Ruralite CountryRuralite Country is a collection of local features taken from our monthly Ruralite magazine. It's our way of celebrating the great place we call home and the interesting people who share it with us. If you have a Ruralite story idea, contact Nadine.
2007
January
Don't Break the Bank, Page 8
Keep Cozy with Electric Bedding, Page 8
Improve Your Fireplace Efficiency, Page 25
Thank You Customers, Employees, and Public Power Neighbors, Page 25
KPUD Lineman Plays in Local Jazz Band, Page 28
KPUD Customer Service Department Sees Changes, Page 29
Sharing the BPA Benefits, Back Page
February
Keeping Art Alive, Pages 4-5
Windstorm Turns Lights Out, Page 8 (Cont. On Page 25)
Windstorm Continued, Page 25
Memory Garden Joins Growing Number of Health Care Gardens, Pages 28-29
Winter's Fury Brings Us Together, Back Page
March
My, What Big Teeth You Have!, Pages 4-5
KPUD Offers Rebates on Conservation Measures, Page 8
2007 KPUD Budget, Page 25
Commissioners Adopt Plan to Hold the Line on Rates, Page 25
KPUD Offers Payment Options, Page 28
Surge Arresters Protect Your Equipment, Page 28
Familiar Faces Take New Places, Page 29
KPUD Launches Great White Fleet, Page 29
The Little Red Truck That Could, Back Page
April
Getting the Help at Home, Pages 4-5
Senate Bill 5101: Klickitat PUD's First Year in the Program, Page 8
The Best Egg Hunts Start with Safety, Page 25
Call Before You Dig, Page 25
Observing Electrical Safety Month, Page 28
KPUD Offers Many Payment Options, Page 28
KPUD Employee Moves: Jeff Thayer, Gene Ewing, and Tim Furlong, Page 29
Green Power Programs, Back Page
May
A Story Book Career: Dr. Jill Suess, Pages 4-5
Klickitat PUD Sets Up a Perch For the Birds, Page 8
Sign Up For Budget Payment Plan, Page 25
Going Green: A Look At Some of the Region's Renewable Power Projects, By Pam Blair, Pages 28-29
Greenhouse Gas and Energy Independence, Back Page
June
Looming Large: Beth Poirier, Pages 4-5 and 8
Weather Station Finds a Home At Klickitat PUD, Page 8
Mark Garner Fills Engineering Position, Page 25
A New Place To Treat the Waste, Page 28
A New Place To Treat the Waste Pictures, Page 29
Electricity is a Bargain, Back Page
July
It's Centennial Time - White Salmon, Pages 4-5
Lyle Earns State Ecology Award, Page 25
Holly Dohrman and Brandon Johnson Take Key Position at KPUD, Page 25
Employee Certification and Training Works, Page 28
Facts About Efficient Heat Pumps, Page 29
Not Sharing the BPA Benefits, Back Page
August
Skamania-Klickitat Community Networks Resources For Raising a Family, Pages 4-5
A Bright Way to Conserve: Compact Fluorescent Bulbs, Page 8
Tips on Saving Money and Energy While Cooling Your Home, Page 8
Keep Power Poles Free of Debris, Page 25
PUDs Plugging Into Columbia Gorge Winds, Page 28-29
Annual Fish Tales, Back Page
September
Henry Balsiger Collects & Preserves Pictures of the Past, by Jeanie Senior, Pages 4-5
Do the Ducts in Your Home Heating and Cooling Systems Need Cleaning or Sealed ?, Page C
Welcome to New Employees Anita Clever, Anita Thompson, and Stan Davison, Page 25
Who Will Keep the Power Flowing? by Pam Blair, Pages 28-29
Update on the Wind Project, Back Page
October
Living Lightly at Ponderosa Park, Pages 4-5
KPUD Offers Ways to Protect the Environment, Page 8
Generator Safety, Page 8
Brandon Walter Fills Water Wastewater Department Job, Page 25
Dale Ransom Starts Full Time At Landfill Plant, Page 25
KPUD Enjoys Sucessful Fair and Parade, Page 28
KPUD Announces Survey Drawing Winners, Page 29
KPUD Offers a Low-Income Elderly Discount, Page 29
Public Power, Local Control, Back Page
November
Ann’s Place Bed & Breakfast, Once a Summer Haven for William O. Douglas, by Jeanie Senior, Pages 4-5
Are You Ready for Winter?, Page 8
How to Lower Your Energy Bill, Page 8
Doug Miller Retires After 30 Years With KPUD, Page 25
Stacy Strode Fills GIS Position, Page 25
KPUD’s Walkley Scholarship Nominee, Eric Dohrman, Page 28
Protect Your Voltage-Sensitive Equipment, Page 28
KPUD’s Power of Youth Awards for 2007: 4-H’rs Tatiana Taylor & Alex Wooden, by Lori Froehlich, Page 29
Celebrating 10 Years of Utility Self-Reliance, Back Page
December
Jerry & Louise Lorenz of Glenwood “Taking Care of Business,” by Jeanie Senior, Pages 4-5
Be Prepared for Power Outages, Page 8
Electrical Safety Tips for the Holidays, Page 8
Doug Daniels Takes Apprentice Meterman Job, Page 25
KPUD Offers Green Tags, Page 25
Gift Certificates Make Holiday Brighter, Page 28
Bring Your Neighbors in From the Cold with Operation Warm Heart Donations, Page 28
New White Creek Substation Benefits KPUD, Page 29
Wind Farm Starting Up, Page 29
Be Sure To Protect Your Costly Electronic Equipment, by Tom Svendsen, Back Page
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