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Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc., d.b.a.
Mid-Rivers
411
C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
Vol. 33, No. 3
Summer 2013
428-2347
Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Annual Meeting Held in Circle
Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc.
members gathered in the Circle High School
Gymnasium in Circle on
Wednesday, May 29, 2013.
Items of business included
electing three members to
the cooperative’s board of
trustees, informing members
of the cooperative’s financial
performance and future
plans, and awarding 10
scholarships to area students.
Trustees Gene Engen (District
4), and Craig Johnson
(District 6) were re-elected to three-year terms
and Mike Trotter (District 5) was newly elected
to the Mid-Rivers Board of Trustees.
meeting, featuring gifts purchased in the Circle
area. One member attending the meeting also
received a door prize of $500 in
cash.
Mid-Rivers continued its
commitment to education by
awarding ten $500 scholarships
through a drawing of students
attending the meeting. These
ten scholarships are offered to
any student attending a higher
education institution in the fall of
2013 whose parent or guardian
is a member of the Cooperative. Through
this drawing and the $35,000 in competitive
scholarships awarded earlier in the year, MidRivers was able to contribute to the educational
futures of 45 students from 14 communities.
Winners of the 2013 scholarship drawing were
Mid-Rivers’ General Manager, Bill Wade,
provided an update on the financial condition
of the cooperative and
the many technological
and regulatory changes
the
cooperative
is
facing.
Vern Stickel,
Mid-Rivers’
Accounting
Manager, presented the
cooperative’s 2012 audit
report. Gavin Morken,
a COE Technician from
Sidney, was honored
with the “John Lutter
Employee of the Year
Award.” Mr. Lutter, who
retired from Mid-Rivers in
2005 after nearly 34 years
of dedicated service, was Pictured above from left to right: Shanna Olson, Jennifer Devine, Alysee
in attendance to present Charlesworth, Dillon Mitchell, Tanner Phipps, Jesse Schaaf, Jamison Haynie,
Gavin with his award.
Kareena Larson, Stephanie Schmidt, and Bryce Beery.
Mid-Rivers members attending the meeting
were treated to a roast beef dinner, and
received a tool set for attending the meeting.
Several door prizes were handed out during the
Jennifer Devine, Wibaux; Shanna Olson, Richey;
Alysee Charlesworth, Glendive; Tanner Phipps,
Glendive; Stephanie Schmidt, Circle; Dillon
Mitchell, Glendive; Kareena Larson, Circle;
Inside this Issue:
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Mid-Rivers Annual Meeting
2013 Scholarship Recipients
Recent Mid-Rivers Retirees
New Website Coming Soon
Local Solution Online Directory
Search Platform
Nationwide Data from Mid-Rivers
Call Before you Dig
Showtime Promotion
New Internet Plans
Jamison Haynie, Vida; Bryce Beery, Circle and
Jesse Schaaf, Glendive.
At the Board of Trustees’ organizational
meeting held after the Annual Meeting, Alan
Sevier was re-elected as Mid-Rivers’ president,
Craig Johnson was re-elected Vice President,
and Gene Engen was re-elected SecretaryTreasurer.
Mark Robbins was re-elected
as president of Cable & Communications
Corporation (C&CC), Mid-Rivers’ whollyowned subsidiary. Dennis Green was elected
Vice President and Kevin Braun was elected
Secretary-Treasurer of C&CC.
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Congratulations to Mid-Rivers’ Recent Retirees.
Barb Sikveland
Purchasing & Warehouse Supervisor
34 Years
Mid-Rivers Trustees
Mark Robbins,
Roy, District 1
Donald Kimmel, Roundup
District 2
Dennis Green, Cohagen
This 411 Newsletter is
District 3
published for the benefit of
Gene Engen, Circle
the members and customers
District 4 & Sec./Tres.
of:
Mike Trotter, Richey
District 5
Mid-Rivers Communications
Craig Johnson, W. Sidney
904 C Avenue
District 6 & Vice-President
PO Box 280
Robert B. Reukauf, Terry
Circle, MT 59215
District 7
www.midrivers.com
Kevin Braun, Baker
District 8
Alan Sevier,
Glendive, District 9 &
President
Ken Ehli
Combination Technician
35 Years
Mike Trotter
Cental Office Engineering Technician
34 Years
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Featured Photos in This 411
ABOVE
– This common redpoll was
photographed by Marshall Haferkamp in the
Yellowstone Valley near Miles City.
