PPEC 81st ANNUAL MEETING
By: Stan Jordan
On March 17th, I was invited to attend the 2017 annual report meeting of Paulding Putnam Electric Co-operative, Inc and from now on in this column it will be called PPEC.
My boss here at the West Bend News, Bryce Steiner, was my driver and helper all day.
When we got there, it was raining and sleeting and a nice fellow in a green shirt picked me up in a golf cart and took me to the front door.
As I entered the door, a gentleman offered me his arm to steady myself and he was Dr. Ron Black, a trustee of PPEC and he helped me all the way to the table reserved for us, right up by the podium.
After we got settled down, two nice ladies in green shirts came, one handed me an envelope along with a lot of words of congratulations for being awarded a gift in the envelope form a contest that my sister had entered my name into last November.
The other lady asked me if we needed anything, maybe coffee and she returned with a coffee for me. The ladies in green shirts, called at tables often to see if we needed anything.
We enjoyed the meeting, videos and everything that went on from the speaker table.
Soon they announced the contest winners. The contest was about people who worked for the better of the community over the years. They projected our names on the screen in huge letters.
They awarded seven scholarships – 2 for $1000, 2 for $800 and 3 for $600.
All the information was given to me by a fine lady, Renee Boss. She told be all about the dinner of chicken, roast beef, salad, green beans and bacon, mashed potatoes and gravy and dessert. The dinner was catered by Grant’s for 425 people and it was very good.
Then the M.C., George Carter, talked about the community projects that the PPEC helps with locally and about the county wide job of raising the $180,00.00 for the Honor Flight to Washington last year.
I was very impressed by the entire PPEC operation. They are very big in Indiana and in Van Wert, Putnam and Paulding Counties. But it seems more like a family, as they are all on a first name basis and as friendly as can be.
We were treated like royalty and V.I.P. Renee told me they have 34 employees and 20 were there with green shirts on. The green was for St. Patrick’s Day and so if you needed help, just look for a green shirt.
It was a fine meeting and I want to thank PPEC for my gift and the fine dinner and all the assistance of the employees.
When it was time to go home there were four of the green shirt boys that came to help me get up and find the easiest way out.
The CEO, George Carter did a fine job as the Master of Ceremonies and I know I speak for all the 425 people that were in attendance when I say we had a good time and thank you.
See Ya!
COUGARS HERE
By: Stan Jordan
Over the last few years we have gotten second hand reports on people seeing cougars in our area. Then we heard a lot of tish tush, that it was someone’s imagination. Well I think those rumors are true. I think those big cats have migrated down from the north, maybe for food or other reasons.
We always got a report of a cougar up in Indiana, but here of late we got two good reports of sighting here in Crane Township and I know these boys well and I believe the and I guess the DNR 4th District says, “Yes, we have cougars.”
But I have not gotten any reports of damages by cougars. They are big enough to eat a calf or sheep or a lamb. I also heard that there is no law in Ohio protecting them.
Please be on the alert over in Crane Township for these big cats and if you do see one, let us know.
See ya!
OUR FLAG
By: Stan Jordan
We had a number of flags during the lead up to the Revolutionary War. Guys like Ben Franklin, John Jay and some others had made up the flag with a snake on it, with the words “Don’t Tread On Me.”
In 1777, the Continental Congress came up with the flag that we have now, but it has been altered a few times and maybe will again.
Our flag, as it is today, President Eisenhower had a bill to make make Hawaii and Alaska the 49th and 50th states. That was in 1959.
Children are instructed in school about flag etiquette and respect to the flag.
A veteran is allowed (and it is correct) for him to salute the passing flag, or he can put his hand over his heart.
Marty Hunt, the Commander at the Antwerp VFW – 5087, tells me that they have a number of colored pamphlets about the American Flag and you can have one by calling the VFW.
See ya!
ME & ROMAN NUMERALS
By: Stan Jordan
1 – I, 5 – V, 10 – X, 50 – L, 100 – C, 500 – D, 1000 – M
1 -I, 2 – II, 3 – III, 4 – IV, 5 – V, 6 – VI, 7 – VII, 8 – VIII, 9 – IX, 10 – X, 11 – XI, 12 – XII, 13 – XIII, 14 – XIV, 15 – XV, 16 – XVI, 17 – XVII, 18 – XVIII, 19 – XIX, 20 – XX, 21 – XXI, 22 – XXII, 23 – XXIII, 24 – XXIV, 25 – XXV, 26 – XXVI, 27 – XXVII, 28 – XXVIII, 29 – XXIX, 30 – XXX, 31 – XXXI, 32 – XXXII, 33 – XXXIII, 34 – XXXIV, 35 – XXXV, 36 – XXXVI, 37 – XXXVII, 38 – XXXVIII, 39 – XXXIV, 40 – XL, 41 – XLI, 42 – XLII, 43 – XLIII, 44 – XLIV, 45 – XLV, 46 – XLVI, 47 – XLVII, 48 – XLVIII, 49 – XLIX, 50 – L, 51 – LI, 52 – LII, 53 – LIII, 54 – LIV, 55 – LV , 56 – LVI, 57 – LVII, 58 – LVIII, 59 – LIX, 60 – LX, 61 – LXI, 62 – LXII, 63 – LXIII, 64 – LXIV, 65 – LXV, 66 – LXVI, 67 – LXVII, 68 – LXVIII, 69 – LXIX, 70 – LXX, 71 – LXXI, 72 – LXXII, 73 – LXXIII, 74 – LXXIV, 75 – LXXV, 76 – LXXVI, 77 – LXXVII, 78 – LXXVIII, 79 – LXXIX, 80 – LXXX, 81 – LXXXI, 82 – LXXXII, 83 – LXXXIII, 84 – LXXXIV, 85 – LXXXV, 86 – LXXXVI, 87 – LXXXVII, 88 – LXXXVIII, 89 – LXXXIX, 90 – XC, 91 – XCI, 92 – XCII, 93 – XCIII, 94 – XCIV, 95 – XCV, 96 – XCVI, 97 – XCVII, 98 – XCVIII, 99 – XCIX, 100 – C, 200 – CC, 300 – CCC, 400 – CD, 500 – D, 600 – DC, 700 – DCC, 800 – DCCC, 900 – CM, 1000 – M
