BECi News Kevin Turner , Manager Dale Peterson, President Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc. P.O. Drawer 970, DeRidder, LA 70634 (800-367-0275) Page 6 • LOUISIANA COUNTRY • May 2016 Beauregard Electric is offering its members an opportunity to win the Co-op’s Lucky Account Number Contest by publishing four account numbers some- where on pages 6-7 of Louisiana Country. Look for your account number hidden somewhere on these pages. To win, you must locate your account number (listed on your electric bill) on these pages and then contact the Co-op. To claim your prize, call 800-367-0275 or 463-6221 by June 15. You could win $50!! BECi announces the top 10 winners of the 2016 Be- auregard Electric Cooperative Youth Tour Essay Contest. Students entered the contest by writing an essay ad- dressing the most important issue facing their generation. BECi received over 50 entries and awarded four of the top 10 winners a trip to Washington, D.C. An ad- ditional student was chosen by BECi to represent the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives (ALEC). The winners of the contest who will participate in the Youth Tour are as follows: 1. Aryiana Moore – Louisiana School for Math, Sci- ence and the Arts 2. April Leslie – DeRidder High School 3. Tabitha Buford – South Beauregard High School 4. Gabrielle Greene – DeRidder High School 5. Alexis Sellers – DeRidder High School (ALEC representative). BECi would also like to congratulate the following students for placing in the top 10: Abigail Propst – DeRidder High School Harry Hooker III – DeRidder High School Callie Bufkin – South Beauregard High School Shelby Powell – East Beauregard High School Riley Cooper – DeRidder High School On June 10-17, the students will travel to Washing- ton, D.C., where they will join over 1,500 students from 36 states. To prepare for their summer journey, the students par- ticipated in a Youth Tour Summit on March 18 in Alexan- dria. (Acct. No. 126736-001) The summit brought together the local Youth Tour delegates with student delegates representing other elec- tric cooperatives from throughout the state. The group of 25 students will travel together to Washington for the Youth Tour program. During the summit, the BECi delegates had the op- portunity to meet their touring companions and also par- ticipate in leadership training exercises and ice-breaking activities. Youth Tour administrator Joni Kitchen and chaperone Billy Gibson, both from the ALEC office in Baton Rouge, were on hand to review the agenda for the trip, meet with parents and answer questions. The tour calls for visits to the Dulles Air and Space Museum, the Washington Monument, the Smithsonian Museum complex, Arlington National Cemetery, the U.S. Capitol, the National Archives and the Supreme Court building. The students will also see the World War II, Korean War, Pentagon 911, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Martin Luther King and Jefferson Memorials as well as join a river boat cruise on the Potomac with students from sev- eral other states. While in Washington, D.C., the Louisiana represen- tatives will learn more about the history and mission of electric cooperatives, attend social functions and receive leadership training. The Washington Youth Tour was inspired in 1957 by Senator and future President Lyndon B. Johnson. During his address to the National Rural Electric Cooperative As- sociation (NRECA) that year he urged attendees to send young people to the nation’s capital so they could see first-hand how the government works. The following summer, electric cooperatives did just that and what was first known as the Rural Electric Youth Tour was born. In 1959, 130 youths attended the tour. NRECA began to coordinate joint activities among the states in 1964. Today, more than 1,500 youths attend the conference each year and more than 45,000 students have partici- pated in the tour. (Acct. No. 22394-001) “This is an outstanding program and an excellent op- portunity for the students to have a wonderful experience they’ll remember forever,” said BECi General Manager Kevin Turner. BECi invites the public to visit the NRECA Youth Tour website to view photos of current and past tours. To keep up with the latest news from BECi, visit our Face- book and Twitter pages. BECi announces top 10 Youth Tour Essay Contest winners BECi linemen participate in advanced training BECi linemen have been active recently in the Louisiana Lineman Training Program. Clockwise from right: Bobby Brown and John Hobbs participated in an underground school - Brown served as an instructor while Hobbs was a student; Brown reviews a maintenance procedure with co-op linemen at the underground school; Jay Jackson, Colby Carlson and Luke Cook completed Module 1, Group 2 of the program. The results of the BECi director elec- tions were announced on March 26 during the BECi Annual Membership Meeting at co-op headquarters in DeRidder. Candidate Trent Buxton was elected to