Helping others, assisting with economic development By Vern Hee On a typical day, Valley Electric Association Key Accounts Coordinator Beth Lee talks with 20-30 member-owners, trying to resolve issues or answer question. After her long day taking on Valley Electric challenges, you might think Beth would seek the peace and quiet of home, but she doesn’t. Instead, in her off…

Ken Derschan, above, a longtime Sandy Valley resident, says residents tend to have a live-and-let-live attitude. By John M. Glionna Photos by John Glionna SANDY VALLEY, Nev. – Take a hard left heading west on Good Springs Road, not far from Interstate-15, and you’ll enter a world straight out of your grandfather’s time. The route abruptly changes character, becoming an…

By Vern Hee Photos by David Becker, Jeff Scheid, Mark Duvall Nearly 700 members and guests packed the Pahrump Valley High School Gym April 28 as Valley Electric Association celebrated a remarkable and historic year. VEA members watched a video that recapped VEA’s successes in 2017, its future and the prospects of the Cooperative’s subsidiaries. Six-time Olympic gold medalist Amy…