Are you ready to put your energy-saving knowledge to the test?
All summer long Sidni will be testing our employees and members on how well they know their energy saving tips by quizzing them on tips or myths when it comes to electricity use, how to keep your home cool without running up your bill and how to stay safe in the scorching heat.
An unfenced outdoor play area in Burton soon will get new playground equipment, a fence and a pavilion, thanks to a grant from Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative and the Lower Colorado River Authority.
Pictured, from left on the front row, are Jane Press, Carmine Economic Development Corporation board member; Vicki LaRue, Carmine EDC board member and grant project coordinator; Byron Balke, Bluebonnet Board Assistant Secretary/Treasurer, District 6; Margaret D. “Meg” Voelter, LCRA board member; Susan Bathe, Carmine mayor pro tem and Carmine EDC board president; Kristi Wunderlich, Carmine EDC board vice president; and Wade Eilers, Carmine mayor.
The Tanglewood Volunteer Fire Department will purchase a new Jaws of Life set to help rescue people trapped in wrecked vehicles, thanks to a $25,000 grant from Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative and the Lower Colorado River Authority.
The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $6,375 in matching funds from the Tanglewood VFD, will allow the department to replace an outdated Jaws of Life set with a newer, more efficient battery-operated model.
A $25,000 grant from Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative and the Lower Colorado River Authority will help the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department provide new bunker and wildland fire gear to keep firefighters safer while responding to emergency calls.
By Alyssa Meinke
A rainy start did not dampen the spirits of more than 450 Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative members and guests at the co-op’s Annual Meeting on May 9 in Giddings. Bluebonnet’s Board of Directors and staff welcomed everyone to the traditional gathering at The Silos on 77 event center, as attendees reconnected with old friends and made new ones.
They’re at fairs and fundraisers, community meetings and nonprofit events. They connect the cooperative with new subdivisions and businesses. Get to know the people who grew up, live in and love the regions they serve.
By Melissa Segrest l Photos by Sarah Beal
If you've been to a recent festival or fundraiser in the Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative service area, you’ve probably seen Kyle Merten, Jo Anna Gilland, Sherry Murphy or Tim Schultz.
Juneteenth, June 19, marks the date in 1865 when a Union general landed at Galveston to announce that all Texas slaves were free. This was two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and two months after the surrender of the Confederate Army.
In 1980, Juneteenth officially became a Texas state holiday, and in 2021, Juneteenth was officially designated a federal holiday.