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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – A senior student in Edgeley High School is already a small-business owner and his impressive resume has earned him a ,000 scholarship from Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative.

Joshua Geinert is the son of Tim and Joanne Geinert in Nortonville. Joshua received a $1,000 scholarship from DVEC and Basin Electric Power Cooperatives in March.

Joshua is 18 and helps own and operate Geinert Gardens Farmers Market and CSA. Joshua is also active in Future Business Leaders of America, band and choir an Future Farmers of America. He plans to attend NDSU and pursue a career in agriculture education.

Geinhart was one of 20 other students who applied for the award. You can find his winning essay below.

My family has been supplied electricity by Dakota Valley Electric Cooperative for longer than I have been alive.

Most everyone in the office and field crew knows us by name and are very skilled in and dedicated to providing us with a reliable source of electricity and heat. And their commitment to us is duly noted and greatly appreciated.

One of the most comforting parts of being a member of a Basin Electric co-op is how committed they are to their members. They genuinely care about our needs and work diligently to ensure that we have a consistent supply of reliable electricity.

A great testament to their commitment is how quickly they respond to an outage. When experiencing and outage, we can easily reach them to report it. They immediately start sending crews out to inspect and assess the situation and update us on the progress frequently. They are great about following up with each community member to confirm that the problem is solved completely.

Dakota Valley and Basin Electric are great organizations to have in our community. Thank you for your outstanding commitment to my family and our neighbors and also for this great opportunity.