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The 72nd Annual Membership meeting held on Wednesday, April 10th, was a great success. Approximately 150 co-op and community members attended. Thank you to all those who made time in their busy schedule to attend Clearwater-Polk Electric’s 72nd Annual Meeting.

Special recognition to those who had a key role in the day’s activities. The meeting wouldn’t have been a success without you. They include:

The Clearwater County Nursing Service who made themselves available to co-op members by sponsoring a health fair. They tested blood-glucose levels and blood pressure, as well as answered any questions members had.

Harvey Miller was kind enough to call bingo for the members prior to the

annual meeting.Pastor Dale Adams started the

meeting by giving the Invocation.Stacy Pittman of Bagley graced us

with her beautiful voice by singing the National Anthem.

Attorney Andrew Sorbo brought us through the voting process. He introduced the current board members. He then explained the nomination process, the voting procedure and announced the Director positions that were up for election. Attorney Sorbo indicated that Robert Johnson for the 3-year term District 2 position and Greg Spaulding for the 3-year term District 3 position were running uncontested. A motion and a second was received from the floor to elect Robert Johnson and Greg Spaulding.

Attorney Sorbo introduced the two candidates running for the 3-year term, District 1 Director position. Candidates include Dennis Engebretson and Kim Solberg. Attorney Sorbo also introduced the two candidates running for the 3-year term, District 3 position. Candidates include James Boe, Sr. and Bill Lanners. The results from the election were as follows: For the 3-year term for the District 1 Director position, Dennis Engebretson receiving 60 votes and Kim Solberg receiving 66 votes. Kim Solberg is elected as Director for the 3-year term in District 1. For the 3-year term for the District 3 Director position, James Boe, Sr. receiving 51 votes and Bill Lanners receiving 73 votes. Bill Lanners is elected as Director for the 3-year term in District 3.

Courtney Richman with Eide Bailly,

CLEARWATER-POLK HOLDS 72nd ANNUAL MEETING

General Manager Bruce Bjerke

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OFFICERS &DIRECTORS

SWAPSHOP

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SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING

Held at the Clearwater-Polk Electric board room

at 8:00 a.m. on the last Wednesday of each

month.

SIGN UP FOR AUTO-PAY AND YOU WILL BE

ELIGIBLE TO WIN

$25.00EACH MONTH WE DRAW TWO MEMBER’S NAMES

THAT HAVE CHOSEN TO PAY BY AUTO-PAY. THEY WILL RECEIVE A $25.00 CREDIT

TOWARDS THEIR ELECTRIC BILL.

MOST RECENT WINNERS:

Delores Luggar &

Lawrence Dorman

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Preparation: Mix together first 5 ingredients and put in refrigerator. Put cherry pie filling on top.

1 pkg cream cheese, softened 1 (8oz) container whipped topping 1 (8oz) pkg sour cream

1 (3 oz) pkg French vanilla instant pudding 1/4 to 1/2 cup milk 1 can cherry pie filling

CHEF’S CORNER

Cheesecake SaladCheryl Netland, Bagley, MN

Leroy Riewer, President ..........................BagleyGreg Spaulding, Vice President ................BagleyRobert Johnson, Secretary .....................BagleyGreg Renner, Treasurer .......................... ShevlinGary Mathis .........................................GonvickKim Solberg .........................................GonvickBill Lanners ........................................... Shevlin

Bruce Bjerke ................. General Manager

Clearwater-Polk wants to remind everyone that June Dairy Month is just around the corner. Don't forget to make plans to attend your local Breakfast on the Farm to help say thank you and celebrate our local dairy producers.


Clearwater Polk Electric TrustFunding and Donations

Kim Solberg District 1

(3-year term)

Bill LannersDistrict 3

(2-year term)

Greg Spaulding Incumbent, District 3

(3-year term)

Robert Johnson Incumbent, District 2

(3-year term)

Congratulations To Our Newly And Re-Elected

Board Members

The Clearwater-Polk Electric Trust Fund committee will soon be holding a grant-funding meeting. Request for funds will be accepted until May 22, 2019. Application blanks can be picked up at our office, on our website clearwater-polk.com or from one of the committee members, Cindy Benson, Lois Rydeen or Laurie Pemberton.

Donations from the Trust will generally be made to organizations which benefit the service area community of Clearwater-Polk Electric Cooperative. Non-profit Organizations which have been granted IRS Code 501© (3) status and serve a large number of people will be given priority.

