BLUEBONNET OFFICES TO CLOSE IN OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY

  

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative’s offices will be closed Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day.

“Bluebonnet honors the members of our nation’s armed forces who fought and died so that we and so many people throughout the world may live in peace and enjoy freedom,” said Mark Rose, Bluebonnet’s general manager. “Please take a quiet moment on Memorial Day to remember and thank those brave men and women, and their families, for their sacrifices on our behalf.”

The first observances of what was then called Decoration Day began shortly after the Civil War as a day to decorate the graves of the nation’s war dead with flowers. May was chosen because flowers were in full bloom across the country. After World War I, Memorial Day was expanded to honor those who had died in all American wars. In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be observed the last Monday in May.

Bluebonnet members can access their account information and make payments while the offices are closed through the co-op’s website at bluebonnet.coop.

Should a power outage occur, Bluebonnet personnel will be on call Memorial Day to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. To report a power outage, members should call 800-949-4414. Bluebonnet’s control room is staffed 24 hours a day, every day.

Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative is one of the largest electric cooperatives in Texas and has been serving its members since 1939. Bluebonnet serves more than 89,000 meters and owns and maintains 11,000 miles of power lines, located across more than 3,800 square miles within 14 Central Texas counties. Bluebonnet’s service area stretches from Travis County to Washington County, and from Milam County to Gonzales County. For more information about Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative, go to bluebonnet.coop and follow the co-op on Facebook and Twitter.

Story courtesy of: Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative