October 2019

FLASHES CURRENT LIGHT

P.O. Box 127 Graceville, FL 32440-0127

West Florida Electric, Your Touchstone Energy Cooperative

Cover: (l-r) Harold Dunham meets with Theo Hobbs & Stephen Burdeshaw on a job site in the Sneads area.

Attention Members!

WFEC offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 14 for

A Cut Above TREE SERVICE LLC

Owner: Jason Morris

• Tree Removal • Chipper • 15 Ton Crane • Aerial Truck • Pruning & Trimming • Bobcat Work • Hazardous Tree Removal • Stump Removal • Stump Grinding FULLY INSURED • FREE ESTIMATES

BUS: (850) 415-1217 • CELL: (850) 573-1270 Hybrid Barn Kits Available!

Engineered Buildings Available!

Deck Kits!

If you experience an outage, call 844-688-2431 (844-OUTAGE1) to report it.

Concrete Steps in Stock

www.panhandlesalvage.com

6x8 - $269 8x10 - $369 10x10 - $499 12x12 - $589 12x16 - $729

Many more sizes to choose from!

Treated Swings in Stock!

850-547-9354

Panhandle Lumber & Supply Tri-State Leader of Barn Kit & Deck Kit Sales Since 1997

405 W. Hwy. 90 • Bonifay, FL

INSIDE ...

Pole Barn Kits Available Several to choose from.

*Prices subject to change. Call to confirm.*

WFEC Mourns Loss of Devoted Employee Pages 10-11 ISSUE OCTOBER 2019

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Oct. 10 Marks One Year Since Devastating Storm ...pgs. 3-4 October 7 is National LED Light ... pg. 7-8 Day Time of Use Matters ...pgs. 12-13 Community Calendar

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Local Classifieds

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USPS: 702-990 | ISSN: 1042-7767 | VOL 69, NO 10

Current Light Flashes is the official voice of West Florida Electric Cooperative Association, Inc., a member-owned Touchstone Energy® cooperative serving Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington counties. It is published as a service to the Co-op’s members. Periodicals postage is paid at Graceville, Florida.

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WFEC Board of Trustee

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Randy

Joe E.

BUSH

RONE

District 7 / Vice President

District 8 / President

Thinking of BUYING or SELLING? Whether it’s residential home, land or commercial, we specialize in all property types. Let’s work together to get your property SOLD or let me help you find your next dream property.

24 Hour Emergency Response CBC1255149, CCC1330340, MRSR9

David

John

TATUM District 1

District 4 / Secretary-Treasurer

United Country Real Estate | Properties South 850-693-6610 cpatrick@propertiessouth.com|www.propertiessouth.com

Serving the Area for Over 60 Years

Jackie

Tim

POOSER

ALFORD

District 3

District 2

Rent-All • We have everything you need!

Mobile Home Pads • Land Clearing • Excavation

Dirt • Rock • Culverts

George Clayton

District 5

District 6

CORBIN

OWENS

help WFEC obtain FEMA

reimbursements. They're inspecting

Tony Mitchell (850) 526-8466

poles, wire & attachments & are

currently working around the Chipley

Licensed Real Estate Agent in Florida & Alabama tony.mitchell@afmforest.com • www.americanforestmanagement.com

& Campbellton areas this month.

Equipment Rentals, Tractors, Trenchers, Etc. Septic Tank Service, Installation & Repair

David

follow-up survey. This survey will

Representing Sellers & Buyers of Farms, Timberland & Homestead Properties

Middlebrooks Contractors, Inc.

They’ll be taking photos, so please

Ph: (850) 547-3658

Save Big on Your Next Big Project.

MS 250 $29995

Plumbing • Electrical Licensed & Insured

18” bar+

Tracey R. Kent

Chain Saw

WAS $34995 MSRP

Realtor/Property Manager

Southern Way Realty, Inc. Frank E.

Myron

BONDURANT Attorney

District 9

Ty

PEEL

Executive VP/CEO

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Offer valid through 11/30/19 at participating dealers while supplies last.

1014 Main Street, Chipley, FL 32428 traceykent828@gmail.com • www.southernwayrealty.com

Real STIHL. Find Yours.

Energy Efficiency Tip Heating requires more energy than any other system in your home, typically making up about 42% of your energy bill. With proper equipment maintenance & upgrades like additional insulation & air sealing, you can save about 30% on your energy bill.

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don’t be alarmed if you see someone on your property. Their trucks have WFEC Contractor decals on the side.

Questions? Contact your district office.

850-326-7463 (cell)

HUDSON

Reps from McLean Engineering are doing a damage assessment

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

Clay Patrick Owner/Broker ADAMS

955 Tate Drive Dothan, Alabama 334-792-8408 • dplinc@graceba.net

Mold Removal Remodels Water Damage Additions Fire Damage New Construction

Panhandle Tractor • (850) 526-2257 5003 Highway 90 • Marianna, Florida 32446

Providing quality printing and service to the Florida panhandle and south Alabama since 1961.

BG 50 HandHeld Blower ***

$13995

MS 170 Chain Saw

“Powerful and Lightweight.”

- Kevin2376

PANHANDLE TRACTOR ***

$17995 “It starts easily and runs great.”

- Dick44

All prices DSRP at participating dealers while supplies last. The actual listed guide bar length may vary from the effective cutting length based on which powerhead it is installed on. Check out these reviews and others on the product pages at STIHLdealers.com. © 2019 STIHL

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5006 Highway 90 Marianna, FL 32446 850-526-2257

Attention Members: West Florida Electric Right of Way Clearing Crews will be cutting & trimming right of ways in the following area(s) this month:

North Bonifay

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October 10 Marks One Year Since Devastating Storm

as quickly as possible to members, are being converted to permanent repairs. Debris pickup and right-ofway trimming are also still taking place throughout the cooperative’s service area. This has not been a s a native of short-term recovery process. We Washington expect it will take several years of onCounty, I realize going repairs to recover and restore how difficult the past our electric distribution system to year has been for all the reliable state it was in before this of us. I have seen the Category 5 hurricane. far-reaching impacts I’d like to take a moment to Hurricane Michael has ask each of you to consider that left on the agricultural/ this storm is something your timber industries and our co-op, the communities we serve natural resources. Our and the panhandle of Florida has area's natural beauty has never experienced – ever. The been changed and it will damage caused by this storm was take years for it to recover. unprecedented and was unlike I also realize that many of anything we’d ever seen with the our co-op’s members were Category 2 and 3 storms we’ve dealt greatly impacted by this with in the past. unprecedented natural Remember that WFEC is a notdisaster and are still for-profit cooperative, which means recovering today. the co-op cannot hold money in Ty Peel, EVP & CEO It is hard to believe reserves and cannot have millions that this month marks a year since the occurrence of the worst natural of dollars in savings set aside “just disaster to ever hit our area. I’ve worked in the utility industry for over in case” something of this nature thirty-seven years and this was by far, the worst storm I have ever seen. happens. This storm was financially Many veteran linemen and right-of-way professionals who assisted WFEC devastating to your co-op. Yes, after Hurricane Michael stated this was the worst natural disaster and FEMA has awarded approximately damage they had ever encountered in their many years of working storm 30 percent of the cooperative’s storm recovery. recovery costs to WFEC in the form More than 99 percent of WFEC’s members were without electricity the of reimbursements, however, that day after the storm passed through our area. It took every WFEC employee, leaves approximately 70 percent of as well as linemen, right-of-way workers and support personnel from 60 the estimated $70 million in costs additional cooperatives and 15 electrical contractors to restore power to all that have not been reimbursed. members who could safely receive it in just 31/2 weeks.

WFEC continues working with Considering it has taken over 80 years to build this electric distribution FEMA to submit all the necessary system spanning approximately 4,800 miles and four counties, it is documentation required to receive amazing to believe WFEC accomplished this tremendous task in such a additional reimbursements for short amount of time. Without the help of this additional workforce, it eligible expenses related to storm would have taken WFEC personnel many months to restore power to our recovery. Please remember that all members. costs associated with recovering from We expect WFEC to continue seeing the impacts from this storm Hurricane Michael are not eligible for years to come. At this time, WFEC linemen along with contractors for reimbursement. continue repairs and cleanup throughout the cooperative’s service area.

Temporary repairs, which were made during the storm to restore power

Land Clearing & Forestry Services Dozer and Excavation Work Heavy-Duty Brush Cutting Ponds • Road Building • Demolition Pine Tree Planting • Herbicide Spraying Fire Line Plowing • Burning • Root Raking Chopping • Bedding

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www.claycoforestry.com clayslandclearing@gmail.com Clay O’Neal:

850.762.9402 or 850.832.5055 Have Medicare questions?

I have answers.

Gene Alford

Licensed Sales Representative 4427 Market Street Marianna, FL 32446

850-209-1381, TTY 711 UHCMedicareSolutions.com

GOLF CART SALES & SERVICE Xtreme Southern Kustomizing

(850) 263-4861 (850) 658-2886

Woodham Rd., Graceville, FL Notification Statement

Notice is hereby given that the West Florida Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. Board of Trustees regularly meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month, unless special circumstances warrant a change.

