May 2017

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Inside this issue* May is Electrical Safety Month. * Classifieds. *ConnectionCardBusiness/Month.*YouthTourWinners. *MemorialDay. *Mother’sDay,May14th.

2017

Youth

Tour

Winners

LtoR,MadisonDaugherty-Watonga,LarynSchemmer-Kingfisher,ReaganChamberlain-Cashion

andTaylorBecker-DoveraretheWashingtonDCtripwinners!

Cimarron Electric Cooperative hosted a banquet on March 22nd honoring its 2017 Youth Tour finalist and their families.

From 87 entries, 8 finalist made it to the banquet and the final leg of competition. Each finalist went through an interview process with a panel of judges. They were judged on their knowledge of rural electric cooperatives as well as their speaking ability, poise, personality and appear-ance.

After the interviews, they also competed in a game show type contest where they answered some more questions about Cimarron Electric and the cooperative programs.

After enjoying a meal together, the finalist, their parents and teachers anxiously awaited the judges decisions.

The Washington DC trip winners were Madison Daugherty -Watonga, Laryn Schemmer -King-fisher, Reagan Chamberlain -Cashion and Tay-lor Becker -Dover. Austin Huntsberger of Dover was selected as first alternate.

Often called the trip of a lifetime, the high school juniors will depart in June for a week long trip to our nation’s capital. They will join around 70 other cooperative winners from OK to sightsee and experience Washington DC.

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Cimarron TrusteesTom Kloeppel, President.. .......Dist. 6Ron Sproul, V-President ..........Dist. 1Jim Simmons, Secretary ..........Dist. 9Robert Yeoman, Treasurer .......Dist. 7Amie Reed ...............................Dist. 4Gene Peters ..............................Dist. 5Rudy Patzkowsky ....................Dist. 3Raymond Flatt .........................Dist. 8Chalentz Hedges......................Dist. 2

Cimarron CEOMark Snowden

CEC News EditorBarry Haynie

What to do if the electricity goes off...

1. Check your fuse or breaker box.. 2. Check with your neighbors. Is their power off? If so, have they already reported the outage? 3. Report Your outage on Smart Hub or text your outage if you have your cell phone # in our text outage system. You will receive a text back, that your outage was reported. Also a text when your power is restored!If not signed up for text outage reporting, then call CEC at 375-4121 or our toll free number 1-800-375-4121 and the trouble will be corrected as soon as possible.

Please have your service #, account #, or map location ready. This information is very valuable if you have multiple accounts.

Connect, Disconnects Not Made On Weekends.

For Updates on Outages,go to cimarronelectric.com or

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Youth Tour Winners (continued from pg.1)

PlayingtheCo-opQuizare(ltor)TaylorBecker,LarynSchemmer,KalebTurner,ReiannaBriggery,JosiahMarshall,MadisonDaugherty,

AustinHuntsbergerandReaganChamberlain

The2017YouthTourFinalist,listedfromlefttorightandtheschoolstheyrepresent:JosiahMarshall-Geary,MadisonDaugherty-Watonga,

LarynSchemmer-Kingfisher,ReaganChamberlain-Cashion,TaylorBecker-Dover,ReiannaBriggery-Kingfisher,Austin

Huntsberger-DoverandKalebTurner-Lomega.

Since 1964, More than 50,000 young Americans have taken advantage of this special opportunity offered by electric coop-eratives. The 4 Cimarron Electric winners and all the OK winners will join approximately 1500 students from all over the U.S. and fol-low itineraries filled with activities from the moment they arrive until the day they fly back home. They will get to visit with Okla-homa’s congressional delegation and learn about government & the cooperative business of rural electrification. They will see the historical and political environment of the nation’s capital through visits to monuments, museums, Arlington National Cemetery, historical sites and the Capital and the White House.They will visit government offices and cooperative organiza-tions. A new knowledge about their country awaits them!

Classifieds Ad deadline is the 15th of the month. Ads must be resubmitted each month

CEC reserves the right to edit or limit ads

How To Submit Ads E-mail: b.haynie@ce.coop Mail: P.O. Box 299, Kingfisher OK. 73750 Phone: (405) 375-4185Fax (405) 375-4209

Meeting all your Generac Genera-tor needs. Free bids, Service and Referral plans. Tim Ince 405-863-8650.

5th Wheel. 2002 New Vision 50amp, 35ft, 3slides, 2ac units, sleeps 4, new tires, and more. Lots of storage. Also a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 Pickup. 80K miles. Diesel. Sell together or separate. Call 405 - 375- 6332 or 405-368-6333.

1997-2188 Case IH combine. Also, 1990 KenWorth Semi truck w 425 HP Cat. Call for info.405-368-7865

4-Sale: 3-14 bottom plow, good cutters, tail wheel, shers and ware plate. Like new. Also child stroller and 2 chain link fence pullers for 6’ fence. 580-822-5476.

Red Angus Bulls & Heifers for sale. 580-554-1602.

Barn Stored. Sm Sq bales of Prairie$4, Bermuda $5, @ 100 per load.Price adjust for smaller quantities. Rd bales bluestem 4 x 51/2 $25, Semi loads $20. Fresh cut Alfalfa, sm and round, Call for pricing, 405-774-0923 0r 405-203-5247.

Western style Quick Draw holster and belt. Tie down on holster. 405-470-2695.

Potty chair and walker on wheels, bedpan, 2 rolls Styrofoam, Sitz bath in a box, foam knee support and adult gowns & leg stockings. Some new, no junk. 405-375-6470.

Swathing and Baling. Will bale wheat hay on shares. Hennessey and Dover areas. Please call 405-853-5240.

Shaffenberg road GARAGE/JUNK SALE May 6th from 8-?? Multiple garage/junk sales along Shaffen-berg road. Between Hwy 33 and EW820/Starlite. Don’t miss out on this one. Cancel if bad weather. contact 405-375-4758

WILDCAT STORAGE10X10 $49 and 10X15 $69405-245-0523 CASHION OK

For sale: nearly new Jazzy Select Elite front wheel drive power wheelchair (red with black high back seat). Used less than nine months. Brand new batteries. $2500. Call (405)202-9107, leave message if no answer.

For Sale: 2006 Solitaire trailer house, purchased new in May 2006, dimensions are 18x80. Total electric, 3 bed, 2 bath. Appliances and metal skirting included. Lo-cated approx. 7 miles south of Fairview. Asking $36,500 OBO. Please call/message (580)794-0216 or koehn2468@gmail.com.

2015 Ford F350 new chrome front bumper. $300 obo Contact: 405.615.1741.

Country Home w/7 acres for Rent: 2 bedroom, 2 bath, large kitchen, 3 miles SE of 74/51 (Mulhall/Cres-cent area) $700.00/mo., plus utili-ties. Contact: 405.990.4821.

Hands a Horseback. Help you get that stray that got away. Help you gather your cattle. References available, Watonga, OK. 580-732-0953 or 580-791-2183.

Hartzell’s Heat & Air. 32 years in HVAC/R field. Licensed, bonded and insured. 580-334-2814

For sale by owner @ 102 Josephine Cashion. Renovated 4BR/3Bath, 2116 Sq Ft on 1 acre w 2 car garage and cement floor tool shed. Large corner lot, 1 blk to school. $229K405-886-1985.

2017 3n1 Ranch Rodeo Series. 6 Rodeos & Finals. Next Rodeo May 6 @ Kass Arena, Watonga, OK. Team Ropin following the Rodeo. 580-732-0953 or 580-791-2183.

Renegade grill guard. Fits 2003-2007 early body style GM. 3/4 ton pickup. $250 OBO. Irrigation motor: US 60 HP hollow shaft, 480 volt, 3 phase $1000 OBOCall Jay @ 580-886-4657

English Pointer mixed pup-pies $100.00 ea. Contact: 405.990.4821.

2009 Ford F350: V-10, 4x4, DRW wheels, gas engine, spike bed, 68k miles, 1 owner, $19,500.00. Con-tact: 405.990.4821.

Having computer problems? Computer Repair, Virus Removal, Computer Setup, Internet setup, PC Tune-up, Data Backup, Hard-ware & Software Installation. Also offer Tutoring on Windows, tablets, software or internet. Call (405) 375-5124 or (405) 250-0594. Check out our website at http://www.dettweilers.com/

FOR SALE: 2005 Ditch Witch RT 40 Backhoe/Trencher; approximately 1800 hrs. 580-227-0008

Phil The Kool Heat & AirCommercial / Residential HVACLicensed & bonded & insured.Servicing the Kingfisher & Blaine county areas. 580-623-3360

Classified AdsFor Sale: nearly new Jazzy Select Elite front wheel drive power wheelchair (red with black high back seat). Used less than nine months. Brand new batteries. $2500. Call (405)202-9107, leave message if no answer.

Longhorn bulls,gentle,good for heif-ers. $1250 405-830-8489

For Sale: 2006 Solitaire trailer house, purchased new in May 2006, dimensions are 18x80. Total electric, 3 bed, 2 bath. Appliances and metal skirting included. Lo-cated approx. 7 miles south of Fairview. Asking $36,500 OBO. Please call/message (580)794-0216 or koehn2468@gmail.com.