BACK PAGE –
Donald Netzer submitted this photo or a cone
flower. The roots of this flower used to be
harvested and used as a cure for tooth ache.
557-2902
Steve Skundberg
Combination Technician
31 Years
RANDOM
Telephone Number Prize
Ten telephone numbers of Mid-Rivers
Telephone Cooperative members are
listed throughout this issue of “411.”
If one of these phone
numbers is yours, you
are eligible for a $10
credit applied to your
next Mid-Rivers bill. Call
Mid-Rivers at 1-800-4522288 to get this $10 credit.
2013 Mid-Rivers Higher Education Scholarship Recipients
• Katy Phipps, Jordan, plans on majoring in Nursing at Sheridan
College, and hopes to return to the area after the completion of her
education.
Mid-Rivers Communications is proud to announce the recipients of 45
Higher Education Scholarships to students from the Cooperative’s service
area totaling $40,000. Scholarships were awarded to high school seniors
planning to attend a technical school, community college, or a four-year
college or university and current college students planning to return to
college in the fall of 2013.
• Jared Rosaaen, Lambert, plans to attend North Dakota State
University in Fargo to study Agricultural Engineering or Agricultural
Systems Management, and return to production agriculture.
A $1,000 Mid-Rivers Higher Education Scholarship has been awarded to
the following recipients:
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• Lindsay Stickel, Fallon, will attend Montana State UniversityBozeman to study Human Services and Music.
High School Seniors attending Tech School, Community College, or Four-Year Universities:
• Jonathan Skipper, Lewistown, will pursue a career in video game
design, attending DigiPen Institute of Technology to earn a degree in
Video Game Design.
• Amy Bieber, Sidney, plans to study Accounting and Business
Management with the hope of opening her own accounting firm.
• Heather Skogas, Baker, intends to become a secondary art teacher
by obtaining degrees from Dawson Community College in art and
education.
• Taylor Brown, Richey, intends to become an Agriculture Education
teacher and return to Eastern Montana after earning a degree from
Montana State University-Bozeman.
• Brette Svenvold, Glendive, will be attending Montana State
University-Bozeman to study Civil Engineering.
• Andrew Butcher, Lewistown, will attend Montana Tech where he will
pursue a degree in Engineering and play football.
• Martha Dembek, Winnett, plans to attend Montana Tech studying
Nursing; she wants to become a nurse in rural Montana.
• Emily Vest, Roundup, will attend Montana State University-Bozeman
to study Pre-Medicine with hopes of continuing her education at the
University of Washington’s medical school.
• Ryan Espeland, Baker, will pursue a career as a filmmaker by attending
the University of California LA or Montana State University-Bozeman.
• Matthew Warn, Miles City, wants to become a chemical engineer,
and will attend Montana State University in pursuit of this goal.
• Rowena FitzGerald, Jordan, plans to attend Montana State
University-Billings in the fall, majoring in Business Administration.
• Elizabeth Williams, Miles City, hopes to become an teacher by
pursuing a degree in elementary education from Black Hills State
University.
• Rio Frame, Glendive, plans to attend the Montana State UniversityBillings, pursuing degrees in English and Business with hopes of
working in publishing, and will also compete in cross country and
track.
• Kaitlyn Goroski, Wibaux, will be attending Montana State UniversityBozeman in the fall of 2013, with aspirations of becoming a County
Extension Agent.
• Alexis Gruba, Miles City, plans to attend the University on Montana
where she will pursue a degree in Psychology.
• Jarrett Guyer, Lewistown, will attend the United States Military
Academy at West Point, in pursuit of a degree in computer science,
engineering, or physics. Jarrett will serve as an officer in the Army
following his graduation from West Point.
• Alex Kurtz, Glendive, intends to pursue a career as a cardiologist
by attending Carroll College for Pre-Medicine and continuing on to
medical school.
• Savanah Leidholt, Miles City, plans to attend Montana State
University-Bozeman pursuing a degree in Biological Anthropology.
• YuSheng Li, Glendive, will attend the University of Washington
studying Pre-Medicine; he hopes to become a neurosurgeon.
• Chandler Losing, Baker, plans on attending the University of Tulsa to
pursue a degree in Petroleum Engineering.
