IT’S TIME TO VOTE For a Board Member

Next month, Great Lakes Energy members in three director districts will receive a mail-in ballot with their July/August issue of Michigan Country Lines. These ballots will also include instructions on how members can cast their votes online.

Three board positions, each for three years, will need to be filled. Qualifying GLE members who reside in districts 1, 2, or 7 can seek election to the board and will be listed on the members’ respective ballots.

Counties by district are:

District 1 – Emmet County

District 2 – Charlevoix and Cheboygan counties

District 7 – Muskegon and Oceana counties

The terms of directors David Coveyou of Petoskey (District 1), Mark Carson of Boyne City (District 2), and Paul Byl of Shelby (District 7) expire this year. The three incumbents plan to seek re-election.

In addition to the mail-in ballot and online voting instructions, the candidates’ profiles will appear in the July/August election issue that will be sent to members in Districts 1, 2, and 7. Profiles will also be available in the online version of the July/August issue, which will be available at countrylines.com/my-co-op/great-lakes/.

Winners will be announced on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, at the cooperative’s annual business meeting.

Historic Farms Honored

Two family farms served by Great Lakes Energy were recently recognized by the Michigan Centennial Farm Program.

The Henry and Amanda Baisch Farm, which was founded Sept. 29, 1909, near Howard City in Montcalm County, was certified as a “Centennial Farm” on March 3, 2024. The current owner is George Ravell.

The John and Barbara Karnauskas Farm, which was founded on July 5, 1921, near Freesoil in Mason County, was certified as a “Centennial Farm” on March 14, 2024. The current owners are Robert and Betty Kran.

Great Lakes Energy is a sponsor of the Michigan Centennial Farm Program that honors Great Lakes Energy members and other Michigan residents whose farms have been owned and operated by the same family for 100 years for centennial farms and 150 years for sesquicentennial farms. Once a farm is certified, the owners receive a certificate as well as a display marker for their farm. GLE members can request an application or receive more information about the program by contacting The Historical Society of Michigan, (517) 324-1828, or by visiting the organization’s website, www.centennialfarms.org.