Touchstone Energy supports Medora Musical
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Local Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives are sponsors of the Burning Hills Singers at historic Medora, ND. |
Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives are making music in the rugged Badlands of North Dakota.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative, together with other Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives - Burke-Divide Electric, KEM Electric, McKenzie Electric, McLean Electric and Mor-Gran-Sou Electric - are sponoring the Medora Musical’s Burning Hills Singers for the second consecutive year. Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives are the primary sponsor of the artists who perform in an outdoor music spectacular.
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The Burning Hills Singers and the Medora |
“This opportunity is a perfect fit for us," says Emily McKay, Basin Electric event planner/charitable giving coordinator. “Touchstone Energy®'s values – commitment to community, integrity, accountability and innovation – mirror those values exuded by the Medora Musical."
The Medora Musical is a favorite tourist attraction, bringing thousands of visitors to this historic western community near the scenic Badlands, a favorite vacation spot of President Teddy Roosevelt.
“When you look at the Touchstone Energy® logo, of the extending hands and the rainbow colors and the kids, and you think about Medora, that’s the picture we have,” says Randy Hatzenbuhler, Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation president. “We have that picture in our mind of the Medora Musical, with the Burning Hills Singers inviting all the children up on stage.”
The Medora Musical boasts a strong history dating back 40 years. Tourists from every state in the union and foreign countries travel to see the two-hour professionally produced musical variety show in Medora's outdoor Burning Hills Amphitheatre.
The Burning Hills Singers are talented performing artists who have professional singing, dancing and clogging expertise. Many of them hail from rural electric cooperative-served communities in addition to those who come from other areas of America.
“We were thrilled that Touchstone Energy® agreed to be one of the major sponsors,” Hatzenbuhler said. “It’s just one of those things that is a win-win, we believe. ... There’s nearly 100 percent identification of the Medora Musical amongst people around this upper Midwest area. So it is just a nice opportunity for both organizations."
Cooperatives are rockin' the ND hills
Touchstone Energy® sponsors Burning Hills Singers again
First Touchstone Energy® sponsorship for Burning Hills Singers
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Basin Electric Power Cooperative
1717 East Interstate Ave.
Bismarck, ND 58503-0564 USA
701.223.0441