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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,”...
East River Employees Host The Gathering Meal
East River employees hosted the August 21 Gathering Meal at the Madison United Methodist Church. More than 25 East River employees donated either a dessert or their time in preparing, serving and cleaning up the meal. Volunteers served 118 meals of spaghetti with meat...
Scholar of the Year Banquet Held in Madison
Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives in eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota honored some of the area’s most impressive high school seniors Saturday, April 29, during the 15th annual Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Year banquet and recognition on the campus of...
East River Donates to Local Food Pantry
East River donated $1,500 to the Lake County Food Pantry to help support families in need during the holiday season using funds collected by East River’s Employees Committee and cash donated by the cooperative’s employees. On the weekend of December 17, the food...
East River Donates to Local Domestic Violence Network
Leveraging a matching grant opportunity provided by CoBank, East River donated $10,000 to the Lake County Domestic Violence Network’s capital campaign drive in December. East River donated $5,000 and CoBank matched that amount. East River Electric General Manager Tom...