February 2016 Vol

FEBRUARY 2016 VOL. 56 NO. 1

Heating It Up A Look at Hot Mineral Baths P8-9 Board Accountability 2016 Budget Approved

FEM Electric’s board of directors held its regular monthly meeting on Dec. 15, 2015, in Ipswich. Frank Heinz, Jr., Gary Bachman, Larry Bowar, Tom Thorpe, Gerald Haupt, General Manager/CEO Scott Moore; Rhonda Tuscherer Director of Finance and Benefits; Stephanie Horst, Director of Communi- cations and Marketing; Jim Resmen, Engineer /GIS Coordina- tor; and Rob Vetch, Line Superintendent were present when the meeting was called to order at 8:30 a.m. President Frank Heinz welcomed guest employee Josh Wei- On Dec. 10, 200 people including FEM Electric members, past employees and gel. community members came to celebrate FEM’s 70th birthday. Catching up and The board then took care of administrative business, ap- reminiscing old times over cake and coffee rumbled through the building. Tours of proving the minutes from the Nov. 2015 board meeting with the new FEM office and shop areas were also given. revised agendas handed out. The board set Tues., Jan. 19, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. as the date for the January regular board meeting. November 2015 was reviewed. It contained information on Manager’s Report –Manager Scott Moore reported on checks #25973 through #26060, and all automatic withdraw- legislation supper that was cancelled Dec.1 due to weather and als for November 2015 totaling $370,483.04 also discussed changing the format for meeting with the local 2015 Write-offs – Motion made and carried to approve two legislators. Moore reported that he attended the East River write offs totalling $2258.19. MAC meeting in Madison, SD Dec. 2. North Star Energy has Expenses – Director expense reports and attorney fees were hired Garret Stafford of Ipswich to help with service work and approved as submitted. propane deliveries. They also hired Gary Goeller of Huron as East River Refund – Board resolution regarding the a sales representative. Gary will be working to increase pro- $117,728.71 credit on FEM’s East River power bill was to pane gallon sales along with promoting AutoGas (propane return the funds as a credit to FEM’s active consumers on their fueled vehicles). Moore informed the board that NRECA our Dec. 30, 2015 statement for $55.00 per active main meter. national organization will start the process for a new CEO and Membership – The board approved the following changes: that NRECA continues to lobby aggressively in Washington, Connects – James Harris, Eureka, Active Farm; B&D DC. A list of ACRE memberships was distributed along with Aman, Brookings, Active Farm; Paul Larson, Mina, Grain Bin, kilowatt hour report, letter sent to all area cities, and a letter Active Farm and Pasture Pump; Ron Kadlec, Ipswich, Active sent to all employees by FEM Electric President Frank Heinz Farm. thanking them for supporting ACRE and all their work in Disconnects – RE Luce, Brandon, Active Farm; Herbert 2015. Aman, Hosmer, Active Farm; Dale Brooks, Aberdeen, Grain Staff Reports – Staff reports were given. Bin, Active Farm and Pasture Pump; and WL Lauritzen, Faulk- Executive Session – Executive session was entered at 9:40 ton, Active Farm. a.m. and exited at 9:50 a.m. Contracts – Korey Maurer, Ipswich, Shop. Resolutions, Nominations and Policies – Motion made Retirements – Bob Wagner, Ipswich, Vacant Farm; Spring and carried to nominate Gary Bachman as NRECA voting Creek Colony, Forbes, ND, Vacant Farm; and Marvin Beidler, delegate and Gerald Haupt as alternate voting delegate. Mo- Miranda, Active Farm. tion made and carried to nominate Gerald Haupt as NRTC Capital Credits 73 & Older – Two 73 & Older for De- voting delegate and Gary Bachman as the alternate voting cember 2015 totalling $3,498.80 were approved to be paid. delegate. Motion made and carried to approve Eide Bailly Au- Estates – One estate for $651.93 was approved to be paid. dit Agreement for 2015 year end. Motion made and carried to Legal update – None sign leases between North Star Energy and FEM Electric and Meeting Reports – The East River board update was given engineering service contract with Dalager Engineering. by Gary Bachman; the Mid-West annual meeting report was 2016 Budget – The 2016 budget was approved as pre- given by Gary Bachman; The NRECA Board Leadership sented. Course class was reported on by Frank Heinz, Larry Bowar, Financial Business – The Nov. 2014 financials were and Tom Thorpe; and the SD Wind Energy board meeting reviewed and discussed. Aid to construction collected in 2015 report was given by Frank Heinz, $94,447. The board approved of the following financial busi- Safety Minutes - The Board acknowledged receipt of Safety ness: Meeting and Employee Meeting minutes from Nov. 6 and FEM Building Project – The Board approved the non-bid Safety Committee Meeting minutes from Nov. 6. expenses totalling $22,353.82. Adjourn – There being no further business to come before Check Register – The check register for the month of the board, motion carried to adjourn the meeting.

