June 17, 2023 Issue, Page 3 of 10

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June 17, 2023 The Elk City News -3 News Elk City High School Student Honored As Academic All-Stater Elk City High School AP tion as Academic All-Staters. Language/Composition teach- He received a $1,500 Academic er Holli Manning (right) con- All-State award sponsored by gratulates Mason Friesen, an First National Bank & Trust Academic All-Stater from Elk of Elk City. Manning was Fri- City, during the Oklahoma esen’s honored teacher guest Foundation for Excellence at the awards banquet and pre- Academic Awards Banquet, sented him with his All-State held recently in Tulsa. Pri- medallion. The Oklahoma esen, a 2023 graduate of Elk Foundation for Excellence is a City High School, was among statewide nonprofit organiza- 100 outstanding seniors from tion that recognizes and en- Oklahoma public schools who courages academic excellence Quinn’s Celebrate were honored by the founda- in Oklahoma's public schools. 50th Anniversary 2023 Energy Camp Gary and Brenda Quinn of Sayre were to celebrate their PRESS RELEASE written what goes on inside coopera- 50th wedding anniversary on May 29th, but plans were de- by the 2023 Energy Camp Stu- tives. They also learned how layed because Gary had to have open heart surgery. They are dent Board of Directors to climb a pole, use different planning a trip later in the fall to honor their commitment to Approximately 75 eighth equipment, learned about the each other and celebrate the milestone anniversary. graders from all across Okla- importance of the equipment, Gary has worked for Northfork Electric Cooperative before homa attended the 2023 and about electricity and how retiring in 2015, while Brenda spent 33 years in the classroom Energy Camp, sponsored by it travels through wires as as an educator at Sweetwater Public Schools. They have two Oklahoma's Electric Coopera- well as humans. Some of the children. Their daughter Stacy and her husband Glen Rob- tives May 30-June 2, 2023. skills developed during En- ertson live in Choctaw with their son Taylor. Their other son, The camp was fun and excit- ergy Camp included working Nathanael and his daughters Paiton, Hadie, and Teagan live in ing and campers learned about together, leadership skills and Sayre. the different cooperatives and interview skills. During the week, camper small groups each elected a PSO Brings Better, Brighter Area representative for the Energy Camp Board of Directors. ‘The Energy Camp Board of Direc- Walker Butler from Reydon and Alexander Misener from Canute. Lighting to Elk City tors then had the opportu- nity to interview candidates students the opportunity to and hire a general manager of attend Energy Camp. We are Aden & Kyleigh Butler and Alexander's parents are David TULSA - Public Service Company of Okla- visibility,” said PSO External Affairs Manager Energy Camp. This year, the grateful for the memories we and Verena Misener. homa (PSO) will soon start converting leased Michael Hixson. “I think our customers are go- Energy Camp Manager was made and the relationships we The local Energy Camp con- area lights in Elk City to new technology that ing to be very happy with what they see.” Emerson McElroy, represent- developed. test is open each year to eighth will improve visibility for homeowners and ‘The area light replacement process is the ing Choctaw Electric. She did Students selected through graders attending school or businesses. second phase in a five-year project to remove a fantastic job of leading the the local Energy Camp Con- homeschooled in the NFEC LED conversion of leased area lights will be- obsolete HID lighting. PSO concluded street- camp in her role. test and sponsored by North- On behalf of all the 2023 fork Electric Cooperative were service area. You can find more gin Friday, June 16, weather-permitting. light conversion to LED earlier this year. Customers with questions about LED con- Energy Campers, we would like Walker Butler from Reydon information about the contest Light-emitting diode (LED) area lights to thank the electric coopera- and Alexander Misener from and camp at www.nfecoop. are more efficient and longer-lasting than the version, can contact the PSO Customer Solu- highintensity discharge (HID) lights they re- tions Center: 1-833-PSO-POWR. tives of Oklahoma for allowing Canute. Walker’s parents are com/energy-camp. place. About PSO “HID lights are an obsolete technology and daq:PSO, aunit ofAmerican Electric Power (Nas- AEP), is an electric utility company serving are being phased out industry-wide. They are more than 568,000 customer accounts in east- becoming increasingly expensive and difficult ern and southwestern Oklahoma, powering a to find,” said Chris Thompson, PSO customer cleaner, brighter energy future for its custom- service manager. “For the vast majority of cus- tomers, the LED lights will mean lower costs ers and 232communities. Based in Tulsa, PSO per month” has approximately 3,800 megawatts of diverse Unlike old-technology omnidirectional generating capacity that primarily includes lights, the light from LEDs is more focused, wind and natural gas. It maintains and operates meaning less of the illumination is wasted into more than 24,000 miles of distribution lines and the sky. 3,700 miles of transmission lines and is one of LED lights also take less time to warm up the largest distributors of wind energy in the and will eliminate the eerie yellow glow of old state. 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