North Itasca Electric at national convention 

You step off the plane to participate in an annual meeting. But it isn’t a meeting of just one organization. You’ve stepped into a convention that gathers four groups and 9,000 people together to review and celebrate the infrastructure of rural America.

It’s the annual meeting of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, and in February board member Terry Schmitz and CEO Jeff Ortman traveled to Anaheim, California to represent North Itasca Electric Cooperative at the conference. Along with the NRECA, the conference also was the annual gathering of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, distributor of WildBlue and DIRECT TV; the Cooperative Finance Corporation which provides financial services to cooperatives; and Touchstone Energy, which is the branding group for electricity provided by rural co-ops.

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Director nominations open  

Nominations are open for the three Director positions in Districts 4, 5 and 6 for North Itasca Electric Cooperative. Incumbents are in District 4: Mr. James Cox; in District 5: Mr. Edward Shearen; and in District 6: Mr. Walter Breeze.

Members of the cooperative may contact a nominating committee member to suggest a candidate. All candidates must be qualified - they must be a Member of the Cooperative, a bona fide resident of the district having director elections and willing to serve in the capacity of director for a period of three years.

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Local gardeners help launch ... Spring Fling  

It’s that time of year. Mud. Pockets of snow. Bare branches.

But the promise of spring is there, too. Warm sunshine. Unexpected blades of grass. A certain something in the air.

This year the Itasca County Master Gardeners are welcoming the season with a Spring Fling; a series of workshops looking forward to productive summer gardening. Mary Evenhouse of Marcell is the chair for the event which will be on Saturday, April 26 from 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at the Grand Rapids High School.

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Roxanne's Sales Talk  

North Itasca Electric now has a new look in the showroom! In an attempt to give our customers more choice and selection and to offer more Energy Star® appliances we have General Electric appliances to complement our Frigidaire lineup. Stop in and see what a great selection we have in our showroom.

We have refined our financing options to make it more affordable to furnish your whole house with new appliances or replace that old energy-eating appliance.

We have extended the 10% cash & carry discount to non-members who wish to purchase and pick up their appliance(s) themselves, or North Itasca offers free “standard” delivery within a 15 mile radius.


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