broadway Isabelle Leonard Riverheads Mailing Address: P.O. Box 236 Morgan Biggs James Wood Nathan Miller Stonewall Jackson Mt. Crawford, VA 22841-0236 Alicia Campbell Page County Haley Sanders Wilson Memorial Elizabeth Hoover Broadway Benjamin Witman Spotswood Physical Address: 180 Oakwood Drive Kendall Knicely Turner Ashby Jacob Wright Fort Defiance

Rockingham, VA 22801 Mia Kyler Riverheads 2015 Daniel Ludwig Millbrook 800-234-SVEC (7832) Kelsey Basham Riverheads Joyner Miller Fort Defiance Office Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Cody Boden James Wood Aubree Morris Broadway svec.coop Rosie Clifton Stonewall Jackson Benjamin Winn Sherando President and CEO Daniel Cox Riverheads Michael W. Hastings 2017 Isabella Dickens-Bowman John Handley Board Chair Peyton Ayers Stuarts Draft Megan Godsey Wilson Memorial Fred C. Garber Kennedy Eagle John Handley Klaire Gubler Rappahannock County Maria Becerra Flores Stonewall Jackson Olivia Heeb Fort Defiance Local Pages Editor Sadie Garber Fort Defiance Sierra Hepner Spotswood Kathleen Josephson Zachary Hiter Broadway Julia Watson Wilson Memorial

Tara Ingersoll Wilson Memorial Writers 2014 Blair Landram Fort Defiance Cammie Tutwiler Julia Billingsley Bath County Tyler Patton Stonewall Jackson Preston Knight Breanna Bosley Turner Ashby Duncan Schroeder Stonewall Jackson Allison Botkin Broadway For all questions concerning advertising, Allison Stump Highland contact Cooperative Living at 800-266-7584. Katelyn Bowers Skyline 2016 Chris Delaughter Stonewall Jackson This institution is an equal opportunity Grace Blanchard Highland Jessica Hiter Broadway provider and employer. SVEC supports Margaret Chu Luray Mark Jackson Riverheads our armed services and veterans in Lauren Croissant Spotswood Tiffany Riggs Central employment opportunities. Sarah Daley Wilson Memorial Joy Showalter Broadway Colin Jones Ridgeview Christian Hannah Turner Luray

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Grant Winners Surprised

hrough the CoBank Sharing Success program, three winners of Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) Operation Round TUp grants in 2018 were surprised with matching funds recently. Operation Round Up is SVEC’s charitable giving program, overseen PHOTOS KNIGHT PRESTON by a committee of member-owners and one employee. CoBank provides loans and financial services to cooperatives, and its matching grant program is available each year to cooperatives and the organizations they support in their local communities. Receiving surprise checks from Operation Round Up Committee members were the Laurel Center in Winchester; Family Promise of Shenandoah County; and Page One in Page County. “What an unexpected blessing to receive a matching grant from CoBank,” said Sherry Arey, executive director of Family Promise, which assists families in need of shelter. “Donations to the program provide many opportunities for vulnerable families. Our host and support churches in Shenandoah County not only provide shelter and meals, but also love and encouragement from the volunteers. We are able to keep the Family Center in From top: Delores Gordon (left) and Woodstock well maintained, perform routine repairs Doug Rinker, Winchester-area on our transport van, purchase needed items for our members for Operation Round Up, guest families, and provide case-management services. surprises Faith Power and the Laurel We can also look to the future and plan for major Center in Winchester with a check. expenses.” Gina Stetter, a Shenandoah County Congratulations to all of the matching grant recipients! representative on the Operation Round Up Committee, surprises Sherry Arey with For more information about Operation Round Up, Family Promise of Shenandoah County during a presentation in December. please visit svec.coop/ORU. Bill Fisher, a Page County representative for the Operation Round Up Committee, presents a check to Page One.

Aerial Cutting Begins for 2019

henandoah Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) uses the services of Aerial Solutions Inc. to cut right-of-way in areas that are difficult to Sreach with ground crews. This North Carolina-based helicopter Aerial cutting for 2019 began in January. The proposed company uses a patented aerial power saw to trim the right-of-way along cutting schedule is as follows: power lines. The 800-pound saw consists of multiple 24-inch-diameter rotary blades suspended from a 90-foot vertical boom beneath the helicopter. Shenandoah County (Beginning Feb. 4 and again The versatility and speed of the saw provides an efficient and cost-effective March 25 and April 1): alternative to conventional side-trimming methods in all types of terrain with Columbia Furnace, Conicville, Jerome, Wolf Gap, Wakeman’s Grove, Kern Springs, St. Luke, Alonzaville little to no environmental impact. The aerial saw provides maximum lateral clearances from vegetation encroaching into the right-of-way. It cuts from Page County (Beginning Feb. 11, Feb. 18, and again ground to sky to further avoid conflicts with the power line. Long-term April 8 and April 15): outages in severe weather are avoided after rights-of-way are trimmed with Luray, Rileyville

