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December 2020
- CEO Report
- What is happening within the Member Services Department?
- Bigfork community sponsors toys for an unusual Christmas
- Santa's elves busy in Northome
- December Calendar
- The Full Issue
November 2020
- CEO Report
- Operation Round Up grants awarded
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Services Spotlight: Bigfork Ambulance Service Association
- November Calendar
- The Full Issue
October 2020
- CEO Report
- Gunderson's energy efficient home construction
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Business Member Spotlight: Creek Bank Graphics
- October Calendar
- The Full Issue
September 2020
- CEO Report
- Load Control Audits
- Operation Round-Up Trustees to hold grant meeting
- Business Member Spotlight
- 80th Annual Meeting
- September Calendar
- The Full Issue
August 2020
- CEO Report
- How do Air Source Heat Pumps work?
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Business Member Spotlight
- Build-out of EV fast-charging network continues across Minnesota, U.S.
- August Calendar
- The Full Issue
July 2020
- CEO Report
- Benefits of electricity over propane
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Stay cool with an Air Source Heat Pump
- July Calendar
- The Full Issue
June 2020
- CEO Report
- Summer Building projects
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Message from the Board Chair
- Official Notice
- Walt Breeze retires
- June Calendar
- The Full Issue
May 2020
- CEO Report
- Radiant heat vs. forced air heating systems
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Board Nominations Open for Districts 4, 5 and 6
- Area greenhouse openings
- April RoundUp® awards
- May Calendar
- The Full Issue
April 2020
- CEO Report
- Co-op is exempt from CIP
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Scholarship applications available
- April Calendar
- The Full Issue
March 2020
- CEO Report
- Load Control Audits
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- 2020 Rebates
- Operation Round Up® Trustees to hold grant meeting
- March Calendar
- The Full Issue
February 2020
- CEO Report
- Energy comparison reports
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- February Calendar
- The Full Issue
January 2020
- CEO Report
- Generator and disconnect sales
- Winners of Christmas contests!
- Use a transfer switch!
- EOWSKI!
- January Calendar
- The Full Issue
December 2019
- CEO Report
- Message from the Board Chair:
Our Most Important Obligation
- December Calendar
- The Full Issue
November 2019
- CEO Report
- Member saves with Storage Space and Water Heating programs
- Hunters' Suppers
- Operation Round Up® fall grants awarded
- Holiday Contests
- November Calendar
- The Full Issue
October 2019
- CEO Report
- Value of electricity
- Summer to Winter Load Control Changeover
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Idle transformers also consume energy
- October Calendar
- The Full Issue
September 2019
- CEO Report
- How did Johnny reduce his heating and cooling bills?
- RoundUp Deadline
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- In memory of Delmer Anderson
- September Calendar
- The Full Issue
August 2019
- CEO Report
- Members being active
- It’s not too early to think about your heating system
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Rebates
- Koochiching County Fair
- August Calendar
- The Full Issue
July 2019
- CEO Report
- North Itasca Electric hosts Annual Meeting
- Bob saves big on his heating bill
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- July Calendar
- The Full Issue
June 2019
- CEO Report
- In Memoriam: Jim Cox, Director
- Energy efficiency starts with knowledge
- If your power goes off
- North Itasca Electric Scholarships
- June Calendar
- The Full Issue
May 2019
- CEO Report
- Operation Round Up® awards $12,750 in spring cycle
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Inventory Clearance
- Area Greenhouse Openings
- May Calendar
- The Full Issue
April 2019
- CEO Report
- Electrification
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- STEM program in Deer River
- Highway 45 Summer Road Construction
- Districts 7, 8 and 9 Board nominations open
- April Calendar
- The Full Issue
March 2019
- CEO Report
- Timberwolf Inn serves up quality
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Operation Round-Up Trustees to hold grant meeting
- North Itasca Electric Scholarships
- March Calendar
- The Full Issue
February 2019
- CEO Report
- Changing out Poles
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Speed Limits to go up on some Area Roads
- Right of Way Clearing
- February Calendar
- The Full Issue
January 2019
- CEO Report
- Terry Schmitz
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Jerry Richards
- District 8 Meeting
- January Calendar
- The Full Issue
December 2019
- CEO Report
- Heating Degree Days
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Space Heaters
- December Calendar
- The Full Issue
November 2018
- CEO Report
- Snow has come
- Hunters' Suppers
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Welcoming Katie Smith
- Round Up® Grants
- Holiday Contests
- November Calendar
- The Full Issue
October 2018
- CEO Report
- What is Infiltration?
