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Voting conducted by mail-in ballot ONLY and handled through VR Election Services. Complete the ballot on the inside cover and mail it to VR Election Services using the enclosed envelope.

OFFICIAL MAIL-IN BALLOT

VOTE TODAY and be entered to WIN one of three $300 ELECTRIC BILL CREDITS.

Review the runo� candidate profi les on Pages 22–23.

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Member Signature RequiredCoServ Electric Member signature must be on the ballot for your vote to count.

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OFFICIAL 2014 RUNOFF: MAIL-IN BALLOTAll Members can vote regardless of the district in which they reside.

District 4: (select one)

q Jerry Cobb q Clinton A. Bedsole

Complete the ballot and mail to VR Election Services in the envelope provided. If you lose your envelope, mail your ballot to:

VR Election Services3222 Skylane, Bldg. 100Carrollton, TX 75006

Ballot must be received at the o� ces of VR Election Services by 5 p.m., August 22, 2014, to be counted. See Pages 22–23 for runo� candidate profi les. Please completely fi ll in the box with blue or black ink next to the candidate for whom you are voting. If you have questions about your ballot or how to vote, please contact VR Election Services at (800) 218-4026.

OFFICIAL NOTICE

2014 SPECIAL MEETINGDear CoServ Electric Member,

Democratic Member Control is one of the seven defi ning cooperative principles, and its importance cannot be overstated. You and your fellow Members clearly agree, because you displayed it this year by casting a record 4,059 votes. The results were announced at the 2014 Annual Meeting in June.

Incumbents Bill Ragsdale in District 6 and Clyde Geer in District 3 return to their respective seats. Read more about the election results on Page 18.

In District 4, none of the three candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote. This means that a runoff election is required for the two candidates who received the most votes, incumbent Jerry Cobb and challenger Clinton A. Bedsole.

Directors serve at-large, meaning all Members—no matter which district they live in—are eligible to vote in the District 4 runoff election. On Pages 22–23, you can read the runoff candidates’ profi les, which were originally published in the June edition of Texas Co-op Power magazine. Your ballot is below. Also attached inside this magazine is a postage-paid envelope addressed to VR Election Services. To be counted, your ballot must be received at VR Election Services by 5 p.m., August 22, 2014.

For questions about the election, please call VR Election Services at (800) 218-4026.

The Board has called a special Member meeting at 3 p.m., August, 28, 2014, at CoServ corporate headquarters, 7701 S. Stemmons Freeway in Corinth, for the sole purpose of conducting the runoff election. Since all voting will be conducted by mail-in ballot, only the runoff results will be announced at this special meeting, and neither a meal nor prizes or other presentations will be made.

On behalf of the Board, I applaud your commitment to the cooperative spirit, and I thank you for voting in the election.

Sincerely,

Richard MuirSecretary/Treasurer

RUNOFF ELECTION CALLED FOR DISTRICT 4


SHRIMP DE GALLO1 bag frozen shrimp (cooked, peeled, deveined)

2 Roma tomatoes

1 white onion

1 bunch cilantro

2 jalapeños

1 cup ketchup

2 lemons, juiced

Salt and pepper (to taste)

Thaw and rinse shrimp thoroughly, remove tails and cut in half.

Dice tomatoes and onion. Rinse and chop cilantro. Chop deveined and seeded jalapeños (unless serving warm). Mix together in bowl. Add ketchup, lemon juice, and salt/pepper to taste. Chill for a few hours before serving. Serve with crackers or chips.

Servings: 4

Recipe courtesy of Shellie Hornbeck

If looking at this dish has your mouth watering and stomach growling, you should start following us at Pinterest.com/CoServ. You’ll find recipes by CoServ Employees that are coworker-tested and guaranteed to satisfy.


FREE T-SHIRT AT DR PEPPER BALLPARKWILL HELP REMIND YOU TO CALL 811

August 11 is National 811 Safe Digging Day. But you can celebrate safe digging all year—like Mr. Diggs, CoServ’s safe-digging mascot does—by calling 811 every time you plan to dig deeper than 16 inches. It helps keep you safe, plus it’s the law. And to help you remember, we’re handing out “Call 811” T-shirts at the Frisco RoughRiders game August 10 at Dr Pepper Ballpark!

This “Call 811” event is so exciting that I’m taking the Mrs. and little ‘dillos to the Frisco RoughRiders game on August 10 to celebrate! Why celebrate on 8/10 instead of 8/11? The Diggs family celebrates 811 all year long by calling 811 before we dig—not just on August 11 (and also because the RoughRiders aren’t playing August 11).

When you call 811, the National One-Call Center will

arrange identifi cation of the approximate location of buried gas, electric, communications and sewer lines. Rupturing utility lines can cause an explosion resulting in fi re, injuries or worse.

So “Call 811”. In about two business days your lines will be marked and you’ll be a safer digger.

Make calling 811 a family-fun event with the Frisco RoughRiders August 10. Look for CoServ Employees and the North Texas Damage Prevention Council members handing out T-shirts at the CoServ booth.

For more information about safe digging, visit call811.com or CoServ.com, and be sure to follow Mr. Diggs on Twitter at MrDiggs811.

CoServ | 7701 S Stemmons, Corinth, TX 76210-1842 | (940) 321-7800 | [email protected]

GAME DAY: AUG. 10GAME TIME: 6:05 P.M.


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29 Texas HistoryA Most Rugged Route By George Mullins

31 RecipesJust Chill

35 Focus on TexasRefreshing

36 Around TexasList of Local Events

38 Hit the RoadAbilene and LiteratureBy Suzanne Haberman

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Texas USAUnited Skies Over TerrellBy Jan Adamson

ObservationsPaying the ‘Light’ BillBy Richard L. Fluker

REFRESHING DIP: A swimmer glides through thecold waters that flow from Caroline Spring onIndependence Creek Preserve in West Texas.

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The Baby Is Born Texas Co-op Power marks 70 years as atrusted ally of electric cooperatives in improving the qualityof members’ lives By Carol Moczygemba 8‘Never Let a Good Scar Go to Waste’ Harsh reality of waris common bond as Vietnam vet strives to help more recenttroops discover their reward By Mark Wangrin 12

‘HE KNOWS HOW I FEEL’: Dave Roever’s horrific injuriesfrom the Vietnam War give him a special bond withtoday’s troops who come home damaged.

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TEXAS CO-OP POWER VOLUME 71, NUMBER 2 (USPS 540-560). Texas Co-op Power is published monthly by Texas Electric Cooperatives (TEC). Periodical Postage Paid at Austin, TX, and at additional offices. TEC is thestatewide association representing 76 electric cooperatives. Texas Co-op Power’s website is TexasCoopPower.com. Call (512) 454-0311 or email [email protected]. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE is $4.08 per year forindividual members of subscribing cooperatives. If you are not a member of a subscribing cooperative, you can purchase an annual subscription at the nonmember rate of $7.50. Individual copies and back issues areavailable for $3 each. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Texas Co-op Power (USPS 540-560), 1122 Colorado St., 24th Floor, Austin, TX 78701. Please enclose label from this copy of Texas Co-op Power showing oldaddress and key numbers. ADVERTISING: Advertisers interested in buying display ad space in Texas Co-op Power and/or in our 30 sister publications in other states, contact Martin Bevins at (512) 486-6249. Advertisementsin Texas Co-op Power are paid solicitations. The publisher neither endorses nor guarantees in any manner any product or company included in this publication. Product satisfaction and delivery responsibility lie solely withthe advertiser.

© Copyright 2014 Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. Reproduction of this issue or any portion of it is expressly prohibited without written permission. Willie Wiredhand © Copyright 2014 National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.

was a “wirechief” for the oldSouthwesternStates TelephoneCompany inWellington from1945 to 1951.

Back then, atelephone man’sgoal was to havenot more than sixtrouble reportsper 100 lines.Well, Dad met hisgoal but had a trouble spot thatneeded fixin’. It was in Quail, 11miles northwest. Quail had a 16-party line on a grounded barbed-wire fence that worked fromWellington.

Dad got permission to order anopen boxcar of telephone poles. Soin his spare time, he and anotherman hand-dug and placed 32 polesper mile for 11 miles. This calculatesto 352 poles, including crossarms,brackets, insulators and stringingfour wires for 11 miles. This elimi-

nated the “fence” line anddecreased the number of problemsreported.

That was my dad, Tony Craig,the best telephone man ever.

