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More CHEC scholarships awarded
Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative is pleased to announce this year’s CHEC scholarship recipients.
Jordan Cole Stephens, Oaklei Thornton, Parker McClary and Madalyn Raskey each earned a $500 scholarship. Jordan, son of Kasi and the late Waymon Potts, attends Sallisaw High School; Oaklei, daughter of Jill Thornton, attends Gore High School; Parker, son of Mark and Sheena Christenberry; and Blake McClary, attends Stigler High School; and, Madalyn, daughter of Bill and Keisha Raskey, attends Webbers
Falls High School.
The scholarships are awarded to high school students whose parents or guardians are Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative members. Applications are reviewed by a seven-member committee looking for good character, good citizenship, and an ambition to continue their education at a college or technical school offering an associate or bachelor’s degree. Congratulations, and good luck to this outstanding group of students!
OAKLEI THORNTON
MADALYN RASKEY
JORDAN COLE STEPHENS PARKER MCCLARY
Headquarters Office
PO Box 539 • 1002 E. Main
Stigler, OK 74462 • 800-328-2368
Branch Office
PO Box 587 • 1800 KOA/Power Drive
Sallisaw, OK 74955 • 918-775-2211
Pay-by-Phone: 1-888-678-1937 www.cooksonhills.com
Alternate Emergency Only: 918-552-0016
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Joe Ogle, President District 6
Rocky Woods, Sr., Vice President District 1
Ronnie Pevehouse, Sec/Treasurer District 7
Dan Callahan, Trustee District 2
John Dillard, Trustee District 3
Dart Drummonds, Trustee District 4
Mike Rose, Trustee District 5
STAFF
Juli Orme, General Manager
Mark Blaylock, Director of Operations
Marty Huff, Director of Safety & Loss Control/ROW Coordinator
Ellen Mattison, Manager of Accounting Services
Kristie Cash, Manager of Office Services
Jeremy Stubblefield, Chief Technology Officer
Brad Martin, Director of Member/Public Relations and Economic Development
Dallin Shaw, Director of Engineering
Kellan Lujan, Manager of Subsidiary Accounting
Russell V. Barber, General Counsel
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Spray Crews to Begin in July
Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative has partnered with U.S. Applicators, LLC to control the brush growing around our substations and along the electrical right-of-way. Effective vegetation management includes clearing and maintaining the right-of-way, which is a critical step to help ensure you have safe and reliable electricity. U.S. Applicators is a state-licensed Certified Commercial Applicator.
Crews plan to spray areas within the Cookson Hills Electric service territory beginning in July 2024. Applicator crews will primarily work in Sequoyah County and cover a small portion of Muskogee County, spraying around substations and the associated distribution power lines.
Vegetation management crews will selectively treat the right-of-way using products that impede the tall-growing brush and encourage the growth of grasses and low-growing vegetation. U.S. Applicators only use products registered by the Environmental Protection Agency. All products being used have no grazing restrictions. 19901
Crew members from U.S. Applicators can be identified by their lime green uniforms, which have the company name U.S. Applicators on the back. Their work vehicles will also have their company name and a Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative contractor sign attached. Each worker will carry a business card with a U.S. Applicator supervisor’s name and phone number.
We appreciate your cooperation as we work to ensure safe and reliable electricity for our members. If you have any questions or concerns about the vegetation management and spraying activities, please call us at 800-328-2368. We’re here to address any issues you may have.
CHEC Announces 2024 District Meeting Dates
The dates for Districts 2, 4, and 6 meetings have been set for August 2024. Postcards announcing the meetings were mailed out in June with general information about the district meetings. Members in these three districts will be mailed an Official Meeting Notice prior to the meeting dates. The Official Notice contains information detailing each specific meeting.
The District 2 meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 15, at the Vian School Cafeteria. Dan Callahan is the current trustee representing District 2.
The District 4 meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, August 19, at the Keota Community
Center. Dart Drummonds is the current trustee representing District 4.
The District 6 meeting is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 20, at the Kinta School Cafeteria. Joe Ogle is the current trustee representing District 6.
All three incumbent board of trustee members have announced their desire to continue serving on the Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative board.
If you have any questions about the meetings, please email Brad Martin at bmartin@cooksonhills. com or call 800-328-2368. We look forward to seeing you there!
DAN CALLAHAN
DART DRUMMONDS
JOE OGLE
Cookson Hills Connect Recognized
Cookson Hills Connect is proud to be a 2024 Honoree of the Conexon 100 Club! Completing our fiber-to-the-home network within our service territory reinforces our ongoing commitment to providing all of our members with access to reliable, affordable broadband.
The Conexon 100 Club recognizes co-ops that have reached the significant milestone of fiber-to-the-home network completion within their service territory to ensure 100 percent of members have access to reliable, affordable broadband service.
Thank you to all our subscribers who have helped make our vision of providing world-class fiber internet to rural Oklahoma!
