Hunter’s Suppers

Friday, Nov. 8 Northwoods Saddle Club Location: Effie Community Center Time: 4 to 7 p.m. Cost:  Suggested donation, $10 Menu: Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, corn, cranberry sauce, dinner roll and dessert B.I.G. Community Center Location: Main Street, Bigfork Time:  5-8 p.m. Cost:  Suggested donation, $8 Menu: Swedish meatballs, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll and dessert […]

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Operation Round Up grants awarded

Operation Round Up Community Trust Board held its fall meeting in October to award grants to community organizations. This fall 29 grants were made totaling $11,000. Operation Round Up® is a charitable program designed to provide financial assistance to local nonprofit organizations and community projects. Nearly 85 percent of North Itasca Electric’s members generously participate […]

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Preparing for a new state transmission backbone

by Priti Patel, GRE vice president and chief transmission officer  We all know that utilities and electric cooperatives are moving away from fossil fuels toward more renewable energy. At the same time, we are in the midst of transforming the electric grid in the Midwest region to assure electricity can be reliably transported from where […]

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Should we be looking at nuclear?

by Sally Sedgwick With a national policy goal of eliminating coal fired plants, and a state mandate of producing completely carbon-free generation by 2040, how will energy needs be met? “We cannot meet the power need with wind and solar,” explained Brad Dolinski, CEO of North Itasca Electric Cooperative. “We have to talk nuclear.” According […]

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CEO Report

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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CEO Report

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 […]

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Fall Round Up grant application deadline Sept. 30

Thanks to the generosity of the Members of North Itasca Electric Co-op., the Board of Trustees for Operation Round-Up will be able to distribute grants to various communities and organizations in the area.  The deadline for grant applications is Friday, Sept. 30, 2024 at 3:30 p.m. Each month, participating members round up their electric bills […]

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CEO Report

by Brad Dolinski CEO Good afternoon Member-Owners of North Itasca! I know I shouldn’t have done it, but I caught myself yelling at a maple tree yesterday on my way home.  There was one branch hanging toward Highway 38 that was bright ruby red.  It’s too early to start thinking about fall let alone winter.  […]

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Itasca Area Community Education Announces Exciting Fall Catalog

Itasca Area Community Education is thrilled to unveil its Fall 2024 Community Education Catalog, set to arrive in mailboxes the week of August 19. This comprehensive guide is packed with an array of engaging classes and enrichment opportunities designed to ignite learning and inspire growth within our community. At Itasca Area Community Education, our promise […]

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CEO Report

by Brad Dolinksi CEO Good afternoon NIECI! It’s a beautiful July day as I write this.  We got back from a fishing trip in Canada with my aunt and uncle, Cathy went immediately out to inspect the garden.  Apparently, the deer came in for a snack while we were gone.  I guess they wiped out […]

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