2 February 2016 • Cooperative Connections

Member Appreciation

Electric Pancake (USPS 189-720) Breakfast

Board of Directors Frank Heinz Jr., President Friday, January 29, 2016 On Dec. 10, 200 people including FEM Electric members, past employees and Gary Bachman, Vice President community members came to celebrate FEM’s 70th birthday. Catching up and Larry Bowar, Secretary 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. reminiscing old times over cake and coffee rumbled through the building. Tours of Gerald Haupt, Treasurer the new FEM office and shop areas were also given. Tom Thorpe, Asst. Sec./Treasurer at FEM Electric Vaughn Beck, Attorney November 2015 was reviewed. It contained information on checks #25973 through #26060, and all automatic withdraw- CEO/General Manager als for November 2015 totaling $370,483.04 Scott Moore Come tour the FEM Electric 2015 Write-offs – Motion made and carried to approve two [email protected] office and shop building! write offs totalling $2258.19. Expenses – Director expense reports and attorney fees were Management Staff approved as submitted. Rob Vetch, Line Superintendent East River Refund – Board resolution regarding the 2015 Rhonda Tuscherer, Director of Finance and Bring a nonperishable food item! railroad settlement of $117,728.71 credit on FEM’s East River Benefits Jim Resmen, Engineer power bill was to return the funds as a credit to FEM’s active Stephanie Horst, Director of Communications consumers on their Dec. 30, 2015 statement for $55.00 per and Marketing active main meter. Editor’s e-mail: [email protected] Membership – The board approved the following changes: Connects – James Harris, Eureka, Active Farm; B&D FEM Electric Cooperative Connections is the monthly publication for Aman, Brookings, Active Farm; Paul Larson, Mina, Grain Bin, the members of FEM Electric Association, Inc., 800 5th Ave., Ipswich, SD 57451. FEM Electric Cooperative Connections’ purpose is to Active Farm and Pasture Pump; Ron Kadlec, Ipswich, Active provide reliable, helpful information to members on electric cooperative Farm. matters and better living. Disconnects – RE Luce, Brandon, Active Farm; Herbert Subscription information: As part of their membership, FEM members devote $1.00 from their monthly electric payments for a subscription. Aman, Hosmer, Active Farm; Dale Brooks, Aberdeen, Grain Nonmember subscriptions are available for $15 annually. (USPS 189-720) Bin, Active Farm and Pasture Pump; and WL Lauritzen, Faulk- Periodical Postage Paid at Ipswich, SD 57451 and at additional offices. ton, Active Farm. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to FEM Electric Cooperative Contracts – Korey Maurer, Ipswich, Shop. Connections, Box 468, Ipswich, SD 57451-0468. Retirements – Bob Wagner, Ipswich, Vacant Farm; Spring Creek Colony, Forbes, ND, Vacant Farm; and Marvin Beidler, How to contact us: Everyone is welcome to FEM Electric headquarters in FEM Electric Miranda, Active Farm. PO Box 468 Ipswich, SD 57451 Ipswich to enjoy a fresh cooked pancake and sausage break- Capital Credits 73 & Older – Two 73 & Older for De- Phone: 1-800-587-5880 fast. cember 2015 totalling $3,498.80 were approved to be paid. e-mail: [email protected] Estates – Website: www.femelectric.coop Thisfree member appreciation meal is cooked and served by One estate for $651.93 was approved to be paid. Design assistance by SDREA & TG Communications. Legal update – None your FEM Electric board of directors and employees. Meeting Reports – The East River board update was given FEM Electric is an equal FEM employees will also be available to answer any of your by Gary Bachman; the Mid-West annual meeting report was opportunity provider and billing or electrical questions and give tours of the new build- given by Gary Bachman; The NRECA Board Leadership employer. Course class was reported on by Frank Heinz, Larry Bowar, ing. This year we will be collecting nonperishable foods for our and Tom Thorpe; and the SD Wind Energy board meeting report was given by Frank Heinz, local food pantries in McPherson, Edmunds and Faulk coun- Safety Minutes - The Board acknowledged receipt of Safety ties. Please help us give back to our communities and bring Meeting and Employee Meeting minutes from Nov. 6 and Safety Committee Meeting minutes from Nov. 6. what ever you can contribute but keep in mind we are unable Adjourn – There being no further business to come before to donate expired items. the board, motion carried to adjourn the meeting. Cooperative Connections • February 2016 3 Safety Tips Current Issues Congress Votes Protect Your Older Home Against EPA from Electrical Hazards Clean Power Plan According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), half of all homes in the United States were built before the advent of automatic coffeemakers or Congress registered its disapproval of garage door openers, and one-third were built before hair dryers or electric can open- how the Obama Administration wants to pro- ers. Add to that computers, cell phones and other electrical devices and you have a ceed on climate change with overwhelming great many residences with potential electric wiring problems. votes against the Environmental Protection Research from ESFI shows that faulty or overloaded wiring accounts for an Agency’s Clean Power Plan. estimated 67,800 fires, 500 deaths and more than 2,000 injuries each year and a Following Senate votes, the House on whopping $868 million in property damage. By educating yourself about common Dec. 1 passed two resolutions of disapproval hazards in older homes and installing lifesaving electrical safety devices, these risks regarding the regulation that targets carbon can be reduced greatly. dioxide emissions from existing fossil fuel The lifesaving technology available includes: generation. • AFCIs – an outlet that recognizes fire hazards and immediately shuts off power. The House voted 242-180 for Senate • GFCIs – an outlet that senses when water comes into contact and cuts out to Joint Resolution 24 to halt the Clean Power prevent electrocution. Plan and 235-188 for Senate Joint Resolution • Tamper-Resistant Outlets – designed to protect children from inserting small 23 to block EPA’s carbon dioxide standard for objects into them. new, modified or reconstructed plants. President Obama has said he will veto the In addition to installing the technology above, here are some additional resolutions. Proponents contend that the votes safety tips: show widespread opposition to the EPA rule • Make sure functioning smoke alarms are installed on every floor and in every for the next administration to consider. sleeping area. The Clean Power Plan became law Dec. • Look for telltale signs of electrical problems such as dimming lights, frequent 22, 2015, and will require states to reduce circuit breaker trips or blown fuses. carbon dioxide produced within their borders • Limit use of extension cords, particularly cords used to power room air condi- by slashing power plant emissions beginning tioners. in 2022. • Use lightbulbs that are the proper wattage for a fixture; higher wattage bulbs can Electric cooperatives say the rule will force degrade wires. some coal units into premature retirement, threaten reliability and hammer members Source: ESFI; Consumer Product Safety Commission with more expensive electricity to replace the lost generation. Kids’ Corner Safety Poster Lisa Johnson, CEO of Seminole Electric Co- “Don’t touch operative in Tampa, Fla., told the White House power lines” officials how the EPA rule will shutter the co-op’s 1,300-megawatt generating station Cole Kieffer, in Putnam County and cost the financially- 5 years old challenged area more than 300 jobs. Cole is the son of Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., whose district Mike and Brittany includes more than 200,000 electric co-op Kieffer, Kennebec, members, underscored Seminole’s concerns to S.D. They are his House colleagues prior to the vote on the members of West resolutions. Central Electric “If the EPA forces the plant to close Cooperative, prematurely, these jobs are at risk and rural Murdo, S.D. electric cooperative members like my constitu- ents will still have to pay for the closed plant in their rates through 2042, while also paying Kids, send your drawing with an electrical safety tip to your local electric cooperative (address found on Page 3). If for a new electricity source,” Bilirakis said. your poster is published, you’ll receive a prize. All entries must include your name, age, mailing address and the – By Cathy Cash, ECT.coop Staff Writer names of your parents. Colored drawings are encouraged.

