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Daviess-Martin County REMC

www.dmremc.com

CONTACT USToll Free: 800-762-7362

GENERAL MANAGERDave Sutter

OFFICE HOURS 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday – Friday

STREET ADDRESS 12628 E 75 N, Loogootee, IN 47553

MAILING ADDRESSP.O. Box 430, Loogootee, IN 47553

SERVICE INTERRUPTIONSTo report an outage or emergency, call

812-295-4200 or 800-762-7362 day or night.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSJohn Edwards, President

August Bauer, Vice PresidentSteve Streepy, Secretary

Terry Chapman, TreasurerDean Harrawood

Dale Marchino

Travis Summers

MONTHLY MEETINGTuesday, March 27, 7 p.m.,

Daviess-Martin County REMC office

BILL PAYMENT OPTIONSOnline bill payment

Budget billing

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Drive-through window

Night depository

Credit card payment (VISA, Discover and MasterCard accepted)

Pay-by-phone

MISSION STATEMENT:“Our mission is to provide safe, reliable electricity and quality services for our

members at a reasonable cost.”

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Some of our more

noteworthy accom-

plishments for

2017 include that

our staff worked

almost 42,000 hours

without a lost-time

accident. All aspects

of safety continue to be the number-one

priority for us, followed closely by reli-

ability and our financial strength.

While we worked really hard last year to

be safe and to keep everyone’s lights on,

we were not satisfied with our overall

system reliability. More than 45 percent

of our total outage time was attributed to

tree issues. In 2018, our vegetation man-

agement plan will focus on the areas of

the K-line in Martin County, the M-line

in Lawrence County and the Y-line in

Daviess and Martin counties. We also

plan to spray on the A- and N-lines in

Daviess and Martin counties and to

remove various isolated problem trees as

they are reported throughout our system.

If your service is located on one of the

lines mentioned, you can find this infor-

mation on your monthly electric bill by

looking in the box labeled “map location.”

Our contractors may be knocking on

your door or may be leaving door tags as

they begin their work in these areas over

the next several months. Our continued

investment in vegetation management

will help to improve our system reliabil-

ity.

We also worked to improve reliability

with respect to our power supplier out-

ages. We met with both Hoosier Energy

and Duke Energy staff to share ideas on

what could be done. As a result, Duke

Energy will be relocating a problem line

that feeds our Williams metering point.

This is planned to be completed before

the second quarter of 2018.

We continue to make improvements to

our GIS/mapping system as well. Our

contractor continues to collect and verify

field data on a substation-by-substation

basis, which will help us to improve our

outage response, inventory control and

switching options. In 2018, the focus

areas will be the Ironton and Shoals

substation circuits in Martin County and

the Hartleyville metering point circuits

in Lawrence County.

While 2017 is quickly becoming a distant

image in our rear-view mirror, as of this

writing, we are verifying that we have all

of our financial books properly closed.

The preliminary numbers look like we

had another good year of meeting our

goals, and our performance continues

to place us in a favorable category with

our lenders. The complete financial

report will be available to members at our

annual meeting on April 5.

Some of the financial metrics for 2017

include that we paid out more than

$249,000 in retired capital credits with-

out having to borrow any additional

money. We reduced our existing debt by

approximately $716,000. We also invested

over $2 million in power line construc-

tion, new work vehicles and other system

improvement activities last year.

All of the mentioned items, and many

more, resulted in making 2017 another

good year for Daviess-Martin County

REMC. It sets the stage for making 2018

the best year possible for both our staff

and member-owners. Thanks for your

continued support and, as always, be

safe!

State of the DMREMC UnionA look at Daviess-Martin County REMC

DAVE SUTTERGeneral Manager

SavingsTip

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1. You can find your service location

by looking at your monthly

electric bill in the box labeled

“_________________ .”

2. All aspects of ______________

continue to be the number-one

priority for DMREMC.

3. In 2017, DMREMC reduced its

existing debt by approximately

$ _______________________ .

