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VOL.17 NO. 5
PUBLISHED FOR THE MEMBERS OF NORTH ITASCA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
MAY 2014
North Itasca Electric Cooperative
invites all its Members and friends to the annual
Mother's Day Open House
We will also
have corsages
for all the
Mothers!
Friday, May 9 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Enjoy coffee and pastries, register for door prizes, visit with your friends and
neighbors, and see the large selection of appliances on sale.
2014 Road Construction
Co-op Connection
Business Profile:
Road construction projects in
northern Itasca County during
2014 include three regrade and/
or paving projects and three bridge
replacements. Roads are county
state aid highways (CSAH).
Effie Cafe
by Sally Sedgwick
“What a lovely oasis in the wilderness!”
wrote a visitor from St. Paul.
“Nick ate the 2 scoop ice cream!!” wrote
another. “It was tough BUT I DID IT!!”
answered Nick.
“We had a good meal here, and we
come from Norway…” commented one
international visitor.
In fact, a quick browse of one year’s
guest book shows visitors from 19 states and
6 foreign countries who came to the Effie
Café at the corner of Highways 38 and 1 in
northern Itasca County.
Customers are a mix
Show your Cooperative
of hometown regulars,
Connections card and
seasonal visitors, traffic
receive: 25 percent off
along Highway 1 and along
second entreé of equal
the snowmobile trails that
or lesser value (Limit:
intersect in Effie, fishermen
one discounted meal per
and bird hunters.
card per visit)
Finding
out
their
Highway 5 north of Effie
Regrading the road will be done in
early June and will not detour traffic.
Paving will start on July 14 and be
completed August 22. Bituminous
and shoulder work will also continue
stories is the best part of the
job, said owner Kathy Powell.
“There are no strangers here,”
says a sign on the wall, “only
friends we have not met.”
The walls of the Effie Café
also hold history of the area,
Effie to p. 4>
into Koochiching County.
Highway 14
The furthest west bridge on
Highway 14 over Fletcher Creek
is scheduled to start on June 2 and
continue to August 15. A detour
will be required.
Immediately
following the bridgework, the road
will be paved with a completion
date of October 3. No detour will
be required.
Road to p.5>
Spring Round-Up®
grant awards
The North Itasca Electric Trust Board has
announced its 2014 spring grants. Listed on p. 4 are 38 grant awards
totaling over $11,500. North Itasca Electric Co-op would like to thank
those members who round up their monthly bills making these projects
possible and the members of the Trust Board who donate their time to
make the difficult yet rewarding decisions on the grant requests. The
next application deadline for Round-Up grants will occur in October.
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Round-Up®
Greenhouse Ground Source
Mother's Day Sale Flyer
Heat Pump
Openings
grant award list
page 4
pages 7-10
page 5
page 16
Summer Hours
start May 27
7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
CLOSED
Monday, May 26
page 2
May 2014
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Storytelling at the Marcell Town Hall 6:30 p.m. Subject is "Spring Stories."
Nominating Committee for North Itasca Electric Director Districts 4, 5 and 6 meets at
headquarters in Bigfork, 6 p.m.
Last day for entries to the 2014 Edge Gallery juried art exhibit, Art on the Edge. Forms
at www.the-edge-center.org .
North Woods Cradft Store in Northome opens to the public. Summer hours are Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Mother's Day Sale and Open House at North Itasca Electric Co-op, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Women of the Woods meet at 10 a.m. at Sand Lake Community Center. Call Pat
Sievertson at 659-2157 or Marlys Maki at 659-2901.
Deer River School Board meets, 6 p.m., public forum before meeting.
Blackduck School Board meets, 7 p.m.
Stop and Stitch at Marcell Family Center. Bring sack lunch, project and $1, come and
go. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Contact Rhonda 259-9220 or Judy at 832-3237.
Evergreen Friendship Club meets at 5 p.m. at the Sand Lake Community Center. For
more info, call 659-2683.
Interested in the logistics of a total knee or total hip replacement surgery? Come to
Bigfork Valley’s comprehensive program to learn about replacement surgery. Board
Room, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. RSVP required: (218) 743-4135.
Bigfork Lions Club meets second Wednesday, 6 p.m. at Golf on the Edge.
Opening reception for the Student Show at the Edge Gallery in Bigfork, 4-6 p.m.
Exhibit runs from May 1-17. Gallery is open Thurs.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.
Bigfork School Band and Choir concert at the Edge Center, 7 p.m.
Blackduck High School Band concert, 7 p.m.
Northome School Board meets, 7 p.m.
Edge Theatre in Bigfork hosts Igor Begelmann, clarinet, and Rieko Aizawa, piano,
presented by the Piatigorsky Foundation, 7 p.m.
North Country Gardeners meet at 7 p.m., Marcell Family Center.
Blackduck High School Choir concert, 7 p.m.
Veteran's program presented by Bigfork School 5th grade at the Edge Center, 1:30 p.m.
Northome High School Graduation, 7 p.m.
Memorial Day. No school, all schools.
North Woods Quilters at Marcell Town Hall building, 9 a.m. Lots of show and tell.
Lesson "String Along with Me" by Margaret Make. Mystery Table Runner Part 2 with
Gloria Bitzer. Potluck lunch at 11:30 a.m. Bring a dish to share or a bag lunch.
Disaster Preparedness at Marcell Family Center presented by the Itasca County
Sheriff's Department and TRIAD.. Sponsored by local senior clubs. Open to the public.
Memorial Blood Centers bloodmobile at Bigfork Valley, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sign up online
at mbc.org or call 743-4249
Opening reception at the Edge Gallery in Bigfork for Steve Premo, Ojibwe painter, in
his show titled "Introspection," 5-7 p.m. Show runs May 29-July 5. Gallery is open
Thurs-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free.more>>
WATTS NEWS
WATTS NEWS is published monthly by:
North Itasca Electric Cooperative, Inc.
301 Main Avenue
P.O. Box 227
Bigfork, MN 56628
Subscriptions for Members are included
as part of the annual membership dues.
$8.00 per year or partial year for nonmembers, billed and payable in January
for the following year.
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Send address changes to WATTS NEWS,
North Itasca Electric Cooperative, Inc.,
P.O. Box 227, Bigfork, MN 56628-0227
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday
Telephone: (218) 743-3131
After hours (to report power outages):
(218) 743-3131 or (800) 762-4048
Web site: www.NorthItascaElectric.com
Chief Executive Officer: Jared Echternach
WATTS NEWS Editor: Sally Sedgwick
Send all calendar items, recipes, advertisements and other correspondence for
WATTS NEWS to the Editor at: P.O. Box
243, Bigfork, MN 56628
Board Meeting Highlights
The Regular Meeting of the Board was held at the Cooperative's Office
on March 27, 2014, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.
Directors Present: Schmitz, Cox, Salmela, Bain, White, Breeze, Leino
& Waller
Absent: Shearen
Also Present: CEO Echternach, Line Supt. Pederson, Staff Assistant
Karels, Energy Management Specialist Loney, Manager of Finance and
Office Services Corradi, and Attorney Shaw.
Line Supt. Pederson presented the Line Dept. and Safety Reports.
Pederson also presented the February Outage Report.
Manager of Finance & Office Services Corradi presented his Office
Dept. Report.
Energy Management Specialist Loney presented his Load Management
Report.
CEO Echternach presented the February 2014 Operating Report.
CEO Echternach presented his CEO Report, which included an update
on legislative issues, annual audit, preparations for the 2014 Annual
Meeting and Northland Connect Broadband LLC.
Round-table discussions were held.
Waller reported on the MREA Board Meeting.
Waller, Leino and Echternach reported on the NRECA Annual Meeting.
The recent MREA Annual Meeting and Legislative Conference were
discussed.
Upcoming Meetings and Events were noted as follows: Operation
Round-Up - April 17, 2014; Nominating Committee - May 1, 2014; Project
GreenTouch - May 3, 2014; NRECA Legislative Conference - May 4-7,
2014
Leino reported on the GRE Board Meeting.
Action Items:
-Approved Consent Agenda.
-Accepted the February 2014 Operating Report.
-Authorized Treasurer Bain to sign Work Order Close #24607 in the
amount of $ 48,161.70
-Approved to pass one half of the $63,276.74 GRE PCA onto the
members at this time.