- Load Control: Changeover from Summer to Winter
- Appliance Sale
- October Calendar
- The Full Issue
September 2018
- CEO Report
- Interviewing the linemen
- Don’t wait until tomorrow
- Operation Round Up grant applications due Friday, Sept. 28
- Propane price vs. Electric Storage and Dual Fuel rates
- September Calendar
- The Full Issue
August 2018
- CEO Report
- Heating Season is not far away
- From the Line Department
- Summer as an Intern
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- August Calendar
- The Full Issue
July 2018
- Annual Meeting
- CEO Report
- Renewables becoming the norm
- A very fun way to get around
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- July Calendar
- The Full Issue
June 2018
- Major construction projects on Hwys 38, 46
- Welcome to the 2018 Annual Meeting
- The life of a Member Services Manager
- Father's Day Open House
- If Your Power Goes Off
- North Itasca Electric Scholarships
- June Calendar
- The Full Issue
May 2018
- Area Events in May
- CEO Report
- Greenhouse Openings
- RoundUp® Awards
- Summer Load Management
- May Calendar
- The Full Issue
April 2018
- New Lineman
- CEO Report
- Net Metering or Wellspring?
- Board nominations open Districts 1, 2 and 3
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- April Calendar
- The Full Issue
March 2018
- RoundUp® Grants
- CEO Report
- North Itasca Electric Scholarships available
- New Border-to-Border Touring Route
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- March Calendar
- The Full Issue
February 2018
- Northome/Squaw Lake RoundUp® Grants
- CEO Report
- It's Heating Season!
- February Calendar
- The Full Issue
January 2018
- Change the world with Charity@13
- CEO Report
- Message from the Board Chairman
- January Calendar
- The Full Issue
December 2017
- 2018 GRE budget: Stable rates, flat sales
- CEO Letter
- Mitten Maids win Community Award
- Christmas Cookie/Candy Contest
- December Calendar
- The Full Issue
November 2017
- Open House for new 69kV line
- CEO Report
- Load control equipment checks
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Hunters' Suppers
- Elm Project Update
- Round Up® Grants
- November Calendar
- The Full Issue
October 2017
- Telling the Stories of Bear Country
- CEO Report
- Bigfork School Garden: Dream becomes reality
- Espes choose load control
- What can 13 cents buy?
- Touchstone Energy Community Award nominations sought
- October Calendar
- The Full Issue
September 2017
- North Itasca Electric welcomes Brad Dolinski as CEO
- Message from Dan Hoskins
- CEO Report
- Message from the Board
- New recreational opportunities in Bigfork
- RoundUp® fall grant applications
- September Calendar
- The Full Issue
August 2017
- 'Local Democracy': New legislation grants local authority to electric cooperatives
- CEO Report
- Goose Lake Farm Stand opens
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Koochiching County Fair August 11-13
- August Calendar
- The Full Issue
July 2017
- Bringing Back the American Elm
- CEO Report
- Hen House & Picadilly
- Generator Sizing and Safety
- 2017 Annual Meeting
- Festival, Rodeo, Expo in July
- July Calendar
- The Full Issue
June 2017
- Message from the Board Chair
- Message from the Interim CEO
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Member Satisfaction
- Guest Speaer at the Annual Meeting
- From the Line Department
- June Calendar
May 2017
- Board Nominations Open for Districts 4, 5 and 6
- CEO Report
- Area greenhouse openings
- Operation RoundUp® grants
- Sign up for the Elk River/Maple Grove Tour
- May Calendar
- The Full Issue
April 2017
- Member Tour
- CEO Report
- GreenTouch, May 6
- Itasca County Native Plant Sale
- North Itasca Electric Scholarships available
- April Calendar
- The Full Issue
March 2017
- RoundUp® Spring Grant Applications Open
- CEO Report
- MNTEG: Minnesota Touchstone Energy® Group
- Area Events in March
- March Calendar
- The Full Issue
February 2017
- Bigfork School Garden Project Underway
- CEO Report: Budget approved for 2017
- Storing heat energy
- The basics of purchasing an electric car
- February Calendar
- The Full Issue
January 2017
- North Itasca Electric launches SmartHub®
- New bills in mailboxes starting in January
- CEO Report: Year in Review
- EOWSKI!