JD 4840 8 spd pwr shift, 18.4R38 axle mtd duals, 16.5-16.1 frnt, quick hitch 3 pt, 2 hyd remotes, big 1000 rpm pto, 18 frnt wts, good paint, good rubber, 6461 hrs. $16,500 18 ft Miller sngl fold off-set (old style) $2500 405 205 2361

Platinum Seamless GutteringInstallation and Repair; Free Esti-mates, Fully Insured. Wide range of colors to choose from. Locally owned and operated. Jeff Post 405-420-3762

Enjoy the Backwoods Country Show Centre Theatre down town El Reno OK May 27 & June 24 405-295-9008.

Wanted: Yards to mow. Watonga area. Also will do light hauling and spring cleaning garage & other buildings. 580-791-2183

3 Fuel Tanks for sale. 1 is 130 gallon w 12 v. motor on it. 1 is 3-400 gal. & Last one is approx. 200 gal. Call Weddel 580-822-3156, Okeene.

Go to cimarronelectric.com for more cooperative news!

BEEF! Natural grass fed longhorn beef, 95% lean, can sell a few pounds or up to a whole beef, Fay, Ok, 580-445-8223.

For Sale - horses, geldings, 6 year old paint 14 hands $600 OBO, 14 year old quarter horse 15 hands $1200 OBO , 12 year old haflinger cross 14.1 hands $1500 firm, all grade. Might consider trades. Lo-cated Fay, Ok. 580-309-0135.

Alfalfa round bales, $100-130/ton.Sq. Bales, $8 ea. Farm equipment, tools, houses for sale. Cashion area. 405-470-2695.

16 x 80 Champion mobile home. Kitchen remodeled. Ready to live in, must see. Asking $15,000 OBO. Call after 5:00. Trailer must be moved. Has propane heat and ac. Geary area. 405-613-9746.

35 Foot Richardson Sweep Plow with new blades and 2 new hydrau-lic cylinders for $19,500. Also, a 38 foot Maurer grain trailer. Excellent condition. Stored inside a barn. $18,000. 580-623-4174.

For Sale: Real wood computer armoire. Slide out keyboard and printer shelves. Exc. cond. Paid $500, will take $200 OBO. 405-367-7076.

ZEBU MINIATURE CATTLE FOR SALE...Come get acquainted with these unique little cattle. Text or leave message..405-833-5395

Sweet Pro lick tubs. All natural, no urea ! 580-445-8706.

Walker Spray Foam Insulation pro-vides insulation for existing attics, new construction, barns, shops and garages. Spray foam insulation can reduce your energy bills, provide cleaner, healthier air, and also increase your buildings structural strength. Call Brandon Walker for an estimate. 580-822-0090.

1977 Ford Thunderbird mint condi-tion, 80,000 original miles, stored last 27 years, new tires and 50+ new parts, $7,000 obo. Two vw powered biplane projects $10,000 pair. 1966 vw bug-truck very nice $6,500 405-219-1641.

Hurt Roofing “Free Estimates” Serv-ing NW OK since 1986. Steel, Com-position, Flat. Residential, Com-mercial & Agricultural. Call Terry @ 580-744-9261.

REGISTERED Red Angus Bulls, 2 yr olds, fertility guaranteed. Okeene area. 580-554-8807 or rauh-farms73763@gmail.com

1957 Ford Tractor, 850 model. Comes with box blade, grader blade, cultivator, platform, lift beam. Very nice condition. $5000 OBO. 405-538-7147. Also 8 cans of Dupont R-12 Refrigerant. $50 for all

For Sale: Travel Trailer with slide, sleeping bags, Coleman stove and lantern. Gym exerciser and 1 cot. Also car port 20’ long by 13 wide and 2 medium size coolers. 405-433-2886. Leave message.

Golf Carts by Jim. Opening new showroom in Guthrie w/over 20 preowned golf carts. 405-886-1985

Steak Dinner Trail Rides: Guided horseback ride, horses provided, with steak dinner along the way from our own beef (natural grass fed). 1 hour, 1 1/2 hour and 2 hour rides. Reservations 580-309-0135. Old Caldwell Trail Stables, 2 miles SE of Fay, Ok.

Brandon’s Comfort Solutions. Com. & Res. Heat/AC & Geothermal. Call 580-542-6679. Ringwood, OK All you can eat Rib Dinner. VFW in Crescent, every 3rd Friday. $10.006 PM until all gone.

Walk In Bank Payments Has Ended.

For many years, local banks provided a service to Cimarron Electric members by allowing them to make electric bill payments at their bank lobbies. The payments and receipts would then have to be transferred to Cimarron throughout the month. This service that local banks provided our members has dwin-dled down to a very small number of transactions. With all the avenues available now, the walk in payment of your electric bill at a local bank will not be accepted after May 1st, 2017. “We want to thank all the banks that have provided this service to our members for decades,” said Cimarron C.O.O., Jeff Hyatt.