-Appointed the 2014 Nominating Committee as: District 1...Delegate
- Myron Albrecht; Mizpah MN 56660, 897-5048; District 2...Delegate
- Wayne Pifher; Bigfork MN 56628, 743-3867; District 3...Delegate Marcie Lindgren; Effie MN 56639, 743-3261; District 4...Delegate - Beth
Rahier; Bigfork MN 56628, 245-3347; Alternate - Darla Seifert Bigfork
MN 56628, 245-1381; District 5...Delegate - Ms. Kris Olson; Bigfork MN
56628, 832-3664; Alternate - Mildred (Sis) Johnson; Bigfork MN 56625,
832-3088; District 6...Delegate - Mark Bitzer; Northome MN 56661, 8975671; Alternate - Russell Michalek; Blackduck MN 56630, 835-6272;
District 7...Delegate - Jack Kallroos; Squaw Lake MN 56682, 659-4344;
District 8...Delegate - Hazel Harris; Marcell MN 56657, 832-3951; District
9...Delegate - Jack Schultz; Deer River MN 56636, 832-3784.
-Set the next meeting date of April 24, 2014.
Meeting Adjourned.
>>more calendar
30 Blackduck High School graduation, 7:30 p.m.
31 North Country Gardeners Club plant sale from 10 a.m.
until plants are gone, at the Marcell Family Center
31 Bigfork High School graduation, 2 p.m.
North Itasca Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Board of Directors
Chairman: Terry Schmitz, District 8
Vice-Chairman: Wes Waller, District 2
Secretary: Walter Breeze, District 6
Treasurer: Roy Bain, District 9
Rep. to GRE Board: Bruce Leino, District 7
James White, District 1 Larry Salmela, District 3
James Cox, District 4
Ed Shearen, District 5
May 2014
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What is a Power Cost Adjustment?
This winter has been one for the record
books. Because of the extreme cold, many
homeowners used more electricity to heat
their homes than in recent memory, which
has resulted in larger electricity bills. The
increased electricity use resulted in extra
costs for North Itasca Electric’s wholesale
power supplier, Great River Energy.
Like any business, utilities budget their
sales and expenses for the year ahead in
order to set prices. In the case of a not-forprofit electric cooperative like Great River
Energy, electricity is sold to its member
cooperatives at cost, with margins allotted
to ensure the company’s financial strength.
When actual expenses differ from
what is budgeted, Great River Energy is
able to collect from or credit its member
cooperatives through a power cost
adjustment (PCA). A PCA is a common
rate component on an electric bill that
reflects the fluctuating cost of wholesale
power and the fuel (natural gas and coal)
required to run electric generation plants.
A PCA enables Great River Energy to set
a lower rate each year because it provides
the organization with a way to react to
unexpected events and costs, such as those
caused by extreme weather.
For example, while it is simple to
budget for a car payment, it can be a bit
more difficult to plan for the price you will
pay at the pump for an upcoming year. Any
dollars above or below what you budgeted
for gas acts like a PCA.
In 2013 North Itasca Electric members
received a PCA credit of roughly $35,000
over the course of the year. The PCA
for the month of January was a charge
of $10.7 million. North Itasca Electric’s
portion of the PCA was just over $63,000.
GRE did not bill the January PCA to
member cooperatives. Instead, they used
funds from the 2013 revenue deferral to
offset the PCA. GRE intends to replenish
the revenue deferral funds with any PCA
credits experienced over the remainder of
2014.
The PCA for the month of February
was a charge of $11.6 million. North Itasca
Pederson Hovila Agency
Insurance Services
218-743-3545
Operation
a great program
I’d like to thank members who
participate in the Operation Round Up
program. This is a great program in which
members elect to round up their electric
bill each month with the additional change
placed into an Operation Round Up
Trust. The ORU Trust Board met April
17 to distribute more than $11,000 to
community organizations. I’d also like to
thank the Trust Board for their stewardship
of this great
organization and
to those who
Jared Echternach, CEO
volunteer in our communities to
make these worthwhile projects
happen. A list of organizations
and the grants received are
located in this issue of WATTS
NEWS. I encourage non-profit
community organizations to
apply to this program. The next
application deadline will be in
early October.
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Electric’s portion of the PCA was just over
$63,000. At its March board meeting, your
cooperative’s board of directors decided to
pass through 50 percent of the PCA charge
it received from Great River Energy,
roughly $31,500. The PCA charge for
February was due to continued unusually
high loads throughout the system and
transmission congestion in parts of GRE’s
service territory, which caused GRE to
pay considerably more for electric load
than the market was paying for generation.
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May 2014
Effie Cafe
>from p.1
pictures of pioneers, logging camps and some of the
big timber that grew in the area. It’s a history, Kathy
worries, “that’s getting away from us.”
The café was built in the 1930s after the logging
trains pulled out. George Rahier built the building on
the right of way and it has been a restaurant ever since
except for a short time as a home.
Kathy purchased the business in April 1994, and
some specialty items have been on the menu since
almost the beginning: Busti Browns, hayburger, Jake’s
Special and homemade caramel rolls. And of course,
homemade soups and pies.
When she bakes pies, Kathy said, she makes nine
at a time, and always includes cherry, cranberry-cherry
and blueberry. And sometimes there is a creative pie
– depending on what’s in the larder. Those, she points
out, can only be savored once, since she doesn’t write
down the recipe!
Customer tastes have changed over the years: today
people are eating healthier, Kathy said, trending more to
salads and poultry and away from fried foods. Dinner
rolls are only by request now, she said.
But traditional specials remain: Monday night
burgers, Friday night fish fry, every other Saturday
Mexican night and the daily specials.
The Café is open every day; Sunday through
Thursday from 6 a.m. –7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday
from 6 a.m.-9 p.m.
The Effie Cafe can be reached at (218) 743-3607, and
is also on Facebook. Be sure to sign the guestbook…
“Awesome café in the wilderness!” …diner from
Monticello.
Plum Tree & Co.
Antiques, Primitives & Gifts
Opening for the season Thursday; May 8th
Stop in and see everything new we bought over the winter!
Thursday – Saturday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Highways 38 & 286, Marcell, MN
Round-Up® spring grant awards
Applicant Organization
Bigfork Fire Department
Bigfork School
Bigfork School
Bigfork School
Bigfork School
Bigfork School
City of Effie
City of Squaw Lake
Deer River Area Food Shelf
Deer River High School
Deer River School
Dora Lake Walleye
Restoration Assn
Edge of Wilderness Disc Cntr
Freedom Ranch
Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus Itasca Chap., Let's Go Fishing
Itasca County Sheriff's Triad
Jesse Lake Watershed Assn
Koochiching Cty Ag, Assoc.
Marcell Family Center
Mount Itasca Ski Patrol
North Woods Craft
Northland Progressive Inc.
Northome City Library
Northome Community Ed
Northome First Responders
Northome School
Northome School
Northome School Jr. Class
Northome School
Northwood Saddle Club
Santa's Mitten Maids
Squaw Lake Fire Department
Squaw Lake First Responders
Project Title
Amt Awarded
Wilderness Event to Educate
$250.00
High School Speech Team
$250.00
Special Needs Sensory Integration
$200.00
Photoshop for the Photo Class
$300.00
Rachel's Challenge
$300.00
Google Glass & Google Explorer Project
$253.12
Effie Rodeo Daze - Kids Games/Prizes
$300.00
Shed Elect & Outside Emergency Elect
$500.00
Purchase Food for Food Shelf
$550.00
Band - Percussion Upkeep/Repair
$300.00
High School - Accessible Text for Teens
$211.85
Dora Lake Walleye Restoration
$200.00
Nature Programs - Summer 2014
$350.00
Propelling the Mission of Freedom Ranch
$250.00
Grand Rapids Area Male Chorus Concert $250.00
LGF-With Seniors - Outings
$500.00
2014 MN TRIAD Conference
$500.00
JLWA Share the Lake Day
$350.00
Arena Announcement Stand for Equestrian
$250.00
Marcell Family Center Emergency Generator $100.00
Marcell Family Center Summer Programs
$500.00
Kid's Fishing Day
$350.00
Replacement of Outdated Radios
$200.00
New Furnace
$200.00
Community Beautification & Crazy Daze $400.00
New Books
$250.00
Northhome Community Education Fitness $250.00
Northhome Community Education Zumba $200.00
After School Program
$400.00
Digital Blood Pulse Oximeters - Fingertip
$245.00
I Clean, You Clean, We All Clean Together $135.00
Canoe Paddles
$200.00
Northome - Kelliher Post-Prom Party $250.00
Purchase Treadmill
$250.00
Hall Rentals, Insurance & Arena Rental
$200.00
Christmas Presents and School Supplies $400.00
Numbering on Fire Trucks
$250.00
New First Responder Kits
$699.00
(218) 838 2332
Total
$11543.97
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Public Auction
Sat, May 17, 9:30 a.m.
