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May 2006Employee Promotions
MVEA's Newest Employees
Another Winner from MVEA
Cooperatives and their benefits There are different types of cooperatives that benefit communities. A cooperative is defined in Wikipedia as an association of persons who join together to carry on an economic activity of mutual benefit. Housing cooperatives, retailers' cooperatives, utility cooperatives, worker cooperatives, and social cooperatives are beneficial cooperatives. Consumers' cooperatives, agriculture cooperatives, and cooperative banking also benefit communities. A housing cooperative is a means for ownership of housing where people either own shares or have membership and residency rights in a not-for-profit project such as a pool or park for people who own shares. A housing cooperative makes things affordable by dividing the cost up among members. A retailers' cooperative is an organization, which uses economies of scale on behalf of its members so they can get discounts from manufacturers and combine marketing. It is common amongst locally owned grocery stress, hardware stores, and pharmacies. People end up saving money by buying in bulk. A worker cooperative is completely owned and democratically controlled by its “worker-owners.” Only employees own shares of the business. It's beneficial because in worker cooperatives unions turn out to be unnecessary since the workers have control over how the business is managed and run. A social cooperative is divided into two types. Type A brings together providers and beneficiaries as members of a social service. Type B brings together permanent workers and previously unemployed people wishing to mix into the employment market. The goal of a social cooperative is the general benefit of the community and social blending of citizens. Type A cooperatives provide health, social, or educational services. Type B cooperatives incorporate underprivileged people into the labor market. A consumers' cooperative allows customers to own the business. This allows customers, who have joined, to vote on major decisions and elect a board of directors. An agricultural cooperative is occasionally government sponsored. It promotes and distributes specific supplies. An agricultural cooperative allows farmers to focus on growing specific crops and not worry about growing many different crops. Cooperative banking can be provided in the forms of Credit Unions or Cooperative savings banks. Money stays in the community. People can get lower rates on loans and earn higher interest rates on money in the bank. The last type of cooperative is a utility cooperative. A utility cooperative is a customer owned utility for the public. It is a specific type of consumer cooperative. In the United States, many cooperatives were formed to provide rural electrical services and telephone services. Mountain View Electric Association is an example of a utility cooperative. Mountain View provides electrical services to our rural community. This benefits our community by making electricity more affordable and reliable in rural areas. Utility cooperatives help to give the people services that would otherwise be too expensive and almost inaccessible. All in all, there are several types of cooperatives that benefit communities. They include housing cooperatives, retailers' cooperatives, utility cooperatives, and worker cooperatives. Social cooperatives, consumers' cooperatives, agricultural cooperatives, and cooperative banking also benefit communities. Cooperatives help communities in different ways. Mountain View electric Association is a cooperative that benefits our rural community by putting light into our homes.
Scholarship WinnersMay 2006 Each year MVEA awards 15 scholarships to graduating high school seniors. Due to space limitations, we will introduce you to half of winners now and half next time. Congratulations to our winners!
Dutch Oven Contests Just Around the Corner
There will be four categories to enter: bread, main dish, side dish, and dessert. You can enter as many as you like. No entry fees are charged, but a $20 registration fee is required to hold your spot. The check will be returned at the cook-off. There is a limit of 10 teams per cook-off. Great prizes are awarded for 1st , 2nd , and 3rd place in each category. If eating is more your forte, come on out to the cook-offs ‘cause there's some great samplin' going on after the judging. For more information, go to MVEA's website at www.mvea.coop or give Patsy Tompkins or Debbie Skillicorn a call at either MVEA office. Be sure to enter early as spots are already filling up! Cook-off rules and entry forms Round-Up Grant Awarded
MVEA started its Round-Up fund to assist local organizations, communities and individuals at the request of our members. MVEA members round their bill up to the next dollar and the extra change goes into the fund. Over 70 percent of MVEA's members participate and over $500,000 has been awarded. Applications are available on MVEA's website at www.mvea.coop or by calling MVEA at 719-775-2861. MVEA is a not for profit electric cooperative. Mountain View Photo Contest Information and Entry Forms |
2006 News Archive |
Mike
Fields – Local Service representative for Area 45.
Dan
Witt – Local service representative for Area 15. 
We
welcome two new employees to MVEA. Cathy Thurston is the new Falcon
receptionist and Lisa Cohen is filling a Falcon consumer relations specialist
position. Cathy was formerly employed by the Colorado Department of
Revenue as a tax examiner. As the Falcon Operations Center receptionist,
Cathy will greet members and visitors and direct them to appropriate
department, answer the phone, assist the cashier, and prepare correspondence.
