Inter-County EnergyOCTOBER 2016News from your cooperative

Hundreds of patriotic, flag-waving citizens gave two local veterans and 41 other Kentucky veterans a welcome home Saturday, August, 27, that they will never forget.

Kenneth Austin of Hustonville and Earl K. Sherrow of Harrodsburg were among the 43 war veterans who traveled from Lexington to Washington, D.C., as part of this year’s Honor Flight. Both Austin and Sherrow traveled with the other Kentucky veterans from World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War for the one-day tour of war memorials erected in their honor in the nation’s capital.

Kenneth Austin and Earl K. Sherrow, both 85-year-old Korean War veterans, represented Inter-County Energy, which sponsored the all-expense-paid trip.

This was the sixth year Inter-County

Energy and Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives sponsored an Honor Flight, and it was the first year of partnering with Honor Flight Kentucky, which was founded in December 2015. Honor Flight Kentucky is a new chapter of the national Honor Flight network.

“We owe both Kenneth and Earl and the other heroes from Kentucky so much,” said Jim Jacobus, President/CEO of Inter-County Energy. “This is the greatest gen-eration, and it was unbelievable how they were cheered and greeted everywhere they went in Washington.”

The veterans flew from Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., where soldiers and citizens clapped loudly before they boarded two buses for a full day of honors and sightseeing. They visited the World War II and Korean War memorials on the National Mall.

In Arlington, Va., the group toured the Marine Corps War Memorial, saw the

Air Force Memorial, and watched the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Veterans who participated in a wreath-laying service at the tomb included: Nello Francis, 96, of Martin; Delmer Picklesimer, 90, of Versailles; Morris Alford, 90, of Lexington; and Noel Phillips, 91, of Cynthiana.

The response at each memorial was overwhelming. Visitors surrounded the veterans. Children and adults alike shook their hands, took photos, and waved flags. Just before the return flight to Lexington, the veterans were treated to a bit of nostalgia, as they experienced “mail call,” just as they had when they were young servicemen.

To further honor this year’s Honor Flight participants, Inter-County Energy helped to organize a special welcome for their return. Families, friends, and sup-porters packed the terminal at Blue Grass Airport to welcome them home.

Local Korean War veterans get heroes’ welcome on Honor Flight

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Our MissionThe mission of Inter-County Energy

Cooperative is to provide long-term valued electrical energy and services to our members through a culture of safety, accountability,

innovation, integrity, and commitment to community.

For Information and InquiriesToll-Free

1-888-266-7322 Danville/Boyle County

(859) 236-4561Lebanon/District Office

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Pres i dent/CEO James L. Jacobus

Board of Directors

Chairman Joseph H. Spalding (Marion)

Vice ChairmanJason E. Todd (Lincoln)

Secretary-TreasurerJ. Kevin Preston (Garrard)

DirectorWilliam H. Peyton (Casey)

DirectorW. Allen Goggin (Boyle)

Director Louis A. Kerrick (Mercer)

AttorneyJames Hadden Dean

24 Hour Emergency/Outage Reporting (866) 224-2235

Inter-County Energy

by Jim JacobusPresident/CEO

From the Manager

When was the last time you voted? As member-owned electric coopera-

tives, voting is already in our DNA. It’s how we maintain an electric utility that is responsive to the consumers it serves. But voting also plays a crucial part in our representative democracy. Federal, state, and local elections offer an opportunity to exercise a civic responsibility —to select the best leaders for our communities.

Yet in places all over America, even those served by electric cooperatives, citi-zens aren’t exercising that right.

In the 2012 national elections, voter turnout dropped overall, but the decline in rural counties was 18 percent—twice that of the nation as a whole.

And when voters miss the chance to vote, they also lose the opportunity to communicate their concern to our leaders about the issues that matter to us, where we work, live, and raise families.

Reliable electricity, access to rural broadband, and the quality of our health-care system are just a few issues we all care about. Still, they only become priorities if enough people show elected officials that they are paying attention. Registering to vote and voting are the most effective ways to send this message.

When we go to the polls with the cooperative principle of “Concern for Community” in mind, we instantly improve our political system. It’s a system designed to produce a government “of the people, by the people and for the people.” People like you and me.

I’d like you to join me in a new initiative to get every eligible person registered to vote—you, me, our family, and friends—

and take the pledge to BECOME A CO-OP VOTER.

Inter-County Energy has joined America’s electric cooperatives in launch-ing a campaign to help get out the vote and insert issues important to co-ops into the public discussion. Called “Co-ops Vote,” this effort will help boost voter turnout in areas served by cooperatives across the country to ensure that our voices are heard loud and clear every day, and especially on Election Day.

Here’s what you can do to help. Visit the Co-ops Vote website, WWW.VOTE.COOP, and take the pledge to BECOME A CO-OP VOTER to support your com-munity and electric cooperative when casting your vote in 2016. The website will give you information on your elected officials and candidates, the voter registra-tion process, election dates and locations, and background about eight key co-op issues we want our elected leaders to understand: rural broadband access, hir-ing and honoring veterans, low-income energy assistance, cybersecurity, water regulation, rural healthcare access, afford-able and reliable energy, and renewable energy.