FOR BILLS DATED MARCH 5, PAID BY MARCH 20

Each month, Daviess-Martin County REMC asks our readers three questions. The answers can be found in the articles of Electric Consumer. Clip the coupon below along the dotted line. Fill it out and return it to our office with your monthly payment before the 20th of the month. (Delinquent payments are not eligible.) Each month, a winner will be drawn from the entries submitted. Make sure you bring or mail in your most recent coupon, as the coupons are dated monthly. Members with automatic payment accounts will be entered in the contest as well. Copies will not be accepted, and coupons are not available at the office! Winners will be notified and their names will be published in the following monthly issue

of Electric Consumer.

DECEMBER WINNER: Owen and Diana Wagler, Loogootee

YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!

DAVIESS-MARTIN COUNTY REMC2018 ANNUAL MEETING

NAME: ___________________

ADDRESS: _______________

_________________________

ACCOUNT NO.: ___________

PHONE NO.: ______________

Thursday, April 5Registration: 5:30 p.m. Meeting: 7 p.m.

Shoals High School gymnasium

Save the date!

Notice is hereby given that the annual membership meeting of Daviess-Martin County REMC will be held Thursday, April 5, at Shoals High School, at 7 p.m. to take action on the following items:

• The election of three directors for the cooperative to serve a term of three years as follows:

District II: Daviess County (Van Buren and Barr townships) — Dean Harrawood and Amy Burris District V: Martin County (Perry and Center townships) — Travis Summers District VII: Lawrence County (Marion and Spice Valley townships) — John Edwards and Joe Haworth

• Passing upon reports for the previous fiscal year

• Transacting such other business as may come before the meeting

Because the membership of the cooperative is joint, either husband or wife may vote.

Respectfully, Steve Streepy, Board Secretary Daviess-Martin County REMC

NOTICE

Daviess-Martin County Rural Electric Membership Corporation

2018 ANNUAL MEETING

Turn to page 8 to learn more about the director candidates!

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Spring forward!Don't forget to spring forward on March 11.

Set your clocks ahead by one hour.

Please join us in welcoming our

newest employee, Tyler Bostock,

who started with us on Jan.

8 as an apprentice lineman.

He is a graduate of Bedford-

North Lawrence High School

and attended Oakland City

University for two years. He

has worked with one of our

contractors, ElectriCom, for the

past three years. A current resident of

Bedford, Bostock is looking forward to relocating

to the Williams area following his upcoming marriage to Whitley Tolbert

in September. Please welcome him to the DMREMC team!

Statement of nondiscrimination

In accordance with federal civil rights law

and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

civil rights regulations and policies, the

USDA, its agencies, offices, and employees,

and institutions participating in or admin-

istering USDA programs are prohibited

from discriminating based on race, color,

national origin, religion, sex, gender

identity (including gender expression),

sexual orientation, disability, age, marital

status, family/parental status, income

derived from a public assistance program,

political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for

prior civil rights activity, in any program or

activity conducted or funded by USDA (not

all bases apply to all programs). Remedies

and complaint filing deadlines vary by

program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require

alternative means of communication for

program information (e.g., Braille, large

print, audiotape, American Sign Language,

etc.) should contact the responsible agency

or USDA’s TARGET Center at 202-720-2600

(voice and TTY) or contact USDA through

the federal relay service at 800-877-8339.

Additionally, program information may

be made available in languages other than

English.

To file a program discrimination complaint,

complete the USDA program discrimi-

nation complaint form, AD-3027, found

online at www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_

filing_cust.html and at any USDA office

or write a letter addressed to USDA and

provide all of the information requested

in the form. To request a copy of the

complaint form, call 866-632-9992. Submit

your completed form or letter to USDA by:

• Mail:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary

for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Ave., SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

• Fax: 202-690-7442; or

• Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

Daviess-Martin County REMC’s statement of nondiscriminationWelcome Tyler Bostock to

Daviess-Martin County REMC!