the aerial saw. Rockingham County (Beginning Feb. 25, March 4, Member-owners who will be affected by this work in 2019 can expect to and again April 22 and April 29): receive written notification and a phone call from the cooperative before Mountain Valley, Linville, Green Mountain, Lacey Spring, cutting begins in their area. To help hold down right-of-way maintenance Singers Glen, Wengers Mill, Kratzer Road area costs for member-owners, SVEC contracts with Aerial Solutions to cover as much territory as possible within a certain timeframe. SVEC contract crews Augusta County (Beginning March 11, March 18): Swoope, Buffalo Gap, Churchville will then follow-up by cutting branches on the ground at locations where the saw had previously visited. The cooperative prioritizes these follow-up visits, Augusta County (Beginning May 6, May 13): first reaching locations that affect member-owners’ grass cutting, for example. Churchville, Mt. Solon Finally, Aerial Solutions visits SVEC’s territory in the winter months to avoid the possibility of livestock being harmed by the wilt stage of leaves Highland County (Beginning May 20, May 27): from wild cherries or red maples during the spring, summer and fall. Rt. 220 south, Monterey

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This article is the first in a series featuring Showing a 4-H Animal: area youth programs SVEC participates in across our service territory, highlighting the programs’ contributions to leadership All in a Year’s Work development and community involvement.

by Cammie Tutwiler, SVEC Writer Raising an Animal Currently she participates in a Pee Wee

Between the six of them, the Lohr and division, and is able to borrow a friend’s or he county fairs may be months in Davis children have more than 30 years’ relative’s animal and show in the ring. the future for most people, but for experience preparing and working with Hannah Davis, 17, plans to show pigs, Tthe students who show animals, the animals for the fair and other shows. lambs, goats and cattle. Brooklyn Davis, time is now to begin preparations to shine All but two of the children will be 13, is going to show two pigs, two goats, in the ring. Two families, the Davises from exceptionally busy for the fair year 2019. two steers and a heifer. The Lohrs, Frederick County and the Lohrs from The oldest Lohr, William, 19, completed Jackson, 15, and Thomas, 13, plan to Rockingham County, have similar the program and is no longer showing. show hogs and lambs. circumstances: They have three children The youngest Davis, Lindsay, 8, will start “The first thing I do is think of what I’m who participate, will participate or have “officially” showing when she is 9. going to show, then I go and purchase my participated in the shows. The Davis animal,” Brooklyn said. “Then I set my family has three girls, the Lohr family budget for how much I’m going to spend three boys. Though different ages and on my animal and how much I’m going to counties apart, both groups of siblings spend on their feed.” share a healthy respect for the work Jackson noted that he starts planning needed to raise an animal from birth early for the next year. until show time. “I will start the logistics of the breeding process in October so I can have the pigs at the time that I want,” he said. Making sure the animal is born early enough is very important, to ensure that the pounds can be gained in time to make weight, which is usually right before fair time.

Left, L-R: Jackson, William and Thomas Lohr have successfully raised many animals. Above: Jackson primarily raises hogs for his market animal shows. Below: William showed market animals for 10 years. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE LOHR FAMILY OF COURTESY PHOTOS

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Feeding the animals is also important, Thomas said he will start getting them “I’ve learned a lot of responsibility. For and is done twice a day. It’s not just plain ready to show by “putting on their halter, example, I need to go out and feed the food they are given, either. training them to walk and teaching them animals and make sure they are healthy,” “(The food) is top secret,” Hannah said, what to do in the show ring and spending Thomas said. laughing. “Actually, it’s a combination of a time with them.” Hannah said: “For kids starting out, it’s bunch of feeds.” Hannah said: “When you feed them you a big expense and it takes a lot of time out Jackson said: “They will get mixes of all spend time with them; they get used to of your normal schedule. It’s something sorts of stuff, mostly show feed. Our sows you. The more time you spend with them, you really need to think about before you get a feed that we mix ourselves.” the better behaved they usually are.” do it.” In addition to feeding the animals, Brooklyn said you have to get used to The Davis girls are the children of Tina keeping them clean and healthy are also an animal’s personality. and Terry Davis. Tina is an SVEC employee. important tasks. “You take it step by step walking them The Lohr boys are the children of Jackie “We go out and feed them and do all of and getting used to what they like and and Stephen Lohr. Both families are SVEC that, and another thing is sometimes we don’t like, so you can teach them and get member-owners. will have to deworm them. That takes a comfortable with them,” she said. while but it can build teamwork and Jackson said that with one of his hogs, character,” Thomas said. Molly, he was able to direct her with a tap and she would go right where he needed her. Lessons Learned and Show Time “We took her to a show in Augusta Dedication and hard work are two of County, and I was able to walk her from the key values learned from raising an the barn to the parking lot and load her animal. The youngest participant of the on the trailer,” he said. children interviewed, Lindsay, helps her Though it’s a lot of work, the participants sisters wash and feed their animals. said they learn a lot. “I don’t know if it will take me a long

time to learn to show,” she said. “My FAMILY THE DAVIS OF COURTESY PHOTOS sisters work hard and I know I will, too. I’ll have to balance schoolwork and keep my grades up.” Brooklyn, who has been showing for four years, said that the process is fun, but you have to put a lot of time into it. “It becomes an everyday thing that you kind of get used to,” she said. “It has taught me Left: Brooklyn won junior showmanship responsibility, respect and to be a leader.” at the market hog show last year. Hannah noted that part of the animals’ Above: Though only 8, Lindsay is preparation is taking care of their hair by already learning to be comfortable using a certain product, then rinsing them around the animals and take proper out and getting them dry. care of them. Below: Brooklyn (left) Jackson and Thomas work together to won grand champion steer at the Clarke/Frederick/Warren cattle show shear and clip the sheep, and said this task last year, and Hannah (right) won builds a lot of teamwork. reserve champion at the same show.

