Annual Meeting is June 11

Mark your calendar for Verendye Electric Cooperative’s 87th Annual Meeting on June 11 in the State Fair Center in Minot. Registration begins at 4 p.m. and the meal is served from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Entertainment starts at 5 p.m. and the business meeting starts at 6:30 p.m.

This year’s theme is Powering Your Community. You’ll learn how your cooperative not only brings dependable electricity to your community, but also how we support your community with donations, sponsorships, safety demonstrations, volunteering and more.  

You will also get to vote for candidates for the Verendrye Board of Directors. 

A free dinner of meatballs and mashed potatoes will be served with all the fixings, and ice cream bars.

Prizes
Several prizes will be given away, including a chance to win $3,000 cash or a consolation prize of $2,000 cash. The cash prize is given to a member who has to be in attendance at the time of the drawing. The $3,000 drawing is from all of the Verendrye members. If that person is not present the $2,000 consolation drawing will occur from names of registered members and will be given away to a member who is present. 
A number of other prizes will also be given away to members who register at the meeting. Registered members will also receive a free insulated casserole carrier.

Kids activities and prizes
Kids will be entertained with bounce houses from Backyard Bounce Inflatables N’ More. There will be a variety of bounce castles to appeal to all ages. Kids' prizes will be given away and cotton candy will be served. 
More information will be available later on our website and in the Annual Report you will receive in the mail.

Waddington Brothers to headline annual meeting

An award-winning band known for their cowboy and bluegrass music will be the featured entertainment once again.

The Waddington Brothers, a band of four brothers from rural North Dakota, perform what they
live: music that is real to them, that takes listeners on a journey through the heart of the
American West. Seth, Ethan, Jacob, and Job Waddington skillfully blend cowboy and bluegrass music, creating a style that’s timelessly classic and yet refreshingly new and unique.

They will perform from 5 p.m. to approximately 6:15 in the 4-H Hall at the State Fair Center in Minot.