DON CRAIG | GEORGETOWN

CENTRAL TEXAS EC

Mustang NamesakeI heard that the Mustang car wasnamed after the P-51 Mustang air-plane [“Mustang Mania,” April 2014].

RICHARD PREVALLET | DONNA

MAGIC VALLEY EC

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Please include your town and electric co-op.Letters may be edited for clarity and length.

Safety on the WaterAs a parent and grandparent, I amconcerned that it appears theseyoung anglers are not wearing lifejackets [“Finders, Keepers,” June2014].

There was a recent accident atBraunig Lake near San Antonio inwhich a boat went into an out-of-control spin, and both passengerswere thrown out. Neither reportedlywas wearing a life jacket. The man’sbody was not found until days later.

If you seek to teach good boat-ing skills that will last a lifetime,give them life jackets and teachthem why it is in their best interestto use them. Modern jackets inflatewhen hitting the water and are notcumbersome.

Please help these young peoplelearn great boating skills.

LAURA DYLLA | ADKINS

GUADALUPE VALLEY EC

Soul Mate Dogs?We were quite surprised to see apicture of our white boxer Minko inthe Focus on Texas feature [“In theDoghouse,” June 2014]. After read-

ing the caption, we realized some-one else has a court jester for adog, too. Minko is always makingus laugh.

BILL AND JULIA BRADLEY | CARTHAGE

RUSK COUNTY EC

Best Telephone Man EverEnjoyed “Wired for Sound” [May2014]. It fits my dad perfectly. He @TexasCoopPower

Letters, emails and posts from our readers

A Lifetime of Fishing FunReally enjoyed “Finders, Keepers” [June 2014]on Texas high school fishing. My youngest sonhas been on the Marble Falls High School teamfor three years, and the program is a wonderfulresource to teach our kids good wildlife manage-ment as well as water safety practices to preparethem for a lifetime of fishing fun.

It has amazed me how the student fishing pop-ulation has exploded over the years and how farmany of the teams will travel to participate. I urge parents whose schoolsdo not have teams to ask their school board to open the program. Andkudos to the hundreds of sponsors and volunteers for the support thesekids must have to participate.

My son graduates this year, so he will move on to adult fun fishing, butwe will continue to support our school program for years to come.

GARY DELZ | MARBLE FALLS | PEDERNALES EC

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CURRENTS Energy, innovation, people, places and events in Texas

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Happy Birthday to UsThe 1.3 million subscribers of Texas Co-op Power today wouldn’t recognize the magazine thatdebuted July 1, 1944. It was a four-page broadsheet newspaper, light on photos and heavy on the message that electricity is vital to rural America and electric co-ops serve the members thatown them.

That message remains, but the look and scope of the magazine, then called Texas CooperativeElectric Power, has changed immensely, as has the number of readers. Today, after copies of themagazine get shared, we reach 3 million readers. Just 14,000 copies of the August 1944 issuewere printed.

Other notable developments in that first year:• In August 1944, the magazine began to tout the benefits of electricity in the home with sto-

ries about safety, refrigerators and laundry machines under an umbrella headline that read:“Women’s Work Quickly Done With Electricity.” And under the headline “Cook Your 1,095 MealsPer Year on a Modern Electric Range” appeared the first recipe—for Fruit-Stuffed Spareribs.

• In September, an “All in Fun” section began featuring jokes. Here’s one:Visitor: “Well, Joe, how do you like your new baby sister?”Joe: “Oh, she’s all right I guess, but there are lots of things we need worse.”

• In October, tiny display advertising appeared for the first time. One ad was for The NationalElectrical Service Co. in Austin; the other for National Electric Appliance Co. in Cleveland, Ohio.

• In February 1945, the name was changed to Texas Co-op Power.• In May 1945, ads for clothing patterns appeared. • In August 1945, jokes continued to run, including this one:

“I would like some alligator shoes.”“What size does your alligator wear?”

Speaking of JokesSometime after electrifica-tion spread across the coun-try and lightbulbs becameubiquitous, lightbulb jokesbecame part of popular cul-ture. They almost alwayshold a particular group ofpeople—those of a given eth-nicity, profession or evenuniversity—up for ridicule.

We won’t go there. But wewill share a couple we heard:

How many Einsteins does ittake to change a lightbulb?

That depends on the speed ofthe changer and the mass of thebulb. Or vice versa, of course. Or itjust might be easier to leave thebulb alone and change the room.It’s all relative.

How many mystery writersdoes it take to screw in a lightbulb?

Two—one to screw it almost allthe way in, and the other to give ita surprising twist at the end.

The first lightbulb Richard L. Fluker’s parents ever used took on an importantsignificance for years. Seethis month’s Observations,“Paying the ‘Light’ Bill,” atTexasCoopPower.com.

Also in 1944Smokey Bear was born August 9, 1944, when the U.S. Forest Service and the Ad Council agreed that a fic-tional bear would become the symbol for their joint effort to promote forest fire prevention. Smokeybecame the longest-running public service advertising campaign in U.S. history.

In spring 1950, a badly singed American black bear cub became the living symbol of Smokey Bear when agroup of soldiers from Fort Bliss in El Paso rescued him from a forest fire in New Mexico.

The bear, dubbed Smokey Bear, died in 1976 at the National Zoo in Washington.

Purpose 101:Where the Co-op Way StartsIt all started 78 years ago in a woodenfarmhouse near Bartlett. A determinedcommunity living in darkness pulledtogether and, with a little help from theRural Electrification Administration, astring on a bulb was tugged, and dark-ness turned to light. That’s just some ofwhat employees ofBartlett Electric Coop-erative, the first to bringREA-funded electricityto rural America, heardat a daylong trainingevent, Cooperative Pur-pose 101, May 28 at theco-op’s headquarters.

Rural Utilities Serv-ices Administrator JohnPadalino addressed thetraining group, assuringthem that the role ofcooperatives in theircommunities is just asimportant now as it was in the 1930s. His message came to light whenMary Saage, daughter-in-law of the family who lived in that first electri-fied farmhouse, made a brief visit to address the audience. She sharedstories about how the electricity improved the quality of life for her andher family.

Texas Electric Cooperatives offers Cooperative Purpose 101 to co-opsacross the state to invigorate employees with a renewed purpose: topower communities and empower members to improve the quality oftheir lives. Now more than ever, it is important for cooperative employ-ees to emphasize to members: You are members, not customers, and itpays to be part of a cooperative. Your co-op doesn’t just keep the lights on,it helps your community thrive—with scholarships, Operation Round Up,changing out the lights at the ballpark. And that’s just the start of it.

Holding Cooperative Purpose 101 in the very community where the co-op purpose was first put into practice in Texas—when Charles Saageyanked on a string March 7, 1936—is significant. It shows the stayingpower of the co-op way and the rewards of empowering members toimprove the quality of their lives. It emphasizes that co-ops and membersthrive when the cooperative purpose—whether worded as it is today or asit might have been in 1936—is embraced and practiced by all employees.


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All Aboard,Gourd HordeDon’t ditch that dirty, dried gourd. Avisit to New Braunfels could help youtransform it into the newest piece ofart in your home.

The 18th Annual Lone Star GourdFestival is August 15-17 at the NewBraunfels Civic/Convention Center.The event—hosted by theTexas Gourd Society—features competi-tions, art vendors,design and carvingclasses, and more.

INFO: texasgourdsociety.org

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STOP! Go Ahead and Celebrate

You have the green light to celebrate the 100thanniversary of waiting at a red light. The firstelectric traffic light was installed August 5,1914, at the corner of Euclid Avenue and East105th Street in Cleveland, Ohio, according tothe Federal Highway Administration.

More traffic signal history was made in 1922in Houston when 12 intersections were con-trolled as a simultaneous system from a centraltraffic tower—the first time interconnected traf-fic lights were automatically controlled.

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FROM TOP: The first home to receive REA-funded electricity. Bartlett ECemployees participate in Cooperative Purpose 101 training.

It was wartime when the firstissue of what is now Texas Co-opPower rolled off the press. That July 1,

1944, edition, called Texas CooperativeElectric Power, was only four pages ofnewsprint, but it packed a mighty punch.

A front-page article, “The Baby IsBorn,” heralded the arrival of the “huskybaby among Texas newspapers” andassured co-op members they would nolonger “be forced to stand by with a feel-ing of distress” when confronted withattacks on the Rural Electrification Coop-eratives. “The answer should be found inthe columns of this new publication.”