Co-ops Vote is a nonpartisan program developed by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), the national service organization that repre-sents the nation’s more than 900 private, not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric cooperatives. With 42 million members across the nation, electric co-ops are a powerful voice on national issues that have a local impact. I hope to see you at the polls!

Become a Co-op Voter

Editor Morgan Brown

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BOYLE COUNTY:October 14-15–Forkland Heritage Festival9 am-9 pm, Saturday 8 am - 9 pm.

October 29–Trick or Treat on Main 5:30-7pm, on Main Street, between Second and Fourth streets.

October 7-9–Perryville Battlefield Re-enactment There will be an all-day unscripted tactical on Friday, a sunrise battle and “The Cornfield” on Saturday. The “Fight for the Bottom’s Farm” occurs on Sunday afternoon.

CASEY COUNTY:3rd weekend (Friday and Saturday) in October– Kentucky Heritage Days678 S Wallace Wilkerson Blvd., Liberty. Admis-sion is free

LINCOLN COUNTY: Trick-Or-TreatCommunity Trick or Treat at the Stanford

Drive-in starting at 5 pm, free movie at dusk. Call Denise for questions, 859-749-5740

October 29 –Haunted TrailLocation: William Whitley House

October 14 and 15 –Bourbon ChaseRunners will be coming through Stanford

October 22 –Park Hayride & ActivitiesLocation: William Whitley House

MARION COUNTY: Every Saturday –68 Jamboree Country and Gospel Singing7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. On Danville Highway 4 miles outside of Lebanon. For more informa-tion, contact Bill Weatherford at 270-692-2747.

GARRARD COUNTY:October 24 –Lancaster Grand Theatre8:00 p.m., Paul Childers and the Black Tie Affair

October 30 –Lancaster Grand Theatre8:00 p.m., Rhonda Vincent and The Rage

October 31 –Lancaster Grand Theatre8:00 p.m.,The National Dance Company of Siberia

MERCER COUNTY:October 31 –Trick or Treat Downtown Harrodsburg6:00 to 9:00 p.m. October 27 & 28–Haunted Frontier 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. More questions call: 859-734-3314

Events

In Our AreaHappenings

HOW TO REACH INTER-COUNTY ENERGY

24 HOUR EMERGENCY/OUTAGE REPORTING:

(866) 224-2235

DANVILLE OFFICE 1009 Hustonville Road

Danville, KY 40422 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Mon-Fri

(859) 236-4561

LEBANON OFFICE 46 Old Kentucky 68 Lebanon, KY 40033

8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Mon-Fri

(270) 692-3761

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Inter-County Energy offices will be closed Monday, October 10, in observance of Columbus Day.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sponsors Teen Driver Safety Week each year in October. Parents are the biggest influencers on their teen drivers, even if you think they aren’t listening.

NHSTA reminds parents to set the rules before they hit the road with “5 to Drive”:

n No cell phones while drivingn No extra passengersn No speedingn No alcoholn No driving or riding without a

seatbelt

National Teen Driver Safety Week

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October is National Cooperative MonthMeet your Inter-County Energy Employees

Board of Directors

President/CEO’s Office

Joseph H. Spalding Chairman

Marion District, 21 Years

Jason E. Todd Vice Chairman

Lincoln District, 11 Years

J. Kevin Preston Secretary-Treasurer

Garrard District, 17 years

Louis A. Kerrick Mercer District, 6 Years

William H. Peyton Casey District, 21 Years

W. Allen Goggin Boyle District, 2 Years

James Hadden Dean Attorney, 6 Years

James L. Jacobus President/CEO

25 Years

Farrah Coleman Executive Assistant

11 Years

Charlie Lewis Safety/Loss Control

Coordinator, 19 Years

Melvin Johnson Building Maintenance

8 Years

Member Services

Dan Hitchcock V.P. Member Services

22 Years

Morgan Brown Communication/Public

Information Specialist, 2 Years

April Burgess Member Services Advisor

11 Years

Ricky Lane Member Services Advisor

7 Years

Member Accounts

Lori Stocker V.P. Office Services

22 Years

Heather Wilson Manager Member Accounts

6 Years

Tracy Linkous Member Accounts Rep.

2 Years

Josh Hale Member Accounts Rep.

2 Years

Melinda Lay Member Accounts Rep.

1 Year

Regina Guinn Member Accounts Rep.

1 Year

Shawnda Peyton Member Accounts Rep.

1 Year

Susanna Kendrick Member Accounts Rep.

2 Months

Kathy Goodlett Member Accounts Rep.