Main Business and Publications Offices 5282 Peanut Road Graceville, Florida 32440-0127 (850) 263-3231 or 1-800-342-7400 Subscription Rate Cooperative members, $2.50 per year Non-members, $6.00 per year Change of Address Notices POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Current Light Flashes P. O. Box 127 Graceville, Florida 32440-0127 DISCLAIMER: Although paid advertisements may appear in West Florida Electric (WFEC) publications in print, online, or in other electronic formats, WFEC does not endorse the advertised product, service, or company, nor any of the claims made by the advertisement. WFEC reserves the right to edit or refuse to publish any advertisement, article or information.

This Institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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Multiple Listings (cont.)

Mail boxes, bird houses, wooden toys, furniture & more; 547-9269.

Propane tank; propane generator, $3,000; 557-2488, call or text.

10 HP leaf blower, $375; 5 HP trailer yard vac, $600; 5 kW generator, tank leaks, $300; 5 kW generator, $160, boat & trailer for restoration/parts, $375; mower, wobbly wheels, $20; 26” bicycle, $50; 638-7302.

Amaryllis lilies; angel trumpets; variegated jasmine; Rose of Sharon; 693-4583.

Damaged power lines like these in Compass Lake in the Hills days after Hurricane Michael rolled through WFEC's service area were a common sight last year at this time.

Debbie Roney Smith Full Time Realtor since 1996 Multi-Million Dollar Producer

4420 Lafayette St. Marianna, FL 32446 Call or Text (850) 209-8039 debson1999@gmail.com

I’m a REALTOR~I’m American Gold

D West Florida Turf SO SOCentipede • St. Augustine • 419 Bermuda D Centipede Seed

On the FarmDelivered or Installed 850-638-4860 • Cellular 415-0385 Est. 1980

Art’s Home Services

DAVIDSON EQUIPMENT

Carpenter/Handyman Build It - Fix It Clean It - Haul It

RENTAL & TRACTORS 1764 Clayton Rd., Chipley FL (423) 313-0667

LLC/Insured/ 40 Years Experience

(850) 638-2611 PAGE 4

We Do the Job For You • Free Estimates

10% Off with this Ad CURRENT LIGHT FLASHES

Brick home, 21 acres, outside of Graceville, $250,000 OBO; 263-7683.

Trailer, $10,000, 12x60’; 548-5619.

Recreational Vehicles 1988 Alumacraft boat, 70 HP Yamaha motor & trailer, $18,000; 768-6858 or 263-3145.

Bass Tracker boat, 40 HP Mercury, battery charger, run on trailer, spare Antique 3-piece parlor set, excellent tire, like new, $11,000; 263-9572. condition, $1,500; Lincoln rocking chair, $175; side chair, $150; buffet 1983 24’ pontoons only, with no trailer, $1,500; 326-1959. (side board), $200; 763-6052.

Real Estate While we are looking back at the events of last October, please take a moment to say a prayer for the Ussery, Cesil and Barrett families who lost loved ones during the power restoration efforts after Hurricane Michael.

Our co-op family continues to feel the void left by Bo's untimely death. He is still remembered and missed very much.

To all cooperatives, contractors, and support personnel that responded to our devastation, we thank you. To WFEC employees, you rose to an unprecedented level in your dedication to WFEC and its members. And to you, our members, thank you for your support, patience, understanding and prayers as we continue through the rebuilding process.

3BR house, to be moved; 547-3233. 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis LS, needs battery, $2,500 firm; 71 acre pasture in Washington 547-1840.

County, small pond, fenced; 234-7070.

Bass Pro 165 w/40 HP 4-stroke Mercury, trailer, motor guide, 54 pound trolling motor, custom cover, like new, garage kept, lots of extras, $9,800 firm; 547-7493.

37 acres on Hwy. 79 & Hwy. 160 in North Holmes County, good pasture, pond, 5-strand barbed-wire fence, 2017 Hurricane deck boat (CC231), $139,000 OBO; 334-333-3533. rare center console, Yamaha 250VMAX motor, double axel 9 acres on Hwy. 79 & Hwy. 160 in Marine Master trailer, pristine North Holmes County, good pasture, condition; 579-2001. good fence, nice pond, $39,000; 334-333-7164.

2010 Keystone Springdale 266RLSSR travel trailer, slide out, Fenced 1/2 acre with 2BR/2BA $9,000; 638-2999. mobile home, well & septic, 5 mile drive to Lake Seminole, Grand Ridge, $40,000 OBO; Vehicles 334-393-1444.

60 acres on Hwy. 160 in North Holmes County, Ten Mile creek runs through, $139,000 OBO; 334-446-8687.

ISSUE OCTOBER 2019

1991 Lincoln Town Car, 123,200 miles, $2,500 OBO; 1989 Ford F150 $2,000 OBO; 334-714-6730.

WANTED Someone to cut & roll 15 acres of hay, in Bethlehem; 547-3233.

Signs, oil, gas, automotive, general store or other related items; gas pumps; vintage toys or collectibles; 209-2012.

Horses; pony; donkeys; mules; 209-6268.

150-200 acres pasture land in Holmes or Washington County area; 234-7070.

License plates from any state, mainly Florida, prior to 1980; old motorcycles or parts prior to 1960; 557-7030, Greg.

Use rabbit cages; 693-4583.

Gardener/handyman needed; 697-2054.

FREE Upright Kimball piano, would like to donate to a church or someone that lost one during the storm; 294-0980.

Dog pen chain link, 4’ high with gate, 12’x20’, you take apart & haul; 703-1122.

TOLL FREE OUTAGE HOTLINE: 1.844.OUTAGE1 (844.688.2431)

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CLASSIFIEDS FOR SALE Animals/Livestock German Shorthair Pointer puppies & older, trained for bird hunting; 693-5001, Archie.

Antiques Ten piece antique bedroom set, $1,500; 638-2999.

Appliances Cabrio washer & dryer, new, $600; 638-1703.

Home/Farm Kubota tractor, M4900, 2WD, 33 hours, excellent condition, 5 cylinder, $12,000 OBO: 209-0610 Fertilized barn stored hay, 4x5 rolls; 258-0020.

Hay, fertilized, barn stored, 4x4 rolls, 18’ fiberglass ladder, $85; $22.50/roll; 579-2732.

638-2999.

Coastal hay, 5x5 rolls, fertilized, covered, excellent quality; 592-4798. Ruger standard 270 caliber, single shot, $550 firm, might trade for Pedestal table, round, 38” diameter, firearm or something of equal value; needs refinishing, $35; 638-1962.

836-4700.

Tractor, 35 HP diesel; bush hog, 5’, 1,200 hours, $5,500 for both; 956-2393.

16' utility trailer, dual wheels needs new tires, wood bed $900.00 call 638-0085 or 849-5763.

Miscellaneous

Multiple Listings

Estate Holy Bible, red letter edition, King James/Master Reference Guides, 1,198 pages, no tears, rips or written notes, 11”/9”/3”, $45; 263-9171.

Square bale annual peanut hay; 5x5 rolls grass hay; walk-in cooler; walkin freezer, almost new; 263-3427.

Certified SSGA Tifton 9 seed, 30-40 pound bags, $3.50/pound; 307-8954.

Three-wheel Go-Go Scooter, like new, will fit in trunk of car; 352-4048.

Nine sets of blades for two-blade Ridgit planer, $10 each; 579-6531.

60 gallon acrylic fish aquarium w/ complete setup, like new condition, 1850 GAYL 5’ hay baler, good shape, $450; 592-2628. barn kept, $2,500; 1/3 cubic yard dirt slip, reversible, $200; HD new Craftsman T2600 lawn mower, 46” lift pole, $325; 326-2754. deck, 19 HP Kohler engine, $850, in good condition; 592-4798.

Approximately 50 rolls of mulch hay, $10/roll, make offer to take all; Purex pool heater, never used, 557-2894 or 209-2897, Richard. $600; 638-1703.

Touchton’s Barns & Sheds

• Pole Barns • Equipment Sheds • Enclosed Sheds, Etc.

Over 20 years experience

“We Work to please YOU”

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(850) 307-4449 #CBC1256015 “In God We Trust”

Sears 4-thread Serger, $200; Sansui speakers, SP200, 3-way, 5 speakers, 12” woofer, 2-5” squawkers, 2 horn tweeters; $90 for both; Encore Technology CD player, turntable & cassette, stereo & USB, $100; 638-1962.

Bush Well Drilling

Pump Sales & Service • Irrigation Systems • Water Treatment

Mulching, Excavation, Land Clearing Since 1969 • Licensed & Insured

Office:

850-263-8064

• Cell:

850-573-1229

Hinson Land Clearing

Stump & Debris Removal Bulldozer & Excavator Work Tractor Services Including Bush Hogging, Discing & Spraying Heavy Forestry Mowing 30 Years Experience • Owned & Operated by Francis Hinson

(850) 481-2960

WISEFLY AUTO GLASS - EST. 2007

WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS CALL NOW (850) 387-2400 MV100767 any glass any vehicle

BOBCAT SERVICES • • • •

Debris Clean Up Driveways Grading Free Estimates

(850) 209-1381

Stump Grinding

Call Mike

(850) 596-8767 EMERGENCY PLUMBING & CONSTRUCTION, LLC

SURVEYOR

Florida Licensed Surveyor since 1969

Roger Lonsway Home Office: 638-7412

Mobile: 260-5438

Quinn Williams

850-373-7186 RF11067708

Located in Bonifay, FL Residential & Commercial Plumbing

Hand-quilted quilts; new pool cover, 18-20’ round; 6’ pool table w/accessories, perfect condition; 547-3649.

