Annual Meeting Results

After the success of the 2021 Annual Meeting, this year’s Annual Meeting was conducted in the form of a “Drive-Through” annual membership meeting. This year the weather did not hurt the event. The rain cleared out in the morning, and it was smooth going under the sunny skies.

LREC set the highest ever member attendance at this year’s Annual Meeting. A total of 1,792 members attended this year’s annual meeting.

Four candidates were running for the three open trustee positions. The election results are as follows:

• Randall Shankle 1,334
• Gary Cooper 1,196
• James Walls 1,132
• Marcie Gilliam 811

The top three vote recipients were elected to the board. The board officers are as follows: Scott Manes, President; Lynn Lamons, Vice President; Randall Shankle, Secretary/Treasurer; and Jack Teague, Assistant Secretary/Treasurer.

The proposed bylaw change was approved with an overwhelming majority of 1,573 yes and 165 no votes.

This annual event brings a lot of people to Hulbert every year. A total of over $3,500 in the form of cash and prizes was given away. Virginia Vann of Fort Gibson won the grand prize of $1,000 cash. Spring Butler of Wagoner won the first prize of $500, and James Greathouse of Fort Gibson won the second prize of $250.

“LREC makes a difference because we are different. We are member-owned and locally operated. Members have a voice in how the cooperative is run because they elect the board of directors. We are accountable to our member-consumers and not to the distant stockholders. Our rates cover the cost of doing business and are not marked up to generate profit. And finally, we give money back to our members when revenues exceed costs.”, said Hamid Vahdatipour, LREC Chief Executive Officer.

LREC is a non-profit rural electric cooperative serving electricity to over 25,500 meters in seven counties in northeast Oklahoma, including Cherokee, Wagoner, and Muskogee Counties. 

CONGRATULATIONS PRIZE WINNERS!!! LREC will call all prize winners next week to come and redeem your cash prize. 

•  VIRGINIA VANN - $1,000
• SPRING BUTLER - $500
• JAMES GREATHOUSE - $250
• SARA PARKER - $100
• RONNIE MORGAN - $100
• PAULA SMITH - $100
• JEANETTE BAILEY - $100
• GAYLON THOMPSON - $100
• ROBIN SCROGGINS - $100
• VIOLA MAY DEMOSS - $100
• DONNA NEEL - $50
• ROD STERLING - $50
• BERTA STEELEY - $50
• MICHAEL MCCORMICK - $50
• JERRY L DAVIS - $50
• RICHARD GARNER - $50
• RUSSELL THOUVENEL - $50
• JERRY L SIMMONS - $50
• DANNY R MARTIN - $50
• EDDIE HUGHES SR - $50
• CHARLES SCARBOROUGH - $50
• BOYD WALKER - $50
• NANCY HILL - $50
• LINETTA SEABOLT - $50
• CHRISTENA PHILLIPS - $50
• DELTER SHANKLE - $50
• PAULINE CORN - $50
• TIM LEATHERMAN - $50
• PAULA J BUZZARD - $50
• MICHAEL L HOLT - $50
• WILLIAM RUNNELS - $50
• KATHY SIERRA - $50