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SVEC Marks 2 Million Hours of Safety

or the first time in the more than 80-year history of Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative, employees have worked a combined 2 million hours without a lost-time accident. The cooperative celebrated the Foccasion recently. “This achievement would not have been realized without the conscious decision of each and every employee to work safely, watch out for one another and report everything so that the root cause could be determined and prevented from occurring again,” said Greg Rogers, the cooperative’s vice present of engineering and operations. Even more impressive is that employees in the Winchester District have surpassed 2.5 million hours without a lost-time accident. The Rockingham District has topped 1.35 million hours, while the engineering department is also over the 1 million mark. Safety is a top priority at the cooperative and we are proud to celebrate 2 million hours of organization-wide well-being. We look forward to the next million!

ROCKINGHAM DISTRICT

Get Exclusive LED Deal

When it comes to lighting, the best ways to save money are to turn off the lights when not in use and to replace old bulbs with energy-efficient LED bulbs. LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) last longer and use less energy than the spiral-shaped Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) or traditional incandescent bulbs. Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative is a partner with Cree Inc., a leading LED manufacturer, and online retailer 1000Bulbs.com to offer member-owners exclusive deals on energy-efficient bulbs. Cree LEDs have 25,000 hours (22 years) of lifetime. They are “instant on,” dimmable and environmentally friendly. To take advantage of the special LED offer and complete the online ordering process, sign in to your member-owner account at svec-online.coop. It’s free and easy to sign up. To order, choose “LED OFFER” in the left column and follow through the ordering prompts. These LEDs come with a 10-year, 100 percent satisfaction guarantee, true all-around lighting, and they are ENERGY STAR qualified. Check out the online deal today!

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LURAY DISTRICT SHENANDOAH DISTRICT

WINCHESTER DISTRICT

SVEC Holds Food Drive Through March 8

Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) is holding a food drive for the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank beginning Feb. 4 and running through March 8. All of our offices will have barrels inside the front door for SVEC member-owners to drop off food for the hungry. All locations are open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Thanks to the generosity of member-owners, SVEC donated 2,140 pounds of food in 2018, which equals 1,783 meals. Help us top that number this year! The Verona-based Blue Ridge Area Food Bank serves about 118,600 people each month in 25 counties and nine cities, across all jurisdictions that SVEC serves. Food from SVEC’s drive will be donated to the food bank’s Winchester and Verona The most needed items are: cereal; peanut or almond area branches. butter; canned tuna and chicken; canned soups, stews We appreciate your help in feeding the hungry during this winter season. For and chili; canned fruits and veggies; boxed mac & cheese; more information on the food bank, visit brafb.org. For more information about spaghetti sauce; pasta and rice; paper products; baby the SVEC food drive, contact Cammie Tutwiler at Shenandoah Valley Electric food, formula and diapers; soap, toothbrushes and feminine products. Cooperative by calling 1-800-234-7832. PLEASE DO NOT DONATE GLASS ITEMS

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Going to the Poles Inspections Help Ensure Reliable Service

by Preston Knight, SVEC Writer regularly occur for all facilities associated with underground pad-mount transformers, s the saying goes, you cannot judge overhead lines and substations, Manager a utility pole by its cover. of Distribution Systems Ben Cash said. A OK, so maybe you’re more These activities all serve to form a familiar with the adage as being associated proactive approach to ensuring the with books, but the same actually does delivery of safe, reliable and affordable apply to poles. Every pole has a story to electricity to member-owners. tell, and if it’s one with a bad ending, the reliability of your service from Shenandoah What’s Inside Counts Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) can be Tidewater, a subsidiary of Community negatively affected. Electric Cooperative, is SVEC’s new vendor “You have to treat every pole as its own overseeing the pole-testing process. Miller unique identity,” said Chris Miller, a field and Bryan Boswell, another field technician, technician for Tidewater Energy Services, are assigned to SVEC’s Winchester District. which is currently inspecting poles in the The crew places a yellow tag on poles cooperative’s service territory. that warrant review for the next inspection, Poles are inspected across SVEC on an while they use a red tag for those that need eight-year rotation, which is no small task an immediate fix. The two-man team uses given that there are more than 8,100 miles a special device that sends ultrasonic of line on the system. Yet pole testing waves through a pole to detect rotting on A part of the device is inserted on one is just one part of the cooperative’s the inside. It’s roughly a 15-minute process side of the pole and sends waves to comprehensive inspection procedures. per pole, unless further investigation another piece that is attached on the In addition to testing poles, inspections is necessary. opposite side. Measuring time-of-flight within the pole in microseconds, the device provides an image that will determine if there are inconsistencies on the inside of the structure. The images are available immediately on an electronic device. “It’s like a CAT scan,” Miller said. “You want no voids in the pole.” This form of state-of-the-art testing PRESTON KNIGHT PHOTOS KNIGHT PRESTON provides for an efficient and accurate process, but also a non-destructive one. Crews are not further damaging the pole by exposing it to moisture and oxygen. Those are the two key ingredients that lead to rotting, Miller said. “Rot is like a fungus,” he said. “You need to drive in nails for the ultrasonic device to get through any surface blemish, but you’re not introducing much moisture or oxygen because you’re doing it where the pole is already getting those. You’re just getting to where you get good wood. If you’re driving too far to get good wood, that means you have a bad pole.” The majority of Tidewater’s pole inspecting takes place near the bottom of the structures, where rot and decay are most likely to occur. SVEC also performs a small amount of aerial patrol in rougher Chris Miller (standing) and Bryan Boswell test a utility pole outside of the cooperative’s Winchester District office. Miller and Boswell are field technicians with Tidewater Energy terrain, Cash said. Services, which is currently inspecting poles in the cooperative’s service territory.