4 February 2016 • Cooperative Connections Reader recipes Bountiful Brunch amish Breakfast Casserole Ham and almond pastry ring 1 lb. bacon, diced 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/2 cup chive and onion cream cheese spread 1/2 cup red onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup diced onion 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese 2 T. Caesar salad dressing 1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced 8 eggs 1-1/4 cups shredded Swiss 1 cup ham, diced 2 (8 oz.) cans refrigerated crescent rolls 4 cups frozen shredded hash cheese 1 large apple, seeded and chopped 1 egg, beaten browns, thawed 1-1/2 cups 2% cottage cheese 1/2 cup grapes, red or green, quartered 1/4 cup almonds, finely chopped

In a large skillet, cook bacon and onion over medium heat In large bowl, blend cream cheese spread and dressing. Add ham, apple, grapes, onion until bacon is crispy; drain. In large bowl, lightly beat eggs. and green pepper; gently stir until coated. Set aside. Line a large baking sheet with Stir in hash browns, pepper and cheeses. Add bacon and heavy foil. Lightly coat with nonstick cooking spray. Unroll both cans of crescent rolls onions, stirring well. Transfer to greased 9x13-inch baking and separate. On prepared baking sheet, arrange triangles overlapping with shortest dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350°F. for 35 to 40 minutes or side of each roll toward center leaving 5-inch circle open in center. Points of crescent until a knife inserted in center comes out clean. dough may hang over edge of baking sheet. Press overlapping dough to flatten and Amy Schoenfelder, Cavour close center circle to 4-inches. Spoon mixture evenly over widest part of dough. Pull points of dough over filling and tuck dough under dough in center to form ring. (Some filling will be visible.) Brush dough evenly with beaten egg and sprinkle with easy Cinnamon pull-aparts almonds. Bake at 375°F. for 20 to 30 minutes or until golden and pastry in inner circle is baked. (If necessary, loosely cover outer edge of pastry with foil during the last 2 (16.3 oz.) cans Grands!® 1 stick butter 10 minutes of baking to prevent over-browning.) Remove from oven and cool for 5 refrigerated biscuits 1 cup brown sugar minutes. Using large spatula, slide onto large serving platter. Makes 8 to 10 servings. 1/2 cup sugar 2 T. milk 1 T. cinnamon 1 tsp. vanilla Nutritional analysis per serving: 385 calories; 23 g total fat (8 g saturated fat); 58 mg cholesterol; 30 g carbohydrates; 1 g fiber; 12 g protein; 573 mg sodium Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 12-cup fluted tube pan Pictured, Cooperative Connections with shortening or cooking spray. In large storage plastic food bag, mix granulated sugar and cinnamon. Separate dough into 16 biscuits. Shake in bag to coat. Arrange sunday Morning Coffee Cake standing in pan. In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown Please send sugar and milk. Heat until dissolved and bubbly around 2 T. butter, softened 3 tsp. baking powder your favorite edges; remove from heat. Add vanilla. Pour over biscuits. 1/2 cup sugar Topping: seafood, appe- Bake for 30 minutes. May sprinkle walnuts or pecans in 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 cup sugar tizer, beverage bottom of pan before adding biscuits. 1 egg 2 T. all-purpose flour and casserole Pam Hofer, Carpenter 2/3 cup milk 1 T. ground cinnamon recipes to your local electric 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 cup cold butter cooperative (ad- Breakfast enchiladas 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour dress found on Page 3). Each 2 cups cubed cooked ham 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, In a small mixing bowl, beat butter, sugar and salt until recipe printed 1/2 cup chopped onions divided crumbly. Add egg, milk and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour and baking powder; add to butter mixture. Transfer will be entered 1/2 cup chopped green peppers 1 T. flour into a draw- or 1 (4 oz.) can chopped 2 cups half-and-half to a greased 8-inch square baking dish. For topping, in a small bowl, combine sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in ing for a prize green chilies 6 eggs, beaten butter until mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over batter. Bake at in June 2016. 10 8-inch flour or corn tortillas 1/4 tsp. salt 350°F. for 25 to 30 minutes. All entries must Stephanie Fossum, Hudson include your Combine ham, onions and peppers. Place about 1/3 cup name, mailing down the center of each tortilla; top with 2 T. cheese. Roll Good pancakes address, tele- up and place seam-side down in a 9x13-inch greased baking phone number dish. In a bowl, combine flour, cream, eggs and salt; mix 2 egg whites 2 cups flour and cooperative until smooth. Pour over tortillas. Cover with aluminum name. foil and refrigerate overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 2 egg yolks 1 tsp. salt minutes before baking. Leaving tortillas covered, bake at 2-1/2 cups buttermilk 1 tsp. baking soda 350°F. for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 3 minutes Beat egg whites and set aside. In a large bowl, beat egg longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 10 minutes yolks. Add buttermilk, flour, salt and soda; stir. Add beaten before serving. Serve with salsa and sour cream if desired. egg whites. Fry on hot griddle. Jan Gossman, Bison Linda Rauscher, Aberdeen