- ETS Storage Water Heating program
- January Calendar
- The Full Issue
December 2016
November 2016
- Spring Lake Store
- CEO Report
- Highway 38 construction delayed
- Hunters' Suppers
- Marcell Township helping businesses grow
- RoundUp® Grants
- November Calendar
- Full Issue
October 2016
- Jourdan's Family Diner
- CEO Report
- Winter Load Management control hours changeover
- October Calendar
- Full Issue
October 2016
- Scenic State Park
- RoundUp® Fall Applications
- CEO Report
- Will costs ever stop going up?
- Local Events in September
- September Calendar
- Full Issue
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016
May 2016
- GreenTouch May 7
- CEO report: News of your cooperative
- Touchstone Energy today
- Area Greenhouse Openings
- May Calendar
- The Full Issue
April 2016
- Chris Corradi selected as new CEO
- My commitment to you
- Home ventilation systems
- Nominating Committee to meet
- Mark your calendar early for this year's Coal Creek Tour
- April Calendar
- The Full Issue
March 2016
- RiverWalk construction begins in Bigfork
- Chris Corradi to become CEO
- It has been an honor
- Green Touch May 7
- March Calendar
- The Full Issue
February 2016
- Spiritwood strengthens local economy
- Water quality in the Big Fork River Watershed
- Using technology to improve service and reliability
- Meter upgrade
- Cost of showering and savings options
- Understanding load management receivers
- February Calendar
- The Full Issue
January 2016
- Marcell Family Center wins local Touchstone Energy Community Award
- Paul Bunyan Communication Voyageurs Classic Sled Dog Race
- Sharing Success
- Board approves 2016 budget, rate adjustment needed in March
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Marathon water heater warranty terms are changing
- January Calendar
- The Full Issue
December 2015
- North Itasca Electric to distribute more than $154,000 in Capital Credits
- Meter Upgrade commences
- Directors earn Certification
- December Calendar
- The Full Issue
November 2015
- Business Profile: Timber Rose Floral & Gifts
- 2016 Budget Process and Rate Outlook
- Cody Eischens joins line crew
- RoundUp® grants awarded
- November Calendar
- The Full Issue
October 2015
- Business Profile: Cozy Air
- Community Solar Program Energized
- Can light bulbs really be that different?
- October Calendar
- The Full Issue
September 2015
- Coal Creek Station Tour
- Ortman Substation Energized
- The heating season is fast approaching
- RoundUp® applications due Friday, Oct. 2
- Ortman Substation dedicated
- September Calendar
- The Full Issue
August 2015
- Business Profile: Plum Tree Co.
