Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative offices in Heppner and Condon will be accepting applications for the Billy Gentry Memorial Scholarship now through 5:00 p.m., May 1, 2024.
Billy started work for the Cooperative at 18 years old and retired in 1991 after 43 years with the Cooperative. Billy worked as a truck driver, a pole setter, on the framing crew, jackhammer operator, and powder man before becoming the foreman and then line superintendent. Billy loved his work family and the trade – anyone that was willing to work no matter the weather or how many hours it took to get the lights back on was part of the family. Billy was there with Columbia Basin Electric when the lights first came on at the Potter Ranch in 1949.
Priority will be given to students interested in pursuing a trade/degree in the electrical industry, with an emphasis to individuals that would like to move back to Eastern Oregon.
The scholarship is only available to high school seniors who live in a home served by CBEC and attend school within our service territory. One $500.00 scholarship will be awarded to a student in each high school within our service territory. (Heppner, Ione, Condon, and Fossil)
At CBEC, we take great pride in highlighting the value of cooperative membership to young people. After all, they are our members-in-training. We provide a variety of programs that benefit young people, from safety demonstrations to sponsoring youth activities across our five-county service territory.
Applications are available on our website at www.cbec.cc, from your school, or at one of Columbia Basin Electric's offices. If you have questions, please feel free to contact our office in Heppner at 541-676-9146, or Condon at 541-384-2023.
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