March-April 2009 Official Publication of Nodak Electric Cooperative www.nodakelectric.com Make plans to attend your Cooperative’s Saturday, April 4, 2009 Alerus Center, Grand Forks, N.D. Registration, coffee & cookies at 9:30 a.m. Meeting at 10:30 a.m. Election of directors • 2008 operating report Lunch following meeting 69 th Annual Meeting Each registered voter will receive a free compact fluorescent light bulb! Cash prizes!
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March-April 2009Offi cial Publication of Nodak Electric Cooperativewww.nodakelectric.com
Make plans to attend
your Cooperative’s
Saturday, April 4, 2009Alerus Center, Grand Forks, N.D.
Registration, coffee & cookies at 9:30 a.m.
Meeting at 10:30 a.m.
Election of directors • 2008 operating report
Lunch following meeting
69th Annual MeetingEach registered
voter will receive
a free compact
fluorescent light bulb!
Cash prizes!
2 Nodak Neighbor • March-April 2009
Offi cial Publication of the Nodak Electric Cooperative, Inc.
746-4461 or 800-732-4373
www.nodakelectric.com
Th e Nodak Neighbor (USPS 391-200) is pub-lished seven times a year, Feb., March, April, June, August, Oct. and Dec. for $1.00 per year by the Nodak Electric Cooperative, Inc., 4000 32nd Ave. S., Grand Forks, N.D. 58201-5944. Periodicals postage paid at Grand Forks, N.D., and additional mailing offi ces. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to NODAK ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., P.O. Box 13000, Grand Forks, N.D. 58208-3000.
Volume 59, No. 2 March-April 2009
Offi cers and DirectorsChairman of the Board . . . . . . . . . . Roger Diehl
Voting by mailYour Bylaws state that any member may vote by mail for directors, and the ab-sentee ballot or procedure for requesting the absen-tee ballot shall be mailed with the notice of the annual meeting (Bylaws, Article II, Section 6).
Candidates wishing to run for the Nodak board of directors have two op-tions to have their name placed on the ballot. Th ey can have a peti-tion signed by 15 members to have their name placed on the ballot, or they can ask to be nominated by a Nominating Committee that meets roughly 45 days prior to the annual meet-ing. Th is year, there were no members who fi led a petition to be placed on the ballot, and only the three incumbent directors requested to be placed on the ballot through the Nominating Committee. As a result, we have uncontested elections for each of the three district positions up for election at this year’s annual meeting.
In view of the fact that the election will be uncontested, we have not mailed ballots and return envelopes for the election. In past years, when an election is uncontested, there has been a motion from the fl oor to cast a unanimous ballot for the three candidates. Nonetheless, you are entitled to vote by mail, and we will honor that right if you so wish.
If you want to vote by mail, feel free to call our offi ce at 1-800-732-4373 or 1-701-746-4461 and ask to have an absentee ballot sent to your address. Better yet, we hope you will take the time to come to the annual meeting on April 4. We have a great year to report on, several door prizes to hand out, and we’ll have a fantastic complimentary meal following the meeting.
Table of contentsVoting by mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
Tip of the MonthUnplug electronics when not in use. These items use energy even when not being used. Make sure to put your computer in the “power management” mode and turn off at night. Laptop computers typically use less energy than desktop models.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
E N E R G Y EFFICIENCY
March-April 2009 • Nodak Neighbor 3
diff erent facility charge than oth-ers?” Th e answer is that required facilities tend to diff er among diff erent consumer classes.
In high-density urban areas, accounts require less distribution line per account, and they are typically served with multiple ac-counts per transformer. For this reason, urban accounts require a lower monthly facility charge than rural accounts. Commercial accounts require large transform-
ers, more expensive metering, and oft en require three-phase service and specialized equip-ment. For these reasons, com-mercial accounts require a higher monthly facility charge than residential accounts.
Following our recent rate increase, one member asked why his facility charge increased when nothing changed at his account. Th e answer is that the facility charge is an average of the cost to provide facilities for all consum-ers. It covers the cost of owning,
“ ... the facility charge is an average of the cost to provide facilities for all consumers. It covers the cost of owning, maintaining and supporting these facilities.”