Donations from the Trust will generally not be made for:

A. Lobbying, political, and religious organizations;

B. Veteran, fraternal, and labor organizations;

C. Fund-raising dinners, raffles and other events;

D. Individuals;E. National fund drives;F. Advertising; andG. Economic development

projects.

The following factors will be considered in the evaluation of all funding requests.

A. Potential benefit to area residents and the entire community;

B. Level of community support for the program or project or organization requesting the funds;

C. Fiscal and administrative capability of the organization to deliver a quality service or program; and

D. Results that are predictable can be evaluated.

All donations to organizations will be published in area newspapers and the Current Activities Newsletter.

All applications will be kept on hand for one year.


LLP presented the membership with the 2018 financial report.

Clearwater-Polk Electric Co-op General Manager, Bruce Bjerke, gave a brief review of the Co-op for 2019. Along with reviewing regular business.

Clearwater-Polk Electric Co-op Board President, Leroy Riewer, gave a brief board review for 2018.

Stacey Dahl, Senior Manager of External Affairs, Minnkota Power, Clearwater-Polk’s wholesale power provider, was the guest speaker. Stacey reported on the generation resources of the Minnkota Power system and the role they played during the cold weather

Winners include the following: $100 Energy Certificate – Glen Nelson; Portable Cable Vacuum donated by WESCO Distributing – Rick Forsberg; White polo shirt donated by RESCO – Karla Netland; $25 Galen’s Gift Card – Carrie Harmon; Insulated mug, $25 Scheels gift card and a hat donated by Irby Co. – Gerald Smith; Soft-pack cooler, can koozie and hat donated by RESCO – Bill Nunemaker; Grey sweatshirt and hat donated by Border States – Butch Boe; $25 Cenex gift card – Deloris Sundquist; Soft-pack cooler, can koozie and hat donated by RESCO – Jim Michel; $25 Energy Certificate – Harlan Highberg; Grey shirt donated by RESCO – Susan Sandland; Handheld clothes steamer donated by WESCO – Marsha Bujarski; $25 Orton’s gift card – Darrold Melby; Soft-pack cooler, can koozie and hat donated by RESCO – David L Olson;

Congratulations to the draw prize winners at our 72nd Annual Membership Meeting

alert and the Polar Vortex at the end of January.

Stacey also gave an excellent presentation on Project Tundra. Project Tundra is a project being designed with the goal of capturing up to 95 percent of the carbon dioxide emission from Unit 2 at the Milton R. Young Station with amine-based technology. The CO2 will be used for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) or simple permanent underground storage. In the EOR application the CO2 would be transported through a 100+ mile pipeline to be used to recover oil that is otherwise stranded and unrecoverable. In the storage application it will be injected in saline formations near the plant property that has been proven to provide permanent storage.

Project Tundra has been modeled after the successful Petra Nova Project located in Texas. There has been a lot of progress made, but there is still work to be done before Project Tundra will be implemented.

Stacey made herself available to the members following the meeting to ask any additional questions they had.

Timber Event Center staff pro-vided excellent accommodations

for the meeting and the great meal that followed.

And finally, special recognition and thank you goes to all the Board Members and Employees of Clearwater-Polk. They play a key role in not only the success of the annual meeting, but also the success of the Co-op all year long.

Thank you again to all those mentioned above and to the members who attended. We hope to see you at next year’s annual meeting.

Stacey Dahl

Employees, Deanna, Angie and Karen at Registration

Blue vest and hat donated by Border States – Dan Olson; $25 Menards gift card donated by Dakota Supply Group – Dan Gaither; Coffee Mug, can koozie and hat donated by RESCO – Fred Muhs; $25 Kubiak’s gift card – Steve Norman; Stainless tumbler and hat donated by Border States – Marilyn Lanners; Soft-pack cooler, can koozie and hat donated by RESCO – David Myklejord; $25 Energy Certificate – Tony Webber; Blue polo shirt donated by RESCO – Marie Iverson; $25 Subway gift card – Leroy Sundbom; Coffee mug, can koozie and hat donated by RESCO – Dorothy Eckhoff; $25 Walmart gift card donated by Dakota Supply Group – Wesley Luggar; Grey sweatshirt and hat donated by Border States – Clara Young; $50 Fireside gift card – Barbara Janssens; Insulated mug and $25 Scheels gift card donated by Irby Co. – John Hellquist; Black tumbler and hat

donated by Border States – Beverly Hamnes; $100 Energy Certificate – Gretta Whealy; and $25 Mark’s Hardware gift certificate – Sophie Fredrickson.

