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Holiday Lighting Contest Winners Announced
December 23, 2020 | Press Releases
UPPER PENINSULA POWER COMPANY
ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF HOLIDAY LIGHTING CONTEST
Marquette – Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) is announcing the winners of the holiday lighting contest it hosted this year. The contest was held to celebrate the Holiday Season and create a greater sense of community and goodwill throughout the region. The Company received 60 entries and has selected 10 contest winners.
“This contest was a wonderful way for our customers to spread goodwill, holiday cheer and hope during the challenging times that have been created by the pandemic,” said Brett French, UPPCO’s Vice President of Communications and Business Development. “We were pleasantly surprised by the amount of participation and appreciate all of the hard work that went into creating such festive displays.”
Contest winners, 10 in total, will be receiving a $250 gift card to a business in their community in an effort to support local businesses during these challenging times.
“While this contest was meant to boost everyone’s spirits, it was also meant to support local businesses that may be struggling,” said French. “The contest also provided us with a great way to give back to the communities we serve.”
2020 Contest Winners (in no particular order)
Doug and Susan Pearson, Ishpeming – Griswold
Joe Ackerman, Munising – Griswold
Robert and Margaret Landsparger, Houghton – Griswold
Benito Cadena, Hancock – Griswold
Mike and Geri Niemi, Ishpeming – Griswold
Dale Damsteegt, Atlantic Mine – Traditional
Gary and Marie McQuisten, Munising – Traditional
Steve and Tanya Borowski, Munising – Traditional
Robert Myers, Gladstone – Griswold
Tony Vezetti, Ontonagon – Traditional
UPPCO is the Upper Peninsula’s largest electric utility serving approximately 52,000 customers across 4,460 square miles. UPPCO and its predecessors have excelled at providing dependable service and safe, reliable energy to its valued customers for more than 135 years.