The second half of the Full Issue - North Itasca Electric Co-op

June 2016
page 9
Comparative statistics
Wholesale Power
Cost
Wholesale
Power
Cost
$4,500,000
Average Number of Members
5350
$4,000,000
$3,500,000
$3,000,000
5325
$2,500,000
$2,000,000
5300
$1,500,000
$1,000,000
5275
$500,000
$0
5250
2011
2012
2013
2014
2007
2008
2009
2015
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Year
Miles of Line
Miles
900
800
Overhead
700
600
500
400
Underground
300
200
100
0
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015 Sources of Revenues
2015
2015 Distribution
of Revenues
2015
Sources of Revenues
8%
$114,289 2%
8%
$1,140,912 14%
54% Cost of Power
61% Residential
11%
10% Distributions
12% Adminstration & General
20% Seasonal
$2,313,578 29%
$4,345,029 55%
52%
17% Commercial
2% Other
10% Depreciation
7% Interest on Long Term Debt
7% Other
10%
11%
June 2016
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From the Line Department
by Daryl Pederson, Line Superintendent
have changed out 30 of the 124 rejected kilowatt hours. In 2015 we improved
our line loss so that this percentage
We have completed the installation poles over the last winter.
of the new equipment in our substations
I would also like to let you know was lowered to 8.93 percent, which
over this last summer and have started to that many of the projects we have means for every 1000 kWhs purchased
change out all of the meters throughout completed are having a positive effect from Great River Energy we sold 910.7
our system. With this new system on our system when it comes to power kWhs. The total annual savings to our
membership was $78,660.81.
we will have more functionality and outages and line loss on our system.
Many things attribute to line loss,
information with our meter readings.
I would like to take a moment and
such
as tree caused outages, old and
With our old system we would get a try to explain the “line loss” on our
small
conductors, malfunctioning
full meter reading every 27 hours while system. First of all the simplest way
meters
and
older transformers. As we
the new system will have the ability to to explain line loss is the difference
collect a complete meter reading once between kilowatt hours purchased from continue to move forward with our
every 8 hours. This system will also Great River Energy (our supplier) and system, we will continue to improve on
tell us the voltage and loading on the kilowatt hours sold to our members. In all aspects relating to our line loss. As
transformer at your location, allowing 2013 we had a line loss of 11.08 percent we all know, the more efficient we can
for better monitoring of our system as a in kilowatt hours. This means for every make our system the lower we can keep
whole which will improve the efficiency 1000 kilowatt hours we purchased our electric rates in the future.
to underground.
Over the last construction year
our crews have installed roughly 21
miles of new underground cable. The
main projects include 1.5 miles in the
Buckhorn Resort area, 1 mile in the
Turtle Lake area, 3 miles in Oteneagen
Township along County Road 44, 5
miles from Mizpah to Gemmel along
Hwy 71, 2 miles along the south end of
Round Lake by Squaw Lake, and 1 mile of our distribution system.
along County Road 14 north of Bigfork.
Our pole inspecThis year’s construction season tions covered an older
will include the projects of converting area
of our Jessie,
system thisSand
Lake
overhead power lines to underground Lake,
last summer,
where
Max, Good
Hope,
in the Squaw Lake area along Hwy 46 Third
many poles
over
River,were
Bowstring,
going north from County Road 4 for a Oteneagen,
50 years old.Morse,
Due to and
distance of 1.25 miles and converting Unorganized
this, we have seen
a
Townships
3 miles of overhead power line along that
much
willhigher
includenumber
the Inger
County Road 52 in the Owen Lake area of rejected poles. We
from Great River Energy we sold 889.2
Right-of-Way Clearing Notice:
Removal of trees and brush
Trees and power lines make
lousy neighbors. North Itasca
Electric Cooperative will be
removing trees and brush
in the following townships:
Lake Jessie, Sand Lake, Max,
Good Hope, Third River,
Bowstring, Oteneagen, Morse,
and Unorganized Townships
that will include the Inger and
Dixon Lake areas. Clearing
within the right-of-way areas
will begin in early April and
continue through early 2017.
Please see the map below
identifying areas scheduled for
clearing.
The right of way required
is 40 feet, 20 feet on each side
of primary lines and pole, and
10 feet minimum on each side
of secondary lines. If you do
not have overhead power lines
on your property, no trees and
brush will be removed.
Q & A - Your
Cooperative’s
Vegetation
Management Program
Why does North Itasca
Electric clear power lines?