Harley & Violet Dahl
11052 Cty Rd 56, Mizpah
Shop, Tools, Antiques, Collectables, Household,
Furniture, Sporting Goods and Outdoors
Tiller; lawn tractors; utility trailer; logging shack w/
bunks; ’64 MF 35 w/loader, chains, forks, bucket;
rifles; 3 wheeler; much more.
Vehicles: ’94 Tahoe, ’93 Lumina; ’91 Caprice
Info at www.bordercountryauction.com
▪ Septic installation
May 2014
Area greenhouses open
Bigfork
<Northome
Bigfork >
Lower Balsam Lake>
Section of route permit application map showing two
alternative routes for the 550kV Minnesota Power GNTL
line. Approximate locations added for clarity. Full map
on www.greatnortherntransmissionline.com
MP chooses alternative routes
In mid-April Minnesota Power filed a route permit
application for the 550 kV Great Northern Transmission
Line (GNTL) with the Minnesota Public Utilities
Commission and also applied for a Presidential Permit
from the U.S. Department of Energy for the international
interconnection at the U.S.-Canadian border.
The new transmission line will facilitate the delivery
of at least 750 MW of energy into the U.S. beginning
in 2020. Minnesota Power, which will have majority
ownership of the project, will utilize the GNTL to deliver
to its service area 250 MW from Manitoba Hydro. The
two utilities are also finalizing an agreement outlining
how Minnesota Power will purchase additional energy
and substantially expand its energy storage opportunities
using the new asset.
"The Great Northern Line enhances a unique synergy
involving hydropower and wind," said Minnesota
Power Chief Operating Officer Brad Oachs. "The new
transmission capacity more readily allows the Manitoba
Hydro system to store intermittent wind generation during
times when energy markets don't need it.
Minnesota Power estimates total project cost in the
U.S., including substation work, between $500 million
and $650 million, depending upon the final approved
route.
The applications filed with the MPUC and DOE
explain that the line will generally require a 200 ft. wide
right-of-way, with four or five structures per mile about
100 to 150 ft. in height. The type of structures will depend
on land type and land use.
Two alternate routes are listed in the applications. Both
proposed alternatives are approximately 220 miles and,
where feasible, follow existing transmission line rightsof-way.
A University of Minnesota-Duluth economic study
estimated the project will create 213 construction jobs and
73 additional indirect jobs.
The Great Northern Transmission Line will generate
approximately $28 million annually in state and local
taxes, according to the study. About $875 million of
direct and indirect spending on goods and services will
be needed to support construction activities, researchers
said. For more information about the project, visit www.
greatnortherntransmissionline.com
-Excerpted from MP news release, April 16, 2014
page 5
Please note: opening dates may be dependent
on weather.
plants, hanging baskets and planters. Phone: (218)
Bigfork Hardware is located just north of the river on 835-6656
Highway 38. Adjacent greenhouse open by Mothers’ Effie
Day (depending on weather) with baskets, planters
Forevergreen Greenhouse and Gifts is located 1
and patio vegetables. Phone: (218) 743-3231.
mile east of Effie on Highway 1. Opening Sat., May
Country Gardens Greenhouse is located in the 3. In honor of its 19th year, there will be drawings
parking lot of Kocian’s. Open by Mothers’ Day for free plants. The Forevergreen has expanded this
featuring flowers, heirloom vegetables and hanging year with two new greenhouses and an even bigger
baskets. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon. – Sat. Phone: selection of vegetables and flowers. There is an
Carol at (218) 743-3343
attached gift shop with candles, western primitives,
Burt’s Bees products and more. Open 7 days a week,
Blackduck
Grundmeier’s Greenhouse is located at 589 Main St 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Phone (218) 743-3358 or email
North, Blackduck. Opening May 8. Hours are 9 a.m. forever@bigfork.net.
– 5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Grundmeier’s carries bedding Marcell
Lloyd’s Landscaping is located at the junction of
Highways 38 and 286 in Marcell. Opening May 8
with flowers, vegetables, shrubs, trees, baskets and
>from p.1
gifts. Landscaping services available - call with
Highway 4
your questions. Open Mon-Sat., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and
Replacing the bridge of the unnamed creek just east Sun., 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Phone: (218) 832-2842, www.
of Spring Lake is scheduled to begin June 30 and be landscapewithlloyd.com.
completed by July 8. A detour will be required.
Road Construction
Highway 31
A 1.3 mile section of Highway 31 from Island Lake
to County 24 will be reconstructed, requiring a detour.
The regrade is tentatively scheduled to start August 11
and be complete September 18.
Third River Twp Rd.1
A bridge over Otter Creek will be replaced with a
tentative start date of Sept. 29 and completion date of
Oct. 17.
Bigfork, MN 56628
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Edwin Anderson, MD • Lisa Harmon, MD
Heidi Korstad, MD • Jeffrey Scrivner, MD
Denyse Trebs, CANP • Ruth Eckstrom, NP-C
Kari Drake, PA-C • Natalie Gustafson, NP-C
Cathy Sellers, CANP/CWOCN
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Edge Gallery News
Bigfork Student Art
in the Edge Center Gallery
May 2014
Arts on the Edge
by Paul Kraska
Bigfork School Extravaganzas
Mother's Day, fishing openers
and watching for spring flowers are
all May events, but right at the top
of the list is the end of the school
year. This May is full of school
activities including one group of
young adults graduating into a new
part of their lives. It is great that
The Edge Center gets to be the
venue for many of these Bigfork
School activities. Congratulations
from everyone associated with The
Edge to the Bigfork School for a
year of progress in all areas. All of
the activities are free of charge and
open to anyone who would like to
attend. Mark these dates on your
calendar and support our local youth
in the process. The following may
by Lynn Nachbar
May Day this year brings the beginning of the
Bigfork Student Art Show. The exhibit will run
through May 17 with a reception on Wednesday,
May 14 from 4:30 -6:30 p.m. before the Student
Concert at 7 p.m.
The art on display has been created in Roberta
Steinhart’s seventh through twelfth grade art
classes. There are several projects represented in
the exhibit: photos made with pinhole cameras,
pictures made with melted crayons, mixed media
compositions and book arts. Old windows in
frames are the “canvas” for interesting paintings.
Memory jugs in the show are an unusual
but creative project made by the young artists.
Memory jugs are based on historical examples.
They are glass jars with objects covering the
outside to signify a meaning. There are three
theories about the origin of these jugs. They
may have begun as a craft project
for Victorian young ladies and may
have been an expression of grief.
There are also similarities to African
American clay work. It is interesting
to interpret the meanings intended
by Bigfork students.
There were two guest artists
working with the students this
school year. Karlyn Atkinson Berg,
whose specialty is collage, taught
students the basics of combining
various papers and other materials
Kenny Porter (above, second from
into a successful composition that expresses
left) and Karlyn Atkinson Berg (below,
a meaning. Kenny Porter brought his love of
standing) brought their skills to teach
carving to the classroom. Several students
students as guest artists.
learned how to carve loons. One usually
active young man especially enjoyed the
slow, contemplative pace of careful carving.
Student artwork is some of the most
interesting, imaginative and emotional work
you will see in the Gallery. As the students
learn the basics of color, texture, shape, line,
and darks and lights used in compositions,
they are stretching their creativity. Even if
art students never pursue artistic activities in
the future, what they learn about creativity
can help them throughout life.
