COVER:
The Glenn family of Afton has created an attractive playscape out of a ten-acre parcel of land that was once an RV park near Monkey Island on Grand Lake. Higher Pur- pose Park offers facilities and amenities perfect for outdoor group and organization gath- erings. Read more about the development of this unique project inside starting on page four.
INSIDE:
A volatile mixture Take measures to ensure your family’s safety around spring floodwaters. 3
Vision gone Grand
Local family provides unique recreation opportunity at Higher Purpose Park. 4
Stake your claim An unclaimed patronage capital refund check could be waiting for you. 6
Extra credit
Match your account number with the number on page 9 and win $25 in electric credit. 9
Surge shield Keep stray electrical currents at bay with whole-house surge protection from NEOEC. 10
Watts for Dinner
Go ape in your kitchen this month with a few faves from Anna’s Bananas. 11
Harness the sun’s power Go ‘wireless’ and brighten up your outdoor spaces with solar lighting options. 12
Northeast Connection
All Around Green Country
Events are published as space allows and must be submitted at least 60 days in advance. Include a telephone number for publication. Send information to Northeast Connection Events Calendar, P.O. Box 948, Vinita, OK 74301. Email:
clint.branham@
neelectric.com, or fax: 918-256-9380. Please call ahead to confirm dates and times.
APRIL 1 • Miami
NEO Concert Choir Performance Fine Arts Auditorium 918-533-0790
APRIL 1-7 • Miami
Aggie Day Interscholastics Contests NEO A&M College 918-542-8441
APRIL 7 • Monkey Island St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Walk-A-Thon Higher Purpose Park (9 a.m.) 918-314-1229
APRIL 7 • Jay Easter Egg Hunt City Park (10 a.m.) 918-253-4345
APRIL 7 • Adair Easter Egg Hunt
High School Football Field (11 a.m.) 918-232-1293
APRIL 7 • Miami
Easter Egg Hunt hosted by 1st Assembly of God Miami High School (10 a.m. - Noon) 918-540-1585
APRIL 8 • Grove Easter Egg Hunt
Grove Sports Complex (2 p.m.) 918-786-9079
APRIL 13 • Miami Riders In The Sky Performance Coleman Theatre (7:30 p.m.) 918-540-2425
APRIL 13-14 • Grove Spring Open House Grove Area Merchants 918-786-9109
APRIL 13-14 • Jay Gigging Tournament Lake Eucha Flats 918-253-2295
APRIL 14 • Vinita 7th Annual Rough Rider Cowboy Trade Day Craig County Fairgrounds (8 a.m.) 918-694-6127
APRIL 14 • Vinita Craig County Youth Rodeo Association Rodeo Craig County Fairgrounds (8 a.m.) 918-694-6127
APRIL 14 • Pryor Big Bass Challenge
Lake Hudson/Snowdale Ramp (6 a.m. registration) 918-803-3508
APRIL 21 • Miami
Summer/Fall Enrollment Open House Student Union Ballroom (9 a.m. - 6 p.m.) 918-540-6290
APRIL 23 • Vinita Earth Day Celebration Summerside Winery 918-256-3000
APRIL 26-28 • Miami Rodeo Miami 2012 Miami Fairgrounds 918-542-4435
APRIL 27 • Miami Miami Rodeo Parade Downtown Miami 918-542-4435
APRIL 28 • Miami Route 66 Cruise Night Waylan’s Ku-Ku Drive-In 918-542-9693
Statement of Nondiscrimination
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Inc., is a member-owned, not-for-profit service organization that adheres to rules, regulations, and policies, which provide that no person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, union affiliation, veteran’s status, or disability shall be excluded from participation in, admission or access to, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any of this organization’s programs or activities.
The person responsible for coordinating this organization’s nondiscrimination compliance efforts is the
Human Resources/Benefits Administrator. Any individual, or specific class of individuals, who feels that this organization has subjected them to discrimination may obtain further information about the regulations listed above from and/or file a written complaint with this organization. Complaints must be filed within 180 days after the alleged discrimination. Confidentiality will be maintained to the extent possible.
Northeast Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, Inc. Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/V/D
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