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Inland Power Scholarships Preparing for a bright future
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s we begin the new year, it’s time to begin thinking about funding for college. Are you the parent of a high school senior or a college student? The Inland Power Excellence Award is available for students seeking higher education at a community college, university or trade school in any state. Each year, Inland Power offers 15 - $1,000 scholarships. The program is exclusively for active Inland Power members and their children. This includes college students who are members or students who can still be claimed as legal dependents of Inland Power members. A legal dependent is defined as one who is claimed on their parent or guardian’s tax return. Scholarship recipients may reapply the following year. However, at least ten of the
15 scholarships awarded will be reserved for new applicants. Applications have been sent to high school counseling offices in Inland’s service territory and can be found on our website at inlandpower.com. Applications are due Thursday, April 16, 2020. Once the closing date passes, the selection committee will meet in May and recipients will be chosen and notified in May or June. Funding for the Inland Power scholarship is made possible by the Inland Power Community Foundation. The foundation’s committee also serves as the scholarship committee. To make a donation to the foundation or for more information, please contact andyb@inlandpower.com.
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utages are an unfortunate reality. From weather incidents, and cars hitting power poles to animal interference, there will be a power outage despite Inland Power’s best prevention efforts. When electricity does go out, most of us expect power to be restored within a few hours. But when a major storm causes widespread damage, longer outages may result. Inland line crews work long, hard hours to restore service safely to the greatest number of consumers in the shortest time possible.
When an outage occurs, line crews work to pinpoint problems.
When the lights go out, crews go through a specific process. The above graphic can help explain what crews are required go through to restore power. As always, to report an outage, call (877) 668-8243 or report an outage using your SmartHub app. Outage updates can be found at inlandpower.com.
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Continuing to brighten our communities
Feb. 4-6, 2020 at the Spokane Convention Center
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nland Power is first and foremost an electric supplier. Providing safe, reliable electricity at affordable rates is what we pride ourselves upon.
cooperatives were built more than 50 years ago – neighbors helping neighbors to benefit the communities in which we work and live.
Additionally, giving back to our members and community is at the heart of everything we do.
Program name change
For years, Inland Power and Light has facilitated the Operation Round Up program. As an Inland Power member, you have had a unique opportunity to support Operation Round Up, a program that provides financial support to organizations and individuals within the 13 counties served by Inland Power. The concept of the program is an extension of the principle on which electric
Helping our neighbors is still our focus, which is why the program has been changed to the Inland Power Community Foundation. It is our hope that as a foundation, the impact that Inland Power makes can be even greater. As an electric cooperative, Inland Power is a non-profit organization, and you as a member have the opportunity to contribute to the foundation. To donate to the foundation, simply check one of the boxes
on your bill. You can choose to make a onetime donation, a monthly donation or round your bill up to the nearest dollar. To request a donation, the process is still the same. Members and organizations can submit an application where the committee, made up of Inland members, will vote on the request.
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very year, thousands of people swarm the Spokane Convention Center to see the latest and greatest in agricultural trends, technology, research and practices. The Spokane Ag Show is a three-day event that brings together agriculture professionals from across the Northwest. This year’s event will be held Feb. 4 to 6.
All donations provided by Inland will now go through the Foundation. With your help, we can continue working to help our membership and communities.
Aside from agricultural exhibits, the show offers attendees the opportunity to visit with organizations, businesses, groups and agriculture supporters.
Applications can be found on our website at inlandpower.com.
Inland Power and Light will be among the exhibitors again this year and will have staff on-hand to talk with members about energy services, business development, government regulatory issues and the cooperative.
For more information, contact andyb@inlandpower.com.
conjunction with the Ag Show and offers a variety of seminars where industry professionals learn valuable information from experts on industry changes, technology and resources. Inland Power will present a legislative update and how current policies on regulations will impact the energy industry, and in turn, the agriculture industry. The presentation will take place Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2019 at 3 p.m.
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If you find yourself at the event, make sure you stop by and see us at our booth. We will have give aways and would love to say “hi,” so stop by. For more information about the Spokane Ag Show, including how to get tickets, visit agshow.org.
If you happen upon a downed utility wire of any kind, always do the following: Assume it’s energized and stay as far away as you can. ground near the point of contact and may electrocute you. If you come upon a downed line of any kind, stay at least 35 feet away. Do not attempt to rescue a person or pet.
Call 911 and the utility serving the location. For Inland Power, call 877668-8243 (Press #4 for downed line).
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professionals and emergency personnel.
Do not drive over downed power lines.
- Even if they’re not energized,
downed wires can get entangled with your vehicle and cause further damage.
Stay in your car.
- If a power line falls on your
vehicle while you’re driving, do not exit until you know for sure that the line is de-energized.
If you must evacuate, jump away and land with both feet together.
- Jump out of the vehicle with both
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hris Eaton has been with Inland Power since 1983. Prior to joining Inland, he worked various jobs like painting, haying and working in the forestry industry.
“For the last 36 years, I’ve truly loved coming to work,” Chris said. “I have been able to challenge myself over the years and have moved up in the organization. There is a lot of good people who work here, which makes it fun.”
The Spokane Ag Show takes place at the Spokane Convention Center Feb. 4 to 6, 2019. Photo courtesy of the Spokane Ag Show. Visit agshow.org for more information.
Outside of work, Chris enjoys gardening, outdoor recreation, attending yard sales and spending quality time with his friends and family.
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feet together and avoid contact with both the car and the ground at the same time.
Shuffle away to safety.
- Keep your feet together and take
small, shuffling steps until you’re at least 35 feet away. Taking larger steps can also create a path for electricity to run through you.