Farmers’ Electric Cooperative will celebrate 81 years of providing electric service to its member-owners. The annual meeting of members will be held June 11 at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center within the Chillicothe High School, just west of Highway 65 on Route 190. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for member registration. Cookies and punch will be served to help celebrate the milestone.
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The business meeting begins at 7 p.m., with a report on the state of the Co-op and the election of a representative to the Board of Directors for District 6 (Linn County). Board candidates are Donald Kiehl and Larry Muck, both of Meadville.
Door prize drawings will occur at the conclusion of the event, with dozens of prizes to be awarded and two grand prizes: one member will receive a $500 Farmers’ Electric Cooperative bill credit, and another will receive a 40-inch Smart TV. A gift bucket with a $10 bill credit, rain gauge, and electrical safety/efficiency information will be given to members upon registration.
A kids’ fun zone will be open during the meeting, including a bounce house and other activities for kids, ages three and up. Also, there will be a kids-only drawing for those children present in the fun zone; two remote control toys will be given away.
Members are encouraged to bring their registration cards, which can be found in the June issue of Rural Missouri magazine.
Farmers’ Electric Cooperative was formed in 1938 and funded through the Rural Electrification Administration, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s efforts to pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression, provide electric service and stimulate the economy, particularly in rural areas which lacked many modern conveniences.