Cherryland’s 88th Annual Meeting Scheduled for June 11

Cherryland’s 88th Annual Meeting will take place Thursday, June 11, from 4–8 p.m. at Incredible Mo’s in Grawn. For more information about this year’s event, find updates and details on our website and social media.

Cherryland Scholarships Awarded to Four Local Students

Three high school seniors and one adult student received 2026 Cherryland Electric Cooperative scholarships. The three high school scholarships are worth $4,000 each. The adult scholarship is an award of $2,000.

Student scholarship recipients: Evelyn Appier (Traverse City Central), Evelyn Burtt (Traverse City West), and Jack Matchett (Traverse City Central).

Adult scholarship recipient: Abby Niessink of Suttons Bay.

Cherryland Office Closings and Summer Hours

From June 1 through Sept. 4, the cooperative office will be open Monday through Thursday from 6:30 a.m.– 5 p.m. These extended hours help to increase operational efficiency in the field and provide a larger window of time for members to take advantage of our in-person member services.

The Cherryland office will be closed Thursday, July 2, in observance of Independence Day. Normal summer business hours will resume Monday, July 6.

The office will be closed Monday, Sept. 7 in observance of Labor Day, resuming traditional office hours (Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.– 4 p.m.) on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

Additional reminders and more information about the scheduling change will be shared in Michigan Country Lines, on social media, and via e-mail.

During office closures, line crews are always on call to respond to any outages or emergencies. You can report an outage by texting OUT to 800-442-8616, logging into SmartHub, or calling us at 231-486-9200.

Cherryland Cares Awards $15,000 to Five Nonprofits

At its first-quarter board meeting, the Cherryland Cares board awarded grants to the Grand Traverse Dyslexia Association, TART Trails, Inc., Munson Healthcare Foundations, Salvation Army Traverse City, and Goodwill Northern Michigan. Cherryland Cares awarded a total of $15,365 in grants to these area nonprofit agencies.

The Cherryland Cares board is comprised of five volunteer Cherryland members. The funds distributed by Cherryland Cares come from members electing to round up their monthly bills to the nearest dollar. Members can contribute to the Cherryland Cares fund by calling 231-486-9200, signing up through SmartHub, or emailing us at [email protected].