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Additionally, Tidewater will make visual inspections and notify SVEC if a pole is leaning too much. The environment of a specific location plays a large role in causing pole rot, with areas subject to more moisture, as one might expect, having a higher probability for problems, Miller said. And then there are bears, which use poles as scratching posts and rip tags off in the process, and woodpeckers. “Woodpeckers love some utility poles,” Boswell said. “They’re interesting animals, that’s for sure. They get a spot they like, they’ll definitely stick to it. The hole inside could be twice as big as it is from what the woodpecker does on the outside.” These natural factors mean a pole’s health can be out of the cooperative’s control. That is why inspecting poles is important. “If you don’t inspect, they can fall, and that’s a public-safety issue, too,” Miller said. “I’ve inspected poles before that were only being held up by the power lines.” Contractors Support SVEC’s Work Pine to Power For Shenandoah Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) to provide safe and reliable Most distribution poles in the United States come from southern yellow pine electricity at the most affordable cost, we use contractors to assist in a number of areas, trees. Koppers Wood Products, a leading such as right-of-way maintenance and pole testing. utility pole and wood-treatment producer Please know that employees of these contractor crews will always possess proper based in Pittsburgh, manufactures SVEC’s identification and wear appropriately marked attire. Certain vehicles are also labeled poles, using various types of treatments to with SVEC stickers (as pictured) to officially mark their affiliation with the cooperative. preserve them. In the case of right-of-way maintenance, SVEC attempts to notify member-owners in Poles are generally expected to last advance, to include postcards and/or phone calls, and possibly even personal visits. about 50 years, Miller said, but he stresses “First and foremost, we want our members to know that they will not be approached, the fact that it’s a case-by-case basis given how they react to the local environment. under any circumstances, for payment by either a representative of SVEC or one of its Part of Tidewater’s work for SVEC contractors for these types of services,” SVEC President and CEO Michael W. Hastings includes confirming that all poles are said. “Call your local SVEC office if you have any questions about the authenticity of properly labeled and pictures of them someone on your property.” taken for an internal database. Overall, If you have any questions or concerns about a contractor who has visited your these crews have an important job property, please do not hesitate to contact SVEC at 1-800-234-7832. that can easily be overlooked in the complex world of getting power to member-owners’ homes. “We know that at some point in time, as with any piece of equipment, a utility pole is going to deteriorate. The question is always when, and the pole-inspection process helps answer that question,” Cash said. “The pole inspectors’ time is valuable to us because our system is the most reliable when our equipment is properly maintained and functioning the way it should.” Miller and Boswell enjoy the experience. “We’re not out here looking for good poles. We’re trying to find the bad ones,” Miller said. “When you hit on something, it almost piques your interest.”

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Deadline Soon for Youth Tour Applications

igh school juniors across the Southside Electric Cooperative H(SEC) service area have just a few more days to apply for this June’s Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. The deadline to apply for the trip is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8. Eight students will be selected for Youth Tour from June 16-20. Any high school junior who lives and attends school (or home-school) in the Cooperative’s 18- county service area is eligible to apply for the all-expenses-paid trip. Students’ parents or guardians do not have to receive electricity from SEC. Students must fill out an application and submit a written essay of no more than 500 words explaining why the student would be a good candidate to represent SEC on the 2019 Youth Tour. Find an application, complete rules SEC’s 2018 Youth Tour delegates pause for a photo in front of the White House. Applications and essays must be received and more information at sec.coop/ From left, Trevor Leonard, Irene Thornton, at SEC’s headquarters in Crewe or at one of YouthTour. Information is also available from guidance counselors at high schools Kendall Williams, Rachel Wells, Helen Strigel, the district offices in Altavista, Crewe, McKaellen Wilkerson, Sarah Cline and in the Cooperative service area. Dinwiddie or Powhatan. Applicants will be Autumn Holman. The deadline to apply for interviewed the week of Feb. 18-22. Students participating in Youth Tour the 2019 Youth Tour is Feb. 8. will have a memorable week in the nation’s capital. They’ll tour the U.S. Capitol, meet SOUTHSIDE ELECTRIC and have an opportunity to question is sponsored by the National Rural Electric COOPERATIVE members of Virginia’s congressional Cooperative Association (NRECA), which 1-800-552-2118 delegation, take a dinner cruise on the represents more than 900 consumer- Outages Only: 1-866-878-5514 Potomac River, see some of Washington’s owned, not-for-profit electric cooperatives Central District/Hdqtrs. – Crewe iconic monuments and museums, catch that serve 42 million Americans in Eastern District – Dinwiddie a Nationals baseball game, visit nearby 47 states. Northern District – Powhatan Western District – Altavista Baltimore, learn more about the electric For more information about this year’s Office Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. industry and cooperative business model, trip, visit sec.coop/YouthTour or contact Website: sec.coop and meet other students from across trip chaperones and SEC community President & CEO America. Some 2,000 students from relations coordinators Mark Thomas at Jeffrey S. Edwards more than 40 states will converge on 434-645-3276 or [email protected] Local Pages Editor Washington, D.C., for Youth Tour. or Lloyd Lenhart at 434-645-3185 or Lauren A. Irby The trip is a long-standing tradition. [email protected]. Since 1964, America’s electric cooperatives