represent District 6, receiving 448 votes, defeating incumbent director Dan O’Dell II, who received 371 votes. Buxton, a resident of DeQuincy, is the Environmental, Health and Safety Director at Juniper GTL and is also the co-owner of Toddler Junction Early Learning Center in DeQuincy. Buxton is an alumnus of DeRid- der High School and attended McNeese State University. He is active in the Bible Baptist Church of DeQuincy and DeQuincy Dixie Youth Athletics. Incumbent director Diana Beglis Back- haus, appointed to fulfill the unexpired term of her late husband Terry, was elected to represent District 8. Backhaus, receiving 444 votes, defeated fellow candidate, William Trimm, who received 282 votes. Backhaus, an alumna of Sulphur High School, holds a bachelor’s degree in account- ing and a master’s degree in education from McNeese State University. Backhaus is an accountant, realtor, retired math teacher and has been a Registered Tax Preparer for over 28 years. Backhaus is a member of the Hen- ning United Methodist Church where she serves on the Finance Committee. District 5 Incumbent Director Teddy Welch was re-elected without opposition. Welch, a resident of Sugartown, has served on the BECi Board in District 5 since 1989. Welch is a retired teacher and principal from the Beauregard Parish School system and holds a master’s degree +30 hours in education and a certification in vocational agriculture. (Acct. No. 67887-001) Welch is a member of the Sugartown Baptist Church and the Beauregard Parish Cattlemen’s Association. Welch is also a member and past president of the Beauregard Parish Police Jury and a NRECA Creden- tialed Cooperative Director. The three directors officially began serving their three-year terms at the Annual Meeting. BECi directors elected Backhaus Buxton Welch For over 20 years, BECi has randomly selected students within its service area to receive a scholarship to attend a Louisiana University. These funds were made possible through legislative changes in 1993 to allow unclaimed funding to stay in local communi- ties assisting families to further their education. Since its inception, BECi has awarded 128 students more than $170,000 in scholar- ships. The results of the scholarship drawing were announced Saturday, March 26, during BECi’s Annual Meeting at the cooperative’s headquarters in DeRidder. The following students were chosen for the 2016- 2017 academic school-year: Rhiannon Weldon – 2016 graduate of East Beauregard High School Harlie O’Brien Lockhart – 2016 graduate of Sulphur High School Kolby Friday – 2016 graduate of Elizabeth High School Madison Budnik – 2016 graduate of East Beauregard High School Logan Fuselier – 2016 graduate of St. Louis Catholic High School Deanna Brister – 2016 graduate of Rosepine High School Jessica Lyons – 2016 graduate of Evans High School Lari Jackson – 2016 graduate of Rosepine High School Mikayla Lucht – 2016 graduate of Pitkin High School Kirby Cooley – 2016 graduate of DeRidder High School. For more information on BECi’s scholarship program, visit www.beci.org. Scholarship winners announced Tabitha Buford Gabrielle Greene April Leslie Aryiana Moore Alexis Sellers Several BECi members won prizes while attending the cooperative’s Annual Meeting in March: Back Row (L-R): Margie Turner (fern), Judy Harper ($100), Ken Farmer (fern), Tina Mathis (fern), Sam Willis ($100). Middle Row (L-R): Yvonne Shaw ($60), Patsy Campbell ($100), Suzanne Willis ($60), Linda James (flower bouquet), Carolyn Luther (fern), Avis Skura (fern), Edmund Skura ($200). Front Row: (L-R): Tom Lemieux (fern), Wendy Tierney ($500), John Tierney ($100), Jacki Herrington ($100). Not pictured: Rita Phillips ($100). Manuel wins Lucky Number Contest BECi Member Terry Manuel won the Lucky Account Number Contest by finding his account number in the March issue of Louisi- ana Country magazine. Manuel is shown in the photo (left) with BECi Communication Spe- cialist Danielle Spina. While in Washington, D.C., the Louisiana representatives will learn more about electric cooperatives, attend social functions and receive leadership training. Liles wins teacher incentive award Amanda Liles of DeRidder High School is the recipient of a $100 Visa gift card. Liles was placed in a random drawing for the incentive after more than 10 of her students submitted essays to BECi’s Youth Tour Es- say Contest. (Acct. No. 128341-001) BECi Annual Meeting prize winners Download our Mobile App to manage your electric bill. Visit the App Store and search for BECi. May 2016 • LOUISIANA COUNTRY • Page 7
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BECi News Kevin Turner, ManagerDale Peterson, President
Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc.P.O. Drawer 970, DeRidder, LA 70634 (800-367-0275)
Page 6 • Louisiana Country • May 2016
Beauregard Electric is offering its members an opportunity to win the Co-op’s Lucky Account Number
Contest by publishing four account numbers some-where on pages 6-7 of Louisiana Country.
