Northome is the place for a county fair experience on August 7-9. It’s a county fair that has been running for 120 years!There are no parking or admission fees; lots of food, garden produce, art and other displays, competitions and music. Please, no pets on the grounds. The Kids Party House Rides and Amusements will […]
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Minnesota Cooperatives Sign Ratepayer ProtectionPledge
On Thursday, July 23 the Minnesota Rural Electric Association joined utilities, elected officials and businessesacross the country in signing the White House’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge, an initiative focused on ensuringthe costs associated with new data center development are not shifted to existing electric consumers. The pledgecalls for large energy users to pay for the power […]
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Special rebate on Speed Queen DC5 dryers
DC5 dryers use PetPlusTM technology!If you’re part of the roughly 67 percent of U.S. households owning at least one pet, you know that when it comes to pet hair on clothing – the struggle is real. And that struggle is more than your dollar store lint roller is going to manage. We get it. Our […]
‘In the Stix in 2026’ Bigfork Wilderness Days July 17-19
Plan a trip into Bigfork for the Bigfork Wilderness Days celebration – with games, contests, food – lots of food – music and vendors! Festivities start at noon on Friday with a swap meet, BBQ contest and Youth Dance. Other events include a golf tournament, band/open mic, car show, Escape Room, duckie race, kids’ movies, […]
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GSOC: Gopher State One Call
“Call Before You Dig!” It’s a phrase that we all know well. But do we stop and think before planting a tree in the yard? 811 is for residents, contractors and communities, and it serves to protect people from harm as well as service disruption or environmental damage as a result from severing utility lines. […]
2026 North Itasca Electric Scholarship Awards
Unclaimed capital credits are donated to the Scholarship Committee at Northome High School to create scholarships for children of Member-Owners of North Itasca Electric. Congratulations to the following students who were awarded scholarships this spring. $1,000 Charli Hallstrom, Northome John Kopacek, Grand Rapids Josee Lindley, Northome $700 Noah Calhoun, Bigfork Salvitor David, Bigfork Hannah Holloway, […]
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Bigfork Business Revitalization Grant award notification
Business Office Highlights: Capital Credits
What are Allocations?When income exceeds expenses in any given year, margins are allocated to each member’s capital credit account according to their usage; this is called capital credit allocation.Active members can find their 2025 capital credit allocation on their June statement. This number represents the members individual share of our $822,153.00 margin this past year. […]
From the Line Department
by Daryl Pederson, line superintendent The 2025 construction year was a busy one. Our crew installed 5.25 miles of new underground cable and have retiredout nearly 7 miles of old overhead line. The main project in 2025 was around the Bello Lake area, where we installedmuch-needed underground and fusing equipment to strengthen reliability and improve […]
In Memoriam: Ray Swang
Ray Swang served on the North Itasca Electric Board of Directors for several three year terms. He represented theNorthome area with zeal and fierce loyalty. I can remember many times we would be discussing a project or upgrade andhe would say, “What is Northome going to get out of this?”Ray was also a great jokester, […]
