CHEC Hot Watts October 2022

Published monthly by Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc.

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OCTOBER 2022

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Join us for the Annual Meeting — in person!

The 74th Annual Meeting of Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative will take place Saturday, Oct. 1 and will be held in person for the first time in three years.

This year, the meeting will be held at the Sallisaw High School Gymnasium, located at 2301 W Ruth Avenue in Sallisaw.

Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. and the meeting begins at 10:00 a.m.

This meeting is a great opportunity to fellowship with other members and the Cookson Hills Electric team, hear a message from the CEO, and visit with your Board of Trustees.

Make sure to bring your official notice with you to the meeting because it will serve as your “ticket” for a $20 credit on your October electric bill and a chance to win some great prizes.

We look forward to seeing you at the 74th Annual Cookson Hills Electric Members’ Meeting!

2022 ANNUAL MEETING

October 1, 2022 | Registration begins at 8 a.m., meeting begins at 10 a.m.

Join us for our Annual Meeting at the Sallisaw High School gymnasium.

2301 W Ruth Avenue Sallisaw, OK The official notice you received in the mail will serve as your ticket for a $20 electric bill credit!

WATTS INSIDE Celebrating membership during Co-op Month

Unclaimed capital credits — Last names Hoo to Ma

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Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc. 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 Rocky Woods, Sr., Vice President Ronnie Pevehouse, Sec/Treasurer Dan Callahan, Trustee John Dillard, Trustee Dart Drummonds, Trustee Mike Rose, Trustee

District 6 District 1 District 7 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5

STAFF Juli Orme, General Manager Chris Morris, Chief Financial Officer Mark Blaylock, Director of Operations — Stigler Marty Huff, Director of Operations — Sallisaw Ellen Mattison, Manager of Accounting Services Kristie Cash, Manager of Office Services Rockey Oldham, Manager of Broadband Services Jeremy Stubblefield, Chief Technology Officer Brad Martin, Director of Member/Public Relations and Economic Development Dallin Shaw, Director of Engineering

Russell V. Barber, General Counsel Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc. welcomes members to submit photos, and articles which will be subject to editing. Cookson Hills reserves the right to publish or modify any article.

Companies and individuals featured in the Hot Watts newsletter do not necessarily reflect the official policy, position, or view of Cookson Hills.

Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc. is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

If you find your account number hidden in this issue of the Hot Watts, you’ll receive a $25 credit on your electric bill.

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Celebrating Membership October is National Co-op Month.

By Anne Prince

Fall is a busy time, and October our community’s unique needs and is a particularly eventful month strive to help meet them. with school, community and sports The word “cooperative” is close activities in full swing. It’s also when to “cooperation,” meaning people all cooperatives celebrate National working together towards a common Co-op Month. goal—mutually benefitting one When I say CHEC another and the larger celebrates National community. That’s CHEC is Coooperative Month, the essence of the continuously it really means we are cooperative spirit. celebrating you! After employees and examining ways Our all, our co-op wouldn’t member-elected board exist without you, our to operate more members are invested members. in the community in efficiently while Our core business which they live and continuing to purpose is to serve as serve. your electricity provider, We want to empower provide the but the larger mission of you to manage energy highest level the co-op is to help make use at home. If you our corner of the world haven’t already, I of friendly, a better place. “Concern encourage you take a for community” is reliable service moment and download one of seven guiding Smarthub mobile you expect and our principles that all co-ops app. Through the app, deserve. share. [1195300] you can conveniently Similar to how our monitor and manage wires run through our service territory, your energy use. And we’re of course our concern for community (Co-op here to help, so give us a call if you Principle #7) flows through all of our have questions about your energy decisions ––because being a co-op bills. means being a responsible partner and CHEC is continuously examining good neighbor. ways to operate more efficiently CHEC works to help our many while continuing to provide the community thrive through initiatives highest level of friendly, reliable led by our employees and local board service you expect and deserve. After that’s comprised of neighbors who all, we’re your local co-op. We were live right here in our community. built by the members we serve.

Because we’re local, we understand Anne Prince writes on consumer and cooperative affairs for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the national trade association representing more than 900 local electric cooperatives.

From growing suburbs to remote farming communities, electric co-ops serve as engines of economic development for 42 million Americans across 56% of the nation’s landscape

New zones open now!

Substation 2 – ENT 4 – TEN 14 – LIB 12 – NIC 15 – AKI 6 – MUL

Feeder 4 1 1, 2 1, 2, 3 1, 2, 3 2, 3

Substation and feeder numbers can be found on your electric bill.

Focused on

YOU.

Electric cooperatives were created to serve their members. Because we’re a co-op, we’re able to adapt to our community’s unique needs.

That’s the power of co-op membership.