Look for your account number hidden somewhere on these pages.
To win, you must locate your account number (listed on your electric bill) on these pages and then contact the Co-op. To claim your prize, call
800-367-0275 or 463-6221 by June 15.
You could win $50!!
BECi announces the top 10 winners of the 2016 Be-auregard Electric Cooperative Youth Tour Essay Contest. Students entered the contest by writing an essay ad-dressing the most important issue facing their generation. BECi received over 50 entries and awarded four of the top 10 winners a trip to Washington, D.C. An ad-ditional student was chosen by BECi to represent the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives (ALEC). The winners of the contest who will participate in the Youth Tour are as follows: 1. Aryiana Moore – Louisiana School for Math, Sci-ence and the Arts 2. April Leslie – DeRidder High School 3. Tabitha Buford – South Beauregard High School 4. Gabrielle Greene – DeRidder High School 5. Alexis Sellers – DeRidder High School (ALEC representative). BECi would also like to congratulate the following students for placing in the top 10: Abigail Propst – DeRidder High School Harry Hooker III – DeRidder High School Callie Bufkin – South Beauregard High School Shelby Powell – East Beauregard High School Riley Cooper – DeRidder High School On June 10-17, the students will travel to Washing-ton, D.C., where they will join over 1,500 students from 36 states. To prepare for their summer journey, the students par-ticipated in a Youth Tour Summit on March 18 in Alexan-dria. (Acct. No. 126736-001) The summit brought together the local Youth Tour delegates with student delegates representing other elec-tric cooperatives from throughout the state. The group of 25 students will travel together to Washington for the Youth Tour program. During the summit, the BECi delegates had the op-portunity to meet their touring companions and also par-ticipate in leadership training exercises and ice-breaking activities. Youth Tour administrator Joni Kitchen and chaperone Billy Gibson, both from the ALEC office in Baton Rouge, were on hand to review the agenda for the trip, meet with parents and answer questions. The tour calls for visits to the Dulles Air and Space
Museum, the Washington Monument, the Smithsonian Museum complex, Arlington National Cemetery, the U.S. Capitol, the National Archives and the Supreme Court building.
The students will also see the World War II, Korean War, Pentagon 911, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Martin Luther King and Jefferson Memorials as well as join a river boat cruise on the Potomac with students from sev-eral other states. While in Washington, D.C., the Louisiana represen-tatives will learn more about the history and mission of electric cooperatives, attend social functions and receive leadership training. The Washington Youth Tour was inspired in 1957 by Senator and future President Lyndon B. Johnson. During his address to the National Rural Electric Cooperative As-sociation (NRECA) that year he urged attendees to send young people to the nation’s capital so they could see first-hand how the government works. The following summer, electric cooperatives did just that and what was first known as the Rural Electric Youth Tour was born. In 1959, 130 youths attended the tour. NRECA began
to coordinate joint activities among the states in 1964. Today, more than 1,500 youths attend the conference each year and more than 45,000 students have partici-pated in the tour. (Acct. No. 22394-001) “This is an outstanding program and an excellent op-portunity for the students to have a wonderful experience they’ll remember forever,” said BECi General Manager Kevin Turner. BECi invites the public to visit the NRECA Youth Tour website to view photos of current and past tours. To keep up with the latest news from BECi, visit our Face-book and Twitter pages.
BECi announces top 10 Youth Tour Essay Contest winners
BECi linemen participate in advanced training
BECi linemen have been active recently in the Louisiana Lineman Training Program. Clockwise from right: Bobby Brown and John Hobbs participated in an underground school - Brown served as an instructor while Hobbs was a student; Brown reviews a maintenance procedure with co-op linemen at the underground school; Jay Jackson, Colby Carlson and Luke Cook completed Module 1, Group 2 of the program.
