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East River Electric Presents Employee Service Awards
East River Electric Power Cooperative recently presented service awards to 25 employees with years of service ranging from five to 40 years. “I’d like to congratulate this year’s service award recipients and thank them for their dedication to East River Electric,”...
Ryken Receives 20-Year Service Award
East River Electric Board President Jim Ryken was presented with a 20-year service award during the 68th annual meeting. The award was presented to Ryken in recognition of the 20 years that he has served on the cooperative’s board of directors. As a member-owner of...
Eminent Service Award Winners Announced
The Eminent Service Award is East River Electric Power Cooperative’s highest honor and is given annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to East River and the cooperative movement. The awards were presented during East River's Annual Meeting in...
East River Electric Power Cooperative Holds 68th Annual Meeting
East River Electric Power Cooperative held its 68th annual meeting Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, at the Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls. The theme of this year’s annual meeting was ‘Energizing our Cooperative Future’. The meeting highlighted the many ways...
East River Employees Volunteer at Gathering Meal
East River employees volunteered their time and talents to help feed 120 people at the monthly Gathering Meal at the Madison United Methodist Church. East River employees baked desserts or assisted with preparing, serving and cleaning up after the meal. This is a...
Madison’s Olivia Rud Receives $1,000 Basin Electric Scholarship
Olivia Rud of Madison is the recipient of a $1,000 scholarship from Basin Electric Power Cooperative based in Bismarck, N.D. She is the daughter of Jeff and Jeanne Rud of Madison. Basin Electric awards 180 scholarships per year to children of member cooperative...
Scholar of the Year Banquet Held in Watertown
Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives in eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota honored some of the area’s most impressive high school seniors Saturday, April 28, during the 16th annual Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Year banquet and recognition on the campus of Lake...
East River Electric’s 54th Annual Mountain Oyster Feed a Success
East River Electric’s 54th annual Mountain Oyster Feed was a success, raising $24,500 for LifeScape, an organization which promotes independence for over 2,500 children and adults with disabilities throughout South Dakota. The event was held at Nicky’s Restaurant in...
Employees Committee Donates $10,000 To Valiant Living
Leveraging a matching grant opportunity provided by CoBank, East River’s Employees Committee recently donated $10,000 to Valiant Living, a local non-profit organization in Madison that serves people with disabilities. The Employees Committee, which raises money...
East River Electric Presents Employee Service Awards
East River Electric Power Cooperative recently presented service awards to 18 employees with years of service ranging from five to 40 years. “I’d like to congratulate this year’s service award recipients and thank them for their dedication to East River Electric,”...