• Kara Mantooth, Lewistown, will attend the University on Montana
to study biology in pursuit of a career in medicine.
• Tyler Zinne, Ryegate, will attend Northwest Community College in
pursuit of a career in petroleum engineering.
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Current College Students:
• Taylor Bartholomew, Miles City, is currently attending Montana
State University-Northern where he is majoring in Diesel Technology.
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Anna Claypool, Miles City, plans to attend Montana State UniversityBillings in pursuit of a degree in psychology, eventually becoming a
psychiatrist.
• Alexandria Farnsworth, Sidney, will continue her interest in
medicine by attending Utah Valley University. She plans to become
a doctor.
• Jamie Fischer, Baker, will enter her final year of college in the fall and
complete her degree in public relations.
• MaKenzie Johnson, Lambert, will continue her education at Carroll
College in Helena where she is double-majoring in biology and
sociology. She plans to become a pediatrician.
• Mara Kuehn, Glendive, plans to attend Montana State UniversityBozeman in the fall where she will purse psychology and pre-medical
degrees.
• Kyle Shepherd, Glendive, plans to continue his pursuit of a degree in
Geophysical Engineering at Montana Tech in Butte.
A $500 scholarship was awarded to ten recipients through a Scholarship
Drawing held at the Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Annual
• Heather McDonald, Sidney, wants to work toward becoming a Meeting in Circle on May 29th. See the page 1 for a complete list of Drawing
structural engineer, with dreams of engineering buildings and recipeints.
bridges.
Mid-Rivers has a long-standing dedication to assisting area students attain
• Shelbey Nagle, Circle, plans to attend Chadron State College, their educational goals. Other educational commitments made by Midmajoring in Rangeland Livestock Management, and returning to Rivers include the operation of a Distance Learning system connecting area
Eastern Montana to establish herself in an agricultural career.
high schools and colleges, annual sponsorship of the Montana Chamber
of Commerce’s High School Business Challenge, and the employment
• Heather O’Brien, Miles City, will attend college at Montana State of several School-to-Work students each year in several communities.
University-Bozeman where she will major in Psychology with plans Mid-Rivers also provides discounts to area schools and libraries on their
to become a Psychiatrist for soldiers returning from war.
telecommunications services through the federal ”E-Rate” program, and
offers free grant-writing assistance to area schools and youth organizations.
464-7144
New Mid-Rivers Website Coming Soon!
Easily locate information about all
Mid-Rivers Services whether you are looking
for personal or business accounts. Even
manage your current Mid-Rivers account by
clicking on the “My Account” tab.
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Watch for the
NEW
Mid-Rivers’
website
coming
soon! The
new website
will feature
simple
naviagation
and easier
access to
the service
information
you are
looking for!
Taylor Bartholomew
Amy Bieber
Taylor Brown
Andrew Butcher
Anna Claypool
Martha Dembek
Ryan Espeland
Alexandria Farnsworth
Jamie Fischer
Rowena FitzGerald
Kaitlyn Goroski
Alexis Gruba
Jarrett Guyer
MaKenzie Johnson
YuSheng Li
Chandler Losing
Heather O’Brien
Katy Phipps
Rio Frame
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Provided
Mara Kuehn
Alex Kurtz
Kara Mantooth
Heather McDonald
Savanah Leidholt
Shelbey Nagle
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Provided
Jared Rosaaen
Kyle Shepherd
Jonathan Skipper
Heather Skogas
Lindsay Stickel
Brette Svenvold
Emily Vest
Matthew Warn
Elizabeth Williams
Tyler Zinne
486-5737
Low Income Telephone Assistance
568-2554
Mid-Rivers Communications offers two low-income telephone assistance programs known as Lifeline and Link-Up. Lifeline provides Federal Universal
Service support to reduce monthly service charges paid by qualifying low-income residential customers. Link-Up provides Federal Universal Service
support to reduce service connection and line extension charges paid by qualifying low-income residential customers residing on Tribal
lands. Mid-Rivers also offers toll blocking, a service that prevents long distance calling from your telephone. For more information please Page 3
contact your nearest Mid-Rivers customer service office, call Mid-Rivers at 1-800-452-2288, or visit http://www.midrivers.com/
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Mid-Rivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc., d.b.a.
Mid-Rivers
C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
Vol. 33, No. 3
Summer 2013
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