Safety
Our primary distribution
lines carry 7,200 volts. We
need proper clearance to
protect lives. A tree touching
an overhead primary line
can become an energized
conductor.
Electricity takes the past of
least resistance to ground and
people or animals touching
a tree that is leaning against
or has fallen on an overhead
distribution line are at risk of
electrocution.
vegetation that come in contact
with power lines. Trees or
brush that touch electric
lines create short circuits that
cause your lights to blink,
clocks to be interrupted and
computerized devices to lose
information. During storms,
trees often fall across lines
causing outages by breaking
To provide reliable service
lines or short circuiting them.
North Itasca Electric's main When major storms occur, the
cause of power interruptions overwhelming number of fallen
and outages are trees and trees needing to be removed
causes widespread outages
Trees and brush interfering
to last much longer than they with power lines can increase
would otherwise.
costs in other ways too. It
To control the cost of service takes longer for line crews
Clearing of power lines to find problems and make
is one of North Itasca repairs if they cannot see or
Electric's largest expenses. By get to problems. Also, trees
permanently removing trees and brush that touch power
and tall shrubs from the rights lines actually waste electricity,
of way on a scheduled basis, which North Itasca Electric
the ongoing cost of clearing members ultimately pay for, by
activities
is
significantly providing a path for it to flow
to ground.
reduced.
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Rights of way clearing
>from page 10
To protect people and property
A spark from trees and brush
touching power lines can cause fires —
especially during dry conditions. Trees
can become the ignition source of a
forest fire that might also threaten your
home or cabin.
Why must you clear trees and shrubs
so far away from the lines?
To improve system reliability, North
Itasca Electric modified the clearing
program in the early 1990s to maintain
its nearly 820 miles of overhead
distribution line. The program calls
for a standard clearing width of 40 feet
(20 feet on each side of the line) for
overhead distribution.
This is necessary for several reasons:
Costs are reduced if trees and brush
can be removed far enough away that
clearing is not needed again for at least
six years.
Service reliability is improved if
trees and brush are far enough away
from lines to prevent any possible
contact.
Underground power lines have a 20
foot right of way, 10 feet on each side of
the line. Currently North Itasca Electric
is not actively re-clearing these. During
a maintenance or trouble call North
Itasca will clear these to gain access to
our equipment as required.
Work crews need adequate access
to lines to conduct repairs quickly and
safely.
How do I know what will be removed
or trimmed and when it will happen?
The primary lines, of which several
types exist, are the main lines that
provide electric service to you and your
neighbors. The primary lines supply
power up to the transformer that serves
your home, cabin or business.
If you have overhead electric
service, transformers can be identified
by looking for the large “can” near the
top of the pole closest to your home,
cabin or business. The line from the
transformer to your service location is
the secondary or service wire. Trees and
brush are only trimmed to a minimum
of 10 feet either side of the secondary
line.
Before any main line work is done
on your property, you will receive a
notification letter that a contractor
will soon be in the area doing routine
maintenance on the power lines. We
will also publish in the WATTS News
a map of townships within our service
territory scheduled for clearing.
If the contractor determines that the
work is routine maintenance, then the
original letter will serve as your only
notification. If the contractor determines
that there needs to be tree removal or
major side trimming, the contractor
will make contact with you before the
removal and/or major trimming work
begins. You can discuss what clearing
will be performed on your property and
various options that may be available
depending on the situation.
How are trees and shrubs selected
for clearing?
Generally, all standing vegetation
within the designated right of way will
be removed. Even brush and shrubs that
will not grow to the height of the lines
will need to be removed to provide line
crews with adequate access to the line
for inspection and maintenance.
Why are some trees trimmed and
others removed?
To accomplish its goal of providing
reliable electric service, North Itasca
Electric will not trim trees to grow
around the lines. Trees need to be
removed if any portion of the trunk is
located within the clearing zone, which
is 20 feet on each side of the primary
line except at North Itasca Electric’s
discretion in maintained yard areas.
Healthy trees outside the clearing
zone are trimmed if their branches
encroach into the cleared area. Also,
danger trees located outside of the
clearing zone will be removed if they
are a threat to primary overhead lines.
Trees from which fruit is harvested
annually such as apple and plum trees
will be pruned in a “V” shape away from
the lines to obtain proper clearance from
the power line. This does not include
species such as pincherry, chokecherry I have a tree that I want to cut down,
or flowering crab trees.
but it is near the power lines. Will
North Itasca Electric cut it down for
What and where can I replant so it
me?
won’t be cut in the future?
