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The Show Must Go On

by Staff Reports | Jun 18, 2024 | Connections

20th Gaff-n-Go Rodeo soggy but successful A little rain did not prevent more than 300 linemen from 11 states from competing in the 20th annual Gaff-n-Go Rodeo last month. The two-day event, held at Meadow Event Park in Doswell, Va., finished with local co-ops taking...

Inaugural Class Graduates

by Staff Reports | Jan 8, 2024 | Connections

Lineworker pre-apprenticeship enhances Eastern Shore workforce On Dec. 20, seven future Eastern Shore utility lineworkers celebrated the completion of their 13-week journey through the newly created lineworker pre-apprenticeship program. Thanks to collaborative...

Co-ops Participate in International Rodeo

by VMDAEC | Nov 2, 2023 | Connections

Seven co-ops travel to KC for 39th International Lineman’s Rodeo In mid-October, seven Virginia electric co-ops participated in the 39th Annual International Lineman’s Rodeo in Bonner Springs, Kansas. With more 1,300 lineworkers competing and 541 judges,...

2022 Gaff-n-Go Participants Gather at the International Lineman’s Rodeo

by VMDAEC | Oct 21, 2022 | Connections

2022 Gaff-n-Go Rodeo participants gathered together at the International Lineman’s Rodeo banquet in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, last weekend. Included are Southside, Central Virginia, Rappahannock and Delaware electric cooperatives along with Dominion Energy and the Army...

The Show Must Go On

Inaugural Class Graduates

Co-ops Participate in International Rodeo

2022 Gaff-n-Go Participants Gather at the International Lineman’s Rodeo

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