Nueces EL ECTRIC CO O P ERAT IV E CE LE BRATING 75 YEARS
Rita Arnst and Julie Bedsole
Created by the late Andrew “Drew” McLay on October 30, 1950, Willie Wiredhand is the long-time lovable mascot and spokesplug of consumer-owned electric cooperatives. The friendly and inspirational figure has come to symbolize dependable, local, consumer-owned electricity all over the world and can be found on every type of cooperative promotional item over the years such as signage for buildings and substations, T-shirts, ball caps, golf balls, Christmas ornaments, beach towels, nightlights, and much more.
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ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE C E L E B R AT I N G 7 5 Y E A R S By Rita Arnst and Julie Bedsole