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1245 Yerington Retirees Club Supports Mason Valley Fire Dept

Yerington IBEW 1245 Retirees’ Club President Tom “T” Bird presented a donation to Mason Valley Fire Department Fire Captain Amy Dodge, to purchase volunteer equipment. Pictured, from left: IBEW Local 1245 retiree and retired Firefighter Jim Hill, EMS Captain Patrick Watson, Yerington High School exchange student Filip Rajpert, EMS Fire Fighter Ron Durst, MVFD Captain… [Read More]

Support for Pregnant IBEW 1245 Member Who Lost Husband to COVID

Eleven-year IBEW 1245 member Nilda Garcia Holguin tragically lost her husband Carlos to COVID-19 complications, just a few short weeks after their wedding. Sister Holguin, who works for PG&E as a traffic control utility worker, is currently pregnant with the couple’s first child, and her family could use our support during this difficult time. Donations… [Read More]

In Memoriam: Cory Winters

It is with a heavy heart that I am reaching out to all of you.  After getting word about not needing a bone marrow transplant and that his leukemia was in remission, we got news that [12-year IBEW 1245 member and PG&E Fremont materials handler] Cory Winters had passed away in his sleep. Cory leaves… [Read More]

Ayeta Scholarship Winners Announced

We are pleased to congratulate Toby Payan and Mike Kerbaugh, the latest winners of IBEW 1245’s Jairus Ayeta Line School Scholarship. They will be attending the Northwest JATC Volta Line School this fall, with all expenses paid by IBEW 1245. Payan, who is from Manteca, is passionate about the opportunity to get into the line… [Read More]

Vacation Sale for Member Whose Daughter Passed Away from Leukemia

Seventeen-year IBEW 1245 member Alan Camper tragically lost his 21-year-old daughter, Quincy, to leukemia in November. Brother Camper, who works as a substation electrician at PG&E, used all his vacation and available time off to support his daughter during this hard-fought battle, and the company has set up a vacation sale to help relieve the… [Read More]

Retiree Perspective: Enrich Your Retirement With a Hobby

The measure of our life can be summed up by the richness of our retirement years. In our youth, many of us struggled for self-sufficiency. Our goal back then was to find a job, buy a home, raise our children and improve our job skills. Most of us did not have the time nor the… [Read More]

Community Fund Update from Frontier/Palo Cedro Unit #4011

Back in 2018, the IBEW 1245 Frontier/Palo Cedro Unit #4011 voted to donate $500 from the union’s Community Fund to Boy Scout Troop 125 in Palo Cedro. The funding was intended to support Matthew Zaech’s Eagle Scout Project — a new electronic school sign to replace the outdated sign in front of North Cow Creek… [Read More]

IBEW 1245 Member Christopher Landi Loses His Life to COVID

It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of six-year IBEW 1245 member Christopher Landi. Brother Landi worked for PG&E as a GC Gas Utility Construction Inspector in the East Bay, and unfortunately lost his life to COVID-19 complications. His ex-wife Cheryl provided the following words: “It is with great sadness that… [Read More]

USBR Unit Sponsors Redding Youth Soccer Team

In March of 2020, USBR/Keswick Unit #3218 donated $200 from the IBEW 1245 Community Fund to sponsor the Redding Youth Soccer League. The union recently received these photos as an expression of appreciation from the league.