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Editor, Patsy Whitehead, CCC Featured above: Nolin RECC CIS/Billing Administrator Janice Tuttle, 16 years of service News you can use Mickey Miller President & CEO At Nolin electrical safety is our first priority Our mission, as A Touchstone Energy Coopera- tive, is to improve the quality of living in our communities by providing reliable, cost-effective services and products valued by our members and customers. T he electrical power that Nolin RECC provides is a marvel- ous resource. But it also must be respected. What changes our lives for the better could in an instant change them for the worse. Electrical problems cause tens of thou- sands of fires nationwide each year, resulting in hundreds of deaths. In addition, electrical shock kills nearly 400 people yearly. Most of these deaths could be avoided with an increased awareness. May is National Electrical Safety Month, a good time for me to talk with you about the steps Nolin takes year- round to raise safety aware- ness. Few people are more aware of electricity’s potential dangers than Nolin. Our line techni- cians climb poles and work from bucket trucks in all kinds of weather, at all hours of the day or night, to make sure your house or business has reli- able service. But we’re not just concerned about em- ployees. Nolin’s representatives visit schools and civic groups to give free safety presenta- tions. Young children learn about basic safety around wall sockets and appliances, while older children and adults get vital safety information. Lively discussions help drive the safety message home. We have a Safety Trailer for outdoor dem- onstrations. This is an exciting show about how electricity travels through wires and demonstrates the dangers when a kite hits a power line. Nolin provides Web-based safety tools. Children love our on- line Safety Station, where animated characters Buzz and Sparky teach them practical lessons about avoiding electrical hazards. We also have more fun and games about safety on “Kids Korner.” Our safety education programs are free. If you’d like to host one at your school or civic group, call us at (270) 765-6153. To see our online safety tools, visit our Web site at www.nolinrecc.com. Free energy audits........................ 30B Annual meeting date set ............... 30D Special Olympics ........................ 30G On the inside... NOLIN RECC MAY 2013 30A

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Editor, Patsy Whitehead, CCCFeatured above: Nolin RECC CIS/Billing Administrator

Janice Tuttle, 16 years of service News you can use

Mickey MillerPresident & CEO

At Nolin electrical safety is our first priority

Our mission, as A Touchstone Energy Coopera-tive, is to improve the quality of living in our communities by providing reliable, cost-effective services and products valued by our members and customers.

The electrical power that Nolin RECC provides is a marvel-ous resource. But it also must be respected. What changes our lives for the better could in an

instant change them for the worse.Electrical problems cause tens of thou-

sands of fires nationwide each year, resulting in hundreds of deaths. In addition, electrical shock kills nearly 400 people yearly. Most of these deaths could be avoided with an increased awareness.

May is National Electrical Safety Month, a good time for me to talk with you about the

steps Nolin takes year-round to raise

safety aware-ness.

Few people are more aware of electricity’s

potential dangers than Nolin. Our line techni-

cians climb poles and work from bucket trucks in all kinds of weather, at all

hours of

the day or night, to make sure your house or business has reli-able service.

But we’re not just concerned about em-ployees. Nolin’s representatives visit schools and civic groups to give free safety presenta-tions. Young children learn about basic safety around wall sockets and appliances, while older children and adults get vital safety information. Lively discussions help drive the safety message home.

We have a Safety Trailer for outdoor dem-onstrations. This is an exciting show about how electricity travels through wires and demonstrates the dangers when a kite hits a power line.

Nolin provides Web-based safety tools. Children love our on-line Safety Station, where animated characters Buzz and Sparky teach them practical lessons about avoiding electrical hazards. We also have more fun and games about safety on “Kids Korner.”

Our safety education programs are free. If you’d like to host one at your school or civic group, call us at (270) 765-6153. To see our online safety tools, visit our Web site at

www.nolinrecc.com.

Free energy audits ........................ 30BAnnual meeting date set ............... 30DSpecial Olympics ........................ 30G

On the inside...

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Nolin is eager to conserve energy, protect the environment, and also help you save energy dollars.

You can work with us to accomplish all three goals by asking for a free energy evaluation of your home or business. Nolin Energy Services Coordinator Todd Drake will visit your residence or busi-ness and go over it from stem to stern looking for ways to reduce your energy usage.