Visit the exhibit in the Edge Center
Gallery attached to the Bigfork School. It
is always free and is open from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Next show at the Gallery
The Gallery will be closed May 22 to 24.
May 29 - July 5:
The deadline for entries to Art on the
Edge: Tenth Annual Juried Art Exhibit is Introspection: Steve Premo, Ojibwe artist
Friday, May 30, 5 -7 p.m.,
Monday, May 5. There are entry forms in
Artist’s Reception
the Edge Gallery or online at www.the-edgecenter.org. The website has all the details.
change so check with the school to
make sure.
The Edge hosts the following
public events in May:
May 7 hosts the academic awards
for high school students with every
class participating at 11a.m.
May 14 opens the student art
show with a reception from 4 to 6
p.m. with one of the most colorful
exhibits of the year. At 7 p.m. on
the same day is the spring concert
with the band and choir. Grades 7
through 12 are participating with
two solo performances.
May 17 is the Grand March for
10th through 12th grades at 4 p.m.
May 20 features the senior
reception for scholarships at 7 p.m.
May 22 has the athletic banquet
with letter awards at 6:30PM.
May 23 the 5th grade presents
a veterans recognition program at
1:30 p.m.
May 29 the kindergarten
graduation occurs at 2 p.m.
May 31 ends the festivities
with senior graduation in the Jerry
Chiabotti gym at the school at 2p.m.
National Volunteer Week
For National Volunteer Week
this year (the week of April 6),
the Grand Rapids Herald Review
helped the community celebrate
all of our wonderful volunteers
at the Edge Center with an article
in a special supplement. The title
of the supplement was “Active
Volunteering Promotes Healthy
Aging and Healthy Communities”
and we could not agree more, except
that many of our volunteers are
young in age AND heart! Studies
have shown the many health benefits
of volunteering and the positive
effects of being part of something
beneficial with other people. How
many times have I heard the “use
it or lose it” motto reminding us to
keep our minds and bodies active?
The Edge Center simply would
not exist without the 15,000
volunteer hours given in each year.
If you’d like to volunteer, give
us a call. We thank you all, and if
you’d like to read more you can
see lots of volunteer pictures and
the whole Edge Article on our blog
at: http://edgecenterarts.blogspot.
Edge Events
Learn more about all of these at:
edgecenterarts.blogspot.com
• May 7 - Bigfork School Academic
Achievement Awards, 11 a.m.
• May 14 - Bigfork School Band and
Choir Concert, 7 p.m.
• May 14 - Bigfork School Student Art
Exhibit reception 4-6 p.m.
• May 16 - Piatigorsky Foundation
presents Igor Begelmann and Rieko
Aizawa, 7 p.m.
• May 23 - Bigfork School 5th grade
presents a veterans recognition program 1:30 p.m.
• May 30 - Gallery Opening Reception
Steve Premo Ojibwe painter: “Introspection”
• July 11 - Gallery Opening Reception
Juried Art Show
• July 18-21 – Stages Theater brings
THE WIZ, theater for Young
Audience Version.
• August 9 - Piano Bar Concert
• August 16 - Marshall Oelmann
Tribute Concert
• August 22 - Gallery Opening
Reception Terr Rathia photography
• August 23 - John Perkins and Friends
Concert
• Oct. 31-Nov. 2 — EdgeWild Players
perform The House of Bernarda Alba,
7 and 2 p.m.
Keep watching here and the website
www.the-edge-center.org for more
upcoming events as they are set!
com/2014/04/try-volunteering-at-edgecenter-enrich.html
World-renowned Clarinetist and
Pianist in Concert this May
If May was not full enough with
school events, we will also fit in two
concerts by world-renowned clarinetist
Igor Begelmann accompanied by
talented Rieko Aizawa. The programs
will be brought to us by the generosity
of the Piatigorsky Foundation. With a
history of top national and international
awards to his credit, Igor is also an
active educator believing strongly in
musical education of young people. At
13 years old, Rieko Aizawa performed
at Kennedy Center and Carnegie
Hall. Rieko is also an active chamber
musician and has performed as a guest
with string quartets.
Public performance is Friday, May
16th, 7 p.m., $10 adults, $5 children.
May 2014
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ANNUAL MOTHER’S DAY SALE
May 9 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Coffie & doughnuts will be served!
ENERGY STAR® REBATES

Free corsage
for all
mothers!
Purchase an Energy Star refrigerator or freezer and recycle an old working one and
receive a $75 energy rebate on your electric account!
Laundry Center
FFLE1011MW
Retail $1,356
Sale $1,248
2.95 c.f. washer/5.5 c.f.dryer,
Immersion Care wash action,
advanced rinse technology,
balanced dry system, vibration
control, Ready Select controls,
8 wash cycles including delicate,
heavy and bedding; 90, 60, 30
and 15 minute timed dry options,
delicate, normal and casual drying
cycles
GLASS TOP RANGES
FGEF3055MW
Retail $938 Sale $863
5.8 C.F self clean oven, true convection cooking for bake, broil &
convection roast, oven light, hidden bake element, power broil, Effortless
Temp Prob, keep warm, auto oven shut off 6-hr., pizza button, delay start,
kitchen timer. 12” front right, 6” rear right, 6” rear left, 9” front right 5x
radiant element.
FFEF3018LQ
Ready-Select controls, One-touch self-cleaning oven, Space-Wise
expandable element, Even Baking Technology, Store-More storage
drawer, extra-large oven window, Hi/Lo broil option, automatic shut-off
after 12 hours.
FFEF3018LM
Retail $702 Same as above, silver mist color.
FFEF3018LB-BLACK
Retail $625
Sale $646
Sale $575
FFEF3019MWB
1-ONLY Ready-Select controls, large capacity, One-Touch self clean,
Spacewise expandable elements, extra large elements, Store More
drawer, quick clean, delay start baking option, delay clean, Hi/Lo broil
option, auto shut off 12-hr., timed cook option, electronic kitchen timer,
bright lighting.
FGEF3032MW
(2) 1,200W elements, (1) 1,700W/2,700W expandable element, (1)
3,000W/1,200W expandable element Easy Temp probe, (displays food’s
internal temperature), (2) space wise expandable large elements, (2)
small elements and a keep warm zone. Vari-Broil Hi/Lo, 1-24 hr. delay, 2
or 3 hr. self clean setting, oven light. 5.3 c.f.
COIL TOP RANGES
FFEF3015LB
Ready select controls, (2) 6”-1,250W elements and (2) 8” 2,100W
elements. Upswept coil elements. 3.5 c.f. oven. Even baking &Vari
broil Hi/Lo. (2) oven racks, extra large window, 2 and 3 hour self clean
settings, times cook option, kitchen timer, 12 hour timed shut-off.
FFEF3005MWB
Plain coil top range perfect for the cabin. Manual clean oven.
page 8
May 2014
TOP LOAD WASHERS AND MATCHING DRYERS
FRIGIDAIRE
FAHE4044MW-WASHER
Energy Star, glass top, Immersion Care wash action, WaterFall wash
technology, Fits More design, fresh water rinse, viberation controll
system, DuraMotion tub w/ lifetime warranty, specialty cycles enclude
jeans and kids wear, Energy Saver option, auto temperture control, end of
cycle signal, light inside drum, Express Select controls.
FARE4044MW-DRYER
3.38 DrySense technology, quick dry setting, Fits More dryer, Energy
Saver option, One-Touch wrinkle release, numerous specialty cycles
including Shrink Guard, Allergen and Line Dry, TimeWise technology,
No-Wash sanitize cycle, Express Select controls, SilentDesign sound, 60,
75 and 90 minute timed dry settings, 4 adjustable leveling legs.
FFTW1001PW-WASHER
3.4 c.f. 8 wash cycles; bedding, casual, delicates, heavy, normal, presoak,
rinse and spin, Auto temperature control, 3 manual temperature settings;
cold, hot warm, auto water level adjustment, Ready Select controls,
stainless steel drum, SureSpin suspension system, 850 RPM, bleach and
fabric dispenser, start, pause, cancel buttons, adjustable leveling legs.