Mother’s Day Sunday May 14th, 2017

Please don’t report out-ages on Facebook

Cimarron Electric welcomes member comments on Face-book and appreciates positive and constructive feedback, but please remember that CEC’s Facebook page is not monitored 24/7 for reporting outages.

Because we can’t guarantee a timely response, please do not report outages on our Face-book page. Outage reports can be made through SmartHub, or call our 24-hour hot line at 800-375-4121. As always, out-age updates will be reported on Facebook as soon as crews inform us of the situation.

Don’t forget Mama!

Stewart Real Estate, LLC100 E. Main St.

Watonga, OK 73772P. 580-623-5080 F. 580-623-7081

Houses, Land and other proper-ties, commercial or private for sale and rent. Listings from sev-eral different locations including: Watonga, Okeene, Fay, Geary, Greenfield, Canton, Oakwood,

Omega.

Waive $35 Application Fee. Co-op Connection Card must be

shown at time of purchase.

www.stewartrealestate.us

I will buy old pickups, cars, motor-cycles & scooters. Any cond. I love to tinker and collect them. Call Alan @ 405-641-5017.

FENCING SUPPLIES! - CBI Pipe & Supply - 3 Miles West of Guthrie on Hwy 33 - Steel Pipe, Pre-cut Steel Post, Cable, Rods, Sheffield Barbed Wire & T Posts, Gates, H Braces and Much More! 405-282-7373

LAKE TEXOMA HOME-2000 SQ FT fully furnished,water front, water view, several storage buildings, one 20 X40 ft,storm cellar, floating boat house with 19 ft Fishmaster center console with 150 hp Yamaha motor with only 60 hrs,located in Gaines-ville Boat Club one mile into Texas $285,000.00 405-538-7259.

Eastham English Kitchen Cabinet. Turqoise & cream.5.5H x 3’W x16”D$75. Also Bob Steele (Doomed @ Sundown) Movie poster (framed). 43” X 30”. $125. Call for pics. 405-562-0397.

May is Electrical Safety Month, Today is Electrical Safety Day!Each May we have Electrical Safety month. It is not a big deal at Cimarron Electric Co-op. Not the safety part, but designating a month for safety. At Cimarron Electric, safety is everything. It is a year long deal. It is an everyday topic that we try to never forget or get lax on.

It is discussed almost constantly. It is written on our walls. It is a mind set that we are try-ing to establish in our brains. It is easy to do the right thing most of the time, but it takes effort to do it all the time.

Although electric safety is a year round concern, spring and summer are ideal seasons to emphasize it. It is common to have power line damage caused by strong storms. It is also the time of the year when we get outside and start working in our yards and on our farms with ladders, shovels, loppers and equipment. It is a good time to stop, look up and around and be aware of electric lines that cross your property and your neighbors. Like many things, they be-come a part of the landscape, and therefore we forget they are there.

Every year avoidable electric contact accidents occur because proper precautions are not taken when working around electrical power lines. Ac-cidents most often occur when we get in a hurry, let our guard down, and don’t give electric power lines the respect they deserve.

In the event of a downed power line, always assume it is energized and report it to us im-mediately. It may look harmless, but it could be deadly.

Most electrical contact accidents involving peo-ple occur when large construction equipment, oil field equipment, farm equipment, pole saws or ladders are extended to heights that can reach power lines. Other accidents occur from digging into underground lines without first calling for locates. Call 811 before you dig! Following safe work practices will prevent unnecessary and painful accidents.

Because your member-owned electric infrastruc-ture is placed in and about your properties, it is important that we remind everyone of the poten-tial hazards.

We do “Safety Smart” electrical demonstra-tions for 3rd graders and teach electrical safety through school programs. Please visit our web site at www.cimarronelectric.com to see all types of safety information. Also visit www.safeelectric-ity.org for more safety messages.

We have a large increase in truck traffic in our area with all the oil and gas activity. Please be careful when you pull out onto the roads and highways. Don’t text or use your phone while driving. Always buckle your seat belts. If you are involved in a car accident and an electric line has fallen down on your vehicle, stay in the car! The only time you would try to exit the car before help arrived would be if the car was on fire and in danger of blowing up. Then you would jump free of the car making sure not to touch the car and the ground at the same time.

Our electrical safety instructor confessed at our monthly safety meetings that he has to be re-ally careful when working around his house. It is easy to get in a hurry, short cut and not have the tools you need. He reminded us to turn off the breakers and take safety precautions at home as well. Be smart and be safe!

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