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december25
2012
Your Horoscope
2013 Year Forecast
By Ms. Luna
Happy 2013! You have
survived the planetary
alignment at the end of
the Mayan Calendar.
Now what? Good news,
there are still plenty of joys and struggles for the New Year.
Capricorn (Dec 22- Jan 19) This is a peaceful year for
Capricorns, in both their personal and professional lives.
External as well as internal environment help to bring
positive aspects into your life. Focus on the many projects
and assignments you have to complete this year. Maintain
harmony in your partnerships.
Aquarius (Jan 20- Feb 18) This is a surprising and fruitful
year. You have the potential to get the job in your field of
interest. You are excellent in the work place and receive
the admiration from the boss. It is an excellent time to find
admission into desired institutions. You must apply for
education loans. There is a good chance of marriage in
2013.
Pisces (Feb 19- March 20) This is an excellent year for
you to thrive! You will have many chances to spend time
with family throughout the year. Your family and friends will
be supportive during a stressful phase of life. It is favorable
for students that want to start new careers. A positive
attitude is the key to the year.
Aries (March 21- April 19) This will be a very exciting
year for Aries. Arians will make huge earnings, if they
start a new venture with friends or other associates. It will
prove profitable and successful. This is a time when you
will receive proper guidance from experts regarding your
career. Your general forecast tells that love and romance
are in the cards for 2013.
Taurus (Apr 20- May 20) This will be a favorable year
for Taureans regarding career. There is a major milestone
that will be reached. While difficulties may arise, it will be
solved early on. For businessmen, collaboration with other
companies will bring large profits. Invest in share market to
find gains in your assets.
Gemini (May 21- June 20) This will be an energetic and
positive year for Gemini. It will carry new hopes in life. You
can start fresh with enthusiasm and activities. Opportunities
are great and Gemini will have their careers move forward.
Businessmen may have to face some unexpected losses.
It is important to pay attention to your relationships and
avoid any communication gaps.
Cancer (June 21- July 22) This is a year of wonderful
phases. Success will come in the career and business. You
must invest your money as well as yourself. It will be a good
time for monetary deals and can also bring a new home. It
would be best if you spend a considerable amount of time
with your partner.
Leo (July 23- Aug 22) This could be the year that you
begin a new business. Stars are in your favor. Good
choices will lead to a healthier bank account. Promotions
are highly possible. There will be time that you will benefit
from listening closely to your heart and inner voice.
Virgo (Aug 23- Sept 22) This may not be a good financial
year for Virgos. You may have to deal with many financial
crises. Face these with courage and believe in your
impulses. It is a favorable time to appreciate the real depth
your relationship, with your partner, is built on.
Libra (Sept 23- Oct 22) This is a most exciting year for
Librans. There will be many opportunities for success and
happiness in personal and professional matters. This may
be the year to invest in the market. Starting new ventures
could bring large gains. Your partner may be pleased and
amazed with your show of love and caring.
Scorpio (Oct 23- Nov 21) Like Libra, this could be a great
life phase for you. This is the year that you begin a new
chapter in your life. Try not to hold on to the past, love it,
bless it, and let it go. You will always have the memories,
but it is time for you to go forward in a new direction. You
may need to use some effort to find the best way to enjoy
life. This is a favorable year to spend time with your partner,
understanding each other will bring a tighter bond.
Sagittarius (Nov 22- Dec 21) This maybe a hectic
year for you. You will be involved in hard work that will
definitely pay better. This is an ideal time to expand your
business. Finances may seem to be unchangeable, but
steady. Your attitude may be the key. This is a good year for
harmoniousness in love and your long term relationships.
Readers Lend Their Voices... continued from page 7
with Health Trans & New Benefits) do
not pay any participation fees. The only
thing that they do is honor the deal/
offer they have chosen to offer to our
members. WOEC does not pay a fee
to participate in the Co-op Connections
program. It is a free service that is a part
of our Touchstone membership.
D. WOEC has not verified satisfaction
with the pharmacies, due to the nature of
the contracts being with Health Trans &
New Benefits and not with us directly.
We talked to the local businesses that
offer deals to our members when we were
ramping up the new promotion flyer to
go out with the updated cards with the
additional Healthy Savings program,
as we needed to know if the businesses
wanted to continue with their offer. All
businesses renewed their offers, and no
one has cancelled their participation.