Thank you to everyone who attended Clearwater-Polk Electric’s 72nd Annual Membership meeting and congratulations once again to all the draw prize winners.

YOU COULD WIN$25

To reward our faithful readers, one member’s name will be drawn at random each month and placed somewhere in the

newsletter. If you should find your name, let us know before the 15th and win $25 off your next bill.

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Bruce Bjerke

Manager’s Message

Safety Starts with YouElectricity plays many roles in our

lives, from powering baby monitors, cell phones and lighting to running heating or air conditioning systems and appliances. When we flip a switch, we expect most systems or devices to do the job.

May is National Electrical Safety Month, and here at Clearwater-Polk, we think it’s a great time to look around your home and check for potential safety hazards.

Remember, every electrical device has a purpose and a service lifespan. While we can extend their operations with maintenance and care, none of them are designed to last or work forever. When electricity is involved, failures can present electrical hazards that might be avoided with periodic inspections.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, approximately 51,000 electrical fires are reported each year in the United States, causing more than $1.3 billion in annual property damage.

Electricity is an essential necessity for modern living, and Clearwater-Polk is committed to providing safe, reliable and affordable power "Kenneth Hove" to all our members. We hope you’ll take the time to check both inside and outside your home for possible risks.

Mother’s DayMay is also a time to honor and

celebrate Moms. A time we can thank them for the critical role they play in our lives. In our childhood, she stood ahead of us to set an example. As we grew up and became teenagers, she was always behind us to lend support whenever we needed it. Once we became an adult, she started to walk beside us so we could be friends forever. A mother is always there for her child. Thank you to all the Moms!

Memorial Day and Our TroopsAs Memorial Day approaches, I

would like to thank our troops for serving our country and those who won’t be able to spend this special day with their family. Please remember and honor the many brave Americans who have fought for the freedom we have today and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Freedom isn’t free! May God continue to bless America, the troops and their families.

Annual MeetingIn closing, I would like to thank

everyone who attended our 72nd annual meeting and all those who had a part in making the day a success. A special thank you to our guest speaker Stacey Dahl, External Affairs Manager at Minnkota Power Cooperative in Grand Forks, N.D. She had a very informative presentation on Project Tundra, a research and development project to capture carbon from the Milton R. Young Station. If the project gets completed, North Dakota would be the home of the largest carbon capture facility in the world.

She ended her presentation with an update on legislative issues going on in St. Paul. Legislation, regulation and mandates continue to be a concern for us. Our largest challenge in Minnesota is helping policymakers understand the complexity involved in providing reliable electricity as they aggressively pursue carbon legislation. While we support renewable energy, we are opposed to mandates that could increase cost of electricity and reduce reliability. Who will be held accountable when there is an interruption to power supply due to an inadequate supply of baseload generation or peaking plants? That answer is us,

so it remains our responsibility and our priority to impress upon policymakers a responsible path forward in their pursuit of becoming carbon-free.

We are especially worried about this during extreme weather events, such as the polar vortex experienced here in Minnesota in January. Stacey spoke about Minnkota’s generation resources and how well they performed during that time. Their coal power plants provided 81%, hydro 10% and wind 9% of the generation during that extreme cold weather. On average, wind supplies 23% of their generation mix, however they cannot operate when temperatures are colder than -20 degrees Fahrenheit. Minnkota’s Demand Response System was also critical during that time. Thank you to our off-peak members who were able to use their backup heating system during peak times.

Congratulations to Kim Solberg from District 1, Robert Johnson from District 2, Greg Spaulding and Bill Lanners from District 3, who were elected to represent the members from their districts.

Vernon Hamnes and Keith DeMaris have both decided to retire. Thank you for serving on Clearwater-Polk’s Board of Directors. Vernon was elected to the board in 1981, served as board president for 21 years, represented us from district one on MREA’s board for 15 years and has done a great job representing the members from district 1 for 38 years. Keith was elected to the board in 2015 and has also been great at representing the members in district 3. They both showed great commitment and leadership to the cooperative and will be truly missed.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please give me a call or stop by the office. Bruce


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