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From The Desk of...


Charles Paxton


I’ve been very blessed to have spent my entire adult working


career at Harmon Electric Association. Serving you the member/ owner is a very rewarding experience - one I am extremely grateful for. It’s also very satisfying to know we have a great bunch of employees that feel the same way. There are seven guiding principles that all cooperative


businesses adhere to that make us unique. 1: Voluntary and Open Membership, 2: Democratic Member Control, 3: Members’ Economic Participation, 4: Autonomy and Independence, 5: Education, Training and Information, 6: Cooperation Among Cooperatives and 7: Concern for Communities. The principle I would like to discuss this month is number 6,


“Cooperation Among Cooperatives.” During the ice storm of 2010 this became very evident to Harmon Electric and all its members. There were 8 different cooperatives from around the state that sent crews to help out during the worst disaster we had ever faced. The help was invaluable in minimizing the time we were off. Each crew had the same goal, restoring power as quickly and safely as possible. What impresses me the most is the passion these men


have in restoring service. It’s not just about the money to them. The fact that they are willing to leave their families and the comforts of home says a lot about their character. Recently a crew from Harmon Electric had an opportunity to


exhibit this same principle. On Tuesday, May 24th a line of very severe thunderstorms with some very powerful tornados swept across the state. Although our service territory was spared damage, other cooperatives were not so fortunate. Cimarron Electric in Kingfisher was probably hit hardest. They lost over 450 poles in their service area. I received a call from Mark Snowden, Manager of Cimarron


Electric late Tuesday asking for help. We had a crew of 6 promptly volunteer to assist our sister cooperative. Early Wednesday morning, May 25th Tom Caswell, Brad Whisenant, Brady Cox, Alex Velasquez, Justin Willis and Nick Slovecek left for Kingfisher. They spent four days working very long hard hours restoring service to the members of Cimarron Electric. They came home very tired, but felt a since of pride in the job


they had done. I also felt a since of pride when hearing what good guys they were and how hard they had worked. The management of Cimarron had only good things to say about their work performance. This should also make you the member proud, because they did an excellent job representing the entire membership. Demonstrating the Cooperative Principle # 6, “Cooperation


Among Cooperatives” during natural disasters is just one thing that makes the cooperative business model different. When disaster strikes it brings a great deal of comfort knowing that we are not in this alone. We are part of a much bigger organization. Thank you for allowing us to serve you. You the member are the reason we are here and the reason we strive to adhere to our guiding principles.


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HARMON ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION Incorporated 114 North First Hollis, OK 73550


Operating in


Beckham, Harmon, Jackson, Kiowa and Greer Counties, Oklahoma Hardeman and Childress Counties, 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. www.harmonelectric.com


HARMON ELECTRIC HI-LITES Lisa Richard, Editor The Harmon Electric Hi-Lites is the publica-


tion 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 Clinton Nesmith .................................District 3 Bob Allen ...........................................District 4 Burk Bullington .................................District 5 Jean Pence ..........................................District 6 Billy R. Nowell ..................................District 7 Charles Horton ....................................Attorney


Monthly Board of Directors meetings Held Fourth Thursday of Each Month


Harmon Electric Association experienced outages on Saturday, May 28th and Saturday, June 4th around Lake Altus. These problems were due to some equipment problems that have now been corrected. Our linemen will still be working in the area to correct any other problems that they find. If you have any questions or have any trouble, please feel free to call our office at 580-688-3342. This phone number is answered 24 hours a day. Thank you for your patience and understanding.


IF YOUR ELECTRICITY GOES OFF REPORT THE OUTAGE


We have a 24-hour answering service to


take outage reports and dispatch servicemen. Any time you have an outage to report in the Hollis or Gould exchange area, call our office 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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