Cotton Electric 70th Annual Meeting 10/07/2008
Cotton Electric members joined together for the seventieth time at the cooperative's Annual Meeting held Oct. 2 at the Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton. A great barbecue meal served by Catering by Finley, fellowship and prizes were all part of the evening event.
The Walters High School Honor Choir opened the meeting with a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem and board president Dewayne High called the meeting to order. Although over 550 members registered for the meeting, a quorum of 732 was not present and official business could not be conducted. However, President High and Secretary-Treasurer Tim McCary both updated the membership on the cooperative’s growth and financial well-being.
After the board’s presentations, Gary Roulet, chief executive officer of Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC), then delivered a message to the audience regarding the current status of the electric industry and the steps WFEC is making to secure the generation and transmission cooperative. Then, Warren Langford, chief executive officer of Cotton Electric Cooperative, addressed the audience about progress made in 2007 and Cotton Electric’s plans for the future.
A prize drawing was then conducted. The grand prize, a $500 credit on the member’s electric bill, was won by Lynn Bennett of Indiahoma. Two Nintendo DS game systems and twenty $5 bills were awarded to children attending the event.
Other prize winners included:
Robert Newsom
Indiahoma
$250 energy voucher
New Salem Baptist Church
Walters
$100 energy voucher
Bill Fudge
Lawton
$100 energy voucher
Clayton Brooking
Cache
$50 energy voucher
Elaine Davis
Marlow
Aluminum Ladder
Stephens Co. RWD
Velma
Samsonite Luggage
Betty McNeill
Velma
Belgian Waffle Maker
Joe Fischer
Chattanooga
Combo Blender Set
Clifford Hooper
Hastings
Mixer/Blender
John Peters
Marlow
B&D Shop Radio
Chris James
Cache
Porch Heater
Frank D Pugh
Chattanooga
3 pc canister set
Marlene James
Cache
3 pc canister set
Pamela Perez
Comanche
Steam Mop
Jerry Glandon
Lawton
Roaster Oven
Addie Williams
Duncan
Roaster Oven
Doris Renschen
Geronimo
Bushnell Binoculars
Stephen Kriz
Cache
Bushnell Binoculars
Pamela Renschen
Geronimo
Kodak Digital Camera
Tillman Frizzell
Duncan
Kodak Digital Camera
William Armstrong
Lawton
Fire Pit
David Cantwell
Duncan
Utility Heater
Mrs. Charles Weger
Sterling
Electric chainsaw
Doris Taylor
Walters
Gardeners Gift Basket
Betty Trimble
Walters
$25 Wal-Mart Gift Card
Ruby McCown
Duncan
$25 Wal-Mart Gift Card
Wolf Kiessling
Duncan
$75 cash
John Salazar
Hastings
DVD Home Theater
Molly Womack
Cache
Rechargeable Light
M.D. Gentry
Lawton
Columbia Polo Shirt
Donnie Bain
Lawton
Columbia Jacket
Katherine Cuzzort
Lawton
Crescent Tool Set
Dannie Ramming
Duncan
Weather Radio
Cleo Swanson
Geronimo
Oster Food Steamer
Some prizes were donated by Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., Electrical Systems Consultants, Stuart C. Irby, Diversified Electric Supply, North Pacific, Techline, McFarland Cascade, Western Farmers Electric Cooperative and Cotton Electric Services, Inc.
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