July / Aug. / Sept. 2009 - Nebraska Public Power District
July / Aug. / Sept. 2009 - Nebraska Public Power District
July / Aug. / Sept. 2009 - Nebraska Public Power District
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ENERGY INSIGHT • JULY / AUGUST / SEPTEMBER <strong>2009</strong><br />
Scottsbluff / Colleen Mathewson, Distribution Support<br />
Specialist / cmmathe@nppd.com<br />
Scottsbluff employees and their families participate in the<br />
Oregon Trail Days parade.<br />
The 88th edition of Oregon Trail Days took place<br />
in Scottsbluff and Gering the second weekend in<br />
<strong>July</strong>. Participating in the Saturday morning parade,<br />
equipped with the electric pickup from York, Louie the<br />
Lightning Bug and frozen popsicles, were Temporary<br />
Meter Reader Steve Trebilcock, Temporary Part‑<br />
Time Meter Reader Lance O’Bryan, Senior Planner/<br />
Scheduler Chuck, Anne, Landon and Allie Vacha,<br />
Account Manager Terry and Danielle Rajewich,<br />
Customer Services Support Specialist Sarah and<br />
Ashton Stretch, and Finance Analyst Lad Kocer.<br />
Kearney / Lisa Willson, Administrative Assistant /<br />
lmwills@nppd.com<br />
Meter Technician Todd Willers and Customer Service<br />
and Delivery Representative Carol Lentell completed<br />
CPR and First Aid Instructor training through the Fort<br />
Kearney Red Cross and will serve as the Kearney area<br />
CPR and First Aid instructors.<br />
From left: Carol Lentell, Executive Director of the Fort<br />
Kearney Red Cross Relena Meyers and Todd Willers.<br />
The National Craniofacial Association, also known<br />
as FACES, honored Kearney System Control<br />
Operator John<br />
Eckhardt with<br />
the <strong>2009</strong> Louise<br />
G. Best Volunteer<br />
of the Year Award.<br />
FACES is a non‑<br />
profit organization<br />
for children and<br />
young adults<br />
with facial birth<br />
defects. As a<br />
fund‑raiser, John<br />
has organized<br />
the FACES<br />
motorcycle<br />
Rally event for<br />
John Eckhardt<br />
eight years. Based in<br />
Chattanooga, Tenn., FACES assists families with<br />
traveling and lodging expenses since many need<br />
to travel long distances to receive needed medical<br />
attention.<br />
York / Cindy Klein, Customer Services & Delivery<br />
Representative / ceklein@nppd.com<br />
Zack<br />
Packard and<br />
a friend won<br />
first place for<br />
walleye in<br />
the Father’s<br />
Day fishing<br />
tournament<br />
at Glen Elder<br />
Lake in<br />
north central<br />
Kansas. Along<br />
with trophies,<br />
the boys won<br />
several prizes<br />
Zack Packard<br />
including $200, a<br />
fish finder and a night guided fishing tour. Zack is<br />
the son of Planner / Scheduler Linnea and Scott<br />
Packard.
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