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FOr Our OKLAHOMA COOPErATIVE MEMBErS


ENErGy CAMP PrOVIDES LEArNING OPPOrTuNITy FOr ArEA STuDENTS


Connor Watson of Briggs and Whitney Burns of Siloam Springs recently returned from the 2013 rural Electric youth Power Energy Camp, where they served as delegates for Ozarks Electric Cooperative.


Watson and Burns were among the 89 outstanding 8th graders chosen from Oklahoma to represent their local electric cooperatives during four days at Canyon Camp, just east of Hinton.


“In my opinion, the most exciting part of the trip was going to Celebration Station and meeting other 8th graders,” said Watson. “I liked the dance and the DJ!” said Burns.


While at the camp, delegates attended sessions on energy, electrical safety and rural electric careers. They elected their own manager and board of directors and operated a coke and candy cooperative.


Other special activities of the four-day program included hands-on electrical demonstrations, such as pole-climbing and bucket truck rides from lineman, a low-element ropes course, swimming, an energy battle tournament and a trip to celebration station for video games and go-carts.


Watson represented Ozarks Electric in a special way, earning the title of “camp king” for his outgoing nature and singing skills during karaoke night.


youth Power Energy Camp is coordinated by the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives and Ozarks Electric.


WESTVILLE OFFICE uPDATE


Our Westville, Ok office will soon have a brand new look. Through the years our Westville office has seemed to grow smaller due to an increase in cooperative membership as well increased foot traffic by members who prefer to walk in to pay their bill, sign up for service, disconnect their service or just stop by to say hello.


A few of the enhancements that you will see when you visit the office are a larger lobby area that contains three service desks for future growth and a waiting area for those busy days that always occur around the first of each month. you will also see enhanced security for the safety of our employees.


“We value the safety of our employees and want them to feel a strong sense of security while handling the everyday requests of our membership,” states kris Williams, Oklahoma District Manager.


We hope that these improvements, along with the same great service you have come to enjoy over the years, will make your experience with Ozarks Electric even better. We want to say a special thank you for your patience during our renovation and we look forward to serving you again at our Westville location.


SuPPOrTING EDuCATION


Education is important for students and Ozarks Electric believes strongly in supporting school districts within our service territory.


Some mistakenly assume since Ozarks Electric is a not-for-profit business, that we do not pay taxes. Though we do not pay income taxes, we pay what is called gross receipts tax. Ninety-five percent of these tax dollars go directly to area schools. We contribute two percent of our total gross receipts and the allocation to each school is determined by the miles of line in their school district.


In 2012, Ozarks Electric paid $465,453 on 1,880 miles of line to 14 school districts in our three county territory in Oklahoma. Here is a list of where tax dollars were disbursed:


Skelly


Peavine Maryetta


Connor Watson and Whitney Burns represented Ozarks at Youth Power Energy Camp near Hinton, Oklahoma earlier this summer.


Dahlonegah Greasy


$44,128 $28,184 $27,550


rocky Mountain $10,055 Zion


$14,322 $6,010


$13,927 Bell Watts


Westville Stilwell


Cave Springs Briggs


Tenkiller


$12,060 $35,652 $121,250 $60,325 $12,125 $31,250 $48,615


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