In many cases, yes. It depends on
All plantings must be placed far
each
individual situation. North Itasca
enough away that the mature tree or
shrub branches cannot grow into or over will only consider cutting down those
the cleared area to prevent the removal trees that threaten the integrity of
of side branches which can affect the the electric system. When a member
requests to have a tree(s) trimmed or
aesthetics of the trees or shrubs.
Any trees or shrubs planted within removed, a North Itasca employee
20 feet on either side of the lines in from the line department will visit the
yard areas or within 20 feet of either location to determine if it is North Itasca
side of the lines in other areas will be Electric’s responsibility and if it can be
removed during the next clearing cycle. safely removed.
North Itasca Electric will not cut
In addition, any vegetation remaining
down
a tree if there is any danger of
within the cleared area is at continuous
the
tree
falling on a structure or causing
risk for removal without compensation
if the lines must be accessed for any kind of damage to the member’s
operation, maintenance or replacement. property (buildings, landscaped areas,
permanent yard ornaments, etc.). If this
What happens to waste from the
is the case, you will be able to schedule
clearing activities?
to have the power line dropped, free of
North Itasca Electric’s contractors charge, while you or your tree contractor
have a clear set of standards for handling performs your work.
debris from clearing operations. Wood
If North Itasca Electric does trim or
that is large enough for firewood or remove a tree(s), the tree will only be
sale by the owner can be cut to 100- trimmed/dropped to remove the threat to
inch lengths upon request and will be the power lines. Most of this work will
left for the owner’s use. Smaller debris be completed during the winter months,
generally is spread or piled along the unless this is an immediate threat to
cleared area except near homes or the safety and reliability of our system.
cabins. Special requests should be Clean up of any debris and site restoral
discussed when the contractor contacts are the responsibility of the member.
you about clearing activities.
Why don’t you put all those lines
underground so you don’t have to
cut the trees?
Your cooperative’s long range work
plan continues to identify overhead line
that needs replacing. In those cases, more
line is being converted to underground
line. However, many overhead lines
are in great shape and are not in need
of replacing. To replace perfectly good
overhead line with underground is
simply not cost effective.
Vegetation management is integral
to providing safe reliable electric
service to our members. Thank you for
your understanding and cooperation.
If you have any questions or concerns
about North Itasca Electric's vegetation
management program, please contact
the office at (218) 743-3131.
June 2016
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Arrowhead Transit
Arrowhead Transit offers bus rides between
Northome, Alvwood, Squaw Lake, Inger, Ball Club
and Grand Rapids the first and third Tuesday of every
month. Travel between Bigfork, Marcell and Grand
Rapids are offered the second Monday of the month.
There must be five passengers, call by noon the day
prior (Friday or Monday) (800) 862-0175. Open to all
ages, fares vary, but are under $3 one way. Operated
by the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency.
Bowstring Chapel Pie Social
Friday, May 27 * 4:30 - 7 p.m.
Annual Pie & Ice Cream Social, Hot Lunch & Bake Sale
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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.
Bigfork Valley Fitness Center
Open 24 hours ♦ 7 days a week
Call 743-4133 for membership information
Rental lockers ♦ Showers
Open all year round
218-743-3626
June 4 - Night Golf!
starting at dusk
Come one come all!
spectators welcome
Summer Hours:
Sun - Thurs 8-8 or later
Fri - Sat 8 -10 or later
Located 1 mile east of
Hwy. 38 on Co. Rd. 261
Like us on Facebook!
www.golfontheedge.com
Birthday, retirement,
wedding parties, showers…
Rent our facility for your
closed party today!
In-house catering
available!
> Open for lunch
> Take-Out available
> Full bar
> Party rental
> In-house catering
Happy Hour
3-6 p.m. Mon - Fri
Community Education
Bigfork: Register for classes at 743-3444 or
Edge of the Wilderness
Discovery Center
DOG TRACKING
Date: Sat., June 11
Time: 9 a.m.3 p.m.
Location: Bigfork Gun Range
Fee: $50
Ages 10 up. Learn about your dog's ability to use their
noses to find things. Any breed can track. Learn about
your dog's body language. Under 15 must have parent
with (no fee). Audit available without dog: half fee.
Meet at Edge Center parking lot.
Programs at the Discovery Center on Thursdays,
Fridays, and Saturdays at 11 a.m. starting June 16
(unless otherwise noted on schedule).
online at www.getlearning.org.
