August 2016 PDF - Minnesota Blue Flame Gas Association

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Minnesota State Fair Blue Flame Lodge
Come See Us!
We’re less than a month away from the start of the Great Minnesota Get-Together!
Fair dates are Thursday, August 25 – Labor Day, Monday, September 5
We’re a great stop when you’re visiting the State Fair! Come in and say “Hi”, enjoy the air conditioning and get a drink from our
ice cold water fountain! Plus see the great natural gas displays in the Lodge!
We have giveaways and drawings – Come in and sign up! Win a free natural gas grill, $6,900 of home improvement products, a
free tune-up or Wilds Hockey tickets, plus more! Don’t forget that famous colored yardstick from Gopher State One Call!
The Lodge is the association’s primary vehicle to interact with consumers and get the natural gas message out. It allows us to
promote natural gas, natural gas products, educational materials, and provides visibility for the association. Safety, conservation,
energy assistance and rebate information are also in the Lodge.
Once again this year, we’ll be displaying an operational natural gas generator for fairgoers to come see, hear, and learn more about.
Members displaying in the Lodge this year are: Airic’s Heating, AirTech Heating & Cooling, CenterPoint Energy, Erickson Plumbing,
Heating & Cooling, Gopher State One Call, Haley Comfort Systems, John J. Morgan Co., Midwest Generators, Minnesota Energy
Resources, Minnesota Exteriors, Inc. (MEi), Minnesota Gas Grills & Fireplaces, National Excelsior Heating & Cooling, The Salvation
Army, Xcel Energy
Thank you to all of these members for promoting their natural gas products at the Blue Flame Lodge!
If you are interested in displaying in the Lodge next year, contact Diane to get more information at dswintek@blueflame.org
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MINNESOTA BLUE FLAME GAS ASSOCIATION
Natural Gas News
Blue Flame
Conservation
Committee – Requests
Gubernatorial
Proclamation
Commercial/Industrial Committee’s
Annual Fall Energy Conservation
Conference
Mark Your Calendars!
The Blue Flame Conservation
Committee has submitted to the
Governor’s office, a request for a
gubernatorial proclamation to have
the month of October be HVAC
System Awareness Month to raise
awareness of HVAC systems and the
importance of annual maintenance.
Tuesday, September 20 from 8:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Golf Club in
St. Paul.
Greg Olson, the Committee Chair,
took the lead to help the committee
get the proclamation written and he
submitted the proclamation request
to the Governor’s Office in May.
The committee is hopefully that the
proclamation will be approved in
August.
Once the proclamation is approved,
the committee will work to promote
October as HVAC Tune-Up and
Awareness month.
Watch for more information on this in
future newsletters.
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Four seminar topics plus two keynote speakers will be presented. Certificates of
Completion will be given for those wishing to use the seminars for professional
development hours.
Xcel Energy is the major sponsor of this event along with Supporting Sponsorships
from CenterPoint Energy and Minnesota Energy Resources.
Trade Ally Sponsors are:
Platinum Sponsor – Mulcahy Company
Gold Sponsors – Energy Insight, Ever-Green Energy, Harris Companies, R. M. Cotton
Company, Ryan Company, and Tioga HVAC Rentals
Sponsorships and vendor tabletops have been sold out!
Invitations were emailed out and additional reminders will be sent - watch your email
and mark your calendars!
Seminar topics being presented: Commercial Condensing Boiler Optimization, B3
Benchmarking to Target Savings Potential, Advanced Heat Recovery-Case Study:
Science Museum of Minnesota, and Smart Building Technology.
Breakfast keynote: Natural Gas Price & Supply Update and Utility CIP Update
Lunch keynote: Strategic Energy Planning-Case Study: Rice Creek Commons
For more information, contact Diane at dswintek@blueflame.org or call 763-424-1841.
QUOTE
OF THE
QUARTER
“A bad attitude is
like a flat tire, you
won’t go anywhere
until you change it.”