In a new home inspection, Drake con-ducts a blower door test to determine air leakage. He mounts a fan to an exterior door to detect unsealed cracks and open-ings that waste precious energy.

Drake performs energy audits in existing homes to check insulation and lighting, as well as water heaters or ap-pliances that might be inefficient.

In a business audit, a representative from Envision Energy Services will use advanced equipment to pinpoint how your business can save on energy. We’ve helped restaurants, hotels, schools, factories, and many businesses to save on their energy costs.

In both types of audits, you’ll receive a list of specific suggestions for improv-ing your energy efficiency and lowering your bills.

Members are responsible for making the needed repairs or alterations, which are strictly voluntary.

The savings on your electric bills from these recommended repairs quickly offset any costs. In addition, Nolin offers rebates to members who make needed improvements to their homes, which will also lighten the financial burden of repairs. If your home is at least two years old and electricity is the main source of heat for your home, you may qualify for this rebate.

Give Todd Drake a call at (270) 765-6153 and ask him about a free energy evaluation today.

It’s a win-win-win situation.

A free energy evaluation from Nolin can save you money

Free energy bulletins help you saveMaking your home or business more energy efficient often isn’t expensive or time-consuming. You can download our free infor-mation bulletins that explain how to save your hard-earned money and fix common ways that homes and businesses waste energy.

Here’s how:

• We have 19 free bulletins for homes, explaining how to seal your attic entrance, insulate, stop duct leaks, and more.

• We have eight free bulletins for businesses, explaining how your church, convenience store, motel, office, restaurant, school or other businesses can reduce energy costs.

Learn more at www.together wesaveky.com.

Nolin’s Energy Services Coordinator Todd Drake will help you reduce your energy usage and your electric bill.

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Another major safety concern today is the theft of copper from substations. Copper theft is dangerous. There’s a reason warning signs are posted around substations: the high voltage within can easily kill untrained and unqualified people.

Please report to us or local law enforcement any suspicious ac-tivity you see at substations, along power lines, or on utility poles.

Electric Substations are Deadly

Co-op biologists helping to monitor endangered bats

During this past winter, biologists representing Nolin RECC and Ken-tucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives have literally gone underground to assist the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources with their annual bat population counts.

These Kentucky cave surveys of hibernating bats have been conducted for more than a quarter century. State environmental officials use the data to monitor endangered bat populations trends.

For the last few years, the spread of white nose syndrome (WNS) through cave bat populations has been the focal point of the surveys. This little-under-

stood disease has killed an estimated 5.5 million bats in eastern North America since 2006. It was first documented in Kentucky during the winter of 2011. Learn more at www.fws.gov/whitenose syndrome.

Bats are not only quite harmless, but provide many benefits for all of us. They are important weapons to combat mosquitoes and other insects, and also help to prevent the spread of diseases like West Nile Virus.

That’s why biologists represent-ing Nolin and Kentucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives are working to understand and hopefully reverse the decline in bat populations.

At Nolin, we don’t just talk about cor-porate responsibility… we’re doing it.

Using ladders, trimming trees and installing antennas/satellite dishes are some of the most

common causes of accidental electrical contact.

Stay alert and stay alive.

LOOK UP! LOOK OUT!

May is Electrical Safety Month!N O L I N R E C C

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John Hardin High School Elizabethtown, KYRegistration Time: 5:30 p.m. Business Meeting Time: 7 p.m.• Entertainment• Free health fair & exhibits• Grand prizes: iPad & laptop• Cash prizes• Food & ice cream• Games and rides

2013AnnuAl MeetingFRiDAYJune 14

Children’s EntertainmentThe Magic of David Garrard

1938 - 2013

CaricaturistDenny Whalen

Featured Entertainment Mike Snider

Free!Energy-savinglight bulbsfor members who attend!

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The Nolin RECC annual meeting will be at John Hardin High School on Friday, June 14. The fun starts at 5 p.m. with children’s inflatables, a health fair, and exhibits. Once again, we will have TWO carica-turists to sketch portraits. The featured entertainment will be Mike Snider and his string band. The Magic of David Garrard will dazzle the entire audience early in the evening. And the annual meeting just wouldn’t be the same without member registration gifts and plenty of door prizes.

This year, in honor of Nolin’s 75th anniversary, we will award eight (8) $75 cash prizes!

Plus…don’t miss your opportunity to win one of two grand prizes: iPad or laptop computer!

It’s the Nolin RECC annual meeting…but the entire community is invited to join in on the fun!

• Health fair and exhibits open at 5 p.m.• Registration opens at 5:30 p.m.• Business Meeting begins at 7 p.m.

NOLIN RECC ANNUAL MEETINGFRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

JOHN HARDIN HIGH SCHOOLW. A. Jenkins Road, Elizabethtown

TEAR OFF THE SECTION BELOW AND BRING IT WITH YOU TO THEANNUAL MEETING FOR YOUR FREE BUCKET, BULBS, AND TO

REGISTER FOR DOOR PRIZES.

DO NOT SEPARATE THE TWO CARDS AT THE BOTTOMBRING BOTH CARDS TO THE ANNUAL MEETING.

It’s the 75th Nolin RECC Annual Meeting

Don’t forget your member registration card

Members who bring their registra-tion cards to the annual meeting will not have to wait in a long line to register. A sample of your member registration card is printed directly to the right.

When you receive your ballots in the mail, tear off the bottom portion of your official annual meeting registration card, and bring both address cards with you to the annual meeting. Do not separate the two address cards. The cards will be scanned electronically and members will be automatically registered for the meeting and all prize drawings.

Don’t forget to cast your vote for two directors. All ballots must be received at the Nolin office no later than 5 p.m., June 13.

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Cathy Gosselin shows off her new iPad she won at last year's Nolin annual meeting!

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Leading energy-efficiency authori-ties discussed energy efficiency “best practices” for residential new construc-tion and retrofits for existing homes at the Midwest Regional ENERGY STAR Conference March 12 and 13.

Learning sessions at the confer-ence included heat flow and control, moisture control, comfort issues, and home performance with ENERGY STAR. Builders, HVAC contractors, and others were able to earn continu-ing education credits by attending the sessions.

The conference was sponsored by Nolin RECC and Kentucky’s Touch-

stone Energy Cooperatives, along with the Home Builder’s Association of Lexington and others. In addition, the Lincoln Trail Home Builder’s Associa-tion was a sponsor at the conference.

More than 350 building profes-

sionals and business leaders attended the conference at the Lexington Center and the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Lexington to hear what the experts had to say about the future of the building industry.

Attending the conference as guests of Nolin RECC are (left to right) Jerry Phillips, Chuck Foushee, Bruce Beasley, Charlie Corbett, Clay Smith, Bobby Whitehead, Patsy Whitehead (Nolin), Randy Weedman, Charlie Harper, Todd Drake (Nolin), Joe Pearman, Ed Cecil, Jason Phillips, Ronnie Ellis, Rick Ryan (Nolin), Paul Brantingham, and Larry Ireland.

Registered builders attend ENERGY STAR conference

Kings $27 $54.99(Adult)Island $27 $33.99(Childrenunder48”) $27 $33.99(Senior62andup) Childrenunder3areFREE

TheseticketsareavailableonlytomembersofNolinRECC.

Holiday $39.50 $44.95(Adult)World $35.50 $36.95(Childrenunder54”) $35.50 $36.95(Senior60andup) Childrenunder3areFREE

Admissiontoparkincludesfreesoftdrinkswhileinthepark.TheseticketsareavailableonlytomembersofNolinRECC.

NolinDiscountprice Regularprice

2013 Theme Park

Discount Tickets

Nolin RECC members can save money by purchasing theme park tickets at discount prices. Parks include Kings Island and Holiday World. Discount tickets can be purchased at the cooperative offices in Elizabethtown and Radcliff during normal business hours.

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Nolin RECC and Ken-tucky’s Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

are proud to be Platinum Sponsors of the 2013 Special Olympics State Summer Games.

The statewide games take place May 31 to June 2 at Eastern Kentucky Uni-versity in Richmond, and will include championship competitions in track and field, swimming, rhythmic gymnastics, bocce, and flag football.