Cooperative ConneCtions • February 2016 5 Youth Information Win A Trip to Washington, DC Youth Tour 2016 June 9 -16, 2016 High School Juniors and Seniors

Thisall expense paid trip will include visiting Mount Vernon, Library of Congress, Vietnam War Memorial, Hard Rock Cafe, Ford’s Theatre, Wash- ington Monument and many other DC sites. You will learn and have fun with 1,500 other students from across 2015 FEM Winners (L-R) Autumn Pitz, Tori Moore, Jesse Weber, Joseph Kretchman, and Brandon Beutler with the Washington Monument in the background. the nation.

To enter the Washington Youth Tour Contest: You must be a Junior or Senior at a school in the FEM Electric service territory or a child of an FEM Electric member and submit an essay on this topic: “What is an electric cooperative and why were they created?” Essay Deadline: March 11, 2016 Submit your typed essay along with a cover sheet which includes your name as it appears on your driver’s license, birth date, parent/guardian names, address, home & cell numbers, e-mail address, T-shirt size, school and year in school to: FEM Electric PO Box 468 Ipswich, SD 57451. $1,000 & $500 Scholarships

FEM members! Is your graduate heading tric office, or online at FEM Electric’s to college or trade school next year? Could website www.femelectric.coop. he or she use some financial help? Only one application needs to be If so, there are three scholarships avail- submitted to be considered for one of able at FEM Electric. the three scholarships. One is for $1,000 sponsored by Basin Applications must be returned to Electric Power Cooperative, our power gen- FEM Electric in Ipswich by February eration cooperative, and two are for $500 12, 2016. sponsored by FEM Electric. The FEM Electric scholarship com- Due Applications are available at the high mittee will select the scholarship recipi- Feb. 12, 2016 school counselor’s office, at the FEM Elec- ents from the eligible applicantions.

6 February 2016 • Cooperative Connections Manager’s Column Win A Trip to Washington, DC Predicted Strong Margins For 2015 Year End

As we get ready to close out power companies. 2015 and throw out our old calen- Although FEM Electric had some frost build on our overhead dars, let me give you two dates to electric lines, we had very little problems. Electric cooperatives circle on your new 2016 calendar. west, south and east of our territory had a larger buildup of frost January 29, 2016 will be and it stayed on the lines longer causing some problems. FEM FEM Electric’s member appre- Electric sent four men and equipment to Moreau-Grand at Tim- ciation pancake breakfast. If you ber Lake to assist for about three days. missed our 70th birthday party As we move into 2016 it looks to be another busy and inter- on December 10th, make sure to esting year for this region. Scott Moore, come to the pancake breakfast and In December it was announced that a new soybean processing GeneralManager/CEO we will give you a tour of the new plant will be built close to Aberdeen; the beef plant should con- office. tinue to increase the amount of cattle they process; Faulk County FEM Electric will once approved building a new correc- again be collecting donated “FEM board of directors passed a tion facility; Eureka has started a non-perishable food items resolution to credit each active main fund drive to build a new hospital at the pancake breakfast and clinic and we have to believe and will divide them up meter $55.00 in Dec. 2015 to return with all the pipe in the area that between Faulk, Edmunds, the funds to the electric users.” construction will start soon on the and McPherson county food XL pipeline. pantries. At FEM Electric it is no dif- June 16, 2016 is your annual meeting for FEM Elec- ferent, we are looking at a busy construction year along with tric, plan to attend and we will update you on how your continuing several long term projects. If you are planning on cooperative is doing. adding any electrical load please call Rob Vetch, Stephanie Horst, In December the warm temperatures were nice to get or Jim Resmen early in the planning stage. work completed, but fog, drizzling rain and temperatures FEM Electric received a bill credit from our power supplier, just at the freezing point make a bad combination for East River Electric, in December for $117,728.00. FEM Electric will finish the year with strong margins and staying within the Wind Tower: 2015 Year End Totals cooperative business model, FEM board of directors passed a resolution to credit each active main meter $55.00 in the month of December 2015 to return the funds to the electric users. $1,000 & $500 Scholarships The wind generation report from Management, directors, and employees of FEM Electric hope the Ron and Cathy Imbery farm. everyone has a safe and prosperous 2016. For December 2015, the wind generator produced 158 kWh, the farm used 140 kWh of the produced power, and 18 kWh flowed back onto FEM Elec- Statement Mailing Dates tric’s lines and were purchased by FEM Electric. February 25, 2016 for February’s energy In 2015, the generator produced 3,388 kWh, the farm used 2,713 kWh March 24, 2016 for March’s energy of the produced power which offset their energy bill by $276.73. 675 kWh flowed back on FEM Electric’s lines which FEM Regardless of the statement mail out dat, payments are due in purchased for $33.75. the office by the 9th of the following month.