Perspective
George BergPresident & CEO
Facility charge: a fair and equitable
way to recover fi xed costs
Without a doubt, the most despised part of our electric bill is the facility charge. Th is is the part
of your bill you pay each month, even if you don’t use any elec-tricity. I was once told it is kind of like having a cover charge to come to Nodak and do business.
Facility or fi xed charges with electric utilities are necessary for rate equity among ratepayers. For each of the 16,000 metering points in our service area, we make a signifi cant investment, and we must maintain that in-vestment to ensure reliability and safety.
We must also have a system of meter reading, billing and cus-tomer service functions in place to take care of customers. Th is system includes trained people, offi ce facilities and state-of-the-art technology to provide the level of service expected by the general public.
Th e cost of all of these fa-cilities and services must be maintained, even if you elect not to buy any electricity during a specifi c period. Th e cost of these services are appropriately billed on a per customer, per month basis rather than in proportion to the amount of electricity pur-chased.
A common question is, “Why do some consumer classes pay a
maintaining and supporting these facilities. Th e total of these fi xed costs does, in fact, increase every year, and this component of our rate needs to be periodically adjusted.
Roughly 10 percent of our annual revenue is billed through the facility charge. If we elimi-nated the facility charge, we would need to increase our rate per kilowatt-hour a proportional amount. While we would receive adequate revenue to pay all of our expenses, there would be some consequences.
Th ose who use at or near average consumption would see little change in their total bill. Minimal users would be getting a free ride, as they would be paying little or nothing for the facilities serving their account, along with the billing and support required to serve their account. Th e free ride would be picked up by the larger users who would pay more than their share for these costs.
As you can see, it is our responsibility to not only have a facility charge in our rate struc-ture, but to do the best we can to ensure it is designed to be fair and equitable among the diff erent rate classes.
4 Nodak Neighbor • March-April 2009
Daniel KadlecElectrical Equipment Operator
Todd HerzEngineering Representative
Thomas FergusonDistrict Crew Foreman
Dale DahlenApparatus Technician I
George BergPresident & CEO
Maurus KarboviakJourneyman Lineman
Eric HjelmstadJourneyman Lineman
Guy FordDistrict Crew Foreman
Kevin DahlenMeter Technician I
James BjornstadLead Lineman
Kurt KelleyLead Lineman
Chad HonekElectrical Technician II
Connie GierszewskiBilling Supervisor
Victoria DalbeyReceptionist
David BragDistrict Crew Foreman
Timothy KiemeleDistrict Crew Foreman
Gregory HovelandUnderground Crew Foreman
Duane HafnerCustomer/Energy Services Manager
Steven DanielsonEnergy Services Representative
Steven BreidenbachSystems Engineer
Glenn KoryntaElectrical Equipment Operator
Christopher HovelandApprentice Journeyman Lineman
Wade HamanJourneyman Lineman
Vernon DubuqueEngineering Representative
Damus ChaputDistrict Crew Foreman
Becky AmundsonCustomer Account Representative
James KurtzHeavy Lead Lineman
Steven JuntunenLead Lineman
Jeffrey HansonJourneyman Lineman
Tom EdwardsAccounting & Finance Manager
Brian CharbonneauLead Lineman
Russell BakerDistrict Crew Foreman
These are the faces of your friends and neighbors who work at Nodak Electric and are dedicated
to serving you. They are the people who keep your lights on and answer your energy questions.
