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See All NewsIn May, Garden Valley Technologies issued more than 17,500 checks to members totaling approximately $1.5 million in allocated capital credits. This capital credit payout represents a percentage of the capital credits allocated for 2002 and 2021. Capital credits are one of the many benefits of being a GVT member. Because co-ops operate at cost, any […]
Garden Valley Technologies is excited to have the opportunity to work closely with local schools to provide live broadcasts of student-run productions. In addition to the broadcasting equipment and technical support, GVT will now be offering a $5,000 media club advisor grant to each of the ten schools, which will total up to $50,000. The […]
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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 Byron Ness, Vice President Arlene Novak, Secretary James Ferden, Treasurer Allen Paulson BACK ROW: Directors Jim DeVries, Larry Djernes, Casey Holland, Lee Hoaas, Ron Kiesow
| District | Director | Exchanges Represented |
| 1 | Byron Ness, Fertile – President | Beltrami, Fertile, Maple Bay |
| 3 | Arlene Novak, St. Hilaire – Vice President | Red Lake Falls, St. Hilaire, Plummer |
| 4 | James Ferden, McIntosh – Secretary | McIntosh, Oklee, Winger |
| 7 | Allen Paulson, Shevlin – Treasurer | Bagley, Minerva, Shevlin |
| 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 |
| 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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