FFRE1001PW-DRYER
7.0 c.f., 8 preset drying cycles, 4 temperature selections, 4 timed dry
options; 15, 30, 60 and 90 minutes. Wrinkle Release, Ready Select
controls, painted steel drum, cycle status lights, end of cycle signal w/ on/
off option, start, pause, cancel knobs, lint screen, adjustable legs.
FAHE1011MW-WASHER
Immersion Care wash action, Energy Star rating, FitsMore design,
fresh water rinse, vibration control system, DuraMotion tub w/ lifetime
warranty, silent design 20% quieter. Cycles include bedding, casual,
delicates, heavy, normal and presoak. Auto temperature control, interior
light, ExpressSelect controls.
FFARE1011MW-DRYER
7 c.f., high efficiency, FitMore design, TimeWise technology, one-touch
wrinkle release, Express Select control knob, painted steal interior drum,
8 dry cycles, 4 temperture selections, 15, 30, 60 and 90 minute timed dry
settings, lint screen.
GENERAL ELECTRIC
GTWN4250DWS-WASHER Retail $705 Sale $649
3.9 c.f. Energy Star, hydrowave quiet agitator wash system, rotary
electronic controls, cycle status lights, 16 varied wash cycles, PreciseFill
with the option of 5 water levels, perfect temp water temperature, Rain
Shower system, bleach/fabric softner, auto balance suspension.
HOT POINT
HTWP1400FWW-WASHER Retail $487 Sale $448
3.7 c.f. Plastic ribbed basket, auto balance suspension system, dual action
agitator, Power Rinse option, 4 water levels, 8 wash cycles, 3 wash
rinse tempertures, bleach and fabric softener dispensers, auto balance
suspension, 630 max RPM.
HTDX100EDWW-DRYER
6 c.f. Dura Drum Dryer, door can be reversed, auto dry setting monitors
air temperature to adjust dry time, upfront lint filter, 3 heat selections, 4
dry cycles, 80 minute timed dry.
May 2014
page 9
FRONT LOAD WASHER/DRYERS
FriGIdaire
FFFW5100PW-WASHER
3.9 cu. ft, 5 water temp. selections with auto. temp. control, 5 spin speeds (up
to 1200 rpm) and 3 soil level selections. TimeWise technology, SilentDesign
with Vibration Control system. Advanced rinse technology, Easy-to-use ReadySelect controls. Energy Saver/fresh water rinse/stain clean option. Up to 10
hour delay start option, Stay-Fresh antimicrobial door seal, cycle status lights,
adjustable end-of-cycle chime
FASE7021NW-DRYER
DrySense technology, dries a full load in 25 minutes, Ultra-capacity 7.0
c.f., Ready steam, One-Touch Wrinkle release, No-Wash Sanitize cycle
FASE7073NW-DRYER
7.0 c.f. electric dryer, TimeWise Technology, One-touch wrinkle release,
Ready steam option, Express-Select controls
REFRIGERATORS
FFHT1817LW
1-Wire freezer shelve, 1- clear dairy, 2- clear humidity controlled crisper
drawers. 3- spill proof glass shelves.
FFHT1814LW
18.3 c.f., 2- Store more humidity controled crisper drawers, 1- store more
gallon door shelf, dairy compartment w/ clear dairy door, 3 full width
fixed door racks.
FFHT1715LW Retail $728 Sale $670
17 c.f., 2- store more humidity controlled crisper drawers, 3- full width
fixed door racks, 2- Store More gallon door shelves, Cool zone drawer,
full width freezer shelf, refrigerator 12.8 c.f. freezer 3.7 c.f.
FFHT2126PW
1-Wire freezer shelve, 1- clear dairy, 2- clear humidity controlled crisper
drawers. 3- adjustable spill proof glass shelves. 1- clear zone drawer, 2gallon size door bins, 2- full width door racks and 1- full width shelf in
the freezer.
FFHT2117LW
2- Store More humidity controlled crisper drawrs, 1- store more gallon
door shelf, Cool zone drawer, 1- full width fixed freezer shelf, 2- full
width wire door racks, dairy compartment with clear dairy drawer.
FFHT1513LW
15 c.f., 2-store more humidity controlled crisper drawers, 2- full
width and 1- half width fixed door rack, Store more gallon door shelf,
refrigerator capacity 11 c.f. freezer 3.8 c.f.
FGHB2844LP
Retail $2,129 Sale $1,959
French door bottom freezer, Effortless Glide crisper drawer, Effortless
Glide freezer drawers, Store More bins, (gallon size) Spill Safe glass
shelves, Energy Saver Plus technology, Express-Select control on ice and
water dispenser, designer lighting.
FFHS2622MW
Retail $1,160 Sale $1,067
26 c.f. standard depth side by side, store more organization includes
gallon door, stacked drawer and adjustable door bins, humidity controlled
crisper drawer, PureSource 3 water filteration, Spill Safe shelves, Energy
Saver Plus technology, Ready Select controls, bright lighting, filter
change alert, control lock option.
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May 2014
DISHWASHERS
FFBD2406NS
Quiet dishwasher, tall tub design holds up to 14 place settings, 2-4-6 hour
delay option, Space wise silverware basket, Ready-Select controls, high
temp. wash, control lock option, 5 wash levels with 3 options.
Grills
Electric grill/smoker
Meco Electric Grill
Retail
Sale
$88.00$73.60
$222.52$204.72
DEHUMIDIFIER
Retail
$301
Sale
$277
FFBD2411NQ
Holds up to 14 place settings, Energy saver plus cycle, Energy Saver dry
option, 2-4-6 hour delay start option, NSF certification guarantees 9.99%
of bacteria is removed, removable silverware basket, 5 preset wash
options, Ready Select controls, High temp. wash option, Energy Star
certified.
FFBD2403lW
1-ONLY Quiet Dishwasher, Energy Saver dry option, delay start, 2/4/6/
hour delay start option, fits up to 14 place settings, SpaceWise removable
silverware basket, Ready-Select controls, high temperature wash, control
lock option
GSD2300ROOBB
1-ONLY 3-level wash system, Energy Star Qualified, Piranha™ hard
food disposer, hot start option, ensures that water temperatures remain
consistent from the beginning of a cycle to the end, 5 cycles with 2
options
FFBD2411NB
Holds up to 14 full place settings, Energy Saver plus cycle & Energy
Saver dry option, 2-4-6-hr delay, NSF certification, SpaceWise multicompartment, removable silverware basket, 5 preset wash options, ready
select controls, high wash option, control lock option, Energy Star.
FREEZERS
UPRIGHT FREEZERS
Model Number
FFUH21F2NW
FFU14M5HW
FFU12F2HW8
FFH17F7HW
FFU17M7HW
FFU21M7HW
CHEST FREEZERS
Model Number
FFC0523DW
FFC07M4NW
FFCH09M5MWO
FFCH15M1NW
Retail
$663 $613 $613 $774 $775 $644 SALE
$610
$564
$564
$712
$713
$592
RetailSALE
$226 $208
$263 $242
$412 $379
$473 $435
FGD2434PW
Retail $408
Sale $375
Stainless steel exterior, Energy Star, NSF certified, sanitized rinse, 4 wash
cycles, 5 wash levels, 1-wash speed, heat/no heat option, 2/4/6/ hour
delay start, effortless drying system, soft food disposer, Nylon Tufracks,
stainless steel filter with removable filter trap, ultra quiet 3 sound pkg.
55dbl.
FGHD2465NW
Retail $502
Sale $462
Quick clean option, SpaceWise organization system, delay start 1-24 hr.,
NSF certified, smudgeproof stainless steel, PowerPlus cycle for extra
heavy wash, largest silverware basket holds over 180 items, Express
Select control design, digital display, Sahara dry, 5 wash levels, 5 wash
speeds, DishSense & AquaSurge technology, ultraquiet plus sound pkg.,
7 cycles.
May 2014
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Outage Report - March 2014
Outages: This is a chart showing what the Line Department responded to during the month, including cause, length of outage,
whether the fault was overhead (OH) or underground (UG), and the location.
DATE OFF
ALL TYPES OF GUNS - BUY, SELL, TRADE
Talmoon Firearms and Supplies
Ed Shearen, FFL
P.O. Box 12
218-832-4867
49635 State Hwy 6
218-832-GUNS
Talmoon, MN 56637
- By appointment only.-
WILLIAMS SEPTIC & ELECTRIC, INC.