Lawn Care Service & Tractor Work

Also Food Plot Installation

Tyler Poole, LLC

850.573.1599 Local Telephone Prefixes Alford 579 Altha 762 Bascom/Malone 569 Blountstown 674, 237 Bonifay 547 Caryville 548 Chipley 638, 415 Cottondale 352 Graceville 263

Grand Ridge 592 Greenwood 594 Marianna 482, 526 Ponce de Leon 836 Sneads 593 Sunny Hills 773 Vernon 535 Westville 956

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Glen Scott

Stump Grinding Best Service

Tri-County Gas S ervice , I nc .

Tri-County Gas S ervice , I nc .

Best Prices

“Home Folks Serving Home Folks”

For All Your Propane Needs

(850) 209-2105

415 S. Waukesha St., Bonifay

547-3696

Marianna, Florida

#RM0048955

William Crutchfield Enterprises, Inc. • Refrigeration • Heating & Cooling • Ice Machines • Residential/Commercial

License Number: CMC1250499

For Service Call: (850) 263-3427 or Cell: (850) 326-0330

(850) 638-0790 Fax: (850) 638-8069

Surveying/GIS/Utilities • ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys • As-built Surveys • Boundary Surveys • Construction Layout Surveys • Design Surveys • Route Surveys • Foundation Surveys

• GPS Field Data Collection • Hydrographic Surveys • Legal Descriptions • Mean High Water Survey • Plats • Plot Plans • ROW Surveying & Mapping • Topographic Survey

southeasternsurveying.com

1240 South Blvd. • Chipley, FL 32428 www.backwoodsbuildings.net

F R E E E S T I M AT E S !

O&L FARMS

Round 4x5 rolls also available (850) 547-1794 (850) 303-4364

Graceville Goat, Sheep, Chicken Auction, LLC 916 White Avenue • Graceville, FL Every Thursday: 5 PM - until Miscellaneous & Animals

850-573-2157 850-263-0793

• No Buyer Premiums • Open to Public Buyers & Sellers Welcome #AB3552

850-676-4903

Owner

3024 Firefly Lane Vernon, FL 32462

Most Insurances Accepted New Chipley Location Cosmetic, General & Family Dentistry

• Veneers • Crowns • Dentures • Cleanings • Whitening • Bonding New & Emergency Patients Welcome

Dr. Ernie Hooper, Dr. John Wilson, Dr. Brian Parker & Dr. Hilary Whitaker

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• Tree Removal • Tree Trimming • Stump Grinding Insured • Free Estimates

593-4455 Finch’s Welding Supply Oxygen • Acetylene • C02 • Argon 75/25 Rods, Tips, Wire Welding Accessories We service all welding machines.

850.768.3697 850.768.3114

3433 Pear Tree Lane Bonifay, FL 32425

The Emergency Home Energy Assistance For The Elderly Program (EHEAP) May Be Able to Help!

Home: (850) 535-1121 Cell: (850) 260-2204

Family Dentistry of Chipley 415-1411 Family Dentistry of Bonifay 547-9290

Hill’s Tree Service

Seniors!

Need Emergency Help with your Utility Bill?

Over 40 Years Experience License #2252

John White

1410-A Brickyard Rd, Chipley ...................................... 415-1411 110 E. North Ave, Bonifay ............................................ 547-9290 PAGE 6

Goat Day October 19; 8:00 a.m.; Vendors present until 4:00 p.m.

Sam Atkins Park, Blountstown The entry fee is $5 per person & children under 3 are free. Vendors being accepted now. Featuring pony rides, hay rides, train rides, jumping activities & much more. Arts and crafts and food vendors will also be on site. Contact info@blountstownrotary.com for more information about the event or to sign up for a vendor space.

What’s in YOUR Water?

Legume of Commercial Importance

Perennial Peanut is a high-quality persistent tropical forage legume that can be grazed or fed to horses, dairy and beef cattle, hogs, goats, sheep, and rabbits. It can be stored as dry hay or silage and is an ideal substitute for imported alfalfa.

Art Little

Graceville Harvest Day Festival October 19; parade: 10:00 a.m.; stage entertainment: 10:00 a.m.

Graceville This year's festival will include many arts & crafts, free kid's activities, delicious food & one of the area's biggest car shows. The fun kicks off on the stage at 10:00 a.m. & the parade will begin downtown at 10:00 a.m. There will be live entertainment all day.

Panhandle Pump Repair & Filtration Service

Square Bales Available for Sale Perennial Peanut - A Forage

tion Installa ! le Availab

CBC1257046 backwoodsbuildings@yahoo.com

Community Calendar Cont.

Funds are now available from the Area Agency on Aging for North Florida, Inc. to provide emergency home energy assistance for elders. Households with persons 60 years of age or older with low incomes who are in immediate danger of losing their source of home heating or cooling may be considered for eligibility.

To apply for assistance, please contact the Florida Elder Helpline at

1-800-963-5337 Eligibility is household income based. Submission of application does not guarantee payment.

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Community Calendar

McIntosh

Outboard & Small Engine Grand Ridge

Sneads

We buy boats & motors!

(850) 593-0009 • 7524 Old U.S. 90 Ln., Sneads, FL

Bush Paint & Supply

Carpet • Paint • Feed & Seed Vinyl Flooring • Ceramic Tile Free Estimates

263-4744 • 971 6th Ave., Graceville Jackson Farm Well Services Patrick Jackson

850-592-9530 or 850-573-6623

Dampier Screening The Pool Re-screening Specialists Licensed & Insured

Free Estimates

850-234-7070 • 850-956-2110

Re-screening & Screen Repairs on Pool Enclosures & Porches, One Panel or Whole Enclosure. Pressure Washing Available. Specialty Screen Available. Serving Bay County & the Surrounding Areas.

Brock’s Equipment Service Cottondale • (850) 579-4863 Cell • (850) 573-1863

Excavator, Dozer & Dump Truck Service Land Clearing, Pond Building, Demolition, Site Preparation, Ditch Work, Tree & Debris Removal, Sand & Top Soil

Senior Singles Gathering Every 3rd Friday of the month; 2:00 p.m.

Sonny’s, Marianna For more information, contact Linda at 850-394-8228.

AARP Smart Driver Course October 12 & October 29 & November 9; 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Washington County Ag Center/Jackson County Ag Center Sue Trueman, AARP, will conduct the AARP Smart Driver Course for county residents. Participants receive a certificate to provide their auto insurer enabling them to receive a discount on their premiums, depending on their carrier. Call the Washington Co. Extension Office, 638-6265 to pre-register. Cost is $15 for AARP members & $20 for non-AARP members. It also will be offered November 9, 8:30 am to 4:00 p.m., at the Jackson Co. Extension Office, 2741 Pennsylvania Ave., Marianna. Please pre-register for that class by calling the Jackson Co. Extension Office, 482-9620. Registration fees will be collected the day of the course. For more info, visit www.aarp.org/drive or call Judy Corbus, 638-6265.

4th Annual Fashion Night Out October 12 Vanity Fair, Graceville Join VF for all day discounts of 20% for VIP members & all day discounts of 10% for non-VIP members. The first 25 people will receive 25% off their purchase of a "stuff the bag" and charitable donations will be accepted for JDRF. You Can Dehydrate That? Class October 15; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Bonifay First United Methodist Church, 202 N. Oklahoma Street, Bonifay Maximize your dehydrator with this intro to dehydrating/vacuum sealing class.

Registration is $5 & includes class materials. Space is limited & preregistration is required by contacting the Holmes County Extension Office, 547-1108, or the Washington County Extension Office, 638-6265.

Homecoming Services October 19; 10:00 a.m.

Lighthouse Assembly of God, Bonifay Services begin at 10:00 a.m. with singing, preaching by Brother Michael Presley at 11:00 a.m. & lunch at noon.

CLF Free Ad Policy (Limited to one ad per household) WFEC publishes free classified ads in the Current Light Flashes as a service to its members. The following limitations apply: 1) Ads must be 20 words or less and must be legible, with an active electric account number at the top. 2) Ads exceeding 20 words are subject to elimination. 3) Submit ads to the Graceville office by the 5th of the month to appear in the following month’s issue. (Example: An ad arriving

by Jan. 5 will appear in the Feb. CLF) 4) Ads for services & businesses are not free. Service businesses include, but are not limited to, pet or livestock breeders or stud services, rentals, baby-sitting, etc. 5) Any buying or selling on a regular basis will be considered a business. On-going garage sales & the sale of similar items on a repeated basis do not qualify for free advertising. 6) WFEC may refuse to publish any ad. 7) You may submit your ad online at www.westflorida.coop.

WFEC will not accept ads over the phone.

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Name Acct. # St. Address/P.O. Box City Phone #

For Sale • Wanted • Free • Thank You • Lost (circle one)

CURRENT LIGHT FLASHES

October 7 is National LED Light Day

hours or more. That’s more than three years if they are run 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In fact, LEDs are so long-lasting that a string of LED holiday lights could still be in use 40 holiday seasons from now. ational LED Light Day is this month so we thought we’d share While LED bulbs are more information about some of the benefits of the most efficient expensive, they still save money lighting you can purchase and how you can light your home using because they last a long time and the same amount of have very low energy light for less money. use. LED bulbs are Did you know that available in many the average household products such as dedicates about five replacement bulbs percent of its energy for 40W, 60W, and budget to lighting?