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DEAN HARRAWOOD: DISTRICT II

Dean Harrawood and his wife, Pam, live in rural Montgomery. A graduate of Vincennes University, he is employed as a raw material coordinator and customer service representative for ISO Flex Packaging of Indiana, where he oversees customer service at the Washington, Indiana, plant. Harrawood is serving his sixth term as an REMC director. He has held all executive positions on the board. Harrawood earned the Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate and the Board Leadership Cer-tificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Director Educa-tion Program. The Harrawoods have two children, Paige, 26, and Jeffrey, 21. They are members of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Montgomery where he serves as a lector and is a member of the Parish Council.

AMY BURRIS: DISTRICT II

Amy Burris resides in rural Barr Township with her husband, Jarrod; son, Wade; and daughter, Karter. Burris is a 1991 graduate of Loogootee High School and a 1995 graduate of the University of Southern Indiana where she earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting. After graduation, she worked as a corporate accountant for a venture capital firm in Indianapolis and then moved home to become a cost accountant for Kimball International. She eventually was promoted to cost manager of the manufacturing locations in Santa Claus, Indiana, and Fordsville, Kentucky. After eight years, she left Kimball for an opportunity to be a financial analyst for a government contractor where she worked

in the radar division and maritime elec-tronic warfare division. After working in the financial field for 20 years, she chose to leave the office life and farm full time with her husband. Her responsibilities on the farm include maintaining the financial records and reporting and co-manage-ment of the family’s contract turkey oper-ation and contract hog operation. She also helps manage the family’s cattle herd and corn and soybean grain farm. She is active as a Martin County 4-H volunteer leader and a 4-H livestock judging coach. She and her family are members of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Montgomery. In her spare time, she enjoys working with her kids’ show cattle and pigs and attending livestock shows with them.

TRAVIS SUMMERS: DISTRICT V

Travis Summers resides in Loogootee and is married to Leslie (Blake) Summers and has one daughter, Brooklyn. He is the infrastructure division manager at Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane, responsible for all of NSWC Crane safety services, environmental protection and facilities management. Summers is a licensed surveyor, professional engi-neer and certified energy manager by the Association of Energy Engineers. Sum-mers also owns and operates Summers Land Surveying, serves on the Perry Water Board, and is a member of St. John’s Cath-olic Church in Loogootee. He is interested in applying his knowledge and experience to represent stakeholders of the Da-viess-Martin County REMC.

JOHN EDWARDS: DISTRICT VII

John Edwards and his wife, Deb, live in the rural Bryantsville area. A graduate of

Harding University, Ed-wards was employed with Farm Bureau Insurance for 25 years and retired in 2012. Edwards con-tinues to keep busy with part-time endeavors and enjoys helping neighbors and community. Edwards has served on the REMC board since 1997. He has held all offices on the executive board and is currently serving as president. He earned the Credentialed Co-operative Director Certificate and Board Leadership Certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Director Education Program. A lifelong resident of Lawrence County, Edwards enjoys country living and outdoor activ-ities. His wife teaches music for Orleans Community Schools. The Edwards are active members of the Hillcrest Christian Church in Bedford.

JOE HAWORTH: DISTRICT VII

Joe Haworth resides in the Bryantsville area. He is a 1997 graduate of Shoals High School and a gradu-ate of Mid-America Col-lege of Funeral Science. Haworth is a licensed funeral director in the state of Indiana and is employed by Day and Carter Mortuary in Bedford. He is the son of Steve and Joy Deckard of Shoals. Haworth and his wife, Amy, have two children, Jaydon and Madison. Haworth’s father-in-law, John Wininger, recently retired from the REMC after 38 years as a journeyman lineman. Of his numerous achievements, Haworth is most proud of being selected as a Hoosier Boys State delegate. He enjoys hunting, fishing and golfing in his spare time. The Haworth family attends Restoration Church of the Nazarene in Bedford.

Meet your 2018 director