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September 18, 2015   Two free Energy Seminars for Great Lakes Energy members will be held this fall. Attend the one nearest you. Register now to attend either session from 10 a.m. to noon: Saturday, October 10, at our GLE office in Newaygo Saturday, October 17, at our GLE office in Boyne City Learn about […]

September 11, 2015   The residents of the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan (WRCNM) will eat healthier this fall, thanks to Youth Leadership Summit (YLS) attendee Emily Kurburski. Emily, a senior at Petoskey High School, was one of six students selected to attend YLS earlier this year. She then attended the Youth Tour in

September 3, 2015   The Great Lakes Energy People Fund is accepting grant applications from non-profit organizations throughout its local service area. The upcoming grant application deadline is October 1. The People Fund is supported by Great Lakes Energy members who allow their electric cooperative to round up their bill each month to the next

August 26, 2015   Incumbents Paul Byl of Shelby, Mark Carson of Boyne City and Paul Schemanski of Petoskey were recently re-elected by Great Lakes Energy members in their district to three-year terms on the electric cooperative’s board of directors. Byl and Carson defeated challengers in their district (see election results summary) to earn another

August 10, 2015   Nails and staples left from signs hung on a utility pole may seem harmless unless you’re a lineworker who is working in the dark to restore power and doesn’t see them. They can easily rip protective gloves, putting a lineworker at risk of being electrocuted. Lineworkers also may not see other

Aug. 7, 2015 – 10:00 a.m.   With the assistance of many extra crews, Great Lakes Energy crews are expected to restore power today to most of the 200 Great Lakes Energy members who remain without power Friday morning as a result of heavy damage to power lines caused by powerful storms that raced across