Cimarron’s Rodney Johnson (front right) and the rest of the Energy Trails team from Oklahoma drag a pole up the mountain and set it by hand in Guatemala. See rest of

story and more pictures on page 6.

Approximately $500,000.00 in Capital Credit Checks to be mailed out this month before

Christmas!(See story on page 5)

December 2017

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

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.

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From your Trustees and the following Employees of Cimarron Electric Cooperative

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: barry@cimarronelectric.com Mail: P.O. Box 299, Kingfisher OK. 73750 Phone: (405) 375-4185Fax (405) 375-4209

MT. ZION UNITED METHODIST CHURCH’s 104th Annual SOUP SUPPER and Bazaar, is scheduled to be held on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2017, starting at 4:30pm, with Quilt Auction at 7:00pm. 5 varieties of soup served: Chicken Noodle, Chili, Oyster, Potato, and Veg-etable Beef, along with 9 varieties of pies. Various Crafts and Baked Items will also be available. From Okarche, go 7 miles South on Highway 81, then 2 miles East on 150th Street.

Conceal Carry, Basic Pistol Fundamen-tals, Refuse to be a Victim (Situational Awareness) Courses/Seminars for individual or businesses. Call for next scheduled classes or more informa-tion. Certified NRA and SDA Firearm Instructor. 405-375-4758 CAIFIRE-ARMTRAINING@GMAIL.COM

Golf Carts by Jim. For Lake-Golf-Ranch-Home-Kids or Grand kids. Sales & Service. 405-886-1985.

24 foot Gooseneck Stock Trailer. Late model. 24 x 8 ft. 405-397-3149.

For Sale: Grass/Corn Fed Angus Beef. ALL NATURAL, NO HORMONES, AN-TIBIOTICS or FEED ADDITIVES. Taking orders now for 1/4, 1/2, or whole. Very reasonably priced. 580-370-2121

Horse for sale 14 yr. old gelding, grey, 15 hh, very responsive, $1200 OBO, Fay, Ok. 580-309-0135.

Two Drills for sale. Case I.H. 5300 drills with gooseneck hitch. Completely reconditioned. 405-368-7865.

Lincoln Welder - 3 cylinder Perkins 1984 model. $1000 OBO. Walk behind Roto-tiller with tines in back $400. Pick-up bed trailer $200. Good hitch and tires. 405-416-4019.

Set of 5 porcelain Ashton Drake baby dolls, in the boxes, with certificates. Call 580-623-3013.

For Sale: John Deere RWA 12 foot tan-dem disk for parts. 405-470-2695.

One 55 x 25 x 22 small restored vintage coin operated coca-cola Pay machine, model # SS-8-64 cavalier. Photo available. 405-368-5220.

Storage units for rent at Oakwood Storage. 10 x 15 = $50. 10 x 20 = $70.580-891-3435.

Two part epoxy urethane grey coating.Chemical resistant, abrasion tough. Excellent for shop, warehouse, park-ing garages and dealership floors. $40 gallon kit or $25 ea. for 15 or more. Excellent adhesion. Best commer-cial coating abilities according to Mil specs. El Reno. Ken. 405-401-6914.

Wanted: Puppy, 1/2 German Shep-herd and half Labrador. 580-822-3156. Okeene area.

Lots of quality hay, priced to move. Cashion area. 405-433-2586.

FENCING SUPPLIES - BEST PRICES! - CBI Pipe & Supply - 3 mi. West of Guthrie on Hwy 33 - Used Oilfield Tubing, Cas-ing, Sucker Rods, New Pipe, Steel Post, New & Used Cable, Sheffield Barb Wire, T Post, Electric Fence Wire, Field & Horse Fence, Gates , Cont. Fence Panels, Hardware, Cattle Guards &

Much More! 405-282-7373.

1 acre lots, 2E and 1S from Canton.South side county road 670. Surveyed & electricity on each lot. Good water less than 50’ deep. Black top or gyp-sum road accesss. 580-886-5339. Will finance.