Northome:
Call Sue Gross, 8975275, Ext. 100 to register.
YOGA-LIKE EXERCISE WITH VIDEOS
Date: Mon, Thurs
Time: 4-5 p.m.
Location: City Library
Fee: FREE
Bring mat or towel, water, yoga blocks and straps.
Build flecibility, range of motion, relaxation and loosen
tightness. Work at own place. Not meditation.
Register for classes online at
Deer
River:
(218) 246-8241, Ext. 227 or www.getlearning.org
DEER RIVER CAMP DISCOVERY
Date: Starts Mon., June 20, scheduled days
Time: 12:30-3 p.m., 16 sessions
Location: DRHS
Fee: $90
Interactive activities, lunch provided.
Naturalist programs:
Programs at Scenic State Park on Saturdays at 3 p.m.
beginning June 11.
The EOW Discovery Center provides a variety
of environmental educational programs and events
throughout the year and also has indoor interpretive
displays, an interpretive trail, fishing pier, picnic area,
CCC buildings listed on the National Register of
Historic Places and more! Call 218-832-3161 for more
information.
Bigfork Over 50
weekly events
Cribbage: Every Tuesday, 3-6 p.m. followed by a pot
luck dinner, Bring a dish to share.
Bingo; Every Thursday, 1-3 p.,m.,. donated prizes are
appreciated..
Senior meals: Every day Senior Meals at 11:30 a.m. Call
by 9:00 a.m. for reservations at (218) 743-3121. Frozen
meals are available, ask for information.
Senior meals
Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency offers senior dining available to 60 plus and their
spouse at Bigfork Over 50 Club (M-F, 11:30 a.m.).
Register by calling (218) 749-2912 or toll free (800)
662-5711, Ext. 223. The price for the home cooked
meals is $3.50. Reserve by 9 a.m. at 743-3121.
Bigfork Valley Fitness Classes
Six classes offered weekly at Bigfork Valley Fitness
Gym; free to Fitness Center members, $2/session for
non-members. Classes include HIIT, seniors, Pilates,
Abs and Back, Stability Ball. Register at (218) 7434133.
area bookmobile stops
Tuesdays: June 14; July 5, 26
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: June 16; July 7, 28
1:15 - 2:00 Togo: School vicinity
Fridays: June 10; July 1, 22
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 (218) 741-3840
June 2016
Community News
Bowstring/Jessie Lake
page 13
Marcell Family Center
Email editor at sedgwick@
paulbunyan.net, put Community
News in the subject line
Bowstring-Jessie Lakes Community Sales will be Friday and Saturday, June 3-4.
Pick up your maps and shop at the Bowstring Hall. Sale hours Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.,
Saturday 8 a.m.-3 p.m.; 50 percent off Bowstring Hall sales after 1 p.m. Rolls and
coffee at Hall, 8 a.m. Sloppy joes, hot dogs, chips, beverages starting at 11 a.m. For
information, call Chris at 259-1833 or Lynn at 832-3612 or email BowstringChapel@gmail.com.
Save the date! Bowstring Chapel's Pie Social on Friday, July 1, 4:30-7 p.m. Hot
lunch, bake sale and pie/ice cream. Benefitting food shelves, children's programs.
Max
Notice to residents of Max Township: At the march 8, 2016 Max Township Annual
Meeting, a motion was made, seconded ad carried to give away the school textbooks that
were being stored in the Max Town Hall. If anyone who resides in Max Township or
attended school in the Max Town Hall woudl like a book, please stop by the Max Town
Hall on July 12, 2016 between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. The board reserves the right to limit the
number of books each person receives. [signed] Bev Robertson, clerk, Max Township.
(218) 659-4590.
General Interest
College For Kids will be the week of June 13, 9 a.m.-noon. Hands=on classes in
performing arts, visual arts, science, and recreation on the Itasca Community College
Campus. Brochures available at itascacc.edu/get-involved/college-for-kids.html.
Registration opens May 16 at getlearning.org. Info at (218) 322-2352 or -2368.
218-832-3444
49023 State Highway 38 Marcell, MN 56657
14th Annual MFC Basketball Camp
June 28 & 29, 2016
8 to 15 years old (will be split into age
groups). Must preregister. Cost: $40
MFC hours:
Call (218) 832-3444
Fitness Center, multi-purpose room, public computer room and high speed Internet
wireless hotspot.