Indeed. The premier issue practicallyburst with optimism and pride. “YourCooperative Newspaper” introduced thepurpose of the publication: “[We] believethere is a definite need for a statewidenews organ of this sort—to help in coordinating the activities ofthe various co-ops, to keep members informed of developments,both state and national, that affect them as consumer-ownersof rural electric systems, to carry information and suggestionsregarding new and more efficient uses of electricity … .”

A notice of the upcoming statewide meeting of Texas PowerReserve Electric Cooperative, later renamed Texas ElectricCooperatives, announced discussion of cooperatives’ contribu-tions to wartime food production and the expectation that noth-ing would be of greater importance in the postwar period thanthe laborsaving service of electricity.

And lest they forget, readers were reminded, “Rural electriccooperative members of Texas, this is your paper.”

During this 70th anniversary commemoration of Texas Co-op Power, we celebrate those pioneers in cooperative jour-nalism who created a strong foundation for the staying powerof the magazine and who, early on, stated a goal that still holdstoday: “Together, let’s work to give Texas the best cooperativenewspaper in these United States.”

P O ST WA R P R O S P E R I T Y

The arrival of electricity to Texas farms and ranches revo-lutionized rural life and created an environment ripe forinclusion in the mushrooming postwar economy. Once

they saw the light, rural residents’ interest in improving the quality

of their lives took hold. More people want-ing electricity created more electric coop-eratives, which stimulated economicgrowth in rural areas across the state.

The pages of Texas Co-op Powerreflected co-op members’ enthusiasm forelectrically powered farm equipment andhousehold appliances. In the June 1945issue, in a story titled “Power Saves Time,Labor on Farm,” a farmer declares: “If Ihad to give up my electricity I’d quit farm-ing.” Advertisements touting the latestlaborsaving equipment and devicesappeared throughout Texas Co-op Power.

Homemakers on the farm, oncedepicted as bedraggled and somber, nowappeared in stories and ads as youthful,smiling and confident women with theirelectric irons, refrigerators and stoves.Texas Co-op Power recognized women’s

hunger for information about using new appliances to theiradvantage. What was variously called Woman to Woman andThe Woman’s Page grew so popular it received its own editor in

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The Baby Is BornTexas Co-op Power marks 70 years as a trusted ally of co-ops in improving the quality of members’ lives

Our First RecipeReaders tell us recipes are one of their favorite features in TexasCo-op Power. The first recipe appeared in August 1944. Here it is:

An excellent receipe [sic] which is most successful in the oven of a modernelectric range follows:

Texas Electric Cooperative Power debut issue, July 1944

F R U I T- ST U F F E D S PA R E R I B S

3 lbs. spareribs (2 sides uncracked)

4 large apples, chopped

1 tbsp. brown sugar

½ lb. chopped raw prunes

1 tbsp. salt

Put two sides of spareribs together to form pocket, season, inside and

out, and stuff with mixture of apples, prunes and sugar. Skewer or sew

together. Bake. For gravy, remove excess fat and pour one cup of hot

butter into pan and thicken with three tablespoons of flour with one-

half cup cold water.


May 1946. Women were certainly not lagging behind the men-folk in their appreciation for electricity.

During the late ’50s and early ’60s, another sign of rural opti-mism and community pride was the annual Miss Rural Electri-fication pageant. Winners from local co-ops competed at thestatewide annual meeting, where a young woman was chosento enter the Miss Rural Electrification contest held during theNational Rural Electric Cooperative Association annual meet-ing. The competition eventually lost favor and was ended, butfor a time it was as if the Miss America pomp and circumstanceextended to Texas co-ops.

G R OW T H A N D C H A N G E

In 1964, Texas Co-op Power celebrated its 20th anniversary.By that time, the magazine was going to 245,000 homesand businesses served by electric cooperatives. An editorial

in the July edition reminded readers that the magazine’s pur-

pose to inform members about the activities of their local coop-eratives remained unchanged. News of governmental and judi-cial actions affecting co-opswould still be covered.

But readers wanted more. The same editorial also

declared, “… in response toreader requests, Texas Co-opPower has greatly broadenedits coverage of the ruralscene—now presenting col-orful articles such as thetravel stories in this issueand the features of interestto women which are now runin each issue.”

That editorial mix—of co-op news; explanatory sto-ries about industry issues;and articles about Texas liv-ing, food, travel, history, peo-ple and events—establisheda format that still guides thebasic makeup of the publica-tion today. Survey after sur-vey of Texas Co-op Powerreaders consistently rank the magazine as a reliableand trusted source of infor-mation, whether about inter-esting travel destinations or examinations of crucialissues such as power con-straints or water shortages.

E N E R GY C R I S I S

On a cold night in February 1977, President Carteraddressed the American people from a chair by a fire-place in the White House library. His topic was the

nation’s energy shortage and what his administration and Amer-

Many early stories and ads in Texas Co-op Power targeted homemakerswho, thanks to electricity, could modernize their homes and ease their workloads with electric irons,refrigerators and stoves. What wasvariously called Woman to Woman andThe Woman’s Page grew so popular itreceived its own editor in May 1946.

Reader surveys consistentlyrank Texas Co-op Power asa reliable and trusted sourceof information, whetherabout issues of the electricindustry or feature storiesabout the people and placesof Texas.

Even some youngsters looked toTexas Co-op Power for help. In1956, an 8-year-old boy wrote thisletter that appeared in the localpages of South Plains ElectricCooperative:

Dear Sirs:I have a new B-B gun. Will you pleasecome put a new glass cover over ourmeter? I am going to pay for it bywashing dishes for my mother.

Yours truly,Herman Barnett

P.S. I am Wallace Barnett’s son. We live east of Anton.


In 1964, an editorial stressed Texas Co-op Power’s broadened coverage of ‘thefeatures of interest to women’ and stories about Texas living, including travel.The January 1968 cover featured the Tower of the Americas at HemisFair Parkin downtown San Antonio.

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icans could do about it. The 1977 issues of Texas Co-op Powertook the President’s message to co-op members, using it as aplatform for explaining higher electricity costs, the impact ofconserving electricity in the home and how the national crisisaffected nearly every aspect of co-op service.

Saving on energy consumption was nothing new to co-opmembers. Since the early days of Texas Co-op Power, educationalads and articles about energy efficiency appeared regularly.

Throughout Texas Co-op Power’s 70 years of archives, energyconservation—whether to save on electric bills or reducedemands on a limited power supply—is a common theme. Inthe September 1947 issue, readers learned about simple waysto save electricity, including some interesting ones, such ascleaning lampshades and lightbulbs: “… dirt can steal 30 to 50percent of the light and wastes electricity.”

From the mid-’70s to the mid-’80s, co-ops relied on TexasCo-op Power to communicate with members about high electricrates and power supply. Members learned about the underlyingcauses of the rate increases, including higher fuel prices, infla-tion, recession, unemployment, high interest rates and Amer-ica’s dependence on foreign oil.

Once again, Texas Co-op Power was the most consistent linkbetween local cooperatives and the members they needed toreach with crucial information.

T E C H N O LO GY

W hen computers replaced electric typewriters and 3-by-5-inch index cards in co-op offices, one admin-istrative assistant recalls thinking, “I can’t do this.

I’ll have to quit my job.” Today, the same person says she wouldhave to quit her job if she didn’t have a computer.

And so the story repeats itself with a host of high-tech solu-tions whenever cooperative challenges arise.

As they did during the energy crisis, co-ops continually use

their pages in Texas Co-op Power to educate members aboutnew technology, such as online bill paying or meters that com-municate directly with the co-op. On a broader scale, in February2011, a Texas Co-op Power feature story took readers to sevencooperatives to see how high-tech systems improved service totheir members.

The array of high-tech systems, gadgets and appliances avail-able to individual members can get confusing, and their effec-tiveness and value can be misrepresented. That’s why Texas

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Circulation: 390,000

The 1977 issues of Texas Co-op Power delivered President Jimmy Carter’smessage about conserving energy to readers, explaining higher electricitycosts, the impact of conserving electricity in the home and how the nationalcrisis affected nearly every aspect of co-op service.

Co-op Power regularly presents creditable information aboutconsumer products, such as solar panels, tankless water heaters,programmable appliances and other energy-saving devices.

Members can often find easy-to-understand material thathelps them unravel questions about even the most complexhigh-tech innovations, employed to improve the quality of theirlives and the effectiveness of their co-op in the 21st century.