Licensed & Bonded
Contact:
● Septic
Brian Williams at
Installation
(218) 659-4216
Inspection
Design
● Hauling & Excavating
● Residential & Commercial Wiring
P.O. Box 633 / 52034 Silk Rd. Squaw Lake, MN 56681
Where skill meets compassion.
Chiropractic clinic at Marcell
Wednesdays
Walk-ins welcome
Mike Olson, D.C.
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(218) 832-2033
Chiropractic clinic at Bigfork Valley (218) 743-4340
LOCATION
AREA AFFECTED
OH/UG CAUSE
TIME OFF
MEMBERS AFFCTD
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May 2014
AARP Smart Driver Course
The AARP Smart Driver course teaches valuable
defensive driving skills and provides a refresher of
the rules of the road. AARP Smart Driver courses will
be held at the locations and times listed below, cost is
$15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members.
Space is limited, register by calling the host phone
listed with class dates. There are NO written or driving
tests to pass this course – just be an active participant.
By completing the AARP Smart Driver course you
will qualify for a 10 percent automobile insurance
discount.
● Tuesday, May 6, Bigfork School, 100 Huskie
Blvd., Bigfork. 5-9 p.m. refresher course. To register,
call (218)743-3444.
An Old Fashioned General Store
Spring Lake Store
Groceries, hardware, movies,
gas, gifts, post office, waste
coupons, licenses, housewares
MasterCard and Visa
Hours:
Mon-Sat: 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Sun: 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
218-832-3626
On Hwy 4, 1 mile west of Hwy 29
American Legion Riders
Enjoy a motorcycle trip with the American Legion
Riders out of Post 122 in Deer River this summer. Riders
have to be members in good standing of any American
Legion, Legion Auxiliary, be a son of a Legion member
or have a family member who has served for most
events. All rides leave from the Deer River Vets Club
unless noted.
May 17: 11th Annual Jody Spitzack Memorial Ride
Benefits families with unexpected medical crises.
11 a.m. registration, leave at noon. $20
May 26: Memorial Day Service Ride
Short ceremony before the ride, then continuing to seven
other cemetery presentations; ending at the Winnie Dam
area for a short presentation and 21 gun salute. Dinner
served about 12:30 p.m. at the Deer River Vets Club.
8 a.m. from Essentia Health-Deer River. Free.
June 14: Fallen Veterans Ride & Chili Feed
Travel 100 miles or more, returning for the chili feed.
10 a.m. registration, leave at noon. $20
return to apple pie and ice cream.
10 a.m. registration, leave at noon. $20.
June 28: Chap. #1 American Legion Riders Fun Run
9 a.m. registration, leave 10 a.m. $20.
July 27: Minnesota Operation Nice Benefit Ride
Benefits care packages for overseas service members.
Dinner at 2 p.m.
10 a.m. registration, leave 11 a.m. $20.
August 16: Vets on the Lake Resort Fund Raiser Ride
Ride different roads to Vets on the Lake Resort near Ely.
8 a.m. registration, leave at 9 a.m. $20.
September 20: POW / MIA Annual Ride
POW/MIA presentation and dinner (free will offering)
follows the ride.
9 a.m. registration, leave at 10 a.m. Free.
September 27: Cass Lake Legion Ride
Meet 8:30 a.m., leave at 9 a.m. for Cass Lake. $20.
November 11: Veteran's Day Parade, Deer River
Line up at 10:30 a.m. Highway 6. Chili feed (free will
June 22: 1st Annual American Pride Ride
Travel the best paved roads of northern Minnesota and offering).
G&G
Lic. No. BC-667984
Restoration,
Remodeling, Roofing
● Free estimates ● Home repairs
● Additions
● Decks
● Licensed & insured
218-743-6396
218-398-0901
May 2014
Community News
Ardenhurst
Marcell Family
Center
218-832-3444
Email editor at sedgwick@
paulbunyan.net, put Community
News in the subject line
Ardenhurst Township is looking for volunteers for Cemetery Clean Up
Day! Bring your rakes and gloves and join us on Saturday, May 17 at 12
noon so our cemetery is ready for Memorial Day!
Bigfork
49023 State Highway 38 Marcell, MN 56657
MFC hours: Fitness Center, multi- Tues, Thurs: 6:30-8:30 a.m.(8:30 library),
purpose room, public computer room and
high speed Internet wireless hotspot.
Mon: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
Registration for the 2nd Annual BikeBender on Saturday, June 28 is
open online at BigforkValley.org. The BikeBender is a family event
sponsored by Bigfork Valley, offering bicycle tours of 7, 17 and 42
miles.
Blackduck
The Tin Pan gALLErY exhibit in Blackduck of oil painting, copper tooling,
photography and cards by Diana Collison Jones, continues until May 10.
The Blackduck Area History and Tin Pan gALLErY Art Center hours are
Thursday and Friday, 1-4 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Northome
The North Woods Craft Store opens to the public on Monday, May 5.
Hours are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Marcell
North Country Gardeners Club of Marcell will hold a plant sale on Saturday,
May 31 from 10 a.m. until plants are gone at the Marcell Family Center,
downtown Marcell.
Electrical Inspections
MFC Computer Room/ Book Exchange
Book Exchange: After filling out a
registration form, the public may check
out books for FREE. Computer Room:
Computers and printers available for
public-use. Requires registration
and fees.
Wireless Internet Hotspot:
FREE: Requires registration. Open during
MFC hours above.
Yoga
Tuesdays: 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Instructor: Patti Alt
Location: Marcell Family Center
Fee: $10 per individual class/session
Register with Marcell Family Center, 218832-3444
(www.
area bookmobile stops
Tuesdays: May 20; June 10
11:15-11:45 Spring Lake Store
1:15 - 2:00 Bowstring Store
2:15 - 3:00 Talmoon: Hayslip’s Corner
4:00 - 4:30 Effie: Effie Cafe
4:45 - 5:45 Bigfork: Main Street
6:45 - 7:15 Balsam: Comm. Center
Thursdays: May 1, 22; June 12
1:15 - 2:00 Togo: School vicinity
Fridays: May 16; June 6, 27
12:30 -1:00 Gemmel; Comm.Church
1:15 -1:45 Mizpah; Post Office
2:15 - 3:00 Northome; Post Office
3:45 - 4:45 Alvwood; Hoot-n-Holler
5:00 - 6:30 Squaw Lake; Community Ctr
Bookmobile or Mail-a-Book information: call
Arrowhead Library System at (800) 257-1442
11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m.
Weds: 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. 11 - 2 p.m..
Fri: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Sat: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
http://www.edgeofthewilderness.org/mfc.htm
Except for minor repair work, all electrical work you do at your home,
cabin, or property is required to be inspected by a State Electrical Inspector.
A rough-in inspection must be made before any wiring is covered. A
final inspection is also required. Please visit www.electricity.state.mn.us
for more information. The inspectors can be reached weekday mornings
between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.
Itasca County - Steve Bartlett (218) 591-1616;
Beltrami County - Mark Smythe (218) 751-0487
smytheelectricinspections.com);
Koochiching County - Robert Orgon (218) 556-3829
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Blackduck
Community
Library: 835-6600
Sun, Mon.: Closed
Tues: 1-6 p.m..
Weds: 9a.m.-1 p.m.
Thurs:1-7 p.m.
Fri: 1-6 p.m.
Sat.: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Blackduck Area
History and Art
Center: 835-4478
Construction Services Inc.