Cooperative Connections • February 2016 7 Time for A Good Soak Hot Mineral Baths Provide Relaxation, Restoration

If George Stroppel’s father hadn’t talked him George Stroppel said during a recent conversation. into taking a course in Swedish massage therapy long The elder Stroppel, whose lungs were damaged ago, the 89-year-old Midland resident might have by a childhood illness, found that the warm waters spent his working life in the saddle of heavy earth- of a well in nearby Capa were soothing. He consid- By moving equipment. ered buying that business, decided against the idea Terry Woster Instead, Stroppel stepped away from moving dirt and instead opened a hotel in Midland and drilled to spend his days – and nights – bringing comfort a deep (nearly 1,800 feet) well to reach hot (115 to the bodies and spirits of travelers with hot baths, degrees Fahrenheit), mineral-rich water. steams and massages at the Stroppel Inn, a business “Things just seemed to click,’’ Stroppel said. his father, John Stroppel, started in 1939. They did, indeed. People began traveling to “Dad needed mineral baths for his health,’’ Midland, many staying at the hotel for 21 days of

8 February 2016 • Cooperative Connections “With all the trips I take to and from Pierre, I’ll find a few occasions a year to stop and have a soak,’’ Murphy said. “It’s great – relaxing, refreshing.’’ It’s especially refreshing after a day of pheasant Time for A Good Soak hunting, he said. Murphy is among the regulars at an annual pheasant hunt in the Highmore area. He usually stops in Midland on his way home. Hot Mineral Baths Provide Relaxation, Restoration “It’s a nice antidote to a day of tromping around on uneven ground,’’ Murphy said. Vickie Droze, who came to Midland from Charleston, S.C., more than four years ago to work at the hotel, bought the business in 2015. She calls I’ll find Stroppel “Mr. George’’ and she says the customers a few are like family and Midland is home. baths and massages. Room and board was $15 a “When I first got here, I thought ‘what am I occasions week. Stroppel recalls that sometimes the place had getting into,’ but it’s just a wonderful place,’’ Droze so many guests, meals were served in shifts. said. “We get 15, sometimes 20 people a day. It’s a year to Healing powers of hot springs have been touted about half regulars and half new customers, drawn for centuries in many parts of the world. The web- by the billboards or word-of-mouth. I love it.’’ stop and site Livestrong.com says warm springs and mineral George Stroppel is convinced of the healing baths are a natural treatment option for many com- properties of hot water. have a mon ailments, relieving pain, skin problems, stress “My own conclusion,’’ Stroppel said, “Is that you and more. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose heat your body and sweat the impurities out of it. soak. New Deal programs included the Rural Electrifica- That’s just what makes sense to me.’’ tion Administration, regularly traveled to Warm And that massage training? Stroppel’s dad talked It’s great – Springs, Ga., for treatments. him into the course in 1958, but Stroppel never Several areas in South Dakota have warm-water figured to use it. Then one day a trio of travelers relaxing, springs or wells. Perhaps the best advertised is Evans asked for massages. Plunge in Hot Springs. The Plunge has been in op- “I said I might hurt them. I’d never done a real refreshing. eration for more than a century. It has the amenities one. But they kept asking,’’ Stroppel said. “I must of a water park, with slides and swinging rings. But have been like a bear, but they told another guest it was established in 1890 because the 87-degree ‘you haven’t had a massage until you’ve had one spring water was considered a cure-all for almost from him.’’’ anything that ailed a body. That was in 1966. This spring Stroppel will turn Besides tourism and recreation, the Plunge hosts 90, after 50 years of giving massages. practices of the Fall River Swim Team, says supervi- “It’s been a good life,’’ he said. “I sure met a lot sor Kris Hanson. The fun-and-games remain an of people.’’ attraction, but Hanson says she sees a trend toward Above Left: George more customers arriving specifically to soak in the Stroppel has sold the water. hotel, but continues “It feels like we are moving back more in that to give massages. direction, to where it is about the water,” Hanson Left: One of the says. “People absolutely believe in the water. They baths. Opposite Page: swear by it.’’ Vickie Droze, who Back in Midland, the elder Stroppel retired came to Midland from from the business after 10 years. George’s brother, Charleston, S.C., more than four years ago to Jack, took over for 17 years, before George became work at the Stroppel proprietor. He operated the inn and baths until he Hotel, bought the busi- sold it in 2002. He continues to give massages and ness in 2015. customers continue to stop in. A newer well brings in water with a temperature of 119 degrees. Jeremiah M. Murphy of Rapid City lobbies for several organizations during the annual South Dakota Legislature. He’s a believer in the value of a pause in his travel for a hot soak and steam.

Cooperative Connections • February 2016 9 Member Information Help Us Find Members With Unclaimed Capital Credits Listed below are names of past members who have unclaimed capital In accordance with the cooperative’s bylaws Article XI, Section 7, credits but we have been unable to contact them. unclaimed capital credits will be gifted back to the cooperative. Any unclaimed capital credits must be claimed within six months after If your name appears on this list, please contact FEM Electric at 1-800- the publication of this notice and are retained according to South Dakota 587-5880, 426-6891, or PO Box 468, Ipswich SD 57451 to provide your state law. current information.

