S T E U B E N R U R A L

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C O O P E R A T I V E , I N C . The Energizer

M A Y 2 0 1 4

Closings

May 26, 2014

July 4, 2014

Nominating

Committee

Meeting

June 25, 2014

5:00 PM

Bath District Office

The Energizer changes

publication dates.

The Energizer will now be

published in February, May,

August and December.

Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. is pleased to introduce

Nick Hess. Nick works for Plant Growth Management

Systems (www.plantgrowthmanagementsystems.com), our

contracted right-of-way management company.

He earned a degree in Forestry at Penn State University.

Nick worked seven years fighting wild fires in the western

United States, four of which he served as a member of an Elite

Hot Shot Crew.

Deciding to take a less risky career track after starting a family,

he has worked as a consulting arborist and company representa-

tive in the Portland, Oregon region.

Nick, his wife Shelly and their three children recently moved back to Western New York to raise

their children among family and get back to their roots.

Nick believes, “The keys to proper right-of-way management are sound forestry and solid

communication. I strive to talk with every landowner requiring right-of-way maintenance.

I look forward to serving the members of Steuben REC.”

Routine right-of-way maintenance and vegetation management for 2014 will be conducted pri-

marily in the southern portion of the Marshall Warriner Substation. This includes the townships

of Greenwood, West Union, Jasper, and Troupsburg.

For more information or to contact Nick regarding your right-of-way, contact him at

574-334-0297 or email him at pnwarborist2@gmail.com.

Nick Hess,

Plant Growth Management Systems

SREC’s New R-O-W Representative

Happy Hunting!! In the body of this newsletter are five (5)

account numbers. If you find your account

number in this newsletter call the office

within fifteen (15) days and your account

will be credited $10.00.

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T H E E N E R G I Z E R

District 1

JAMES R. MCCORMICK

Mr. Curt R. Williamson

992 Cty Rte 62

Greenwood, NY 14839

607-225-4977

District 2

JANICE L. HOAD

Mrs. Donna Bossick

5416 Stone House Road

Cameron, NY 14819

607-776-3019

District 3

JOSEPH HAURYSKI

Ms. Camelia Oswald

2570 Yawger Hill Road

Bradford, NY 14815

coswald@htva.net

District 4

GARY BROCKWAY

Mr. Walter Longwell

7582 Telegraph Road

Bath, NY 14810

607-776-4938

District 5

JENNIFER THURBER

Mr. Loren Hayes

3780 County Road 21

Cameron, NY 14819

607-695-2340

District 6

GORDON FOSTER

Ms. Deborah Pearl

4731 Shauger Road

Cameron Mills, NY 14820

607-776-7924

District 7

ROBERT V. NICHOLS

Mr. Dean Bartholomew

2101 Addison Back Road

Addison, NY 14801

607-359-3336

District 8

LAURENCE ELLIS

S. Ann Maloney

12128 Ruckh Hill Road

South Dayton, NY 14138

716-296-8107

District 9

WILLIAM MOSS

Mr. Daniel Butzer

9861 Fluker Hill Road

Forestville, NY 14062

716-988-3201

Nominating Committee

Meeting

June 25, 2014, 5:00 PM

at the

Bath District Office

Board Seats for Districts 3, 4 and 6

are up for election at the

October 2014 Annual Meeting

(Joseph Hauryski, Gary Brockway,

and Gordon Foster)

See Page 3

for

Nomination Procedures

NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Non-Discrimination Statement

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination

Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint filing cust.html, or at the any USDA office, or call

(866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form.

Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adju-

dication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at

program.intake@usda.gov.

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Director Nomination & Election Procedures

As a member-owner of Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., you can vote for or run for a term on the Board of Directors. Three of the nine seats will be up for election at the Annual Meeting in October: District 3 - Joseph Hauryksi; District 4 - Gary Brockway; District 6 - Gordon Foster.

Are You Eligible?

SREC encourages eligible, interested members to consider running for the Board of Directors. The qualifications are specified in the Bylaws as follows:

No person shall be eligible to become or remain a di-rector or hold any position of trust in the Cooperative who:

1. Is not a member and domiciliary of the district within the Cooperative for which the director was elect-ed to serve;

2. Is in any way employed by or financially interested in a com-peting enterprise or a business selling electric energy, equipment or supplies to the Cooperative; or

3. Is an employee of the Cooperative or has been an employee of the Cooperative within five (5) years from the date of the annual meeting at which the nomination will come to a vote.

