November Newsletter

A monthly publication for members of Heartland Power Cooperative | November 2018

Members to Receive Capital When you signed up Any profits made A portion of these
Credit Payments This Month to receive electricity by the co-op each funds are pegged
year are held for a for you. They have
As you may have read in our September from Heartland period of time as your name on it and
newsletter, the Board of Directors Power, you became capital for system will be issued to
announced their approval to return you when the board
over $543,000 in capital credits at their a member of improvements believes the co-op is
August board meeting. Retirements the cooperative. and maintenance, financially ready to
include full or partial Heartland Power A capital credit reducing the need
issued capital credits from the years for interest-bearing do so.
2002 and 2003 along with portions of account was
Dairyland Power Cooperative issued established in your loans.
capital credits from 1990, 1991, and
1992. Since the inception of Heartland name.
Power in 1998, we’ve proudly returned
over $9.3 Million in capital credits and Other businesses When the board Capital credit
over $1.5 million in special refunds to our return profits to decides to retire, checks will be
cooperative members! investors and mailed out in
stockholders. or refund this mid-November.
Checks will be mailed out in mid- percentage of the Distributions under
November. However, due to the expense Not us. profits back to you, $20 will be rolled
involved in processing, the minimum We return excess we issue payments over to future years
check distributed will be $20.00. margins to YOU, to everybody who when the minimum
Distributions less than $20.00 will be amount is reached.
rolled over to future years and paid based on your was a member
when the minimum amount is reached. investment in the during the year that
Members with a past-due account will
see their share of the returned capital co-op. is being retired.
credits as a credit on their December bill.
Load Management Tips For Purchasing
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Annual Fall Test | p 2 New Appliances | p 3
Participate in the load When shopping for new
NEW LOCATION IN control/load management appliances, there are two
ST. ANSGAR | p 2 program? You may want price tags you should
Our Heartland Power to read this. consider...
Facility in St. Ansgar is
moving soon!

MONTHLY
CO-OP QUIZ

$25 Bill Credit Winner

Harold Miller of Ionia

Last Month’s Answer

Thanks for helping us
celebrate Co-op Month with
your notes about being a

cooperative member.

This Month’s Question WE’RE MOVING!
Most businesses return
profits to investors. Heartland Power Cooperative’s office in St. Ansgar is moving
Not us! Who do we give locations! We will soon be serving you out of our renovated
excess margins to? facility located in the St. Ansgar Industral Park.

Quiz Guidelines The move date has been pushed back a few weeks due to
finishing details in the office and warehouse. Keep watch in our
Each member who sends in newsletter and on social media for updates as to when we will
the correct answer by the be in the new location.
20th of the month will be
entered in a drawing for a
$25 bill credit.

Mail or energy quiz answers
to energy@heartlandpower.
com.

NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS WITH HEATING UNITS ON LOAD MANAGEMENT

Load Management Annual Fall Test: Wednesday, November 14

The Load Management System that is used to decrease peak energy usage during periods of high demand will
undergo a test on Wednesday, November 14. The test is a program used to confirm that the load management
receiver and your heating system are operational and will function properly when needed.

• Electric heat will be switched off from four to six hours beginning at 5:00 p.m. without pre-alert
• At 8:30 p.m., a gradual restoration of heating loads will begin. Class 4B will be restored at 8:30 p.m.
• All heating systems will be back on by 10:00 p.m.
• During this time, you will reply on your automatic back-up heating system.

Please call if you experience any problems related to this test so they can be corrected before any load control occurs
this winter. On peak days this winter, expect evening control periods for a minimum of four to six-hour durations and
possibly three to four hours the following mornings. If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact
Member Services at 641-713-4965. We appreciate your participation in our Load Management Program!

2 | NEWS AND VIEWS: NOVEMBER 2018

HAPPY

THANKSGIVING

FROM

HEARTLAND POWER

COOPERATIVE

Our office will be
closed Thursday,
November 22 and
Friday, November 23.

In the case of an
outage, please call

888-417-3007

UPDATE YOUR
CONTACT
INFORMATION

In effort to provide you
with reliable electricity
through this season’s
winter storms, we are
continually inspecting
and upgrading our lines
and equipment. To
complete these upgrades,
we frequently need to
schedule short, planned
power interruptions.

Directors Receive Co-op Certifications We like to call members
prior to these planned
Tjarks Morische Two Heartland Power directors recently outages. Please let us
received national certifications: Roger know if you’ve changed
Tjarks the Director Gold Certificate phone numbers recently
and Vince Morische the Credentialed so we can reach you if
Cooperative Director Certificate. necessary!
Congratulations and thank you, Roger
and Vince, for your engagement and HAVE A
dedicated service to the cooperative! NEW PHONE

NUMBER?