36th Annual Winterfest Craft Show, sponsored by Happy Homemakers & Pistol Pinny’s. Saturday, Dec. 2, 2017. County Fairgrounds, 13th St., Kingfish-er, OK. Free Admission. Door prizes at 10, 12 & 2 p.m. Concessions with Chicken & Noodles & Chili & Home-made Pies. For info:Winterfestcraftshow@gmail.com

Pickup For Sale: 2002 Chevy Silvarado, half ton, 2 door, V-6 engine, 80,454 miles, one owner, blue-grey, shiny, good tires. Never been in an accident. Real clean, inside and out. Kept in shed. $5,600 OBO. Mechanic ck’d out and OK’d. 405-375-6470 or 405-250-0594.

1960 John Deere Tractor with a front end loader and a bale spike. Also a 20’ Gooseneck trailer with new tires.405-969-3354.

14’ x 70’ Trailer House. 3 bedroom, 2 baths, $1800. Also a 1964 Chevy wheat truck with lift. 2 speed axle, $800. Also a 3 axle 16’ long trailer, built in ramps. All steel floor. Bumper pull. $1000. 405-531-6581.

Seaton Construction: Barn repair, add-ons, vinyl siding, roofing, windows, metal buildings and repairs. 405-368-1500.

FOR SALE: 1990 Chev Bus. 43 passen-ger Wayne body. Big block gasoline engine with Allison auto transmission. New battery. Working odometer re-flects less than 116,000 miles. $2,000 OBO. Elm Grove Community Church. Bus located in Seiling. 580-922-5481

or 405-650-5103.

For Sale: Double Barrel 700 gallon Propane Tank. 405-397-3149.

Classified Ads6’ x 16’ Stock Trailer- Needs sheet- metal repair, make reasonable offer.580-794-0268.

Browning BLR ‘81. Stainless Takedown 22-250. Lever-action, 2 clips, Leupold VX-2 3X9X40 Scope. $1,050. 405-368-6510.

Sweet Pro lick tubs. All natural, no urea ! 250# tubs 18 & 20 % protein $85.00 each. 18% Fly Tub $95.00 Bloat Tubs $95.00 , sheep $95.00 and horse tubs 125# $98.00. 580-445-8706

Hartzell’s Heat & Air. 32 years in HVAC/R field. Licensed, bonded and in-sured. We guarantee satisfaction and a smile! Ask me about geothermal equipment. 580-334-2814 hart-zellsheatair.com

BULLS: Purebreds and LimFlexRegistered Limousine Bulls,Homo Black & Homo Polled,Low Birth weight, Gentle, goodGrowth, Excellent for heifers.405 828 4279 or 405 833 4758

EMS- Elkins Mechanical Services, For all of your heat, & cooling needs. All makes, models, and certified in high efficiency geothermal systems. 405.703.6500 or 405.368.3186 24 hour emergency service. OK140780.

Low fat beef. No growth hormones, no GMO feeds used, Natural grass fed longhorn beef, 95% lean, can sell a few pounds or up to a whole beef, Fay, Ok, 580-445-8223.

FREE - Sleeper sofa, Great condition. Need the room, must get rid of it. Need two strong able people to move it. (405) 375-5124

For Sale: 54” round oak table with 4 upholstered chairs and two 18” leaves. Very nice. $400.00 580-791-1213 Watonga.

Backwoods Country Music Show at the Centre Theatre in downtown El Reno on December 9th. 405-295-9008.

Trail Rides by Horseback: horses pro-vided, hayrides, hayride & cookout, riding lessons, lunch/dinner rides, bring your horse too and more! Like us on Facebook. Old Caldwell Trail Sta-bles. 2 mi. SE of Fay, Ok. www.oldcald-welltrail.com. 580-309-0135.

For sale: Small square bales of alfalfa and small square bales of alfalfa/oats mix. No rain or weeds. Southeast of Enid. 580-862-7780

WILDCAT STORAGE, CASHION OK 405-245-0523 10 X 10 $49 10 X 15 $59

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

Zebu Miniature Cows for sale...Come get acquainted with these unique little cows. Text or leave message.405-833-5395.

For Sale: 1 set of Corelle dishes by Corning Ware. Also, a stainless steel Flatware set, has 50 pieces, never been out of box, floring pattern.Also, Tappan microwave for sale. Works good with turnabout. Please call 405-361-5322. If no answer, please leave message. Hennessey area.

DGS Construction. David Schwind.305 N. Armor, Canton, OK 73724Construction, finish carpentry, siding, cabinet work, furniture work. david-schwind25@gmail.com580-603-4657.