2 Months

Finance

Sheree Gilliam Sr. V.P. Finance &

Administration 37 Years

Melanie Wilson Accountant

4 Years

Eugenia Adkins Payroll Specialist

17 Years

Lena Tate Human Resources

Administrator8 Years

Chris Bach Computer Systems

Administrator 18 Years

Lebanon District

Mary Lou Mayes Lebanon District Manager

42 Years

Sharon “Sam” Bach Lebanon Office Coordinator

24 Years

Larry Wheatley Line Technician

27 Years

Martie Luttrell Crew Leader

15 Years

Curtis Moss Line Technician, 5 Years

Travis Rice Line Technician, 3 Years

Winston Cox Line Technician, 3 Years

Operations Services

David Phelps V.P. Operations

11 Years

Davonne Elliott Operations Assistant

8 Years

Ron Quinn Plant Accountant

13 Years

Bob Denny Purchasing Coordinator/

Warehouse, 17 Years

Jessie Turpin System Engineer

3 Years

Tim Gill Engineering Technician

28 Years

Norman “Bud” Griffith Engineering Technician

28 Years

Danny Collier Engineering Technician

27 Years

Tevin McElroy Engineering Technician

22 Years

Sarah Bowden Engineering Services Coordinator, 2 Years

DeWayne Siler Mapping Technician

9 Years

Pat Forster Service Records Supervisor

8 Years

Jennifer Turner Service Records Clerk

5 Years

Kenny Gribbins Construction

Superintendent 23 Years

Clayton Watts Maintenance

Superintendent34 Years

Ralph Feldman Crew Leader Operations/

Maintenance31 Years

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Kent Loomer Crew Leader, 20 Years

David Turner Crew Leader, 18 Years

Mark Taylor Crew Leader, 16 years

Rick Conder Line Technician, 28 Years

Darryl Adams Line Technician, 22 Years

Iran Walker Line Technician, 19 Years

John Land Line Technician, 15 Years

Bo McGuffey Line Technician, 11 Years

Chase Gander Line Technician, 11 Years

Bruce King Line Technician, 11 Years

Danny Lynn Line Technician, 10 Years

Colby Grider Line Technician, 8 Years

Ben Janes Line Technician, 3 Years

Dustin Baker Line Technician, 2 Years

Alex Konz Line Technician, 2 Years

Seth Rose Line Technician, 2 Years

Dalton Thompson Line Technician, 1 Year

Kirk Thompson Line Technician, 1 Year

Ryan Pittman Line Technician, 5 Months

Eric Hale Line Technician, 3 Months

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New Employees

Susanna Kendrick comes to us from Boyle County Middle School. Susanna started at Inter-County Energy on August 12 as a Member Accounts representative. She graduated from the University of the Cumberlands with a bachelor of arts in music. Susanna has been married to Pete Kendrick of Junction City for 25 years and they have three children, Keegan, Kelsey and Kole. She is also a member of the Junction City First Baptist Church.

Kathy Goodlett is from Harrodsburg, where she was born and raised. Kathy is married to Scott Goodlett, also from Harrodsburg. They have four children, Kimberly, Tommy, Mikayla, and Logan. Kathy has an associate degree from Kentucky College of Business. Kathy started working at Inter-County Energy as a Member Accounts representative on August 12.

Susanna Kendrick Member Accounts Representative

Kathy GoodlettMember Accounts Representative

Safe Electricity Provides Tips to Prevent Scares and Keep Costumed Visitors Safe This Halloween

Grownups have stocked up on sweet treats and filled the yard with decorations, while the kids have planned their costumes and trick-or-treating routes. Safe Electricity urges everyone to make sure your costumed visitors are kept safe from potential electrical hazards.

Safe Electricity suggests double-checking your lights and decorations to avoid real scares this Halloween:n Keep electric cords out of high-traffic

areas. Do not run electrical cords across sidewalks or other walkway areas that could trip or endanger trick-or-treaters. Indoors, avoid stretching cords across a room where people or pets can trip over them or become entangled.

nMake sure that the lights you use have been safety tested by an approved laboratory.

nDouble-check light strings to see if they are frayed. Replace damaged strings.

nMake sure extension cords are in good condition. Use only cords that are certified by UL, ETL, or CSA and rated to carry the electrical load you will connect to them. Electric over-loads can cause shocks and start fires. Read the label on both the cord and the appliances that are plugged into it to make sure the cord can handle the load. If it cannot, use a higher-rated cord, or unplug some appliances. Remember that extension cords are meant for temporary, not permanent, use.

n Outdoors, use only lights, cords, and animated displays rated for outdoor use.

n Ensure that outdoor lights are securely fastened to trees, house

walls, or other firm supports to pro-tect the lights from wind damage. Use only plastic hooks or insulated staples to hold light strings in place, not nails or tacks. Also, be sure not to staple or nail through light strings or electrical cords.

n Cords should be plugged into outlets equipped with ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs). Use a portable GFCI if your outdoor outlets do not have them. GFCI protection is very important outdoors, where weather conditions can create potentially dan-gerous electrical situations.

n Always turn off or unplug lights before going to bed or leaving your home. A timer can help you make sure this happens.Stay safe this Halloween, and visit

SafeElectricity.org or intercountyenergy.net to learn more about electrical safety.

In honor of National Cooperative Month, Inter-County Energy would like to celebrate by offering our members free CFLs. Members who come in to either office to pay their bill on Fridays during the month of October will receive a free compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL).

FLUORESCENT FRIDAY

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