Aa Dd Hh Ll Oo Ss Ryan Aman Dakota Club Ricky Hand Thomas Landsman Dawn Ohnstad Roger Schnabel Dulcia D. Anderson Dakota Grain Transfer David Hansen David J. Lux Bill Schwab Ishmael Antar Todd Drobny Marguerite Henderson Alan Stuckle Edna Dunaway Harold Henry Mm Pp Bb Gary A. Dutenhoeffer Alan Huber Ww Hud Zone Caretakers Glenn Mahoney Port K&K Animal David Beltz Ee John J. Meyer Production Billy Joe Waterman A.W. Meyers Western Eureka Aerial Service Milliron H. Ranch Communications Cc Dale Eng Kk Motorola Qq Keith Wegner Jodi R. Carrico Walt Kautz Communication Shannon Quenzer Douglas A. Werner Murray F. Casey Matthew Paul Kienow Alan Wik Ff Rr Kelly T. Cheney Lyle Kiesz NnNn Kinton Wittrock Alfedo Cruz, Jr. Lisa Fewaldt Kevin Kirby Carl H. Reed Dr. Joseph E. Koob Norwest Mortgage Co. Yvonne Ritterhouse Rick Rohrbach Roth Trucking Keeping Employees Educated By: Ben Dunsmoor, Northern Electric To the right, FEM & Northern Electric employees Educated employees are an asset in any industry, but at Northern Electric are touring the Deer Creek Cooperative having an informed workforce is crucial to helping members Station near White, SD with their questions and electrical service. It’s why Northern Electric which is a 300 Megawatt organizes educational meetings and outings for its employees every year. natural gas combined-cycle power plant. In December, FEM Electric Association employees joined Northern Electric Picture provided by Ben Dunsmoor, Cooperative employees on a tour of the Basin Electric Power Cooperative Northern Electric facilities in South Dakota. Basin Electric owns the power facilities that supply South Dakota city the size of Aberdeen. cooperatives with electricity. A majority of the facilities are located in North Basin Electric’s workhorse in South Dakota is located in Brookings Dakota but there are some crucial assets located in our own backyard. County near the town of White. The Deer Creek Station is a 300 megawatt “My hope is that by visiting the facilities and meeting the employees, they natural gas combined-cycle power plant that employs 28 full-time workers. (the employees) see the bigger power supply picture and carry that knowledge One turbine is fired by natural gas and the other is operated using the steam forward in their jobs and in their communities,” Basin Electric Project that is recovered from the plant. The Deer Creek Station operates about Coordinations Representative Erin Huntimer said. 12-16 hours a day for five days every week, but it will run more during peak Employees from the local cooperatives toured the Basin Electric peaking usage times. plant located just a few miles south of Groton on Highway 37. The peaking The tour is designed to inform FEM and Northern employees about plant is used only when there is extra demand on the grid. The facility is the process of delivering energy to homes and businesses. The goal of this powered by two natural gas-fired jet engines and is known as the ‘hot rod.’ It type of educational opportunity is to ensure employees are better equipped to can be turned on quickly at times when power usage is high. assist members of the cooperative. The Day County Wind Farm located in the hills surrounding the small “Electric cooperatives have big challenges ahead on the regulatory South Dakota towns of Crocker and Crandall was also part of the tour. The front, and such education will help us all stand up for what’s right for our wind farm is owned by Florida-based NextEra Energy but the 99-megawatts of members at the end of the line,” Huntimer said. electricity produced by the 66 GE wind turbines is sold to Basin Electric and And seeing that process from start to finish can be a valuable asset in the eventually makes it to your home. The wind farm is big enough to power a future.

10 February 2016 • Cooperative Connections Rebate Information 2016 FEM Rebates & Incentives Money For Our Members

The FEM Electric rebates for 2016 have changed. There are now rebates for our members that are changing lighting to LED, installing solar panels, and residential resistance heating. The residential electric water heater rebates have also increased. The rebates below are summarized. Contact Stephanie Horst at the FEM office 800.587.5880 for details and qualifications. Commercial LED Lighting Rebate *NEW* Rebates up to $1,000 are available for replacement lighting in commercial and agricultural structures. Rebate amounts are based on the total watts saved times $.20 per watt. A lifetime maximum per location of $1,000, not to exceed $5,000 per membership. Residential LED Lighting Rebate *New* LED Lighting Rebate for members for existing homes/businesses or new construction homes/businesses. The LED bulbs must be 60 watt incandescent equivalent or higher and must be purchased and applied for in the current year. Rebate amounts are based on $5.00 per bulb. Each location is eligible to receive a maximum LED lighting rebate of $100 yearly. Residential Electric Water Heater Rebate *Increased* 50 gallon or larger lifetime warranty or light-duty commercial 10-year warranty is a $6.00/gallon rebate and must participate on the load control program. 50 gallon or larger non-lifetime warranty is a $3.00/gallon rebate and must participate on the load control program. Members participating in the load control program also receive a $5.00 bill credit each month for participating in the program. 12 month occupant residency is required. Residential Heating Incentive *Expanded* $600 rebate for Energy Star rated heat pumps. $10/kW resistance heat up to 50 kW that qualifies according to FEM’s electric heat policy. Electric heat rate of 5.5¢/kWh available on qualified systems. 12 month occupant residency is required. Commercial Heating Incentive $10/ kW resistance heat up to maximum of 600 kW. $50 per ton of heating capacity for electric heat pump systems. Commercial heating incentives need to qualify according to FEM ‘s electric heat policy. Electric heat rate of 5.5¢/kWh available on qualified systems. Loans 5% interest rate loan for electric residential heating systems.

Solar *New* $100/kW up to 5 kW. Member must allow a meter at the generator in order to receive the rebate. FEM’s distributive generation policy will apply.

Cooperative Connections • February 2016 11 Adding Value: Dakota Gasification Plant’s Role

It has been nearly 27 years since Basin Electric Working with several components, the recent Power Cooperative’s membership voted to purchase study found Dakota Gas brings a benefit of $59 the Great Plains Synfuels Plant and form Dakota million per year to Basin Electric and its member- Gasification Company. ship. This includes the fuel supply, power supply, It’s no secret that purchasing the facility posed shared facilities, allocations and other miscellaneous a risk for the cooperative and its membership, but benefits. To the membership, that equates to a 2.5 taking bold initiatives had been the basis for found- mill on-going benefit. ing Basin Electric. Over the years of operating the Synfuels Plant, It’s taken some time and innovation, but the the business model has changed significantly from value that purchase has provided to Basin Electric primarily producing natural gas, to producing a and the membership over the years has proven to be slate of products. Currently, the Synfuels Plant pro- significant and can be measured by more than just duces 10 products including natural gas, anhydrous dollars. ammonia, ammonium sulfate, cresylic acid, phenol, By Basin Electric staff conducted a study to show krypton-xenon, liquid nitrogen, carbon dioxide, BEPC the benefits Dakota Gas brings to Basin Electric and naphtha and tar oil. With the completion of the its members. The information was shared during urea plant projected for spring 2017, sales of urea the March board of directors meeting. and diesel exhaust fluid will be added to that list of Urea Plant Taking Shape When the plant was purchased in 1988, the Syn- products. fuels Plant’s value proved to be about $37 million a Manager of Financial Planning and Forecasting year considering the fuel supply, power supply and Andrew Buntrock explains why the value of Dakota shared facilities. Gas has grown. “Several things have changed in Around the year 2000, the plant was in a con- the past five years for Basin Electric – mainly that struction phase and then was repaying debt to Basin Basin continues to grow at a record pace, so it is not Electric for several years. By 2008, debt was paid off surprising that the benefit that Dakota Gas provides and dividends were coming back to Basin Electric to Basin grew, as well,” Buntrock said. members. Currently, the plant is in a construction “We also keep our eye on the historical benefit phase again with the urea plant project. that Dakota Gas brings to the table from a cash

