Touchstone Energy Leadership Summit Sawyer Searcey and Wuthiphat Thawinitkul were chosen to
Scholarship Winners Attend
Spring gives us a chance to thaw out after this long extremely cold winter.
I take advantage of longer daylight hours by doing a little spring cleaning and yard work. But the seasonal shift isn’t all good news. The rapid change from harsh, cold air to warmer temperatures can trigger severe weather. To protect our lines and keep power fl owing safely to your home, Harmon Electric Association maintains our rights-of-way. Think of it as spring cleaning for power lines.
Right-of-way (ROW) maintenance keeps tree limbs and other obstacles away from high-voltage power lines. It’s an important part of the service we provide to you, our members, for three reasons: safety, reliability, and cost.
Our primary concern is the safety of our workers and members. Properly maintained ROW keeps our crews safe when they are restoring service and maintaining our system. Keeping trees clear of power lines also keeps your family safe. From making sure a child’s tree house doesn’t hit power lines to creating a safe environment while doing yard work, a well-maintained ROW helps avoid tragedy.
Power lines are a constant part of our landscape; it’s easy to
forget they are around. We work hard to keep the area around our lines clear, but we need your help. Be alert this spring. Don’t plant trees or tall vegetation under power lines, and keep an eye out for power lines when working in your yard or on the farm.
If severe spring weather blows through, a well-maintained
ROW leads to fewer blinks, outages and a faster response time. When trees do fall, crews are able to restore service more quickly than they could with poorly maintained areas.
As a not-for-profi t company, Harmon Electric strives to keep costs affordable for you, our members. Maintaining our ROW is an important part of controlling costs. Fewer and shorter outages save money for everyone. When crews work in well-maintained areas, we can reduce risks for employees and equipment too— another way to keep costs low.
Safety, reliability, and cost: this is why we believe in ROW ‘spring cleaning.’ If we compromise on one of these areas, it impacts the others. At Harmon Electric, we aren’t willing to compromise. Maintaining our ROW is a priority for your safety, comfort, and pocketbook.
attend the Touchstone Energy Leadership Summit on Saturday, February 11, 2017. Searcey and Thawinitkul, both of Hollis, represented Harmon Electric Association at the training, where they were guaranteed to receive a $250 college scholarship. While attending the Leadership Summit, Sawyer and Wuthiphat were both chosen to receive an additional $250 bringing their total scholarship amount to $500 each. Thawinitkul is the son of David and Chuleeporn Seigrist. He is a senior at Hollis High School and is active in the high school band. Wuthiphat has received honors and scholarships for his artistic talents along with many medals in speech competitions. After graduation he plans to either attend an Oklahoma university or the Marine & Naval Academy. A senior at Hollis High School, Searcey is
Wuthiphat T awinitkul
the son of Kerald and Donna Searcey. Sawyer is a member of both the National and Oklahoma Honor Societies, along with being on the Superintendent’s Honor Roll. He has also been an active member of the Tiger football, track, powerlifting and
Academic teams.
After high school, he plans to attend Oklahoma State University. Thawinitkul and Searcey joined approximately 30 students from around the state in Oklahoma City for the Summit which is sponsored by Western Farmers Electric Cooperative.
Sawyer Searcey
Touchstone Energy Leadership Summit is a fun and exciting program that teaches students how to expand their leadership skills. Harmon Electric is proud to be a part of providing this opportunity for students and to help in building responsible leaders for the future.
HARMON ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC 114 North First Hollis, OK 73550
Operating in
Beckham, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and Greer Counties in Oklahoma and Hardeman and Childress Counties in Texas
Member of Western Farmers Electric Cooperative Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives National Rural Electric Cooperative Association National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. Oklahoma Rural Water Association, Inc.
HARMON ELECTRIC HI-LITES - Lisa Richard, Editor The Harmon Electric Hi-Lites is the publication of your local owned and operated rural electric cooperative, organized and incorporated under the laws of Oklahoma to serve you with low-cost electric power.
Charles Paxton ......................................................................................... Manager
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Pete Lassiter ..................................................................................................District 1 Jim Reeves ....................................................................................................District 2 Lee Sparkman ...............................................................................................District 3 Braden Cunningham ......................................................................................District 4 Burk Bullington ..............................................................................................District 5 Jean Pence ....................................................................................................District 6 J. R. Conley ...................................................................................................District 7 Charles Horton .............................................................................................. Attorney
Monthly Board of Directors meetings Held Fourth Thursday of Each Month
IF YOUR ELECTRICITY GOES OFF, REPORT THE OUTAGE
We have a 24-hour answering service to take outage reports and dispatch service- men. Any time you have an outage to report in the Hollis or Gould exchange area, call our offi ce at 688-3342. Any other exchange
area call toll free, 1-800-643-7769.
TO REPORT AN OUTAGE, CALL 688-3342 or 1-800-643-7769 ANYTIME
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