NNEC_Feb2020.qxp_018_v6_CL_lr 1/13/20 5:07 PM Page 18 Northern Neck Electric Cooperative News selected to the minor league all-star team and finished the season with a compiled .332 batting average, with 21 home runs and 92 RBIs. For many years after returning home from his professional baseball career, he continued to play ball on local softball teams in Kilmarnock, Lottsburg and Farnham. In 2013, Leon’s former baseball career was celebrated when he was inducted into the Northern Neck Sports Wall of Fame in Kilmarnock. From the 1960s until being hired at the co-op, Leon worked at his father- in-law’s construction business. He helped build roads on the present-day MacFarland Cascade property in Warsaw, while also helping to lay out the Stratford Harbor, Heritage Point and Corrotoman by the Bay subdivisions. Leon was also known Leon Douglas retires for helping his friends and local farmers fix tractors, trucks and about 28 years anything that required mechanical with of service or welding expertise. n January 3, 2020, Leon situations at a young age. Looking back on his career at Douglas retired from Northern In 1960, most of the small towns in NNEC, Leon said, “I feel blessed to ONeck Electric Cooperative the Northern Neck had a baseball team have been a part of the co-op family. (NNEC) with 28 years of service. Leon that played in the Chesapeake League. Northern Neck Electric Co-op is a was hired as a mechanic at the co-op on One day, Leon got a call to come play great place to work and I thank Sept. 10, 1991 by Charles Rice, Anne for the Callao team because everyone for their support and Kenner and Jimmy Clark. Throughout their third baseman was sick. friendship over the years.” his career at the cooperative, Leon has When he started playing, his In retirement, Leon is looking worked tirelessly to ensure crews had natural ability for hitting a forward to working in his shop, safe and reliable equipment. ball could be seen by helping local farmers process their Over the years, Leon received several everyone. Afterwards, he livestock and simply enjoying life. certificates from the Virginia, Maryland became a regular player on Leon’s family includes his wife, Laura, & Delaware Association of Electric the team and was so and children, Julie, Shannon and Lee. Cooperatives for the completion of talented the coach of the Leon will be missed by everyone many important mechanical safety Montross team, Billy at NNEC. His willingness to offer seminars, such as meetings to review Walker, invited baseball scouts with assistance to anyone at any time, updates to bucket truck equipment. Milwaukee and Pittsburgh to come and along with his ever-pleasant demeanor, When asked about the greatest change watch him play. As a result, Leon was were just some of the attributes we during his time at the co-op, Leon signed by the Milwaukee Braves and witnessed of the man that helped keep responded, “the introduction of sent to the minor leagues. He ended up the co-op moving. Congratulations to computers to motors.” Even with this playing on the same baseball team with Leon on his retirement, and we wish change to vehicle motors, Leon adapted future all-star catcher Rico Carty and him all the best in the next chapter well to it because he had experience Hall-of-Famer Joe Torre (who was also of his life. in adjusting to new and different Leon’s roommate). In 1961, Leon was 18 | Cooperative Living | February 2020 Northern Neck Electric Cooperative NNEC_Feb2020.qxp_018_v6_CL_lr 1/13/20 5:07 PM Page 19 NNEC donates to lineworker program Northern Neck Electric Cooperative (NNEC) President & CEO Greg White (left) and Jim Moss, NNEC vice president of operations, stand next to a recently retired co-op digger derrick truck that was donated to the Power Line Worker training program at Southside Virginia Community College. At the 11-week program, students learn about electrical safety, operating utility service equipment and the basics of being lineworkers with classroom instruction and hands-on training. NNEC is pleased to be able to offer this retired truck to support the education of tomorrow's lineworkers, by allowing them to learn on equipment that was recently used by crews in the field. NORTHERN NECK NNEC announces ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE 85 St. Johns Street P.O. Box 288 bill decrease Warsaw, VA 22572-0288 Effective Jan. 1, 2020, Northern Neck Electric Cooperative (NNEC) 804-333-3621 • 1-800-243-2860 members will receive the benefit of lower power supply costs through nnec.coop a reduction in the line item Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) charge. The Office Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. new PCA rate for 2020 is $0.005133 per kWh, which is a 57% decrease President & CEO Greg W. White from the PCA rate in 2019, thereby giving average households using 1,100 Local Pages Editor kWh of electricity a monthly savings of over $7. The PCA reduction is Jay Garner the direct result of the lower costs NNEC will pay its power supplier, Old Northern Neck Electric Cooperative is an Dominion Electric Cooperative (ODEC), for electricity and the co-op is equal opportunity provider and employer. pleased to be able to pass along these savings to its members. nnec.coop February 2020 | Cooperative Living | 19 NNEC_Feb2020.qxp_018_v6_CL_lr 1/13/20 5:07 PM Page 20 Helping Hands From left: Ryan Barrack, Mike Winebarger, Brenda Kram, Brightens Hunter Beane and Amanda Fallin the Holidays ecently, Cooperative Helping Hands (CHH) purchased presents Rfor several families and seniors it adopted through the Northumberland County Department of Social Services. Additionally, CHH donated over 20 bicycles to WRAR’s Christmas Wishes for distribution to local children. CHH is the fundraising organization created by the employees of Northern Neck Electric Cooperative to support the local community. CHH was able to make these donations using funds it collected from its bake sales, car wash and golf tournament. Please help us keep our lineworkers — and the communities they serve — safe by keeping ENERGY ADVISOR unauthorized items off utility poles. With Energy Advisor, you’ll get a detailed report of your energy use, including month-to-month comparisons, plus tips for no-cost and low-cost home improvements to help you stretch your energy dollars. Don’t delay the savings. Log in today! NNEC POLES HAVE ONE PURPOSE: CARRYING ELECTRICITY TO YOUR HOUSE! Learn more at www.nnec.coop 20 | Cooperative Living | February 2020 Northern Neck Electric Cooperative NNEC_Feb2020.qxp_018_v6_CL_lr 1/13/20 5:07 PM Page 21 nnec.coop February 2020 | Cooperative Living | 21 NNEC_Feb2020.qxp_018_v6_CL_lr 1/13/20 5:07 PM Page 22 Can You Help Us Find These People? We Owe Them Money … isted below are the names of people person legally entitled to said patronage 120-day period, you MUST NOTIFY who failed to claim patronage capital capital does not claim the money within NORTHERN NECK ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE L credit checks that were issued by one hundred twenty (120) days from the by contacting the Capital Credits Department at: Northern Neck Electric Cooperative during date of this publication, then such credits Northern Neck Electric Cooperative 2019. If your name is listed or you have shall be deemed to have been transferred 85 St. Johns Street, P.O. Box 288, information that may help us locate someone as a gift to the cooperative and shall Warsaw, VA 22572 listed below, please contact Northern Neck thereafter be the property of the cooperative. Telephone Number: 804-333-3621 Electric Cooperative. 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