T E XAS CO - O P P OW E R : T H E D I G I TA L E D I T I O N

Never fear: Your printed copy of Texas Co-op Power isalive and well. It’s just that the magazine now has itsown website (TexasCoopPower.com) and Facebook

page. For co-op members who grew up with computers, digitalreading formats are often preferable and better suited to alifestyle on the go.

The digital edition allows us to expand stories and includeadditional information about a topic that couldn’t be includedin the print version because of space constraints. We can runextra photos and even video to provide readers with a multi-faceted experience.

The Texas Co-op Power Facebook page is a fun place to fre-quent. See reader photo submissions, comments, energy-savingtips and events happening around the state. “Like” us and addyour own two cents.

70 Y E A R S

There’s a saying that goes: The more things change, themore they remain the same. In many ways, thatdescribes Texas Co-op Power. During its 70 years as a

messenger between Texas co-ops and their members, the mag-azine has gone from a four-page newspaper to a tabloid, to a

magazine format. It changed editorial content from mainlypolitical and industry-related articles to more news from co-ops and more educational features about using electricity inthe home and on the farm.

In response to reader requests for more Texas-centered sto-ries, the magazine widened its scope—more features, more pho-tographs, more recipes.

But no matter how much Texas Co-op Power changes itslook or expands its content, it remains true to the foundingintention of promoting the value of Texas’ electric cooperativesto their members. And that won’t change.

Carol Moczygemba is a former editor of Texas Co-op Power.

Texas Co-op Power Honors

Texas Co-op Power is a five-time winner of the George W. Haggard Memorial Journalism Award, the highest honor for a statewide electric cooperative magazine, presented by the National Rural ElectricCooperative Association. The Haggard, established in 1958, recognizes the statewide publication that best presents “lucid, forthright contributions to electric cooperative objectives.” The award was named for George W. Haggard, the first editor of Texas Co-op Power, who was killed in a plane crash in 1951.

TexasCoopPower.com allows the magazine to expand stories and presentvideos and additional photos. The Facebook page invites readers to join themagazine community and participate in reader photo submissions, comments,energy-saving tips and events happening around the state.

In February 2011, Texas Co-opPower’s cover story took readers to seven cooperatives to see howhigh-tech systems improved serv-ice to their members. The array ofhigh-tech systems, gadgets andappliances available to individualmembers can get confusing, andtheir effectiveness and value canbe misrepresented. That’s whyTexas Co-op Power regularly presents creditable evaluations ofconsumer products, such as solarpanels, tankless water heaters,programmable appliances andother energy-saving devices.

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Dave Roever doesn’t have any fancyletters after his name or degrees on hiswall. His counseling credentials are meas-ured in blood, scar tissue and bone grafts.

He went to Vietnam in 1969 as part of ariverboat crew—lean, muscled and confi-dent from Naval Special Warfare—as arecently married 21-year-old who yearnedto be a minister. He came back after 14months in military hospitals a one-eyed,hideously burned, insecure, self-conscious,post-suicidal—in his words—“beast.”

Fortunately, Roever (pronounced REE’-ver) was grounded by his faith and hisbride, Brenda, who encouraged him whenhe needed it; provided a self-pity antidotewhen he needed that, too; and loved himunconditionally throughout. During hisrecovery, he discovered that his ordealserved a higher purpose. His calling wasstill to minister, but his flock was anotherlost generation of injured war veterans. Hismessage was one of acceptance of their

scars and lost limbs and psychologicalwounds, and a desire to move forward withtheir lives.

The dirt road to Eagles Summit Ranchis largely unmarked. Travel about 15 milessoutheast of Junction, take a right and fol-low the dirt road past the gnarled cedars,the deer blinds and the scrubby brush thatmarks the end of the Hill Country and thestart of West Texas, and you’re there, at alarge iron gate flanked by cast eagles.Beyond these gates, the Dave RoeverFoundation uses a multifaceted approachbased mostly on faith and public speakingto help wounded war veterans confront,accept and move past the physical andmental trauma they’ve suffered.

The work is intensely private and per-sonal, say those who’ve been through it,very much like a 12-step program. Exceptit doesn’t have 12 steps. It has howevermany it takes. And though it doesn’t havean established set of steps for recovery, it

does share one fundamental truth withprograms like Alcoholics Anonymous: Ittakes someone who’s been through hell torescue another from it.

Without a ScarA M34 WP smoke grenade is a particularlyinsidious weapon. Its charge is white phos-phorus and—unlike a fragmentation gre -nade, which destroys with shrapnel, or astandard explosive charge, which kills withblunt force—it burns. Vegetation, grass,wood, munitions, flesh—whatever it glomsonto, it burns. It even burns underwater.

Roever had learned to use such aweapon. As the son of a hard-edged min-ister in Mission, he had grown up com-mitted to three things: tinkering with cars,Christianity and a pretty local girl namedBrenda. He enrolled in a Bible college, butwhen his grades dipped and he receivedhis draft notice, he figured he owed it tohis country to serve. Expecting that serv-

Harsh reality of war is common bond as Vietnam vet strives to help more recent troops discover their reward

Dave Roever, who suffered horrendousinjuries in Vietnam, tries to help morerecent war veterans confront, accept andmove past the physical and mental traumathey’ve experienced.

BY M A R K WA N G R I N • P H OTO S BY WYAT T M c S PA D D E N

SCAR‘Never Let a Good Go to Waste’


ing on a ship in a land war would be safer,he enlisted in the Navy.

Roever showed an aptitude for weapons,learning how to deploy nuclear missiles,and was assigned to Naval Special Warfaretraining and, ultimately, to wearing theblack beret of the Brown Water Black Beret,an elite riverboat flotilla that patrolled thewinding rivers of Southeast Asia.

“I knew I wasn’t coming home,” Roeversays. “It didn’t look dangerous because wedidn’t have a high KIA (killed in action)rate. Instead, we were listed as MIA (miss-ing in action) because when a boat wentdown, they didn’t recover the body.”

On July 26, 1969, on the Vam Co TayRiver, Roever was on patrol when he pulledthe pin on a white phosphorous grenade,cocking his arm behind his right ear tothrow it toward an area he suspected washiding a munitions cache. His plan was tostart a fire, maybe destroy the arms or justcreate some smoke for cover. The grenadewas still in his right hand when it deto-nated. And the man who had promised hisbride—to ease her fears—that he’d returnfrom war “without a scar” began to burn.

The fire incinerated his ear, his hairand parts of his scalp. It ravaged his face,destroyed his right eye and eyelid; splithis right hand in half and tore a hole in hischest through which he could see his ownheart beating beneath the thin layer offlesh that was left.

Later, a forensics expert told Roever thata sniper hidden behind him likely had aimed

at his head but hit the grenade as Roeverdrew it back. The grenade that seemed tohave ruined his life also likely saved it.

Worth SavingIn the field hospital, he heard two doctorsargue over whether it was worth trying tosave him. At the base hospital, he watchedthe wives of other badly wounded menrecoil at their sight and remove their wed-ding rings as a prelude to divorce. Heweighed his wounds against the pain ofthe treatment and decided he wanted out.Fighting the pain, he reached for his intra-venous tubes, yanked and waited to die.“Then I started getting hungry,” he says.“I had pulled out my feeding tubes. I real-ized I didn’t want to die. I wanted to eat.”

When Brenda came to visit, she didn’trecoil. Roever apologized that he wouldnever be good-looking again. Brendaquipped, “You never were that good-look-ing.” Roever realized he was one of thelucky ones.

In the ensuing years, he built a career asa motivational speaker and minister andraised a family, including son Matt anddaughter Kimberly, despite dire warningsfrom doctors that the trauma from the burnshad almost definitely left him sterile.

A Renewed PurposeThen came September 11, 2001. Americawent to war again, and a new generationof young men and women would be goingoff to battle—and coming home horribly

damaged. “I felt my life had meaningagain,” Roever says. “God took the expe-rience of my life and gave me a purpose.Never let a good scar go to waste.”

Formed in 1991, the Dave Roever Foun-dation uses two Eagles Summit Ranches—the other is one near Westcliffe, Colorado—to host Operation Warrior RECONnectprograms. Nearly all those attending havetraumatic brain injury (TBI) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), althoughRoever’s group only recognizes the firstthree letters of the latter.

“We drop the ‘D,’ ” says Kathy Wampler,Roever’s top aide. “We tell them, ‘You arenot disordered.’ Disordered means you arereacting oddly to something. Their reactionis natural to what they’ve been through.”