Author: Unknown
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Mark Your 2016
Calendars:
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Thursday, August 25 – Labor
Day, Monday, Sept. 5
Minnesota State Fair
Tuesday, September 20
Commercial/Industrial
Conservation ConferenceHillcrest Golf Club
Mark your 2017
Calendars:
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Tuesday, June 6
Blue Flame Fishing Event
Thursday, June 15
Blue Flame Golf Event –
Cannon Falls Golf Club
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Mn. Blue Flame Golf Event
Eighty-four golfers “Go for the Gold!”
The annual Blue Flame Golf Event was on Thursday, June 16th at the
beautiful Cannon Falls Golf Club in Cannon Falls, Mn. It was a scramble
format with a 12:30 p.m. shotgun start. New this year, we added a “Split
the Pot” contest which added extra excitement to the event!
Ryan Urich was the big winner of the “Split the Pot” contest this year!
This contest raises funds for the association and it gives one lucky person
a nice “pot of cash”!
We had a beautiful day that started out cloudy but really warmed up as
the afternoon went on. Eighty-four golfers took to the course to have
a great day of networking and golfing!
This year’s theme was the Summer Olympics and we all were “Going
for the Gold”! We even had a golf contest to see who could hit closest
to the USA Tiki torch ! The winner was Dean Nicholas!
Tournament Results:
Gold Medal: (1st Place–1st Flight)–score=54: Mike Comstock, Rick
Lucio, Terry Olsen, & Paul Frank.
Silver Medal: (2nd Place–1st Flight)–score=57: Chris Forkenbrock,
Jeremy Sutton, Andy Leipnitz, & Tony Dzubay
Bronze Medal: (1st Place–2nd flight)–score=64: Jay Baars, Todd Faust,
Kelle Donahue, & Chad Langston Four teams tied for the Bronze medal
and the winner was determined by drawing cards!
Early Bird Drawing Winner – Mike Comstock wins $50 cash!
Everyone who had their registration forms in by Friday, May 27th was
put in the drawing.
This year’s event had contest holes, a skins game, and great raffle prizes!
Congratulations to Pete Fotjik - winner of the golf certificate for a
foursome at Cannon Falls Golf Club.
A big THANK YOU to all our sponsors, everyone who came out to golf
and to those who worked so hard to make this tournament happen!!!
We also want to thank all of the companies who donated doorprizes to
make the event extra exciting for the attendees! It’s always fun to go
home with a prize!
We couldn’t do it without you! Our golf event is one of the main sources
of revenue to help continue the work of the association – THANK YOU!
Save the Date! Thursday, June 15, 2017
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MINNESOTA BLUE FLAME GAS ASSOCIATION
7th Annual
Blue Flame Fishing Event
The Walleyes
Were Biting!
The Blue Flame’s seventh annual networking/fishing event on Mille Lacs Lake took place on Tuesday,
June 7th. Twenty members and their guests hit the lake to see if they could net the winning fish!
What a year – the walleyes were biting and it was exciting!
The boats averaged 44 walleye per boat – a total of 220 walleyes were caught between the five
boats!! A great fishing year to say the least! Due to DNR rules for Mille Lacs this year, it was Catch
& Release for Walleyes but what fun reeling them in! Lots of action!
This was our third year of having the event in early June and using both private guided boats and
a launch to get members on the lake.
Fifteen members and their guests used the individual guide boats to go out in teams of three with
a private guide from Roach’s Guide Service to troll the waters for the elusive and prized Walleye!
Mike Comstock
Congratulations to Mike Comstock & Steve Norberg, both with Mulcahy Company - winners of
the Longest Walleye on the boats! (photos) Mike and Steve tied with 26” walleyes and shared the
prize donated by Mulcahy Company.
If you’d prefer some shade, a bathroom and the ability to move around and network – the launch
is a nice option! It provides a great opportunity to do fishing in a more “relaxed” style. Five
members and their guests took advantage of the launch and had a great time visiting and catching
fish! A pizza lunch was boated out to them – now that’s service with flair!
Congratulations to Scott Tulgren with Minnesota Air – winner of the Longest Walleye on the launch!
(photo) Scott caught a 26” walleye and won the prize donated by Minnesota Air.
Steve Norberg
All groups departed from Nitti's Hunter's Point Resort on the east side of Mille Lacs Lake in the
morning and returned from the 6 hour fishing trip in the afternoon. Nitti’s provided a tasty ribs &
chicken dinner that evening and the winning catches were announced!
