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55th Annual Mountain Oyster Feed Planned for March 20
East River welcomes the public to attend the 55th annual Mountain Oyster Feed at Nicky’s in Madison on Wednesday, March 20 with serving beginning at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds from the event will once again benefit LifeScape, formerly Children’s Care Hospital and School and...
Madison Lions’ Club Receives Donation from East River
The Madison Lion’s Club received a $5,000 donation from East River Electric Cooperative in December. East River participated in CoBank’s Sharing Success Program which is a matching grant program. East River donated $2,500 and CoBank matched that amount. The Lion’s...
Special Olympics of South Dakota Receives Donation from East River
East River utilized a matching grant program provided by CoBank to donate $5,000 to Special Olympics of South Dakota in December. East River donated $2,500 and CoBank matched that amount. East River Electric General Manager Tom Boyko said, “The opportunity CoBank...
Substation Ribbon Cutting for the City of Hartford
On Thursday, December 6 there was a ribbon cutting for the newly built and energized substation serving the city of Hartford and the surrounding area. The new substation is owned by East River Electric Power Cooperative, which is Sioux Valley Energy’s wholesale power...
East River Crew Helps Madison Prepare for Christmas
East River Electric Cooperative's Madison crews removed a large evergreen tree from the yard of the same home that donated the Community Christmas Tree last year. They transported the tree from the residential area to the Dairy Queen parking lot. Employees from the...
Thanksgiving Food Drive a Success!
East River employees participated in a Thanksgiving food drive for the Lake County Food Pantry. Employees surpassed their goal of providing 24 complete Thanksgiving meals for local families. The meals included ham, dressing, potatoes and gravy, side dishes and...
East River Electric Presents Employee Service Awards
East River Electric Power Cooperative recently presented service awards to 25 employees with years of service ranging from five to 40 years. “I’d like to congratulate this year’s service award recipients and thank them for their dedication to East River Electric,”...
Ryken Receives 20-Year Service Award
East River Electric Board President Jim Ryken was presented with a 20-year service award during the 68th annual meeting. The award was presented to Ryken in recognition of the 20 years that he has served on the cooperative’s board of directors. As a member-owner of...
Eminent Service Award Winners Announced
The Eminent Service Award is East River Electric Power Cooperative’s highest honor and is given annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to East River and the cooperative movement. The awards were presented during East River's Annual Meeting in...
East River Electric Power Cooperative Holds 68th Annual Meeting
East River Electric Power Cooperative held its 68th annual meeting Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, at the Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel in Sioux Falls. The theme of this year’s annual meeting was ‘Energizing our Cooperative Future’. The meeting highlighted the many ways...