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Unclaimed Capital Credits If you recognize any of the below names, please have them contact CHEC at 800-328-2368. If you are the surviving heir of any person listed below, HOOSE, C D HOOVER, DANNY CJR HOOVER, JERRI HOOVER, JOE HOPKINS, LORENE HOPKINS, ORBIE HOPKINS, ROBIN R HORN, DENNIS D HORN, JERRY L HORNBACK, DEWAYNE HORNE, BRIGITT HORNER, CHRISTOPHER D HORSECHIEF, MARY A HORSLEY, CHASITY Q HORTON, BILL W HORTON, MISTY R HOSKINS, MILTON W HOSMAN, EARVIN R HOUSE, BILLIE O HOUSE, D W HOUSE, HERSHEL HOUSER, JOE W HOUSER, LARRY J HOUSTON, T W HOWARD, CHARLES L HOWARD, DANIEL HOWARD, EARL EJR HOWARD, KEN HOWARD, PAUL HOWARD, ROGER HOWELL, GLADYS HOWINGTON, WILLIAM B HUBBARD, JERRY HUBLER, JOEL HUBLER, MICHAEL D HUBLER, SHAWN D HUBLER, TRACY HUDSON, PAUL HUFF, RACHEL R HUGGINS, RENEE HUGHART, JOHN I HUGHES, JAYME B HUGHES, JIMMY D HUGHES, TERESA HULL, EARL HULL, HANFORD HULL, JODY L HULLENDER, KIRK HULSTINE, ROBERT HUME, DARREL A HUMPHREY, JOSEPH H HUMPHREY, WILLIAM MSR HUNTER, BRENDA HUNTER, GERALD HUNTER, LEONARD N HURD, PHILLIP HURLEY, JIM L HURST, CHAD HURST, GERALD D HURST, WADE HYATT, MARVIN G

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HYLES, DAVID L HYSLOP, LUTHER D HYSLOP, RANDY HYSLOPE, JAMES INGRAHAM, ROBERT C INGRUM, ROBERT T IRVIN, MISTY IRVING, MARVIN IVEY, CHARLAN JACKSON, BILL JACKSON, DAVID W JACKSON, DELMER E JACKSON, DENNIS W JACKSON, INA JACKSON, MARK A JACKSON, ROSEMARY JACOBS, BEVERLY L JAHAY, PAUL JAMES, BILL JAMES, J R JAMES, JANIE JAMES, JOHN JAMES, JUNIE M JAMES, RALPH E JAMES, RICKY D JAMES, TROY W JARRARD, CLENTIS JARVIS, CHARLES M JASNA, VICKIE J JAYZEE’S, BARBEQUE & MOR JENKINS, DAVID JENNINGS, JEFF L JEREMIAH, RONNIE JEREMIAH, S E JEREMIAH, SIDNEY E JESTER, LANE JESUS, NAME APOSTOLIC JEWELL, MICHELLE JEZEK, FRED JOHNNIE, ANDREW JOHNSON, BEN BIII JOHNSON, CLINT JOHNSON, DONALD JOHNSON, EARL W JOHNSON, FLOYD W JOHNSON, FRANKIE JOHNSON, HENRY J JOHNSON, IMOGENE JOHNSON, JACK A JOHNSON, LESLIE B JOHNSON, MARK A JOHNSON, MICHAEL O JOHNSON, RICHARD JOHNSON, RICHARD H JOHNSON, THOMAS JOHNSON, TOMMY G JOHNSTON, ARABEL W JONES, BRITA L JONES, CRYSTAL JONES, DELIA JONES, DON B

JONES, EDDIE JONES, FARRIS JONES, GEORGE W JONES, JAMES D JONES, JIMMY L JONES, JOSEPH W JONES, LARRY JONES, LARRY D JONES, LAYMAN H JONES, LORRAINE JONES, LORRAINE JONES, MAX A JONES, MELBA JONES, NOEL JONES, PAMELA JONES, RANDY L JONES, RAY JONES, THOMAS CJR JONES, FLOYD R JORDAN, DAVID B JORDAN, J K JORDAN, JOHN JORDAN, JOHN P JORDAN, JOHN S JORDAN, JUNE JRC, RANCH JUST, R C KAIN, HOWARD KAMAI, JAMES KJR KARL, KATHERINE KASH, DAVID KASTL, DOROTHY KEAR, RICHARD W KECK, JOSEPH KEEFNER, JOYCE KEITH, JACK E KELLEY, ALAN L KELLEY, DANNA KELLEY, KENNETH P KELLEY, MELVIN R KELLEY, ROBERT L KELLY, MARGARET A KEMP, WILLIAM KENNEDY, ROBERT KENT, JOSEPH H KENWORTHY, RALPH KIDD, LITTLETON E KILLER, CHARLIE KILLGORE, W M KIMBALL, JAMES R KIMS, CUTTING EDGE KINDRICK, CHARISSA KING, BRADLEY S KING, LEONARD H KING, NOAH KING, REBECCA A KINGCADE, JERRY KINGDOM, HALL J WITNESS KINSEY, HOLLY K KINSEY, STEVEN KINSLOW, L B

please visit www.cooksonhills.com/capital-credits and complete the Affidavit of Surviving Heirs.

KIRBY, LLOYD L KIRKENDOLL, JAMES KIRKLAND, LOWELL KISSELBURG, BRANDON R KITCHEN, ROBERT KITTRELL, CURTIS KLOPFENSTEIN, KEITH KNOWLES, HELEN KNOWLTON, DAVID KNOX, EDWARD B KNOY, JAMES JR KNOY, KIM L KONARIK, JACQUELIN E KRAMER, JOSEPH KREITZER, CHERRIE KREMERS, LEO E KRISHER, CHET KUYKENDALL, AUSTIN KYLE, JERRY J LABEFF, PAMELA LABOR, J F LABS, RICHARD LACKEY, RAY LACKEY, RENA G LAKE, COUNTRY BANK LAMB, HELEN LAMBERT, DANA L LANE, SUE A LANGLEY, EMERY LANKFORD, BEVERLY G LANZA, FRANK P LARSON, CURTIS J LATHROP, GLEN HJR LATTIMORE, BILL LAUBER, MICHELLE LAWSON, ARTHUR G LAWSON, MARTHA S LAWSON, PRESTON LAYMON, ALLENE LAYMON, JOHN LEA, CARL LEAF, BETTY L LEAF, SHIRLEY LECOMPTE, VINCE LEE, JAMES LEE, JAMES D LEE, JERRY D LEE, STEVEN C LEE, TRACY A LEEDOM, PAUL LEEP, JOHN H LEIB, FLORINDA LEIGH, C L LEIGH, KENNETH C LEMAN, ARTHUR LEMAY, B C LEON, JANETTE LEVERETT, RAY LEWALLEN, DAVID W LEWIS, BOBBY G LEWIS, BRIAN

LEWIS, DIXON JR LEWIS, JACKIE LEWIS, KATHY LEWIS, MELANIE J LEWIS, NANCY R LEWIS, NEAL LEWIS, STACY LEWIS, THOMAS M LIBERTO, EDITH E LIEVSAY, JAMES HSR LIGHTFOOT, EDWARD R LILLESKAU, TOM LIMORE, ETHEL LIMORE, JACK LIMORE, ROGER W LINDSEY, AMANDA LINDSEY, JOSEPH D LINDSEY, ROWDY LINDSY, TERESA LINEBERRY, JAY LIPPERT, LEO K LITTLE, PAUL D LOCUST, BILLY W LOCUST, EDNA L LOCUST, ELOISE LOCUST, LEROY V LOCUST, LESLIE LOCUST, SAMUEL W LOCUST, THOMAS LOGAN, JEFF W LOKEY, DANIEL E LOLLIS, MARK A LONA, VALLEY VOL FIRE LONESOME, VALLEY INC LONG, AUDREY LONG, CRYSTAL LONG, DANNY L LONG, JOHN S LONG, NORMAN A LONG, ROBERT LONG, ROBERT C LORENTZ, JULIE M LOVELL, LEANN LOWDER, JOHNNY B LOWDER, LEE E LOWE, DONALD G LOWE, KEVAN L LOWERY, MICHAEL J LOWRIMORE, LESLIE D LOWRY, WILLIAM LOYD, CLIFFORD LUCAS, CHARLES LUCAS, LEE LUIZ, DELLA L LUNSFORD, JAMES LUTTRELL, DANIEL LYLE, CHUCK LYNCH, BRYAN LYNN, PLUNKETT LYTLE, ROY MABREY, TARA

MACMILLAN, JUDY K MADDING, ACIA MADDOX, JULIE MADDOX, ROGER L MAHAN, ONETA MAHONEY, BRENDA K MAHONEY, DENIESE MAJOR, EDDIE MALONEY, LAURA B MANGUM, MONTY R MANLEY, CARLA MANNING, ROOSEVELT MARBLE, CITY GRAVEL INC MARBLE, CITY STONE MARKHAM, CHARLES MARLEY, JERRI MARR, DAVID D MARRIOTT, FRED MARSH, SYLVIA MARSHALL, TED MARTIN, ARCHIE MARTIN, BUFORD D MARTIN, BUSTER L MARTIN, CATHYALIN E MARTIN, DOYLE S MARTIN, GARY S MARTIN, JAMES M MARTIN, JAMES W MARTIN, MICHAEL D MARTIN, MICHAEL E MARTINDALE, PONNETTE MARTINEZ, MARIA R MARTINEZ, OZALENA MARTZALL, CHRISTOPH MASON, WILLIAM MASON-LAIN, SHERRY A MASSENGALE, DOUGLAS MATHEWS, NANCY A MATHEWS, PHILLIP E MATHEWS, WILLIAM L MATHIS, AMANDA F MATLOCK, CATHY MAULDIN, GARY MAULDIN, JERRY E MAUPIN, LLOYD W MAXWELL, ANGELA D MAYHORN, ROBERT W

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