Warren Rural Electric Cooperative Corp on Tuesday will provide entertainment for its members and give away 10 scholarships at its annual meeting.

Rick Carroll, WRECC spokesman, said the cooperative has offered entertainment at its annual meetings for more than 30 years.

“We feel like they deserve an opportunity to come in and be treated to something nice,” he said of WRECC members.

The business meeting will be at South Warren High School at 6:30 p.m., with entertainment scheduled for about 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The meeting itself will include a recap of the previous year, financial information and what is planned for the coming year, Carroll said.

The cooperative’s board is expected to reveal details about three substations the cooperative plans to build in its eight-county service area. This growth has been made possible because of the area’s growing economy, which has resulted largely from new businesses coming into the region, Carroll said.

“We’re very fortunate in our area,” he said. “There’s not a lot of areas in Kentucky that have seen the growth that we’ve seen in our service area.”

Rural electric cooperatives are required to hold annual meetings to bring their members up to speed on what they’re doing. Such meetings often include entertainment afterward, Carroll said.

This year, the Martin Family Circus, which performs a range of music, including pop, country, bluegrass and gospel, will perform at the meeting for the second year in a row, Carroll said.

The group, which includes former Exile singer and guitarist Paul Martin; his wife, Jamie, who is the daughter of Duane Allen of the Oak Ridge Boys; and their four children, ages 8 to 17; received more compliments than any other band that’s ever performed at the annual meeting, he said.

“Those four children are so talented with singing and their musical ability,” he said. “It’s just a musical family.”

Nick Wilkins, also known as Broadway the Clown, will also be on hand, making balloon animals and balloon hats.

He performed at his first WRECC annual meeting in 1972 and has frequently made appearances since.

“It’s kind of a tradition for me,” he said. “They look forward to seeing me as much as I look forward to seeing familiar faces.”

Nancy Huffman, assistant secretary to WRECC’s board of directors, said the cooperative will provide 10 college scholarships – seven will go to graduating high school seniors and three to students already attending college.

The amount per scholarship varies from year to year based on how much funding is available, Carroll said. This year the awards will most likely range from $500 to $1,500, he said.

“We try to do it on a need basis,” he said. “We look at grade-point average, we look at the family income, they write an essay as to how this will help them in their educational pursuits.”

The annual meeting is an informative event and a social event, Carroll said.

“We enjoy seeing people come out and take part in it,” he said. “We certainly want them to come out and visit with us, let us know if they have any concerns with anything.”

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