- Saving Money with Coop Programs
- Touchstone Energy Community Award
- Local Events in August
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- August Calendar
- The Full Issue
July 2015
- Annual Meeting celebrates 75 Years
- Business Profile: Anchor Inn
- Celebrating 75 Years
- Ortman Substation Update
- DOE, DOC public meetings on transmission lines in July
- Local Events in July
- July Calendar
- The Full Issue
June 2015
- Year in Review
- 75 Years of Serving our Members
- Ortman Substation Update
- From the Line Department
- Local Events in June
- June Calendar
- The Full Issue
May 2015
- Business Profile: Polar Insulating
- Volunteer for Greentouch
- What a difference a year makes
- Spring Round-Up® grant awards
- Area greenhouse openings
- Nominations open for Director positions
- May Calendar
- The Full Issue
April 2015
- Business Profile: Laurel's Needlecraft Supplies and Gifts
- North Itasca Electric Cooperative celebrates National Lineman Appreciation Day
- Legislative update
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Board nominations open
- April Calendar
- The Full Issue
March 2015
- Business Profile: Riley's Cannibal Junction
- Wes Waller chosen chair of Minnesota Rural Electric Association
- Solar project update
- Community Solar Faqs
- RoundUp® Spring Grants
- NIECI Open House
- March Calendar
- The Full Issue
February 2015
- Business Profile: Frontier Sports
- Electricity remains a Good Value
- Capital Credit FAQs
- Loney chosen chair of state Touchstone Energy group
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- February Calendar
- The Full Issue
January 2015
- Business Profile: Kocian's Family Market
- Board approves 2015 budget, rate adjustment needed
- Over 50 Club wins Touchstone Energy Community Award
- Voyageur's Classic set for Jan 9-10
- Sharing Success
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- January Calendar
- The Full Issue
December 2014
- North Itasca Electric to distribute more than $320,000 in capital credits
- Clock ticking on co-op energy efficiency program
- Get ready for the next winter storm
- Top Ten Holiday Safety Tips
- December Calendar
- The Full Issue
November 2014
- Business Profile: Dun-Rite Cabinetry & Construction
- NRECA hears you loud and clear...will the EPA?
- Capitol Christmas Tree to Visit Marcell
- Hunter's Suppers
- Great Northern Transmission Line Hearing
- RoundUp® Grants Awarded
- November Calendar
- The Full Issue
October 2014
- Business Profile: My Lake Home Bed & Breakfast
- Projects, Rates and Commitment to Community
- 2014 Construction Projects
- Solar PV and Common Questions
- Great Northern Transmission Line Hearings
- Touchstone Energy Community Award
- October Calendar
- The Full Issue
September 2014
- Community Solar Opportunity
- Business Profile: Little Turtle Lake Store
- Generlink Installation
- RoundUp® Applications Due Friday, October 3rd
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- In September: Fiesta, Challenge, Bargains!
- September Calendar
- The Full Issue
August 2014
- Koochiching County Fair
- Business Profile: JoAnn's Floral and Gifts
- Member Satisfaction - it's why we exist
- U.S. Department of Energy comes to Bigfork
- August Calendar
- The Full Issue
July 2014
- Business Profile: Sleepy Hollow Resort
- Annual Meeting Summary
- Your Cooperative's Annual Meeting
- Health Expo, Rodeo, Lions Fly-in in July
- Connect your Portable Generator with GenerLink
- July Calendar
- The Full Issue
June 2014
- Report to the Members: The Year in Review
- The Value of Membership
- From the Line Department
- Right-of-Way Clearing Q & A
- June Local Events
- June Calendar
- The Full Issue
May 2014
- Business Profile: Effie Cafe
- What is a Power Cost Adjustment?