People you can trust ... experience you can count on
March-April 2009 • Nodak Neighbor 5
Carol SolemCustomer Account Representative
Gretchen SchmaltzEnergy Services Advisor/Analyst
Jason RaymondJourneyman Lineman
Stephen NevaLead Lineman
Scott MidstokkeLead Lineman
Jeffrey LiderJourneyman Lineman
Kim SoperAdministrative Assistant
Ryan SchmaltzOperations Technician
Dale ReedLead Lineman
Mark NipstadJourneyman Lineman
Randy MillerJourneyman Lineman
Todd LommenApprentice Apparatus Technician
Jeremy SteinhausJourneyman Lineman
Jeff SloanJourneyman Lineman
Blaine RekkenEnergy Services Supervisor
Loren NowackiInformation Technologist
Gordon MohnTech Crew Foreman
Nathan LorenzJourneyman Lineman
Marilyn StrandAccountant I
Mark SlominskiLead Lineman
Wayne RocksvoldWarehouseman
Lois PetersonCustomer Account Representative
Dwight MosherElectrical Equipment Operator
Melissa LunakSystem Operations Supervisor
Charles TraiserCable Locator
Paul SlusarRadio Technician
John RodgersEngineering/Operations Manager
Brett PoehlsJourneyman Lineman
David MozinskiEnergy Management Coordinator
Michelle MarkusonAccountant II
Russell WalckerLead Lineman
Joseph SnustadStaking Engineer
Daniel SchaeferAssistant Line Supt./Safety Coord.
Kenneth QuanrudLine Superintendent
Melvin NagelDistrict Crew Foreman
Cory McKelveyLead Lineman
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We are l kListed on the following page(s) are the names of past and present members of Nodak Electric that for the last six years have had unclaimed capital credits remaining on our books. In a six-year period, we have made numerous unsuccessful attempts to locate and reissue the capital credit checks to these members. To minimize administrative costs associated with continual publication of these unclaimed capital credit names, after a six-year unclaimed status period, these names will no longer be published and by Dec. 31, 2009, the remaining unclaimed capital credits for the names listed on these pages will revert back to the cooperative as contributed capital. If you recognize any names in this publication, or on the unclaimed link of our Web site, please have that person or their authorized representative contact our offi ce for further instructions on how the unclaimed amounts may be retired. Thank you for your assistance.
ABRAHAM, RON
ALBRECHT, JACOB
ALLISON, WILMA
ALTENHOFEN, LEROY
AMUNDSON, BRADLEY
AMUNDSON, LYNN
ANDERSON, CORA, B
ANDERSON, DAN