75W traditional By switching out incandescents, your home’s five most reflector bulbs for frequently used light recessed fixtures & fixtures, you can save small track lights, up to $75 each year. desk lamps, kitchen In fact, switching to under cabinet energy-efficient lighting lighting and outdoor is one of the fastest lights. ways to reduce your LEDs work energy bill. well indoors and LEDs produce outdoors because of light approximately 90 their durability and performance percent more efficiently than other light bulbs. LEDs use at least 75 percent less energy and last 25 times longer than the traditional incandescent bulbs they replace. Good quality LED bulbs can have a useful life of 25,000 continued page 8

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Note: One of the primary reasons LED

bulbs are more energy efficient & safer is because they do not generate heat like traditional incandescent bulbs. The reason many people put a light on their pump or engine block during the winter is to prevent freezing. It is not the light, but rather the heat generated from the incandescent bulb that protects the water well, engine block or even pets who live outdoors during cold weather. Please keep in mind that neither LED nor CFL bulbs will generate enough heat to utilize for this purpose.

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LED or CFL bulbs won't generate enough heat to keep your animals warm on a cold winter's night like incadescent bulbs would

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in cold environments. Look for LED products for pathway lights, step lights and porch lights for outdoor use. You can also find solar-powered outdoor lighting as an environmentally friendly alternative.

LEDs are also safer because they are much cooler than incandescent lights, reducing the risk of combustion and burnt fingers. They also do not contain mercury and have a smaller environmental impact than incandescent bulbs did. These bulbs are also much sturdier and made with epoxy lenses, not glass, so they are much more resistant to breakage.

If the United States switched entirely to LED lights over the next two decades, it could save $250 billion in energy costs, reduce electricity consumption for lighting by nearly 50 percent and avoid 1,800 million metric tons of carbon emissions.

Efficient & portable bandsaw can cut your trees into lumber on your site with minimal sawdust waste.

Top 5 Energy Vampires 1. Computer equipment 2. TVs 3. Surround sound systems 4. Cable or satellite TV boxes 5. Household items with clocks

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These so-called "energy vampires" are appliances that continue to draw power from electrical outlets, even when they're turned off or idle. While these vampires won't suck your blood, some of them can cause substantial increases to your energy usage, costing you & your family hundreds of dollars per year.

(850) 482-5513

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TOGETHER We can be safe.

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Mobile Home Power Pole

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You can help level out that pattern of energy peaks and help reduce the co-op's system capacity requirements by simply adjusting when and how you use electricity.

Changing those energy use habits could also make a difference on your electric bill. By shifting the time of day that you perform tasks that require major energy consumption like washing and drying clothes, you can help the co-op reduce its peak demand. By reducing peak demand, we reduce the system capacity requirements, which in turn reduces the need for more generation or power plants. This can help the co-op hold-the-line on rates and also reduce the co-op's carbon footprint.

Linemen often work beside a busy roadway, & that makes a dangerous job more hazardous. When approaching a utility vehicle, move over if safe to do so, creating an empty lane buffer. When changing lanes isn’t possible, reduce your speed. Let’s work together to follow the law, pay attention, slow down, move over & stay safe.

Earn Points While You Shop

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Paper Only Bingo. Located across the street from Graceville High School.

Open 6 days a week. Closed Tuesdays. Session at 7:30 nightly. $50 payouts before & after session. Pull tab games up to $1,000!

Friday nights: All sessions pay $250!

Saturdays: Jackpot games @ 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10 Sundays: Balloon games - win up to $250!

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Time of Use Matters

Your electric co-op pays more for electricity during those morning and evening peak demand hours in two ways: either by having a power plant to make sure enough electricity is id you know you can help your electric co-op by simply glancing available, or by actually paying more at the clock? The key to that help is a term used in the energy to purchase electricity from another industry called “time of use.” utility with excess power at the time.

Electricity follows the basic economic laws of supply and demand— And those peaks in energy use get when a lot of people want something, it’s expensive; when they don’t, it’s even higher when it’s especially hot cheaper. Energy is more expensive during certain times of the day because or cold outside, as air conditioners more people are using it.

The role you play can be as simple as washing and drying your clothes a or heaters use extra power.

We refer to the time that couple hours later than usual. Why would you want to do that? One reason members need electricity the most has to do with the fact that as a co-op member, you and your neighbors as peak demand and we are required own your electric cooperative.

By paying attention to times of energy use, co-op members can feel like to have enough electricity generation they’re a part of something. Essentially, if you’re helping your co-op, you’re capacity to meet that peak demand. helping your neighbors and yourself.

But helping with time of use can be more than a feeling. It can translate to real dollars.

D

Glazed Pecans

Submitted by: Francis Bruner

Ingredients: 2 cups pecans (halves) 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla 5 tablespoons water 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt

E WE MOV LE PORTAB GS BUILDIN

Directions: Toast pecan halves in oven for 8 minutes at 250 degrees. Bring other ingredients to a boil until soft boil stage (I use a candy thermometer). Remove from hear. Add pecans to sugar and stir until they are covered. Pour onto waxed paper and separate with a fork. Let cool. Store in closed container.

By shifting the time of day you use energy for common chores, like washing clothes or running the dishwasher, you can help your electric co-op keep energy rates lower, which also helps your fellow co-op members.

ALDAY’S Bobcat & Tree Service Licensed & Insured LI20000696600

Josh Alday

(850) 209-2501

Davis

and

Septic

Bonifay: 956-4329 • Chipley: 638-5406

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MARIANNA (Across from CVS)

200-Amp Power Pole $299.95 100 - Amp Power Pole $199.95 Delivery & Installation Available Rick Carnley - Lic. # EC-13006648

Florida Meter Pole Company, Inc.

Contact Rick at 526-2183 or Anthony Register at 573-0219

Together We Can Stay Safe

Owner/Operator (850) 557-7290

Son’s Plumbing & Tank Service

State Certified CFC1425994

4673 HIGHWAY 90 E.

Stacey Alday

• New Installation • Drainfield Repair/Replacement • Septic Tank Pumping & Service • Free Estimates

CURRENT LIGHT FLASHES

Portable Buildings, Carports & Garages Mobile Home & RV Supplies

850-526-3797

continued page 13

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Digging too close to a padmounted transformer like the one above can damage underground cables, leading to electrical shock or interruptions in service. Use caution when landscaping.

Call 811 before you dig and stay safe.

TOLL FREE OUTAGE HOTLINE: 1.844.OUTAGE1 (844.688.2431)

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WFEC Mourns Loss of Devoted Employee

H

onest. Devoted. Full of Integrity. Quick-witted. here is no single word to describe Fun to be around. A family man. A man of faith. All arold unham man of impeccable of these words and phrases and many more can be used to describe character who loved his od his family the kind of man Harold Dunham was. Dunham, who worked for and the employees of is word West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) for 32 years, lost his was his bond y eel life in a motorcycle accident on September 17.

Dunham started his career at WFEC in July 1987 as a tree trimmer.

He was Manager, Operations & He also held many other positions at the cooperative including rightConstruction in the Sneads district of-way foreman, apprentice line worker and journeyman line worker. at the time of his death.

“It’s hard to put into words the Harold recognized some of his employees like Clark Feltman (right), at this year's kind of man that Harold was. He Lineman Appreciation Day Luncheon. genuinely loved people and made sure they knew it. He was one of the most honest and devoted men I have ever known – devoted to his wife, his family and his job,” said Donnie Worley, a long-time friend and co-worker.

It never took Harold long to make a positive impression on those he met. He touched so many lives during his life by lending a hand or a listening ear. If a co-op member in his district had a problem, it became Harold’s problem. He took their issues personally and worked with them to find solutions and help them.

When new employees moved to his town, he made sure they felt welcome and included. He wanted them to feel at home in his community – a community he loved and believed in supporting.

If you talk to anyone who knew Harold, they will tell you that wherever he went, he made friends.

He always looked for the good in others and looked for the positive in PAGE 10

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D

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G , WFEC. H ." ~ T P , EVP & CEO

CURRENT LIGHT FLASHES

any situation.

“Thank you, Harold, for being my friend and confidante for over 31 years.