EFFIE, MN 56639
218-743-3297
1-800-936-4083
“Serving the excavation needs of Itasca County
and beyond since 1968”
if no answer please leave message or call
MPCA CERTIFIED * BONDED
RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL
TANKS
150’ HOSE * NO LAWN DAMAGE
BACKFLUSH FOR “TOTAL”
CLEANING
CABLE OR HYDRO-JET DRAIN
CLEANING
PROMPT YEAR-ROUND SERVICE
Ray V. Kongsjord & Sons
www.rkconstructionservices.com
email: rkconstructioninc@gmail.com
Office: (218) 832-2842
Cell: (218) 244-6201
39335 State Highway 286
Marcell, MN 56657
Area resources:
Northome Library/
Resource Center
897-5952
Mon: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Tues: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Weds: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Thurs.: 12-3 p.m.,
Fri.: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Resource
Centers:
Blackduck:
(218) 835-5768
Northome:
(218) 897-5952
David Lick, CIC, LUTC
Bill Sergot, CIC, AAI
Dan Drennen, CIC, LUTC
Sheila Gustafson
Greg Passard
Steven Swentkokske
• Demolition roll off service
• Site preparation • Landscaping
• Basements • Septics • Shoreland
• Gravel • Road construction
Bonded and licensed - MPCA Lic. 1204
Support Groups
Chronic Pain:
Marcell Family
Center, 3rd
Thursday, 2 - 3
p.m. Call JoAnne
at (218) 743-4243.
Parkinsons:
Bigfork Valley, 4th
Wednesday, 2 p.m.
Lower level Villa,
Call Kim at (218)
743-4273.
AA meetings:
Old Scenic Community Church,
25747 County Road 340, Thurs., 7
p.m. Contact: Richard at (218) 7433970 or Jim at (218) 245-1804.
12” sub sandwiches, $5; $5 off oil changes
page 14
Five Star Mechanical
5% off one service call.
375 SE Hwy 1
List of participating businesses,
Co-op
Connections
Frontier
Sports & Grocery
48919 St Hwy 38,Card
Marcell
10% off 14” pizza.
North Itasca Electric Cooperative 301 Main Ave., Bigfork
(218) 743-3131
Buy 1 appliance at regular price, receive 15% off second appliance of equal or lesser
value. Receive an additional 10% off on each appliance if you pick up.
May 2014
(218) 743-6145
(218) 832-3901
JoAnn’s Floral and Gifts
202 Main Ave., Bigfork
10% off any one floral arrangement.
(218) 743-6315
Anchor Inn Resort
55960 Co Rd. 4, Spring Lake
10% off gifts, garments, bait and tackle; 15% off basic cabin rental.
(218) 659-2718
Kocian’s Family Market
P.O. Box 225, Bigfork
5% off on Tuesdays excluding lottery, tobacco and alcohol products.
(218) 743-3113
Cozy Air Heating and Plumbing Services 46461 Alder Rd., Marcell
$50 off purchase off an Energy Star appliance with $1,000 purchase.
(218) 832-3246
Laurel’s All Needlecrafts Supply 40095 Hwy 2 E, Deer River
10% off needlecraft supplies with $25 purchase
(218) 246-8330
Dun-Rite Cabinets &
50917 E Dixon Lk Rd, Squaw Lake (218) 659-4797
Construction, LLC
Free octagon cedar bird feeder with the purchase of a full set kitchen cabinets.
Effie Café
100 NW State Hwy 1, Effie
(218) 743-3607
25% off purchase of second entree of equal or lesser value. Limit 1 meal per card per visit.
Effie Country Service
P.O. Box 14, Effie
12” sub sandwiches, $5; $5 off oil changes
(218) 743-3616
Five Star Mechanical
5% off one service call.
(218) 743-6145
Frontier Sports & Grocery
10% off 14” pizza.
375 SE Hwy 1
48919 St Hwy 38, Marcell
(218) 832-3901
JoAnn’s Floral and Gifts
202 Main Ave., Bigfork
10% off any one floral arrangement.
(218) 743-6315
Kocian’s Family Market
P.O. Box 225, Bigfork
5% off on Tuesdays excluding lottery, tobacco and alcohol products.
(218) 743-3113
Laurel’s All Needlecrafts Supply 40095 Hwy 2 E, Deer River
10% off needlecraft supplies with $25 purchase
(218) 246-8330
Little Turtle Lake Store
49926 State Hwy 6, Talmoon
(218)832-3804
Save 3 cents per gallon of gas for cash sales only. (No department store or credit cards.)
My Lake Home B&B
50917 E Dixon Lake Rd, Squaw Lake (218)659-4797
10% off of lodging of 3 nights or more.
Polar Insulation
3% insulation upgrade.
51041 State Hwy 46, Squaw Lake
(218) 659-4351
Riley’s Fine Food & Drink
29314 County Rd. 52, Bigfork
10% off food. (Beverages not included.)
(218) 832-3656
Scenic Pines Bar & Grill
46551 Riley Rd, Deer River
(218) 245-1818
Sleepy Hollow Resorts
10% off lodging.
(218) 897-5234
64264 State Hwy 46, Northome
Little Turtle Lake Store
49926 State Hwy 6, Talmoon
(218)832-3804
Save 3 cents per gallon of gas for cash sales only. (No department store or credit cards.)
My Lake Home B&B
50917 E Dixon Lake Rd, Squaw Lake (218)659-4797
10% off of lodging of 3 nights or more.
Polar Insulation
3% insulation upgrade.
51041 State Hwy 46, Squaw Lake
Riley’s Fine Food & Drink
29314 County Rd. 52, Bigfork
recipes
• not
recipes
• recipes • recipes
10% off•food.
(Beverages
included.)
(218) 659-4351
(218) 832-3656
• recipes • recipes • recipes • recipes • recipes • recipes • recipes •
Scenic Pines Bar & Grill
46551 Riley Rd, Deer River
(218) 245-1818
Thanks to Carolyn
Wojtysiak
for46,this
May recipe! (218) 897-5234
Sleepy Hollow Resorts
64264
State Hwy
Northome
10% off8lodging.
oz. tube pasta
Cool Cucumber Pasta
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 medium cucumbers, sliced thin
1 medium onion, sliced thin
1-1/4 cup sugar
1 cup water
3/4 cup vinegar
1 Tablespoon mustard
1 Tablespooon parsley flakes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
Cook pasta according to package directions, drain
and rinse in cold water. Place in large bowl. Stir in oil,
cucumbers and onion. Combine remaining ingredients,
pour over salad and toss (I put in Ziploc bag).
Chill 3-4 hours, turning bag or stirring occasionally.
Serve with slotted spoon.
Rhubarb Cake
2 cups diced rhubarb
1 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup margarine
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix rhubarb, 1/2 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of sour cream.
Let stand.
Cream margarine, 1/2 cup sugar and egg. Add dry
ingredients, 1/2 cup sour cream and vanilla. Add rhubarb
mixture.
Bake in a 9" x 13" pan at 350° for 1 hour.
Please share your recipe with us! If your recipe is chosen, you will
receive a $10 credit on your electric bill from North Itasca Electric
Cooperative. Send your recipe to the editor, WATTS NEWS, P.O.
Box 243, Bigfork, MN 56628.
May 2014
-SERVICES-
Landscaping
Services
www.
landscapewithlloyd.
com
JB Mercantile
Affordable used items
in Deer River next to
Cenex.
Fri-Sat,
10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Marcell Boat &
Mini Storage
Main Street Marcell
Call (218) 832-3500
or
(218) 832-3503
Two’s Company
218-897-5959
218-244-1916
Interior/exterior
painting and staining,
window washing
fully insured, references
Gus’s Auto and
Recycling of Bigfork
Wanted: Junk.
Cars, trucks and other
property clean up.
Used auto parts, steel,
tires and bridge beams.
A buyer of metals
Snowplowing
Over 20 years experience
(218) 929-7117
Hm: (218) 743-3598
Gus David
Monuments
and Markers
Available in granite
and bronze.
Also do final dating,
cleaning, foundation
work.
FREE estimates.
Serving your area.
Jerry Pula, sales rep.
Call (218) 743-3711
-SERVICESPenny’s Keepsake
Quilting
Turn your quilt top
into a keepsake.
Offering quality
machine quilting at
reasonable prices
(218) 832-3684
10% discount with ad.
M.A.D. Gutters
Gutterglove® gutterguard
Ultimate gutter protection
Seamless gutter installation
(218) 743-6448
Cell: (218) 929-7134
Proudly made in the USA
www.madgutters.com
Life’s Companion
Highland Care:
Home care providers
for elderly, adults,
special needs children.
“Our goal is to
maintain dignity and
independence in a safe
home environment.”
Call collect weekdays;
8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
(218) 326-1179 or stop
by at 111 NW 11th St.,
Grand Rapids, MN 55744.