ANDERSON, E, J
ANDERSON, LEO
ANDERSON, MARK
ANDERSON, MICHAEL
ANDERSON, MONTE
ANDERSON, PETER
ANDERSON, TODD
ANDERSON, WILLIAM, R
ANDRE, ROBERT
ANNUNZIATA, WILMA
ARDIES, DOUGLAS
ARNESON, FLORENCE
AUCTION CLEARING HOUSE
AUSTFJORD, WARREN
B. W. RANCH
BACHMEIER, JOHN
BACHMEIER, PAUL
BACKMEIER, ANNIE
BACON, LAWRENCE
BAER, MIKE
BAETZ, ARCHIE
BAKKEN, KELLY
BALDOCK, DALE
BARNES, DONALD
BEAUCLAIR, DAN
BENSON, LOWELL
BENTS, BRIAN
BERG, KEITH
BERG, ORVILLE
BERNS, PAUL
BICHLER, JOHN, G
BIRD, JERRY
BIRD, JERRY
BIRD, STEVEN
BIRKELAND, BRUCE
BJERK, DEAN
BJORNSON, DENNIS
BJORNSON ESTATE, MAGDALENE
BLIXT, LARRY
BLOCK, RICHARD, W
BOE, LORRAINE
BOE, MARIAM
BOLGER, KENNETH
BONN, SARA
BOUCK RENTALS
BOUSHEE, KEITH
BRADSHAW, DONALD
BRAGG, CAROL
BRAISTED, JUNE, M
BRENNA TOWNSHIP HALL
BROWN, FRED, JR
BROWN, KENNETH, R
BROWN, ROBERT, SR
BROWN, RUSSELL, G
BRYN, BETSEY
BUSCH, JOHN, W
C & B DECORATORS
CACEK, WILLIAM, E
CADY, TAMI
CAIN, ALBERT
CARLSON, ALBIN
CARLSON, ALVIN
CARLSON, ANNA
CARLSON, DAVID
CARLSON, MICHAEL
CARLSON, ROBERT
CARROLL, DOUGLAS
CARROLL, LAWRENCE
CASE POWER & EQUIP CO
CATTLE, LAND, H
CAVANAUGH, GREG
CELMER, MICHAEL
CHAPUT, ROGER
CHAPUT, ROLLAND
CHRISTIANS, BARBARA
CHRISTOFFERSON, M
CLARK, BRUCE
CLARK, TIM
CLARKE, JERRY, M
CLAWSON, WAYNE
COATES, ALLAN
COCHRAN, RICHARD
COLDWELL BANKER
COLER, KEVIN
COLLINS, BRYAN
COLONIAL INN
CONLON, TERRY, R
COOK, RAYMOND
COOKIE’S COOKERY
COOKMAN, JAMES
COSS, CLIF
COURSEN, JOHN
COX, DONALD, E
CRUFF, TIMOTHY
D’ANNA, EDWARD
DAHL, DOUGLAS
DAHLEN, MIKE
DAKKEN, DAVE
DAKOTA RADIO
DAVID, W, M
DAVIS, ART
DAVIS, KENNETH, W
DELANEY, JAMES, JR
DEMARRIAS, GARRY
DENCKER, ERNEST
DESIGNER FLOORING CORP
DESJARLAIS, RICK
DIONNE, VIOLA, M
DOCKTER, RONALD
DODDS TOWNSHIP HALL
DOMIER, DORIS, O
DOTSON, JAMES
DRIVER, PAUL
DUMARCE, SOLOMON
DUNN, RONNIE
DYKEMA, EDDIE
DYKES, KENNETH
EASTGATE, PATTI
EASTVOLD, LYNN
ECKERT, JOSEPH
ECKS, DARRELL
EDDY TOWN HALL
EDEVOLD, DAVE
EGELAND, BARBARA
EISENBERG, STEVEN
ELLEFSON, MARILYN, K
ELLENBACKER, ART
ELLENDORF, RALPH
ELLIOTT, JOHN, F
ENGEBRETSON, ROXANNE
ENNINGA, LEONARD
EQUITABLE – VESSEL
ERICKSON, COLLEEN
ESHELMAN, KARIN
EVENSON, DAVE
EVENSON, DAVID
EVENSON, GERALD, L
EVERSON, GLEN
FELTON, JAY
FERESTAD, EARL
FERGUSON, PAT
FESKE, LARRY
FICK, MICHAEL
FIEDLER, RODNEY, W
FILIPI CONSTRUCTION CO
FISHER, ALVIN, P
FLESHER, PHILLIP
FLINDERS, DON
FORD, INGA
FORSBERG, JAMES
FORSETH, HAROLD
FOSS, MICHAEL
FREDERICK, SGT, R
FREER, RICHARD
FROELICK, ADOLPH
FULTZ, BRAD
FUNSETH, KENNETH
