Good afternoon NIECI! I’m a little late writing my article. I was away from the office at strategic planning with Great River Energy. Right after that I spent a little time in Canada fishing with my family. The good news is, I broke down and put a fence around the garden, so the deer didn’t […]
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by Brad Dolinski, CEOGood afternoon North Itasca Electric Member-Owners!I always get excited for the Annual meeting, a little nervous, but always excited. I want to thank the Northomecommunity for hosting us this year. Thank you to Teener at the Shining Light Café for making the desserts to share.This part of my presentation is always the […]
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Good morning NIECI, It’s the middle of May and we’re having temps in the 90s. I wasn’t ready for that! Now this weekend I’m heading up to Canada to fish with my family and friends, sounds like we will be welcomed with temps in the 40s. Friends taught me years ago, we rented a cabin, […]
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By Brad Dolinski, CEO Good afternoon NIECI, I’m still waiting for the beautiful days of spring to hit. It just seems like winter and summer are in a battle for our attention. Many of our members are asking for rain; the lakes do look low this spring. I know Lake of the Woods is about […]
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by Brad Dolinski, CEO April 2025 The first day of spring is here! We made it through more of a normal winter and now bring on the spring. I’m ready tosee open water, green on the trees and start the spring activities.I know I’m getting a little ahead of myself. We won’t be working in […]
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By Brad Dolinski, CEO Good morning,I’m running a little late on my article this month. That’s why you got the Watts a little late I suspect. I wanted to writemy article after we had the chance to visit the Capitol. Many of you have heard me before talking about how political my job can be. […]
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By Brad Dolinski Good afternoon NIECI! What a change a year makes. I have snowmobiles running through the parking lot again! It’s good to see people out enjoying the local businesses we have and amazing trail system. I tip my hat to the countless hours our dedicated volunteers invest in the sports we love. We […]
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by Brad Dolinski CEO Good afternoon NIECI! I hope the hunters were successful this year. I sure wasn’t trophy hunting this go round. I ended up with a little spike that will turn into some outstanding brats. I was fortunate to have an opportunity the opening weekend of season and everything came together almost as […]
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by Brad Dolinski, CEO Good afternoon NIECI, It is currently 70 degrees at the end of October as I write this. Bonus summer I figure. Outside of the crazy infestation of Asian beetles I have at home, I’m enjoying the beautiful weather. I got to spend a little time with my daughters in the deer […]
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by Brad Dolinski, CEO Good morning, North Itasca! There is a little glimmer of fall in the air today. We haven’t seen a hard frost yet, but the leaves are beginning to change, and it’s cool out. My wife has been busy canning tomatoes. Thankfully the deer stepped away from the garden before they caused […]