The group setting is designed to put adamper on self-pity and maximize hope,the idea being there’s always somebodyelse worse off, in one way or another. AndRoever is there to play the trump card.Says Wampler, “The soldiers’ reaction is,‘He knows how I feel. His scars are on theoutside. Mine are on the inside. Here’s aman who understands pain.’ ”

Straight Talk“Nobody speaks to a vet like a vet,” saysMatt Roever, an ordained minister whoassists his father.

Nobody laughs at a vet’s misfortune likethe vet himself, either. Robert “B.J.” Jack-son was in the first class at the Coloradoranch in 2007. His Army unit was

LEFT: Rupert Harrell, right, a Vietnam War veteran, chats with Iraq War vet Todd Plybon in the physical therapy facility at Eagles Summit Ranch near Junction. RIGHT: BrandonByers’ prosthetic leg is visible below his rolled-up jeans. Byers helps conduct Operation Warrior RECONnect programs at the ranch. He was a gunner in the turret atop aHumvee in Iraq when a series of roadside bombs ripped through his convoy in 2006. His left leg was amputated above the knee in 2013 as a result of his injuries.


ambushed in Baghdad in August 2003, andhe was badly burned and lost both his legsbelow the knee. The other vets call him“Stumps.” Once, at a speech both menattended, Roever was making the pointthat a lost limb doesn’t require lessenedexpectations. “What is a leg worth?”Roever asked, rhetorically. From the backof the room, Jackson held up one of hisprostheses. “I’ll sell mine right now,” hesaid enthusiastically.

Jackson didn’t fall into self-pity after heawoke in the hospital after the ambush.Learning he was already being given anti-depressants even before he regained con-sciousness, he angrily made the doctorsstop. But he saved his real anger for the staffpsychologist, who had never seen action. “Iasked him, ‘No disrespect, but where wereyou deployed?’ ” Jackson recalls. “At thetime I was angry. I wanted someone who’dbeen there, done that.”

Shortly after his return, Jackson startedworking with the Coalition to Salute Amer-ica’s Heroes. He poured himself into theoutreach, helping others even as he ignoredhimself. Then he met Roever in 2005. Jack-son invited Roever to speak at his events.Roever invited Jackson to be in the firstclass at Eagles Summit. “It was an emo-tional roller coaster. We would cry oneminute, laugh the next,” Jackson recalls.“He was the first person who told it like itneeded to be told.”

That way is blunt, even to the point ofbeing harsh—though not unnecessarily so.

Jackson exemplifies the approach. Heis wearing a pinstriped suit coat, whiteshirt, tie—and shorts. He wears shortseverywhere. He wants people to notice hisprosthetic legs, even having them embla-zoned with cartoon characters to disarmwary children.

Meeting the ChallengeThe program is a visceral experience. Thevets fish, mountain bike and ride horse-back, if able, and shoot guns—even AK-47s, the same weapon of choice for theforces they fought in the Middle East.They are allowed one bullet at a time, andthey fire only under strict supervision.

All wounds, visible or not, don’t heal thesame. That’s the challenge here. Aside fromwhat they’ve seen and done, this genera-tion’s vets face the puzzle of understandingwhere they fit into history. Roever pointsout that World War II veterans know whatthey accomplished. They crushed Nazityranny, stymied Japanese imperialismand ended evil genocides. They saw Ger-many and Japan surrender. They won.

Vietnam veterans weren’t left with a clearpurpose or resolution from a highly unpop-ular war and were treated not at all likeheroes when they returned home. Veteransof Iraq and Afghanistan have more publicsupport, if no more purpose or resolution.“As humans, we live for sacrifice and reward,”Roever says. “What if there’s no reward?”

It’s Roever’s mission now to help theveterans find a reward, or at least a footing

where they can find one. Ask Roever aboutsuccess stories, and he’s guarded. He tellsabout a female combat medic, whose trau-matic experiences drove her to a suicideattempt. He tells how she came throughthe program and returned for another tourof duty in a combat zone.

“We don’t win them all,” he says. “Wedon’t even try to put a percentage on it.”

Then Roever tells of another veteranwho’s been coming for sessions since 2008.“We can’t reach him,” Roever says sadly. Hekeeps a photo of the vet in his office. Thevet tells Roever he goes to sleep with ghostsevery night. Roever tells him that’s hischoice. Sometimes he’ll call Roever at 2 a.m.and ask him for a reason not to pull the trig-ger. “I won’t rest until I reach him,” Roeversays. “I still have hope. As long as he’s got abreath and I’ve got a breath, I won’t giveup. I’ll keep telling him the truth. The day Isoften the message is the day he gives up.”

Some night soon, maybe tonight, thatphone will ring again. Dave Roever, scarsand all, will be there to answer it.

Mark Wangrin is an Austin writer.

Roever FoundationTo learn more about the Roever Founda-tion and the Eagles Summit Ranches, visitroeverfoundation.org.

LEFT: Brenda and Dave Roever were still newlyweds when Dave was deployed to Vietnam. When they said their goodbyes, Dave promised he would return to her ‘without a scar.’ But on July 26, 1969, he was on patrol on the Vam Co Tay River when a white phosphorous grenade detonated inches from his face, and he was burned beyondrecognition. RIGHT: Matt Roever, their son, helps Clay Rankin with physical therapy at the Eagles Summit Ranch. Matt is an ordained minister.

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O T H E R W E L L N E S S P R O D U C T S B Y C L A R K

A record 4,059 CoServ Electric Members voted in this year’s Board of Director elections, but only two of the three district races resulted in clear winners, with the third—District 4—resulting in a close race that requires a runo�.

Voting was conducted prior to the Annual Meeting via mail-in ballots to VR Election Services, CoServ’s third-party Election O�cial. Results were announced at the June 19 Annual Meeting, which a record 3,125 Members and guests attended.

In District 3, incumbent Clyde Geer of McKinney ran unopposed and received 2,986 votes. Mr. Geer’s new three-year term began immediately after the Annual Meeting.

In District 4, the names of three Frisco residents appeared on the ballot. Incumbent Jerry Cobb received 1,734 votes, Clinton A. Bedsole received 1,749 votes and Robert C. Breeden received 458 votes. Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, a

special runo� election between Mr. Cobb and Mr. Bedsole is being conducted this month. (You can find the mail-in ballot on the front cover of this magazine, and the candidates’ profiles on Pages 22–23. The Board has called a special Member meeting on August 28, 2014, at CoServ corporate headquarters in Corinth, for the sole purpose of announcing the results of this election.

In District 6, incumbent Bill Ragsdale of Flower Mound received 2,551 votes, and Raj Balaguru Shrivathsa of Lewisville received 710 votes. Mr. Ragsdale’s new three-year term began immediately after the Annual Meeting.

“As an electric co-op, one of our guiding principles is Democratic Member Control,” said Senior Vice President—Operations Jody Forman. “The record number of Members who attended the Annual Meeting and voted this year are good reminders of the relevancy and importance of this process.”

BOARD OF DIRECTOR ELECTIONS: 2 WINNERS, 1 RUNOFF

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial O�cer Donnie Clary responds to a Member's question during Q&A.

Runo� candidates Clinton A. Bedsole ( left) and Jerry Cobb discuss the election after results were announced at the Annual Meeting in Denton.

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"As we entered the building and left it, it was fun to see all of the smiling Employees and their gracious and nice comments. If all of them enjoy CoServ as much as it seemed, your company must garner great Employee loyalty. Thank you again for a nice evening."

–CoServ Member Joanne Garross of Flower Mound via mail

"Just wanted to say thanks for the meal & bill credit for attending the meeting last night. My husband & I thought the video about this area's history and CoServ's work was quite informative! We love living here in Denton County and are proud to be a part of the CoServ community!"

–CoServ Member Rachel Faith Rosenbaum of Flower Mound via Facebook

"We love the annual CoServ meeting! Tonight will be our 8th one I believe. My favorite parts are all the super-friendly Employees and the prizes (maybe this will be our year to win one!)"

–CoServ Member Summer Coulter Powell of Aubrey via Facebook

"We have been coming for at least 15 years. I enjoy the interaction with the Employees. They are a GREAT group."

–CoServ Member Bill Whitten of Highland Village via Facebook

"Tonight will be our fourth Annual Meeting. We enjoy hearing about all the work being done and the future plans that have been established."

–CoServ Member Cynnamon Merle of Justin via Facebook

"This is our fi fth year to attend. The food is always delicious and the prizes are great! We have been Members for almost 20 years. Wonderful service from CoServ!"