The results of the BECi director elec-tions were announced on March 26 during the BECi Annual Membership Meeting at co-op headquarters in DeRidder. Candidate Trent Buxton was elected to represent District 6, receiving 448 votes, defeating incumbent director Dan O’Dell II, who received 371 votes. Buxton, a resident of DeQuincy, is the Environmental, Health and Safety Director at Juniper GTL and is also the co-owner of Toddler Junction Early Learning Center in DeQuincy. Buxton is an alumnus of DeRid-der High School and attended McNeese State University. He is active in the Bible Baptist Church of DeQuincy and DeQuincy Dixie Youth Athletics. Incumbent director Diana Beglis Back-haus, appointed to fulfill the unexpired term of her late husband Terry, was elected to represent District 8. Backhaus, receiving 444 votes, defeated fellow candidate, William Trimm, who received 282 votes. Backhaus, an alumna of Sulphur High School, holds a bachelor’s degree in account-ing and a master’s degree in education from McNeese State University. Backhaus is an accountant, realtor, retired math teacher and
has been a Registered Tax Preparer for over 28 years. Backhaus is a member of the Hen-ning United Methodist Church where she serves on the Finance Committee. District 5 Incumbent Director Teddy Welch was re-elected without opposition. Welch, a resident of Sugartown, has served on the BECi Board in District 5 since 1989. Welch is a retired teacher and principal from the Beauregard Parish School system and holds a master’s degree +30 hours in education and a certification in vocational agriculture. (Acct. No. 67887-001) Welch is a member of the Sugartown Baptist Church and the Beauregard Parish Cattlemen’s Association. Welch is also a member and past president of the Beauregard Parish Police Jury and a NRECA Creden-tialed Cooperative Director. The three directors officially began serving their three-year terms at the Annual Meeting.
BECi directors elected
Backhaus Buxton Welch
For over 20 years, BECi has randomly selected students within its service area to receive a scholarship to attend a Louisiana University. These funds were made possible through legislative changes in 1993 to allow unclaimed funding to stay in local communi-ties assisting families to further their education. Since its inception, BECi has awarded 128 students more than $170,000 in scholar-ships. The results of the scholarship drawing were announced Saturday, March 26, during BECi’s Annual Meeting at the cooperative’s headquarters in DeRidder. The following students were chosen for the 2016- 2017 academic school-year: Rhiannon Weldon – 2016 graduate of East Beauregard High School Harlie O’Brien Lockhart – 2016 graduate of Sulphur High School Kolby Friday – 2016 graduate of Elizabeth High School Madison Budnik – 2016 graduate of East Beauregard High School Logan Fuselier – 2016 graduate of St. Louis Catholic High School Deanna Brister – 2016 graduate of Rosepine High School Jessica Lyons – 2016 graduate of Evans High School Lari Jackson – 2016 graduate of Rosepine High School Mikayla Lucht – 2016 graduate of Pitkin High School Kirby Cooley – 2016 graduate of DeRidder High School. For more information on BECi’s scholarship program, visit www.beci.org.
Scholarship winners announced
Tabitha Buford Gabrielle Greene April Leslie Aryiana Moore Alexis Sellers
Several BECi members won prizes while attending the cooperative’s Annual Meeting in March: Back Row (L-R): Margie Turner (fern), Judy Harper ($100), Ken Farmer (fern), Tina Mathis (fern), Sam Willis ($100). Middle Row (L-R): Yvonne Shaw ($60), Patsy Campbell ($100), Suzanne Willis ($60), Linda James (flower bouquet), Carolyn Luther (fern), Avis Skura (fern), Edmund Skura ($200). Front Row: (L-R): Tom Lemieux (fern), Wendy Tierney ($500), John Tierney ($100), Jacki Herrington ($100). Not pictured: Rita Phillips ($100).
Manuel wins Lucky Number Contest
BECi Member Terry Manuel won the Lucky
account number Contest by finding his
account number in the March issue of Louisi-
ana Country magazine. Manuel is shown in the
photo (left) with BECi Communication spe-cialist Danielle Spina.
While in Washington, D.C., the Louisiana representatives will learn more about electric cooperatives,
attend social functions and receive leadership training.
Liles wins teacher incentive award
Amanda Liles of DeRidder High School is the recipient of a $100 Visa gift card. Liles was placed in a random drawing for the incentive after more than 10 of her students submitted essays to BECi’s Youth Tour Es-say Contest. (Acct. No. 128341-001)
BECi Annual Meeting prize winners
Download our Mobile App to manage your
electric bill. Visit the App Store and search for BECi.
May 2016 • Louisiana Country • Page 7
BECI NEWS May 2016 • www.beci.org
YOuR COOPERATIVE CONNECTION
Congratulations to BECi’s 2016 Scholarship winners
LOUISIANAC O U N T R Y
Deanna BristerRosepine High School
Madison BudnikE. Beauregard High School
Logan FuselierSt. Louis Catholic High School
Kirby CooleyDeRidder High School
Kolby FridayElizabeth High School
Mikayla LuchtPitkin High School
Jessica LyonsEvans High School
Lari JacksonRosepine High School
Rhiannon WeldonE. Beauregard High School
Harlie LockhartSulphur High School
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