JANUARY 2013 PAGE 3 Youth Tour contest
inspires teen action Entries due by February 22
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hoctaw Electric Cooperative (CEC) will pick three teens to attend the Rural Electric Youth Tour on June 14-20, 2013 in Washington DC.
Students who are interested in the trip must be juniors attending high school or home school in CEC service territory. To enter the contest, students will be asked to write a letter to the elected official of their choice. The letter should:
1. Describe a problem or issue they would like resolved.
2. Explain the problem and its effects.
3. Provide at least one possible solution that would require action by the elected official.
Interested teens should visit with their high school counselor for contest details and entry forms. Information is available online at www.
choctawelectric.coop, or contact Tonia Allred at 800-780-6486, ext. 217.
Broadband Internet offers “try before you buy” option
isolated areas may wonder if the Valliant Telephone broadband
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Internet service will work where they live. They may be hesitant to install the service until they know for sure they are getting what they paid for.
For that reason, Valliant Telephone encourages members to “try the Internet before you buy.” The company encourages interested members to reserve the necessary
o-op members living in heavily forested, rugged, or extremely
Internet equipment for a 48- hour period at no cost and no obligation.
By giving the service a “test drive,” members know for sure if the service will work for them.
To reserve the equipment, please call Valliant Telephone at 580- 933-4400. Personal identification is required at the time of pick up.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY Tip of the Month
Sleek, flat-panel TVs can consume almost as much electricity as a refrigera- tor. In general, the bigger the screen, the more power it draws. Plasma screens use the most energy, while LCD TVs use much less. And remember to change your new TV’s default settings to power saver mode, and turn down the LCD backlight to save energy without sacri- ficing picture quality.
—COOPERATIVE RESEARCH NETWORK
your CO-OP
Convenient payment
locations Drop your payment by any of the
following authorized payment locations during regular office hours:
IDABEL • First Bank & Trust • McCurtain County National Bank • Choctaw Electric Cooperative • Idabel National Bank
ANTLERS • First Bank • Ameri State Bank • Choctaw Electric Cooperative
Please save these important dates
February 1.....YouthPower Energy Camp entry deadline. Essays must be turned in by 5 pm. Entries may be delivered to any CEC office or mailed to Brad Kendrick at CEC. Please see page 11 for more details, or call Brad at 800-780-6486, ext. 248.
February
22.....Deadline to enter the CEC Youth Tour Contest. Entries and application forms must be turned in by the end of the business day. Entries may be mailed to CEC, c/o Tonia Allred, PO Box 758, Hugo, Oklahoma 74743, or delivered to your CEC office in Antlers, Hugo or Idabel. For more information, please visit www.
choctawelectric.coop.
February 16.....3rd Annual Predator Hunt. The best team of hunters wins $1,000 cash in this CEC Relay for Life fund-raiser. Teams are invited to compete in the hunt for bobcats, coyotes, and fox. Entry fee: $100/team for bobcat, coyote and fox. Big dog/big cat 100 percent payout, $20 entry per category. Weigh in at the Antlers Fair Building.
BROKEN BOW • First National Bank • First Bank & Trust • McCurtain County National Bank
CLAYTON • Shamrock Bank
HUGO • Choctaw Electric Cooperative • First Bank
HOCHATOWN • First Bank & Trust
VALLIANT • First State Bank • McCurtain County National Bank
WRIGHT CITY • First Bank & Trust
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