Special thanks to the following companies for making the fishing event a great time!:
John J. Morgan Company for donating a Reznor Natural Gas Garage Heater as the Grand Prize!
The winner was Tim Ekdahl with Minnesota Air!
Ryan Company for being the Event Sponsor – they made it possible for us to have the minnow
buckets of treats and some “extras” that make the event special. Thank you for your support!
Nitti’s Hunter’s Point donated a gift certificate for a 6-person ice house, during the week, this
winter – the winner was Barry Theilen with Ryan Company.
Scott Tulgren
Save the Date!: Tuesday, June 6, 2017
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Minnesota Blue Flame Lodge is Getting A New Roof!
No more “rain drops keep falling on my
head”!
The Blue Flame Lodge should have
a new roof on it right after this year’s
fair! The new roof was scheduled for
Monday, August 8th but was delayed
until after the State Fair due to the
roofing company being delayed due
to rain and hot weather. The new roof
should take about 3-4 days to complete
(weather permitting). The project date
was pushed back by the contractor
several times due to rain and then hot
weather until we were no longer able to
get it done before the State Fair.
The Blue Flame Lodge at the Minnesota
State Fairgrounds is located at 1311
Nelson St., next to the K102 booth and
across from the Giant Slide. The Lodge
has been around since 1968 helping
to educate fairgoers on the benefits of
natural gas, safety, conservation, and
showcasing the latest and greatest of
natural gas technologies and equipment.
For the past few years, the Blue Flame
Residential/State Fair Committee has
been putting “band aids” on the leaks
in the roof but this year, there were too
many and the roof needed more than a
few band aids!
Currently, the Lodge has a flat rubber
roof with roof drains that come inside the
Lodge only to go out again. This causes
problems in the cold winter months with
freezing and cracking of the roof drains.
The rubber roof is old and wearing out,
requiring major attention.
The old rubber roof will be removed and
replaced with a mechanically attached
PVC roof system utilizing rhinobond
technology
complete
with
the
manufacturer’s recommended flashing
for a 15-year warranty.
The Blue Flame Residential Committee
and Board worked hard to make the new
roof happen this year yet. The selection
of the contractor – Horizon Roofing –
and securing of the necessary funds
INTERESTED IN JOINING THE
A S S O C I AT I O N ?
Contact Diane at dswintek@blueflame.org or visit our website at
www.blueflame.org
Associate memberships are $200 per year.
Join the team now!
Benefits to joining:
Website exposure on Blue Flame website (Natural Gas Product
Finder), Networking Opportunities, Industry Contacts, Advertising
Opportunities, Member rates (reduced rates) for Association events,
seminars, etc., Increased Company Visibility (via our website & our
Member Directory, etc.), and many more.
was a huge achievement in just a couple
of months time!
Major donations from CenterPoint
Energy, Minnesota Energy Resources
and Xcel Energy have made the new roof
possible. A big THANK YOU to them for
their support, leadership and belief in the
Minnesota Blue Flame and in the value of
the Minnesota Blue Flame Lodge at the
Minnesota State Fairgrounds!
When you’re at the State Fair, stop in and
check out the displays, relax in AC, and
have a nice cold drink of water! This will
be the last year with this ‘tired” old roof!
Welcome
New Member!
Airic’s Heating
www.airics-heating.com
Robert Herubin
(952) 292-4969
roberth@airics-heating.com
Have something
to submit?
E-mail change?
If you would like to submit
information to be considered
for the next member newsletter
or have an e-mail change,
contact Diane at
dswintek@blueflame.org
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MINNESOTA BLUE FLAME GAS ASSOCIATION
Jeff Head
Sales & Marketing Manager
Jeff@CarbTurbo.com | phone 952.445.3910 | fax 952.445.6070 | cell 763.497.2069
Carburetion & Turbo Systems, Inc. | 1897 Eagle Creek Boulevard | Shakopee, MN 55379
www.CarbTurbo.com
Matt Haley
President
952-767-7464
www.EnergyInsightInc.com
Professional
Services
7935 Stone Creek Drive, Suite 140 Chanhassen, MN 55317
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