Southeast Electric annual meeting well attended

submitted by Vicki Fix

June 10th turned out to be a beautiful day for a picnic...oh, and the Southeast Electric Cooperative annual meeting.

Wagon Wheel Catering prepared a delicious meal of roast beef, potato salad, coleslaw, baked beans and cookies. It was so good, as all 287 guests in attendance would agree.

While folks ate, Jerilyn Wiseman and Ty Taylor of Mendenhall Crossing entertained the crowd with down home country music. To open the meeting Wiseman played the national anthem on her fiddle. With the calm of the evening and the birds chirping, it was absolutely beautiful.

Dave Hayden's crew, Jalyn Klauzer and Kayla Olsen, kept the kiddos busy by giving them rides in the horse drawn wagon. A few adults snuck a ride as well.

Trustees Dave Hayden and Doug Gardner were both voted in by acclamation.

The business meeting was well attended. Albert Paul, President of the Southeast Electric Board and Tye Williams, General Manager gave short reports. DeeDee Isaacs, MECA President, shared news about what the statewide organization has been involved in and what they are looking at in the future. Jeremy Mahowald, Upper Missouri General Manager, provided an update as to what is happening at their level. The cooperative was also very pleased that Chris Christensen, NRECA President, came to share his vision for NRECA and share few stories.

Door prizes are always a big hit at the annual meeting and without donors Southeast Electric would not be able to offer as many. Anixter/Wesco, Electrical Consultants Inc., A&A Stieg Wholesale, NISC and Red Rock have been strong supporters of this popular segment of the annual meeting for many years. The big winners this year were members Robin Kawecki and J.O. Tooke. They walked away with $500 cash in their pockets.

The cooperative hopes to see everyone again next year.