GABRIELSON, MARY
GATEWAY PUBLISHING CO IN
GAUSVIK, TERRY
GAUSVIK, TERRY
GERSZEWSKI, MARTHA
GERSZEWSKI, WALTER
GERSZEWSKI HOMESTEAD
GILDERSLEEVE, RENEE
GONZALEZ, FELIX
GOOD, BRENDA
GR GRAPHICS
GRAFTON IRON & RADIATOR
GRAND HARBOR TWP
GREEN, DANNY
GREEN, KAREN
GREGG, MICHAEL
GREWE, TERRY
GRIFFITH-WEBB, HAZEL
GRUBE, RODNEY
GUENTHNER, DUANE
GUNDERSON, JOEL
HACKETT, WILLIAM
HAGER, JAMES
HAGGAR, KELLY
HAGGERTY, RON
HALGREN RANCH
HALLDORSON, JOHN
HALOUSKA, CHARLES
HALVORSON, PERDIN
HAMILTON, RONALD
HANING, ROD
HANSEN, DURWOOD
HANSON, ANNIE
HANSON, DONALD
HANSON, HENNIE
HANSON, JOEL, A
HANSON, KAREN, L
HANSON, MARIE, C
HANSON, MARJORIE
HANSON, MAURICE
HANSON, MENCER
HARDING, CHARLIE
HARDWARE HANK
HARMAT INC
HARMS, STAN
HART, GEORGE
HAUGEN ESTATE, NORVIL
HEBBARD, KENNETH
HEDMAN, HELEN
HEINTZ, CHARLES
HEIT, KAY
HENDERSON, WALLY, JR
HENDRICKSON, MARK
HENSLEY, BILLY, D
HERBERG, VIOLET
HERZOG, ANNETTE
HICKMAN, GRANT
HILL, CHARLES
HIMES, ROBERT
HIMLE EXCAVATING
HIMLE PLUMBING INC
HOBECK, KIM
HOFF, MARLA, K
HOFFARTH, DANIEL, P
HOFFMAN, VICKI
HOGER, DON
HOLTER, MILDRED
HORGAN, WADE
HORTON, RANDY
HOUDEK, BERNARD
HOVESKELAND, BURTON
HOWARD, JAMES
HUBIN BROS
HUMBER, KAREN
HURD, IRENE, C
HUUS, REBECCA
IMPORTS OF G F INC
IRONSHIELD, GEORGE
ISABELL, PAUL
IWEN, JAMES, I
JACOBSON, DENNIS
JACOBSON, JOHN
JACOBSON, KEN
JACOBSON, RONALD
JAMIESON, ESAIAS
JANISCH, KENNETH
JANSSEN, PAUL, J
JEANSONNE, KEVIN, L
JEFFERSON, LARRY
JETTON, RANDOLPH
JETTY, ROBERT
JODOCK, ABENER
JOHNSON, AGNES, E
JOHNSON, BILLY
JOHNSON, CAROL
JOHNSON, FRANCIS, E
JOHNSON, GREG
JOHNSON, JEANETTE
JOHNSON, JIM
JOHNSON, PHILLIP
March-April 2009 • Nodak Neighbor 7
king for you!
JOHNSON, SHERIL
JOHNSON, STEVEN, R
JOHNSTON, ROBERT
JOLLY, LEWIS, A
JONNES, RAYMOND
JORDAN, MICHAEL, A
JURGENS, GEORGE
KARNS, JACK
KELLER, DAVID, A
KELLY, MARK, E
KIRK, BRUCE
KLEIN, DAN
KLEIN, MONA/EVANS, J
KLEINSCHMIT, DONN
KLEVEN, GARY
KNIGHT, BIXBY
KNUTSON, DALE
KOROL, JOHN
KORTES, JEFFREY
KOWALCZIK, ROBERT
KRINGEN, DIANE
KRINGEN, RICHARD
KULA, RONALD
KUNKEL, JEANNE, R
KURTYKA, LOUIS
LAGRAVE, LON
LAIER, ARNOLD
LAKE, BRUCE
LAND O’LAKES INC
LANDOWSKI, GREG
LANDWEHR, JAMES
LARSON, RANDY
LATOZKE, ALFRED
LEE, PETER
LEE, STEVE
LEMM’S ACRES #1
LICHTER, DARLENE
LILJA, WALFRED
LILLIS, BRUCE
LINDENBERGER, ROBERT, J
LINDERMAN, MARK
LINDGREN, G, O
LOCKWOOD CORP
LOGAN FARM EQUIPMENT
LOHNES, DALE
LOHNES, STELLA
LONDON, JOSEPH
LONG, RICHARD
LOVAS ESTATE, INGRAM
LOVEJOY, IDA
LOVELIEN ESTATE, MARV