Swivel office chairs 15-25; small kitchen table 25; set of four light colored solid wood chairs great condi-tion 100; two drawer file cabinet 20; microwaves 25; recliners 75; glider & wood rockers 50; lift recliner 300; coffee tables 15-45; end tables 15-35; lamps 10; dresser w/mirror 100; full & queen beds 150; evolution exerciser w/leg & arm workout w/elect. monitor 50; ab-lounger zero gravity exerciser 20; Jenn Air portable trash compactor 10; dining table & 6 chairs 200; table & 4 chairs 150; call 580-227-0273.

For sale: 4’ Howse brush hog. $225 OBO. 580-670-4132.

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Cooperatives differ from other forms of business in that our consumers are member-owners of the company. Cooperatives are a not-for-profit business that exists solely to provide its members with electricity. As a member of an electric cooperative, you receive not only a needed ser-vice, but a benefit reserved for own-ers of a company--a return on your investment - called capital credits.

Capital credits come from margins, or the money left over, after all expenses are paid in a given year. If margins are available, that money is credited to your account accord-ing to the amount of electricity you purchased. Assigning capital cred-its to members, instead of paying dividends to distant stockholders, is just part of the accountability the Cooperative offers you. When the Cooperative’s finances permit, that money is returned to members in the form of capital credit checks.

Giving Back The Profits, Capital Credit Checks Coming

Being paid for patronizing your own company is just another benefit of buying your power from an electric cooperative. That’s the cooperative difference!

If you had electric service with Ci-marron Electric Cooperative in 1987

you will be included in the retire-ment of capital credits for that year. Approximately $500,000.00 will be returned to members based on the amount of electricity each mem-ber consumed in 1987. The checks will be mailed out in December and should arrive before Christmas.

Twin Lakes Substation Trouble

Big crane sets up in the sub.

New transformer is lifted in.

Portable substation keeps the power flowing during the work.

Some times things just quit. With no load, no bad weather or any reason what-so-ever, the trans-former in the Twin Lakes sub quit. It is less than 4 years old. We are thankful that the backup transform-er was installed quickly.

Cimarron Lineman Rodney Johnson Helps Electrify Village hirteen Oklahoma co-op volunteer linemen

departed the country in October for an important mission to Guatemala. One of the

Energy Trails team members was our own Rodney Johnson. The team built power lines in the isolated village of Chiis located in the north-western part of the country and provided first time electricity to about 80 families!

“I’ve always thought about how awesome it must have been for the first Cimarron linemen to bring electricity to folks for the first time. Now I know through the eyes and smiles, and even tears from the folks of Chiis,” said Rodney.

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Everyone is watching as Rodney and the team bring electricity to the Chiis families. (All photos

provided by Anna Politano & Brian de Leon)

The Energy Trails Guatemala team electrified 65 homes in the isolated village of Chiis in north-western Guatemala. The team was comprised of 13 linemen, electricians and engineers, repre-senting Oklahoma electric cooperatives.

The village of Chiis sits atop a mountain at 2,700 feet in altitude. The project consisted of building 50 poles in challenging terrain and wiring the 65 homes in the span of 3 miles of line. Each house has 4 CFL lights and 2 outlets for plug ins. The village is isolated, economically vulnerable, and mainly produces beans, spices and corn for self consumption. Most villagers speak a Mayan-based dialect, Kekchi.

A local utility, Adecork, will generate power to the village by way of a small hydroelectric plant. It will maintain and provide service to the lines that Oklaho-ma’s electric coopera-

tive volunteers have built.

Despite communication barriers, the volunteers established friendships with local children and villagers.

“I will nev-er forget the bond we created with the local kids,” Rodney Johnson says. “I’m grateful we had the opportunity to help make a difference for them to have a better future.The kids were very excited to see us and be around us. The only difference I could see, com-paring them to our kids, was they were more driven to help the adults because of their eco-

nomic poverty.” Cimarron CEO, Mark Snowden said, “We’re proud of Rod-ney for his willingness to leave the com-forts of home to help an under served commu-nity. Access to

electricity is a life changing gift. I’m proud that the volunteers from Oklahoma worked so well together and did a wonderful job, with much of it done literally by hand and willpower. It was a job well done.”

Rodney (left) and Andrew Pool (Cen-tral Electric) & Chiis children.

Rodney looking over the finished job.