have sponsored high school students to Southside Electric Cooperative is an visit the nation’s capital. Along with SEC equal opportunity provider and employer. and other electric cooperatives, Youth Tour

18 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Southside Electric Cooperative SEC employees donate to annual food drive

esides making sure the power kept flowing, Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) employees recently helped with another basic Bneed: food. Over three weeks after Thanksgiving into the middle of December, employees at SEC’s offices in Altavista, Crewe, Dinwiddie and Powhatan donated canned goods, non-perishables and other items to the company’s annual food drive. Then, before Christmas, boxes of food were distributed to the West End Baptist Church Food Pantry in Dinwiddie, Farmville Area Community Emergency Services, Powhatan Food Pantry and Donation-A-Week-Neighbors in Altavista. The project connected perfectly with one of the Seven Cooperative Principles that Above: SEC employees in the Altavista SEC follows. The seventh principle is office, from left, Heather Eades, Kinte Concern for Community. That guideline not Robinson and Teresa Cox stand with only means furnishing reliable electricity to boxes of food for Donation-A-Week- members in the Cooperative’s 18 counties, Neighbors (DAWN), a food bank that but also assisting with other needs in those serves residents of Campbell and communities. Making sure people have Pittsylvania counties. Right: SEC enough to eat is a critical need, and it’s one employees in the Crewe office and that SEC wants to help meet. Headquarters office collected food for The Crewe-based Cooperative, now in its Farmville Area Community Emergency 82nd year, also gives back to communities Services (FACES). From left, Cheryl Hollomon, Scott Wallace and Lauren Irby. through scholarships for students heading Below, left: Powhatan Food Pantry to college or a trade/technical school, the received donations collected in SEC’s annual Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., Powhatan district office. From left, SEC’s donations to local organizations, sponsorships Angie Love and Marguretta Casper. for local events and volunteerism. For more Below, right: SEC employees in the information about how SEC engages with its Dinwiddie office, from left, Cassina West, communities, visit sec.coop. Tracey Seamster and Angela Lawson It’s all about Concern for Community. helped collect items for the West End Baptist Church Food Pantry in Dinwiddie. — Mark Thomas, Community Relations Coordinator

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By Mark Thomas, Community Relations Coordinator Community College’s successful Power work on a team and ability to handle Line Worker Training School that has multiple tasks. It might help if students ore than a dozen Southside turned out more than 100 graduates and aren’t afraid of heights, but Davis says new Electric Cooperative (SEC) increased promotion in the schools of a hires can overcome that fear. Equipment Memployees were in the classroom lineman career. linemen at SEC use provide safeguards last fall. “It looks like every year it picks up against falling. They were there as part of SEC’s popular more and more,” Webb says. Line Technician Trevor Robertson says Day in the Life of a Lineman program, Good thing, too. Over the next five to being a lineman is a rewarding field in telling area high school students about 10 years, it’s estimated that 30-35 percent terms of compensation, but it also requires the history, training, skills, duties and of linemen across America will retire, a lot of work, both learning the job and in compensation of Cooperative linemen. leaving a lot of job openings. the field. At SEC, linemen go through Almost 130 students took part in six Day in the Life of a Lineman programs four-year apprenticeships. classes at SEC’s district offices. begin in the classroom, where linemen “Your pay should not be the primary Started in 2014, Day in the Life of a talk about what they do each day. That reason you pursue this job or any job,” Lineman was the idea of SEC President & includes setting poles, building and Davis says. “First thing, you’ve got to Chief Executive Officer Jeff Edwards. It repairing underground or overhead lines, love it.” reflects the Cooperative’s commitment climbing, taking down trees, operating Linemen Steve Carson and Blake to education, jobs and enhancing the heavy equipment, clearing rights-of-way, Poindexter agree the reward goes beyond communities it serves with electricity. maintaining substations and restoring the paycheck. It’s also serving the SEC Some 650 high school students have power after storms. members, working in the communities participated in the program since it started. “We work in all weather conditions,” linemen live and getting the lights back on The program provides students with Line Technician Supervisor Brad Ashwell after a storm. Poindexter says people another career option, one they might not notes. appreciate when linemen come out and have considered. A major theme of the classes and SEC is make repairs, answer trouble calls and “It gives the students the opportunity safety. Ashwell makes it simple. restore electricity. to get a job that’s a trade without having to “Your first mistake might be your last,” “Getting praise like that makes you go to college,” says Paul Webb, a district he says. want to be a better lineman,” he says. operations supervisor. Ashwell says the safety manual that SEC Speakers also talk about the skills Director of Operations Fred Davis tells linemen follow today is based on what past needed in interviews for any job, like what students who are interested in college to linemen did. It’s reported that one of two to wear, being on time, making eye pursue that and wishes them well. linemen in the 1940s and 1950s died on contact, speaking clearly and knowing “But if it’s not for you and you’re the job. They didn’t have the safety gear something about the job. looking for other things, this might be for that today’s linemen wear. “Don’t think that a utility is just about you,” he says. “This country is always “These guys got the lights on, but they linemen putting the lights back on. There going to need linemen.” paid the ultimate price,” Ashwell says. are a lot of other people who support Webb says he’s seen a growing interest The program tells students about the them,” notes Davis, including co-workers in line work over the last couple of years. skills they’ll need on the job, including in accounting, finance, human resources, He attributes that to the Day in the Life of problem solving, critical thinking, administration, information technology a Lineman program and Southside Virginia communication, self-motivation, ability to and communications.