I miss you now but am looking forward to seeing you again in Heaven one day,” said Randy Weeks, a journeyman line worker, friend and co-worker at WFEC. “Harold was the type of person that was just easy to get along with. As a matter of fact, if you couldn’t get along with Harold Dunham, then you just couldn’t get along. He will be greatly missed,” said Terry Mullen, Manager of Marketing & Communications at WFEC. Harold recognized others for their contributions and uplifted his friends and employees. He was a very humble man who rarely took credit for his accomplishments. He was Harold's love and heart for the members in his district is evident in this photo take at this year's committed to the safety of Annual Meeting/Member Appreciation Day. his employees and strove to make things better for them each day. He was an excellent communicator. was his bond. He never backed “Man. This word is a small word that labels a person. It can be used in down from an issue or situation. His a very insignificant way such as to point one person out. I knew Harold ‘we’ll get it done’ and ‘I’ll take care Dunham to be a Man but I use that word in a very significant way. You of it’ was his trademark in his role as see, Harold was much more than just one word can explain. First and Operations Manager at the Sneads foremost, he was a Christian and firm Believer in Jesus Christ. He was the office. I will miss our working epitome of a devoted husband and father. He was a wonderful supervisor relationship but also our friendship and co-worker. Harold will always be The Man. The Man I call my friend. and the honest conversations we And Harold, I’m still working on that wing at the Harold Dunham Infinite often had. I will miss you, my friend School of Wisdom. I will see you again. I love you, Man,” said Will Melton, along with thousands of others a close friend and line crew leader in the Sneads district. whose lives you touched during your Harold was a devoted family, man who adored his wife and family. brief time here,” said Ty Peel, WFEC He leaves behind his wife of 35 years, Kim; two sons, Garrett and his Executive Vice President & CEO. Harold's jovial spirit, boisterous wife, Casey and Taylor and his wife, Samantha; a grandson, Connor; two laughter and loving demeanor will granddaughters, Whitley and Savanna, and a grandchild on the way. be missed at WFEC for many years “There is no single word to describe Harold Dunham. A man to come. of impeccable character who loved his God, his family and the employees of WFEC. Harold treated everyone with respect and taking care of his employees and the members of WFEC were his top priority. Harold’s word ISSUE OCTOBER 2019

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WFEC Mourns Loss of Devoted Employee

H

onest. Devoted. Full of Integrity. Quick-witted. here is no single word to describe Fun to be around. A family man. A man of faith. All arold unham man of impeccable of these words and phrases and many more can be used to describe character who loved his od his family the kind of man Harold Dunham was. Dunham, who worked for and the employees of is word West Florida Electric Cooperative (WFEC) for 32 years, lost his was his bond y eel life in a motorcycle accident on September 17.

Dunham started his career at WFEC in July 1987 as a tree trimmer.

He was Manager, Operations & He also held many other positions at the cooperative including rightConstruction in the Sneads district of-way foreman, apprentice line worker and journeyman line worker. at the time of his death.

“It’s hard to put into words the Harold recognized some of his employees like Clark Feltman (right), at this year's kind of man that Harold was. He Lineman Appreciation Day Luncheon. genuinely loved people and made sure they knew it. He was one of the most honest and devoted men I have ever known – devoted to his wife, his family and his job,” said Donnie Worley, a long-time friend and co-worker.

It never took Harold long to make a positive impression on those he met. He touched so many lives during his life by lending a hand or a listening ear. If a co-op member in his district had a problem, it became Harold’s problem. He took their issues personally and worked with them to find solutions and help them.

When new employees moved to his town, he made sure they felt welcome and included. He wanted them to feel at home in his community – a community he loved and believed in supporting.

If you talk to anyone who knew Harold, they will tell you that wherever he went, he made friends.

He always looked for the good in others and looked for the positive in PAGE 10

"T H

D

.A

G , WFEC. H ." ~ T P , EVP & CEO

CURRENT LIGHT FLASHES

any situation.

“Thank you, Harold, for being my friend and confidante for over 31 years.

I miss you now but am looking forward to seeing you again in Heaven one day,” said Randy Weeks, a journeyman line worker, friend and co-worker at WFEC. “Harold was the type of person that was just easy to get along with. As a matter of fact, if you couldn’t get along with Harold Dunham, then you just couldn’t get along. He will be greatly missed,” said Terry Mullen, Manager of Marketing & Communications at WFEC. Harold recognized others for their contributions and uplifted his friends and employees. He was a very humble man who rarely took credit for his accomplishments. He was Harold's love and heart for the members in his district is evident in this photo take at this year's committed to the safety of Annual Meeting/Member Appreciation Day. his employees and strove to make things better for them each day. He was an excellent communicator. was his bond. He never backed “Man. This word is a small word that labels a person. It can be used in down from an issue or situation. His a very insignificant way such as to point one person out. I knew Harold ‘we’ll get it done’ and ‘I’ll take care Dunham to be a Man but I use that word in a very significant way. You of it’ was his trademark in his role as see, Harold was much more than just one word can explain. First and Operations Manager at the Sneads foremost, he was a Christian and firm Believer in Jesus Christ. He was the office. I will miss our working epitome of a devoted husband and father. He was a wonderful supervisor relationship but also our friendship and co-worker. Harold will always be The Man. The Man I call my friend. and the honest conversations we And Harold, I’m still working on that wing at the Harold Dunham Infinite often had. I will miss you, my friend School of Wisdom. I will see you again. I love you, Man,” said Will Melton, along with thousands of others a close friend and line crew leader in the Sneads district. whose lives you touched during your Harold was a devoted family, man who adored his wife and family. brief time here,” said Ty Peel, WFEC He leaves behind his wife of 35 years, Kim; two sons, Garrett and his Executive Vice President & CEO. Harold's jovial spirit, boisterous wife, Casey and Taylor and his wife, Samantha; a grandson, Connor; two laughter and loving demeanor will granddaughters, Whitley and Savanna, and a grandchild on the way. be missed at WFEC for many years “There is no single word to describe Harold Dunham. A man to come. of impeccable character who loved his God, his family and the employees of WFEC. Harold treated everyone with respect and taking care of his employees and the members of WFEC were his top priority. Harold’s word ISSUE OCTOBER 2019

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Time of Use Matters

Your electric co-op pays more for electricity during those morning and evening peak demand hours in two ways: either by having a power plant to make sure enough electricity is id you know you can help your electric co-op by simply glancing available, or by actually paying more at the clock? The key to that help is a term used in the energy to purchase electricity from another industry called “time of use.” utility with excess power at the time.

Electricity follows the basic economic laws of supply and demand— And those peaks in energy use get when a lot of people want something, it’s expensive; when they don’t, it’s even higher when it’s especially hot cheaper. Energy is more expensive during certain times of the day because or cold outside, as air conditioners more people are using it.

The role you play can be as simple as washing and drying your clothes a or heaters use extra power.

We refer to the time that couple hours later than usual. Why would you want to do that? One reason members need electricity the most has to do with the fact that as a co-op member, you and your neighbors as peak demand and we are required own your electric cooperative.

By paying attention to times of energy use, co-op members can feel like to have enough electricity generation they’re a part of something. Essentially, if you’re helping your co-op, you’re capacity to meet that peak demand. helping your neighbors and yourself.

But helping with time of use can be more than a feeling. It can translate to real dollars.

D

Glazed Pecans

Submitted by: Francis Bruner

Ingredients: 2 cups pecans (halves) 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla 5 tablespoons water 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt

E WE MOV LE PORTAB GS BUILDIN

Directions: Toast pecan halves in oven for 8 minutes at 250 degrees. Bring other ingredients to a boil until soft boil stage (I use a candy thermometer). Remove from hear. Add pecans to sugar and stir until they are covered. Pour onto waxed paper and separate with a fork. Let cool. Store in closed container.

By shifting the time of day you use energy for common chores, like washing clothes or running the dishwasher, you can help your electric co-op keep energy rates lower, which also helps your fellow co-op members.

ALDAY’S Bobcat & Tree Service Licensed & Insured LI20000696600

Josh Alday

(850) 209-2501

Davis

and

Septic

Bonifay: 956-4329 • Chipley: 638-5406

ISSUE OCTOBER 2019

MARIANNA (Across from CVS)

200-Amp Power Pole $299.95 100 - Amp Power Pole $199.95 Delivery & Installation Available Rick Carnley - Lic. # EC-13006648

Florida Meter Pole Company, Inc.

Contact Rick at 526-2183 or Anthony Register at 573-0219

Together We Can Stay Safe

Owner/Operator (850) 557-7290

Son’s Plumbing & Tank Service

State Certified CFC1425994

4673 HIGHWAY 90 E.

Stacey Alday

• New Installation • Drainfield Repair/Replacement • Septic Tank Pumping & Service • Free Estimates

CURRENT LIGHT FLASHES

Portable Buildings, Carports & Garages Mobile Home & RV Supplies

850-526-3797

continued page 13

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Digging too close to a padmounted transformer like the one above can damage underground cables, leading to electrical shock or interruptions in service. Use caution when landscaping.

Call 811 before you dig and stay safe.

TOLL FREE OUTAGE HOTLINE: 1.844.OUTAGE1 (844.688.2431)

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Woolever Hydraulics, LLC Cylinder & Component Repair 3225 Twin Ponds Road, Marianna, FL 32448

(850) 762-9103 AFFORDABLE SEAMLESS GUTTERS 20-Years Limited Warranty 21 Colors to Choose From

Gary McIntosh

(850) 593-0009

in cold environments. Look for LED products for pathway lights, step lights and porch lights for outdoor use. You can also find solar-powered outdoor lighting as an environmentally friendly alternative.

LEDs are also safer because they are much cooler than incandescent lights, reducing the risk of combustion and burnt fingers. They also do not contain mercury and have a smaller environmental impact than incandescent bulbs did. These bulbs are also much sturdier and made with epoxy lenses, not glass, so they are much more resistant to breakage.

If the United States switched entirely to LED lights over the next two decades, it could save $250 billion in energy costs, reduce electricity consumption for lighting by nearly 50 percent and avoid 1,800 million metric tons of carbon emissions.

Efficient & portable bandsaw can cut your trees into lumber on your site with minimal sawdust waste.

Top 5 Energy Vampires 1. Computer equipment 2. TVs 3. Surround sound systems 4. Cable or satellite TV boxes 5. Household items with clocks

Ag Sprayers Sprayer Repair Parts Baler Twine

with 2-0 copper wire, ground rod & main breaker Ask about delivery

638-7105

These so-called "energy vampires" are appliances that continue to draw power from electrical outlets, even when they're turned off or idle. While these vampires won't suck your blood, some of them can cause substantial increases to your energy usage, costing you & your family hundreds of dollars per year.

