The former CEO of Starbucks once said, “Success is empty if you arrive at the finish line alone. The best reward is to get there surrounded by winners.” GLE’s own CEO Bill Scott agrees, and apparently so does the Boyne Area Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber honored Bill on Jan. 17 at its Annual Awards […]
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by Bill Scott, Great Lakes Energy President/CEO Some things change, some things stay the same. During the month of October—National Cooperative Month—we celebrate both. Mostly, we celebrate the fact that this electric co-op is owned by the members it serves. That hasn’t changed in 81 years. The idea that co-ops exist to meet a
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Oct. 29, 2017 Thanks to the Great Lakes Energy members who helped us celebrate National Cooperative Month in October by visiting our offices to get energy-saving gifts and register for prizes. That also includes others who joined our fun on Facebook to be entered for extra gifts. The winners of our prize drawings will be
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North Region Good Samaritan Family Services “They help those in need with food, clothing, emergency assistance, and family resources. They will cover just about anything that is needed and they have a dedicated staff who give of themselves to help people.” www.thegoodsam.org Central Region Bread of Life Food Pantry “Bread of Life Food Pantry is
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GLE lineman Jesse Ricord, 38, of Marne, MI, passed away while working on an outage near Baldwin on Wednesday, Sept. 8. One week later, he was laid to rest with hundreds in attendance. Jesse was a highly respected lineman who had dedicated his career to serving the members of GLE for the past 16 years.
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Community Grant Giveaway Is there a specific nonprofit organization in your region that truly shines? A group that seeks to improve the area or make a positive impact through their efforts? Nominate them for consideration of a $7,000 grant. Great Lakes Energy has teamed up with CoBank, one of it’s lenders, to create a positive
Three openings exist on the Great Lakes Energy Cooperative Board of Directors for the following districts: District 3 – Antrim County District 4 – Crawford, Montmorency, Oscoda, and Otsego counties District 5 – Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Manistee, and Wexford counties Members who receive their electric power from Great Lakes Energy will vote soon to fill
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In a time when many are pushed into isolation with restrictions in their daily lives, it is easy to feel victimized. One GLE member turned her circumstances into opportunity to improve the lives of others. GLE member Sue Brown is a professional photographer based out of Ludington, Michigan. Her work is impressive, ranging from dreamlike,
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Commercial sawmills are energy intensive—in more ways than one. They require lots of power to run all the equipment needed: the mill itself, chippers, air compressors, debarkers, rip-saws, planers, to name some. But what they need the most of is people power. The people behind the equipment, out in the woods logging, meeting landowners to discuss sustainable
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