Bigfork Valley Winter Challenge ... family day at Scenic State Park  

Bigfork Valley is hosting a Winter Challenge at the Scenic State Park just south of Bigfork on Saturday, February 28. It will be a day to enjoy a variety of competitive and fun events outdoors alone or with the family in the four-season recreational beauty of Scenic State Park. Ice fishing, cross country skiing, a winter survival workshop, trekking with snowshoes and a warm chili meal lead up to the annual Scenic State Park Candlelight Ski.

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Landscaping - with native plants  

February. Outside there is snow on the ground...but inside! Inside seed catalogs are getting frayed as plans for summer plantings are taking shape.

For seven years, the Itasca County Soil and Water District has helped these plans along by offering Itasca County landowners a place to get smaller quantities of a variety of native plants in its annual Native Tree and Plant Sale.

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An affordable way to heat and cool your home  

Rising energy costs have people looking high and low for affordable ways to heat and cool their homes. With heat pumps, that’s exactly where they’ll find it.

Air- and ground-source heat pumps are an efficient and inexpensive way to both heat and cool your home throughout the year.

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Roxanne’s Sales Talk  

Since I didn’t get an article in last month I just want to thank all of you who took the time to come in during our Christmas Open House. It was a great turnout and nice to see so many of you make it out even though the weather wasn’t the greatest. Also special thanks to Duane Borrows and crew for the wonderful sleigh rides. It was a great time, I think all would agree!

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Save 75% on your lighting by using CFL bulbs  

Compact fluorescent light bulbs use 75 percent less energy and last 10 times longer than incandescent light bulbs. One can save you up to $30 in energy cost over its life span.

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Television Conversion  

Note to EZ-TV viewers – If you receive UHF television channels 60 and 62 or 55 and 57 directly to your antenna, you are viewing television on North Itasca Electric’s free EZ-TV rebroadcasting system.

Most of you are probably aware that all of the major television networks will be changing their broadcasting signals from analog to digital on or before Feb. 17 and viewers who watch over the air programming and have older televisions will need to purchase a set top box to convert the digital signal back to analog for their older televisions.

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February 2009 Calendar of Events

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