(850) 482-5513

100 amp $23695 200 amp $31995

Have Sawmill, Will Travel

HWY. 77 BINGO, INC.

TOGETHER We can be safe.

ENERGY VAMPIRES

TATUM’S HARDWARE Hwy. 71 Marianna

Mobile Home Power Pole

OLEN BARFIELD

You can help level out that pattern of energy peaks and help reduce the co-op's system capacity requirements by simply adjusting when and how you use electricity.

Changing those energy use habits could also make a difference on your electric bill. By shifting the time of day that you perform tasks that require major energy consumption like washing and drying clothes, you can help the co-op reduce its peak demand. By reducing peak demand, we reduce the system capacity requirements, which in turn reduces the need for more generation or power plants. This can help the co-op hold-the-line on rates and also reduce the co-op's carbon footprint.

Linemen often work beside a busy roadway, & that makes a dangerous job more hazardous. When approaching a utility vehicle, move over if safe to do so, creating an empty lane buffer. When changing lanes isn’t possible, reduce your speed. Let’s work together to follow the law, pay attention, slow down, move over & stay safe.

Earn Points While You Shop

(850) 263-7788

Paper Only Bingo. Located across the street from Graceville High School.

Open 6 days a week. Closed Tuesdays. Session at 7:30 nightly. $50 payouts before & after session. Pull tab games up to $1,000!

Friday nights: All sessions pay $250!

Saturdays: Jackpot games @ 4, 5, 6, 7, 9 & 10 Sundays: Balloon games - win up to $250!

Wednesdays & Sundays: T-shirt night

with First Federal Bank’s Debit Card Rewards Program

Visit www.hwy77bingo.com for all early bird, daily, monthly & holiday specials.

1974-2019 850-263-3267

5306 Brown ST

Graceville, FL 32440

Years

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Bonifay: 850.547.3624 • Marianna: 850.526.7144 Graceville: 850.263.3225 • Chipley: 850.638.7892 ISSUE OCTOBER 2019

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Community Calendar

McIntosh

Outboard & Small Engine Grand Ridge

Sneads

We buy boats & motors!

(850) 593-0009 • 7524 Old U.S. 90 Ln., Sneads, FL

Bush Paint & Supply

Carpet • Paint • Feed & Seed Vinyl Flooring • Ceramic Tile Free Estimates

263-4744 • 971 6th Ave., Graceville Jackson Farm Well Services Patrick Jackson

850-592-9530 or 850-573-6623

Dampier Screening The Pool Re-screening Specialists Licensed & Insured

Free Estimates

850-234-7070 • 850-956-2110

Re-screening & Screen Repairs on Pool Enclosures & Porches, One Panel or Whole Enclosure. Pressure Washing Available. Specialty Screen Available. Serving Bay County & the Surrounding Areas.

Brock’s Equipment Service Cottondale • (850) 579-4863 Cell • (850) 573-1863

Excavator, Dozer & Dump Truck Service Land Clearing, Pond Building, Demolition, Site Preparation, Ditch Work, Tree & Debris Removal, Sand & Top Soil

Senior Singles Gathering Every 3rd Friday of the month; 2:00 p.m.

Sonny’s, Marianna For more information, contact Linda at 850-394-8228.

AARP Smart Driver Course October 12 & October 29 & November 9; 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Washington County Ag Center/Jackson County Ag Center Sue Trueman, AARP, will conduct the AARP Smart Driver Course for county residents. Participants receive a certificate to provide their auto insurer enabling them to receive a discount on their premiums, depending on their carrier. Call the Washington Co. Extension Office, 638-6265 to pre-register. Cost is $15 for AARP members & $20 for non-AARP members. It also will be offered November 9, 8:30 am to 4:00 p.m., at the Jackson Co. Extension Office, 2741 Pennsylvania Ave., Marianna. Please pre-register for that class by calling the Jackson Co. Extension Office, 482-9620. Registration fees will be collected the day of the course. For more info, visit www.aarp.org/drive or call Judy Corbus, 638-6265.

4th Annual Fashion Night Out October 12 Vanity Fair, Graceville Join VF for all day discounts of 20% for VIP members & all day discounts of 10% for non-VIP members. The first 25 people will receive 25% off their purchase of a "stuff the bag" and charitable donations will be accepted for JDRF. You Can Dehydrate That? Class October 15; 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Bonifay First United Methodist Church, 202 N. Oklahoma Street, Bonifay Maximize your dehydrator with this intro to dehydrating/vacuum sealing class.

Registration is $5 & includes class materials. Space is limited & preregistration is required by contacting the Holmes County Extension Office, 547-1108, or the Washington County Extension Office, 638-6265.

Homecoming Services October 19; 10:00 a.m.

Lighthouse Assembly of God, Bonifay Services begin at 10:00 a.m. with singing, preaching by Brother Michael Presley at 11:00 a.m. & lunch at noon.

CLF Free Ad Policy (Limited to one ad per household) WFEC publishes free classified ads in the Current Light Flashes as a service to its members. The following limitations apply: 1) Ads must be 20 words or less and must be legible, with an active electric account number at the top. 2) Ads exceeding 20 words are subject to elimination. 3) Submit ads to the Graceville office by the 5th of the month to appear in the following month’s issue. (Example: An ad arriving

by Jan. 5 will appear in the Feb. CLF) 4) Ads for services & businesses are not free. Service businesses include, but are not limited to, pet or livestock breeders or stud services, rentals, baby-sitting, etc. 5) Any buying or selling on a regular basis will be considered a business. On-going garage sales & the sale of similar items on a repeated basis do not qualify for free advertising. 6) WFEC may refuse to publish any ad. 7) You may submit your ad online at www.westflorida.coop.

WFEC will not accept ads over the phone.

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CLF Free Ad Form Please Type or Print Neatly.

Name Acct. # St. Address/P.O. Box City Phone #

For Sale • Wanted • Free • Thank You • Lost (circle one)

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October 7 is National LED Light Day

hours or more. That’s more than three years if they are run 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In fact, LEDs are so long-lasting that a string of LED holiday lights could still be in use 40 holiday seasons from now. ational LED Light Day is this month so we thought we’d share While LED bulbs are more information about some of the benefits of the most efficient expensive, they still save money lighting you can purchase and how you can light your home using because they last a long time and the same amount of have very low energy light for less money. use. LED bulbs are Did you know that available in many the average household products such as dedicates about five replacement bulbs percent of its energy for 40W, 60W, and budget to lighting?

75W traditional By switching out incandescents, your home’s five most reflector bulbs for frequently used light recessed fixtures & fixtures, you can save small track lights, up to $75 each year. desk lamps, kitchen In fact, switching to under cabinet energy-efficient lighting lighting and outdoor is one of the fastest lights. ways to reduce your LEDs work energy bill. well indoors and LEDs produce outdoors because of light approximately 90 their durability and performance percent more efficiently than other light bulbs. LEDs use at least 75 percent less energy and last 25 times longer than the traditional incandescent bulbs they replace. Good quality LED bulbs can have a useful life of 25,000 continued page 8

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Note: One of the primary reasons LED

bulbs are more energy efficient & safer is because they do not generate heat like traditional incandescent bulbs. The reason many people put a light on their pump or engine block during the winter is to prevent freezing. It is not the light, but rather the heat generated from the incandescent bulb that protects the water well, engine block or even pets who live outdoors during cold weather. Please keep in mind that neither LED nor CFL bulbs will generate enough heat to utilize for this purpose.

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LED or CFL bulbs won't generate enough heat to keep your animals warm on a cold winter's night like incadescent bulbs would

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For Service Call: (850) 263-3427 or Cell: (850) 326-0330

(850) 638-0790 Fax: (850) 638-8069

Surveying/GIS/Utilities • ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys • As-built Surveys • Boundary Surveys • Construction Layout Surveys • Design Surveys • Route Surveys • Foundation Surveys

• GPS Field Data Collection • Hydrographic Surveys • Legal Descriptions • Mean High Water Survey • Plats • Plot Plans • ROW Surveying & Mapping • Topographic Survey

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Round 4x5 rolls also available (850) 547-1794 (850) 303-4364

Graceville Goat, Sheep, Chicken Auction, LLC 916 White Avenue • Graceville, FL Every Thursday: 5 PM - until Miscellaneous & Animals

850-573-2157 850-263-0793

• No Buyer Premiums • Open to Public Buyers & Sellers Welcome #AB3552

850-676-4903

Owner

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Most Insurances Accepted New Chipley Location Cosmetic, General & Family Dentistry

• Veneers • Crowns • Dentures • Cleanings • Whitening • Bonding New & Emergency Patients Welcome

Dr. Ernie Hooper, Dr. John Wilson, Dr. Brian Parker & Dr. Hilary Whitaker

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• Tree Removal • Tree Trimming • Stump Grinding Insured • Free Estimates

593-4455 Finch’s Welding Supply Oxygen • Acetylene • C02 • Argon 75/25 Rods, Tips, Wire Welding Accessories We service all welding machines.

850.768.3697 850.768.3114

3433 Pear Tree Lane Bonifay, FL 32425

The Emergency Home Energy Assistance For The Elderly Program (EHEAP) May Be Able to Help!