20 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Southside Electric Cooperative After lunch provided by SEC, students put on hard hats and safety glasses and go outdoors for hands-on activities. They get to watch linemen demonstrate their skills, try on equipment, learn about tools and make pretend repairs. Participants receive souvenirs of their visits to SEC, in addition to an introduction to what might be their career choice. The next round of classes will be this fall. For more information about the program, visit sec.coop/dayinthelife. SEC employees leading Day in the Life of a Lineman programs last fall were Fred Davis, Paul Webb, Brad Ashwell, Trevor Robertson, Steve Carson, Cole Owen, Jacob Morris, Jared Mayton, Brandon Senger, Delbert Orsborne, Ed Bethel, Line Technician Trevor Robertson watches as a student tries Scott Diggs, Nick Chumney and Blake Poindexter. his hand at lineman work.

Reporting an outage Southside Opportunity Fund to SEC by phone offers scholarships

What number should I use to report The Southside Opportunity Fund (SOF) will the outage? 1-866-878-5514 award another round of scholarships this spring to students headed to college or a trade/ What information do I need? technical school. High school seniors who receive electricity at their homes from Southside 1. Physical address of the structure without Electric Cooperative (SEC) are eligible to apply for $1,000 scholarships from power, main phone number on the account the SOF. The application deadline is March 29. or SEC account number. The SOF was created in 2017 by the SEC Board of Directors to provide 2. Any other relevant information, such as scholarships and other opportunities for SEC members and their families. It’s a broken pole, downed power line or part of a recognition by SEC of the importance of preparing today’s students loud noise. for tomorrow’s jobs and that the future success of communities is best obtained by investing in young people. SEC’s social media channels are great places to More than 50 scholarships totaling more than $50,000 have been awarded receive updated information, but they are not in just three years. The first grants were given in 2016. set up to report outages. Please be sure to report A combination of weighted criteria is used in the selection process: your outage via call or text through TextPower. 45 percent financial need, 45 percent academic achievement and 10 percent personal statement. Scholarships must be used for tuition, student fees, Remember: Never touch or try to move a downed lodging or textbooks. power line; please wait for Southside Electric Cooperative crews to arrive. Eligibility Requirements:

• Applicant’s primary residence must receive its electric power from Southside Electric Cooperative.

• Applicant must receive a high school diploma or GED by the fall of 2019.

• Applicant must be entering his or her first semester at a college or trade/technical school in the fall of 2019. Proof of admission will be required if selected to receive a scholarship.

The SOF is supported through annual fundraising events, individual and business donations, bequests and proceeds from Hooper Park rentals. The fund is a qualified charitable organization filed under 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For more information and to apply for a scholarship, visit sof.coop and click on the apply tab. Scholarship information is also available in guidance departments at high schools in SEC’s service area.

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A LOVE Story LOVEworks installations capture hearts around SEC territory

By Lauren A. Irby, Communications Specialist

hances are, you’ve seen them around. Maybe on your last road trip or at a festival. Perhaps Cthere’s one in your hometown. You may even have posed in a photo with one. All across the commonwealth, locals and visitors alike have spotted unique art installations that COURTESY OF FARMVILLE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF FARMVILLE COURTESY incorporate the word “love” in their design. A derivative of the well-known “Virginia is for Lovers” slogan used by the commonwealth since 1969, the LOVEworks program is a statewide branding initiative, designed to promote vacation experiences and destinations in Virginia. In an effort to extend the brand message, Virginia Tourism Corporation initially created LOVE signs at welcome centers across the state. “The LOVEworks sites have become special places, not only for local communities, but also for travelers,” says Andrew Cothern, Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) communications manager. “People are drawn to the LOVE letters and often choose them as backdrops for special occasions, such as engagements, family photos, memorable road trips and more.”