Lisa
Cohen comes to us from the Cherry Creek School District where she worked
a machine operator. The duties of a consumer relations specialist include
reading meters, identifying and investigating energy diversion, installing
and removing single phase meters and collecting on past due accounts.
We hope both ladies will enjoy working for our cooperative.
Kali
Fox tied for third place in the MVEA essay contest and has been invited
to attend the Colorado Electric Education Institute's Cooperative Youth
Leadership Camp in Clark, Colorado. Kali is the daughter of John and
Kathy fox of Limon and a junior at Limon High School. She is the class
secretary, a member of the National Honor Society, Honor Band, and the
girl's softball team. Kali is also active in her church's youth group
and on the Superintendent's Honor Roll. Following is her winning essay.
Congratulations!
Michael
Moore – MVEA $500 Vocational/technical scholarship. Michael
is a graduate of James Irwin Charter High School and the son of William
and Dana Moore of Peyton. Michael plans to attend Pikes Peak Community
College and then continue his education at the University of Colorado,
Colorado Springs with a major in nursing. During high school Michael was
a member of the chess club, youth worship leader and nominated for Who's
Who of American High School Students.
Joshua
Beedy – MVEA $500 Scholarship. Joshua is a graduate of
Genoa-Hugo School and the son of Steve and Tina Beedy of Genoa. He plans
on attending Colorado State University of Pueblo and majoring in business
management and computer information systems. While attending high school,
Joshua was a member of the basketball, baseball and track teams; class
president; member of FBLA and Teens Needing Teens.
Kate
O'Connor – MVEA $500 Scholarship. Kate is a graduate
of the Classical academy and daughter of James and Sarah O'Connor of
Colorado Springs. She will attend the University of Northern Colorado
and major in piano performance. During her high school years, Kate was
a member of the National Honors Society; member of and student accompanist
for the high school choir; received distinguished student awards for
Spanish, World Literature, and AP calculus; participated in several
musicals and a member of the women's vocal ensemble.
Ryan
Brossart – MVEA $500 Scholarship. Ryan is a graduate
of Limon High School and sun of Robert and Kim Brossart of Limon. He
plans to attend Colorado State University in Ft. Collins and major in
pre-med. Robert was a member of the basketball, golf, baseball and Knowledge
Bowl teams; member of the National Honor Society, honor band and the
L Club.
Brianna
Yelle - $500 MVEA Scholarship. Brianna is a graduate of Lewis
Palmer High School and the daughter of Raymond Yelle and Marie Revak
of Monument. She plans to major in business administration at the University
of Denver. During high school, Brianna was co-captain of the varsity
cheerleading team; a member of the Nation Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta
National Mathematics Honor Society, symphonic band, Girl Scouts, and
Mock Trial Team.
Jesse
Simpson - $500 MVEA Scholarship. Jesse is a graduate of Falcon
High School and the son of Scott and Susan Simpson of Falcon. He plans
to attend the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and major in
art. In high school, he was a member of the track team.
Jennifer
Carroll - $500 MVEA Scholarship. Jennifer is a graduate of
Kiowa High School and daughter of Joseph and Marilyn Carroll of Kiowa.
She plans on attending the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
and majoring in business administration. While attending high school,
Jennifer was a member of the National Honor Society; volleyball, track,
and cheerleading teams and FBLA.
John
Schloss - $500 MVEA Scholarship. John is a graduate of Lewis-
Palmer High School and son of James and Julie Schloss of Colorado Springs.
He will attend the University of Colorado, Boulder and major in marketing.
During high school, John was a member of the football and lacrosse teams,
band and D.E.C.A
It's
that time of year already so get out your old black pot and come out
to the Touchstone Energy Dutch Oven Contests. This will be the 8th year
MVEA has sponsored the cook-offs and each year they get a little bigger.
The dates for this year's cook-offs are: Elbert County Fair in Kiowa,
Friday, August 4; Lincoln County Fair in Hugo, Friday, August 11 and
Deer Trail Rodeo, Sunday, August 20. For those of you who do not know,
Deer Trail is the site of the first rodeo.
Limon
Boy Scout Troop 52 received a $1,500 check from Mountain View Electric
Association's Operation Round-Up. The troop applied for a grant to help
pay for a 14 foot enclosed trailer to store camping equipment and utilize
for their camping trips. The group earned the balance of the trailer
cost with fund-raisers.