–CoServ Member Margie Hanks of Pilot Point via Facebook

VOICE OF MEMBERSHIP

Visit YouTube.com/CoServ1 to view the video that was shown at the Annual Meeting, as well as a video of the Business Meeting.


At this year’s Annual Meeting, we encouraged you to Vote Early, Eat Well and Win Big—and you did all three in a big way! A record 4,059 Members cast votes via mail-in ballot, and 3,125 Members and guests joined us for a delicious dinner on June 19 at the University of North Texas Coliseum in Denton. After dinner, more than 55 Members won big—prizes ranged from a $25 bill credit to a 2006 Ford F-150! Thank you, CoServ Members, for such a great night of fellowship and fun—and we’ll see you again next year!

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BY THE NUMBERS: ANNUAL MEETING DINNER f 3,424 RSVPs f 3,125 guests f 1,500 bottles of water f 1,300 pounds of brisket f 960 pounds of potato salad f 450 pounds of pinto beans f 400 pounds of ham f 400 pounds of turkey f 400 pounds of coleslaw f 250 gallons of tea f 180 loaves of bread f 30 gallons of barbecue sauce




Congratulations to the winner of the grand prize:A 2006 Ford F-150 retired from the CoServ Fleet!

f Jonathan Joaquin, Aubrey Member since 2009, Employee since 2010

(Note: All Members, including CoServ Employees who are Members, are eligible to win prizes at the Annual Meeting. All winners were randomly drawn by a non-CoServ Employee.)

BY THE NUMBERS: ELECTRIC BILL CREDITSThank you for voting …Ballot Drawing Winners—$300 electric bill credit each.

f Lynn R. Shuyler, Frisco (Member for 19 years) f Rick Foster, Flower Mound (6 years) f G. W. Jones, Flower Mound (43 years)

… and thank you for your online RSVP.Online RSVP Winners—$300 electric bill credit each.

f Charlyne Jakeway, Sanger (Member for 33 years) f Lewis W Hunt, Flower Mound (19 years) f Jan Jones, Aubrey (7 years)

Thank you for attending …Door Prize Bill Credit Winners –

f $100—Brad Thomas, Justin (Member for 10 years) f $100—Marty Mascari, Pilot Point (14 years) f $100 —Dawn Te Sun, Plano (5 years)

… and thank you for liking us on Facebook …Facebook Game Winner—$300 electric bill credit.

f Lynn Holman Melder, McKinney (Member for 11 years)

… and, well, just, thank you for taking your seats in the stands!Random Seat Drawing Winners—$25 electric bill credit each.

f 5:45 p.m.: Joseph V. Closs, McKinney (Member for 3 years) f 6 p.m.: Charlotte Melton, Flower Mound (45 years) f 6:15 p.m.: Thomas Hadden, Justin (7 years) f 6:30 p.m.: Richard W. Freeman, Sanger (17 years) f 6:45 p.m.: Joshua Sutton, Little Elm (7 months) f 7 p.m.: Dennis J. Seibold, Lakewood Village (24 years)

BY THE NUMBERS: PRIZE DRAWINGS# of winners Door Prizes Total Amount 8 Home Depot $1,2005 Best Buy $9505 Lowe's $8505 MasterCard debit card $1,0004 Kroger $7004 Target $7004 Walmart $8003 Electric Bill Credit $3001 Brazos Meter Lamp priceless1 2006 Ford F-150 Truck $3,42840 $9,928

Senior Vice President—Operations Jody Forman announces prize winners drawn by a member of the Denton Emergency Medical Services.

Joshua Sutton

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DISTRICT 4 NOMINEES—CANDIDATE PROFILES

JERRY COBBDISTRICT 4

Personal f Born in Dallas, TX f Resident of Frisco f CoServ Member for 34 years f Married for 10 years; two children, two grandchildren

Education f B.A. from Austin College—Sherman, TX

Community Service f First Baptist Church in Frisco as Budget & Finance

Chairman three years with total of six years on committee

f Served on Frisco ISD Citizens Bond Committee on three occasions

f Big Brother advocate for three years f Served on Pastor Search committee

Briefl y, what is your business experience?Ten years in grain merchandising (agriculture). Family

farm operation for 32 years.

Please explain why you are interested in serving on the CoServ Electric Board of Directors.

I have been a director on the CoServ Board for twenty-four years and would like to continue serving our Members.

How many CoServ Electric Annual Meetings have you attended in the last fi ve years?

Five.

What qualities do you possess that would make you an asset to the CoServ Electric Board of Directors, and what is your experience serving on boards of this type?

My experience in serving on this board is invaluable. I was instrumental in our refi nancing program. I led the push to return to paying Capital Credits to our Members. In owning my own business, the family farm, I know what is necessary for success. I have served as chairman of the Board and currently serve as CoServ's representative on a Generation & Transmission board. My fellow directors have shown confi dence in my abilities with standing me in the above positions. It was also an honor to be chosen to serve on the Frisco ISD Citizens Bond Committee.

What do you feel is CoServ Electric’s biggest challenge?

To continue to supply its Members with reliable energy at the most a� ordable cost. CoServ's service area is growing rapidly, therefore, many factors must be given their due diligence in decision-making.

Please describe how you feel CoServ Electric is performing in its service to its Members.

Despite the onset of more rapid growth, CoServ has performed very well in areas such as reliability (outage time) community service (CoServ's Charitable Foundation) and through its annual payments of capital credits to its Members.

What do you hope to contribute to CoServ Electric’s success in serving its Members?

By continuing to serve as director, I hope to move forward with any innovations, ideas and principles that will keep the current and future Members of CoServ receiving the quality of service they deserve.

NOTE: Jerry Cobb and Clinton A. Bedsole are the two candidates in the District 4 runo� election. These profi les were originally published in the June edition of Texas Co-op Power magazine. For more details about the runo� election process and the special Member meeting called by the Board for the sole purpose of announcing the results, please turn to the inside front cover of this magazine.




CLINTON A. BEDSOLEDISTRICT 4

Personal f Born in Fort Hood, TX f Resident of Frisco f CoServ Member for six years f Married for 20 years; three children

Education f 15 years, University of Texas Austin BBA

Community Service f Saint Philips Episcopal Church f City of Frisco (two Boards) f American Legion Post 178 f Windsor Place HOA f West Frisco HOA Coalition

Military Service: f United States Army Reserves 1991–1998.

Briefl y, what is your business experience?I have been both an entrepreneur, and in the corporate

world, I am currently starting a new division of a company here in Frisco that [I] own. I have been in automotive retail, wholesale and consulting over 23 years.

Please explain why you are interested in serving on the CoServ Electric Board of Directors.

I feel we need a change for many reasons. One of the main reasons is the current Board has been in o� ce an average of 14 years. We need new, diverse personalities with the ideas to help bring CoServ into the 21st century. Having term limits is needed. I only plan on serving two terms. Companies can grow stale with the same people in place. We need new energy, foresight and planning.

How many CoServ Electric Annual Meetings have you attended in the last fi ve years?

Zero.

What qualities do you possess that would make you an asset to the CoServ Electric Board of Directors, and what is your experience serving on boards of this type?

Serving in the military over seven years along with being a business owner, I feel these two things have helped mold my life into who I am professionally today. Being a father of three children —two of the three being twins and the third only 13 months younger—makes life even more exciting. I am an assistant coach to all three of their soccer teams. I attend as Watch Dog (Dads of Great Students) at Sparks Elementary three times a year. Being married for 20 years says a lot in today’s world. I'm very proud of that.

Serving my community for many years serving on boards such as City of Frisco Bond Committee, an O� cer with the American Legion Post 178, St. Philip's Men's Ministry, City of Frisco Comprehensive Action Plan Committee, fi ve-year HOA President of Windsor Place, West Frisco HOA Coalition.

What do you feel is CoServ Electric’s biggest challenge?

Coming out of the rural thinking of the past, and into a more diverse and proactive thinking of the future with a more urban population. Frisco is not the same city it was 5-10-15 years ago. CoServ—we need to be changing how we think about and handle our future growth and responsibilities.

Please describe how you feel CoServ Electric is performing in its service to its Members.

CoServ's service in providing electricity and gas to its owners is unprecedented in the Frisco area. There are other areas I would like to see CoServ improve on. Board communication with its constituents. Overall transparency in how CoServ (sta¢ ) and the Board of Directors work with its co-op owners.

What do you hope to contribute to CoServ Electric’s success in serving its Members?

Transparency, communication, insight, new ideas, diversity, a voice for my constituents, leader.