Our sponsorship is just one of the many ways Nolin supports our local and state communities. We’re espe-cially pleased to be part of the Special Olympics because it touches so many lives. One of every six families in Kentucky is involved in Special Olympics, either directly through the athletes or indirectly through coaches, donors, and volun-teers.

The state summer games are the Kentucky Special Olympics’ largest competition of the year. Typically, 1,200 athletes, 600 coaches, and 500 family members attend. Each athlete has qualified through participation at a regional- or area-level event.

The summer games officially start on Friday night, May 31, with opening ceremonies that will feature a parade of athletes, entertainment, a recitation of the Special Olympics oath, and the

statewide law enforcement torch run. Actual competition begins Saturday morning.

To be eligible for the Special Olym-pics, an athlete must have an intellec-tual disability that has been identified by an agency or professional, have a cognitive delay as determined by stan-dardized measures, or have significant learning or vocational problems due to a cognitive problem that requires

specially designed instruction. The minimum age for athletes is 8, and there is no maximum age.

For details on registering an athlete, call (800) 633-7403. Deadlines vary by event.

If you’d like to volunteer to be a timer, an event stager, to work at an awards station, or be a soccer official, visit www.soky.org and click “Volun-teers” and then click “Registration.”

Kentucky’s Special Olympics competitions begin this month

The Nolin RECC offices will be closed Monday, May 27, 2013,

in observance of Memorial Day.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORSDavid P. BrownGene Straney

A.L. RosenbergerLawrence Ireland

R.E. “Rick” ThomasLinda Grimes

ATTORNEYJohn J. Scott

President & CEOMichael L. Miller

HOW TO REACH NOLIN RECC

ELIZABETHTOWN OFFICE 411 Ring Road, Elizabethtown, KY 42701-6767 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon-Fri • (270) 765-6153

RADCLIFF OFFICE 101 West Lincoln Trail Blvd., Radcliff, KY 40160 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Mon-Fri • (270) 351-2199

(Office closed from 12:30-1:30 daily)

TOLL-FREE BUSINESS CALLS — 1-888-637-4247

EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER — (270) 769-6396

EMERGENCY TOLL-FREE CALLS — 1-800-572-1147

Web site: www.nolinrecc.com e-mail: [email protected]

New Member CreditsAll members signing up for

new service with Nolin receive a short survey. Members who return the completed survey to Nolin are automatically eligible to win a $20 credit on their electric bill. Each month, one name is drawn and a lucky Nolin member receives a bill credit on their next statement. Congratulations to our latest winner, Raymond L. Fritz, of Radcliff.

Online paymentsAccess your Nolin RECC account

through our Web site at www.nolinrecc.com. Click on “YourAccount” to check your consumption history and make payments by debit card, Visa, or MasterCard. To apply for budget bill-ing and automatic draft online, click on “Residential Bill Payment.”

We’ve Got Your Number!$75 $75

Nolin News features a contest called “We’ve Got Your Number.” Hid den inside this issue are two ran dom ly selected member ac count num bers. If you spot your account num ber, con tact the Member Services De part ment at 765-6153, and win a $75 CRED IT on your electric bill. You must identify your number and call by the 15th day of the month’s issue con tain ing your number. Account numbers could be any where in your Nolin News!

WIN $75 Worth of FREE Elec tric i ty A look back in timeMary Anna Goodman

of White Mills is the oldest of eight children born to Mitchell and Agnes Skees. She recalls the day her family received electricity…

“It was 1948 and my fam-ily did not have electricity at our home. As a child, one of my jobs was to clean the kero-sene lamp globes. All eight of us children were up at daylight and in bed soon after the sun went down. It was a time where all the neighboring farmers joined together and helped each other out year-round. We especially worked together to help bring electricity to our farms – we were all in the same boat. I remember the day the lights came on like it was yesterday. I had just turned 17 and went to work in Elizabethtown for Billy and Millie Cooper to help care for their children. I stayed with the Coopers during the week and would often receive letters from my mother. My mom was 40 years old at the time and I still remember the letter she wrote to me the day the lights came on at our farm.

“In her letter, my mom said she went and bought a new electric iron and refrigerator that day.

“I remember that as if it were today.”

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