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Kilowatt F MARCH 2013 INSIDE YOUR CO-OP


A Touchstone Energy Cooperative


Kiwash Electric


Cooperative, Inc. Providing the service


that lights up your life.


Office Location PO Box 100


120 W. 1st Street


Cordell, Oklahoma (888) 832-3362


www.kiwash.coop


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Dennis Krueger manager


Wendy Putman director of finance


Lisa Willard director of


communications Roy Dewees


director of operations


Board of Trustees officers


Jack Sawatzky president


Robert Travis vice president


Virginia Walker sec.-treasurer


John Schaufele


asst. sec.-treasurer directors


Ralph Cunningham Leslie Hinds Rex Eagan


I Native Son Retires Cordell's Glenn English accomplished great things for rural America


t has been a great honor and privilege to have worked with Mr. Glenn English in my capacity as general manager at Kiwash. A man that was raised in Cordell and has kept his Oklahoma values during his esteem career while in Congress as well as the CEO of our national electric association. Glenn has had a long career of public service and has served all of Oklahoma with distinction and integrity. On March 1, Glenn has decided to step away from public life and retire to the foothills of South Carolina.


Glenn was first elected to Oklahoma’s 6th Congressional District in November, 1974 and was re-elected to Congress nine times. A fiscal conservative on most issues, the Oklahoma congressman was an unwavering proponent of higher price supports for wheat and other Oklahoma agricultural commodities.


While in Congress, Glenn served on the Committee of Agriculture and the Committee on Government Operations. He also was the chairman of the Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control. He chaired the Information, Justice, and Agriculture Subcommittee where he won approval for the military to use aircraft and radar to assist Customs agents in the interdiction of drug smugglers.


Glenn championed a program on Capitol Hill that allowed Rural Electrification Administration (REA) cooperatives to establish a credit pre-payment/savings program. This initiative laid the foundation for the


Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant (REDL&G) program. REDL&G allows rural electric and telephone cooperatives to match 80 percent federal U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds with a 20 percent local match to create a loan fund with the purpose of retaining or recruiting businesses or improving infrastructure. This is a crucial job creation program for rural America, and it is still funded today as a result of Glenn’s involvement from NRECA. Kiwash established our REDL&G business and industry revolving loan fund in 1998, which has created over 130 new jobs in our region.


Today, up to $1 million dollars may be loaned from a REDL&G application to a rural job related industry/business or infrastructure project. The REDL&G program has awarded more than $590 million to more than 1,700 projects creating nearly 67,000 jobs across rural America. Oklahoma has benefitted from the funding of a number of REDL&G funded projects since its inception by creating or saving over 500 rural jobs in our state.


In 1994 English decided to resign his seat in Congress, and became chief executive officer of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The NRECA serves the nation’s 900-plus electric cooperatives providing electricity to over 42 million Americans in 47 states; this includes nearly 500,000 meters in Oklahoma. Glenn never forgot the driving spirit of President Franklin


Roosevelt’s rural electrification program extending power to the “man at the end of the line”.


In honor of Glenn’s service in Congress and at NRECA, the 2012 board of directors of NRECA established the Glenn English Foundation for the purpose of developing and educating future electric cooperative leaders. The NRECA board has contributed $100,000.00 to establish this charitable foundation. In the future, the 900-plus electric cooperatives will provide donations to sustain this organization. Glenn’s work in the national and international energy field along with his outstanding congressional records will be highlighted through the Glenn English Foundation as a lasting legacy.


Glenn has served our state honorably as a leader who championed a better quality of life for millions of Americans. Our native son has gained the respect and admiration of respected professionals on the state, national and international levels. It is our hope, that Glenn English’s fight for rural infrastructure, stronger agricultural prices, and affordable electricity, will long be remembered by all Oklahomans. Thank you Glenn for your years of service and leadership!


Note: After an extensive search, Missouri Congresswoman Jo Ann Amerson was selected to replace Glenn English as head of the NRECA.


By Dennis Krueger general manager


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