Cothern explains that after seeing the success with OF SOUTH HILL CHAMBER COMMERCE COURTESY this program, a LOVEwork Reimbursement program was established. This program allowed tourism industry partners to create their own LOVEwork. “Currently, we have more than 100 LOVEworks throughout the state and more are being developed every day. Virginia Tourism has an ongoing plan to fund this program so additional LOVEworks will be created,” he adds. “The LOVEworks program is a great way for local communities to leverage the brand strength of ‘Virginia is for Lovers’ to promote their own messages and unique destinations,” Cothern concludes. You may have already seen a few localities in Southside Electric Cooperative’s (SEC) service area with a LOVEwork.

Attracting Visitors Annette Stamus, marketing and communications manager of the Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce, says their LOVEwork helps From top: The Farmville LOVEwork, titled “The Heart of Your Adventure,” depicts with marketing the lake in two ways — through local the High Bridge and an inlaid 1918 Sanborn Fire Insurance map reproduction of the groups and state tourism officials. downtown district. It was constructed of locally hewn and crafted materials and “It’s a huge marketing opportunity for the world to assembled on site. You’ll find the LOVE in South Hill near the entrance of the South see us,” she says. Hill Tourism Information Center and the Virginia S. Evans Doll Museum, the South The Smith Mountain Lake sign is at Westlake Hill Model Train Museum and Wildlife Exhibit. The Appomattox LoveWork has Cinema and was an initiative of the lake’s 50th references to Lee’s surrender to Grant, historical buildings, railroad, Joel Sweeney Anniversary Committee. When the committee was who popularized the five-string banjo, recreational opportunities in area parks and ready to unveil it, the O, V and E mysteriously the “Power of One” rallying cry for Appomattox County High School sports teams disappeared the night before and were never found. and disaster-recovery efforts.

22 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Southside Electric Cooperative “Although we didn’t have three letters, BIG statements. The people and their passion, disaster, our community was uncertain as to the committee went ahead with the the events and their statements, High Bridge what would become of this space. Today, unveiling — with committee members Trail, Weyanoke Hotel, two colleges after years of hard work and dedication, forming the O, V and E,” she explains. (Longwood University and Hampden Sydney), there lies a vibrant outdoor and people- Nearby, the Bedford sign is located at the Green Front and the 2016 vice presidential centered green space known as Blackstone’s Bedford Area Welcome Center. debate. Farmville doesn’t do small! Town Square. “Our welcome center attracts approximately “Farmville loves, and it loves hard with “Our LOVEwork is a testament to our 60,000 visitors annually from across the passion in abundance” Kinne adds. community coming together and working country and also a high number of You can find the Farmville LOVEwork to rebuild and reimagine our historic international visitors. The LOVE sign is a located near the High Bridge Trail, Green downtown because love was the driving great photo-op for visitors, and many local Front and Charley’s Waterfront Café. force behind our resiliency in the face of people will also stop by to take special event Appomattox’s sign is located in the devastation. These handcrafted timber posts photos with it, such as prom pictures, Courtland Festival Park in the downtown area. stand proud in Blackstone’s Town Square for engagement pictures and baby pictures,” “The county, town and community residents and visitors alike to view and says Nicole Johnson, director of tourism collaborated to create the LOVE sculpture embrace the loving atmosphere in the heart for Bedford County. and continues to operate under the ‘Power of Blackstone’s Historic Business District,” The design was created by art students at of One’ verbiage that gained popularity as Whitlow concludes. Liberty High School, with Smith Mountain our high school 3X state championship Lake, Peaks of Otter, National D-Day football team’s synergy spread throughout Bring LOVEwork to Your Destination Memorial, Poplar Forest, apple orchards, the community through many challenges, or Event wineries and artisans represented. “Bedford” such as the destructive EF-4 tornado in The Virginia Tourism Corporation has is across the bottom of the E, along with the 2016,” says Susan Adams, Appomattox’s created a traveling, oversized LOVEwork to Centertown clock. county administrator. promote the message that “Love is at the Johnson says the clock is a “focal point About the sign, John Redding, president heart of every Virginia vacation.” for Bedford’s Main Street and Historic of the Appomattox County Chamber of The Virginia Tourism Corporation is District,” including the area’s restaurants, Commerce, says, “It serves as a focus or offering the LOVEwork on a first-come, galleries and other businesses. conversation piece that brings to light many first-served basis for Virginia tourism You can find even more LOVE in South aspects of our community that might be destinations/events that promote family- Hill on a ramp adjacent to the entrance to missed by the casual visitor and even our friendly travel experiences. the South Hill Tourism Information Center. residents. As part of the network of LOVE VTC will deliver the LOVEwork to your “We have quite a few visitors ask us to signs across our state, it carries with it a local destination for special events, new take photos for them as they are on a recognition of being a piece of a larger openings and new exhibits or to launch a pilgrimage to visit the LOVE exhibits project that is important to Virginia’s new marketing initiative. The event must be around Virginia,” Frank Malone, executive tourism industry.” family-focused and complement the Virginia director of the South Hill Chamber of In Blackstone, the LOVEwork is a symbol is for Lovers marketing campaign and Commerce, says. of the strength of the community. brand. For more information, please visit Zachary Whitlow, executive director of vatc.org/loveartworkapplication. Sharing the Story of the Community Downtown Blackstone, Inc., Blackstone’s A map of all the LOVE artwork locations The Farmville Area Chamber of Virginia Main Street organization, shares that across Virginia can be found by visiting Commerce believes that its LOVEwork a 2004 fire devastated three neighboring virginia.org/love. You can even share your represents what makes the town unique. businesses in Downtown Blackstone, leaving pictures on Facebook at facebook.com/ The sign was even created by a local small- a gaping hole filled with ash and rubble. VirginiaIsForLovers or on Twitter or town craftsman, Al Buczek. He explains, “In the aftermath of this Instagram with the hashtag #LOVEVA. “[Our LOVEwork] is a huge fixture that represents just how enormous the love flows Below, from left: Besides the Liberty High School students who designed the Bedford LOVEwork, here in the Heart of Virginia,” Farmville also involved in making the project a reality were the Bedford Area Welcome Center and Area Chamber of Commerce Director of Department of Tourism, Liberty High School, Bedford Science and Technology Center and local Marketing Jennifer Kinne explains. businesses. Depending on the time of year of your visit to the Blackstone LOVEwork, the O will “This community — while it does remain feature a seasonal theme or design throughout the year, complementing the other red-mahogany- ‘small town-ish’ with its charm, hospitality stained letters. The Smith Mountain Lake design depicts water skis, a golf ball, two fish and a life and small businesses — is always making preserver. The LOVEwork was an initiative of the lake’s 50th Anniversary Committee.