Mon: 11 a.m.-2 p.m., 4 p.m.-7 p.m.
Tues, Thurs: 6:30-8:30 a.m. (8:30 library),
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.
Visit your co-op online!
www.NorthItascaElectric.com
EFFIE, MN 56639
218-743-3297
1-800-936-4083
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Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
While visiting Bigfork Valley, visit the Gift Nest!
Gifts for staff and residents, jewelry, decor, cards,
kids’ toys, cookbooks, pot pourri, more!
License #060672-PM
33204 Shadywood Road • Grand Rapids, MN 55744
fax: (218) 327-9283 • northernairph@yahoo.com
218-743-4438 ◆ online at BigforkValley.org
We deliver phone orders on campus.
List of participating businesses, Co-op Connections Card
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.
G & G Restoration, Remodeling 49653 S Jesse Lk Rd, Talmoon
and Roofing
5% off on all projects.
Anchor Inn Resort
55960 Co Rd. 4, Spring Lake (218) 659-2718
10% off gifts, garments, bait and tackle; 15% off basic cabin rental.
Timber Rose Floral and Gifts 202 Main Ave., Bigfork
10% off any one item in a day's purchases
Cozy Air Heating and 46461 Alder Rd., Marcell (218) 832-3246
Plumbing Services
$50 off purchase off an Energy Star appliance with $1,000 purchase.
Kocian’s Family Market
P.O. Box 225, Bigfork
(218) 743-3113
5% off on Tuesdays excluding lottery, tobacco and alcohol products.
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
Five Star Mechanical
5% off one service call.
375 SE Hwy 1
Frontier Sports & Grocery 48919 St Hwy 38, Marcell
10% off 14” pizza.
(218) 743-3616
(218) 743-6145
(218) 832-6396
(218) 743-6315
Laurel’s All Needlecrafts Supply 40095 Hwy 2 E, Deer River (218) 246-8330
10% off needlecraft supplies with $25 purchase
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.
Plum Tree and Co. 39362 State Hwy 38, Marcell (218) 838-2332
10% off total purchase
Polar Insulation 3% insulation upgrade.
51041 State Hwy 46, Squaw Lake
(218) 659-4351
(218) 832-3901 Riley’s Fine Food & Drink
$1 off large pizza.
Sleepy Hollow Resort 10% off lodging.
46551 Riley Rd, Deer River
(218) 832-3656
64264 State Hwy 46, Northome (218) 897-5234
June 2016
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General Service Electric Rate:
G&G
2016 Rates (Mar - May / Sept - Dec.)
Monthly usage: 700 kWh 1500 kWh
Base charge
$43.00 $43.00 Energy cost $82.18
$176.10
@ $0.1174
Sales Tax
$8.60
$15.06
@ 6.875%
2000 kWh
$43.00
$234.80
Restoration,
Remodeling, Roofing
$19.09
● Free estimates ● Home repairs
● Additions
● Decks
● Licensed & insured
Monthly Cost $133.78 $234.16 $296.89
During the months of June, July and August, rates
are 2 cents per kWh higher. The standard monthly
base charge is $43.
2016 Rates (Jun - Aug)
Monthly usage: 700 kWh 1500 kWh
Base charge
$43.00 $43.00 Energy cost $96.18
$206.10
@ $0.1374
Sales Tax
$9.56
$17.12
2000 kWh
$43.00
$274.80
Monthly Cost $148.74 $339.65
@ 6.875%
$266.22
$21.85
Lic. No. BC-667984
218-832-6396
218-398-0901
GUNSTOCK CHECKERING
All types of gunstock checkering
We can create virtually any design or use your own
We can recreate your worn-out checkering like new
We refinish stocks with the hand rubbed English oil method
Custom stocks built here. Boyds and Richards microfit
blanks.
Off Peak Rate Summary
$.047 - Storage Water Heating - Storage Space
Heating - Pool Heating, Electric Vehicles.
$.0565 - Dual Fuel Heating - Cycled Cooling - All
central air source heat pumps
$.07 - Interruptible Water Heating. (Program Closed)
$.07 - Limited Dual Fuel and Breathe Easy Water
(Programs Closed)
RC Keith GUNSTOCK CHECKERING 218-897-5152
Construction Services Inc.
