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Thursday, December 29, 2016
Monday, December 26, 2016
Christmas Eve 2016
This replica of our beautiful Pine Valley Chapel, located at the This is the Place Heritage Park in Salt Lake City looks so peaceful and inviting.
Nature Has Been Sculpting
Nature has been busy creating sculptures from our fences and trees and houses--so much more beautiful than humans can accomplish.
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Pine Valley goes Christmas Carolling!
About thirty people joined together on Friday night to go carolling around the valley. It was a chilly 20 degrees with a good sharp wind so we all had to get cozy, but we had a lot of fun. After carolling we enjoyed hot chocolate and pastries at the fire station to warm us up. Thanks Tom for arranging for our "sleigh" and setting it all up so that we were safe and thanks Cathy and all of the activity committee for planning another fun event. It was a great addition to the Christmas season!
Monday, December 12, 2016
Dixie Power and CoBank Donate $5000 to PV Fire Department
Dixie Power and CoBank team up to
donate $5,000 to Pine Valley Fire Department
The
purpose of cooperatives is plain and simple: to be a benefit to its members and
the local community where they reside. Such is the case with Dixie Power. In
conjunction with CoBank, a cooperative financing institution, and Dixie Power,
a local non- profit utility cooperative, together presented a $5,000 donation
to The Pine Valley Fire Department on November 30, 2016 in St. George, Utah.
Every year Dixie Power looks for ways to help members of
their local community through donations to non-profit organizations. Throughout
the years Dixie Power has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to benefit
the community.
This past year, wildfires hit the Pine Valley area particularly
hard in the little town just outside of St George. Dixie Power services
hundreds of people in the Pine Valley area with power.
Dixie Power partners with other cooperatives to conduct
business in order to save members money.
As a cooperative
lender, CoBank is one of the financial institutions that support Dixie Power by
providing capital for their operational expenditures. CoBank also looks for opportunities to give
back to the members that support them, such as Dixie Power. One of the ways
CoBank offers their support is through their “Sharing Success Matching Grant
Program”. CoBank’s grant program matches
donations from their members, such as Dixie Power, as a way of supporting local
communities who utilize Dixie Power’s services. It is definitely a win-win
strategy. Chery Hulet, Chief Financial
Officer of Dixie Power, said, “CoBank understands cooperative values and this
program ties directly in to the cooperative purpose.” With the recent wildfires
in Pine Valley, it was the perfect opportunity to team up with CoBank and
donate to help our members in that area who support us every day.”
Rick Peetz, Assistant Fire Chief and EMT of the Pine Valley
Fire Department, was present to receive the donation from Dixie Power and
CoBank. “On behalf of the 37 members of the Pine Valley Fire Department, we are
extremely grateful for the donation. The wildfires were particularly difficult for
us this year in that area. This contribution will help pay for a major portion
of a retired brush truck that will be purchased from the Forest Service.” The
brush truck will allow the Pine Valley Fire Department to respond quickly to
fires and other emergencies in the area. Dixie Power is proud to support first
responders throughout the community and recognize the important role they play
in protecting our citizens of Southern Utah. This donation is just one more way
Dixie Power sole purpose is to provide value and benefit to its members.
Note--Rick Peetz is Pine Valley's representative on the board of Dixie Power