12 February 2016 • Cooperative Connections perspective. This includes the purchase price of the plant, Synfuels Plant, but also to area Basin Electric facilities and dividends received and the loan advances and repayments, the local communities. A fleet of two ambulances and five fire which of course includes interest. At the end of the day, the and rescue vehicles are available for emergency response and current cash flow from Dakota Gas to Basin is positive by over have aided in emergencies in Mercer County, as well as at area Adding Value: $200 million. So if we wrap this all together, we estimate that electric-generating facilities. Having trained emergency medi- Dakota Gas has benefited the cooperative by over $1.1 billion cal technicians, nurses, a family nurse practitioner and doctor since Basin Electric purchased the plant in 1988.” on staff, ready to respond at a moment’s notice to save lives, is Additionally, value is added, not monetarily, but with infra- more than valuable, it’s invaluable. Dakota Gasification Plant’s Role structure. The shared benefits that come with in-house medical Full-scale mass casualty exercises held in 2013 and 2014 services provided to employees cooperative-wide, the use of are an example of the efforts to improve emergency response machine shop services to fix equipment at the power plants and coordination within the community. The exercises were and the fire-fighting capability available to the area power plant coordinated by Synfuels Plant personnel with the assistance of facilities continue to add value, along with sharing the water the Mercer County emergency manager and Local Emergency intake, rail spur, coal facilities and purchasing electricity from Planning Committee. Participants included representatives Basin Electric. from local fire departments, emergency medical services, law The medical services team at Dakota Gas provides a benefit enforcement, hospitals and the North Dakota Department of to employees that saves on medical costs. Dr. Tom Kaspari and Emergency Services. This proactive approach provides value to his staff see employees throughout the cooperative, traveling Dakota Gas and Basin Electric, as well as the local communi- between the facilities each month. Employees save time away ties and other energy facilities. from their jobs, as well as the cost of an office visit, by seeing The ongoing study of Dakota Gas in relation to Basin Elec- Dr. Kaspari at their job site. Whether employees are visiting tric indicates continued benefit for Basin Electric, its members medical services for their yearly physicals, a random drug test, and surrounding communities. Basin Electric’s members made a rash, strained back, respiratory infection or the annual influ- a wise investment in Dakota Gas in 1988 to support the goal enza injection, Dr. Kaspari and his staff are available to provide of minimizing and stabilizing the cost of power. And this ben- on-the-spot medical care. efit can be seen even when Dakota Gas profit margins are low Emergency services provide coverage not only at the as a result of commodity prices.

Urea Plant Taking Shape A Dakota Gasification Company project to also arriving was the granulator, the heart of the five megawatts of electricity for the project site,” add a urea plant to the company’s Beulah, N.D., granulation building, was delivered last week from Greer said. complex is on schedule and within budget. Germany. Great Southwestern Construction of Castle Rock, Several milestones have been realized recently Three very large pieces of equipment for Colo., is the electrical contractor who will pull the as urea project activities at Dakota Gasification the project are expected on site soon. The high 69 kV transmission line to the site and install the Company’s Great Plains Synfuels Plant continue to pressure scrubber, high pressure stripper and pool substation. ramp up. reactor were fabricated by Stamicarbon in Ternitz, Concrete pours also continue with grade beams Jim Greer, senior project manager, said the Austria. The equipment was loaded onto a barge and pile caps in the melt and granulation buildings. project is on schedule and within budget. on the Danube River in October and traveled to “These beams will connect the building laterally, The $500 million urea plant construction project the Port of Antwerp, Belgium. From Belgium, the holding the foundation together,” Greer said. A began last year and is expected to be completed by equipment was sent to the Port of Houston, Texas, pad for the carbon dioxide compressor building, as the end of 2016. During the first quarter of 2017, where it was loaded onto rail cars. The railcars well as a tabletop, elevated platform for the carbon the equipment will be commissioned with product transported the equipment to the Synfuels Plant in dioxide compressor, are also being poured. ready for sale by second quarter 2017. The addi- November Marten Brenny is building the control room for tion of the urea plant will bring three additional Engineering for the project is about 93 percent the urea plant and has completed the shell, walls products for sale from the Synfuels Plant: urea, complete, with more than 300 contract employees and roof. They are currently working indoors, put- diesel exhaust fluid, commonly referred to as DEF, on site working on the project. Greer said that ting up wall frames for interior rooms. and liquefied carbon dioxide. number will continue to grow over the coming US Wick Drain finished the storage building Urea is a dry, solid crystalline containing months with RUST, the general contractor, actively rigid inclusions work at the end of October, ahead 46 percent nitrogen that is widely used in the recruiting contractors for the project. of schedule and within budget. They demobilized agricultural industry as a fertilizer and sometimes “RUST has set up a recruiting trailer in the and are no longer on plant site. as animal feed. craft parking lot, where they are interviewing, The pipe fabrication contract was recently The project’s first piece of steel was erected drug testing and safety training new employees awarded to Enerpipe of New London, Wis. They for the melt building the end of October. Pipe-rack hired to work on the project,” Greer said. “They have purchased the carbon steel to fabricate the steel was also put in place in early November, an will continue to add staff and more trades as the necessary pipe for the project. important part of the project, as it will hold the project continues.” The civil contract for the materials handling and pipe that will bring anhydrous ammonia from the Other activities include the electric duct bank storage building was awarded in November. storage tank to the urea plant. Another important work for the primary distribution of power from Not only is the project on schedule and within milestone in the project included completing the Substation 28 to Substation 29. budget, Greer said it is also progressing safely. underground cooling water pipeline. “We are finalizing the construction power plan “RUST just had a 100-day celebration for strong Some of the major pieces of equipment are for the project, which will include supplying about safety performance.”

