Mike Teegarden

To celebrate their 75th anniversary, Clatskanie PUD collaborated with Pioneer to create a perpetual calendar for their members. This calendar’s format makes it easy to remember birthdays, anniversaries and other important dates, year after year. Mike Teegarden used the More Powerful Together initiative’s style guide to include an influential message about the importance of public […]

Train your eyes to see opportunities where light is doing something different, and always keep a camera handy so when it happens you are ready.

Each fall, our editors select an outstanding communicator. Ruralite Services is pleased to announce Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative's Pam Spettel as Ruralite's 2017 Communicator of the Year.

Grab your pole, bait your hook and cast your line deep into the raging current as you learn to angle for a big communications catch at Ruralite Services’ “Workshop 2016: Reeling in Your Readers” Monday, October 3, through Wednesday, October 5.

Shooting parade pictures this weekend? Scout out the parade route and look for a spot where a building may help shade the faces of participants. Be sure to scout at the same time of day the parade will take place.

While seemingly simple, the headshot causes trouble for many. Bad light, poor backgrounds, focus and cropping all can ruin a simple shot. Here are some tips the next time you shoot a headshot.

Ruralite Services is pleased to announce Todd C. Munsey as its Communicator of the Year for 2015.

Christina Sawyer of Mt. Wheeler Power, Nevada, partnered with Pioneer Utility Resources Assistant Editor Mike Teegarden and Graphic Designer Duy Mai to design an annual report for distribution at the co-op’s annual meeting. The clean design reflects the co-op’s meeting theme, Efficiently Empowering You. Spot color helps financial information stand out. Pioneer took care of the […]

Silver Award, Best Large Special Publication (Class 1) NRECA 2014 Spotlight on Excellence Award Winner Christine Stallard of Coos-Curry Electric (CCE), Oregon, worked closely with Pioneer Utility Resources Assistant Editor Mike Teegarden to design a 100-page book. The special publication celebrates Coos-Curry Electric Cooperative’s 75th anniversary. Christine collected photos from the cooperative’s archives for several months. She […]