“Serving the excavation needs of Itasca County
and beyond since 1968”
Ray V. Kongsjord & Sons
www.rkconstructionservices.com
email: rkconstructioninc@gmail.com
For control period information:
Members on Bigfork, Wirt, Jessie Lake and Evenson
substations: www.greatriverenergy.com
Members on Northome substation:
www.beltramielectric.com, PBTV channel 301
Office: (218) 832-2842
Cell: (218) 244-6201
39335 State Highway 286
Marcell, MN 56657
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Vegetable Casserole
2 cups sliced potatoes
Saucy Applecake
2 cups sliced carrots
2 cups sliced summer squash
1 cup sliced onion
2 cups sliced tomators
salt and pepper, if desired
1/4 cup butter
Place vegetables in a casserole dish in layers in the above
order. Do not mix them. Salt and pepper each layer. Pour
melted butter over top. Cook in covered casserole two hours
at 350° until tender. Serves 6.
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 cup raisins
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 1/4 cup applesauce
Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Blend
1 Tablespoon of mixture with nuts and raisins. Cream
margarine and sugar well. Blend in egg. Mix well. Add
alternately dry ingredients and applesauce. Blend in
floured nuts and raisins.
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.
Pour into lightly greased and floured pan, 9" x 9" x 2". Bake at 350° for 45 to 50 minutes.
June 2016
-SERVICES-
Spring Cleanup! We will
remove sheds for wood
and contents left behind.
Responsible, mature couple. Call (218) 743-3885.
6/16
Plum Tree & Co
"Best little antique store
in northern Minnesota"
Antiques, gifts &
home decor
Shop Hours
Thurs-Sat; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
-SERVICES-
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.
39362 Highway 286
Marcell, MN
We are an EOE employer.
Like us on Facebook
Available in granite
and bronze.
218-838-2332
Bigfork
Mini-Storage
Many sizes, as low as
$35 per month.
Call
(218) 743-6566
or cell:
(612) 240-2610
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
Penny’s Keepsake
Quilting
Turn your quilt top
into a keepsake.
Offering quality
machine quilting at
reasonable prices
(218) 832-3684
10% discount with ad.
Two’s Company
218-244-1916
Monuments
and Markers
Also do final dating,
cleaning, foundation
work.
FREE estimates.
Serving your area.
Jerry Pula, sales rep.
Call (218) 743-3711
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
Take It Away LLC
Property Clean-Out Service
Say goodbye to clutter
today!
We do attics, houses,
basements, sheds, barns,
estates ...and more.
(218) 556-0075
takeitawayllc.com
rschenhiet@gmail.com We’ll take the clutter and
stress away, leaving you with
Interior/exterior
painting and staining,
a broom clean space.
window washing
fully insured, references
Emails will be answered; if you do not receive a
reply, please resend.
page 15
CLASSIFIEDS
-SERVICES-
Lepinski Painting
interior/exterior
Call for free estimate
15 yrs experience
218-743-6878 or
218-248-0717
-SALES-
Huge Garage Sale: June
2,3 8 a.m.-5 p.m.: June 4
8 a.m.-noon. Household,
outdoor, adult clothes
(mens and womens) and
much more! West side
of Jessie Lake, 47435
County 135.
Flea Market at the
Balsam Store. Co. Rd. 8
and Scenic 7. Every Sat
and Sun, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
unless rain, May - Sept.
Vendors welcome!
Estate/Moving Sale Fri,
June 10, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Sat, June 11, 9 a.m.noon. 57601 Hwy 7 (2
miles so. of Bigfork).
Complete sell-off. Guns,
1961 Ford Fairlane,
plow truck, handmade
canoe, bulldozer, tractor, sawmill, auto parts,
power & hand tools, antiques, furniture. More
at: www.salesbybrenda.
com. No early sales, all
items priced. Guns removed from property.
(218) 838-2332
Garage Sale-Sat. June 5, 8
a.m.-5 p.m. 2 mi north of
Inger on west shore Sand
Lake. Take Rainbow Rd
North of Hwy 35 to Mini
Car Car Lake Rd to 49417.
Look for signs. Lamps,
bedding, household, adult
clothing, CDs/DVDs 100's
of new fishing jigs, Lots of
misc.
-LOST-
Lost: Gus, a young golden
retriever in Bigfork area.
Left home just south of
Bigfork mid March. Please,
if have seen him or know
where he might be, contact
scrivner@bigfork.net.