Home: (850) 535-1121 Cell: (850) 260-2204

Family Dentistry of Chipley 415-1411 Family Dentistry of Bonifay 547-9290

Hill’s Tree Service

Seniors!

Need Emergency Help with your Utility Bill?

Over 40 Years Experience License #2252

John White

1410-A Brickyard Rd, Chipley ...................................... 415-1411 110 E. North Ave, Bonifay ............................................ 547-9290 PAGE 6

Goat Day October 19; 8:00 a.m.; Vendors present until 4:00 p.m.

Sam Atkins Park, Blountstown The entry fee is $5 per person & children under 3 are free. Vendors being accepted now. Featuring pony rides, hay rides, train rides, jumping activities & much more. Arts and crafts and food vendors will also be on site. Contact info@blountstownrotary.com for more information about the event or to sign up for a vendor space.

What’s in YOUR Water?

Legume of Commercial Importance

Perennial Peanut is a high-quality persistent tropical forage legume that can be grazed or fed to horses, dairy and beef cattle, hogs, goats, sheep, and rabbits. It can be stored as dry hay or silage and is an ideal substitute for imported alfalfa.

Art Little

Graceville Harvest Day Festival October 19; parade: 10:00 a.m.; stage entertainment: 10:00 a.m.

Graceville This year's festival will include many arts & crafts, free kid's activities, delicious food & one of the area's biggest car shows. The fun kicks off on the stage at 10:00 a.m. & the parade will begin downtown at 10:00 a.m. There will be live entertainment all day.

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Community Calendar Cont.

Funds are now available from the Area Agency on Aging for North Florida, Inc. to provide emergency home energy assistance for elders. Households with persons 60 years of age or older with low incomes who are in immediate danger of losing their source of home heating or cooling may be considered for eligibility.

To apply for assistance, please contact the Florida Elder Helpline at

1-800-963-5337 Eligibility is household income based. Submission of application does not guarantee payment.

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CLASSIFIEDS FOR SALE Animals/Livestock German Shorthair Pointer puppies & older, trained for bird hunting; 693-5001, Archie.

Antiques Ten piece antique bedroom set, $1,500; 638-2999.

Appliances Cabrio washer & dryer, new, $600; 638-1703.

Home/Farm Kubota tractor, M4900, 2WD, 33 hours, excellent condition, 5 cylinder, $12,000 OBO: 209-0610 Fertilized barn stored hay, 4x5 rolls; 258-0020.

Hay, fertilized, barn stored, 4x4 rolls, 18’ fiberglass ladder, $85; $22.50/roll; 579-2732.

638-2999.

Coastal hay, 5x5 rolls, fertilized, covered, excellent quality; 592-4798. Ruger standard 270 caliber, single shot, $550 firm, might trade for Pedestal table, round, 38” diameter, firearm or something of equal value; needs refinishing, $35; 638-1962.

836-4700.

Tractor, 35 HP diesel; bush hog, 5’, 1,200 hours, $5,500 for both; 956-2393.

16' utility trailer, dual wheels needs new tires, wood bed $900.00 call 638-0085 or 849-5763.

Miscellaneous

Multiple Listings

Estate Holy Bible, red letter edition, King James/Master Reference Guides, 1,198 pages, no tears, rips or written notes, 11”/9”/3”, $45; 263-9171.

Square bale annual peanut hay; 5x5 rolls grass hay; walk-in cooler; walkin freezer, almost new; 263-3427.

Certified SSGA Tifton 9 seed, 30-40 pound bags, $3.50/pound; 307-8954.

Three-wheel Go-Go Scooter, like new, will fit in trunk of car; 352-4048.

Nine sets of blades for two-blade Ridgit planer, $10 each; 579-6531.

60 gallon acrylic fish aquarium w/ complete setup, like new condition, 1850 GAYL 5’ hay baler, good shape, $450; 592-2628. barn kept, $2,500; 1/3 cubic yard dirt slip, reversible, $200; HD new Craftsman T2600 lawn mower, 46” lift pole, $325; 326-2754. deck, 19 HP Kohler engine, $850, in good condition; 592-4798.

Approximately 50 rolls of mulch hay, $10/roll, make offer to take all; Purex pool heater, never used, 557-2894 or 209-2897, Richard. $600; 638-1703.

Touchton’s Barns & Sheds

• Pole Barns • Equipment Sheds • Enclosed Sheds, Etc.

Over 20 years experience

“We Work to please YOU”

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(850) 307-4449 #CBC1256015 “In God We Trust”

Sears 4-thread Serger, $200; Sansui speakers, SP200, 3-way, 5 speakers, 12” woofer, 2-5” squawkers, 2 horn tweeters; $90 for both; Encore Technology CD player, turntable & cassette, stereo & USB, $100; 638-1962.

Bush Well Drilling

Pump Sales & Service • Irrigation Systems • Water Treatment

Mulching, Excavation, Land Clearing Since 1969 • Licensed & Insured

Office:

850-263-8064

• Cell:

850-573-1229

Hinson Land Clearing

Stump & Debris Removal Bulldozer & Excavator Work Tractor Services Including Bush Hogging, Discing & Spraying Heavy Forestry Mowing 30 Years Experience • Owned & Operated by Francis Hinson

(850) 481-2960

WISEFLY AUTO GLASS - EST. 2007

WINDSHIELD REPLACEMENTS CALL NOW (850) 387-2400 MV100767 any glass any vehicle

BOBCAT SERVICES • • • •

Debris Clean Up Driveways Grading Free Estimates

(850) 209-1381

Stump Grinding

Call Mike

(850) 596-8767 EMERGENCY PLUMBING & CONSTRUCTION, LLC

SURVEYOR

Florida Licensed Surveyor since 1969

Roger Lonsway Home Office: 638-7412

Mobile: 260-5438

Quinn Williams

850-373-7186 RF11067708

Located in Bonifay, FL Residential & Commercial Plumbing

Hand-quilted quilts; new pool cover, 18-20’ round; 6’ pool table w/accessories, perfect condition; 547-3649.

Lawn Care Service & Tractor Work

Also Food Plot Installation

Tyler Poole, LLC

850.573.1599 Local Telephone Prefixes Alford 579 Altha 762 Bascom/Malone 569 Blountstown 674, 237 Bonifay 547 Caryville 548 Chipley 638, 415 Cottondale 352 Graceville 263

Grand Ridge 592 Greenwood 594 Marianna 482, 526 Ponce de Leon 836 Sneads 593 Sunny Hills 773 Vernon 535 Westville 956

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Multiple Listings (cont.)

Mail boxes, bird houses, wooden toys, furniture & more; 547-9269.

Propane tank; propane generator, $3,000; 557-2488, call or text.

10 HP leaf blower, $375; 5 HP trailer yard vac, $600; 5 kW generator, tank leaks, $300; 5 kW generator, $160, boat & trailer for restoration/parts, $375; mower, wobbly wheels, $20; 26” bicycle, $50; 638-7302.

Amaryllis lilies; angel trumpets; variegated jasmine; Rose of Sharon; 693-4583.

Damaged power lines like these in Compass Lake in the Hills days after Hurricane Michael rolled through WFEC's service area were a common sight last year at this time.

Debbie Roney Smith Full Time Realtor since 1996 Multi-Million Dollar Producer

4420 Lafayette St. Marianna, FL 32446 Call or Text (850) 209-8039 debson1999@gmail.com

I’m a REALTOR~I’m American Gold

D West Florida Turf SO SOCentipede • St. Augustine • 419 Bermuda D Centipede Seed

On the FarmDelivered or Installed 850-638-4860 • Cellular 415-0385 Est. 1980

Art’s Home Services

DAVIDSON EQUIPMENT

Carpenter/Handyman Build It - Fix It Clean It - Haul It

RENTAL & TRACTORS 1764 Clayton Rd., Chipley FL (423) 313-0667

LLC/Insured/ 40 Years Experience

(850) 638-2611 PAGE 4

We Do the Job For You • Free Estimates

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Brick home, 21 acres, outside of Graceville, $250,000 OBO; 263-7683.

Trailer, $10,000, 12x60’; 548-5619.

Recreational Vehicles 1988 Alumacraft boat, 70 HP Yamaha motor & trailer, $18,000; 768-6858 or 263-3145.

Bass Tracker boat, 40 HP Mercury, battery charger, run on trailer, spare Antique 3-piece parlor set, excellent tire, like new, $11,000; 263-9572. condition, $1,500; Lincoln rocking chair, $175; side chair, $150; buffet 1983 24’ pontoons only, with no trailer, $1,500; 326-1959. (side board), $200; 763-6052.

Real Estate While we are looking back at the events of last October, please take a moment to say a prayer for the Ussery, Cesil and Barrett families who lost loved ones during the power restoration efforts after Hurricane Michael.

Our co-op family continues to feel the void left by Bo's untimely death. He is still remembered and missed very much.

To all cooperatives, contractors, and support personnel that responded to our devastation, we thank you. To WFEC employees, you rose to an unprecedented level in your dedication to WFEC and its members. And to you, our members, thank you for your support, patience, understanding and prayers as we continue through the rebuilding process.

3BR house, to be moved; 547-3233. 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis LS, needs battery, $2,500 firm; 71 acre pasture in Washington 547-1840.

County, small pond, fenced; 234-7070.

