Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) articles from June 2002

Bulletin (Northwest Public Power Association) archives from June 2002

Annual conference addresses tomorrows issues. (What's Happening).
June 1, 2002... Several common threads were woven throughout Northwest Public Power Association's 62nd Annual Conference and Membership Meeting May 20-23 at Centennial Hall Convention Center in Juneau, Alaska. "Lighting Up Possibilities for Tomorrow," was...

Incoming president grew up in public power hotbed. (What's Happening).
June 1, 2002... Larry Weis's life has been surrounded by public power. Now he's been elected board president of Northwest Public Power Association. Weis, general manager at Turlock Irrigation District (TID) (Turlock, Calif.), grew up in central...

NWPPA recognizes three for Distinguished Service. (What's Happening).
June 1, 2002... Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) recently honored three individuals with its prestigious Distinguished Service Award. William "Doug" Bechtel, Ron Benfield and Craig McCollom are the 2002 recipients of the award established to...

George Award presented to Lewis County's Kostick. (What's Happening).
June 1, 2002... John Kostick of Lewis County PUD (Chehalis, Wash.) has been named the 2002 winner of NWPPA's John M. George Award. This is a public service award given in recognition of policy-making officers of NWPPA member systems that have demonstrated...

Nine receive Life Membership awards. (What's Happening).
June 1, 2002... Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA) presents its highest honor, the Life Membership, every year as a "thanks" for work on behalf of public power to policymakers and managers who are retiring from member utilities. This year the...

Etzel named Raver Award winner. (What's Happening).
June 1, 2002... Bruce Etzel of Benton Rural Electric Association (Prosser, Wash.) is this year's winner of the Paul J. Raver Award. The Raver Award is presented to the individual or company who has demonstrated superior leadership in the betterment of cities,...

Plaques of Appreciation given. (What's Heppening).
June 1, 2002... Northwest Public Power Association presented Plaques of Appreciation to six members who have held leadership positions with the Association. Five retiring Board of Trustee members and a committee chair were given plaques for their work on...

Utility Training Board updated at annual meeting. (National Utility Training Services).
June 1, 2002... The National Utility Training Services Board of Directors, and a few spectators, were updated as to the happenings at the Richland, Wash., facility during the National Utility Training Services Annual Meeting in Juneau, Alaska. The good...

NWPPA Hazardous Materials Task Force update: the next meeting of the NWPPA Task Force is September 30, 2002 in Anchorage, Alaska, at the Captain Cook Hotel. (What's Happening).
June 1, 2002... The April 15, 2002 meeting of the NWPPA Hazardous Materials Task Force was held in Reno, Nev., in conjunction with the Engineering & Operations Conference. There were a number of new issues. One disturbing development is the fate of discarded...

Northern Lights board election results. (People).
June 1, 2002... Northern Lights Inc. (Sagle, Idaho) has announced the results of its annual board elections, held recently at its 67th Annual Meeting. More than 160 members attended the meeting, where G.E. (Butch) Hagen replaced incumbent Jack Tice for the...

Franklin PUD reorganizes Engineering Department. (People).
June 1, 2002... Franklin PUD has reorganized its Engineering Department, where Donald R. McMaster has been hired as director of engineering. He had been with Grays Harbor PUD since 1979. His last position with Grays Harbor was power supply and marketing...

Bonesteel, Dyer, Beach return to Salem board. (People).
June 1, 2002... Three directors have been re-elected to the Board of Directors at Salem Electric at its recent annual meeting. Alicia Bonesteel, Carl Beach and Jim Dyer were re-elected to additional three-year terms. During the organizational meeting...

Wahkiakum's Anderson retires. (People).
June 1, 2002... Wahkiakum PUD (Cathlamet, Wash.) Lead Customer Service Clerk Terry Anderson has retired after 25 years of service to the utility. She served the customer/owners of Wahkiakum PUD in the Cathlamet office of the utility. "Terry has...

NWPPA elects new Trustee members. (People).
June 1, 2002... The following individuals were recently elected to serve a first three-year term on NWPPA's Board of Trustees: Gary Merrill, Murray City Power; Beverley Cochrane, Franklin PUD; Everett Gossett, Kootenai Electric; Larry Descheemaeker, Fergus...

Inland Power re-elects three. (People).
June 1, 2002... At Inland Power's (Spokane, Wash.) annual meeting, the membership recently returned three trustees to their positions on the utility board. Three incumbents, David Shill, Vernon (Larry) Kimble and Gerald Davis, were re-elected by the a...

Oregon Trail re-elects directors. (People).
June 1, 2002... Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative (Baker City, Ore.) recently held its director elections and re-elected three board members. Re-elected to the Board were: Gary Potter, Glen Bates, and Robert Cargill.

Wilson named Nushagak CEO. (People).
June 1, 2002... Nushagak Electric Cooperative (Dillingham, Alaska) has named Ralph Wilson as its new chief executive officer and general manager. He came to Nushagak from Thermopolis/Hot Springs County Economic Development Company in Thermopolis, Wyo.,...

GenPac enhances customer service with QuickShip. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... General Pacific (Portland, Ore.) is currently promoting its self-help customer service, known as QuickShip. The program is a user-friendly, web-based service that allows GenPac customers to order and pay in a secure web environment located...

National Utility Training Services sets bundled courses. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... Training has begun at the National Utility Training Services facility in Richland, Wash., and a new trio of courses has been bundled together for three days of intense training. The three-day series of courses includes Safe Operations of...

Benton PUD sprouts third Tree Line award. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... For the third straight year, Benton PUD has been given the Tree Line USA Award from the National Arbor Day Foundation. The award was created to recognize utilities that take formal measures to adopt tree care procedures, document annual...

BPA, Seattle City Light agree on funding program. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) and Seattle City Light have reached an agreement under which BPA will fund City Light energy conservation programs over the next two years and City Light will reduce the amount of power it gets from...

Tacoma Power wins national award. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... Tacoma Power has been recognized for its "Penstock Pals" program for elementary and middle school children by the National Hydropower Association. The association gave Tacoma Power the prestigious Hydro Achievement Award for Public...

ARECA garners national award for TV PSA. (Industry News).
June 1, 2002... "ARECA: 50 Years of Energizing Alaska," a public service announcement (PSA) of the Alaska Rural Electric Cooperative Association (ARECA), Alaska's Electric Association, recently received an Award of Distinction in The Videographer Awards 2002...

Fate of Yucca Mountain repository now rests in Senate hands. (Washington D.C. Report).
June 1, 2002... DOE scientists have studied and evaluated the Nevada site for 24 years, at a cost of several billion dollars. On February l4, 2002, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham reported to President Bush that Yucca Mountain as a suitable location for a...

Wind power spreads its roots in the Northwest. (Feature).
June 1, 2002... Wind power is the fastest growing generation principle around the world. It's a "green" power because even as it is being used, there aren't fossil fuels being burned. There is no emission from the generation of wind power, making it one of the...

Collaborative energy delivery brightens the future of power in the Northwest. (Guest Forum).
June 1, 2002... Articles in the Guest Forum section feature opinions of individual authors and do not necessarily reflect those of NWPPA or the utility industry as a whole. You are welcome to submit topics of interest. How things have changed. Just one...