-FOR SALE-
For sale: Complete Top
Flite golf package: irons,
woods, putters, wedges,
#10 shoes, bag, pull cart,
balls, tees. $200. Call
(218) 245-1804, Don 7/16
For sale: GE refrigerator,
beige, 30"w x 28"d x
65"h. Older model but
works well, $20. Hotpoint
electric stove,
beige,
30"w. Needs cord, works
perfectly, good condition,
$30. Call (218) 743-6755
or (320) 493-2699 7/16
For sale: Spring planting
hay bales for your Easy
Garden $4 per bale, also
have feeder bales. Call
(218) 256-3829 6/16
For sale: Dinnerware set.
Service for 8 with creamer,
sugar and casserole dish.
This is Temperware by
Lenox.
Quaker Town
pattern. From 60s or
earlier. Nice dishes. $30.
Call (218) 832-3791 6/16
For sale: Spare tire for
F-150. Never used. On
rim. size is P235/70 R16.
BF Goodrich radial. $60.
Call (218) 832-3791 6/16
For sale: Freestanding
metal fireplace, glass
doors, new grate, auto
blower, good cond., $150.
Call (218) 832-3520 6/16
For sale: New in box,
never used.
Liberty
commercial drain pump
Model #405. $150. Call
(218) 897-9535 6/16
AD DEADLINE
for JULY issue, WEDS, June 15
-FOR SALE-
For sale: 2013 PJ low
profile
dump
trailer.
$6,500. Call or text (218)
359-7821 for info 6/16
For sale: Sofa sleeper
(floral) $30, Futon (cabin
print) $25. Both good
cond. Bowstring Lake
Call (763) 355-4531 6/16
For sale: 75 sheets of 4
ft by 8 ft by 1/4 in OSB.
Stored in my garage. $175.
Call (952) 240-1425 6/16
For sale: Dining table
w/ 4 chairs. 48" dia. w/
10" insert. $150 cash, no
checks. Call (952) 9346775 or (612) 418-2316 or
(218) 659-2671 7/16
For sale: 21 cu ft upright
freezer. Like new, not frost
free. $150. Call (218)
832-3524 6/16
For sale:
EdenPure
Gen 3 quartz infrared
portableeater. 120V AC
1500 Watts, still in box.
$125. Call (218) 929-7106
6/16
For sale: Auto pistols.
Yugo Md57 & Romian
TT33 7.25x25 Cal w/
holsters.
$325
each.
New unissued Yugo SKS
7.62x39 Cal $425. K31
Swiss straight pull bolt
w/sling 7.5x55 Cal $325.
Call (218) 929-7106 6/16
For sale: Cooler, 110
AC or 12V cigarette
lighter plugin. Use in
car,
boat.
Measures
15"Wx16"Hx21"L. $65.
Call (218) 929-7106 6/16
-VEHICLES-
For sale: 1999 4-door
red Ford Taurus. $1000 in
Mizpah. Call (218) 5531346 Leave message 7/16
For sale: 2016 Mini, rear
disc brakes, motorcycle
control on accelerator,
kill switch. New, never
used. $500. Call (218)
7/16
332-3520 -MOTORHOME-RVs, CAMPERS-
For sale: Pace Arrow
Motorhome, 30 ft, good
condition.
Call (218)
832-3520 6/16
-FISHING-
-BOATS/DOCKS-
For sale: Eklof D-100
dock, 40 ft long x 4 ft W
with 10 ft “L” and 10 ft.
bench. Pipe jack, float
and driver. Very sturdy.
New cost $6,500. Sell for
$2,000. Sand Lake. Call
(651) 433-5266 4/16
For sale: Boat lift with
cover 3000 lb capacity.
Turtle Lake. Call (612)
991 3458 6/16
For sale: Boat lift with
top for 16 ft boat or jet ski.
Call (763) 427-6991 6/16
For sale: 2 man ice fishing
house. Insulated metal
wall construction, on
skis. Commercially made.
$50 Call (952) 240-1425
6/16
-REAL ESTATE-
For sale:
Remodeled
home and 18.5 acres on
river. Must see! Nothing
like it at this price.
$169,000. Call (218) 7433885
6/16
HATCH LAKE: Private
setting located on 32 acres
with 3400’ of lakeshore
and 350’ on Twin Lake.
Year round home, metal
40' x 60' storage building
and garage with concrete
floor. Abuts Federal land
with numerous trails
for hiking and hunting.
Contact owner for details:
Email jnb12966@att.net
or phone (218) 832-3514
6/16
-FARM-
For sale: Feeder bales.
Call (218) 256-3829 6/16
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correct telephone number.