Any statements or opinions expressed in director candidate profi les are solely those of the candidate and do not necessarily refl ect the opinions, philosophies or views of CoServ Electric or its Directors, O� cers or Employees.




CCF GOLF TOURNAMENT RAISES RECORD AMOUNTA soggy start to the 10th annual CoServ Charitable

Foundation (CCF) Golf Tournament did not dampen turnout or spirits. And while the rain didn’t set any records, the amount raised did.

“Two things happened this year that had never happened before,” said Stacia Sims, CoServ Senior Vice President—Information Services and CCF Board Member. “It rained, and we raised more than $47,000.”

By mid-morning June 10, the sun had broken through the clouds over Lantana Golf Club, allowing tournament play, but sponsors’ generosity had already shone through, said Jody Forman, Senior Vice President of Operations and President of the CCF Board.

“They know that communities are only as strong as the people who support them,” he said. “And we’re grateful to have such a strong network that allows the CCF to continue to help people in need.”

The $47,380 raised by the tournament is classifi ed as “unrestricted,” which means these funds can be distributed to worthy causes outside of CoServ’s service territory, such as tornado relief for Moore, Oklahoma, and disaster recovery for West, Texas. Money donated by CoServ Members and Customers through Operation Roundup® is designated as “restricted,” which means it can only be granted in CoServ’s service territory.

The CoServ Charitable Foundation (CCF) supports activities and organizations making a di� erence in CoServ communities throughout North Texas. Since its creation in 2004, CCF has provided $5.8 million in grants to more than 184 di� erent organizations in 54 area communities.

The foundation is supported by CoServ Electric, and funding is made possible by donations from residential CoServ Electric Members and CoServ Gas Customers who donate to Operation Roundup® by rounding up their bills to the nearest dollar. All the extra pennies are used every month to directly support social, charitable and civic programs in the CoServ service area.

Other funding sources include CoServ Employee contributions via payroll deductions and onetime gifts throughout the year, as well as the annual CCF golf tournament fundraiser. To fi nd out how to apply for a grant or donate to CCF, please visit CoServ.com and click on “Community."

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After leaving San Antonio, there wasnot a single house or settlement betweenFort Clark (present-day Del Rio) and SanElizario (near El Paso) until 1856. At leasttwo weeks were required to cross this 550-mile expanse, and meeting an occasionalCalifornia-bound wagon train providedthe only contact with civilization.

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Conditions were not much improved in1859 when George F. Pierce, a ministertraveling to San Diego from Georgia,described on May 20 the ritual of meal-times away from a station or other shelter(“Life and Times of George F. Pierce,” Han-cock Publishing Company, 1888):

“On stopping, all the employees of thestage-line spread themselves in quest offuel. A few dry sticks were soon gathered,the fire kindled, the kettle put on, and waterheated; an old bag is brought from its rest-ing place in the stage boot. Its open mouthlaid upon the ground, the other end is seizedand suddenly lifted, and out comes tin-cups

and plates, iron-spoons, knives and forks,helter-skelter; another bag rolls slowly out,containing the bread; presently anothercloth is unrolled, and a piece of beefappears. Now a box is brought forth, the lidis raised, and we behold coffee, tea, sugar,salt, pepper, and pickles—a goodly supply.”

Then “the ground coffee is put in, waterpoured on, and all well shaken—the coalsare ready and the pot boils. By this timethe frying-pan is hot, the lard melted, themeat sliced, and soon our senses areregaled by the hissing urn and the simmer-ing flesh. ... the table-cloth of many colors,all inclined to dark, as innocent of wateras the loom that made it, is spread uponthe ground. Plates, tin-cups, knives andforks are arranged in order, and Ramonannounces: ‘Supper ready, gentlemen.’ Allhands gather about ‘the cloth,’ oblivious ofdirt, careless of dainties, and the neces-saries of life disappear very rapidly. Thefragments are left for the prairie wolf andthe birds of the air; the cloth is shaken …

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About half past 10 in the evening theycamped on a hill, providing the “watch”with a view for miles around. The stage“was soon converted into a bed-chamberfor Mrs. Pierce and (daughter) Ann. By ajudicious arrangement of trunks and cush-ions a bed was made—the curtains werebuttoned down—the wife and child laiddown; I wrapped my travelling blanketaround me and slept soundly. The gentle-men all spread their cloaks, shawls, andblankets on the ground, aye, even the dirtyroad—for fear of ‘the snakes in the grass’—and, as they reported in the morning,rested well.”

This routine was repeated every day forat least two weeks on the route from SanAntonio to El Paso.

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The Homesick Texan’s Peach Ice Cream

2 cups sliced, peeled peaches 1 cup granulated sugar, divided 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 cup heavy cream 2 cups half-and-half ¼ cup packed brown sugar 4 egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

› Toss the peaches with ¾ cup of the granulatedsugar, lemon juice and cinnamon. Cover, refrig-erate and let macerate for 2 to 8 hours or untilsoftened.

› Divide the peach mixture in half. Pour half themixture, peaches and liquid, into a blender orfood processor and puree until smooth. Gen-tly mash the other half and then refrigerate.

› To make the ice cream base, pour the peachpuree into a saucepan and add the cream,half-and-half, remaining ¼ cup granulatedsugar and brown sugar. Cook over medium low heatuntil warm but not boiling, 3 to 5 minutes.

› Meanwhile, combine the egg yolks with the vanilla andbeat. Take the cream mixture off the heat, mix ½ cup ofthe cream mixture into the beaten egg yolks, then addthe egg yolk mixture back into the pot with the rest ofthe cream mixture.

› While stirring, continue to cook until the mixture isslightly thickened and coats the back of a spoon, about 2 minutes.

› Refrigerate the ice cream base until cool, 2 to 4 hours.› Freeze mixture in an ice cream machine according to

the manufacturer’s instructions. Halfway through thefreezing process, pour in the reserved mashed peachesand their syrup. Serve immediately if you want a softer

Just Chill Frozen desserts and sweet memories go hand in hand, so this month we asked cookbookauthor and food writer Lisa Fain, a seventh-generation Texan living in New York, to share a few “frosty” Texasmemories. Fain, who pens the Homesick Texan blog, recalls Fourth of July parties centered around ice cream:“Dad would make a large batch of homemade vanilla ice cream, and Mom would make her hot fudge sauce. Thetwo together were my favorite treat, and I looked forward to those summertime sundaes all year long.”

Another sweet memory from Fain is the chocolate pie made by her grandmother, Jean Jernigan, a longtimemember of Grayson-Collin Electric Cooperative. “She’s been known to freeze it, which makes it taste like a choco-late popsicle,” says Fain. Her reflections and recipes can be found at homesicktexan.com or in one of her cookbooks,“The Homesick Texan Cookbook” (Hyperion, 2011), and her most recent, “The Homesick Texan’s Family Table: Lone Star Cooking from My Kitchen to Yours” (Ten Speed Press, 2014).

In keeping with our cool and refreshing theme, here is her recipe for The Homesick Texan’s Peach Ice Cream.

ANNA GINSBERG, FOOD EDITOR

ice cream, or chill in the freezer for 2 hours for a firmerice cream. Makes 1 quart.

Servings: 8. Serving size: 4 ounces. Per serving: 349 calories, 4.13 g protein, 19.27 g fat, 39.61 g carbohydrates, .68 g dietary fiber, 42 mgsodium, 35.19 g sugars, 155 mg cholesterol

Anna’s Tips: Thawed frozen peaches may be used instead of fresh. To helpthe cooked ice cream base cool faster, pour it into a 9-by-13-inch glass dishinstead of a bowl.


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Chocolate Almond Frozen Cream SandwichesLISA WILLIAMS | CENTRAL TEXAS EC

8 ounces cream cheese, softened 2 tablespoons dark cocoa powder 3 tablespoons powdered sugar, divided 1 cup marshmallow creme ¾ cup heavy whipping cream

28 chocolate wafers ⅔ cup finely chopped smoked almonds 1 tablespoon sifted powdered sugar

› Place cream cheese in medium bowl and mix in thecocoa and 2 tablespoons powdered sugar until smooth.Beat in marshmallow creme until blended.

› In another medium bowl, beat whipping cream untilmedium peaks form. Fold into chocolate mixture. Placein freezer 1 hour.

› Using a standard ice cream scoop, scoop out filling andplace each scoop on one of 14 wafers, placing remaining14 wafers on top, pressing gently to flatten filling just toedges.

› Gently roll edges of sandwiches in almonds, coveringfilling completely, and place on serving tray.