[email protected] | www.heartlandpower.com | www.facebook.com/heartlandpower HEARTLAND POWER COOPERATIVE | 3

Providing members with safe, reliable, The Trading Place
affordable electricity and enhancing the
quality of life for members and their local Any Heartland Power member or employee may submit ads free of charge.
communities. The members’ name, account number and phone number are required for all
ads. Ads will be printed for one month only. We will only accept two ads per
GENERAL INFORMATION member per month. No ads will be taken over the phone. Heartland Power
Office Hours 7:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. M-F
reserves the right to reject ads.
Thompson 216 Jackson St | P.O. Box 65
Thompson, IA 50478 Please mail your ad to our office or email [email protected].
641.584.2251 Deadline is the 20th of the month prior to publication.

St. Ansgar 605 East 4th St. | P.O. Box 70 For Sale: 6ft Heavy Duty 3-point Rear Blade, Free: You cut and haul. Down oak trees.
St. Ansgar, IA 50472 Asking $600; Call 641-220-1915 please leave Rudd. 641-395-2295
641.713.4965 message
For Sale: 1997 Ford Ecoline 15 Pass Club
Outage Reporting Thompson 641.584.2200 For Sale: Plow - Minneapolis Moline, Wagon. 195K mi. Vio Vortec eng. Red.
St. Ansgar 641.713.4646 moldboard, 4-16” shedded. Tractor - WD $1,000. Call 641-581-4500. See in Forest City.
System Wide 888.417.3007 Allis Chalmers, wide front with loader. Dual
Wheels for John Deere 4020. Old manure For Sale: Tow dolly. MasterTow brand, me-
Digging & Line Location Call 811 spreader, needs some repair. 641-567-3313. chanic sound, near new radial tires included.
Osage, IA. $725. Call 303-941-8611
Website www.heartlandpower.com Available: Storage for campers, cars, mo-
Email [email protected] torcyles etc. $40.00 a month. Call 641-330- For Sale: 4 HP leaf and branch mulcher.
Facebook facebook.com/heartlandpower 8046. Located 3 miles north of Charles City Sears brand. Very good condition. $175.
on T-64. Osage. 303-941-8611
CEO/GENERAL MANAGER Jon Leerar

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 641.736.2378 For Sale: Jack La Lanne’s power juicer, used For Sale: 400 amp meter loop with discon-
Richard Rosenberg, President 641.590.0049 very little. Works good for canning or making nect bought new from Heartland Power. Will
Roger Solomonson, 641.590.4400 healthy drinks . Comes with all the blades. see 1/2 price. $750. Call 641-590-0515
641.220.0114 $100 new, asking $50.00. Call: 641-330-8046.
Vice President 641.420.2990 Located 3 miles north of Charles City on T-64. For Sale: 52” M&W zero turn mower. Call
Mark Kingland, Treasurer 515.341.5444 Norman 641-228-2738. $550.
Larry Tjaden, Secretary 641.732.4076 For Sale: Genuine black leather, fully lined
Gary Pearson 641.590.1416 waist length jacket. Size 46, zipper sleeves For Sale: Hollandlop rabbits. $15. Call 641-
and front, fringes on arms and back/front. 393-2086.
Asst. Secretary-Treasurer Like new condition. $75 OBO. Call: 641-220-
Roger Tjarks, DPC Director 3864 For Sale: Farmall SM tractor, power stearing,
Vince Morische, Director tires good, hood straight, single and duat
Don Knudtson, Director For Sale: Nesco Model FS120T meat slicer. hydraulics, 12 volt, starts and run very good.
Table top model. $30 Call: 641-220-3864 $2,700 OBO. 641-425-2270.

GOT For Sale: Snow blower, Simplicity Prestige For Sale: Aluminum storm windows. 2 -
REBATES? yard and garden tractor, 27 horse Kohler/ 24x54. 1 - 33 1/2 x 32. 2 - 32x54. 1 - 40x40.
Command engine with 10 hours, 46” single 1 - 37 1/2 x 37. 1 - 39 1/2 x 39. All inside
Don’t wait for the last stage snow blower attachment. Power steer- overlap over 1/2 in. Put on with screws.
minute to return your 2018 ing, forless cab, wheel weights and chains.
$5,000. C. Barker 641-732-4802 Saturday, November 10, 2018: The Forest
rebate form! City Firefighters Association, Inc., 28th Annu-
For Sale: 2011 Silverado 1500, 4x4 5th wheel al Soup Supper will be from 4-7 p.m. at the
Send them in this month! hitch, 93,000 miles, no rust, great condition. Forest City Emergency Services Center (fire
641-330-4169 dept. side). We will be serving chili, oyster
stew, cheese soup and homemade desserts.
For Sale: Westfield auger, 8”x71’, hydraulic Free will donations accepted.
lift, 10 horse motor, less than 1 year old.
$6,000. 641-330-4169 Free to Good Home: Cats and kittens. White
and mixed colored. 515-928-2161.