12-A Custer Public Power District December 2016

December 2016

Ron Baillie, Sargent (35)Rod Baxter, Broken Bow (36)Jonathon Berghorst, Broken Bow (7)Chancy Boeser, Broken Bow (4)Spencer Burk, Thedford (9)Tarin Burrows, Broken Bow (4)Jason Chaplin, Broken Bow (13)Mick Clark, Broken Bow (28)John Croghan, Stapleton (34)Bob Denny, Stapleton (8)Aaron Epley, Broken Bow (7)Angie Flynn, Broken Bow (4)Carol Fritzler, Broken Bow (30)James Gibson, Broken Bow (29)April Gross, Broken Bow (14)

Darwin Haas, Broken Bow (20)Zach Hammond, Broken Bow (2)Gordon Huddle, Thedford (25)Jamie Hurlburt, Broken Bow (8)Barb Jensen, Broken Bow (29)Tom Knott, Broken Bow (37)Cindy Lindner, Broken Bow (22)David Linn, Broken Bow (23)Travis Lymber, Broken Bow (17)Dan Mankle, Sargent (26)Jerry Marple, Broken Bow (36)Alex Meeks, Broken Bow (2)Dustin Miller, Broken Bow (10)Jeannie Myers, Broken Bow (9)Gordon Needs, Stapleton (3)

Mike Needs, Stapleton (25)Don Nelson, Broken Bow (30)Rick Nelson, Broken Bow (15)Allen Neth, Broken Bow (39)Danyelle Pflaster, Broken Bow (1)Jake Ross, Broken Bow (3)David Ruether, Broken Bow (10)Shane Sallach, Callaway (20)Jerry Spanel, Broken Bow (41)Cheryl Taylor, Broken Bow (27)Jeff Wardyn, Broken Bow (15)Jamie Wells, Broken Bow (13)Dustin Wyckoff, Broken Bow (8)

12-B Custer Public Power District December 2016

It’s been a great year for Custer and I want to talk about our accomplishments in 2016. We built ser-vice to about 86 accounts this year. The weather always has its ups and downs, but Custer’s distribu-tion system handled the load just fine and we will continue to handle the load in the future.

This year we built a sub-transmission line south of Arnold to serve a newly constructed substation about 10 miles south of Arnold. This was a much-needed project that will enable us to shift some load from two other overloaded substations. It took a lot of work to get that substation tied into circuits from other substations.

We always have to remember that all that outside work means in-side paper work. When you see the line worker building a new line it is really just the tip of the iceberg. It takes a ton of planning, study, engineering, material, accounting, and inspection to make things happen. I’m so proud of all of our employees, inside and out, for the huge amount of work completed this year.

Coming in 2017, we will be reconstructing a substation in Merna and a replacing several big sub-transmission line switches. We have several other projects throughout our service territory as well.

As we think about all that got done in 2016, I wanted to note a few positive things that we do in and around the communities that we serve. We contribute to the 4-H Foundation and the 4-H Camp. We sponsor youth to attend the Energy Camp in Halsey. We sponsor the Washington DC Youth Tour because we believe in educating school kids on the heritage and value of public power.

We provide scholarships to high school seniors who want to pursue a career as lineworkers and then try to employ those scholarship winners the following summer as interns. We want to keep more of our young people in the area.

We teach electrical safety in schools, participate in safety day for kids, and provide the high voltage demonstration and low voltage demonstration to communities and groups who want to learn about electricity and understand the hazards involved.

Along with other power districts, we participate in the Nebraska State Fair. We contribute to fire de-partments, chambers of commerce in the communities we serve, and we help the barbeques at fair time. We participate in economic development groups and the scenic byway.

These activities are carried out by the directors and dedicated employees of your power district. They donate their time and effort to give back to their community.

For that I am truly grateful, and if you get a chance and are so inclined, I hope you let them know that you appreciate their efforts, too.

In the meantime, have a joyous holiday season!

It Has Been Another Busy Year!

12-C Custer Public Power District December 2016

Custer Power will be closed December 26th for Christmas and January 2nd for New Years.

Enjoy a safe and happy holiday season!

Emergency service is available at 888-749-2453

Director, Brad Howard

Director, Greg Smith

Congratulations to Direc-tors Howard and Smith who will retain their seats on Custer Public Power’s Board of Directors, following the November 8th, 2016 election.

Custer Public Power District is governed by a seven member board of directors. Elected at-large for a six year term, the Directors represent CPPD’s 4,100 customers.

Thank you to all who voted!

Employees Recognized for Years of Service

Rick Nelson (15), Dustin Miller (10), Ron Baillie (35), David Ruether (10) Carol Fritzler (30) President Brad Bartak, Darwin Haas (20), Gordy Huddle (25), Jeff Wardyn (15), Mike Needs (25). Not pictured: Don Nelson (30), Shane Sallach (20)

IngredientsCookies1 cup packed brown sugar1/3 cup shortening 1 1/2 cups dark molasses2/3 cup cold water7 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda2 teaspoons ground ginger1 teaspoon ground allspice1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon ground cloves1/2 teaspoon salt

Easy Creamy Frosting4 cups powdered sugar1 teaspoon vanillaAbout 5 tablespoons half-and-half

Directions:1 In large bowl, stir together brown sugar, shortening, molasses and water. Stir in remaining cookie ingredients. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

2 Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. On floured surface, roll dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut with floured gingerbread cutter or other favorite shaped cutter. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.

3 Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched (for a softer, chewier cookie, bake 8 to 10 minutes). Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.

4 In large bowl, stir together all frosting ingredients until smooth and spreadable. Decorate cookies with frosting.

Nutritional FactsServing Size: 1 Cookie Calories 70 Calories from Fat 5 Total Fat 1g Saturated Fat 0g Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 40mg Total Carbohydrate 15g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugars 8g Protein 0g % Daily Value*: Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 4% Iron 6%

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Gingerbread Cutouts Recipe CUSTER CURRENTSNewsletter of the

CUSTER PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT

Broken Bow, NE - Phone 872-2451www.custerpower.com

Serving Custer, Loup, Blaine, Thomas, Hooker, McPherson, Logan and parts of

Sherman, Garfield, Brown, Cherry, Lincoln, and Dawson Counties

Officers & DirectorsBrad Bartak, Merna.............................PresidentJohn Blakeman, Merna................Vice PresidentGreg Smith, Milburn...........................Secretary Brad Howard, Litchfield.....................TreasurerTom Roberts, Loup City.............Asst. TreasurerLloyd Ramsey, Broken Bow.................Director Wayne V. Licking, Thedford.................Director

Staff Rick Nelson............................General Manager

Tom Knott.....................Director of Operations and Loss Control

Cheryl Taylor................Director of Finance and Administration

Board MeetingsThe regular monthly meeting of the Custer Public Power District Board of Directors is on the last Thursday of each month, beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the main office in Broken Bow on Hwy. 2.

An agenda for each regular meeting of the board is available for public inspection during business hours.

In the event of matters of an emergency nature or conflicts with other meeting dates, the Board of Directors will set changes. Any change in the monthly meeting date will be posted in the legal notice at the main headquarters building at Broken Bow and at each of the District’s area service centers located in Callaway, Sargent, Stapleton and Thedford, Nebraska.

Betty Crocker