4 - Breaking ground


Cleora students and faculty to enjoy new facilities


more inside


3 All employees ensure a capable cooperative


8 Understanding Medicare 9 Make your resolution stick 12 Myths about credit scores


On the cover: Coopera ve member Jodee Whitworth (le ) celebrates comple ng her fi rst marathon in 2014 with friend Cortney Hutson, also a coopera ve member. Since then, Whitworth has completed 12 more marathons and 6 ultra runs, including a 65-miler. Her headband says it all. For  ps on reaching your goals, visit page 9.


Photo by Kelly Rush


LUCKY ACCOUNT NUMBER Search the pages of NE Connection for a 6-digit account number with an asterisk on each side. For example: *XXXXXX*. Compare it to your account number, which appears on your monthly electric bill. If they match, contact the co-op at 1-800-256-6405, extension 9332, by February 1 to claim a $100 credit on your electric account.


7 - Youth programs


Information on essay contests and our scholarship application


11 - Light fare These salads are the main event


All Around Green Country


JANUARY 6-8  Hulbert Big Om Yoga Retreat Sequoyah State Park & Lodge 918-605-8221


JANUARY 7-8  Tulsa Monster Jam BOK Center 918-894-4200


JANUARY 10-14  Tulsa Chili Bowl Tulsa Expo Square 918-838-3777


JANUARY 14  Tulsa The Oklahoma Wedding Show Tulsa Expo Square 918-744-6205


JANUARY 19-21  Wagoner Western Hills Winter Bluegrass Fes val The Lodge at Sequoyah State Park 405-273-8578


JANUARY 21  Claremore Mad Dog Demoli on Derby Expo Center 918-342-5357


JANUARY 27-29  Tulsa Green Country Home & Garden Show Tulsa Expo Square 918-523-2003


JANUARY 28-29  Tulsa R. K. Gun & Knife Show Tulsa Expo Square Exchange Center 563-927-8176


JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 5  Tulsa Tulsa Boat, Sport & Travel Show Tulsa Expo Square 918-519-1210


FEBRUARY 3  Tulsa Harlem Globetro ers BOK Center 918-894-4445


Events are published as space allows and must be submi ed at least 60 days in advance. Send informa on, including phone number for publica on, to Northeast Connec on Events Calendar, PO Box 948, Vinita, OK 74301. Or, send informa on by email to kelly.rush@ neelectric.com.


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