Bass Pro 165 w/40 HP 4-stroke Mercury, trailer, motor guide, 54 pound trolling motor, custom cover, like new, garage kept, lots of extras, $9,800 firm; 547-7493.

37 acres on Hwy. 79 & Hwy. 160 in North Holmes County, good pasture, pond, 5-strand barbed-wire fence, 2017 Hurricane deck boat (CC231), $139,000 OBO; 334-333-3533. rare center console, Yamaha 250VMAX motor, double axel 9 acres on Hwy. 79 & Hwy. 160 in Marine Master trailer, pristine North Holmes County, good pasture, condition; 579-2001. good fence, nice pond, $39,000; 334-333-7164.

2010 Keystone Springdale 266RLSSR travel trailer, slide out, Fenced 1/2 acre with 2BR/2BA $9,000; 638-2999. mobile home, well & septic, 5 mile drive to Lake Seminole, Grand Ridge, $40,000 OBO; Vehicles 334-393-1444.

60 acres on Hwy. 160 in North Holmes County, Ten Mile creek runs through, $139,000 OBO; 334-446-8687.

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1991 Lincoln Town Car, 123,200 miles, $2,500 OBO; 1989 Ford F150 $2,000 OBO; 334-714-6730.

WANTED Someone to cut & roll 15 acres of hay, in Bethlehem; 547-3233.

Signs, oil, gas, automotive, general store or other related items; gas pumps; vintage toys or collectibles; 209-2012.

Horses; pony; donkeys; mules; 209-6268.

150-200 acres pasture land in Holmes or Washington County area; 234-7070.

License plates from any state, mainly Florida, prior to 1980; old motorcycles or parts prior to 1960; 557-7030, Greg.

Use rabbit cages; 693-4583.

Gardener/handyman needed; 697-2054.

FREE Upright Kimball piano, would like to donate to a church or someone that lost one during the storm; 294-0980.

Dog pen chain link, 4’ high with gate, 12’x20’, you take apart & haul; 703-1122.

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as quickly as possible to members, are being converted to permanent repairs. Debris pickup and right-ofway trimming are also still taking place throughout the cooperative’s service area. This has not been a s a native of short-term recovery process. We Washington expect it will take several years of onCounty, I realize going repairs to recover and restore how difficult the past our electric distribution system to year has been for all the reliable state it was in before this of us. I have seen the Category 5 hurricane. far-reaching impacts I’d like to take a moment to Hurricane Michael has ask each of you to consider that left on the agricultural/ this storm is something your timber industries and our co-op, the communities we serve natural resources. Our and the panhandle of Florida has area's natural beauty has never experienced – ever. The been changed and it will damage caused by this storm was take years for it to recover. unprecedented and was unlike I also realize that many of anything we’d ever seen with the our co-op’s members were Category 2 and 3 storms we’ve dealt greatly impacted by this with in the past. unprecedented natural Remember that WFEC is a notdisaster and are still for-profit cooperative, which means recovering today. the co-op cannot hold money in Ty Peel, EVP & CEO It is hard to believe reserves and cannot have millions that this month marks a year since the occurrence of the worst natural of dollars in savings set aside “just disaster to ever hit our area. I’ve worked in the utility industry for over in case” something of this nature thirty-seven years and this was by far, the worst storm I have ever seen. happens. This storm was financially Many veteran linemen and right-of-way professionals who assisted WFEC devastating to your co-op. Yes, after Hurricane Michael stated this was the worst natural disaster and FEMA has awarded approximately damage they had ever encountered in their many years of working storm 30 percent of the cooperative’s storm recovery. recovery costs to WFEC in the form More than 99 percent of WFEC’s members were without electricity the of reimbursements, however, that day after the storm passed through our area. It took every WFEC employee, leaves approximately 70 percent of as well as linemen, right-of-way workers and support personnel from 60 the estimated $70 million in costs additional cooperatives and 15 electrical contractors to restore power to all that have not been reimbursed. members who could safely receive it in just 31/2 weeks.

WFEC continues working with Considering it has taken over 80 years to build this electric distribution FEMA to submit all the necessary system spanning approximately 4,800 miles and four counties, it is documentation required to receive amazing to believe WFEC accomplished this tremendous task in such a additional reimbursements for short amount of time. Without the help of this additional workforce, it eligible expenses related to storm would have taken WFEC personnel many months to restore power to our recovery. Please remember that all members. costs associated with recovering from We expect WFEC to continue seeing the impacts from this storm Hurricane Michael are not eligible for years to come. At this time, WFEC linemen along with contractors for reimbursement. continue repairs and cleanup throughout the cooperative’s service area.

Temporary repairs, which were made during the storm to restore power

Land Clearing & Forestry Services Dozer and Excavation Work Heavy-Duty Brush Cutting Ponds • Road Building • Demolition Pine Tree Planting • Herbicide Spraying Fire Line Plowing • Burning • Root Raking Chopping • Bedding

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Woodham Rd., Graceville, FL Notification Statement

Notice is hereby given that the West Florida Electric Cooperative Association, Inc. Board of Trustees regularly meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month, unless special circumstances warrant a change.

Main Business and Publications Offices 5282 Peanut Road Graceville, Florida 32440-0127 (850) 263-3231 or 1-800-342-7400 Subscription Rate Cooperative members, $2.50 per year Non-members, $6.00 per year Change of Address Notices POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Current Light Flashes P. O. Box 127 Graceville, Florida 32440-0127 DISCLAIMER: Although paid advertisements may appear in West Florida Electric (WFEC) publications in print, online, or in other electronic formats, WFEC does not endorse the advertised product, service, or company, nor any of the claims made by the advertisement. WFEC reserves the right to edit or refuse to publish any advertisement, article or information.

This Institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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USPS: 702-990 | ISSN: 1042-7767 | VOL 69, NO 10

Current Light Flashes is the official voice of West Florida Electric Cooperative Association, Inc., a member-owned Touchstone Energy® cooperative serving Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington counties. It is published as a service to the Co-op’s members. Periodicals postage is paid at Graceville, Florida.

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TATUM District 1

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Mobile Home Pads • Land Clearing • Excavation

Dirt • Rock • Culverts

George Clayton

District 5

District 6

CORBIN

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help WFEC obtain FEMA

reimbursements. They're inspecting

Tony Mitchell (850) 526-8466

poles, wire & attachments & are

currently working around the Chipley

Licensed Real Estate Agent in Florida & Alabama tony.mitchell@afmforest.com • www.americanforestmanagement.com

& Campbellton areas this month.

Equipment Rentals, Tractors, Trenchers, Etc. Septic Tank Service, Installation & Repair

David

follow-up survey. This survey will

Representing Sellers & Buyers of Farms, Timberland & Homestead Properties

Middlebrooks Contractors, Inc.

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Tracey R. Kent

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Realtor/Property Manager

Southern Way Realty, Inc. Frank E.

Myron

BONDURANT Attorney

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Real STIHL. Find Yours.

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don’t be alarmed if you see someone on your property. Their trucks have WFEC Contractor decals on the side.

Questions? Contact your district office.

850-326-7463 (cell)

HUDSON

Reps from McLean Engineering are doing a damage assessment

REAL ESTATE SERVICES

Clay Patrick Owner/Broker ADAMS

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Mold Removal Remodels Water Damage Additions Fire Damage New Construction

Panhandle Tractor • (850) 526-2257 5003 Highway 90 • Marianna, Florida 32446

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BG 50 HandHeld Blower ***

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5006 Highway 90 Marianna, FL 32446 850-526-2257

Attention Members: West Florida Electric Right of Way Clearing Crews will be cutting & trimming right of ways in the following area(s) this month:

North Bonifay

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P.O. Box 127 Graceville, FL 32440-0127

West Florida Electric, Your Touchstone Energy Cooperative

Cover: (l-r) Harold Dunham meets with Theo Hobbs & Stephen Burdeshaw on a job site in the Sneads area.

Attention Members!

WFEC offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 14 for

A Cut Above TREE SERVICE LLC

Owner: Jason Morris

• Tree Removal • Chipper • 15 Ton Crane • Aerial Truck • Pruning & Trimming • Bobcat Work • Hazardous Tree Removal • Stump Removal • Stump Grinding FULLY INSURED • FREE ESTIMATES

BUS: (850) 415-1217 • CELL: (850) 573-1270 Hybrid Barn Kits Available!

Engineered Buildings Available!

Deck Kits!

If you experience an outage, call 844-688-2431 (844-OUTAGE1) to report it.

Concrete Steps in Stock

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6x8 - $269 8x10 - $369 10x10 - $499 12x12 - $589 12x16 - $729

Many more sizes to choose from!

Treated Swings in Stock!

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Panhandle Lumber & Supply Tri-State Leader of Barn Kit & Deck Kit Sales Since 1997

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INSIDE ...

Pole Barn Kits Available Several to choose from.

*Prices subject to change. Call to confirm.*

WFEC Mourns Loss of Devoted Employee Pages 10-11 ISSUE OCTOBER 2019

Read Online www.WestFlorida.coop

VOL

69, NO 10

Oct. 10 Marks One Year Since Devastating Storm ...pgs. 3-4 October 7 is National LED Light ... pg. 7-8 Day Time of Use Matters ...pgs. 12-13 Community Calendar

...pgs. 14-15

Local Classifieds

...pgs. 16-17