All good things must come to an end, or so the saying goes. A good thing sadly came to an end in 2009 when Central Rural Electric Cooperative employees, Bob Blair, Debbie Leonard and Carol Allison-Rogers, clocked out for the last time.

Traditionally, at the beginning of each year, we each begin to map out the year with the future in mind. We make numerous New Year’s resolutions with the hopes of arriving at an envisioned destination. The idea of reaching a destination is not new, and perhaps the place I have heard this concept the most is at an airport. Many times I have heard the stewardess on a plane ask passengers, "Destination, please?" and passengers always rattle off their destination city.

Winter storms are no stranger to Oklahoma. Often, these storms bring ice, sleet, snow and high winds, which can leave many without power.

More than 250 leaders from across the region attended the second annual regional Leadership Summit on December 1, 2009, at the Wes Watkins Center on Oklahoma State University’s campus in Stillwater, Okla.