What is it like to perform on a stage at the State Fair as hundreds of people walk by?

Bigfork High School freshman Luke Votava had that opportunity last month when he was asked to perform after receiving a purple ribbon for his classical performance of “Ave Maria” in 4H competition.

Going to the state fair; participating in a three hour conference judging, seeing the fair and the city at night from the Space Needle, listening to the Country and Western group “Riders in the Sky,” singing on stage...”One of the best times of my life,” he said.

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North Itasca Electric, in an effort to bring added value to our members, has joined the Energy Smart Wholesale Buying Club. The Energy Smart Wholesale Buying Club is designed to offer substantial savings to our members while it also supports the energy conservation and load management objectives of our cooperative.

As you know we offer a number of rebate and incentive programs for “Energy Smart” home heating and cooling products. Through the Energy Smart Wholesale Buying Club, we now can offer many of these products at substantial savings to our co-op members with wholesale buying club advantages.

For 2006 we will be piloting the program for our members with a limited number of products. If all goes well, we will be adding more energy smart products through the wholesale buying club throughout 2007.

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The very best colors usually appear in fall trees, explained Mike Albers, when the summer follows normal rainfall patterns, the early fall is a little dry, temperatures are cool but don’t drop to a hard frost, and there is bright sunlight.

Check list for winterizing your cabin

For all of you who are getting ready to close up your cabin for the winter here are a few things to remember:

• If you are just leaving for a couple of months you might want to leave heating, plumbing and electrical systems operating but if it is going to be a long time before you come back you might choose to shut off the heat and the water and drain all the water lines.

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