WOEC members have saved
money not only with the local deals, but
with the national offers for hotel, rental
cars, on line shopping, and restaurants.
Members can use the card when
In Memory of...
continued from page 16
Robert George DuPuis
Robert George DuPuis, 91, who lived most
of his life in the Birkenfeld, Oregon area, passed away
December 15, 2012 after residing for almost four years at
the Canterbury Chateau in Longview, WA.
Bob was born on Jan. 1, 1921 in Eugene, OR
to Wilbert and Leona (Knauf) DuPuis. They returned to
Colville, WA where his father was ranching. After his
parents divorce when he was nine, Bob, being the oldest
of four children, worked before and after school to help
support the family. He graduated from Colville High
School in 1939.
He worked construction jobs until he joined the
Coast Guard in 1942. Bob was stationed at Tillamook,
OR where he met Gladys Provost who became his wife
on March 22, 1944 in Vancouver, WA. He shipped out
and was discharged October 1945 after being stationed in
Alaska and the South Pacific.
In 1945 they moved to a farm near Birkenfeld and
raised cattle and in 1959 moved to a farm in Birkenfeld
and continued to raise cattle as well as sheep. He was a
4H livestock leader. In 2003 they received the Cooperator
of the Year award for their farm conservation plan. Bob
supplemented the farm income by working as a truck
driver, a construction worker on local bridges, a logger
and a chip pile machine operator at the Wauna Paper Mill.
He is survived by a sister, Madeline and her
husband Phil Shriver; a son, William “Bill” and his wife
Lorena DuPuis; a daughter Catherine and her husband
James Moran; grandsons, Rob and wife Jeanie Moran and
Michael and wife Becky Moran; granddaughter, Ashley
DePuis; great grandchildren, Mariah and Maxwell Moran
and nieces and nephews.
Bob was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys
DuPuis on February 18, 2009.
Dates and times for the services will be published
at a later date.
Memorial donations may be made to the Mist-
Birkenfeld Fire Dept., 12525 Highway 202, Birkenfeld,
Oregon 97016 or Community Home Health & Hospice,
P.O. Box 2067, Longview, WA 98632.
Groulx Family Mortuary of Rainier, OR in charge
of arrangements.
they travel around the United States
anywhere there is a local electric co-op
that participates in the program.
WOEC members have saved
over $10,000 on prescription savings.
8.
COMMUNICATIONS: Pwr/1
believes WOEC would benefit by
increasing communication with the
membership. This includes an enhanced
website with online access to individual
KWH-use graphs, a membership blog,
conservation videos, an online newsletter
and energy generation articles. These
are some of the facts, statistics, subjects
and issues that can be easily presented in
this digital age as compared to the cost,
time and effort of published and mailed
print media or requiring members to
telephone, mail or travel to WOEC’s
office. Online enhancement is efficient,
more focused to individual member
concerns and immediately interactive.
This includes information on power
outage events as to what happened,
and for those members with computer
power back up, during a power outage,
when the power will be restored, thereby
relieving traffic on dialed telephone
lines.
The Question: What is WOEC willing
to do to improve customer service and
public relations as described above?
8. Communications: WOEC recognizes
member communication as a high
priority. That is why we use the most cost
effective way to send out a newsletter
using the Ruralite magazine which is
mailed monthly directly to each of our
member accounts for less than a first
class stamp. We also post information
on our website and write articles for
local papers.
As mentioned in response #3,
the new online bill pay system WOEC
will be activating next year will help
improve the available information
regarding members’ bills and usage.
WOEC still has numerous members that
do not have access to reliable internet
connections, and therefore they still
rely on our printed communications
like our monthly issue of Ruralite that
includes our pages/newsletter of co-op
information.
Our
website
has
links
on the Touchstone page to our
“TogetherWeSave”
program
that
provides energy efficiency ideas and
how to videos.
WOEC has a Twitter feed that
reports planned outages, outages when
they happen, energy efficiency tips, and
other helpful hints. These messages also
show up directly on our westoregon.
org home page. We also add pages
to our website for upcoming events
(example~ in the summer we have an
Annual Meeting page), and the general
manager’s monthly article is always on
the home page.
WOEC will work with the
operations department to develop a
page on the website that could have
information posted about what caused
recent outages, and our best estimate as
to service restoration.