Cooperative Connections • February 2016 13 All About That LED Efficiency, Longevity of LED Bulbs Make Technology Shine Bright

LEDs are one of today’s most energy-efficient levels, don’t have a long service life or make exagger- and rapidly developing lighting technologies. Once ated energy savings claims. used mainly for commercial use, LED bulbs are Look for the U.S. Department of Energy’s EN- gaining popularity as a home-lighting option that ERGY STAR logo on LED lighting. saves money and energy. ENERGY STAR certified light bulbs meet strict LEDs (light emitting diodes) are different from quality and efficiency standards that are tested by traditional lighting sources because they don’t “burn accredited labs and certified by a third party. The out.”LIGHTING Rather, the amount of light MADEproduced de- EASYENERGY STAR logo guarantees high efficiency, ® creases.Just Look for the ENERGYcolor STAR quality and steady light output over the bulb’s lifetime, and a warranty. BenefitsOnly bulbs of LED that lighting: have earned the ENERGY STAR Whilelabel haveLEDs been are more independently expensive up front, the certified• Energy efficiency. and undergone extensive testing to trueassure value that is in they the lifetimewill save and energy long-term and savings of perform• Environmentally as promised. friendly due to no mercury the bulb. content. Compared to a traditional incandescent bulb, an • Durable qual- H Use 70-90% less energy than incandescent bulbs H Last 10 to 25 times longer than ity that is resistant incandescent bulbs to breakageH and Save you $30 to $80 in energy bills How to chooseH Help t protecthe therig environmentht can withstandH Provide the same brightness (lumens) with less energy (watts) ® and prevent climate change rough conditions. ENERGY STAR qua lified light bulb • Perform well in extremely cold temperatures, es- BULB TYPES pecially outdoors. TABLE • Instant light OR FLOOR LAMPS when turned on. SPIRAL A SHAPE • Frequent switching on and PENDANT FIXTURES off doesn’t impact SPIRAL A SHAPE GLOBE MR16 CANDLE LED’s lifetime. • Can be CEILING dimmed and FIXTURES SPIRAL A SHAPE CANDLE produce a more ENERGY STAR certified CFL and pleasing light. CEILING LED bulbs are available in a variety of shapes and FANS SPIRAL A SHAPE CANDLE sizes for any application —Look for the ® including recessed cans, trackENER lighting,GY STAR Many LED WALL table lamps, and more. You can even SCONCES products found on SPIRAL A SHAPE GLOBE CANDLE find certified bulbs that arestore dimmable. shelves are of Use this chart as a guidepoor quality.to finding Some RECESSED CANS the right ENERGY STARare manufactured certified bulb MR16 SPOT FLOOD for your light fixtureoutside and remember of the to always check theUnited packaging States for with ACCENT components that LIGHTING proper use. MR16 SPOT produce low light

14 February 2016 • CooperativeBRIGHTNESS Connections COLOR/APPEARANCE

For brightness, look for lumens, not watts. Lumens indicate ENERGY STAR certified bulbs are available in a wide range of colors. Light light output. Watts indicate energy consumed. ENERGY STAR color, or appearance, matches a temperature on the Kelvin scale (K). certified bulbs provide the same brightness (lumens) with Lower K means warmer, yellowish light, while higher K means cooler, less energy (watts). Use this chart to determine how many bluer light. lumens you need to match the brightness of your old incandescent bulbs. 2700K 3000K 3500K 4100K 5000K 6500K p p Old Incandescent Bulbs ENERGY STAR Bulb Brightness WARM COOL (Watts) (Minimum Lumens) 40 450 60 800

75 1,100 Warm White, Cool White, Natural or Daylight 100 1,600 Soft White Natural White (think blue sky at noon) Standard color of Good for kitchens Good for reading. 150 2,600 incandescent bulbs. and work spaces.

Visit energystar.gov/lighting for more information. ENERGY STAR-qualified LED bulb: • Can last about 22 years, or as much as 25 times longer. • Uses only 20 percent to 25 percent of the energy. • Produces about 70 percent to 90 percent less heat, mak- ing it safer to operate and can cut energy costs associated with home cooling.

Light your home with the same amount of light for less money ENERGY STAR certified bulbs use 70 percent to 90 percent less energy than incandescents, last 10 to 25 times longer, and save you $30 to $80 in energy bills over their lifetime.

25 43-watt 2.5 13-watt 1 12-watt incandescent light bulb ENERGY STAR ENERGY STAR certi ed light bulb certi ed light bulb LIGHTING MADE EASY Just Look for the ENERGY STAR® Only bulbs that have earned the ENERGY STAR label have been independently certified and undergone extensive testing to assure that they will save energy and perform as promised.

H Use 70-90% less energy than incandescent bulbs H Last 10 to 25 times longer than H Save you $30 to $80 in energy bills incandescent bulbs H Provide the same brightness (lumens) with H Help protect the environment less energy (watts) and prevent climate change

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BRIGHTNESS COLOR/APPEARANCE Cooperative Connections • February 2016 15

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