LOWE, VIVIAN
LUER, JEFFREY
LYKKEN, TELMAR
MACDIARMID, ALLYN
MACHOVSKY, ROGER
MADSON, JAMES
MANDERICK, CHERYL
MANN, CONSTANCE
MANNIE, LYLE
MANNIE, TODD
MARKS, THOMAS
MARTELL, MIKE
MARTIN, ALLEN
MARTINEZ, ESTEVAN
MARTINSON, DAVID
MASON, FRED
MATHESON, LOREN
MATHIAS, MIKE
MATTHEWS, GARY
MCDONALD, KENNETH
MCKENZIE, GERTRUDE
MCKEON, JOHN, P
MCKEON, JOSEPH
MCLELLAN, BARTON, C
MEAGHER, DUANE
MEDLEY ESTATE, NEIL, AJR
MEESTER, A, D
MERRICK, ROSE, M
MESSMER, LEROY
METHODIST CHURCH
MEYER, DAN
MICHAELIS, WALTER
MIESOWITZ, WILLIAM, R
MILLAR, PATRICIA, E
MILLER, GLENN
MILLER, KEITH
MILLER, KENNETH
MILLER, NICK
MILLER, SANDRA
MITZEL, JEAN
MOLACEK, RON
MONCADO, RALPH
MONT, RICHARD
MORIN, BONITA
MORKVE, RANDY
MOSSMAN, WILLIAM
MURAKAMI, STEPHEN
MURPHY, CAROL
MURRAY, KIM
MYRICK, CATHY
NAGLE, MARGARET
NELSON, CARL
NERISON, MALCOLM, L
NESHAM, DARELL, C
NESS, ROY
NESS CEMETARY ASSN
NESTEBY, WALT
NESVIG, BERNICE, H
NJOS, MINERVA
NORD, ORVAL, W
NORTHERN AIRWAYS
NORTHERN LIQUIDATORS
NOYES, MERLE, C
OAKES, TERRY
OCHS, FRANK
ODOR, RAYMOND
OELKE, ORVIS
OLIN CORP
OLSON, DENNIS
OLSON, EDWIN
OLSON, MINNIE
OPFERKEW, RICHARD
OPOIEN, RICK
OSLAND PARTNERSHIP
OSTLIE, KEITH
OWEN, CHARLES, W
OWEN, KIM
P C A
PACHECO, CHRISTOPHER
PALMER, ROBERT
PARKS, DARYL
PARMAN, DONALD, E
PAUL, STEVE
PAY-N-PAK
PEDERSON, BEVERLY
PEDERSON, BRUCE
PEDERSON, DALE
PETERSON, ARLEN
PETERSON, BERT, L
PETERSON, BETH
PETERSON, DONALD
PETERSON, H, N
PETERSON, RODNEY
PETERSON, RONALD
PETERSON, SCOTT
PHELPS, PATRICK
PILLSBURY ELEVATOR CO
PINKSTON, RICHARD
POLY PHOS MKT INC
POPPENHAGEN, JIM
POWELL, RAYMOND
PRESLEY, WALTER, B
QUITTSCHREIBER, CLIFFORD
RAE, HENRY
RAMBO, LAWRENCE
RASMUSSEN, ELLA
RASMUSSEN, RANDALL
RED RIVER ASSOCIATES
REGAN, AGNES
REPUBLIC AIRLINES INC
RICARD, BOB
RICHARDS, CHARLES, E
RICHMOND, LUTHER
RICHMOND, MARK
RISGARD, OLGA
RISH, WOODROW, K
ROBERSON, TOM
ROBERTS, PATRICIA
ROBINSON FARMS,
RODERICK, RICK
RODRIQUEZ, LORENZA
RONAN, GARY
ROSEVOLD, NORMAN
ROSS, GEORGE
ROSS, KATIE
ROSSUM, THOMAS
ROWLAND, JAMES
RUSS SERVICE
RUSTEN, ADELINE
RYAN, RONELLE
RZESZUTKO, GUY
S ERICKSON
SAND, TIM
SARMIENTO, ARIEL
SCHAFER, DENNIS, W
SCHARF, JOHN, W
SCHELL, JOHN, E
SCHMITT, JOE, L
SCHULTZ, KOREY
SCHULTZ, RICHARD
SCHUMACHER, CHRISTINE
SCHUSTER, ELEANOR
SCHWARTZ, WILLIAM
SEDBERRY, RON
SEEGER, RORY, G
SENGER, ED
SENGER, WAYNE
SETNES, RAYMOND, P
SEYKORA, JIM
SHARP, EVELYN
SHEPPARD, MARION
SHEYENNE SKY DIVERS
SHEYENNE VALLEY
SHIREK, HENRY
SHIREK, HENRY
SHIRLEY, AMELIA
SIKORSKI, ORRIN
