August 5, 2022
NFEC Press Release
Northfork Electric Cooperative’s 83rd Annual Meeting will be held under the pavilion at the Sayre Municipal Park on Saturday, August 20″. Registration will begin at 9 a.m., and all members that register their attendance will receive an NFEC cap and a stubby butcher knife.
Please use the northeast entrance, where the NFEC bucket truck will have the flag raised, to enter the park. Drive thru registration will start at the RV park entrance.
Once registered, seating will be available in and around the pavilion for members who would like to be outside. Members will also have the option of remaining in their vehicle and listening to a (per instructions during registration) short range FM broadcast of the meeting.
Western swing band, Sons of the Sage, will return to provide entertainment from 9 to 10a.m. Following the entertainment, the business portion of the meeting will be called to order by Jimmy Taylor, president of the board of trustees. During this time, elections for trustee positions in districts one (1) and two (2) will be conducted. Currently serving in districts one (1) and two (2) are Bandy Silk and Chad Smith.
Members in attendance will also be eligible to Win numerous door prizes. Kids prizes this year include four bicycles for kids ages 10 and under. Kids ages 11 to 16 can register to win a pair of Apple AirPods. All kids registering will also receive a gold $1 coin.
This year’s grand prize winner will take home a Kubota Z231K W 42-inch mower, sponsored in part by Great Plains Kubota. The runner-up will receive $1,000 cash, sponsored by R&R Powerline. Third and fourth place winners will each receive Makita 36V 21″ cordless self-propelled lawn mowers with batteries and chargers. The fifth name drawn will win a Philips 653 TV. The winners of those prizes will be drawn when a quorum is met, usually around 10 a.m., and announced at the conclusion of the business meeting following the door prizes. You must be present to win.
LifeSpring Home Health is going to be on hand throughout the morning providing free health screenings and blood pressure checks. The OBI Blood Mobile will also be onsite for a blood drive. You can schedule an appointment to donate blood by calling Connie Ferrero at 928-3366 before 5 p.m. Friday, August 19. Walk-ins will be accepted on Saturday.
Free swimming and miniature golf will be available throughout the day. In addition to all the fun and prizes, it is our plan to provide a delicious barbecue meal, grab and go style, catered by Blue Mountain Smoke and Screamin’ Jacks. Meals will be boxed and ready to go to allow attendees the option to enjoy the meal at the park or take home.
NFEC members should be watching for their registration cards in the mail. You’ll need to bring your card, along with a photo ID to register at the meeting.
You can learn more about this year’s meeting by visiting the co-op’s Facebook page. Established in 1939, Northfork Electric Cooperative serves 6,528 meters through 2,589 miles of distribution lines in all or portions of Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Greer, Harmon, Roger Mills and Washita counties. The Cooperative’s headquarters are located at 18920 E 1170 Rd in Sayre, OK. Northfork Electric is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
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