Thornell wins Ohio s Electric Co-op scholarship Tuesday, April 27, 2021 4:09 PM
ANTWERP Eric Thornell (Antwerp) is one of three winners of a $1,400
scholarships in the Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives scholarship
competition held April 13. The three winners took top honors in their
individual co-op’s scholarship competition before moving to the
statewide level.
Eric, the son of Garrett and Amy Thornell, was
sponsored by Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative, Inc. He is a senior
at Antwerp Local High School.
Twenty-four students representing 24 electric cooperatives in Ohio competed for $41,800 in scholarship awards.
The
state’s electric cooperatives, all Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives,
provide electricity to more than 380,000 homes and businesses in 77 of
High school students aiding homeless
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North Side High School junior Sofi Vasquez participates in a group with a simple goal – give hope to the community.
“We want to inspire anyone who can give back, to do it,” Vasquez said in an email last month. “It is really an eye opener and is a humbling experience.”
Project Empower formed last August when a few friends talked about wanting to help the community, and interest grew among students around the city, Vasquez said.
“When I first joined the group, I was truly astonished by the amount of love that I had received,” she said. “I was welcomed with open arms, and we automatically felt like a family.”
VW independent/submitted information
CONVOY In collaboration with Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative, the Robert P. Mone Generating Station announced that it has donated $500 to the Van Wert County Foundation, to be directed to the Van Wert County Emergency Response Team (CERT) program.
“The Mone staff is honored to support the efforts of the Van Wert County CERT,” said Plant Manager Dave Richardson. “We applaud the work of the CERT volunteers, who provide a critical community service.”
The Robert P. Mone Generating Station is natural gas-powered peaking plant, with a 510 MW generation capacity. Peaking plants are placed into operation when energy demand is at its highest.
PPEC members donate $10,060 to five local northwest Ohio organizations
Operation Round Up helps fund Antwerp Schools special needs desks, Payne Fire Department ventilation fan, Paulding pregnancy center course curriculum, and more
Information submitted Monday, February 22, 2021 11:59 PM Shown above are Calan Haines-Lincolnview, Jacob Robinson-Wayne Trace, Makenna Tice-Crestview, Charles Hall-Lincolnview, and Zach Schott-Van Wert from Synergy Learning Center. (Photo submitted)
PAULDING Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently
donated $10,060 to five local charities and community projects through
the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program. About 75% of PPEC members
round up their electric bill and donate those pennies to this fund,
making a huge impact in the co-op’s northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana