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PARKER, Pa., Aug. 2, 2010 – All members of Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) are invited to attend the 73rd Annual Meeting on Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 at Whitehall Camp & Conference Center in Emlenton to elect cooperative board members from Armstrong and Butler counties, learn what is happening in the electric industry, and enjoy great entertainment and food.

There is special parking for members with state–issued handicapped parking permits.  Other members can take advantage of the golf carts to transport them across the parking lot to the tabernacle. 

Registration opens at 4 p.m.  Dinner is served from 5 until 7 p.m. and guests must have dinner tickets to receive meals.  Members must be registered by 7:30 p.m. to qualify for door prizes.  They can visit the marketing tent to learn how to save money on electric bills and become politically involved in energy issues.  Vendors from WildBlue Internet service, Dr. Water Heater, U$X, Butler Power Equipment and the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Clarion Electric, ACRE Co-op Owners for Political Action will be present. 

Bluegrass band Drymill Road will begin performing at 6 p.m.  Members’ children, between the ages of 5 and 10, will enjoy the back–to–school dance and ice cream bar which also begins at 6 p.m.  At 7:30 p.m. the Parker VFW Post 7073 opens the business meeting by presenting the colors of the flag, and Heather Check of Saxonburg Memorial Church will sing the national anthem.  CEC Board President, Jim Burd will preside over the meeting.  CEO & General Manager, Matt Boshaw will report on 2009 events and issues, and financial standings.  He will also draw for the winners of 25 door prizes at the conclusion of the evening. Winners of all prizes must be members, and present, to win.

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PARKER, Pa., July 27, 2010 – Today, Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) announces Cheryl Clinger’s retirement after 28 years of service.  Cheryl started out as assistant bookkeeper and moved to senior accountant.  Her responsibilities included processing work orders, billing sales and other accounting functions.

Cheryl resides in Saint Petersburg.  She has a daughter Dawn, son-in-law, Brian, and two grandchildren Casey and Sydney.  During retirement Cheryl plans on traveling and spending time with her grandchildren.

Central Electric Cooperative is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serving approximately 25,000 members with over 3,000 miles of distribution lines in portions of Allegheny, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer and Venango counties. 

PARKER, Pa., July 19, 2010 – Today Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) announced Laura Hensley as its new consumer service representative.  Prior to CEC Laura worked for the United States Investigations Services (USIS) in Boyers, Pa.

 Laura is a 2005 Allegheny-Clarion Valley graduate and obtained an associate degree in accounting from Butler County Community College in 2008.  She is engaged to be married this fall.

 Central Electric Cooperative is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serving approximately 25,000 members with over 3,000 miles of distribution lines in portions of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer and Venango counties.

PARKER, Pa., July 6, 2010 – Today Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) announced Shannon Blain as its new consumer service billing representative.  Prior to CEC Shannon worked at NexTier Bank in Parker, Pa.

Shannon and her husband Douglas have a son, Tristan. In her spare time Shannon enjoys camping and scrapbooking.  Shannon and her husband are also active 4-H Club leaders for Venango County’s Emlenton Echoes.

 Central Electric Cooperative is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serving approximately 25,000 members with over 3,000 miles of distribution lines in portions of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer and Venango counties.

PARKER, Pa.,  July 12, 2010 – Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) continually strives to maintain reliable service at a reasonable rate for its members.  CEC recently completed a project on its Dutch Hill line that will improve service reliability to numerous members in the Perry, Toby and Licking township areas of southern Clarion County (including Central’s headquarters).  These sections had a history of outage problems.

This project:

• Replaced copper wire, dating to the 1940s, with modern wire on this 2.6-mile main three–phase feeder line.  
• Eliminated two inaccessible sections of feeder line and relocated them to the edge of Doc Walker Road where trucks can more easily access them during storms and emergencies (see attached photo, CEC Dutch Hill Project 1 image – old ROW on left). 
• Began in the town of West Monterey and continued north through the town of Dutch Hill.

CEC thanks the area property owners who made the relocation possible by granting new right-of-way easements.

CEC also thanks employees directly involved with completing this project:  Jeff Fleming, procuring rights-of-way and overseeing construction; Chris Robinson, staking the job;  Tim Fritz, rights-of-way trimming; and Scott Best’s, Kevin Elder’s and Eric Terwilliger’s crews for the rebuild/relocation work on the line. 

Central Electric is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serving approximately 25,000 members with over 3,000 miles of distribution lines in portions of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer and Venango counties.

PARKER, Pa., June 28, 2010 – Today Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) announced Matt Alderson as its new manager of safety and operations.  Prior to CEC Matt was the safety and compliance manager for an electric cooperative in Ohio.

 He is a graduate of Slippery Rock University and majored in safety management.  Matt enjoys fishing, hunting, hiking and is a devoted Pittsburgh Steelers fan.  He resides in Grove City.

 Central Electric Cooperative is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serving approximately 25,000 members with over 3,000 miles of distribution lines in portions of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer and Venango counties.

PARKER, Pa., June 14, 2010 – Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) announced Dawn Larimore’s promotion to collections specialist.  Dawn began her career at CEC in 1997 as an assistant to the member services department.

 Dawn and her husband, Lane have two children, Erin and Lucas.  They reside in Emlenton.

 Central Electric is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serving approximately 25,000 members with over 3,000 miles of distribution lines in portions of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer and Venango counties.

June 2010: CEC is Active for Our Members, Purchase a Generator at a Discounted Price, Weather Affects Your Electric Bill and more …

June 2010 Edition Power Lines Newsletter

PARKER, Pa., May 10, 2010 – Central Electric Cooperative’s (CEC) board of directors is pleased to welcome its new CEO and General Manager, Matthew Boshaw.   “We believe that we have found, in Matt, a leader who is not only very qualified, but will be committed to our members and their needs:  providing affordable and reliable electric service,” says James Burd, president of the board of directors. 

Matt has almost 20 years of experience in the electric utility industry, both in a large urban electric utility and a small rural one.  He was employed at Central Lincoln People’s Utility District, an electric distribution utility on Oregon’s coast, since 1998 where he served as distribution engineering and operations manager and acting general manager.  During his career Matt was also employed for several years at Commonwealth Edison Company in Chicago where he held positions including project engineer, reliability planner, and emergency restoration of power coordinator.   

 Matt holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Technological University where he also played defensive end and linebacker for the football team.   He and his wife Lori have two sons:  Ryan, age 20, and Maxwell, age 10.  Besides spending time with his family Matt enjoys coaching youth, golf and woodworking, when time allows.

 Central Electric is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serving approximately 25,000 members with over 3,000 miles of distribution lines in portions of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer and Venango counties.

PARKER, Pa., May 3,  2010 – Today, Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) announced Terry Kriebel’s promotion to journeyman lineman.  Terry began his career at CEC as an apprentice lineman in 2005.

Terry attended New Castle School of Trade. Prior to CEC he worked for the Armstrong Group and served in the Marine Corps as a field radio operator.  He resides in St. Petersburg.

Central Electric is a Touchstone Energy Cooperative serving approximately 25,000 members with over 3,000 miles of distribution lines in portions of Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Forest, Mercer and Venango counties.