The Future Energy Grid and Cyber Security in Our Utility Industry
Monday February 10, 2025, Social time 6:30 PM*, Program 7:00 PM
Owatonna Public Utilities Morehouse Conference Room
Managing the flow of electrical power is much like air traffic controllers managing the movement of airplanes. Just as air traffic controllers oversee the safe, reliable movement of people in planes, the utility industry is responsible for the safe and reliable delivery of power to our homes, schools, and businesses. What lies ahead for future energy resources? Should we be concerned about cyber security and the safe delivery of our power?
Our presenter is Roger Wareheim, the general Manager at Owatonna Public Utilities, where he has been employed since 2004. Roger holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from the University of St Thomas. Prior to joining the utility industry, he worked in manufacturing and renewable energy.
*Your 2024-25 Board of Directors would like to extend an open invitation to all members and guests (especially our newest members) to enjoy a pre-meeting meal. We have reservations at Torey’s at 4:45 on Monday, February 10th, to eat together as a group prior to our February program/meeting at the Owatonna Public Utilities Morehouse Conference Room. We would like to take this opportunity to bond and catch up with each other on a more personal level, while supporting a business who participates in our annual Taste of Steele County.
Please contact me at alanabunkers@gmail.com or text me at 507-461-0533 by Friday, January 31st to add your name to the reservation list!
We are meeting early to hopefully allow us enough time to ensure a relaxing meal while making it to OPU by 6:30 for social time. All members will be ordering off the menu with checks being separate, payable to the wait staff. February is a good month to shake off some of those “cooped up” feelings. Please join this supportive group and feel the warmth….
Please note – you have an opportunity to make your opinion heard in response to the changes being proposed by AAUW at the national level. PLEASE do so – there is a proposed dues increase of $5 per year for the next 5 years. Comments can be submitted until Wednesday, January 29 at 5:00 pm ET.
It’s time to pay our dues!
Dues for the coming year are:
$72 Association + $9 State + $10 Branch = $91 total. Please send a check for $91 to Linda Boorman, 1250 Edgewood Place, Owatonna, MN 55060. Check payable to AAUW Owatonna Branch. (deadline is June 30, 2024)
For the coming year $82 of your annual dues will be tax deductible.
Membership voting concluded and did NOT pass on AAUW Bylaws Change to open eligibility to remove degree requirements for membership. Thanks to all who took the time to vote. Per the AAUW Election page:
- The open membership initiative did not pass. Changes to AAUW’s bylaws require 2/3 majority (66.6%) to pass. AAUW members voted 65.1% to approve the measure, just shy of passing.
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Our officers for 2024-2025:
President: Mary Schwanke
Co-Program VPs: Mären DeLaitsch & Alana Bunkers
Membership VP: Mary Overlee Olson
Secretary: Sandi Tobin
Treasurer: Linda Boorman
Co-AAUW Funds: Trudy Severson & Shelly Rockman
Finance: Eileen Newhouse
Visibility: Nancy Vaillancourt
Webmaster: Linda Hoffman
Fundraising (Taste): Mary Cronin & Linda Hoffman
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Dues for the coming year are:
$72 Association + $9 State + $10 Branch = $91 total. Please send a check for $91 to Linda Boorman, 1250 Edgewood Place, Owatonna, MN 55060. Check payable to AAUW Owatonna Branch. (deadline is June 30, 2024)
For the coming year $79 of your annual dues will be tax deductible.
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Here are the vendors who supported our 2024 Taste event.
Be sure to thank them for their support – and support them!
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- Basilleo’s Pizza
- Candullo’s Coffee
- Confections by Karen
- Costas
- Mizuki Fusion
- Old Town Bagels & Café
- Owatonna Eagle’s
- Owatonna Elk’s
- Spare Time Entertainment
- Steve’s Meat Market
- Torey’s
Thanks to Thrivent Financial for supporting some of our Taste-related expenses in 2024.
Attendees gather at the Owatonna Eagles for Taste of Steele County, sampling a wide array of offerings from local businesses. (Josh LaFollette/southernminn.com)
Rachel Lee, of Steve’s Meat Market in Ellendale, serves up snacks at Taste of Steele County, an AAUW Owatonna fundraiser that supports scholarships for local women and girls. (Josh LaFollette/southernminn.com)
Jennifer Candullo, of Candullo’s Coffee, hands out samples at Taste of Steele County. Candullo’s Coffee was one of the new vendors at this year’s event. (Josh LaFollette/southernminn.com)
Cottage baker Karen Peterson shows off a tray of her cookies. Peterson, of Confections by Karen, also treated attendees to her candied jalapeños. (Josh LaFollette/southernminn.com)
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