4. Is unable to read, write and speak in the English language.

5. Is not able to legally enter contracts.

6. Is a convicted felon.

7. Who has had bills owed to the Coopera-tive delinquent for more than ninety (90) days within in the past two (2) years.

Three Ways To Run!

The first way to be placed on the ballot is to be nomi-nated by the nominating committee. For further information please call your nominating committee appointee listed on page 2.

The second method is by petition. Any fifteen (15) or more members acting to-gether may make other nominations by petition not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting and the Cooperative shall post such nominations under the direction of the Secre-tary of the Board of Direc-tors, at the same place where the list of nomina-tions made by the com-mittee is posted.

The last method is to be nominated from the floor at the annual meeting.

For more information on meeting dates, forms, etc. call the Bath office at 1-800-843-3414 ext. 114.

T H E E N E R G I Z E R

Board of Director

Nominations

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P A G E 4

Steuben REC recently joined the Common Ground Alliance (811). The Common Ground Alliance was formed to prevent damages

to underground infrastructure, reduce service interruptions, save lives and improve safety practices industry-wide. It is a coalition of

industry wide professionals including electric, telecommunications, excavators, public works, state regulators and more.

There are nearly 20 million miles of underground utility lines in the United States. These buried facilities including gas, water, sew-

er, cable TV, internet, telephone and electric, provide the services Americans depend on for their basic everyday needs.

If you are planning a job that requires digging, even if you plan to hire a professional, a call to 811 is required before you begin

working. 811 is a free, FCC designated national one call number that connects a caller from anywhere in the country to the appro-

priate local one call center. The one call center will then alert the appropriate underground facility owners so they can dispatch loca-

tors to mark the approximate location of their lines with paint or flags.

Every six minutes an underground utility line is damaged because someone decided to dig without first calling 811. Also, according

to a recent Common Ground Alliance survey 45 percent of people who plan to dig this year will not call 811 first, despite there being

100 billion feet of utility lines buried underground in the United States.

Unintentionally striking a line can result in inconvenient outages for entire areas, repair costs, harm to yourself or your neighbors,

and even death.

Every digging project, no matter how large or small, warrants a call to 811.

Here’s how it works:

1. One free, simple phone call to 811 makes it easy for your local one-call center to notify all appropriate utility companies of your

intent to dig.

2. Call at least 2 working days but not more than 10 working days (excluding holidays and weekends) prior to starting your dig-

ging project, to ensure enough time for utility lines to be properly marked.

3. When you call 811, a representative from your local one-call center will ask for the location and description of your digging

project.

4. Your local one-call center will notify affected utility companies, who will then send a professional locator to the proposed dig

site to mark the approximate location of the underground facilities.

5. Once lines have been properly marked, roll up those sleeves and carefully complete your digging project.

To find out more information about Call 811 visit www.call811.com.

P A G E 5

Benjamin Moss Thanks SREC for Leadership Opportunity

P A G E 6

To advertise in the

next issue of the

E ne r g i z e r , p l e a se

mail, phone or email

your ad by July 1,

2014

Steuben REC, Inc.

9 Wilson Avenue

Bath, New York

14810

Attention: Cindy

Hayes

607-776-4161

chayes@steubenrec.com

A Free Service To

Members!

The Trading Post For Sale

Hunting and Trapping Sup-

plies: animal lures, deer lur-

es, cover scents, Supply Cata-

log $1.00. Bill Russ Trading

Post, 25 William Street, Addi-

son, NY 14801.

Trapping Supplies, Grandview

Fur Center, Bill Bowdoin,

Bradford, NY. Call 607-583-

4600.

Firewood; Locust Posts; 4’

Clod Buster, Tires & Wheels

for Kubota Tractor and stuff

to make a people trailer.

Call 607-776-6570.

Military Supply Business for

$5,000, owner will help get

the business started. Call 607

-776-1057.

Kirby Sentria Vacuum, RGC,

several attachments, f loor

waxer and shampooer, $200.

Call 607-359-3315.

1996 Buick Estate Wagon,

white w/wood trim, leather

interior, new battery, 108k

miles, kept in garage, $3,500

cash, firm, sold as is. Call 607

-458-5162.

Sterling Upright Piano, GC,

needs some tuning, make

offer; 10 Choir Robes, make

offer. Call 607-776-9480 for

Risingville United Methodist

Church.