› Cover tray loosely with foil and place in freezer for 2 hours or until firm. Dust with remaining powderedsugar just before serving.

› Keep unused portions in freezer.

Servings: 14. Serving size: 1 sandwich. Per serving: 251 calories, 3.67 gprotein, 14.19 g fat, 26.23 g carbohydrates, 1.37 g dietary fiber, 152 mgsodium, 13.79 g sugars, 35 mg cholesterol

Cook’s Tip: My three boys always loved eating creamy sandwiches like thesethat my mom used to make. I put a little twist on them by using creamcheese and chocolate. They are perfect for an easy dessert at a party.

Nana’s Frozen DessertNICOLE WASTE | COSERV ELECTRIC

1 pint whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla ⅔ cup granulated sugar 18 almond macaroon cookies 1 cup chopped pecans 1 quart lemon-lime sherbet 1 quart raspberry ice cream

› Whip cream until stiff, then add vanilla and sugar. › Crumble macaroons and mix crumbs with pecans. Add

to whipped cream mixture. › Divide half of mixture, pat into bottom of 9-by-13-inch

pan and freeze. Refrigerate remaining half of whippedcream/crumb mixture.

› Smooth lemon-lime sherbet over whipped cream/crumblayer and freeze.

› Smooth raspberry ice cream over sherbet layer andfreeze.

› Top with remaining half of whipped cream/crumb mixture and freeze.

Servings: 16. Serving size: 1 slice. Per serving: 360 calories, 3.33 g protein,21.9 g fat, 37.81 g carbohydrates, 3.09 g dietary fiber, 78 mg sodium,29.15 g sugars, 20 mg cholesterol

Cook’s Tip: Sherbet or sorbet is a reasonable substitute for the raspberry icecream.

AMBER GUTSCHLAG | GRAYSON-COLLIN ECFrozen Treats Contest Winner: Butterypecans, toasted coconut and a drizzle ofcaramel make this pie irresistible. And as abonus, the recipe makes two pies! Keep one foryourself and give the other to a friend.

Friendship Pie

¼ cup butter or margarine 7 ounces flaked coconut ½ cup chopped pecans 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk 16 ounces frozen whipped topping, thawed 2 9-inch pastry shells, baked 1 jar (12 ounces) caramel ice cream topping Pecan halves for garnish

› Melt butter or margarine in a large skillet. Addcoconut and pecans and cook until golden, stirringfrequently. Set mixture aside and let cool slightly.

› Combine cream cheese and condensed milk, beat-ing at medium speed with an electric mixer untilsmooth. Fold in whipped topping.

› Layer ¼ of cream cheese mixture in each pastryshell. Drizzle ¼ of caramel topping over each pie.Sprinkle ¼ coconut mixture evenly over each pie.Repeat layers with remaining cream cheese mix-ture, caramel topping and coconut mixture.

› Garnish with pecan halves if desired. › Cover and freeze pies at least 8 hours. Let frozen

pies stand at room temperature 5 minutes beforeslicing.

Servings: 16. Serving size: 1 slice. Per serving: 592 calories, 6.39 gprotein, 38.66 g fat, 53.73 g carbohydrates, 3.73 g dietary fiber,279 mg sodium, 21.9 g sugars, 31 mg cholesterol

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Lemon Fruit FreezeDIANNE BUTLER | TRINITY VALLEY EC

½ cup butter, melted ⅓ cup sugar 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk ½ cup lemon juice 1 can (21 ounces) lemon pie filling 1 can (17 ounces) fruit cocktail, well drained 2 cups whipped topping

› Preheat oven to 375 degrees.› Mix melted butter with sugar, then graham cracker

crumbs, reserving ¼ cup of mixture for garnish. › Press onto bottom of 9-by-13-inch dish and bake 8 min-

utes. Remove from oven and cool. › In a large bowl, mix condensed milk and lemon juice.

Mix in pie filling and fruit cocktail. › Pour mixture over crust. Top with whipped topping and

reserved crumb mixture. › Freeze 4 hours. Remove from freezer about 20 minutes

before serving.

Servings: 16. Serving size: 6 ounces. Per serving: 280 calories, 3.07 gprotein, 10.66 g fat, 43.79 g carbohydrates, 1.2 g dietary fiber, 103 mgsodium, 33.57 g sugars, 23 mg cholesterol

Frozen Fruit SaladANNA DUNCUM | BARTLETT EC

⅔ cup sugar 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 10 ounces frozen strawberries 1 can (22 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained 1 cup chopped pecans 1-3 sliced bananas 8 ounces whipped topping

› Mix first four items in a mixing bowl. › Stir in pecans and bananas. › Fold in whipped topping. › Freeze in a large dish.

Servings: 14. Serving size: 6 ounces.Per serving: 295 calories, 3.13 g pro-tein, 20.32 g fat, 25.46 g carbohydrates,2.78 g dietary fiber, 57 mg sodium, 20.61 gsugars, 17 mg cholesterol

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When the Abilene mayor crackedopen “Santa Calls” by William Joyce for achildren’s book reading in 1993, he had noidea the story put his city in the spotlight.

Yet there on Page 1 , Joyce presents theyoung protagonist, Art Atchinson Aimes-worth. He wears a cowboy hat and is fromAbilene, Texas.

“Naturally, I was pleased that Abilenewas selected as the site for this particularbook,” says Gary McCaleb, who served asmayor from 1990 to 1999.

After that fateful story time, McCaleb’sstaff contacted the author and illustrator,who lives in Louisiana. “I just wanted toknow why and how he had chosen Abi-lene,” McCaleb said. “He could have madeup a name or he could have picked anothername.”

Joyce explained that he had never beento Abilene and didn’t know anyone there,McCaleb recalls. He “just wanted it to be areal place where a kid could grow up on an‘Animal Phantasmagoria,’ whatever that is.”

Joyce soon visited Abilene andbefriended the mayor. Together, theydevised a plan based on this notion artic-ulated by Joyce: “Children’s literature is

the first literature and the first art thatchildren are exposed to. It should be good.And when it is, it should be given respect.”

That was the happy beginning of theNational Center for Children’s IllustratedLiterature, established in 1997 to show-case original art from books that wouldinspire children to read and appreciateart. At that time, the NCCIL was the onlycenter in the country to focus exclusivelyon children’s illustrated literature.

Now housed in a renovated building inthe historic district, the center is hostingits 53rd exhibit. “William Joyce: A Guardianof Childhood” runs through September.This is the second time Joyce’s art hasgraced the NCCIL (pronounced nickel).

The artist’s works include the picturebooks “George Shrinks,” “Dinosaur Bob”and “The Guardians of Childhood” series,made into the DreamWorks Animationfilm “Rise of the Guardians” in 2012. His portfolio also boasts the creation ofanimated shorts, a video game and co-winning a 2012 Oscar for the short film,“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. MorrisLessmore.”

“Joyce, I’ve heard him speak several

times,” says Debbie Lillick, NCCIL exec-utive director. “And his imagination islike—woo-hoo!” She waves her arm up andout to indicate a place far, far away. Hisability to dream combined with the depthand detail in his work, she says, makes hima real artist.

For the NCCIL exhibit, original imagesfrom Joyce’s stories adorn the walls.Works of art, such as the bold-coloredacrylic paintings that pop from the pagesof “Santa Calls” and the digital art of some“The Guardians of Childhood” books, hanga little lower in the gallery where evensmall children can see them.

An objective of the center is to unravelthe creative process for young minds. Dis-plays of artists’ early sketches complementthe works on the walls, and lecterns withpublished books show the finished product.At exhibit openings, often the author visitsthe museum to share stories about devel-opment and inspiration. Then the exhibittravels to other museums nationwide. Also,the center hosts children’s events on Sat-urdays and gives docent-led school toursas part of its educational effort.

“The children come in, and they thinkthe book is its own entity,” Lillick says.“It’s neat for the kids to see that it’s notmagic.”

Yet the museum and its programmingcan have transformative powers, saysSujata Shahane, NCCIL education and pro-gramming director. “Everything about thisplace is magical,” Shahane says, describingthe wide-eyed schoolchildren. “It inspiresthem to pick up a book and read a story.”

That simple act of reading a book, as theformer Abilene mayor discovered 21 yearsago, can set in motion a real-life fairy tale.

Suzanne Haberman, staff writer

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How a kids’ book character helps draw noted author and illustrator William Joyce and the National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature to West Texas BY SUZANNE HABERMAN

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