We are an EOE employer.
page 15
CLASSIFIEDS
-WANTED-
-FOR SALE-
Wanted: Model A Ford For sale: RCA 36” box
parts.
Call (320) 252- type television.
Used
9525 or (218) 832-3011
very little.
Good for
5/14 cabin. Call (218) 832Wanted: Small, older mo- 3778 5/14
bile home. Nothing fancy For sale: Elecric range.
but must be moveable. Sears model. Older but
A fixer-upper okay. Call works great. Yellow. 4
5/14
(218) 832-3791
burners $30. Call (218)
Wanted for granddaughter
headed to college. French
horn in exc. Shape. Yahaha model YHR66D7 or
Yamaha model YHR668
or Holton H179 FARKAS
or Holton H181 Pro Farkas or CONN 8D double
horn. Call (218) 8326/14
3599
-FOR SALE-
For sale: Teeter Hangup.
Hang upside down, used
little, not for me. Paid
$320, sell for $280. Call
6/14
(218) 659-2729
For sale: 15 hp Johnson
motor. Standard shaft.
Bought in 1987. Sale
$550. No checks. Phone
(218) 659-2671 or (952)
6/14
934-6775 743-3450
5/14
For sale:
Wrecker/
winch truck w/ 5 ton hyd.
rotating crane. 6 wheel
drive, 14x20 (49”) super
single tires. 8,300 mi,
300 hr on Cummins 8.3
turbo diesel and Allison
auto. Front & rear heavy
duty hyd. winches, 350’
cable.
Fully
rigged.
Military BMY M936A2,
Runs like new, could
use some paint. Minn.
title. Will provide new
DOT. $25,000 Call Jim
(763) 355-8394, jskiff1@
6/14
comcast.net
For sale: Yugo Md 57 &
Romian TT33. 7.62 X 25
cal w/holsters $325 each.
Russian Nagant revolver
w/holster, 7.62 X 38R,
$195. New Yugo SKS
7.62 X 39 rifle, $350.
K31 Swiss 7.5 X 55 st
pull bolt w/sling, $350.
Remmington 870 Magn
Exp 12 GA Pump 2 3/4 &
3" chamber shotgun, wd
stock & sling $325. Call
5/14
(218) 832-3651.
EARLY AD DEADLINE
for JUNE issue, WEDS, MAY 14
-FOR SALE-
For sale: 1-Worth lift
2-post 12,000 lb. O.H.
162 O.W. 150 inches wt.
2,840 lbs. Call (612) 2425/14
1230 For sale: 1996 30 ft
Coachman Motorhome
454 V8. 38,000 miles,
4,000 mi on all new tires,
117 hrs on Onan 4,000
watt power unit, queen
bed, sleeps 6. $8,500.
Call (218) 832-3651 5/14
For sale: Simer shallow
well pump, near new, 7
gal. tank/13 gpm. Works -REAL ESTATEgreat to pump lake water! See also Wanted section.
Call (507) 456-1671 5/14 For sale by owners:
For
sale:
SunQuest Diamond S RV Park,
Tanning Bed. Mod 24 Ronan, MT (close to
RST, $400 obo. Call Flathead Lake, Glacier
(218) 832-3651 5/14
Park, National Bison
Range, golf courses
VEHICLES
23
For sale: 1999 Dodge Da- & Mission Mts).
kota Sport 4x4 with top- pull through sites, hwy
per, 4 spd auto, 5.2L V8, frontage, tent sites, city
club cab, towing package, sewer, well, mature trees
169,000 mi $1,500. Call & recreational area. Office
bldg with apartment,
6/14
(218) 256-2923
showers. Rental bldg. w/
For sale: 2005 Toyota apt., roofed pavilion, 2
Highlander, 109,000 mi, mobile hm sites, 16x70
Good cond. 3rd row seat. apt. 7.8 acres, $768,000
Call Meryl at (218) 244- or 2 lots (one developed).
6/14
4935 Call Diane at (218) 259MOTOR HOMES 0164
-TRAVEL TRAILERS-
For sale: 12’ x 65’ trailer
house on wheels/blocking. Partially furnished.
Great hunting cabin.
$500. Call (218) 2456/14
0281
For sale: House and 8
acres on North Star Lake.
375 ft shoreline, 3/4 mi
to town. Call Jim at (931)
752-2888 7/14
For sale: 20 hp/46” deck
Scotts riding lawnmower,
House for rent in Bigfork:
Flea Market at Balsam $449. Call (218) 6593
bedroom, 1 bathroom
Store: Corner Hwy 8 4222 6/14
For
sale:
For
sale:
2003
with
large
detached
and Scenic 7. Every Sat.
For sale:
3 piece
Dutchman 5th wheel garage. $600 a month
and Sun, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.,
computer desk, pecan
27RL one slide. $9,500. plus utilities. Available
weather permitting. Venwood, exc. condition.
Call (218) 245-0224 6/14 April. Call (218) 301dors welcome, just come
$200. Call (218) 7435/14
and set up. Freewill doFor sale: 2008 Flagstaff 9552 6/14
3946 nations accepted. May RGSS travel trailer, 31
-FARMFor sale: AB Lounge
October.
ft, 1 slide. $13,900. Exc. For sale: Case 8 ft. drill
like new, $35. Call (218) To cancel an ad, contact condition. Can e-mail with grass seeder. Great
-WANTEDthe editor before the
6/14
743-3946 pictures if interested. Call shape. $600. Call (218)
deadline date.
Wanted:
Someone to
5/14
(218) 659-2997
659-4222 6/14
prune apple trees in
Squaw Lake area. Will
Place a Classified Ad Today!
If you are an individual member of the cooperative, classified ads are free as a service from your
pay cash. (218) 256-6695
-SALES-
6/14
Wanted: Person interested in cutting and baling
on a Gemmell property,
Call Sheila at (218) 3356/14
8587
Wanted: 20-160 acres in
Itasca County. Call (507)
5/14
838-6434
cooperative. If you are advertising for a business or are a non-member, please remit $5 per ad per
month.
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May 2014
Ground source heat
pump
Call before digging
Whenever you plan to dig over 12 inches deep,
2 days before you start, call Gopher One at
(800) 252-1166. It’s required by Minnesota state
law and it is a free service.
By calling Gopher One, homeowners only
need to make one call to alert utilities so any underground services can be located.
Heating program:
Ground source heat pumps are the most energy
efficient means of heating a home or business,
requiring much less energy to maintain desired
temperatures.
Electricity is sold at the general service rate
but only 25 percent to 30 percent of the energy
is needed compared to other heating and cooling
sources. With a qualifying backup system, your
heat pump can be placed on the Dual Fuel rate of
5.2 cents per kWh. At 300 to 400 percent efficient,
this is equal to paying 1.7 per kWh.
How does it save energy?
Ground temperatures maintain a constant 45 to 50
degrees year around below the frost line. Instead
of raising temperatures from -30 degree to +70,
a 100 degree difference, you only need to raise
temperatures from +50 to +70 degrees, a 20 degree
temperature difference.
Cooling program:
If a system is placed on the Dual Fuel program,
cycled air conditioning would also be controlled,
Diagram of a ground source heat pump.
reducing your cooling cost from 11.9 cents to 5.2 cents
per kWh.
Federal tax credits and incentives:
The federal government mandates a tax credit of 30
percent off the cost of installation. North Itasca Electric
is also offering a $400 per ton rebate. A CEE loan of
2.99% interest is available to those interested.
For more information call Jerry Loney at 218-743-3131
BIGFORK LAND FOR SALE BY OWNER
Lots ready for building
from $6,500
SCENIC VIEWS
ONE MILE FROM TOWN
(218) 256-2267
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UNBEATABLE
EFFICIENCY
The ultimate in home heating
and cooling, Ground-Source
Heat Pumps take advantage
of natural energy to operate
with 300% – 400% efficiency.
Your energy cooperative makes it easy to save
money on your home heating and cooling costs
with an efficient Ground-Source Heat Pump.
REBATES
AVAILABLE
from your cooperative
COVERED UPTO 30%
GROUNDSOURCE
HEAT
PUMPS
by a federal tax credit
2.9% FINANCING
up to $25,000
SMARTER HOME SOLUTIONS
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