- 2014 Road Construction
- Spring Round-Up® Grants
- May Calendar
- The Full Issue
April 2014
- Co-op Connections Card Launched
- Thanking our Rural Legislators
- Waller re-elected to MREA Board
- Nominating Committee to Meet
- April Calendar
- The Full Issue
March 2014
- Energy Strategy
- RoundUp® Board to Meet
- Great Northern Transmission Line Update
- Pederson New Line Superintendent
- Help Clean State Parks
- March Events
- March Calendar
- The Full Issue
February 2014
- Budget approved...no rate increase for 2014
- Coming...Co-op Connections® Card
- Local PUC hearings on Great Northern line
- Cow Calf Days
- Native Plant Sale
- Fuel Cost Comparison
- February Calendar
- The Full Issue
January 2014
- Happy New Year
- Update: Great Northern Transmission Line
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- World Cafe Discussion in Bigfork
- Family Fun Ski Days
- Voyageurs Classic Sled Dog Race Jan 10, 11
- January Calendar
- The Full Issue (More than 6 megabytes)
December 2013
- Christmas Open House and Sale
- North Itasca Electric distributes more than $300,000 in capital credits
- Voyageur Classic hopes for snow
- December Calendar
- The Full Issue
November 2013
- Shaping your cooperative's future
- RoundUp® Grants awarded
- Energy efficient dome home construction
- Roxanne’s Sales Talk
- Hunters' Suppers
- November Calendar
- The Full Issue
October 2013
- Applications sought for Touchstone Energy Community Award
- Celebrating Cooperative Month
- Blinking Lights
- Why consider energy conservation
- October Calendar
- The Full Issue
September 2013
- Army Worms ... Are they on the march
- Copper theft - a dangerous proposition
- Operation RoundUp® Trustees to hold grant meeting
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Coal Creek Trip
- September Calendar
- The Full Issue
August 2013
- Koochiching County Fair
- Making Life Better
- Routing Alternatives for Great Northern Transmission Line
- New memory care facility to break ground in August
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- August Area Events
- August Calendar
- The Full Issue (More than 5 megabytes)
July 2013
- Thank you for attending our Annual Meeting
- ANNUAL MEETING
- CEO Remarks
- Connett Address
- Power Outage: What to Do
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- July Area Events
- July Calendar
- The Full Issue
June 2013
- Report to the Members: Year in Review
- Update from the Line Department
- Spring RoundUp® Awards
- The Value of Cooperative Programs
- Wilderness Days
- June Calendar
- The Full Issue
May 2013
- North Itasca Electric to provide value-added services as a Touchstone Energy® Cooperative
- Touchstone Energy® and the Value of Membership
- Chris Corradi joins co-op
- Highway 38 corridor plan update hearing
- Customer survey
- May Calendar
April 2013
- Working to Halt Unfavorable Renewable Energy Legislation
- What is the Wholesale Power Cost Rider or Power Cost Adjustment?
- Scholarships
- Board Nominations Open
- Lighting Retrofit Rebate
- Kathe Lind Retires
- April Calendar
March 2013
- Electric cooperatives born in politics
- Empty Bowls Project
- Operation Roundup® trustees to hold grant meeting
- Energy conservation program presentation
- Perchjerker's, St. Urho's Saturday
- Update: Great Northern Transmission Line
- March Calendar
February 2013
- A busy month at your cooperative
- Great River Energy closes 2012 on financial high note
- Financing for Home Energy Efficient Upgrades through CEE
- Instantaneous Water Heaters
- 2013 Road Construction
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Bigfork Valley Winter Challenge
- Native Tree and Plant Sale
- February Calendar
January 2013
- Profile of Our New CEO, Jared Echternach
- A Difficult Year for your Cooperative
- Voyageurs Classic Sled Dog Race Jan. 11-12
- Rate Changes Effective with January and March Billing Cycles
- Public hearings for new endangered/threatened listings
- New Effie Street Lights
- January Calendar
December 2012
- Christmas Open House and Sale
- Energy Reduction Contest Final Results
- Richard LeVasseur's Dual Fuel Installation
- December Calendar
November 2012
- Jeff Ortman 1949-2012 - CEO North Itasca Electric, 1985-2012
- North Itasca Electric in Transition
- RoundUp® Board holds fall grant meeting
- Hunters' Suppers
- November Calendar
October 2012
- Northome Repair
- Touring Coal Creek
- View from the Board Table
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Surge Arrester program discontinued
- October Calendar
September 2012
- My view from the board table
- Operation RoundUp® Applications due October 1st!
- Load Control Receivers Working Well
- Energy Reduction Contest
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Water Heater Ban
- September Calendar
August 2012
- Dateline July 2: Extreme Storm
- Challenge races set for Saturday, Sept. 8
- Coming Up in August
- View from the Board Table
- August Calendar
July 2012
- Annual Meeting Summary
- July Events
- Roxanne's Sales Talk
- Red Bookshelf in Bigfork
- July Calendar
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