Minutes of the 72nd Annual Meeting
The 72nd Annual Meeting of the members of the Kiwash Electric Cooperative, Inc., was held at the Cordell High School Auditorium, Cordell, Oklahoma on August 18, 2011, with Mr. Jack Sawatzky, President of the Cooperative presiding as chairman.
Mr. Sawatzky welcomed KEC members and welcomed the entertainers, The Curtis Grimes Band.
Pastor Gene Thieszen of the Herold Mennonite Church of Corn gave the invocation.
Mr. Krueger introduced the guests in attendance and KEC members.
Next, Mr. Sawatzky called the 72nd Annual Business Meeting to order and introduced each Board of Director and their spouses.
Next, Mr. Sawatzky introduced KEC’s Attorney, General Manager and their spouses. He also thanked the Kiwash employees for another successful year and thanked Supt. Brad Overton and his staff for the use of the facility.
Mr. Sawatzky then declared a quorum of members was registered and present, and that the 2011 Annual Meeting was officially open for the transaction of business.
Mr. Sawatzky requested a motion to approve the Notice of Meeting and Affidavit of Mailing and advised that both of these documents were included in the monthly publication, Kilowatt, and sent to each member of Kiwash Electric. A motion was made and seconded, which was approved unanimously.
Next, Mr. Sawatzky requested a motion to approve and vote on the approval of the 2010 Annual Meeting Minutes as it appeared in the August edition of the monthly newsletter. A motion was made to approve the 2010 Annual Meeting Minutes as presented and seconded, which was approved unanimously by the membership.
At this time, Mr. Sawatzky announced that re-elected to the District #2 board seat was Mr. Robert Travis and re-elected to the District #6 board seat was Mr. Leslie Hinds. Mr. Travis and Mr. Hinds have been elected for a three year term.
A motion was then made to adjourn the business portion of the meeting, which was approved unanimously.
Next, Mrs. Willard introduced Youth Tour Winners, Holly Hurliman and Amanda Adney.
Next, the new question and answer session, “Straight Talk” took place Mr. Krueger, Mr. Sawatzky, and Mr. Roulet answered questions from the members in the audience.
Next, the winners of the cash and prize drawings were awarded.
The following were the winners of the cash and prize drawings.
| Kirk Ford, Arapaho | $100 |
| Kenneth Johnson, Putnam | $50 |
| Debra Adler, Putnam | $50 |
| Kenneth Grubb, Custer City | $100 |
| F H Hutton, Custer City | $50 |
| Phil Haught, Custer City | $50 |
| Robert Nickel, Cordell | $100 |
| Milburn Walker, Clinton | $50 |
| Patti Brower, Clinton | $50 |
| Gary Straub, Lone Wolf | $100 |
| Ray Miller, Cordell | $50 |
| Herschelene Latham, Sentinel | $50 |
| Jan Wheeler, Dill City | $100 |
| Jose Vidana, Burns Flat | $50 |
| Ralph Williams, Burns Flat | $50 |
| Robert Patterson, Cordell | $100 |
| Robert Waldrop, Cordell | $50 |
| Loretta Houghland, Cordell | $50 |
| Clara Nicholson, Cordell | $100 |
| Gary Kliewer, Cordell | $50 |
| Cloud Chief Homemakers Club, Cordell | $50 |
| Juanita Lau, Cordell | $500 |
| Bill Kern, Cordell | $250 |
| J.C. Whitacre, Putnam | $250 |