July / Aug. / Sept. 2009 - Nebraska Public Power District

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ENERGY INSIGHT • JULY / AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2009
from around the state
Sheldon Station / Cindy Holsing, Administrative
Assistant / clholsi@nppd.com
Procurement Specialist
Brian Epp earned the status
of Certified Professional
in Supply Management
from the Institute of Supply
Management. Individuals
earning this designation
are required to pass three
examinations, hold a
Brian Epp
Bachelor’s degree and have participated in applicable
work experience.
Cooper Nuclear Station / Glenn Troester,
Communications Coordinator / grtroes@nppd.com
Over the summer, four musicians from Auburn High
School toured several countries in Europe with the
Nebraska Ambassadors of Music. They performed
in concerts and recitals for nearly three weeks. The
musicians are: Michael Wellman, son of Nuclear
Instructor Tami Wellman; Ben Billesbach, son of
Fix‑It‑Now Team Superintendant Doug Billesbach;
David Wheeler, son of Shift Technical Engineer
Steve Wheeler; and Kendall Victor, daughter of
Licensing Engineer William Victor.
From left: Michael Wellman, Ben Billesbach, David Wheeler
and Kendall Victor. The Matterhorn of Switzerland is in the
background.
Columbus / Kathy Fadschild, Administrative Assistant /
klfadsc@nppd.com
This past summer, Patrick Keep and his father,
Chuck Keep, corporate accounting supervisor,
completed a 100‑mile backpacking trek over 12 days
in the rugged mountains of Philmont Scout Ranch
near Cimarron, N.M. as part of a high‑adventure Boy
Scout crew in which participants were required to
carry everything needed for the trek in 40 to 50 pound
packs.
Philmont
is a
national
training
facility
and High
Adventure
base for
the Boy
Scouts of
America
and
Patrick and Chuck Keep
comprises 215 square miles in the Sangre de Cristo
range of the Rocky Mountains. Patrick and Chuck
are pictured here on top of Baldy Mountain, elevation
12,441 feet, the highest point in the region. Two
weeks later, they backpacked another 45 miles in the
Black Hills of South Dakota as part of a Medicine
Mountain Scout Ranch trek. Patrick is a Life Scout
with Troop 276 in Columbus.
Kaylee
Tonniges,
daughter of Web
Development
Specialist
Ann and Brad
Tonniges,
participated in
the 2008‑09
AYSO season.
The team
received 1st
place in the U10
division. Brad
coached the team.
Kaylee and Brad Tonniges