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· Roxanne's Dial Tones
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Published for the members of North Itasca Electric Cooperative
VOL. 9 NO. 8 - August 2006
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Rendezvous!
Ever want to try your hand at black powder shooting? Like a chance to win a hand hewn 10’ x 12’ log cabin? Enjoy bluegrass music? Want to learn how to write with a quill pen or take a nature trail tour with local phenologist John Latimer?
Your chance is coming up August 4-6! The 18th annual White Oak Rendezvous will celebrate the 1798 voyageur period behind the walls of the fur post just north of Deer River on Highway 6. The Rendezvous is open to the public on Friday, Aug. 4 and Saturday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m., and on Sunday, Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, ages 5 and under free. There are also family and weekend rates.
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Monarch Update
by Sally Sedgwick
The news was gloomy three years ago. Loss of winter habitat, storms...even genetically modified corn pollen covering milkweed leaves combined to bring monarch butterfly numbers dramatically down. As reported in WATTS NEWS, some monarch butterfly counts were off 85 percent.
Last year there was a surprising comeback, said John Weber, a nature photographer who does weekly counts in the Nevis area for the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project of the University of Minnesota. And this year looks even better.
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FAIRS
Koochiching County Fair, Arts & Crafts Fair and Bear River Fair this month.
The Koochiching County Fair is 100 years old!
Birthday cake will be served on Friday August 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairgrounds following a Mustangs basketball fundraiser spaghetti dinner.
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Roxanne's DialTones
by Roxanne Prather
Sales Assistant
N.I.C.E. (North Itasca Cooperative Enterprises) invites you to try our long distance service. We are not a big company, but we have a Big Deal on Long Distance!
Reasons to change to N.I.C.E. long distance are:
- 1- Great Rates
7.9 cents a minute if you are calling out of state and 8.9 cents a minute if you are calling within the state.
- 2- No Monthly Fee
If you do not make any calls you will not receive a bill for the month.
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Monthly Statements
Due to some recent questions and comments concerning our monthly statements, we thought a short article explaining our system might help to understand how our system works.
Each month as the Turtle™ readings are brought into our system with the usage for the previous month, the long distance telephone charges and the contract loans for appliances are also processed and added to the individual accounts. In a cost saving effort, the monthly statements are mailed out under a first class bulk permit. This means the statements are all sorted by zip code and strapped in trays with labels designating the destination of the tray. Therefore, the statements are printed by zip code. For quite some time these statements were folded and stuffed by hand, but in recent months the Co-op has leased a folding and stuffing machine in an effort to get the statements processed and mailed in a more timely manner.
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August 2006 Calendar of Events
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“The Night Stalkers: All about owls,” a naturalist program at the Marcell Ranger Station on Highway 38 just north of Marcell, 11 a.m.
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32nd Annual Arts and Crafts Fair at Bigfork High School. Sponsored by Bigfork Valley Auxiliary. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 50 cents admission. Used book sale, lunch, artisans and crafters.
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Opening reception for the August Edge Gallery show, “From the River to the High Seas,” model ships crafted by William Snow. Show runs from Aug. 3-26. Edge Gallery in Bigfork open Thursdays, 1 - 4 p.m.; Fridays, 1 - 7 p.m.; and Saturdays, 1 - 4 p.m.
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White Oak Rendezvous at the Fur Post site just north of Deer River on Hwy 6. Fri. and Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-4. Admission $6, 5 and under free.
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“Quackers and Flappers” All about ducks, duck calling, decoys and habitat. A free naturalist program at Mosomo Campground 19 miles north of Deer River on Hwy 46 then west on Forest Road 2190, 2 p.m. Call 246-8233.
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North Country Gardeners meet at the Grand Rapids Public Library, 5:45 p.m. The Grand Rapids Garden Club has invited the club to accompany it on a tour of three country gardens. For more information please call 246-2007 or 832-3652. Note change of date.
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“Living off the grid” Learning to use alternative energy sources. A naturalist program at the Marcell Family Center , 7 p.m. Call 832-3444.
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