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Community Involvement
News
See All NewsThe Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) announced it has awarded over $120,000 in scholarships to 40 students from rural communities served by members of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. Two of those students are from the Garden Valley Technologies service area. The FRS Scholarship Program awards one-time scholarships to students from across rural America for their […]
The Minnesota Telecom Alliance announced that they received 103 scholarship applications from across the state and one winning student is from Fertile. Olivia Forgit was selected to receive a $2,000 scholarship for the 2022-2023 academic year from the Minnesota Telecom Alliance Foundation, according to Tim Brinkman, Garden Valley Technologies. Ms. Forgit will be graduating from […]
Voice of the Valley Newsletter
This Issue
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Annual Meeting Highlights
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Capital Credit Checks
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FRS Community Grant Program
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Scholarships Awarded
Capital Credits
GVT is a cooperative, owned by its members. As a cooperative, a percentage of the margins are allocated to each member of the cooperative who bought services from Garden Valley Telephone Company during the year they were earned.
Each member’s annual credit allocation is accumulated and totaled over the period of time that the member continues to receive service.
Garden Valley Technologies members have now received payments for their capital credits in the cooperative totaling more than $23-million over the last 15 years. These payments are not dividends for tax purposes because they are a return of contributed capital.
Unclaimed Patronage
One of the benefits of being a Garden Valley Technologies member is patronage checks or Capital Credit checks. Unfortunately, checks are sometimes unclaimed. A list of of members who have unclaimed patronage checks are generally posted in GVT’s December Voice of the Valley newsletter, and you can also click the link below to view a list of unclaimed checks.
Estate Settlements
The Cooperative’s present policy provides that authorized representatives of the estates of deceased GVT patrons may apply for the retirement and payment of capital credits. For more information, please call our office at 1-800-448-8260.
GVT Board of Directors
FRONT ROW: President Arlene Novak, Vice President James Ferden, Secretary Allen Paulson, Treasurer Lee Hoaas
BACK ROW: Directors Jim DeVries, Larry Djernes, Casey Holland, Byron Ness, Ron Kiesow
| District | Director | Exchanges Represented |
| 3 | Arlene Novak, St. Hilaire – President | Red Lake Falls, St. Hilaire, Plummer |
| 4 | James Ferden, McIntosh – Vice President | McIntosh, Oklee, Winger |
| 7 | Allen Paulson, Shevlin – Secretary | Bagley, Minerva, Shevlin |
| 2 | Lee Hoaas, Erskine – Treasurer | Brooks, Erskine, Mentor |
| 9 | Ron Kiesow, Goodridge – Director | Gatzke, Goodridge, Grygla, Gully |
| 6 | Larry Djernes, Clearbrook – Director | Clearbrook, Gonvick, Leonard |
| 2 | Lee Hoaas, Erskine – Director | Brooks, Erskine, Mentor |
| 5 | Casey Holland, Fosston – Director | Fosston, Lengby |
| 1 | Byron Ness, Fertile – Director | Beltrami, Fertile, Maple Bay |
| 8 | Jim DeVries, Bejou – Director | CLEC & National Members, including Thief River Falls & Bejou |
Board Election Process
Have you ever wondered how Directors are elected to our nine-member Board of Directors?
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