1984 Coachman 5th Wheel

Camper, $1,800; Ben Franklin

Woodstove, $100; 5th Wheel

Reese Hitch, $250; Outdoor

Kerosene/Fuel Oil Burner,

$100; Tow Bar, $100. Call

607-527-8891.

Restaurant Dining Room Ta-

bles 36’X36”, $40 each; Air

Compressor, HD, GC, $175

OBO; 1972 Merc-Benz, 6 cyl,

gas, $2,495 or trade; 1960 Air

Stream Camper, 56 yrs. Old,

needs work, $1,800; 1993

ALFA Romeo, 6 cyl, auto, 4

dr, $2,195, Mobile Home, 3

bedroom; 4-Firestone Affinity

Tires, 215-70R15, LN, with

rims, $400 OBO. Call 607-

776-1734.

Whirlpool Air Conditioner,

w/remote, 220V, 17.8K BTU,

$200; Gas Cooking Stove,

almond, $75; Mobile Home

Fuel Oil Furnace, down draft,

$100; 250 gallon Fuel Tank,

$75; Electric Hot Water

Tank, 40 gal, $50; Pink Bath-

tub, Sink and Toilet, $50 for

all; Kitchen Sink, Aqua, $20;

1998-2002 GMC Jimmy Parts,

all brand new, call for list and

prices. Call 607-523-7320.

2010 Chevrolet LT Cobalt, 4

dr, 51,544 miles, EC, extend-

ed warranty, new snow tires,

$8,600; Whirlpool Washer,

$300; 10 Jet Bathtub, $650;

FHA Oil Furnace, $500 or

reasonable offers. Call 716-

257-3795 or 716-353-3639,

Wanted

Old Car and Driver Pictures from Woodhull Raceway,

1960’s—1980’s. Call 607-684

-4551.

Hair Stylist at Olde Country Road Shoppe. Call for more information 607-583-2010.

Rocking Horse in GC, for child 3 to 5. Call 607-382-

6358.

Someone to cut my firewood and theirs, 150+ acres of woods near Buena Vista, NY.

Call 315-591-8104.

Raw Fur and Deer Hides. Grandview Fur Center, Bill Bowdoin, Bradford, NY. Call

607-583-4600.

Old Un-restored Service Sta-

tion Gas and Air Pumps. Call

716-622-7624.

3-point Hitch 16” Plow, 3-

point hitch 6’ Disc, Culipack-

er and horse trailer tires with

rims. Call 607-776-6570.

Odd Jobs Around The House,

painting, flooring, plumbing,

carpeting. Call 607-776-3205.

Miscellaneous

Now Accepting New Custom-

ers for the upcoming season

at Lamoka Lawn and Garden,

specializing in small hand-

mown lawns, over 20 years

experience, call to see what I

have to offer. Call 607-684-

4551.

Gary Britton, Personal & Pri-

vate Chef, all occasions, per-

sonal instruction , ki tchen

efficiency, American & Ethnic

Menus. Call 607-368-7425.

The Cala Lily Yarn Shop is

open! Beautiful yarns, no-

tions, and gift items, 10% off

all regularly priced yarn to

members with co-op connec-

tions card. Open Sept-June

T/Th 4:30-8:00, Sat 10-3 and

Ju l y /Aug T/Th 4 :30 -8 :00 ,

Weds/Sat 10-3. Call 716-397-

9478.

Welder Hats, Soft Br im,

Sleeves, Doo Rags, Fleece

Neck Warmers and Hoods,

Bulk Pricing and Free Shipping

Available. Call 912-655-8336,

or visit website: sew-

manythings.vpweb.com

Décor Galore & More provides a

site for local artists to sell their

merchandise AND a place for the

USA to buy quality products. For

more information, contact

info@decorgaloremore.com.

Volunteer Drivers Needed.

Steuben Coordinated Transporta-

tion. Interested in volunteering,

call 1-800-346-2211 and ask for

the Volunteer Driver Program.

Reimbursement for all mileage

traveled.

For Rent

45’ Trailer for Storage, $100, good and dry. Call 607-324-0785.

Farm Land, Cameron, NY,

approx. 75 acres. Call 585-352-6389 or 585-350-8596.

Found Ring in Saint James Hospital Parking Lot, to claim, call 607

-698 -9246 an d des cr i be , found in late October.

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