SILIPIGNI, PEGGY
SILLIMAN, MARK
SIMONS, STEPHEN, K
SJOBERG, MIKE
SKJELSET, MARVIN
SKRABUT, STANLEY, A
SMERUD, SAMUEL
SMITH, DARLYS
SMITH, PORTER
SMITH, RICK
SMITH, THOMAS, J
SNORTLAND, THOMAS, M
SOMMERFELD, AUGUST
SPITZER, REED
STANGL, KIP
STAVENS, MURIEL
STEFANOVSKY, GARY
STEFFEN, SHAWN, D
STEGMAN, LILLIAN
STEGMAN, WAYNE
STENEHJEM, GERALD
STENEN, GARY
STEPHENSON, HELMER
STEVENSON, JON
STEVENSON, JON
STORBAKKEN, RICHARD
STOUDT, JAMIE
STREICH, MIKE
STRIETER, STEPHEN
STUTRUDE, MARK
SUM CHEMICAL CO
SUNDQUIST, DAVE
SWENSON, GENE, A
TAPSON, FLOYD
TAYLOR, GARTH, M
TAYLOR, MARK
TAYLOR, WILLIAM
TEAL, DEAN
TELEGA, GEORGENE
THACKER, SHARON
THAROLSON, JOHN, T
THEROUX, DAVID
THINGLESTAD, LEROY
THOMAN, MARGARET
THOMAS LEASING
THOMPSON, JAMES
THOMPSON, JOE
THOMPSON, RICHARD
THORE, ROBERT
THORESON, MYRON
THORSTAD, VAUGHN
TODD, PHILLIPS
TOOMEY, EUGENE, P
TORGERSON, MICHAEL
TORGERSON, MICHAEL
TURNQUIST, RANDI
TURTLE RIVER BEAN CO
TWEDT, ROGER
TWETEN, HAROLD
TWIN CITY FREIGHT INC
UELAND, JOEL
UNDERDAHL, GEORGE
URIELL, GERALD
V & V SALES
VALENTINE, OSSEL
VALLEY SOIL TESTING INC
VEITCH, S, H
VENHUIZEN, KENT
VERALRUD, DOUG
VIGESAA, PETER
VIKEN, HAROLD
VIKEN, JANET
VOGT, DARREL
WAHL, RUSSELL
WAHLIN, KEN
WALDO, LOREN
WALKER, JEFF
WALKER, MORRISE
WALTER, CHERYL
WALTER, POLLY
WATSON, BASIL
WEISSER, JIM
WENDLICK, DONALD
WENDLICK, RONALD
WESTGO INC
WHITE, DAVID, M
WHITE, ROBERT
WIDIGER, GARY, L
WIESE, ERNEST
WILLIAMS, BRIAN
WILLIAMSON, KEVIN
WILLIAMSON STOCK FARM
WILTSEE, GEORGE, AJR
WOLFF, JIMMY
WOOD, KENNETH
WOODS, GEORGE
WORNAROWICZ, ROMAN
WURST, FRANK
YALE, KIM
YALE, LORI
YOUNG, SHANE
ZEIGLER, TERRANCE
ZELEWSKI, RONALD, D
ZIEGLER, CHARLES, W
Front row: Melissa Lunak, System Operations Supervisor, 10 years; Carol Solem, Customer Account Representative, 30 years; Russell Baker, District Crew Foreman, 30 years; Becky Amundson, Customer Account Representative, 10 years; Charles Traiser, Cable Locator, 25 years; Loren Nowacki, Information Technologist, 10 years. Back row: Steven Juntunen, Lead Lineman, 30 years; Kurt Kelley, Lead Lineman, 15 years; Wade Haman, Journeyman Lineman, 15 years; Timothy Kiemele, District Crew Foreman, 30 years; Daniel Schaefer, Assistant Line Superintendent/Safety Coordinator, 25 years; Tom Edwards, Accounting and Finance Manager, 25 years; John Rodgers, Engineering/Operations Manager, 35 years. Not pictured: Gregory Hoveland, Underground Crew Foreman, 20 years; Scott Midstokke, Lead Lineman, 20 years.