COURTESY OF BEDFORD COUNTY COURTESY OF COURIER RECORD/DOWNTOWN BLACKSTONE

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Power Poles SEC employee gets glimpse into NASA

By Mark Thomas, Community Relations Coordinator

lways fascinated by space, Southside Electric Cooperative’s A(SEC) Lauren Irby recalls looking at the nighttime sky over her home in Pittsylvania County. “Growing up, my dad and granddad were always pointing out things in the sky to me,” says Irby, the Cooperative’s communications specialist who works at the Crewe headquarters. They’d show her a meteor shower, the Big Dipper or another constellation. Irby liked watching about Cooperative programs and From top: NASA logo on a building and television programs about space travel and community outreaches. jovial signage near launch pad at NASA’s seeing “Apollo 13” and the “Star Wars” With about 1,000 others in the Wallops Flight Facility. SEC’s Lauren Irby series on the big screen. She enjoyed marketing program, Irby has been given attends NASA press conference announcing visiting the planetarium in Chatham, near updates on projects, new technology Moon to Mars partnerships at NASA where she grew up in Hurt. and events, and a close-up view of the Headquarters in D.C. in 2018. Below: Irby “It’s just a whole other world to be workings of NASA. Back in August 2016, at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in 2016, explored,” Irby says. “There’s so much we she watched a water-landing test of the hours before the Orbital ATK Antares rocket launch. The rocket provided supplies don’t know, and it’s intriguing.” Orion spacecraft at NASA’s Langley to the astronauts on the International Irby, who’s worked at SEC four years, is Research Center in Hampton. She heard Space Station. now getting to learn more about space the countdown and saw the unmanned from the experts — NASA, the National capsule land in a giant pool of water. Aeronautics and Space Administration. Orion is part of NASA’s plan to send Besides advancing a personal interest, Irby astronauts to Mars. has also been able to tell the cooperative A month later, she was at NASA’s facility story, specifically the one about SEC. in Wallops Island for a nighttime launch of She applied for and was selected to the ATK Antares rocket. Irby says the participate in a volunteer social media ground shook and the sky turned shades program by NASA, called NASA Social. of red, orange and purple. While there, Irby gained entry based on her knowledge, Irby got to meet astronaut Kay Hire, who experience and impact of working in social had been to the International Space media. She is SEC’s lead staff member for Station. The rocket was carrying supplies social media, working on platforms like to the space station. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Irby “It was a wonderful, awe-inspiring creates most of the posts members read experience,” she says.

24 | Cooperative Living | February 2019 Southside Electric Cooperative And, this past November, Irby was in Washington, D.C., for a NASA press conference about the New American Exploration Partnership, a NASA plan to involve private companies in going to the moon and on to Mars. Irby says the social media program she’s involved in helps NASA promote more knowledge about space exploration and other initiatives with the general public. As for how the program will benefit SEC and its members, Irby says it offers networking opportunities with people from numerous fields, including education, business and engineering, from all across the United States. All are involved with social media professionally, personally or both. “We learn from each other. I’ve been able to explain what electric cooperatives Save time, money and effort by enrolling in do,” says Irby, who has a communication studies degree from Longwood University. paperless billing. Manage your payments online She’s also learned what others are doing for secure access to your statements 24/7. with social media to better engage their participants. Social media is an important No checks to write! No stamps to buy! part of SEC’s outreach. No bills to mail, file, shred or clutter your mailbox! “At SEC, we want to meet our members where they are. It’s a great way for us to communicate our programs, services and outage situations. It’s a great way to keep Enroll today by creating a SmartHub account: members informed.” http://sec.smarthub.coop. Once logged into SmartHub,

Below: Orion Capsule water-drop-test go to “My Profile” to change your printed bill status. capsule in hydro-impact basin at Langley Research Center.

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