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June 2016
page 16
Make the most of ceiling fans!
Ceiling fans help our indoor life
feel more comfortable. They are a
decorative addition to our homes
and, if used properly, can help lower
energy costs.
Join the 2016 Coal Creek Tour
Coal Creek Tour registrations are coming in and
the interest building.
Events are set, the route is planned and we’re on
schedule to depart North Itasca Electric Cooperative
on July 18, returning July 20.
This year for the first time we’ll be touring
Spiritwood Station along with Coal Creek Station
owned and operated by Great River Energy in central
North Dakota.
The two-night, three-day tour includes visits to
Spiritwood Station, Coal Creek Station, Falkirk Mine,
Garrison Dam, the Headwaters Fort Mandan Visitors
Center and the newly remodeled heritage center in
Bismarck.
Our stop at Spiritwood Station will be our first time
ever and will be educational for us all. Work began on
this facility in October of 2007. The 99MW coal-fired
power plant is part of an industrial park and sits adjacent
to a Cargill malting facility. Plans call for Cargill Malt
to use 200,000 pounds of steam per hour from the
plant in its production processes, making Spiritwood
Station the first Combined Heat and Power plant in
the state of North Dakota. When fully operational, the
plant will generate up to 70 megawatts of baseload
electricity and up to 29 megawatts of peaking power.
Our tour this year will also include an actual walkthrough of the Garrison Dam. With Dam tours ending
the first week in August, we did not want to miss this
great experience.
The cost for the tour is $75.00 per person. A great
price for young and old to learn where the energy
we use comes from, and the processes involved in
delivering electricity to your outlets.
Touring these plants and sites are only half the
excitement; there will be fun and games on the way
out and back as well.
Flip the switch – Most ceiling
fans have a switch near the blades.
In warm months, flip the switch so
that the blades operate in a counter
clockwise direction, effectively
producing a “wind chill” effect. Fans
make the air near them feel cooler
than it actually is. In winter, move
the switch so the fan blades rotate
clockwise, creating a gentle updraft.
This pushes warm air down from
the ceiling into occupied areas of
the room. Regardless of the season,
try operating the fan on its lowest
setting.
conjunction with an air conditioner,
or instead of it, you can turn your
thermostat up three to five degrees
without any reduction in comfort.
This saves money since
a fan is less costly to run
than an air conditioner.
In the winter, lower your
thermostat’s set point by the
same amount. Ceiling fans
push the warm air from the
ceiling back down toward
the living space, which
means the furnace won’t
turn on as frequently.
Choose the right size –
Make sure your ceiling
fan is the right size for the
room. A fan that is 36-44
inches in diameter will cool
Adjust your thermostat – In rooms up to 225 square
the summer, when using a fan in feet. A fan that is 52 inches
or more should be used to
Turn it off – When the room is
unoccupied, turn the fan off. Fans
are intended to cool people - not
David Lick, CIC, LUTC
Bill Sergot, CIC, AAI
Dan Drennen, CIC, LUTC
Sheila Gustafson
Greg Passard
Steven Swentkokske
743-3607
Hours:
Sun-Thurs: 6 a.m.-7 p.m.
Fri and Sat: 6 a.m.-9 p.m.
!
za
Piz
Friendly, small town atmosphere
Ice cream ... the dipping kind!
Pie
!
Wireless Internet available
Every Monday evening: 1/4 lb. hamburger & fries
Every Friday evening: fish or fantail shrimp
Every Tuesday 11am-2 pm: hot beef sandwiches
Every Thursday 11am-2 pm: hot pork sandwiches
$75.00 per person
Coal Creek Tour Reservation Form | July 18-20, 2016
Please make checks payable to North Itasca Electric Cooperative and mail to PO Box 227, Bigfork, MN 56628.
Member Name: _________________________________________________ Phone: _____________
Name of Spouse/guest: _______________________________________________________________
Single Room ______ Double room _____
cool a larger space.
Have you been to Coal Creek before? Yes ___ No ___
Address: __________________________________________________________________________
This photo shows the Bigfork City Hall as it
looked when it was built in 1936 by the WPA.
This beautiful stone building is on the National
Registry of Historic Places.
We are in need of donations to return this
building to its appearance in 1936.
Please send your donations to Bigfork Improvement Group, Bigfork Restoration Project, P.O. Box
225, Bigfork, MN 56628
Name________________________ Amount ______
Address ____________________________________
________________________________________
Phone _____________________________________